EoW March 2013

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Cable carriers for reliable protection under dirty operating conditions

The simultaneously performs drawn wire cleaning and polishing, in-line with wire drawing machine at 6 to 12m/s (1,200 to 2,400ft/ min). Exceptional cleanliness obtained permits wire direct brass coating, copper coating, and wire cleaning prior to heat treatment and coating applications including patenting, annealing, painting, plastic coating, etc. The PWC-S cleaning system incorporates new technology which enables normal plant cold water to be converted into a unique multi-action high pressure wetting/displace/flush cleaning liquid used to clean drawn wire at high-speed, providing wire smooth glossy finish in plating quality. The PWC-S system effectively loosens and removes lubricant residue from base material and is particularly PWC-S system No rare occurrence in day-to-day industrial production: sharp or hot chips, flying sparks, aggressive liquids, rough dirt and separated material particles. Certain operating conditions are critical for the cable carriers in automated work and manufacturing processes. When cables are damaged, the power fails, signals are not received and data is not communicated. There is a danger of costly production losses. Special protection is needed here. For such cases, Tsubaki Kabelschlepp provides the products of the TUBE-series. In order to meet customer needs or the application specifications, and to always be able to deliver the best solution for any kind of industrial applications, the cable carrier specialist can rely on a great variety of materials in its portfolio. Whether designs made of plastic, steel, or hybrid variants (plastic chain bands with aluminium stays), or economic versatile standard types, robust, weight-optimised, extremely stable fast or quiet cable carriers for large unsupported lengths, with fixed chain widths, or chain widths accurate to the millimetre, with a large internal height or special design requirements – the portfolio offers the suitable solution for any need. Accordingly, the covered solutions are also available in various designs. There are, for example, plastic covers which, depending on the application, are mounted on one or on both sides.

▲ ▲ Performance, functionality and more: Visual requirements were the deciding factors for this installation of an enclosed cable carrier with plastic chain and aluminium covers

appearance with reflective finish and completely dry. For wire decorative applications, the system can be used with emulsion including a new rust preventive additive diluted at 5% concentration. The PWC-S system provides the ultimate combination of simplicity and effectiveness: acid-free, caustic-free, without ultrasonic, without chemicals, hermetically sealed zero-emission system, no fume, no foam. Economical and environmentally friendly, the system provides significant process savings in production of clean wire. The PWC-S unit is compact and can be easily installed on the finishing/last block of a wire dry drawing machine. Steel band covers offer a lighter and above all, more economical option. They are available up to a width of 1,000mm for all chain types. The steel band cover is fastened to the chain bands with corresponding holders. Tsubaki Kabelschlepp – Germany Website : www.kabelschlepp.de may even be exposed to short-term peak temperatures of up to 1,000°C. In this instance, aluminium covers offer reliable protection without increasing the weight of the chain excessively.

Aluminium covers are particularly light and strong and therefore have a better long-term heat resistance. Sometimes, hot swarf or sparks remain on the covers for a short while until they die down, so aluminium is definitely the best choice compared to special plastics materials. Steel chains are recommended for areas with extremely high mechanical loads. With steel chains solutions for long-term loads or application-dependent maximum values of up to 600°C may be realised. In a stainless steel design chains

Cleaning system provides wire glossy finish

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▲ ▲ Wire cleaning by PWC-S system

recommended for cleaning applications with wires drawn upon severe conditions resulting in increased heat and burned lubricant tightly bound to the wire surface and embedded in micro-cavities which are further smoothly polished under high pressure separating lubricant residue from base material, washing away dispersed contaminants, enabling wire exiting the unit very clean of white-metal

Decalub – France Fax : + 33 160 2020 21 Email : info@decalub.com Website : www.decalub.com

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