WCA July 2011

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m A filled and an empty NPS spool in an NPS double spooler

Efficient and cost saving wire, strand and cable handling

wire like 0.22mm² and 0.13mm². The NPS400/100 spool eg with a flange diameter of 400mm and a traverse width of 100mm is particularly interesting because its package corresponds to the increasingly popular and easy to handle small bundle format (the “40lb” package). be manufactured inline with extrusion lines. Several cable manufacturers in Asia have already replaced the hard-to-handle cable rings (“donuts”) with NPS400/100 spools. one of the most recent NPS innovations is a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) based spool management system which simplifies spool handling and tracking logistics. Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co KG – Germany This small package can

partially empty and enable the highest cable pay-off speeds into downstream processes. The empty NPS spools can be dismantled into two pieces: a flange and a cone/flange which are nested into each other for reduced storage space. A full NPS spool takes up only one third of the space required by a comparable conventional spool, and needs much less return transport space than traditional spools and packages of the same capacity. The results are considerable savings in shipping and handling expenses. Upon return to the cable manufacturer NPS spools can be easily and quickly reassembled, refilled and then reused for dozens of cycles. The NPS works most efficiently and tangle-free for all automotive wire and cable including small cross section

THe Niehoff Packaging System (NPS) is known in the market as an economical, safe and efficient handling system for wires, bunches, strands, conductors and cables. by Maschinenfabrik Niehoff in europe, the NPS has almost entirely replaced all alternative systems such as cardboard barrels, boxes and disposable packaging. At the end of 2010, more than 425 NPS spooling units have been in operation worldwide. Without the NPS and its numerous advantages automotive harnesses would be much more expensive. The NPS comprises spoolers which use a patented wire-laying technology and collapsible multi-way ABS plastic spools made in various sizes. These spools offer a secure, stable and tangle-free package both when full or Invented and developed

Fax : +49 9122 977 155 Email : info@niehoff.de Website : www.niehoff.de

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Wire & Cable ASIA – July/August 2011