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26 Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2014
Technologynews
ERNST Koch, a manufacturer of wire
drawing machines, showed its highly
developed line of machines in their
modular design in Düsseldorf in April.
Koch’s position as a system supplier is
underlined by its new corporate
design. Its motto is ‘wire machinery for
the challenges of tomorrow’, and the
company is aiming at offering system
solutions that overcome future market
challenges.
The company’s machine line consists
of the KGT series multiple drawing
machine, as well as modules for
pre-processing wire, and a drawing
coiler to take up the wire.
This system produces low carbon
(0.12%C) fencing and nail wire on a
compact five-block machine.
It can produce finished diameters of
between 2.36 and 4.67mm at
production speeds of up to 22m/s. In
addition to the drawing machine, a
grinding descaler and the Koch
drawing winder ensure high-quality
wire which is permanently
reproducible in its quality.
A modular design allows users to build
up the system to suit whatever
requirements they might have. Koch
also presented a modern system for
visualising machine processes and an
intuitive user interface, one of its own
new developments.
This system provides users with a
comprehensive display and evaluation
of all production and quality data,
including a graphical indication of
energy consumption and production
output.
Animated error messages draw
attention to faults and what might be
done to rectify them. Maintenance
intervals are displayed automatically.
Ernst Koch GmbH & Co KG –
Germany
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Modular design machines❍ Koch’s highly developed line of machines in their modular design, including modern system for visualising machine processes
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