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New European sales manager
High-performance lubricant specialist
Metalube has expanded its sales
team with the appointment of David
Cole as sales manager. He brings
to the company over 20 years of
experience within the tube and
wire drawing lubricants industry
and is responsible for Metalube’s
European sales.
Commenting on the appointment,
Douglas Hunt, commercial director,
said: “David will be a valuable
addition to our team. Metalube
is growing fast and high calibre
specialists like David will help us
to achieve our ambitious goals.
David brings with him a wealth
of knowledge and expertise and
I am delighted to welcome him
on-board.”
Metalube continues to buck worldwide
economic trends by enjoying
significant growth. The company
specialises in tube and wire drawing
lubricants, protective greases for
overhead conductors and metal
cutting fluids.
Lubricool™, Alumol™, Tubol™,
OCG™ and Metacut™ are the
high-performance industrial oils and
greases for which it is renowned. Over
20 per cent of Metalube’s workforce
is dedicated to science, ensuring
technical excellence and innovation
across its products and services.
Metalube Ltd – UK
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The importance of tension control
becomes significant in any wire,
cable, or rope making process.
Because production efficiency
and quality significantly influences
your commercial success, a
comprehensive solution for your
stranding machinery must be
considered if available.
FMS Force Measuring Systems
expands its tension monitoring
programme to include three new
multi-channel systems.
The Radio Based RTM X32 System:
You have everything under control –
the safe way. Designed as a flexible
multi-channel system, RTM X32 is
primarily suitable for cage or tubular
stranding machines with up to 42
pay-off stations.
The RTM X32 series utilises force
sensors to measure the tension
of individual wires or strands, and
transmits this data wirelessly from
the rotating to the static part of the
machine.
On the receiver side, the tension
values can be output as a standard
signal to an existing PLC for
monitoring or controlling the relevant
production parameters.
When connected to a PC the RTM
X32 system also offers a number of
evaluation options:
• Graphical or numeric display of
tension data
• Storage or printing of production
protocols
• Trigger of alarms if tension limits are
exceeded
• Detection of cable/wire breakage
• System configuration and parameter
setting over a web interface
The RTM X32 offers a sophisticated
range of interface options to
integrate it quickly into the existing
communication and control
infrastructure of the machine. The
system is fully accessible via your
controller from a central location.
RTM X32 offers both the machine
builder and the machine user a basis for
efficient cost and quality management.
FMS Force Measuring Systems AG –
Switzerland
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Website:
S S The RTM X32 system from FMS
S S David Cole
RTM X32 – a range of wire tension measuring solutions