EoW March 2008

english technology news

New thread rolling machine

Danish-based Enkotec A/S will officially release its latest technological innovation, the thread rolling machine type TA01, at wire Düsseldorf. The TA01 has been designed for making screw shank or annular nail profiles with a working area of Ø1.8-4.2 x 32-105 mm nail length and a profile height of 27-75 mm. At the end of 2007, Enkotec’s long- standing Italian customer, Trafileria- Punteria Ghezzi SNC, finished field-testing the TA01 and, totally satisfied with its performance, decided to buy the machine. The idea behind the Enkotec thread rolling machine was to develop an efficient machine offering real competitive advantages, just like the high-speed Enkotec rotary nail machine, and capable of running in-line in a nail manufacturing line or as a standalone machine. One of the innovative features of the new TA01 is the very accurate insertion principle. A specially designed nail injector, located in the transition between the feeding screw and the tooling, allows straightening up and guiding the nails into

the profiling tooling in an upright position. The constant quantity of nails engaged and the precise insertion of the nails into the tooling make it possible to obtain a very high and uniform profiling quality. principle contributes to making it possible to profile the nails at a speed of up to 2,500 nails per minute, without affecting the production stability, no matter whether the profile chosen is screw shank or annular. The actual production speed is dependant on the nail type, the profile type, and the feeding rate from the vibratory parts- feeder bowl, which is supplied as standard with the machine. In order to ensure high production efficiency, the TA01 has been designed to allow quick and easy tooling changeovers, so that it only takes approx. 30 minutes to change tooling. The TA01 is controlled from a user friendly touch screen on the control panel, where it is possible to choose the nail type (screw shank or annular), and from which the machine can be started and stopped, initialised, adjusted and monitored. The new nail insertion

The new TA01 from Enkotec

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The machine includes covers over the process zone and around the circular feeder, which protects the user and reduces the noise level to approx. 87 dBA. The TA01 is equipped with a connection to exhaust ventilation, which makes it possible to exhaust dust from the process zone of from the ejection area. Enkotec A/S – Denmark Fax : +45 86 52 4199 Email : info@enkotec.dk Website : www.enkotec.com

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EuroWire – March 2008