EuroWire May 2023

9-11 May 2023

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Operators can connect to the process line via computer or smartphone. Options include cloud data logging and alarm notifications to mobile devices. The remote access capability permits troubleshooting from anywhere in the world. The software has status screens that indicate all inputs and outputs, in order to simplify maintenance and operations. All temperatures and pressures are graphed for easy visualisation of the process trends. Alarms are logged along with the time and date of the incident. This data is critical for product quality assurance and standards compliance such as ISO 9001.

Reelex Packaging Solutions manu- factures a range of Reelex coiling, pack aging and ancillary equipment, while continuously developing new packaging innovations. At Interwire, the company will display the new S320 single-spindle coiling ma chine making live Reelex coils. The company recently debuted the S320 and M340 single and dual-spindle Reelex coiling machines, along with Reelex Air® – a box package that allows manufacturers to fit 20 to 40 per cent more boxes per pallet with a slimmer box profile and less waste.

Rautomead Ltd Booth 520

Established in 1978, Rautomead has evolved to become an experienced supplier of continuous casting technology for non-ferrous alloys. Its machines are used internationally to deliver continuous casting of copper wire and copper cable, alloy wire, engineering alloys, precious metals, copper magnesium and copper chrome zirconium rod. Rautomead has always aimed to modernise aspects of the non-ferrous metals industry with its many end-uses and worldwide applications. It carries out casting at near net shape to minimise processing costs, and offers casting of an increasing range of alloys for products being developed by the auto- motive, medical and communications industries. This keeps its continuous casting technol ogy at the forefront of the industry with a team of experienced engineers available to support clients. Rautomead Ltd www.rautomead.com

Reelex Packaging Solutions, Inc www.reelex.com

Refractron Technologies Corp Booth 1827

Refractron designs and manufacturers precise, durable, wear-resistant zirconia ceramics that help wire and cable manufacturers extend maintenance cycles and preserve wire quality. The company has experience manu- facturing products for drawing equip- ment made by major OEMS, and its engineers can support the retrofitting of vintage lines with new balanced capstans, step cones or replacement rings, and rolls.

Fluid bed furnace from QED

AutoCoat TM – an upgrade to existing high speed zinc and Galfan process lines – uses independent measurement and fine tune control to achieve consistent and uniform coating weight application with a precision of ±10g/m 2 . Data acquisition and networking with remote monitoring are provided using the latest Siemens PLC hardware. The measurement of galvanised coatings on steel wire is achieved via sensors that communicate with a Siemens PLC control panel in real time. The sensors relay current coat weight data that is instantly compared to a user set target. The system then regulates a closed PID loop, controlling output pressure to individual nitrogen nozzles. With a bed of fine aluminium oxide particles and precise air and gas control, QED’s fluid bed furnaces offer an environ- mentally friendly heat-treating solution in an energy-efficient package. The fluid bed’s rapid heat transfer results in shorter furnace length and more compact and easier-to-operate process lines. Other technology being promoted by QED includes pulse-firing muffle tube furnaces; galvanising and Galfan coating; dual-loop pressure/temperature combustion control system; and pre cleaning with ultrasonics.

Reelex Packaging Solutions, Inc Booth 813

Reelex will display its next-generation coiling equipment. Reelex packaging is a patented method of winding flexible products into a figure-eight coil featuring tangle- and twist-free payout. This packaging method has become a standard for wire and cable manufacturers around the world and is also being adopted for products such as fibre optics, building wire and plastic tubing.

Refractron’s IzoryHD multi-wire capstans and rolls

The company’s Izory®HD material with ceramic properties is often featured on drawing lines but its wear resistance and polished surface finish also make it a suitable material choice for guides, pulleys and eyelets. Refractron’s team is looking forward to face-to-face meetings at Interwire, to identify business objectives and align expectations, to learn about visitors’ experiences with ceramics, and to answer questions about its US-made IzoryHD products.

QED Wire Lines Inc www.qedwire.com

Refractron Technologies Corp www.refractron.com

The new S320 Reelex machine will be on display at Interwire

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