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Technology News
37 Wire & Cable ASIA – March/April 2007
Videx hand feed
cold formers
Videx is offering open die cold formers
for long fasteners, with 1 or 2 dies up
to 200 ton heading.
The machines are offered either fully
automatic from coil, semi-automatic
from magazine or hand fed manually
by an operator.
The hand feed cold formers are an
inexpensive solution for production of
small and medium size batches of long
parts, headed, collared or extruded.
The machines are very efficient for
long parts or for parts which require
long strokes.
The gripper dies are mounted in an
independent block which is lifted by a
pneumatic cylinder and then slides out
of the machine, enabling a change-
over in minutes.
The stroke is adjusted by an easily
accessible nut at the back part of the
machine.
The machine is designed with a slim
body that enables feeding of pre-bent
parts either from the front or the side.
Videx Machine Engineering – Israel
Fax: +972 3536 4802
Email :
Website :
Hex washer bolts, headed on Videx rod
header
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Success at wire 2006 in Düsseldorf,
Germany, has seen Extrudex receive a
large number of enquiries for extruders
and follow-up equipment for the
production of miniature cables. This
has included several successful sales
of mini extrusion systems for medical
technology.
Due to ever-complex systems in
the medical and automation fields,
date and power supplies need to
be securely provided in the smallest
space available. This means conductor
diameters in the range of AWG 25-
AWG 50 and wall thicknesses in the
micron range, for example 20µ. The
required tolerances correspond to these and keeping to them is a must for
all processes. Extrudex extruders with screw diameters of 12mm and 15mm
have a conveying length of 25D. Minimum melt stopovers prevent excessive
demands and reduce any quality loss, such as inclusions or burns. In addition
to this, possible rejects are kept to a minimum.
Output is between 50 and 3,500gh depending on the material and tools used.
The unit is driven by a maintenance-free AC motor. The conveying screw range
is designed for standard pellet shapes and can be optimised according to the
materials. More than 50% of all enquiries are about fluoric plastics. Extrudex
has long had procedural competence in this area. The extruder for this field
is corrosion protected in all material carrying areas and equipped with high
temperature heating systems.
Installation of the extruder can be according to the users’ needs. There are
machine stands with horizontal or vertical adjustability for localised use, of a
permanent base frame with integrated gear and temperature controls.
Extrudex – Germany
Fax: +49 7041 96 25 22
Email: • Website :
Extrudex – keeping rejects to a minimum ▲
wire 2006 success for Extrudex