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Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2012 44
Technologynews
CLImATE protection targets of the
European union dictate a need for
speedy development of offshore wind
power generation.
This will certainly assume dimensions
which are very soon going to entail
extreme challenges to be faced by the
cable industry in terms of
performance and delivery
competencies.
Stolberger Kmb maschinenfabrik
Gmbh, an equipment supplier to the
cable and wire industry, and a traditional
manufacturer of cable-making and
stranding machines, has also been
developing and manufacturing choice
taping heads for decades.
In an effort to meet the unmistakable
capacity requirements ensuing from
the growth potential in the field of
offshore wind power, Stolberger has
now added a machine to the
field-proven BTE 100/2-300 tangential
steel taping head with two tape pads
and fully developed and delivered the
first BTE 100/4-300 tangential steel
taping head with four tape pads.
Customised for heavy and offshore
cables, this steel taping head uses
1,000mm diameter tape pads for the
first time, intended for tape widths from
20 to 100mm and cable diameters up to
260mm.
For these two taping heads, Stolberger
already build BTE 100/4-450 and BTE
100/2-450 units which are larger
versions featuring 450mm free passage
for 350mm diameter cables.
In addition to the submarine-cablemak-
ing equipment, Stolberger has a range
of foil taping heads with two or four
800mm diameter tape pads for tape
widths from 20-150 mm.
This process of submarine-cable
manufacture is complemented by
efficient yarn binders.
Stolberger KMB-Maschinenfabrik
GmbH – Germany
Fax: +49 240 286 5583
Email :
Website:
▲ Energy saving solutions
from Stolberger
New steel taping
head on the market
Eraser’s model WT40 automatic bench wire twister is used for twisting two or
more wires at lengths up to 20 feet. The unit can twist together several small
plain or terminated wires and is programmable to a desired number of twists
per inch. The maximum material bundle should not exceed an equivalent of
three 14 AWG (1.63mmø) insulated wires and twisting speeds are variable.
Eraser Inc – USA Fax: +1 315 454 3090
Email : Website:
The WT40 wire twister from Eraser