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WIRE & CABLE INDIA
WIRE & CABLE INDIA - 5 th International Exhibition & Conference for the Wire & Cable Industry 68
28-30 October
Shree Ambika Cable Machine
Stand: 1F84
Shree Ambika Cable Machine has been
manufacturing cable and conductor
machinery in India since 1992. In that
time it has developed and supplied rod
break down machines for single and
double rod, 1+6 bow type skip strander
for AAC/ACSR/AAAC conductors,
1+6/12/18-bobbin tubular machines
with or without pre and post-forming,
and 37/54/61/91-bobbin rigid stranding
or armouring machines with automatic
batch loading.
In the past Shree has supplied and
commissioned a 54-bobbin rigid
stranding machine with auto side
bottom batch loading to Cabcon India
in Calcutta, and is currently supplying
a number of machines to Polycab
Wires Pvt, India’s largest manufacturer
of power cable.
Shree Ambika Cable Machine Pvt
Ltd – India
Website:
Sikora
Stand: 1D13
Sikora will be presenting a broad
product range of innovations as well
as proven technology for quality
control and cost saving in wire and
cable production.
Purity Scanner: 100 per cent pellet
inspection. This will be the highlight on
the stand. It is a system for the online
inspection and sorting of plastic
pellets used for the insulation of
medium-, high- and extra-high voltage
cables, but also other applications
such as in the medical industry.
Contaminated pellets are detected and
sorted out, assuring that only pure
pellets get into the extrusion process.
The pellet inspection allows the
detection of organic and metallic
contamination inside the pellet as well
as on the pellet surface, using a
special combination of X-ray
technology and an optical system.
The smallest detectable particle size is
50µm at a flow rate of up to 2,000kg/h.
Preheater 6000 TC: Conductor pre-
heating with temperature measurement
and control. This represents the
optimum solution for the controlled
preheating of conductors and sets the
basis for the production of a broad
cable type array at highest quality. The
system inductively heats up the
conductor to the nominal value. An
infrared camera measures the wire
temperature at the outlet of the
Preheater wheel. A control module
supervises and controls the power
setting of the device with high
accuracy, assuring that the conductor
temperature always has the specified
temperature.
The Preheater 6000 TC is available in
three power classes (10, 20 and 30kW)
for preheating temperatures of up to
150°C (optionally 250°C), for a product
diameter from 0.32 to 2.8mm.
Fiber Series 6000: Quality control of
optical fibres in the drawing tower. The
Fiber Laser 6003 measures the
diameter of uncoated and coated
fibres. Depending on its point of
installation, it provides information on
the position, vibration frequency,
tension and spinning. The measuring
principle ensures an accuracy of
±0.05µm. For the detection of airlines
Sikora offers the Fiber Laser 6003
Airline. In addition, the gauge heads
provide information on concentricity
and temperature of the optical fibre.
The newly developed Fiber Lump 6003
Micro detects lumps and neckdowns
on the optical fibre surface to 100 per
cent. This is the result of the
integration of six measuring axes.
Shadow areas are eliminated and even
the smallest faults from 5µm height
and 50µm length are reliably detected.
Laser Series 2000 and 6000:
High-speed diameter measurement
and lump detection. In addition to the
diameter gauges of the Laser Series
2000, Sikora offers the top-line Laser
Series 6000.
These diameter-measuring devices are
specifically designed for sophisticated
customer requirements that exceed the
classic demands in the wire and cable
industry. The gauges fulfil all needs
regarding highest accuracy, a variety of
interface connection options and
reliability for quality control during wire
and cable production. The high
accuracy also allows the detection of
lumps and neckdowns. Three gauges
are available for different product
diameters from 0.2 to 78mm.
Sikora will also show the Centerview
8000e, which measures eccentricity,
diameter and ovality of coaxial cables,
LAN cables and automotive and
installation cables. The company will
exhibit the 2- or 3-axis lump detectors
Lump 2000 XY/T. For online quality
control and optimisation of the material
usage for increased productivity during
extrusion, there is the X-Ray 6000 for
single-layered cables and the X-Ray
6000 Pro for multi-layered products.
The X-Ray 6000 series allows
continuous measurement of the dia-
meter, wall thickness, eccentricity and
ovality in wire and cable production
lines. In combination with the processor
system Ecocontrol 600, 1000 or 6000,
an automatic control of the line is
possible.
For quality control during the
production of MV, HV and EHV cables
in CCV-, VCV- and MDCV-lines Sikora
will showcase the X-Ray 8000 NXT,
used for precise measurement of the
wall thickness of all three layers
(concentricity, diameter and ovality).
Measuring values for centring and
control are therefore available
immediately after starting up the line.
Sikora AG – Germany
Website:
Smeets
Stand: 1D08
Smeets is the sole representative in
India of Loypos Corporation, a Korean
company that produces and exports
tapes for power cables to over 45
countries.
Loypos specialises in producing
woven semi-conductive tapes, non-
conductive tapes and water blocking
tapes for high voltage and extra high
voltage cables. Semi-conductive tapes
are used for screening the conductor
and insulation of electric cable to
equalise the field current on conductor
and core and ensuring the earth
system.
❍ Shree Ambika has been manufacturing
cable and conductor machinery since
1992
❍ One of Sikora’s highlights at Wire and
Cable India, the Purity Scanner