WCA March 2010

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Cross wire welding

A separate wire feeding module straightens, feeds and cuts individual wire pieces for automatic cross welding into the frames, positioned automatically by a frame carriage. All dimensions are pro- grammable. A multi-axis and multi-tasking servo controller, allowing the system to produce up to 700 T-welded frames per hour, controls production.

❍ AIM’s new cross welder

Three phase DC mid- frequency welding controls provide efficient electric load and welding accuracy. The T-Welding System is available as a stand-alone or as an addition to a welded frame production machine for a total self-controlling, automated, cross-wire welded frame produc- tion cell. Two models are available, covering up to 1m x 1.9m frames using wire of up to 10mm diameter.

A new T-Welder, or cross wire welder, system module has been successfully installed and tested at a customer’s site for the past six months, producing cross welded frames used for filter, refrigerator, shelving, store fixture, display, oven or grill frames, to name just a few. The T-Welder from AIM complements the standard AFM 2Dx machines with a butt-welder and a servo transfer. The AFM 2Dx machine automatically produces wire frames, which get butt-welded and then transferred into the frame hopper of the T-Welder system.

AIM Inc – USA Fax : +1 630 458 0730

Email : info@aimmachines.com Website : www.aimmachines.com

PS Costruzioni has developed and improved the design and production of its rewinding lines. The PS Costruzioni range of rewinding lines includes a basic line, model 600-1000, for 2mm to 15mm diameter cables and a middle model 1650–1650, suitable for 3mm to 25mm diameter cables. The largest model in the range, 2250-2250, is suitable for cables with a diameter of 8mm up to 60mm. A standard line consists of a payoff unit, spark tester, metre counter and take-up unit. As with all PS machines PS rewinding lines have a modular structure, making it possible to buy a basic model and then extend the machine at a later date by adding additional units as the need arises. Rewinding lines

Available additional units include:

❍ Rewinding line from PS Costruzioni

Spark tester, for defects on the cable insulation Lump detector, for dimensional • defects such as knots, swellings and shrinkage Electric shears, capable of cutting cables of up to • 35mm diameter Integrated ink jet cable marking device, printing directly • onto cable at a maximum linear speed of 320m per minute •

Labelling machine, to print data such as reel length, • cable type and bar codes onto an adhesive label

PS Costruzioni Meccaniche Srl – Italy Fax : +39 03968 98769 Email : ps@pscostruzioni.com Website : www.pscostruzioni.com

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