EoW March 2012

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sector shape copper conductors and round centre, with the very tight diameter tolerance typical of extra high voltage cable conductors. The turnkey supply included not only the cable design but also the supply of all necessary shaped rollers and dies for the new rotating compacting heads needed for the full range of cables. Cortinovis Machinery package includes not only the Rigid Cage Strander and Drum The new generation

Equipment prices have also been a major issue on which the company has analysed, giving customers value from re-designs to complete sub-assemblies so that the machines become more competitive. Quality has never been reduced and Conductix keeps a high control on its integrated mechanical, electrical and PLC design. These departments are one of the key points of the exibility and constant improvement. ConductixWampfler Delachaux Group – France Fax : +33 479 425 005 Email : info@conductix.com Website : www.conductix.com

The new self-centring compacting heads have proved its capability of producing high quality pre-spiralled sector shape conductor essential for reaching the approval of the cable quality control test system. The package includes the Drum Twister machine, capable of receiving large, heavy bobbins up to 4,500mm in diameter – among the largest machines of its type supplied worldwide – with high pull self-centring belt caterpillar type able to lay-up ve or six pre-spiralled

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Continuous Extrusion from Copper or Aluminium Rod Applications Include: • Conform™ - Conklad™ Original Machines at Affordable Prices Copper Bus Bar, Rectangular (Magnet) Wire, Commutators & Other Shaped Conductors Aluminium ‘Seamless’ Sheathing of OPGW, CATV and HV Cables Aluminium Round & Multivoid Tubes • • Solid Aluminium Conductor (SAC) •

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Cortinovis Machinery SpA, part of Eurolls Group and a leader in rotating machinery, has supplied and commissioned cable technology including such rotating machines as the Rigid Strander and Drum Twister for the production of high quality Milliken copper conductors up to 3,000mm².

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To ful l the tight quality requirements of such large cross section conductors, several aspects of the stranding and laying up processes required special attention and speci c developments. Cortinovis Machinery supplied the 91 wire rigid cage strander with updated technical solution on the renewed rotating compacting head for the production of the pre-spiralled sector shape copper conductor up to 600mm 2 .

For more information visit: www.bwe.co.uk Contact: +44 1233 627736 or kevinbennett@bwe.co.uk

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