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Since 1925, Vitari SpA has been
designing and manufacturing mach-
inery for the wire industry at Valbrembo,
near Bergamo, Italy.
Now part of the Eurolls Group, the
company benefits from an extensive
research and development programme.
Vitari manufactures a large range of
machines, starting from the automatic
wire straightening and cutting-off
machines with relevant chamfering
machines, machines for manufacturing
nails, chains, chain link fencing,
hexagonal wire mesh for gabions,
barbed wire, dress-hangers etc and all
ancillary machines.
A particular importance is kept for the
barbed wire making machines that can
produce all kinds of galvanised or
plastic-coated mild steel wire (mod
BVM) and reverse-twist barbed wire
(mod BVR).
They are high productivity machines,
sound-proofed and with all required
safety devices. They are also equipped
with a centralised automatic lubrication
system. These machines are placed
vertically for ease of access for set-up
and maintenance.
The company also produces machinery
for making wire coat hangers.
The wire is introduced into the
machine by means of rotating bushes,
or by means of a set of rollers in
case of plastic-coated wire. Two
pairs of rollers make the wire run into
the dress-hanger moulding unit. The
wire length is variable depending on
the type of wire and coat-hanger to
make.
The moulding operation consists of
wire being cut to the preset length,
bending, hook moulding and coat-
hanger ejection. The produced coat
hangers are collected on a special
inclined bar. By changing the tooling
the user can produce different shapes
of wire coat-hangers.
Vitari SpA – Italy
Fax: +39 035 528 999
Email:
Website:
Producing machinery since 1925
Vitari makes machinery for making wire
coat hangers
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The strategic alliance between Faro Technologies Inc, a well-known company
in portable computer-aided measurement arms and laser trackers, and
Renishaw has produced the Faro Sensor, an advanced probe for
measurement arms that increases under productivity and confidence in
results.
“What makes the Faro Sensor probe unique is that data is taken only when
in contact with the part, unlike other probes that keep collecting points
even when the hard probe leaves the work piece,” Faro president and CEO
Jay Freeland said.
Exclusively developed for the Quantum FaroArm, the Faro Sensor is a
contact-sensing rigid probe that functions as three sensors in one to offer
hard probe, touch trigger and scanning capability.
To operate, users simply guide the Sensor along the surface of the object to
be measured. Points are measured as soon as the probe contacts the
surface, eliminating the need to press capture buttons, as with other probes.
The Quantum’s laptop computer simultaneously illustrates the 3D
measurements on-screen and records all of the data. It creates a 3D
‘blueprint’ of a part or machine component, making it an all-in-one portable
tool for performing inspections, tool certification, CAD-to-Part analysis,
and reverse engineering.
Drawing on Renishaw’s metrology expertise, the innovative sensing
technology within the Faro Sensor is also easy to use and significantly
reduces complexity of the measuring process by minimising operator
influence; it is designed for durability to endure day-to-day use in tough
industrial environments, and is equipped with a range of styli that allow it to
accurately probe intricate and hard-to-reach features.
Faro Technologies Inc – UK Fax: +44 24 7623 6150
Email: Website:
Renishaw Plc – UK Fax: +44 1453 524901
Email: Website:
Alliance pays off