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Range of options with
systems from Design
and Engineering
Design and Engineering LLC re-built and new
dual take-ups are one of the most advanced with
closed loop control traverse and 0-100% torque
speed control with vector duty motors. Every system comes with PLC and
colour touch in-built screens, control monitoring, alarms, troubleshooting and
recipe. As an option, XCoupler modules will exchange data between the
machine and Microsoft SQL via an ethernet connection.
Design and Engineering LLC – USA
Fax: +1 973 439 9224 Email:
Website:
High reliability
and accuracy
from Folke
Sandelin
H Folke Sandelin AB (HFSAB) has
been supplying continuous lead
extruders and the sole supplier
of the Hansson-Robertson contin-
uous lead extruder since the
1950s.
T h e
previously family-
owned company has been
100% owned by the Canadian
company Teck Cominco Metals
Ltd since 2003.
The extruder has been improved
upon in all aspects, especially the
control systems. It is now fully
automated in its start and opera-
tion with an extremely high relia-
bility and accuracy, something that
ensures closer tolerances and lead
savings.
The latest design lead extruder is
a horizontal, fully automatic, floor
standing unit that eliminates the
need for a large and expensive
foundation pit and is also very easy
to maintain ( see photo above).
Up until December 2007, four units
of the horizontal design have been
delivered and another six units are
on order.
The equipment is often used to
continuously extrude long length
cables for over three weeks, which
equals around 600 tons of lead
alloy to a very high accuracy.
Further lead extruder development
is constantly ongoing along with
research and development of other
equipment for both the cable and
battery industries.
H Folke Sandelin AB – Sweden
Fax: +46 141 20 36 39
Email:
Website:
Advanced take-ups from
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