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EuroWire – November 2008 39
english technology news
“ ACID-FREEPROCESS FOR STEEL
ROD CLEANING & SURFACE
PREPARATION”
“New Way to Draw Steel Wire
in the 21st Century”
DCCD process features:
• Eliminates acid, borax and precoatings
• Zero energy consumption
• Direct drawing from bare rod with no
speed limitation, for H/C and L/C
• New Lubricant Viscosity Control
provides exceptionally adherent coating
• Adjustable lubricant residual
• Zero lubricant waste
• Recommended for severe drawing
applications (spring, rope, bead,
CO2 welding, PC strand, plating quality)
• H/C wire drawn at 18 m/s (3600 ft/min)
• Up to 8 times longer die life
• Exiting wire temp. 45°C (113°F)
• Greatly improved wire ductility
DECALUB
31, avenue de Condé
77500 CHELLES, FRANCE
Fax: +33 1 60 20 20 21
E-mail:
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AL6 and AL12 feeders for round and
flat wires are among Cometo’s range of
mechanical and electronic equipment for
the spring and wire industry.
AL6 feeders are suitable for wire from
1.5mm to 7mm, while the AL12 can
handle wire between 6mm and 20mm.
According to production needs, the
AL models can be equipped with manual
or automated operation, suitable for
motors up to 4.5 kW and reaching a
working speed of 200m/min.
The transmission system is composed of
tempered and refaced gears. The rollers
are made of X205Cr12KU steel, hardness
62HRC, and have polished grooves; for
particularly fragile materials, rollers can
be made of plastic and the grooves can
be lathed. The opening and closing of
rollers can be hydraulic, pneumatic or
eccentric. Up to three AL feeder modules
can be combined. Traction is achieved
via an extremely resistant toothed belt,
protected by a pig-iron support.
As standard, Cometo supplies the
machine ready to use with manual
control, the ratiomotor shaft and the
flange; the ratiomotor can be supplied
for an additional cost and automation
can also be provided if requested.
Cometo Snc – Italy
Fax: +39 0341 260927
Email:
Website:
Feeders for round and flat wire
Cometo’s AL6 wire feeder ▲ ▲
Germany’s Queins & Co GmbH is
offering a new range of bow twisters
for products that include steel ropes,
subsea cables, power cables and
speciality cables.
The new machines are built for a payoff
range between 630mm and 2,000mm.
The photo shows a bow twister for
2m payoff reels, displayed at wire
Düsseldorf 2008. It is believed to be
an ideal closing machine for round
conductors with cross sections up to
750mcm/240mm2.
This design is used for insulated
conductors, for steel strands and
for bare aluminium conductors. It is
capable of high line speeds, faster than
traditional closing machines.
Queins & Co GmbH – Germany
Fax: +49 2472 3014
Email:
Website:
Cable twister from Queins
Queins’ bow twister on show at wire Düsseldorf ▲ ▲