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Annealer series for submarine cables

including rigid cage stranders, taping and screening lines, armouring lines, annealers for copper and/or aluminium/ alloy wire, and planetary stranders. MFL Group www.mflgroup.com

when the machine stops • Minimal maintenance and trouble free operation In addition to annealers, MFL Group provides a full range of machinery for submarine cable manufacturing,

With a 125-year history, MFL Group provides comprehensive machinery solutions for wire, cable and rope manufacturers. In the company’s submarine-cable manufacturing portfolio, the AF series represents MFL’s advanced annealer for copper, aluminium and alloy wires. The AF 80 model in particular produces large-sized submarine cables, and is capable of annealing copper wires with diameters exceeding 7mm at high speeds. Benefits of the AF series annealers include: • The ability to anneal round wires with a diameter of more than 8mm and trapezoidal wire up to 50mm 2 • High-speed and productivity that reaches 6,800kg/h • Precise regulation of the annealing section, and of the cooling water level • A hydraulic lift that allows easy wire threading • Integrated emulsion tank • Reduction of energy consumption • Ad hoc system for oxidised wire • Constant lengthening of the wire

MFL Group’s AF80 annealer for submarine cables

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September 2024