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EuroWire – July 2010 47
Reconditioned & second hand machinery
Machinery retrofit: increase
productivity and reduce
operating costs
How do manufacturing com-
panies reduce equipment
operating costs while in-
creasing productivity and
production-security at the
same time?
In dealing with this
question, Niehoff after-
sales department has
analysed existing spare
parts business and divi-
ded it into four categories:
wear parts, spare parts,
upgrade and service.
In this way, Niehoff
addresses customer needs,
while meeting its spare
parts targets.
Wear parts are a con-
siderable cost factor
of a manufacturing company’s operating costs. Niehoff’s
re-design of annealer contact tubes is a good example
of cost reduction solutions. The newly designed contact
tube is a cylindrical “sleeve and tube” design. Rather than
replacing the more expensive conventional tube, only the
worn outer tube (sleeve) is now replaced. The sleeve purchase
price is considerably lower than the price of a conventional
tube. Niehoff also offers rework for conventional nickel
contact tubes.
Niehoff assures each customer of a reliable supply of Niehoff
spare parts and/or an equivalent customer specific solution
regardless of the age of a Niehoff machine or line. Another
advantage for every customer is a personal contact at Niehoff
to answer technical questions directly or guide him to the
appropriate specialist.
A new feature of the after-sales programme is the supply
of retrofit measures to upgrade existing machines. One
example is the NBAT automatic traversing system for D 631
type double twist bunching machines (where the machine is
equipped with an S7 control). Another example is the newly
introduced energy-saving bow for the D 631.
Niehoff offers all customers machinery inspection and
evaluation services. The programme includes defined criteria
that must be checked within certain periods by service
technicians. Breakdowns can be predicted, repairs scheduled
and planned for in advance thus reducing costs. Niehoff also
provides machine operator and maintenance training courses
and offers remote equipment troubleshooting and support
via the Niehoff Tele-Service (NTS) system.
Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co KG – Germany
Fax: +49 9122 977 155
Email:
Website:
GOODWIN MACHINERY LTD
NO.1 BAY, MULE STREET, BOLTON BL2 2AR
TEL: 01204 534 414 FAX: 01204 534 415
EMAIL:
WEBSITE:
Goodwin Machinery is the UK’s biggest
supplier of used machinery for the wire
and cable industry.
The following machines are typical of the
extensive range of stock held in Bolton:
KRUPP 2.2m drum twist armouring line;
1250mm double twist buncher;
NMC 630mm double twist buncher;
HENRICH 2 wire intermediate drawing machine;
EURODRAW 16 wire multiwire drawing machine;
90mm extrusion line;
60mm extrusion line.
Visit our website to view our full range of machinery.
Goodwin Machinery now supply genuine spares
for Winget Syncro, Babcock Wire, B & F Carter and
Hanson & Edwards machines.
Goodwin Machinery also supply GESADUR
underollers in the UK.
We are always interested in surplus machinery
that you may have for sale.
D 401 double twist bunching machine equipped with an energy-saving bow ▲ ▲