WCA March 2008

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Producing machinery since 1925

Since 1925, Vitari SpA has been designing and manufacturing mach- inery for the wire industry at Valbrembo, near Bergamo, Italy. Now part of the Eurolls Group, the company benefits from an extensive research and development programme. Vitari manufactures a large range of machines, starting from the automatic wire straightening and cutting-off machines with relevant chamfering machines, machines for manufacturing nails, chains, chain link fencing, hexagonal wire mesh for gabions, barbed wire, dress-hangers etc and all ancillary machines. A particular importance is kept for the barbed wire making machines that can produce all kinds of galvanised or plastic-coated mild steel wire (mod BVM) and reverse-twist barbed wire (mod BVR). They are high productivity machines, sound-proofed and with all required safety devices. They are also equipped with a centralised automatic lubrication

The wire is introduced into the machine by means of rotating bushes, or by means of a set of rollers in case of plastic-coated wire. Two pairs of rollers make the wire run into the dress-hanger moulding unit. The wire length is variable depending on the type of wire and coat-hanger to make. The moulding operation consists of wire being cut to the preset length, bending, hook moulding and coat- hanger ejection. The produced coat hangers are collected on a special inclined bar. By changing the tooling the user can produce different shapes of wire coat-hangers.

Vitari makes machinery for making wire coat hangers m

system. These machines are placed vertically for ease of access for set-up and maintenance. The company also produces machinery for making wire coat hangers.

Vitari SpA – Italy Fax : +39 035 528 999 Email : vitari@vitari.com Website : www.vitari.com

Alliance pays off

The strategic alliance between Faro Technologies Inc, a well-known company in portable computer-aided measurement arms and laser trackers, and Renishaw has produced the Faro Sensor, an advanced probe for measurement arms that increases under productivity and confidence in results. “What makes the Faro Sensor probe unique is that data is taken only when in contact with the part, unlike other probes that keep collecting points even when the hard probe leaves the work piece,” Faro president and CEO Jay Freeland said. Exclusively developed for the Quantum FaroArm, the Faro Sensor is a contact-sensing rigid probe that functions as three sensors in one to offer hard probe, touch trigger and scanning capability. To operate, users simply guide the Sensor along the surface of the object to be measured. Points are measured as soon as the probe contacts the surface, eliminating the need to press capture buttons, as with other probes. The Quantum’s laptop computer simultaneously illustrates the 3D measurements on-screen and records all of the data. It creates a 3D ‘blueprint’ of a part or machine component, making it an all-in-one portable tool for performing inspections, tool certification, CAD-to-Part analysis, and reverse engineering. Drawing on Renishaw’s metrology expertise, the innovative sensing technology within the Faro Sensor is also easy to use and significantly reduces complexity of the measuring process by minimising operator influence; it is designed for durability to endure day-to-day use in tough industrial environments, and is equipped with a range of styli that allow it to accurately probe intricate and hard-to-reach features.

Faro Technologies Inc – UK Email : ukingdom@faroeurope.com

Fax : +44 24 7623 6150 Website : www.faro.com/uk

Renishaw Plc – UK Email : uk@renishaw.com

Fax : +44 1453 524901

Website : www.renishaw.com

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