EoW July 2010

Straightening, cutting & welding

Straightening expertise For more than 35 years, Techna International has handled Witels-Albert products in the UK. With over three hundred standard straighteners for wire, strip and flat-wire, numerous straightening rolls and rollers, roller guides (for wire, strip, tube, cable and

Butt welding Ideal-Werk manufactures wire butt- welding machines for wire drawing mills, cable factories and wire fabricators. A wide range of machines, Ideal models DSH 010 – DSH 180, is offered for welding steel, copper, aluminium or brass wire. The welders are said to produce constant draw resistant welds and have a high welding capacity as well as superior reproducibility of welds in all material grades within a wide welding range from 0.1mm to 18mm wire diameters.

rope), a range of pre-forming heads, driven and manual cable strippers and transpor- tation drive-rolls and belts, the range is available for material diameters from less than 0.3mm to 150mm (model dependent) ranging from small manually operated units to semi-automated and fully automated computerised equipment. of straightening has long been considered as a ”hands on” operation, Witels-Albert has elevated the art of straighten- ing away from the traditional Although the topic

Guide rolls and straighteners from Techna’s range ▲ ▲

“trial and error” approach, into a more exact science. By researching and developing a scientific approach to the subject, and with many years’ continuous involvement in design evolution, the company is able to provide real expertise, including computer software, to solve many of today’s complex straightening tasks whilst ensuring consis- tently reliable straightening, thereby eliminating many of the uncertainties previously associated with these operations. This long association results in Techna being able to offer a combination of products, spares and service, and the technical knowledge, expertise and experience to solve most guiding, straightening and feeding applications. Where standard units are unavailable because of unusual or exceptionally complex operational demands or environments, customised processing equipment can often be designed and commissioned to customers’ specific requirements. Techna International Ltd – UK Fax : +44 1923 219 700 Email : sales@techna.co.uk Website : www.techna.eu

The DSH 130 butt welder with accessories ▲ ▲

Straightening and cutting steel wire

The machine is designed for ease of operation by unskilled labour with a common setting of jaw distance. The machine design is rigid and long lasting for tough working conditions. Low maintenance cost is combined with easy access to all machine components. Ideal-Werk also offers butt welding machines for stranded copper and alumi- nium conductors, Ideal models LSF 001 – LS 1200, from 0.12mm up to 1,200mm 2 . These machines are used by cable manufacturers in continuous extruding lines. All Ideal butt welders are engineered to weld wire and stranded conductors as perfectly, as easily and as rapidly as possible.

The main features of Delisi’s straightening and cutting machines for steel wire are fast set-up, easy change of diameter, high-speed production, and flexibility respond to customer requirements. Delisi machines can be supplied with a spinner for the rapid change of diameter or with a roll straightening unit. The machine can be made ready to work a new diameter very quickly and easily. The operator chooses the necessary groove for the required wire diameter on the feeding rolls and puts the pre-regulated set of straightening jaws in the spinner. The maximum feed speed is 200m per minute and the same machine can be set up both for ribbed or smooth wires. Customers can select mechanical cut or flying shear cut, and the size of rod collection bed needed, with an electronic positioner or programmer. The rod collection bed can be provided with the picker at one or three lines of tiltable arms. This system is advantageous when the programmed rods finish and tiltable arms rise-up to hold the new size of wire to be worked. The machine continues working while the operator empties the container underneath. Delisi Srl – Italy Fax : +39 0882 333236 Email : delisi@delisisrl.com Website : www.delisisrl.com

Ideal-Werk – Germany Fax : +49 2941 206 169

Email : info@ideal-werk.com Website : www.ideal-werk.com

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EuroWire – July 2010