EoW July 2014

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Debut for XMH system OMCG presented the XMH system as a world premiere at wire 2014. The company developed the new work-cell concept for muffler hangers with the goal to provide customers in the automotive industry with a flexible, efficient solution to make hangers in wire and tube, both in carbon steel or stainless steel. The core of the system is based on the appreciated eccentric bending head that provides outstanding bending capabilities and on the M140 end forming unit that has been appreciated through the years for its highest quality forming, re-engineered and integrated in a 12-axis system with additional bending heads and forming units to reduce cost and cycle time with concurrent operations and overtake the bottleneck of sequential operations with traditional CNC bending machines. With the XMH system customers can make the majority of muffler hanger shapes in less than eight or nine seconds (depending on the cell configuration) even in the case of double head. The cell also optimises energy and space occupation, saving about 30 per cent when compared with a traditional system of the same capacity. Some parts also come in couples: together with the main part with the end forming there is a second shorter part, usually bent with the same radius, that needs to be coupled together with the main part. The XMH system can make the two parts in the same cycle time required for the main part, and separates the two parts along the way through the cell. That means that the second part comes out with no additional time. The two parts are processed together from a single blank and separated in a special forming unit developed by OMCG. Change-over of production from one part to another is as simple as in a traditional CNC bending machine and can be virtually nothing if the wire/tube material does not change. Even in the worst case where a complete new setting is required (for example when changing material diameter), the setup can be performed in less than two hours. Consistency and reliability are key points for the automotive industry, and the company has extensively tested its XMH work-cell. Whilst a stand-alone system, XMH can easily be integrated with robotic or secondary operation units from third parties.

Rosendahl and Nextrom celebrate an ‘intense’ Düsseldorf

▲ ▲ Staff at the Rosendahl and Nextrom stand in Düsseldorf

Success was on the cards at the Rosendahl and Nextrom stand at wire 2014 in Düsseldorf. The companies were delighted with the ‘intense and successful show’, with both celebrating closing deals and the birthdays of colleagues and customers. This was in addition to the new developments that Rosendahl had on display, the RX180 crosshead being among them. This is used for single layer applications with up to two stripes for a maximum outer diameter of 180mm. Two beer taps were installed into the crosshead to ensure the flow of customers to the stand! The highlight for Nextrom was its new high-speed DFT 2500 dual fibre take-up. The automatic changeover at full line speed allows a continuous drawing process and minimises scrap with long fibre lengths. Rosendahl Maschinen – Austria Website : www.rosendahlaustria.com Nextrom OY – Finland Website : www.nextrom.com

OMCG Srl – Italy Website : www.omcg.com

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