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SALES CONTACTS:Sales Information: Sales@reelex.comSupport Requests: Support @reelex.comPhone: +1 (845) 878-7878Fax: +1 (845) 878 7884Web: www.REELEX.comAddress: 39 Jon Barrett Road Patterson, NY USA 12563

COMPANY OVERVIEW:REELEX Packaging Solutions, Inc. (for-merly Windings, Inc.) develops, licenses and supports the proprietary REELEX®

method of coiling and packaging wire, cable, fiber optics, tubing and other filamentary products. This technology creates a self-supporting figure-eight wind that allows the product to dispense from the inside-out without rotation, twists, tangles or kinks. The REELEX coil is typically packaged in a cardboard box, though many other pack-age types are available. REELEX Packaging Solutions manufactures and supplies all necessary winding and ancillary equipment to create REELEX coils, as well as supply-ing packaging materials, worldwide service, and support.REELEX has over 100 licensees operating in over 140 manufacturing plants worldwide, and has become the standard package for most networking cable constructions as well as several other types of wire, cable and fiber optic products.

HISTORY:Walter Taylor (1905-1965), the original inven-tor of the REELEX wind, first conceived of the figure-eight coil as an improved way for combat troops to lay field telephone wire. As a soldier advanced, the wire would dispense from a coil in a canvas container attached to

his belt. Unlike spools which had to be sta-bilized and allowed to rotate, the figure-eight coil could payout without tangles, twisting or rotation - allowing the soldier to carry and fire a rifle with both hands.During the 1960s and 1970s, REELEX was again called by the military for special

projects, and while none were ultimately adopted, REELEX technology continued development as a means for packaging wire and cable. In 1973, Belden became the first cable manufacturer to sign a license agree-ment and the first to purchase a REELEX machine. With the growth of international telecommunications infrastructure, wire manufacturers began receiving demands from their customers for the new “tangle-free package”. Building on this end-user demand, REELEX continued to gain market acceptance in the US and Canada as the pre-ferred cable package for small telephone and electronic cables, coaxial, data, and alarm and security cable.Today, there are over 100 licensees operating in over 140 manufacturing plants worldwide, and REELEX has become the standard pack-age for most low-voltage products destined for premises installations.

TECHNOLOGY & NEW PRODUCTS:The REELEX coiling method cancels twist in the product by using a traverse to guide the product back and forth across the coil while winding. By weaving the product across the width of the coil, the winding process imparts a half-twist in one direction, and then back in the other direction. These twists

cancel each other out as the coil is dispensed, resulting in low-tension, smooth payout without any twists, kinks, snags or tangles. Products dispense from REELEX coils through a payout tube which is inserted into a hole woven into the wall of the coil by the coiling machine. Payout tubes are available in a wide range shapes and sizes in order to accommodate the physical characteris-tics of various products. EcoCore® is the newest payout tube system, and replaces the traditional plastic tube with a low-cost cardboard tube called a “core”. This new system is lower cost, highly flexible, envi-ronmentally friendly and available for all flexible product types.The REELEX coil can be packaged in a wide variety of packages, including the new ProFlex® shrink bag. Ideal for end-user lengths of cable, tubing, fiber optics and more, ProFlex is an innovative package that incorpo-rates a heavy-duty handle into a single piece bag made from plastic shrink film. Combining low-waste, low-cost and incredible versatility, ProFlex® represents the “outside the box” innovation that REELEX stands for.

PRODUCT LINES:• Single & Dual-Head Winding Equipment

• Automated Packaging Machinery • Payoffs, Dancers and Accumulators • REELEX Packaging Materials • Packaging Development, Design and Consultation • Specialized Tangle and Twist-Free Packaging Solutions

Spotlight On Stranders, Bunchers & Cablersby Michael McNulty, Editor

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Eurolls Group/Cortinovis MachineryVia Zanica, 87

24126 Bergamo, ItalyContact: Giampaolo Bozzetto, President

Tel: +39 035 313211Fax: +39 035 312523

Email: cortinovis@cortinovismachinery.comInternet: www.cortinovismachinery.com

Individual wires, conductors and cables are twisted together in a helical pattern, in con-tinuous or alternating directions, around the central axis of the finished product by stranders, bunchers and cablers. The

terms—stranders, bunchers and cablers—are loosely used in a variety of ways depending on the factory, industry sector or region. Some people call all rotating machines stranders, for example, and many people use the word buncher and strander interchangeably. My per-sonal definitions are contained in two subhead sections of this article: Stranders and Bunchers and Cablers.From a development standpoint, rotating machines have seen a good amount of development over the last few years. Some trends that I have identified include the following:

•Higher-speed operation without a sacrifice in product quality.

•Improved finished product quality; better round-ness, more uniformity and higher performance, for example.

•Improved guidance systems and tension control; minimized deflection and stress on the product being stranded, bunched or cabled. Innovative bow designs and improved lay length controls are examples in this area.

•Increase in electronic and digital control of rotating machinery. For example, AC variable speed motors and drive eliminate the need for line shafts to drive individual components on stranders and cablers.

•High-powered PC controls and sophisticated, easy-to-use touch-screen operator interfaces.

•Proven use of triple twist technology. •Larger capacity rotating machines.•Automated loading and unloading systems. •Integrated quality and process control devices for

monitoring, controlling and reporting finished prod-uct data and production levels.

•Improved traverse systems on the take-up reels.•Single-twist production quality from double-twist

machines.•Reduced floor space.•Reduced utility consumption and noise emissions as

well as improved safety features.•Higher-quality strand at longer lay lengths.

StrandersTraditional stranders are rotating machines in which the reels holding the material to be twisted are located within the rotating element of the machine, and the take-up reel of the strander is located outside of the

C.M. Caballé S.A.Progreso, 293-299

Barcelona, Spain 08918Contacts: Rafael Caballé, Luis Morancho

Tel: +34 93 460 1413Fax: +34 93 399 0008

Email: caballe@cmcaballe.esInternet: www.cmcaballe.es

POURTIER – Gauder GroupZI-3, rue Gustave Eiffel • F-77506 Chelles, France

T: +33 1 64 21 84 00 • F: +33 1 64 26 61 10Email: sales.pourtier@gaudergroup.com

Internet: www.gaudergroup.comSETIC – Gauder Group

Espace Industriel de Matel, rue de Matel, 126F-42300 Roanne, France

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Spotlight On Tooling: Drawing & Extrusion...Continued

senior Al Qaeda operatives and helped them hide ter-rorist assets in diamonds.Tools steels are alloy steels that are suitable for makingtools as well as machining or forming metals, plasticsand wood. Alloy steels are characterized by the addi-tion of elements other than carbon. Additional elementsinclude chromium, vanadium, molybdenum, tungstenand cobalt. These steels are designed to provide wearresistance and toughness combined with high strength.Development can be traced back to the end of the 19th

century with increased e orts and progress revolvingaround World War I and World War II. Many types oftool steels are available including water-hardening,cold-work, hot-work, shock-resistant, plastic-mold andhigh-speed class tool steels.The beginning of tungsten carbide production can betraced to the 1920s when a German electrical bulb com-pany began looking for alternatives to diamond wiredies used for drawing tungsten wire. Reports indicatethat tungsten carbide rst became available to the in-dustry in the 1930s. Tungsten carbide die material is acomposite of tungsten carbide particles held togetherby a binder material. In most cases, the binder and WCparticles, in powder form, are mixed together with asmall amount of wax and then put through the sinter-ing process—heating, but not melting the mixture, in a

vacuum furnace at temperatures up to 1430°C (2600°F).The binder used in most grades of WC is cobalt. Nickeland other materials are also used as binders. The binderis added as a percentage by weight varying from 3% to30%. In general, as the cobalt content drops, the hardnessincreases and the toughness decreases.Pure tungsten (periodic element W) is a steel-gray to tin-white metal. Tungsten has the highest melting point andlowest vapor pressure of all metals, and at temperaturesover 1650°C (3000°F), it has the highest tensile strength.The metal oxidizes in air and must be protected at el-evated temperatures. It has good corrosion resistanceand is a acked only slightly by most mineral acids.Tungsten metal powder is converted to WC by reactionwith pure carbon powder at high temperatures.WC die materials are available with di erent grainsizes. Larger grain sizes will provide greater strengthand toughness but the trade-o is a reduction in wearresistance and hardness. Conversely, smaller grains willprovide increased resistance to wear and higher levelsof hardness.In general, WC die material has moderate wear re-sistance, good toughness and good thermal shockresistance. It is used in extrusion processes, steel wiredrawing and in wire drawing applications where dia-monds are not economical.

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Gepco® International Signs Audio Geer; Partners with Pro TechGepco International, Des Plain-es, IL, USA, and General Cable, Highland Hts., KY, USA, have appointed manufacturer repre-sentative, Audio Geer, to pro-mote their products in southern California and southern Nevada in the USA. The Gepco brands will add to Audio Geer’s already impressive line card, which in-cludes Shure, QSC, and Listen Technologies. Gepco International and General Cable have also announced the appointment of Pro Tech Mar-keting to promote Gepco Brand products in the USA states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and West Texas. Already a representative for Shure, QSC and Middle Atlan-tic Products, among others, the Gepco Brand will add to Pro Tech Marketing’s already extensive line card. Pro Tech Marketing is an independent manufacturer’s representation company that has served the Intermountain West USA regionfor more than 20 years. As a complete solutions-based supplier, Gepco also offers value-added service and distribution of connectors, cable management products, patch panels and wire and cable accessories. In August 2009, Gepco International was acquired by General Cable. For more information, visit the web-sites listed below. www.gepco.com www.generalcable.com

Encyclopedia of Wire & CableThe Encyclopedia of Wire & Cable, now available from Basic Wire & Cable, located in Chicago, IL, USA, answers any questions on selecting the proper wire or cable for a particular electrical project. The Encyclopedia of Wire and Cable

contains over 200 pages of infor-mation on what is said by the company to be the most complete line of wire and cable available from a single source.Engineering considerations for a variety of applications are cov-ered and inquires are promptly responded to by Basic Wire & Cable. To receive additional in-formation on obtaining a copy if the Encyclopedia of Wire & Cable, visit the website listed below. www.basicwire.com

AMETEK Makes Two Staff AppointmentsAMETEK SCP, Westerly, RI, USA, a leader in underwater cable and connector solutions for mili-tary and commercial applications, has named two to staff positions as Vice President and General Manager and Vice President of Business Development. David Duffié has been named Vice President and General Man-ager. Duffié joined AMETEK SCP in March of 2011 and is a retired U.S. Navy Submarine Captain with more than 30 years of naval experience. Previously, he had been General Manager of Kollmorgen Electro-Optical, a supplier of submarine periscopes and photonic masts. Duffié was also a Program Man-ager and Faculty Member of the Naval War College and served as Chief of Staff of Submarine Group Eight in Naples, Italy, and also commanded two nuclear submarines.Pamela Hurst was named Vice President of Business Develop-ment by the company. Hurst joins AMETEK SCP with more than 35 years of experience in naval, maritime and ocean-based systems. Along with ex-tensive business development experience, Hurst’s background includes senior engineering positions with Battelle, AT&T, GDAIS, Lockheed Martin, West-inghouse and Honeywell.

Formerly SEACON Phoenix, Inc. and acquired by AMETEK in 2007, AMETEK SCP supplies custom electrical and optical connectors, cable assemblies and hull penetrators that are widely found on the USA submarine fleet as well as in many other of the world’s navies. www.ametekscp.com

LEONI to Acquire Daekyeung Shares Ahead of ScheduleLEONI AG, located in Nürnberg, Germany, will acquire the re-maining 50% of the South Korean wiring systems manufacturer, Daekyeung, ahead of schedule, effective January 1 2012. This complete takeover of the joint venture partner, which will thus take place one year sooner than originally planned, is aimed at stepping up tapping of the local automotive market.“Our aim with the help of this brought-forward acquisition is to expand our activity in South Korea more rapidly,” commented Uwe H. Lamann, a member of LEONI’s Management Board in charge of the Wiring Systems Di-vision, in explaining the purchase. “Our objective is that by 2015 we will virtually double our sales in South Korea by broadening our business with our existing customers and by gaining new customer projects.” To date, the principal customers of LEONI harnesses and wiring systems in the country include General Motors, SsangYong and Volvo. www.leoni.com

EIS Acquires Cobra Wire & CableEIS Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company, has acquired the stock of Cobra Wire & Cable Inc. from Merit Capital Partners and Fulton Capital. Cobra has headquarters and a dis-

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Strunk Connect automated solutions, Inc. has introduced new technology for joining magnet wires without the need to strip them. The company makes successful use of this hot crimping technol-ogy in combination with its flexible resistance welding systems for the high-volume production of customized stators. To cover the full array of customer requirements, Strunk Connect manufactures and supplies turn-key systems ranging from benchtop machines to fully automatic production lines. These machines can produce in sequence in order to react to dif-ferent stator or generator sizes. The diameters of the connections can range from AWG 30 up to AWG 350 MCM. The main advantages of the joints produced in the resistance welded (hot-crimped) process include the following:

•Extremely high conductivity without any voltage drop because of low contact resistance.

•Tensile strength (high pull forces) of each single wire without slip effects during pulling.

•No aging over life time of the joints under all testing methods found in the automotive and medical industries.

•No effects of vibration or temperature on the connection.

•No effects of environmental conditions on the connection.

•The capability to completely automate the process.

Equipment Designed to the User’s ApplicationTo produce a reliable and high-quallity joint ac-cording to its customers’ specifications, Strunk Connect applies a special mechanical design to the welding heads or welding tongues of its resistance welding machine. This design is engineered and calculated to the customer’s calculation using FEM software in order to release the necessary welding pressure and to transmit the high welding current in a short welding period. Because of these properties, and in combination with Strunk’s intelligent power supplies and PC-

Heinz Bockard, Managing DirectorStrunk Connect automated solutions, Inc.

www.strunk-connect.com

Joining Magnet Wires to

Motor & Generator Terminals

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Samples of magnet wires and flexible stranded wires hot-crimped by resistance welding.

Hot crimping of magnet wires can be accomplished using Strunk manual resistance welding equipment.

PRODUCTS Low-Smoke, Zero-Halogen Cables for European MarketGepco International, Des Plaines, IL, USA, has re-engi-neered a line of its audio and video cables in response to the ever increasing demand from the European mar-ketplace for Low-Smoke, Zero-Halogen (LSZH) cables where safety is critical in the event of a fire. Gepco® Brand LSZH cables are setting a new standard and are tailored to meet the needs of audio and video profes-sionals everywhere. www.gepco.com

Thermoplastic Polyester Elastomer InsulationC&M Corporation, Wauregan, CT, USA, offers Hytrel® thermoplastic polyester elastomer insulation as part of VFD cable constructions. The advantages of Hytrel in-clude reduced size, improved flex life, corona resistance and available UL certifica-tions. A new white paper describing the benefits of Hytrel is available for download from the C&M website (listed below) and can be found in the “White Papers” section of the “Literature Library” located under the “Resources” tab of the home page. www.cmcorporation.com

Environmentally Friendly Hook-Up WireElizabeth, NJ, USA-based Alpha Wire has launched a new extension of its EcoWire line tailored for more industrial applications. Offering all the environmen-tal benefits and abrasion resistance characteristics of the original EcoWire, EcoWire Plus also resists oils, fuels, solvents and other hazardous liquids. EcoWire Plus meets fluid resistance requirements of ISO 6722 for thin-wall and ultra-thin-wall wire, making it an eco-friendly and cost-effective replacement for XLPE-insulated wire. www.alphawire.com

Aluminum Automotive CableDelphi Corporation, Troy, MI, USA, offers Delphi Aluminum Cable, which is a simple and efficient way for automakers to achieve their goals of saving weight and improving quality while protecting themselves against unforeseen market fluctuations in the price

of copper. Delphi Aluminum Cable delivers the same conductivity as copper core cable, but weighs up to 48% less. www.delphi.com

Ultra-Flexible Silicone Cable for Severe EnvironmentsCicoil, Valencia, CA, USA, offers High Flex Un-shielded Silicone Cables designed for applications that require absolute reliability in severe environ-

ments. Unlike most other types of cable, Cicoil’s unique silicone extruded cable is unaffected when exposed to extreme temperatures (-65°C to +260°C), vibration, flames, water, UV light, ozone, radiation and most chemicals. www.cicoil.com

Covered Tap Wire, Ground Wire & Tie WireHendrix Wire & Cable, Milford, NH, USA, offers a complete line of covered tap wire, ground wire and tie wire. Hendrix covered tap wire, a stranded copper conductor covered with a 0.150" layer of flexible, black, thermoplastic elastomer, is used to provide a covered lead to connect an overhead phase conductor to equip-ment bushings. www.hendrix-wc.com

High-Speed Laser Wire StrippersSpectrum Technologies PLC, Bridgend, UK, offers two new models within its expanding SIENNA laser wire stripper range. The new SIENNA 600 and 800 models are aimed at high-volume, high-precision electronic manufacturing applications. The SIENNA 600 series is a range of free-standing, fixed-beam laser systems with a high-speed moving stage offering a strip area of 400 x 300 mm (15.75" x 11.8"). The SIENNA 800 series brings new capabilities to the standard SIENNA range with the introduction of high-speed scanning optical systems for the stripping and marking of a wide range of wires and cables and other components, on a station-ary tooling plate. www.spectrumtech.com

Green Solutions for Overhead Distribution CircuitsHendrix Wire & Cable, Milford, NH, USA, announc-es a green solution for overhead distribution circuits with its Spacer Cable Systems. Hendrix Spacer Cable Systems can help reduce the amount of vegetation that must be removed when clearing right-of-way for distribution circuits. This is because Spacer Cable is more compact and can withstand temporary contact with branches without causing outages. www.hendrix-wc.com

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Delphi Aluminum Cable for the

automotive market.

Hytrel® insulation applications.

High Flex Un-shielded Silicone

Cables from Cicoil.

The WHMA connects you to resources that help make you an industry leader through its 2012 Annual Wire Harness Conference, March 2 to 4, 2012, at the San Diego Westin Hotel in San Diego, CA, USA.

ExhibitionVisitors to the show will find exhibitors displaying equipment solutions designed to address wiring and harness problems. Exhibited will be technological innovations aimed at wire harness manufacturers involved in the aerospace, automobile, agriculture, appliances, computers, electronics, marine, medical, military and other industries. Visitors will also be able to interface with suppliers at reception, breakfast and lunch events.

Conference SessionsThe 2012 Annual Wire Harness Con-ference will also present a variety of Conference Sessions featuring indus-try experts discussing topics of timely interest to producers of wire harnesses. Presentations will include:•Performance Benchmarking for WHMA

Members, by Jerry Kearns of Ad-vanced Interconnect Mfg.•Status of the A-620 Standard–Putting

it to Work in Your Company, by Jeff Rawlings of Actronix, Inc. and Jack Crawford of IPC.•Profile of North American Cable As-

sembly Manufacturers, by Dave Ph-eteplace of Bishop Research.•Effectively Applying Research to Take

Your Business to the Right Destination, by Brian Hirt of IEWC and Mark Wood of Actronix, Inc.•New Technologies in Wire/Cable Indus-

try, by John Barteld of IWCS, Inc. and Barry Maier of Southwire.•Health Care Reform–The Effect on

Employers, by Neil Crosby of the California Association of Health Underwriters.•Copper: Essential for Green, by Dennis

Wright of Freeport-McMoRan.

•The World is Changing–Is Your Company? A Re-Brand-ing Cast Study, by Mike O’Donnell of IEWC.

Additional Networking EventsA Golf Outing at Steel Canyon and a variety of ad-ditional networking opportunities are also included at the 2012 Annual Wire Harness Conference.Industry sponsors providing support for some of the networking events at the 2012 Annual Wire Harness Conference include Southwire for the Wednesday Ex-hibitor Reception, Sentry Insurance for the Thursday Breakfast with Exhibitors, Cirris and Schleuniger for the Thursday Lunch with Exhibitors and IEWC and YRC for the Thursday Waterfront Reception.To obtain additional information on the 2012 Annual Wire Harness Conference, visit www.whma.org

Wiring Harness Manufacturer’s Association (WHMA), Eden Prairie, MN, USA

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NEWS & INFOIndustry news on com-panies, associations, trade shows, personnel, distributing and using wire and cable.Deadline: Two weeks prior to the publication month.

FEATURE ARTICLESFull length articles on avariety of subjects includ-ing: wire and processing equipment and services; wire, cable and harness designs and applications; interconnect products; ca-ble assembly; regulations; standards; etc.Deadline: Ideas, outline or abstracts are due two months prior to publication month, and materials are due one month prior to publication month.

PRODUCTSNew wire and cables,harnesses, processingequipment, intercon-nect products, marking devices, installation tools, etc.Deadline: Two weeks prior to the publication month.

SHOWS & CONFER-ENCESPreviews of industry events such as the Electri-cal Wire Processing Expo.

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Cables 2020www.amiconferences.com

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Extrusion LineFor cables & steel ropesAfter a year of designing, equipment

manufacturer has introduced to the market a complete line of machinery, with the aim of positioning itself as a leader in terms of technological and productivity levels. The company’s tar-get is to promote a strong relationship with its customers for the participation and solution of technological and pro-ductive issues.

The company offers new extruders for cables and steel ropes, developed with the purpose of safeguarding the compounds’ characteristics through-out the production cycle. Featured are new extrusion screw profiles, and the highest attention has been dedicated to the thermodynamic behavior of the cylinders. Technologically innovative solutions (patent pending) have been incorporated to obtain the highest precision in the monitoring of melt temperatures all the way through the entire transformation phase.

By testing the new extruders in cooperation with PVC and HFFR com-

New extrusion line developed for processing

cables and steel ropes.

ShowcaSe machinerypound producers, a noticeable increase of material delivery has been certified, which puts the capabilities of these extruders on a par with comparable larger-size extruders.

To obtain additional information and

technical specifications on company’s new extrusion machines for cables and steel ropes, contact FRIGECO, a brand of MFL Group of Italy, or visit the website listed below.

www.mflgroup.com

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The Beacon Reel Co.New Milford, CT USAPhone: (860) 354-4599beacon.reel@snet.netwww.beaconreel.com

REELS FOR ALL APPLICATIONS

NEW STEEL REELSOur reels are designed for trouble free performance from the day of purchase. We back our reels with outstanding service, dependability and fair pricing.

RECONDITIONING SERVICEWe offer complete reel reconditioning from 4-1/2” diameter up to 84” diameter, with corrugated and structural reel included.

SHOWCASE MACHINERY:A short description of a new machine used in manufacturing any type of wire and cable.

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Accurate & reliable operation Company offers accurate, depend-

able and reliable digital tension meters. These devices show tension values in grams, pounds and Newtons, and pro-vide minimum and maximum real-time values. Calibrations are selectable in mil-limeters, inches, AWG or custom units.

Additional features of these meters include 1% full scale accuracy, data logging, speed and length measure-ment, RS-2342 serial output, analog output 0-5 VDC or 4-20mA and numer-ous sizes of rollers. Tensitron Inc., Longmont, CO, USA.

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Dosing UnitCapacity up to 150 kg/hour The new Plasticolor 2500 Dosing

Unit with a capacity up to 150 kg/hour is now available. All free-flowing materials such as powder, granules, regrind, flakes and agglomerate can be processed with this unit.

The re-designed material inlet re-sults in more precise and constant dos-ing. The quick discharge with a larger diameter and the easy action slide provides advantages in the handling of the unit. Optionally, this discharge can be upgraded to a pneumatic-operated ver-sion. The neckpiece slide with larger diameter al-lows more coarse ma-terials to flow with no problems.

Especially for pow-ders and materials with a high dust content, the sealing at the screw shaft has been modified. In order to protect the motor

and gearbox, a newly designed back-pressure protection has been installed. In addition, a three-claw coupling for better centering is supplied.

An automatic screw identification can be installed to prevent dosing error from using the wrong screws. Woywod Kunststoffmaschinen GmbH & Co. Vertriebs-KG, of Germany.

www.plasticolor.de

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New Plasticolor 2500 Dosing Unit with a capacity up to 150 kg/hour from Woywod

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Offered are solutions for complex geometries in an extensive range of nonprecious alloys. These include steels, stainless steel, copper, titanium, nickel, phynox and more.

Precision wires are available from the company in a variety of materials and are offered in wire diameters ranging from 0.70 to 5.00 mm.

Special profiles are obtained by cold rolling and drawing, and are sometimes completed by continuous machining if the shape requires it. Workable alloys include steels, stainless steels, copper alloys, nickel-based alloys, titanium al-loys and others.

Offered are profiles in all dimensions between 1 mm2 and 400 mm2 section, for a maximum width of 50 mm. Any shape is possible including sharp angles as well as internal shapes.

Delivery of shapes can be in straight-

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ened rods (4 m maximum length), on coils, straightened on coils and in pieces cut-to-length and deburred.

Tubes are offered in external diam-eters up to 25 mm and wall thicknesses between 0.05 and 2 mm. Again, any shape tube is possible including multiple stages. Tolerances are down to ±10 µm. Fine surface finishing is offered down

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Tubes can be delivered in straightened rods (3.5 m maximum length), on coils or in pieces cut-to-length and deburred.

For more information on standard and custom shaped wires, profiles and tubes, contact PX Precimet SA, La Chaux-De-Fonds, France.

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Two-Compound SystemsMeet tough performance requirementsPTL Brand two-compound systems

meet the demand for increasing per-formance requirements in the military, aerospace, commercial and shipboard industries. R&D has resulted in a ready-to-use concept for a 150°C (302°F) dual-wall construction. RoHS-compliant RDX 3144 (primary insulation) and 4144 (secondary insulation) compounds meet MIL-W-81044and allow the making of multi-core cable systems to MIL-C-27500.

The e-beam cross linkable polyalkene and PVDF construction offers a primary insulation with great mechanical proper-ties and a secondary insulation showing high mechanical and good chemical re-sistance. The result is wire constructions with lower weight and more compact cable designs. High-density cables and harnessing constructions made with PTL Brand compound RDX 3144 and 4144 also offer cut-through, shrink-back, cold-flow, abrasion resistance, low smoke emissions, etc. INHOL BV,Soest, The Netherlands.

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Metal Sealing Wire is hermetically bonded between the copper core and selected alloy. According to its manu-facturer, this design creates a wire that is capable of carrying up to six times more current than solid wire, depending upon the application.

Featuring a variety of standard alloy compositions in sizes ranging from 0.5 to 10 mm (0.02" to 0.4") diameter, this sealing wire configuration permits the design of smaller conductors than solid wire and is ideally suited for fabricating hermetic switching devices.

Available with 2:1 and 3:1 ratios of the alloy to the copper core, Anomet Copper-Cored Glass-to-Metal Sealing Wire standard products include FeNi (Alloy 52, Dilaton 51) Nickel-Iron; Kovar® (Dilver) Nickel-Iron-Cobalt; Alloy 42-6 Nickel-Iron-Chrome; and Alloy 446SS Iron-Chromium. Each of these sealing wire products is hermeti-cally bonded to a copper core with 100%

IACS minimum conductivity.Anomet Copper-Cored Glass-to-

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Samples and price quotations are available upon request from the manu-facturer. Anomet Products, Inc.,Shrewsbury, MA, USA.

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November 6 – 9, 2011International Cable · Connectivity Symposium organized by the International Wire & Cable Symposium, Inc. (IWCS, Inc.), Charlotte, NC, USAwww.iwcs.org

March 6 – 8, 2012Cables 2012Cologne, Germanywww2.amiplastics.com

March 26 – 30, 2012wire 2012Düsseldorf, Germanywww.wire.de / www.mdna.com

April 2 – 4, 2012NPE2012 & ANTEC® 2012Orlando, FL, USAwww.npe.org

April 18 – 19, 2012Polymers in Cables 2012Miami, FL, USAwww.amiplastics-na.com

May 9 – 10, 2012Electrical Wire Processing Technology ExpoMilwaukee, WI, USAwww.electricalwireshow.com

May 22 – 23, 2012WAI Operations Summit &Wire Expo 2012Dallas, TX, USAwww.wirenet.org

September 25 – 28, 2012wire China 2012Shanghai, Chinawww.wirechina.net

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October 30 – November 1, 2012Wire & Cable India 2012Mumbai, Indiawww.wireandcableindia.com

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October 8 – 10, 2013wire South AmericaSão Paulo, Brazilwww.messe-duesseldorf.de

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WIRE & CABLEEVENTS:Calendar of events for the wire and cable industry: trade shows, conferences, etc.

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Messe Düsseldorf & Grupo Cipa Launch New Trade Fair in Brazil

Messe Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Ger-many, well known as the organizer of in-ternational trade fairs for the wire, cable and tube sector, and its partner Grupo Cipa, have announced the launch of a new fair for the Brazilian market. The first-ever wire South America will take place October 8 to 10, 2013, in parallel

INDUSTRY NEWSwith TUBOTECH, at the Imigrantes Exposicoes Exhibition Center in São Paulo, Brazil.

Messe Düsseldorf is the organizer of wire/Tube, which is the world’s leading trade fair in the international wire, cable and tube sector. Held in Düsseldorf ev-ery two years, this event attracts more than 2400 exhibitors and about 69,000 visitors from around the world.

Werner M. Dornscheidt, Chairman and CEO of Messe Düsseldorf, said,

“We already contribute our expertise in organizing high-tech trade fairs around the world. On the basis of WiCAB, which took place October 4 to 6, 2011, in São Paulo as part of TUBOTECH, in coop-eration with our partner Grupo Cipa, we are developing wire South America as an independent fair tailored to meet the local needs in the region. For our customers this is a gateway to enable them to access the growth market of South America—at an economically ideal moment.”

The figures back up this claim. According to the AWO, The Foreign Trade and Investment Organisation of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, the Brazilian economy saw its strongest growth in 20 years, with a growth rate of 7.5%, in 2010. For 2011, economists forecast a growth rate of a little less than 4%. Brazil is now the seventh largest economy in the world (ahead of countries such as Spain, Italy, India and Russia) and could catch up with the economic heavyweights such as the United King-dom and France within the next three years. Brazil’s annual exports increased by some 33.9% to reach US$242.5 billion in the past twelve months. It is also now entering the implementation phase of infrastructure projects such as railways, ports, airports, power stations and hotels. Brazilian industry thus needs to invest in technology and innovation in order to be able to compete on the international export market.

Grupo Cipa is responsible for su-pervising South American customers, and Messe Düsseldorf is responsible for organization relating to all other countries. For additional information, visit the websites listed below. www.messe-duesseldorf.de www.cipanet.com.br

Borealis Staged Energy Infrastructure Symposium 2011

Borealis AG, Vienna, Austria, a leading provider of plastics solutions for the global wire and cable industry, staged, Energy Infrastructure Sym-posium 2011, for an invited audience in New York City, NY, USA, from October 4 to 5, 2011. Industry experts discussed how to meet today’s chal-lenges for improving and adapting the electric grid infrastructure, in front of

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May 5 – 10, 2007Interwire 2007, Cleveland, OH, USAwww.wirenet.org

May 23 – 24, 2007National Electrical Wire Processing Technology ExpoMilwaukee, WI, USAwww.electricalwireshow.com

May 28 – 31, 2007wire Russia, Moscow, Russiawww.messe-duesseldorf.de/wire-russia

www.mdna.com

June 10 – 12, 2007World Wire & Cable Conference 2007 Paris, Francewww.cruevents.com

June 21 – 24, 2007Automotive Wiring Components Forum 2007 Munich, Germanywww.acome.fr

June 24 – 28, 2007JICABLE ‘07 Versailles, Francewww.jicable.org

October 2 – 3, 2007WireDrawing 101® Albany, NY, USAwww.rnwinc.com

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October 16 – 18, 2007wire Southeast ASIA Bangkok, Thailandwww.wire-southeastasia.com

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November 7 – 9, 2007Wire Asia 2007 Beijing, Chinawww.wireasia.com.cn

November 11 – 14 200756th IWCS Conference organized by the International Wire &Cable Symposium, Inc. (IWCS, Inc.)Orlando, FL, USAwww.iwcs.org

March 31 – April 4, 2008wire 2008 Düsseldorf, Germanywww.wire.de

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September 23 – 26, 2008wire China 2008 Shanghai, Chinawww.mdna.com

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corporate NewsCorrection to Cable Components Article

The Polymers Emphasis article titled, Patented Foam Technology In Concentrated Masterbatch for Chemi-cally Foaming FEP, on pages 48 and 49 in the September 2011 issue of this magazine, contained an error in the second-last paragraph on page 49.

The paragraph under the subhead, PVDF Version Under Development,

LLC, Pawcatuck, CT, USA, at the website listed below. www.cablecomponents.com

Teknor Apex Promotes Sandland and Ponte

The Thermoplastic Elastomer Division of Teknor Apex Company, Pawtucket, RI, USA, has promoted Nick Sandland and Elizabeth Ponte to two new positions created to provide a strong regional focus for marketing and sales in the Americas.

Sandland is now Marketing and Sales Director, Americas. “Nick played a key role in setting up direct sales and distribution structures for our TPE business in Europe, and in the USA he was instrumental in launch-ing our highly success-ful Medalist® range of medical elastomers,” said Suresh Swamina-than, VP in charge of the Thermoplastic Elas-tomer Division. “His extensive experience with both thermoplastic vulcanizate technology and automotive sealing systems, acquired before he came to Teknor Apex, is directly rel-evant to our recently acquired Sarlink® TPV range.”

A native of England, Sandland joined Teknor Apex in 2006 as its European Market Manager for TPEs. He relocated to the USA in 2008 to become Senior Industrial Market Manager for TPEs.

Ponte is now Mar-keting Manager, Ameri-cas. “Liz brings to her new role 12 years of experience in research, engineering, sales and marketing,” said Sachin Sakhalkar, Director of Strategic Marketing. “She has demonstrated a great capacity for strategic thinking and strength in developing new business.”

Ponte joined Teknor Apex Company in 2001 as a Process Engineer for the Vinyl Division, was Assistant Produc-tion Manager for the former Rubber Division, served the Thermoplastic Elastomer Division as Consumer-Product Market Manager and until now has been Sales Representative for the Bioplastics Division’s Ter-raloy™ compounds. www.teknorapex.com

erroneously referred to Ethylene Tet-rafluoroethylene as ECTFE. The para-graph should have read as follows:

“A FluoroFoam version has been developed with the same chemically foamable characteristic for Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE). A Polyvi-nylidene Fluoride (PVDF) FluoroFoam version will be available to the wire and cable industry in early 2012.”

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New Polymers for Use in Wire & Cable Applications

Whereas the list of “new polymers” might be limited, the goal today is to find increasingly complex blends of polymers that meet the ever-challenging balance of performance, ap-pearance, fire safety, health impact, environmental sustain-ability and, of course, cost. Finding those unique blends using PVC, urethanes, olefins, styrenics, rubbers or other engineering polymers is becoming the norm for precision or optimal designs of wire and cable.

Some novel thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) technologies are currently being introduced into the market for “soft touch” or flexible cable applications.

New olefin/EPDM elastomeric polymers are now finding unique applications in wire and cable as potential alternatives to conventional PVC-based materials.

New Demands for Polymers: Production, Performance, Regulation, Etc.

The ambiguity of regulations throughout the world make polymer selection a complex issue for wire and cable Design Engineers. There is a lot of anecdotal bias toward either halo-genated or halogen-free material technologies that has tended to sway requirements for OEM specifications.

From a true scientific engineering balance perspective, where performance, safety, health impact and environmental sustainability are each considered, it is reasonable to continue to use proven polymers such as PVC and polyolefins, con-sidering that the hazards and impacts of each are relatively equal, even if different.

Converting from conventional PVC to halogen-free cable designs is certainly not trivial, especially in the higher and more demanding fire performance applications. Where PVC is inherently resistant to the spread of fire, olefin-based, halogen-free compounds must be significantly loaded with alternate flame and smoke suppressants, which ultimately affect flexibility, processability and cost.

Even with the vast perception that halogen-free com-pounds are more favorable in terms of health impact and environmental sustainability, PVC has an equally impressive record in health care and fire safety applications that are also recognized as meeting RoHS requirements and recyclability and life-cycle benefits.

How to Select a Polymer for Your Wire & Cable Application

While most initial inquiries for materials are based on certain individual properties such as oxygen index, low tem-perature brittle point, hardness or physical properties, there is no way to make a truly informed recommendation without

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by:David B. KiddooGlobal Business ManagerAlphaGary Corporation(A Mexichem Company)170 Pioneer Dr.Leominster, MA 01453 USAwww.alphagary.com understanding the details

of the cable design and the ultimate cable performance testing criteria. Most cable approvals are based upon cable tests that incorporate the interactions and ef-fects of all the materials contained in the cable. For example, in cable fire tests (as are required by most safety codes and standards), the same set of materials used within the cable can be made to pass or fail simply

by the adjustment of thicknesses of the sheath, insulation or other cable components. The chemical or combustion interactions between materials in a single cable, regardless of how insignificant the component may seem in the overall weight balance, can drastically impact the performance of the cable.

Suffice it to say, that for wire and cable, there is no “one size fits all” solution for materials. www.alphagary.com

Increasingly unique polymer blends are needed to meet modern performance requirements. Also,

polymer selection is, today, a more complex issue.

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Compounds Offered by AlphaGary:AlphaGary specializes in the design and development of PVC, olefin, urethane and thermoplastic elastomer compounds in a wide variety of blends and alloys. AlphaGary is a custom compounder, often developing materials to meet specific and demanding customer requirements. The company services its global customer base through a dedicated Sales Team within both AlphaGary and Mexichem, along with a worldwide net-work of distribution partners and representatives. AlphaGary and Mexichem currently have five manufacturing facilities in the USA, UK, Mexico and Colombia.AlphaGary’s wire and cable materials have led the industry in balancing transmission, mechanical, thermal, fire performance, health impact and environmental sustainability. AlphaGary and Mexichem products comply to quality standards ranging from the most basic to the most rigorous codes and testing proce-dures, as well as to a myriad of global standards.Specialty compounds offered by AlphaGary include SMOKE-GUARD® low smoke flame retardant PVC, MEGOLON® low smoke halogen free, GARATHANE® thermoplastic urethane and GARAFLEX® thermoplastic elastomers (vinyl, olefin/EPDM, styrenic, nylon and vulcanizate). AlphaGary also of-fers a full line of customized color masterbatch to support each of the compounds it sells. In addition to these wire and cable compounds, AlphaGary and Mexichem also uniquely serve the Regulated Medical, Beverage / Food Packaging (ALPHASEAL®), Consumer TPE (EVOPRENE®), Automotive and Footwear markets.www.alphagary.com

Cat 6 cable (left) and fiber optic cable (right)

EMPHASIS ARTICLES:A section of by-lined ar-ticles on a selected sub-ject. Articles are original, technical, educational and directly related to the Emphasis subject.Length: 500-2000 words plus graphics.Deadline: Idea, outline or ab-stracts are due two months prior to the publication month, and materials are due one month prior to the publication month.

Tapes, Yarns & Strength Members RoundupSuppliers have responded to our call for the state-of-the-art

in tape, yarn and strength member technology

compiled by the Editors at Wire & Cable Technology International

High-Technology Textile SolutionsWouter Hoevenberg, International Sales Manager at GOTEX S.A., Barcelona, Spain, says, “GOTEX S.A. is a globally operating company that has been serving the cable industry with custom fiber solutions since 1947. During our long history, in an ever-changing world, our mission remains the same: ‘To satisfy our customer needs for innovative high-tech textile solutions.’“Knowledge of high-performance fibers and specialty coatings and our capacity to translate these into prod-uct solutions is what makes us successful. From our vertically integrated manufacturing facility in Europe we supply:

•Flexible strength members—offering longitudinal stability and protection.

•Central strength elements—offering longitudinal stability and a desired bending radius.

•Binder yarns—to keep the cable elements together.•Ripcords—to cut through the outer jacket.•Water blocking yarns—to keep water out.•Woven glass tapes—give protection against

rodents.•Aramid woven tapes—offering ballistic protection.•Mica tapes (fire protection)—adding fire-resistant

properties.

“We are ISO 9001 certified; quality as well as cost-efficiency are core foundations. Being dedicated to these values is what made us the European market leader in textile elements for the cable industry. It is our mission to continue innovating and creating new solutions in close co-operation with our customers and our knowledge centers.” www.gotexweb.com

Yarn Converter Specializes in Winding Yarns to Customer SpecsBob Herrmann of Standard Tytape Company Inc., Hendersonville, NC, USA, says, “Standard Tytape Company has been in business since 1935. We are

yarn converters, and we specialize in winding yarns to each customer’s unique specifications.“Our primary products are braiding yarns, serving yarns and fillers. Cotton, spun yarns, dyed yarns and fungus-treated yarns are our specialties, but we also have experience in winding filament yarns such as polyester, nylon and polypropylene, among others. We can wind anywhere from one end to 100 ends parallel on a tube. We supply wound braider tubes for Wardwell, New England Butt and Oma braiders.” www.tytape.com

Self-Fusing TapeDon Teng of China-based U Gear Automatic Ma-chinery Co., Ltd. and U Gear Material Co., Ltd., says, “UG-106AH is a highly flexible electrical insulation tape, which is made of specially formulated PIB insulation rubber. The tape has excellent electrical and physical properties, which enable the tape to amalgamate quickly when applied under tension, providing a void-free homogeneous wrapping with-out external heat. It is highly resistant to prolonged immersion in the water.

“UG-106AH electrical insulation tape is designed for jointing, splicing and repairing wires and cables above or below the ground. Also, the tape can be used to repair and protect against corrosion on hose, plastic and metal tubes.” www.a1a1a.com

Double Your Productivity with Company’s Cable SolutionsLasse Ø, Nielsen, Sales Manager, Roblon Industry, Roblon A/S, Frederikshavn, Denmark, says, “Roblon’s Light-flex strength member is used for reinforcement of optical fiber cables and offers extremely lightweight and high wear-resistance properties due to its special formulation impregnation. Light-flex can be stranded around the cable center or inserted longitudinally as a strength member, and it has successfully been tested

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Cables manufactured with materials from GOTEX.

UG-106AH Self-Fusing Tape.

ROUNDUP ARTICLES:A collection of editorialcontributions from multiple suppliers to a selected sector of the industry. The article isstaff-compiled andcontributions are directlyrelated to the Roundupsubject.Length: 50-150 words plus graphics.Deadline: Two weeks prior to the publication month.

Gone are the days when human interactions were limited by the span of distance that existed between individuals, where the speed of communication was dictated by the pace of the traditional messenger on foot. Evolution and revolu-tion went hand-in-hand and that resulted in the advances by leaps and bounds in the field of telecommunications. Wires gave a new hope to the world. Life became easier, com-munications increased and long-distance relations became easily accessible.

Further, human development and aspiration led to rapid industrialization and with that came the increased role of electricity in enhancing productivity and mechanization. Wires gained predominance there too, and power cables made life comfortable for everyone. Now wires and cables form an integral part of life, whether it is in telecommu-nication, information transmission systems, signaling in railways, power transmission, under-the-hood harnesses or domestic applications.

Facts & IncidentsHowever, every advancement in technology that tries

to make its place in nature is tested by nature in various and often unusual ways. Wires and cables have not been an exception to this phenomenon, whereby they are often found to be damaged by rodents and termites and various other subterranean insects.

The numbers are interesting as some 40% of mammal species found on the earth are rodents, and there exists over one million known insect species in the world. And some of these insect species have highly dynamic reproductive systems such as the Odontotermes obesus, which is a type of termite that lays one egg per second.

The incidents are many and shocking. One such incident was reported by NZ Herald, saying that a rat chewed a fiber

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by:Sonal Sapale, Technical Marketing Manager, and Priya Payal, Asst. Business Development ManagerC Tech Corporationwww.ctechcorporation.comwww.rodrepel.comwww.termirepel.com

optic cable bringing the stock exchange to a halt and stop-ping shoppers from using EFTpos machines. On that day, trading on the stock exchange was brought to a halt from 11:01 AM until 4:00 PM.

Another incidence involved Timesonline, UK News, which reported a disastrous death of an elderly lady due to a gas explosion. Gnawing rodents were to blame for the death of this woman in a massive explosion that flattened her home. The rodents had gnawed through her kitchen pipes, causing a buildup of gas the room.

Rodents, due to their growing incisors, need something to gnaw on in order to reduce their incisors length. Rodents will gnaw practically anything they can get their teeth on. And they are attracted to the smell and color of plasticizers.

Smaller than rodents are termites. These eusocial insects be-lieve in “united we stand and divided we fall”. A single termite may not be able to cause immense damage, but united they have the power to bring down your home in a night. Around €200 million is spent every year for termite treatment. If the costs of repairs and replacements are added to this amount, the annual cost can easily reach €500 million per year.

Of Metal & PoisonsThe need to address the problems of rodents and termites

is evident from the various practices adopted such as the use of PA12, glass rovings or fiber reinforced plastics, all of which have limitations, with little significant impact on mini-mizing the damage. The currently favored method involves use of metal armoring, especially in the wire and telecom industry. Again, this alternative is limited in its scope as it compromises cable flexibility and often leads to corrosion. It is also not very cost-effective. Based on the current cop-per price, the cost of armoring can be as high as 48% of the total cable cost for a standard small-size cable.

As for the effectiveness, quoting an additional testimony, Steven Elmore of CommScope, said, “And once critters

Today’s world relies on uninterrupted telecommunications, information transfer and reliable power supply. This means that any problems resulting from rodents and termites must be addressed effectively and sustainably.

Of Rodents, Termites & Wires — Protecting Plastics from Pests

FEATURE ARTICLEBy-lined technical articles on any wire and cable industry subject. Articles are original, technical, educational and present one or more of the following: new technology, research results, market study results, case history information, fundamental instructions.Length: 500-2000 words.Deadline: Idea, outline or abstracts are due two months prior to the publication month, and materials are due one month prior to the publication month.

Tony DeRosa, President of Cor-tinovis Machinery America, Inc., Bloomsbury, NJ, USA, reports that Cortinovis Machinery America and its parent company, Cortinovis Machin-ery, SpA, Valbrembo, Italy, supply a variety of rotating machinery including stranders, drum twisters and rotating payoffs for the manufacture of envi-ronmentally friendly Milliken cables and subsea umbilical cables. These machines incorporate advanced features and capabilities.

Rebuilding North America’s Power Transmission Infrastructure

As North America prepares to rebuild its crumbling infrastructure and increase the quantity of its power transmission lines, decisions need to be made about how to get the power from the genera-tion plants to the places it is required. Overhead transmission lines of 400 KV have significant environmental impact. Therefore underground power lines are

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Rotating Equipment for Underground & Subsea Cable

the best option. Underground transmis-sion lines, Milliken Cables, are used for high-voltage underground transmission when servicing highly populated areas around cities, airports, power genera-tions plants, etc.

These conductors have large cross sections that are obtained through the composition of sectors. The pre-spi-ralled sectors are made separately on rigid stranders and in a second phase are composed into one big cross section with a drum twisting line. The Milliken conductor is composed with four to seven pre-spiralled compacted sectors. Each sector is separated from the adja-cent with insulating or semi-conductive tapes. Frequently, a central round con-ductor is used and a water-blocking tape is placed between the sectors’ layers.

Cortinovis has developed rotat-ing machines specifically designed to handle these large conductors. The first of these is the Cortinovis Rigid Cage Strander with rotating compacting heads and the second for the sector assembly, is the Cortinovis Drum Twister with Rotating Payoffs.

Large Planetary Stranders for Assembly of Subsea Umbilical Cables

Cortinovis has developed and in-stalled large Planetary Stranders for assembling the various cable designs required for subsea applications. Some constructions include members that require minimum bending require-ments and are required to be abrasion resistant.

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These armored umbilical cables have breaking strengths in excess of 200 tons. They incorporate many different types of constructions and metallic sheaths and steel or synthetic strength members.

This Cortinovis machine can hold 24 main bobbins (3000 mm diameter) and 20 filler bobbins (1650 mm diameter).

The maximum weight of each main bobbin is 30 tons and the filler bobbins are 3 tons maximum. The operating speed is 15 RPM with a maximum linear speed of 45 mpm.

This machine can handle an umbilical up to 500 mm in diameter. Other sizes and configurations are available to meet spe-cific customer and cable requirements.

To obtain additional information and technical specifications on Cortinovis Rigid Cage Stranders with rotating compacting heads, Drum Twisters with Rotatig Payoffs and large Planetary Stranders for subsea umbilical applica-tions, visit the website listed below.

www.cortinovisamerica.com

Cortinovis Drum Twister with Rotating

Payoffs.

Sector assembly unit on Cortinovis Drum Twister Line.

Cortinovis large Planetary Strander (above) for making subsea umbilical

cables (below).

TECH BRIEFSOne page staff-prepared,technical article on a newproduct, process or service related to the wire and cable industry.Length: 500-2000 words.Deadline: Idea, outline or ab-stracts are due two months prior to the publication month, and materials are due one month prior to the publication month.

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