EuroWire July 2023

Focus on UK

Modular design taping machinery

Ridgway Machines is a manufacturer of taping machinery for cable and conductors. Its taping machines can be manufactured for a wide variety of applications, and are designed to meet customers’ specific requirements. They include multi-purpose taping heads that will apply a variety of materials such as Kapton®, glass and varnish, Daglas, mica and PTFE to round or flat conductors. Ridgway’s new HTM-CDC taping machine features two concentric taping heads and a CAT50 haul-through system. The taping heads are designed to accommodate both flat and cross-wound tape pads, to suit the required application. Twin servo motor technology ensures the fast and accurate application of the applied tapes. The modular design of the machinery allows it to be built to different specifications, such as one, two or three bay. The design of the machinery can be adjusted to suit specific customer/application requirements by Ridgway’s in-house design and manufacturing team. The company also manufactures equipment to complement the main taping machines. This range includes drum stands

Ridgway taping machine

for de-reeling and re-spooling of wires, dancer units, heating systems and induction units, radiant and sintering ovens, varnish baths, and air- and water-cooling systems. This additional equipment allows Ridgway to provide a full solution to meet the customer’s manufacturing requirements.

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and technological advancement of the machines. In 2018, Transworld Engineering took the first steps to expand its market on a more international front, focusing mainly on Europe. With more than ten years of experience in spring manufacturing, Transworld Engineering offers advice, engineering support and aftercare, keeping the machines it sells running smoothly while assisting the customer with all their needs. The company’s research into tech- nologically advanced and competitive products has led to an extensive catalogue that allows it to provide solutions for customers’ needs. All of the machines use the latest CNC control technology and Japanese servomotors, and cover a wire size range from 0.1 to 20mm. The full range of spring-coiling and wire-forming machines includes versa- tile CNC spring forming machines, CNC compression spring machines, automatic wire feeding machines, box ovens, conveyor furnaces and grinding machines. Transworld Engineering Ltd www.transworldengineering.co.uk

world of spring production. Among those who have most helped the company is Stuart Pilley, now its managing director. His collaboration has benefited the company, helping to expand the market to an international level with his technical knowledge. His interest and ambition led him to acquire the company in 2023. In February this year, Transworld moved to a modern new showroom, in Waterfall Lane Trading Estate, Cradley Heath, Birmingham. With continuous collaboration between the two directors, Mr Barrett and Mr Pilley, the company is centred on tradition in customer care and modernity

Transworld Engineering is a spring machinery specialist, distributing to and supporting companies across Europe. It provides manufacturing machinery, including spring manufacturing and wire forming, wire feeding, heat treatment, grinding and testing machinery, and tooling. Transworld Engineering in 2009 after a period of travel and research in China, which gave him the opportunity to develop friendships and partnerships with select manufacturers. Since then, Transworld has had contact with several prominent figures in the Philip Barrett founded

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July 2023