EoW July 2012

News Technology

Quality and adaptability

thanks to the electronic system implemented in taping lines. Special, easily adjustable software, ensures a perfect overlap of the various layers of tape. development department is also developing an innovative control and manufacturing management system. The company also prides itself on being adaptable to meet the needs of its customers. Palmarin Mario snc – Italy Website : www.palmarin-snc.com The research and

The company has now patented the highly efficient system that ensures a constant tension of the material to be taped, thanks to the self-compensating clutch mechanism. This self-compensation mechanism is used by both heads of the taping (unwinding) flyer. The device is totally mechanical and needs only minimal intervention during both production and maintenance. Another very important problem is the overlap of the tape. In this case, Palmarin has found an optimal solution

Quality should be the fixed goal for any serious producer of tape machines, and the field of tape machine production is the core to more than 50 years of Palmarin Mario’s activity. Paper, polyester, PTFE, glass-mica, Kapton, Mylar, are some of the materials that have been presented over the years in the cable world. But one of the major problems for producers of tape machines and cable manufacturers is tension. For years Palmarin has worked on the creation and completion of a new system to achieve constant tension throughout the whole process of taping.

Reels for all in the GMP range

GMP Slovakia'S range of products includes many different items, starting from normal steel reels, take apart reels and all the equipment suitable to handle reels and coils with standard or special dimensions. The application of these products is wide and different. There are items suitable for drawing, buncher and stranding steel, copper or aluminium wire and many of them can be used both for winding and unwinding processes. HD-Heavy Duty type reels, for example, can be used for steel wire drawing process and also for pay off process. This reel has a machined barrel to avoid damage to the wound wire, and is dynamically balanced for high speed. It can be supplied with wire accumulator system for continuous process. Another suggested reel for both applications is the MR-Massive Reel, which has strong construction for drawing and stranding steel wire process. The reel is normally supplied with high strength, hardened changeable bushings fixed by screws or by welding points. Many different dimensions are available, starting from 355 to 1,250mm flange.

▲ ▲ Part of the range from GMP Slovakia

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GMP manufactures carries to load wire that is used for the production of annealed and galvanised wire. These carries can have a very easy structure, completely manufactured by tubes or can have a big central barrel in bent sheet. Both types are made in welded steel structures and they can be painted or zinc galvanised. These carries can also be used for off shore cable pay off and have large dimensions, according to customers' specifications. Slovakia also

GMP Slovakia sro – Slovakia Website : www.gmp-slovakia.com

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EuroWire – July 2012