EuroWire March 2016

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4 th - 8 th April

training programme to develop the next generation of world class mechanical and control engineers to keep the Holton Crest technology at the forefront,” said Malcolm Ladd (CEng), managing director. Holton Crest Ltd – UK Website : www.holtoncrest.com

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IBA Stand: 10B47

IBA’s Easy-e-Beam® crosslinking technology, based on a Dynamitron® electron beam accelerator, has been successfully used for over 50 years in numerous industrial applications. In the cable and wiring industry, it has been employed for decades to treat polymer wire and cable insulation and jacketing. Crosslinking provides halogen-free, environmentally friendly wire and cables with improved resistance to abrasion, high temperatures, chemicals, mechanical forces, and more. With Easy-e-Beam® V3, IBA has enhanced the overall customer experience, streamlining integration with on-premise equipment, and increased user-friendliness with an improved layout. The compact modular concept that supports the Easy-e-Beam® system now allows for a full assembly of every system within the IBA factory, immediately following the manufacturing process. Consequently, it can be thoroughly tested, all the way to the maximum speci cations requested by the customer, even before being shipped to the end user’s location. This reduces the installation and commissioning time considerably as these steps were previously scheduled on-site at the customer’s location. With the new con guration, customers receive a well-prepared system, reducing installation and commissioning time by more than 50 per cent. Assembly and wiring has been reduced to about four weeks. For the commissioning and validation protocol, another four weeks are typically required, bringing the IBA team’s eld presence to two months in general. Customers anticipating an Easy-e-Beam® arrival no longer have to deal with elaborate preparations: the number of interfaces has been reduced to just a handful in order to simplify operation of the system. V3 also o ers improved integration modalities with the di erent utilities required to operate the Easy-e-Beam®. These enhancements were developed to enable a faster and more e cient implementation at the customer site. The goal of the remodel was to make the system more user-friendly. The Dynamitron® accelerator at the heart of the Easy-e-Beam® system, widely recognised as a very reliable system, remains unchanged. However, the Easy-e-Beam® system layout was redesigned to accommodate multiple improvements. In line with the overall IBA spirit of collaboration, the company chose to complement its in-house accelerator expertise with external know-how concerning the mechanical handling equipment required to convey wires and cables under the beam. IBA partnered with leading wire and cable equipment suppliers to ensure top-notch product handling systems surrounding the Dynamitron®, resulting in excellent uptime. The redesign not only covers easy integration of such external suppliers’ machinery, but also relocates the handling process equipment outside of the crosslinking chamber. Previously it was exposed to a mixture of radiation, ozone and often moisture created by the crosslinking process. The new layout features walls that segregate the handling process equipment from this harsh, corrosive environment, for improved equipment durability. IBA – Belgium Website : www.iba-industrial.com

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