EoW March 2009

Power cable manufacturing, materials & machinery

Power lines Sampsistemi develops and produces state-of-the-art technological solutions for the cable industry. Long renowned on the market for its wide range of drawing, annealing, stranding and rewinding equipment for ferrous and non-ferrous materials, today Sampsistemi is becoming a leading player in the extrusion industry. Sampsistemi equipment is engineered to insulate power, building, automotive, LAN and coax cables and is installed in production facilities all over the world. As the main machines in Sampsistemi lines are produced in-house, not only is the end product quality guaranteed, but the company also ensures high levels of performance and continuous product improvement.

Sampsistemi pays careful attention to the needs of major cable producers as they arise, such as with new developments in insulation material technology (high manufacturing flexibility) and minimising consumption ("0" scrap and low energy costs) without curbing production capacity (maximum line speeds). The company’s comprehensive range includes: Multiflex-25 to extrude PVC, liquid SILANE and HFFR compounds on just one • extruder an automatic insulation, skin and stripe colour-change system • various sheathing application solutions (tandem and co-extrusion processes) • eg co-extrusion using two TE 160-25s to extrude PVC and HFFR the SZ strandingmachine for a tandem in-line extrusion and stranding process • reliable dual automatic take-ups • portal pay-offs and take-ups for 800-3,600mmdiameter bobbins •

Sampsistemi lines include: BIA2 Engineered to produce building wire using all main insulationmaterials (PVC, PE, PP, PUR, XLPE, HFFR) Max line speed: 1,500m/min • BIA3 Engineered to automatically change building wire stripe/skin colour • BSB3 Engineered for in-line stranding and sheathing of solid and flexible buildingwirewithout a talc applicator. Max line speed: 400m/min • PSB2 Engineered to sheath large diameter cables up to 150mm • Sampsistemi – Italy Fax : +39 051 356 750 Email : info@sampsistemi.com Website : www.sampsistemi.com Sampsistemi manufactures equipment for the cable industry ▲ ▲

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