WCA September 2008

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Tool range at the cutting edge

For many years Petig has been among the leaders in the field of hydraulic cable cutters. Long before the Hydrocut hydraulic steel cutter made its appearance in the wire rolling mills of the world, the first cable and wire rope cutters were available to Petig customers. Hydraulic cable cutters are made in six sizes, with differing capacities. The smallest shear cuts cable up to a maximum diameter of 16mm while the largest shear can cope with a maximum of 225mm. All the larger cable cutters are available with single-action and double-action hydraulic cylinders. The double-action cylinder has the advantage that if, following a long period of use, a strand or integral part of the sheathing should jam between the blades as a result of wear on the blades, the latter can be opened using hydraulic power. Hydraulic cutters are usually driven by compact hydraulic units, with a flow rate of between 1.75 l/min and 11.6 l/ min. According to the type of cutter, Fullstage to distribute Taihei wire benders Fullstage Technologies, a distributor of premium CNC tube bending machines from Japan and Taiwan, is now offering CNC wire benders with up to 11 axes. Fullstage is to distribute equipment manufactured by a market leader in the Japanese wire bending industry – Taihei Osaka. Taihei is renowned for the deve- lopment and production of high quality machines used in a variety of applications. Sectors served by Taihei’s machines include the automotive, semiconductor and construction industries. Fullstage Technologies will assume sales and service responsibilities for Taihei’s equipment in Europe (including the former CIS), Turkey, the Middle East and Africa. Fullstage Technologies – Germany Fax : +49 8024 60834 29 Email : info-europe@fullstage-tech.com Website : www.fullstage-technologies.com

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to improve the manageability of the cutters through a weight reduction of up to 35%. This significantly lighter series is in demand for construction sites and for work in narrow shafts. Friedrich Petig GmbH – Germany Fax : +49 2181 73108 Email : info@petig.com Website : www.petig.com

the working pressure varies between 250 and 600 bar. It is also possible to activate the cutters with hydraulic hand or foot pumps. Petig’s most recent developments are the HKS 5 and 6 product series made from full aluminium. This series is said

Tapes, films and laminates for cable

Neptco manufactures a wide range of flexible and rigid strength elements for fibre optic cables, multi-ply shielding tape laminates, low-smoke shielding tapes, heat seal and pressure- sensitive coated films and laminates, foil-free edged tapes, screening tapes, separator tapes, barrier/ binder tapes, slit films and printed marker identification tapes. manufacturing facilities are located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, western North Carolina, and Suzhou, China. Neptco’s

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Neptco also offers contract manufacturing and product design services, with in-house capabilities for coating, laminating, printing, slitting and weaving at its ISO 9001:2000 certified plants. Brand names include: LIGHTLINE ® , FIBERBUNDLE ® , FLEXLINE ® , SoftStrand ® , and InstantDry ® strength members, and FIREFITE ® , HIGH-DRAW ® , AquaBlok ® , SLICKTAPE ® and POWERLINE ® cable tapes.

Neptco – USA

Fax : +1 401 722 6378 Website : www.neptco.com

Email : neptco@neptco.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2008