EuroWire September 2021

Focus On UK

Bringing manufacturers together in one catalogue

Techna has been involved with wire, cable and electrical products since its beginnings in 1945. The company, representing several leading wire and cable equipment manufacturers, has become a major supplier to the industry. Its relationships, some going back almost 50 years, provide the market with a com- bination of product ranges, engineering, continuous R&D, comprehensive spares and servicing, sales support and a wealth of applications knowledge and know- how. The latest edition of Techna’s machinery catalogue is packed with in-depth technical information, drawings, and application and ordering information. For the first time, it also brings together the product ranges of several manufacturers: • Joachim Uhing KG GmbH – rolling ring and timing belt linear drive systems, drive nuts, non-contact flange detec-

tion winding, automatic wind- ing width control, and wireless transmission for double-twist- bunchers.

• Witels Albert GmbH – wire and cable straightening and guiding; manual, semi- and fully automated wire and strip straighteners, roller guides, straightening and guide rolls, cable stripping and length measurement, transportation/drive rolls and pre-form heads. • Naber & Wissmann GmbH – capstans, rings and cones for most drawing machines, in ceramic (zirconium oxide/ aluminium oxide), various thermally coated vacuum alloyed materials, oxide ceramic coated for fine wire machines, and high alloyed hardened special steels. • GH Sachsenroeder GmbH – machine under-rollers (Gesadur WN®). • Rimtec Corp – hysteresis, magnetic and servo brakes, coupling and clutches. • Meccanica Nicoletti Srl – table-top to fully automated cable handling

▲ Techna’s Watford distribution centre

and racking; small and large take- ups (winders), payoffs, coilers, semi- and fully automated cable handling systems, and cable-drum vertical storage systems. • Fuhr GmbH & Co KG – rolling mills and associated equipment, mainly for cold- forming applications in industries such as automotive, electrical, food, textiles and construction; from stand-alone units to turnkey solutions for shaped, flat and round profiles in ferrous and non-ferrous wires as well as stainless steels. Techna International Ltd www.techna.co.uk