EuroWire May 2023

Focus on Italy

Compounds and polyolefins Fainplast produces PVC compounds and polyolefins for a wide range of industries. One of its core sectors of focus is the cable industry. Based in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, Fainplast has been providing inno- vative and sustainable solutions to cable manufacturers for more than 30 years. a focus on reducing the environmental impact of their production. The company has implemented a closed-loop system for the recovery and reuse of waste, and has developed compounds that meet the most stringent environmental regulations, as well as investing in lower energy-consuming systems and moving towards energy independence.

Fainplast develops compounds to meet strict environmental regulations

Its PVC compounds and polyolefins are specifically designed to meet the needs of the cable industry, with products rang- ing from low-smoke, halogen-free, cross- linkable compounds to special grades for high-speed data transmission cables.

it to develop customised solutions for customers, meeting specific requirements and ensuring quality levels. Fainplast Srl www.fainplast.com

In addition to its commitment to sus- tainability, Fainplast places emphasis on research and development, continually working to improve and expand its product offerings. The company’s laboratory and testing equipment allow

Fainplast’s products and processes have

Machines designed and built in Italy WTM has its headquarters in Padua, in the northeast of Italy – an area of importance for Italian industrial and manufacturing production. The company designs and builds its machines entirely in Italy.

final calibrating and patenting that are configured for each line. Together with the cooling units along each strand, the thermal cooling profile is controlled on the cooling conveyor. In this final part of the wire rod material treatment, different set-ups of the fans below the roller table allow the desired cooling rate pattern of the steel between the γ to α transformation to be obtained. This can be ensured by using hoods to maintain the lower cooling profile, up to the maximum cooling rate without hood and maximum speed of the fans, playing a significant role in the cooling of high-carbon wire rod with a fine pearlitic microstructure. Pittini www.pittini.it facturers to obtain the best production results. Each aspect of the taping ma- chines, stranding lines, sintering ovens and vision systems is chosen to offer a solution tailored to customers’ individual needs. With more than 650 machines sold worldwide, WTM can supply equipment to manufacturers of cables for sectors such as aeronautic, aerospace, defence, automotive and industrial automation, for the production of energy cables, motors and generators, data transmission cables, and twinax and high frequency coaxial cables, among others. WTM Srl www.wtmachinery.com

Since 1993, WTM has progressively expanded its range of machines for the cable industry, from vertical and horizontal taping lines to single-twist stranding machines, and from the WTM Visio System for in-line quality control to cable sintering ovens with infrared, hot air or combined technology. The technical design, internal production of a large part of the mechanical components, assembly and software programming are all managed by WTM. The company’s R&D team analyses the production requirements of each indi- vidual customer, and is ready to develop new solutions to allow cable manu-

WTM supplies a range of machines for the cable industry

Characteristics of thermo-mechanical and air patenting in modern rolling

mill in Verona has five controlled cooling units for each strand. These cooling zones throughout the mill make it possible to start a thermomechanical process earlier in the strand and to obtain a high refinement of the austenitic grain size, with three multiple reductions prior to

In modern quality wire rod production, a key role is played by expert know-how combined with the power of modern technologies, traceability and environ- mentally friendly processes. The Pittini plant located in Verona, named Acciaierie di Verona, meets the requirements for production of low- medium- and high-carbon steel wire rod. Started in 2018, the rolling mill is designed to obtain high quality wire rod by using the latest technologies throughout all production phases, designed according to the Industry 4.0 concept and featuring cutting-edge steel rolling technology. Heat treatment along the whole process and air patenting in the final phase are also important. The Pittini wire rod rolling

Pittini closely controls the cooling process

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