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WIRE & CABLE INDIA
WIRE & CABLE INDIA - 5 th International Exhibition & Conference for the Wire & Cable Industry 69
28-30 October
Non-conductive tapes are used for
winding operations with a variety of
functions in cable, and water blocking
tapes are for power cable with the
purpose of preventing moisture
penetration into cables. The selection
depends on the required thickness of
tapes and functions.
Smeets sa – Belgium
Website:
Tecnofil
Stand: 1D26
Tecnofil is a prominent market player
in the wire industry, specialised in
the production of low and medium
carbon steel wires and in the
manufacture and supply of machines
for the production of steel wire and
wirebands.
One of the key points that differen-
tiates Tecnofil Machinery Division is its
overall control of design and
production and the possibility to
deliver tailor-made, efficient and
user-friendly solutions, starting from
the specific needs of the clients.
Tecnofil produces every single part of
the machines, from carpentry to high
precision mechanics, from electrical
equipment to the software, following
the test phase. A proactive partner,
with a reactive organisation, it follows
the customer during the whole
collaboration relationship up to the
technical assistance and after-sales
services.
Tecnofil is celebrating its 20th
anniversary this year and will present,
among others, the automatic wire
packing machine.
This is designed to pack 20 bundles of
25kg or ten bundles of 50kg wire in a
1m coil at a speed up to 3m/second,
ensuring high productivity and flawless
packaging.
The line is composed of:
• Static vertical wire pay-off for
rosetta coils
• No-jam system
• Wire head with adjustable speed
for winding forming
• Integrated system for meter
counting
• Automatic wire cutting system
• Collection spider (holding rack)
• Automatic strapping system with
plastic strap
• Coil unloading system
• Position for manual strapping of
the coils
• Unloading system of the coil for
movement with elevator
• General switchboard with PLC and
operator panel
• Set up for four manual straps
Tecnofil SpA – Italy
Website:
Troester
Stand: 1E17
Troester, a supplier of complete lines
for the cable manufacturing and
rubber processing industry comprising
CV lines for XLPE and rubber cables,
silane lines, sheathing and insulation
lines, will be presenting new
developments in Mumbai.
The company will give information on:
• CCV and VCV lines for MV, HV and
EHV cables up to 1,000kV
• Rubber CV and CCV lines up to
35kV
• Silane technology for LV cables
• Insulation and sheathing systems
X-Compound, the new company in
the Troester group, is specialised in
the planning and construction of
complete systems for the
compounding of plastics with the
process steps conveying, melting,
dispersing, mixing and degassing.
It will be displaying kneader technology
for the continuous compounding of
HFFR (LSOH), PVC, XLPE, semi-
conductive materials and EPR/EPDM.
Troester GmbH & Co KG – Germany
Website:
Viraj Profiles
Stand: TBC
Viraj Profiles Limited claims to be the
second largest manufacturer of
stainless steel long products in the
world.
It has a strong global presence with its
products being exported to more than
1,300 customers in over 90 countries
worldwide.
With an annual turnover of more than
US $1.5 billion, it is one of the largest
SS long products exporters in India
with production capacity of 528,000
tonnes per annum, and employs more
than 9,000 people.
Viraj has a diverse range of grades,
sizes, categories and lengths of
products available under one roof.
Over the last 20 years it has achieved
over 90 product certifications and
approvals. Viraj specialises in the
production of stainless steel wire rods,
wires, fasteners, bright bars, profiles
and flanges.
It has recently commissioned a fully
automatic section rolling mill with an
annual capacity of 180,000 tons.
Equipped with completely automated
processes, the plant is first of its kind
in the country and this new facility will
be able to manufacture more than 700
different shapes and designs of
angles, flats and other profiles.
Viraj Profiles Ltd – India
Website:
❍ Smeets is the sole representative in
India for Loypos, a producer of tapes
for power cables
❍ Coiling with Tecnofil
❍ Triple extrusion group