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or tube stranders, bunchers, twisters, or other rotating machinery. The system transmits data by radio signal, avoiding many drawbacks of mechanisms such as slip rings and telemetric systems. By eliminating overstressing and excessive slack in wires, it reduces wire breaks and increases throughput. RTM improves the quality of the cables produced and it can open new markets for factories that presently operate without tension control. The RTM equipment can be configured in various ways to handle nearly any tension control task. The monitoring system comprises tension sensors, amplifiers, bus system with radio transceiver and software. The components are specially designed for rotating applications and are all produced by FMS. A wide range of proven tension sensors is available. If control is required, controllers are used instead of amplifiers. The system can be powered by AC or DC. FMS Force Measuring Systems AG – Switzerland Website : www.fms-technology.com Flymca SL, located in Spain, is a producer of rotating equipment for the cable industry. Flymca’s range of machines includes: rigid stranders, tubular stranders, double twist bunchers, bow stranders, drum twisting lines, planetary stranders, payoffs, take-ups, capstans, caterpillars and taping heads. For different types of cables, such as power, telecommunication, instrumen- tation, steel, offshore or umbilical, Flymca’s high technology, robust machines are built for low maintenance and easy operation. Flyro deals in second-hand equipment for the wire and cable industry. Flymca & Flyro – Spain Website : www.flymca.com Flymca & Flyro Booth C18

sales and service, Euroalpha offers the customer preliminary technical advice, planning and analysis of the production process. The Euroalpha R1 rod breakdown machine with the VAH vertical annealer is a new design with tandem capstans arranged in two rows. This ergonomic machine is designed and constructed for ease of use and maintenance. Each tungsten carbide coated steel capstan is powered by an independent AC motor. R1 rod breakdown machine features a new lubricant system; a jet of coolant is directed towards the die inlet with an additional jet of coolant directed to the drawing ring to maintain high wire surface quality.

The Eder exhibition stand ▲ ▲

at the stand and the latest catalogues will be available. Eder Engineering GmbH – Austria Website : www.eder-eng.com

Enkotec A/S Booth D28

Enkotec A/S will be releasing a new nail machine, the MI01. This user-friendly and ergonomically designed machine produces round nails of 2.3mm – 3.8mm diameter and 50mm-90mm lengths and is intended for small and midsize capacity needs.TheMI01isbasedontheestablished Enkotec rotary forming principle, allowing the production of high-quality nails at high speed. For the M101, Enkotec has chosen a simple and sturdy transmission system, mainly based on belt drives, with a more mechanical adjustment set-up than its NX top models. The tooling ring includes a reduced number of dies, which is a factor in allowing tooling changeovers in the MI01 machine to be made easily and quickly. As with other Enkotec nail machines, the M101 has an efficient active nail ejection system and low noise level, which is a result of the rotary head-forming principle. Moreover, the straightening unit is placed in a closed box, from which it is possible to establish a connection to exhaust ventilation. The MI01 features a newly designedwire payoffwithmachine- integrated controls, allowing a maximum

R1 and VAH – front view ▲ ▲

Additional guiding dies are fitted at the inlet of each die-holder to guarantee straight input of the wire into the drawing dies. The die holder includes a ‘fast cleaning’ system. The R1 line is a limited-slip machine. Euroalpha srl – Italy Website : www.euroalpha.it

FIB Booth D36

FIB is currently working on several innovations, including an auto-control of the convection level for open fire furnaces; motorisation of the Constan mixers; new high-duty flame monitoring; new features for fluidised beds (quenching, diffusion and tempering); ‘flash’ fluxing and a new generation of zinc monitoring. FIB Belgium SA – Belgium Website : www.fib.be

coil weight of 2,000 kg. Enkotec A/S – Denmark Website : www.enkotec.com

Fort WayneWire Die Inc Booth B11

FMS Force Measuring Systems Booth J09

Euroalpha srl Italian Pavilion

Along with showcasing its full line of diamond wire drawing dies, Fort Wayne Wire Die (FWWD) will have personnel on hand to provide details about the company’s die-inventory management and re-cutting services to optimise return on investment for its customers. ➣➢➣

Euroalpha manufactures wire drawing equipment for non-ferrous materials, specialising in wire drawing equipment for copper, aluminium and aluminium alloys. In addition to machine production,

Cable makers can monitor and control tension in individual wires on a stranding machine using Radio Transmission Tension Monitoring (RTM) from FMS. It can be easily applied on most planetary

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