WCA January 2011

Technology news

Welding with the new GAM m m

Enhancing pile cage production Colin Prior of Lemon Groundwork Supplies has specified the latest automatic pile cage machine from Italian manufacturer, MEP to enhance the company’s existing pile cage operations. The GAM was supplied through MEP’s UK agents Whitelegg Machines. Lemon Groundwork Supplies is both a supply and supply and fix company for cut and bent steel reinforcement bars, mesh and clay heave products, along with a full range of associated accessories and services. Before the arrival of the new GAM, pile cages were produced by hand; these ranged in size from 100mm (outside diameter) to 2,100mm and were either wire tacked or hand welded. The full GAM range is said to offer fast, accurate pile cage assembly with the capability to produce automatically welded cages from 150mm (outside diameter) up to 2,000mm and up to 21m long. Whitelegg Machines Ltd – UK Fax : +44 1306 711865

Green alternative for cable packaging

A new environmentally-friendly RF60 paper fibre tube is now available from Reelex. This new payout tube allows all cabling packages using Reelex coiling technology to be 100% recyclable, 100% com- postable, and be manufactured entirely from post- consumer recycled materials. End users can discard both box and tube into the corrugated recycling stream – eliminating plastic waste from the cabling package, and greatly simplifying disposal.

RF60 paper m m fibre tube from Reelex

The RF60 tube is said to offer improved payout performance and increased flexibility without an increase in pricing. The RF60 is offered at the same price as existing MP60-TWR plastic tubes and is shipped 5,000 per pallet.

Reelex Packaging Solutions Inc – USA Email : sales@reelex.com Website : www.reelex.com

Email : sales@whitelegg.com Website : www.whitelegg.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2011