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Smallest in the BWE range
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BWE’s Conklad 315 machine is
based on the highly successful and
well-proven Conform 315 model. The
Conklad 315 is the smallest machine in
the BWE Conklad range but
incorporates many of the standard
design features found on the larger
machines, such as hydraulic shoe
opening, feedstock shear, epicyclic
gearbox and torque tube.
The Conklad 315 operates in
tangential mode, using a single infeed
rod, for cladding and sheathing
operations. The machine has been
optimised
for
high
efficiency
production of:
• Aluminium clad steel wire (AS Wire)
• OPGW and CATV cables
• Sheathed composite cores
• Reinforced aluminium wire
• Solid aluminium conductor (SAC)
The basic machine construction is
based on the proven BWE design,
which has an excellent record of
reliable operation over many years of
service. Extreme rigidity, the ability to
operate at high extrusion pressures
and separately controlled wheel and
die temperature ensures that tooling
clearances
remain
optimal
throughout
long
periods
of
continuous operation.
Automatic die heating and wheel
cooling systems ensure rapid pre-heat
to the correct starting temperature and
maintain optimum extrusion conditions
during production without operator
intervention. Overall economics are
further improved by insert tooling that
allows the wearing surface of the main
tooling component, the die chamber,
to be replaced at minimal cost.
BWE offers a wide range of services
tailored to customers’ needs ranging
from machine-only supply with
customers providing their own
ancillaries to full turn-key systems
including plant engineering, training,
installation and commissioning.
BWE Ltd – UK
Website
:
www.bwe.co.uk❍
The Conklad 315 from BWE