WCA March 2010

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Payoff and take-up

Rosendahl offers two models of winders for sheathing lines – floor-traversing and portal-traversing – named RWT and RWH. These systems can handle reels with a flange diameter between 800mm and 4,000mm. Add-on equipment for detection of deviation, clamping, traversing, transport and cutting is also available. Rosendahl’s advanced portal-traversing winder for heavy reels, the RWH, is available for reels up to 20 tons with a maximum flange diameter of 4m. The traversing unit with the reel moves inside a stable steel frame. This floor-mounted frame does not require any special foundations. The recently improved floor-traversing model RWT is designed for reel weights up to 12 tons. Special amendments have been made to reduce and optimise installation, maintenance and service work on the machinery. The modular drive is by individual AC motors with fixed, 2-step or 3-step gearboxes on any line configuration. Rosendahl’s portfolio of winders covers applications on standardised reel models as well as special reel designs for payoff and take-up of fibre optic cable or automated high-speed double-reelers.

Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH – Austria Email : office@rosendahlaustria.com Website : www.rosendahlaustria.com

Fax : +43 3113 5100 59

Flexible compound for conduits

Vestamid ® EX9203 impact-resistant material will work at temperatures as cold as –50°C. Halogen-free flame-retardant cable conduits and cable protection hoses are in particular demand for certain dynamically highly stressed components, such as in rail vehicles, industrial plants and mechanical engineering. Evonik Degussa GmbH – Germany Fax : +49 2365 49 5992 Website : www.evonik.com

Evonik Industries has extended its product range of flame-retardant polyamide 12 compounds for cable conduits and cable protection hoses. Vestamid ® EX9203 black, a highly flexible moulding compound, is a response to the increasingly tough requirements in the electrical and cable industries.The new compound is designed for excellent fire-retardant properties and a high oxygen index and, with an elastic modulus of 770 MPa, is highly flexible.

Finishing lines contract

Dong Bei Special Steel has given an order to Mair Research for the supply of four bar inspection and conditioning lines to process bars of engineering steels and stainless steel. Two lines will process bars from 13mm up to 40mm diameter and the other two lines will be up to 60mm diameter. The bar lengths will be from 4m up to 12m. The main supply will consist of four 2-rolls straightening machines, Mair RMS2-40 and RMS2-60, four chamfering stations and three shot blasting machines. The contract includes the engineering for the handling system and full automation of the complete line. The delivery of the machine is expected to be in spring 2010 and the lines will come into full operation during summer 2010.

Mair Research SpA – Italy

Fax : +39 0445 634 409

Email : salesdept@mair-research.com

Website : www.mair-research.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – March/April 2010