EoW September 2008

english technology news

Maximising the possibilities of wire forming

Er-Bakir, Elektrolitik Bakir Mamulleri AS in Turkey, has placed an order with SMS Meer for the modernisation of its existing Contirod copper rod plant. The aim of the measure is to increase the output from currently 18t/h to 30t/h of copper wire rod in the future. The modernisation is scheduled for summer 2009. Additional burners will increase the melting capacity of the shaft furnace, the energy efficiency will be improved by raising the height of the existing shaft furnace and a new higher-performance charging system will be installed to meet OMCG CNC benders are available to form wire, tube and strip or parts for assembly, in variations to cover low, medium or high volume up to 18,000 per hour. CNC Feed & Form machines work with Easy Program 3D screen animation, a program that runs at production speed for bend head manipulation in forming. CNC allows forming with wire from 1mm to 18mm. The bend head allows sharp inside radii smaller than any pin diameter and parts can have a formed eye on both ends. Additional ancillary units allow coining, cold heading, threading and welding. With the manipulator, assembly is possible and limited only by the imagination of the engineer to create the work cell. It is possible to make two different parts on the CNC and weld them together. With the Easy Program on a desktop computer the program can be prepared, tested and sent to the CNC machine via a company network without interfering with existing production. OMCG programmable slides allow quick tool change over, some in 10 minutes. Mechanical slides take the longest to change over to a different part but then run at high speed, so making up the lost time and producing considerably more parts at the end of the day. To compare, CNC Feed & Form can produce 300 parts per hour; using OMCG programmable slides 1,500 parts can be produced per hour while with mechanical slides the rate increases to 3,000 to 10,000 per hour.

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Wire bending with CNC – limited only by the ▲ ▲ imagination of the engineer

For long car seat wires the OMCG Turbo is available, with two, three or four bend forming heads and an articulate manipulator for precise bend angle control. OMCG Spa – Italy

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Er-Bakir modernises Contirod® copper rod plant

the higher melting capacity. Further activities will include the modification of the Hazelet twin-belt caster for a larger casting cross-section. At the same time, the fundamental principle of the solidification of the melt in a straight line with the associated benefits for the product quality will be retained. SMS Meer GmbH – Germany Fax : +49 2161 350 1667 Email : info@sms-meer.com Website : www.sms-meer.com

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USP Fine and ultra fine wire rewinding unit 1000 x 732.5 x 1371 mm

T +41 44 938 98 88 F +41 44 938 98 38 info@somafinewire.ch www.somafinewire.ch

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EuroWire – September 2008