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Braiding, knitting, weaving & welding
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Improve productivity
with PWM rod welders
Robust, reliable and easy to operate, PWM cold pressure welders produce strong
permanent welds on non-ferrous materials, saving downtime and materials and
improving productivity.
PWM, which has been at the forefront of cold weld technology for over 25 years,
manufactures a comprehensive selection of cold welders to suit a wide variety
of applications. Precision engineered in PWM’s own UK workshops to stringent
quality standards, the range includes manual and powered machines, with
capacities up to 25mm copper and 30mm aluminium.
Standard and custom dies are individually hand-made in matched sets by PWM’s
skilled technicians to tight tolerances and can be manufactured to suit round or
profile wire. PWM can also make dies to weld different sizes of wire, enabling
manufacturers to weld, for example, 2.5mm diameter wire to 3mm diameter wire
without disrupting production.
PWM’s newest model is the upgraded P1500 rod welder. First introduced in
1994, the P1500 was the first machine of its kind to offer an economical method
of cold welding copper rod up to 25mm in diameter and aluminium to 30mm. The
latest model has an upgraded hydraulic operating system to provide a quieter,
smoother weld operation and a new user-friendly keypad. Power consumption is
limited to the hydraulic pump motor, making the P1500 very energy efficient and
economical to operate.
PWM’s range of rod welders includes the competitively priced P1000 model and
the best-selling EP500 machine. The P1000 offers wire and cable manufacturers
a host of time saving design features, packed into a compact frame.
The machine has a capacity of 6mm to 16mm copper and 6mm to 20mm
aluminium, quick release dies and an easily adjustable die setting mechanism to
ensure die changeover is fast and problem-free.
The electro/pneumatic EP500 model welds wire sizes 5mm to 12.5mm copper
and 5mm to 15mm aluminium, is low maintenance and simple to operate.
PWM Ltd – UK Fax: +44 1233 820591
Email: Website:
Goodwin still
going strong
from 1919
Now part of Goodwin Machinery,
Ben and Fred Carter braiders are still
going strong since originally forming
in 1919.
The company has an extremely active
spares section that can supply any
spare parts from the Carter range of
braiders and carriers.
There is also an equally active service
and repair section where skilled
staff inspect and repair braiders on
site or at the Goodwin premises
in Bolton.
The company also offers an inspect
and report service to customers who
are having a particular problem with
their braider or who have lost the
‘in-house’ ability to perform in-depth
preventive maintenance inspections.
The company is also still producing
new B & F Carter braiders; the one
pictured was manufactured entirely
in Bolton, UK, and was eventually
installed complete with acoustic booth
and drive by engineers in October
2011.
Goodwin Machinery – UK
Fax: +44 1204 534415
Email:
Website:
❍ ❍ The upgraded P1500 electro/hydraulic rod welder welds large rod sections quickly and
cost-effectively
❍ ❍ A braider installed in October last year