EuroWire March 2016

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wire 2016 show
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safety concerns that consequently derive
into stringent country regulations aimed
to achieve safer products in the event of
a re.
Repsol is working to expand the Repsol
GridE ect range, towards silane grafted
ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers (EVA)
with VA contents ranging from 18 to 40
per cent. The company’s main interest now
is to provide the market with both LDPE
with higher MFI and EVA grafted with
silane intended for HFFR moisture curable
compounds.
The company expects to make it much
easier for compounders and cable
manufacturers to develop new materials
through the standard compounding
process.
Repsol – Spain
Website:
RichardsApex
Stand: 09F06-05
RichardsApex, a global manufacturer
of wet lubricants for wire drawing and
hot-rolling applications, provides semi-
synthetic and synthetic compounds for
wet drawing of non-ferrous and ferrous
wire as well as protective coatings,
cleaners, corrosion inhibitors and oil-form
lubricants for all non-ferrous and ferrous
alloys for both wire and tube applications.
Its core products can be made at all of the
company’s manufacturing locations in the
USA, Europe, Australia and Mexico.
With over 114 years of history,
RichardsApex has an established global
sales network to service customers
throughout the world, including on-site
support and technical sales assistance.
The company has subsidiaries located in
both the UK (RichardsApex Europe) and
Australia (RichardsApex AustralAsia), and
representatives in Canada, China, Greece,
India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico,
Peru, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand,
Turkey, Venezuela and Vietnam, with
many other countries serviced by the
subsidiaries and representatives.
RichardsApex Inc – USA
Website:
Roblon
Stand: 09E42
Roblon will present its newly developed
low-tension concentric binder. Along
with the binder, it will also display its
latest developments within technical
yarn such as ripcords with added
features, water swellable yarns, etc. The
Roblon low-tension concentric binder is
developed for small-dimensioned optical
bre cables such as micro and mini cables
where requirements to both materials and
equipment is becoming challenging.
The binder presents new features, such as
more constant and lower tension allowing
for higher accuracy and better yarn control
during the binding process, along with a
direct tension measuring system which
makes it possible to set and document the
actual yarn tension throughout the entire
process.
The bene ts from the Roblon Concentric
binder CB-2, such as single point of
binding for better xation and storage of
multiple spools allowing for long length
S-Z stranding, are also part of the design
for the Roblon CB-2LT.
Roblon Ripcord is made of polyester
or aramid and used for easy removal
of the cable jacket. They are available
as customised types in a variety of
thicknesses and breaking strengths,
lengths, coated, coloured, non-wick,
water-blocking and at-shaped, to cable
manufacturers worldwide.
The company will also introduce a
new range of water swellable yarns to
complement its product range. These
yarns o er very fast, high absorption
rates, and the yarns are very smooth with
very low dust level. Due to the superior
features, the water swellable yarns are not
only suitable as swell yarns, but can also
be used as a binder yarn.
Roblon is a total solution provider to the
bre optical cable industry, focusing on
cable-making machinery and industrial
yarns for FO cables. Its extensive
knowledge of industrial bres and related
machinery ensures a unique position
in the OFC industry. As it can supply
both product groups, Roblon customers
experience strong technical support and
reassurance of smooth production.
The company is ISO 9001 and 14001
certi ed and develops high-tech
industrial bres such as glass and aramid
strength members, binder yarns and
ripcords. Furthermore, it develops and
manufactures serving, binding, take-up
and pay-o equipment. The servers and
binding machines are claimed to be
popular, with more than 400 pieces of
each in operation worldwide.
Roblon A/S – Denmark
Website:
Rockford
Manufacturing Group
Stand: 15H41
Rockford Manufacturing Group (RMG),
Fastener Engineers and Lewis Machine’s
integrated in-line wire processing solutions
are the epitome of lean manufacturing.
Customers quickly realise reduced
inventory, improved productivity, greater
exibility and reduced total cost.
In-line wire drawing provides numerous
bene ts for fastener and wire products
industries, including:
• Lower material costs: By using
hot-rolled rod (for any wire diameter
0.218" (5.5mm) and larger and/or
semi- nished wire against bright basic
• Utilise just-in-time inventory: An
in-line wire drawer at the point of
wire consumption is the ultimate in
JIT inventory management. By careful
selection of parent diameters and
drawing many di erent sizes from a
few stock sizes, inventory dollars can
be reduced
• Provide exact diameter control: An
in-line wire drawer provides the
perfect diameter at the point of
use, consistently, eliminating any
coil-to-coil variation. Consistent
volume control depends upon exact
diameter control
• Improve metal formability: Freshly
drawn wire is easier to form and
the heat generated by the drawing
process improves the cold forming
process. Many di cult cold-headed
specials cannot be produced without
utilising a wire drawer
• Improve tooling life: Parts produced
using freshly drawn wire require less
forming force, thereby improving
tooling life. In addition, consistent
volume control means consistent
heading tonnage which, in turn,
consumes fewer tools
• Improved wire surface conditions:
The surface of wire drawn in-line has
no chance to oxidise or deteriorate.
Additionally, the quality, type and
amount of wire lubricant can easily be
controlled in the production process
• Eliminate short feeds before they
occur: RMG’s Autodraw speed control
system matches the consumption rate
of the production machine. All tension
is removed from the feed rolls. Also,
Startgard, Slipgard and Tanglegard
▲ Precision take-up from Roblon