wiredInUSA - November 2011
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Web Industries is also the producer of
Superbulk
®
polypropylene cable filler.
Designed not to wick or absorb water,
lightweight Superbulk is acid-, alkali-,
and mildew-resistant.
Weber & Scher
Mfg. Co. Inc
For over 60 years, Weber & Scher has
specialized in equipment and technology
for the wire and cable industry, with an
emphasis on the manufacture and supply
of metal tape handling and application
systems. This includes the manufacture
of seam welding and corrugating systems
for use in the production of power cables.
Weber & Scher will be presenting its Gatweld
longitudinal metal tape seam welding and
corrugating line for the production of power
cables with a longitudinal seam weld and
corrugated metal tape sheath construction.
This system utilizes the TIG (GTAW) welding
process to weld the two tape edges formed
longitudinally around the cable core.
A series of tools form the metal tape into
a tube, which is followed by a precision
weld box section to accomplish the final
rounding of the tube and properly positions
the tape edge seam for passage under
the weld torch. A critical component within
this line is the model COR-400 welded metal
sheath corrugating machine, designed
for imparting helical or annular corrugations
into the welded metal sheath in tandem
with the longitudinal welding operation.
