EOW May 2007

english technology news

Speeding up the armouring process Steel wire armouring on small cables with a diameter of up to 20mm is a very time consuming process, as the linear speed is low due to short lay-lengths. Pourtier-Gauder Group has developed a concentric solution achieving at least 2.5 times the productivity with conventional, single twist machines. The principle of the TEC 630-SWA machine is based on the ‘concentric multi-wire’ principle already applied by Pourtier for wire screening.

Customers can test this solution on a Pourtier production line.

Pourtier-Gauder Group – France Fax : +33 16426 6110 Email : sales.pourtier@gaudergroup.com Website : http://pourtier.gaudergroup.com

The TEC 630-SWA from Pourtier-Gauder Group

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Cutting the Petig way For many years Petig has been among the leaders in the field of hydraulic cable cutters.

A vast range of cable cutters

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Long before the hydrocut steel cutter made its appearance in the wire rod mills of the world, the first cable and wire rope cutters had been presented to Petig customers. Since then a vast family of hydraulic cable cutters has resulted. The cutters, which are made in eight sizes, have differing capacities. The smallest shear cuts to a maximum diameter of 16mm while the largest shear copes with a maximum of 225mm. Friedrich Petig GmbH – Germany With more than 30 years’ experience, Nova specialises in engineering, design and manufacture for the wire and cable industries. The Italian company’s range includes double twist bunchingmachine, double twist stranding machine, double twist pairing and quadding machine, single twist machine, drum twister lines, pay- off, take-up, rewinding lines, taping, rigid cage stranding machine, planetary machine, tubular machine, caterpillar and tension equalisers. Fax : +49 2181 73108 Email : info@petig.com Website : www.petig.com At a glance . . .

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EuroWire – May 2007