EuroWire May 2024

Wire Expo 2024

additional adjustments to the existing line set-up. conventional gooseneck and spooling technologies with a unique coiling technique. The machines produce coils up to 4.5 metric tons with twist-free wire in inverted carriers. Every metre of the wire can be run, resulting in no scrap, for maximum productivity. The larger wire package in carriers has the advantage of fewer stops during operation, and offers convenient shipping options. The NTC is also an energy saver, due to the payoff system in inverted carriers. Automation boosts efficiency and allows labour costs to be reduced while maintaining quality and productivity to meet demand. From rewinding lines to coilers and spoolers, Lämneå Bruk offers applications designed to further automate and streamline processes for modern wire production. The NTC replaces

are looking for easy-to-use solutions that reliably detect cracks, bumps, pits, wrinkles, scratches and similar defects, and also consistently and accurately measure diameter. commonly deployed in the wire and cable industry, LaserLinc’s FlawSense system uses laser-line triangulation technology to provide a 360° measurement of surface geometry, to detect defects regardless of product shape, orientation and colour, while being immune to ambient light variation. Defects are identified based on height, width and length variances that exceed user-specified thresholds derived directly from designed product specifications. In contrast, vision inspection systems do not measure surface geometry and cannot identify defects based on actual dimensional characteristics. Without 360° dimensional data, vision systems are limited to identifying defects based on complicated artificial intelligence and pattern recognition algorithms or light intensity changes. One of the main challenges with vision systems is dealing with false positives caused by factors such as colour variation, changes in ambient lighting and surface geometry. These systems also require significant training, making their deployment and use more complex. LaserLinc, Inc https://laserlinc.com 304 Madem Reels Group, with headquarters in Brazil, manufactures nailed wooden reels. The group has forests, sawmill and manufacturing plants in Brazil, Spain, Bahrain, the USA, Mexico and Colombia, and produces more than 500 containers/ trucks of knock-down reels per month. Magnetic Analysis Corp 607 The Minimac® II eddy current tester will be featured at the Magnetic Analysis Corp (MAC) booth. This addition to MAC’s range of eddy current test instruments for detecting surface and sub-surface defects such as laps, slivers and cracks in non-ferrous and ferrous wire and rod features an embedded processor host computer, and can be supplied with one or two test channels. Unlike vision systems Madem Reels Group Madem Reels Group www.mademreels.com

Products from Fort Wayne Wire Die

Polycrystalline diamond (Poly-Di) dies for maximum die life are available in sizes from 0.023 to 24mm (0.009" to 0.95"). Tungsten carbide dies are available for both round hole and shaped profile, in the standard R-Series nibs from R-2 to R-19, and also as rough core or finished in hole sizes from 0.2 to 76mm (0.008" to 3"). Extrusion tips are precision custom-manufactured in single-crystal diamond or polycrystalline diamond with guaranteed concentricity to 0.005mm TIR (0.0002"). Tips and dies are also available in tungsten carbide or tool steel. Other services and products include re-cutting services for single-crystal diamond dies, polycrystalline diamond dies or tungsten carbide dies; matched elongation die service; dual-draw dies that allow single-wire machines to double productivity; special wear parts made to customer specifications, including bunching and stranding dies, cut-off dies and shaving dies; and custom-made shaped wire dies (polycrystalline diamond or tungsten carbide) in a wide variety of shapes, including half-round, oval, hexagon, rectangle, triangle, square and flat. Fort Wayne Wire Die, Inc www.fwwd.com 702 Lämneå Bruk, headquartered amid forests and lakes in central Sweden, has established itself as a one-stop supplier and partner for all wire machinery needs, and has tailored solutions for various wire types, including welding, low- to high-carbon, stainless steel and spring wire. Though the company can deliver the whole range of wire manufacturing equipment, its focus in recent years has been on providing coiling and automated solutions. The No Twist Coiler (NTC) portfolio has been developed since 1992, with hundreds of deliveries made. Lämneå Bruk says that wire manufacturers have recorded significant increases in output during wire drawing and uncoiling processes without Lämneå Bruk AB

A precisely laid wire package

With a legacy spanning more than 200 years, Lämneå Bruk states that it is committed to providing the best technical machine solutions for international customers. With specialised industry knowledge, the company designs, develops and builds all machine components in-house, ensuring they are customised to the specific requirements.

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LaserLinc, Inc 819 LaserLinc, a specialist in open, scalable measurement and process control solutions, reports that there is surging demand to satisfy increasingly stringent quality standards. Manufacturers of high-value, high-specification cables

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