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wire South America 2015
September 2015 70 South America 2015 – Imigrantes Exhibition Centre, São Paulo, Brazil 6th-8th October 2015
Setic
Stand: 1006
Setic, combined with Pourtier, provides
rotating machines for non-ferrous
cable o ering a wide range of twisting/
stranding solutions to cable makers.
Setic designs and manufactures high
quality double twist bunchers/stranders
for the power cable (LV conductors and
cables, building wires) and automotive
industry, as well as complete solutions
to produce special, LAN, control, instru-
mentation, data and telephone cables
with enhanced performance.
Setic – France
Website:
Sikora
Stand: 602B
Headquartered in Germany, Sikora is
a manufacturer and global supplier of
innovative measuring, control, inspection
and sorting technology for quality
assurance in the wire, cable, optical bre,
hose, tube and plastic industries.
The company will showcase its non-
contact measuring systems based on
progressive laser and X-ray technology
that are suitable for various applications,
such as the measurement of the
diameter, wall thickness, eccentricity or
ovality of cables.
Sikora’s product range also includes spark
testers for the detection of insulation
faults, lump detectors for the detection
of faults on the product surface,
capacity measuring systems and devices
for conductor preheating as well as
temperature measurement and control.
In addition, it will present the innovative
Purity Scanner, a system for online
inspection and sorting of plastic pellets.
Directly integrated into the production
line, Sikora technology ensures con-
tinuous product quality, and stable,
repeatable processes.
On display will be the Wire-Temp 6000;
the Centerview 8000; the Laser series
2000/6000, Lump 2000; Spark 6000 HF;
X-Ray 8000 NXT and X-Ray 6000/PRO;
the Purity Scanner 6000; Ultratemp 6000
and the Fiber Series 6000.
Sikora AG – Germany
Website:
Troester GmbH
Stand: 705B
Troester GmbH & Co KG is a supplier
of machines and complete lines for
the cable manufacturing and rubber
processing industries, comprising CV
lines for XLPE and rubber cables, silane
lines, sheathing and insulation lines.
Troester will present information and new
developments in the eld of:
• High voltage CCV and VCV line
concepts for XLPE power cables up to
1,000kV
• Low- and medium-voltage CCV lines
for XLPE/rubber power cables 1 to
66kV
• Sheathing lines for medium- and
high-voltage cables
• Upgrade solutions for existing CV and
insulation lines
In addition X-Compound, the new
company of the Troester Group, will
join the booth and present kneader
technology for the continuous com-
pounding of HFFR, PVC, XLPE, semi-
conductive materials and EPR/EPDM.
Troester GmbH & Co KG – Germany
Website:
Upcast
Stand: 538
Utilising recycled copper in the process
of casting OF-Cu rod has long been the
target for manufacturers. The reason is
simple and obvious: cost e ciency.
Upcast OY has developed its continuous
casting technology and machinery to
meet the requirements for using 100 per
cent recycled material, or scrap as many
operators call it, in the OF-Cu rod process.
Using recycled material in the Cu
rod casting process has been very
challenging with regard to both the
quality control and the mechanical
processing of the material.
The casting process itself does not
remove the possible metallurgical
impurities of the raw material. Therefore,
it was recommended to charge only
small quantities of recycled material
together with the pure copper cathodes.
This required extra manual work from
operators, increasing the workforce.
With consistent development work
and understanding the importance for
the customers Upcast has been able to
change the situation.
The rst Upcast OF-Cu rod continuous
casting line utilising 100 per cent
recycled material from the other internal
processes was delivered a year ago and
has since been successful in operation.
The automatic charging technology
of the new line is designed speci cally
for recycled material. The nal product
determines the criteria and limit values
for the raw material. Thus, the purity of
the recycled material is crucial for the
process. Using scrap from other processes
of the same manufacturer assures that
the material is exactly the kind needed
for the casting process.
In the past the charcoal covering the
melt in the furnace has caused some
problems in the material feeding and
melting process of recycled material
by preventing smaller pieces from fully
sinking into the melt.
This can be prevented by pre-handling
of the material, and the new line is
also equipped with a hydraulic press
▲ Setic double twist buncher
▼ The Centerview from Sikora
▲ Troester extruder for rubber CV line and
X-Compound kneader