EOW March 2014

wire 2014 show

7-11 April

casting equipment, technicians, design and operational experience) is available to companies who wish to commission experimental and research work to develop technology and tooling for the manufacture and processing of new alloys and materials. The company’s partnership with the University of Dundee provides access to sophisticated laboratory equipment as well as support with analytical evaluation and academic contributions to the R&D e ort.

Rad-Con Stand: 09D06-03

Rad-Con specialises in the annealing production process, and is a manufacturer of new bell-type annealing furnace equipment, and a provider of systems that help existing annealing facilities operate better. The product range includes: Convection bell-type annealing furnaces; 100 per cent hydrogen protective atmosphere; spheroidise annealing (SA) of hot-rolled wire rod; quality surface, clean and decarb-free. Anneal: Furnace for annealing of drawn wires in batch: low and medium carbon steel wires; copper and copper alloy wires; aluminium cable on reels. Rad-Con Inc – USA Website : www.rad-con.com Continuous casting technology specialist Rautomead’s graphite furnace technology is particularly suited for production of high purity, high quality oxygen-free copper wire rods and copper alloy wire rods (copper silver, copper magnesium, copper tin). The upward casting equipment may be used to manufacture rods of all diameters between 8mm and 30mm diameter and is suitable feedstock for wire drawing and continuous rotary extrusion processes. End use applications include super ne wire, automotive wires, contact wire and trolley wires for high speed trains, data communication cables, CTC and transformer strips as well as enamelled wires. Machines available for immediate delivery: • RS 3000/6 automatic cathode feed • RS 3000/6 manual cathode feed Rautomead has completed two versions of the RS 3000 model, and these will be available for sale during wire 2014. Both machines have production capacity of 5,700tpyr and can be used to produce CuOF, CuMg, CuAg, DHP or CuSn (or a combination of alloys). Both machines can be used to produce any rod size between 8mm and 22mm diameter and can be adapted for 30mm diameter. Rautomead’s research and development facility at the factory in Dundee (upward Rautomead Stand: 10E56

➣➢➣ In addition to the fuel savings, the new burner runs with a cooler skin temperature, providing a more pleasant working and maintenance environment. ▲ QED mark 4 immersion burners on a high carbon line

Continuous casting technology from Rautomead

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Rautomead will also be introducing a new improved furnace design. This new furnace retains the essential graphite crucible and heating technology, but with improved thermal e ciency for lower operating cost and with extended period between furnace maintenance to increase productivity. Rautomead Ltd – UK Website : www.rautomead.com

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Qinhuangdao Yanda-Guohai Stand: 16B46/02 Qinhuangdao Yanda-Guohai Stainless Steel Co Ltd is a Chinese manufacturer of stainless steel wire and knitted mesh. It can supply stainless steel wire of 300 series, 400 series and 200 series ranging from 0.14mm to 5mm.

Ravni Technologies Stand: 10C11

The new range of wire straightening and cutting machines from Ravni Technologies has been successfully launched. The MDC30 is equipped with the servo cutting device and the user-friendly control panel. This machine cuts within a range of 3 to 10mm and operates at a rate of 30 to 130mpm. All machine functions can be found on the user-friendly control panel, which displays the di erent stages of the production process.

Yanda-Guohai’s wire is available for welding, weaving, braiding, etc, while knitted mesh gasket can be used in automobile industry, chemical industry, etc. The annual capacity is more than 7,000 tons, about 70 per cent of which is exported. Qinhuangdao Yanda-Guohai Stainless Steel Co Ltd – China Website : www.yandaguohai.com ▲ Knitted mesh from Qinhuangdao Yanda-Guohai Stainless Steel

The newMDC30 from Ravni Technologies

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