EoW July 2013

37 / 84

SheathEx technology at its best
BWE Ltd is a British engineering company specialising
in continuous extrusion machines and cold pressure
welders for many different applications.
Conform™ and Conklad™ are well-established continuous
extrusion technologies in the non-ferrous, cable and
tube industries. Typical applications include copper
and aluminium rectangular wire (magnet wire for
transformers), solid aluminium conductor (SAC for
cables) copper bus bar, trolley wire and other shaped
conductors, AS wire, OPGW, CATV, round refrigeration
tube, multiport or PFC tubes in different alloys.
With six lines currently in production, BWE’s SheathEx™
technology is fast becoming the new alternative to
seamless aluminium sheathing of high voltage cables. A
further line will be installed and commissioned in Europe
this year.
The SheathEx process provides a continuous (no stop
marks), reliable (no weld) and cost effective (cheap
materials, low energy etc) method of sheathing high
voltage power cables.
A new Conform machine has been specifically designed
to extrude solid aluminium conductor (round or sector
shaped) from 2 x 9.5mm diameter rods, providing a
cost-effective process to a product in demand.
BWE continues to manufacture and supply a complete
range of cold welders and dies for a fast, cost-effective
and reliable solution to welding non-ferrous materials
from fine wire to round rod. SheathEx, Conform and
Conklad are registered trade marks of BWE Ltd.
BWE Ltd – UK
Website:
Top team promotions
Two new managing directors have been appointed
at specialist engineering group Meltech to prepare
for continued growth and to meet specific customer
requirements.
Helen Williams has been promoted from manufacturing
director to managing director of Meltech Engineering,
and Peter Drever has been promoted from sales and
marketing director to managing director of Meltech CRE
(Continuous Rotary Extrusion), a major specialism within
the group.
Photo: bigstockphoto.com – ‘Giant’s Causeway’, Northen Ireland, UK by Joe Gough
July 2013 35
▲ ▲ A typical BWE Conform 550i installation for copper bus bar and sections