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The company’s reels are suitable for use in
many areas: high voltage, middle voltage
and low voltage XLPE power cables,
optical fiber cables, telecommunication
cables, steel wires, steel rope, bead wires
and cutting wires, as well as in the textile
industry.
Qunye – China
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Rautomead Ltd
Booth 234
Rautomead, a specialist in continuous
casting technology, processes and
machinery, will be exhibiting the latest
advances in copper magnesium alloy wire
rod production technology, for automotive
wiring harness and high speed rail contact
wire applications.
DHPcopper tube shell ‘Castube’ production
technology will also be on show, which
features in the new Compactube process
being promoted by SMS Meer GmbH for the
small scale manufacture of air conditioning
and plumbing tubes. Rautomead’s CuOF
wire rod production technology for fine
wire, enamelled wire and shaped wire
manufacture (by rotary extrusion) will also
be available.
HavingrecentlylauncheditsnewAdvancing
Metals Technology division, Rautomead
now offers direct access to an extensive
network of partnerships at specialist
universities, research establishments, key
institutions and industry corporations, to
develop imaginative, innovative and
economic processing technologies for new
and different alloys and applications.
Rautomead Ltd – UK
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Rockford Manufacturing Group
Booth 2156
Rockford Manufacturing Group (RMG)
Fastener Engineers and Lewis Machine’s
integrated in-line wire processing solutions
are the epitome of lean manufacturing.
RMG’s straighten and cut machines have
introduced many revolutionary concepts
including VF AC drives, 3 die arbors and the
patented “clutchless” cutting technology.
On the booth will be the Lewis 1SHVF
straighten and cut machine with the 4VPS16
overhead wire payoff. The 1SHVF has been
redesigned to include many updated
features including: variable frequency
drive technology, a light weight release
and length control system with micro fine
adjustment specifically for small diameter
material and completely independent
control of feed speed – arbor speed – cutter
speed, to maximize productivity.
The in-line wire processing equipment
is being used by many manufacturing