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56 Water lubricating application in wire and coaxial cable drawing process with nano-dies By Zhang Wenhua, Guo Songshou, Zhang Zhiming and Shen Hesheng, Shanghai Jiaoyou Diamond Coating Co Ltd, and Shen Bin, Sun Fanghong and Wang Xinchang, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China 60 水润滑在采用纳米模具进行导线和同 轴电缆拉拔加工中的应用 作者：上海交友钻石涂层有限公司张 文华、郭松寿、张志明、沈荷生以及 中国上海交通大学沈彬、孙方宏和王 新昌

8 Industry News 23 行业新闻 28 Technology News 36 技术与产品 40 India Insight 40 印度透视 42 Telecom News 44 通信新闻 46 From the Americas 50 来自美国的消息 52 Interwire 2015 63 Editorial Index 63 通讯目录 63 Advertisers Index 63 广告索引 Getting Technical - Long-term cable reliability design criteria Next Issue

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Reaching the summit Scaling new heights features heavily in this issue of Wire & Cable ASIA , with Sket reaching the summit in producing the world’s largest machine for the armouring of offshore power cables. The machine has been supplied to a Scandinavian cable producer for the armouring of offshore power cable with a diameter up to 350mm. See page 8 for full details. And fibre-to-the-home in the Asia-Pacific region has also reached a milestone with 100 million people in the region now being subscribed to the services, according to the FTTH Council Asia-Pacific. The full story is on page 12. Recognition is also important, and Metalube – with offices in both China and India – has collected its second Queen’s Award for Enterprise, this time for innovation. Details are on page 22. Attention must also move to the USA in this issue, with Interwire – the largest wire and cable show in America – being staged in Atlanta at the end of April. You can find out who is exhibiting at the World Congress Center by going to page 52. Exhibitors’ editorials can also be found in the March issue of sister publication EuroWire .

If you are attending the three-day exhibition, feel free to stop by booth 132 where we will be delighted to see you, and you will be able to collect free copies of our magazines. David Bell Editor

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When and where

October 2015 6-8 October: wire South America – trade exhibition – São Paulo, Brazil Organisers :

October 2015 5-10 October: EMO – trade exhibition – Milan, Italy Organisers :

September 2015 15-17 September: wire Southeast Asia – trade exhibition – Bangkok, Thailand Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf Asia Fax : +65 6337 4633 Email : wire@mda.com.sg Website : www.wire-southeastasia.com

May 2015 12-15 May: wire Russia –

trade exhibition – Moscow, Russia Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf and VNIIKP Fax : +7 499 246 9277 Email : info@wire-russia.com Web : www.wire-russia.com

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Fax : +49 211 4560 668 Email : info@wire-south-america.com Website : www.wire-south-america.com

EFIM-ENTE Fiere Italiane Macchine Fax : +39 0226 255 882 Email : info@emo-milan.com Website : www.emo-milano.com

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Industry news

World’s largest machine for armouring of offshore power cable ❍ The MKVD 96x800+112x800 from Sket

The stranding system is completed by tape wrapping heads suitable for the application of four tapes, jute applicators for up to 72 copses, special die boxes and pre-form heads and a number of band haul-offs. Semi-automatic portal cranes are provided for loading and unloading of the bobbins. With the fulfilment of major contracts for leading wire rope and cable producers worldwide, including General Cable, NKT, Bridon, Kiswire and Brunton Shaw, Sket has demonstrated its ability and reliability as a supplier. Sket Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH – Germany Website : www.sketvmb.de

flange diameter of 800mm and are suitable for up to 7mm diameter steel wire. The stranding cages can be operated either with 100 per cent or with zero per cent back twist in single or tandem mode. The machine is suitable for the stranding of galvanised or plastic insulated round or flat steel wire and copper and aluminium alloy wire. A particular technical feature of the machine is that each of the cages is fitted with a single cradle which can accommodate bobbins with a flange diameter of 1,000mm, suitable for fibre optic conductors. These bobbins are arranged to operate with a single reverse twist.

SKET Verseilmaschinenbau has scaled new heights related to the output of the company and the size of the machines it has designed and delivered. During recent months the company supplied the largest tandem cage type-stranding machine in the world to a Scandinavian cable producer for the armouring of offshore power cable with a diameter up to 350mm. The machine, a type MKVD 96x800+112x800, is 150m long, not including the turntables at the input and the take-up ends. It consists in the main of two stranding cages arranged to accommodate 96 and 112 bobbins, respectively. The bobbins have a

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20 years of machine making

SHENG Chyean has spent 20 years of dedication to making bar-making machines, combined drawing machines, round bar peeling machines, flat rolling mills, polishing machines, chamfering machines, chain draw bench, pointing machines and two-roll straightening machines. The peripheral option machines are coil openers, coil pay-off stands, swaging machines, push pointers and shot blasting machines. The company also supplies second-hand equipment and is actively looking for overseas agencies. Sheng Chyean’s products can be made according to customers’ requirements. Its policy of constantly seeking to make improvements has earned it a positive reputation with its machines around the world, including Germany, USA, Japan, Russia, Taiwan, China,

❍ Experience counts for machine manufacturer Sheng Chyean

Thailand, India, Turkey and the Middle East. Its market share has grown to more than 50 per cent in Turkey and China, and its products are trusted on both these markets. Its factory has rational product design,

advanced manufacturing processes and a quality improvement system. Sheng Chyean insists on the enterprise idea of ‘taking the people as the basis and doing the business honestly’. Sheng Chyean – Taiwan Website : www.tw-sc.com.tw

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100 million subscribers and counting! NEW figures have revealed that 100 million people in the Asia-Pacific region are now subscribed to fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services. The major milestone, shown by analyst house Ovum’s latest statistics, was announced by the FTTH Council Asia-Pacific, which promotes and encourages the adoption of fibre technologies. Work by the council, including the sharing of accurate and unbiased information about regulatory policies, standards and best practice, is credited as contributing to the successful take up of FTTH services in the region. “Asia-Pacific is leading the world in FTTH subscribers and this is a major milestone which represents a tremendous financial investment and a strong understanding of the future of networking infrastructure,” said Julie Kunstler, principal analyst at Ovum. “It reflects the growth of content and the continuous demand for content. “This region also reflects a wide range of deployment models – from strong government goals to innovative wholesale-retail models to crossing the digital divide with support for e-health and e-education in rural regions. In addition, this major milestone was achieved through innovative solutions from fibre cabling suppliers along with component and equipment vendors.” FTTH Council Asia-Pacific has been working to boost the number of FTTH subscribers and its latest achievement has come ahead of its ten-year anniversary this year. As well as sharing relevant information in order to educate and promote, the council works directly with network operators to ensure they have the confidence and resources to deploy FTTH. Dr Bernard Lee, president of the FTTH Council Asia-Pacific, said: “This achievement is the result of hard work carried out by all council parties, especially the board of directors who have gone beyond the call of duty in order to promote FTTH and the great benefits it can bring. “When network operators in Asia-Pacific deploy FTTH they know that they will always have the FTTH Council standing by and we are extremely proud to have played a part in reaching such a significant milestone.” The FTTH Council Asia-Pacific will hold its own annual conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, in May as part of its tenth anniversary. Hasan Munasir Choudhury, general manager, FTTH Council Asia-Pacific, added: “This achievement emphasises the importance of the council’s work and we remain committed to ensuring operators have the resources and confidence to deploy the technology in a way that makes it accessible to all businesses and individuals.” FTTH Council Asia-Pacific – Singapore Website : www.ftthcouncilap.org

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Success in Asia Wiedenbach Apparatebau’s appearance at wire China 2014 and Wire & Cable India 2014 proved very successful, with meetings with numerous customers and potential customers underlining that the demand for cable in these two economic areas will continue. One of the growing requirements is the trend towards smaller cable diameters and also smaller inscriptions. Therefore, the visitors at the Wiedenbach booth expressed interest in a new small character printer that can create high-quality fonts down to a minimum height of only 0.8mm. On display was live cable printing with a high pigmented white ink adhering extremely well to PE as well as the newly introduced ‘Command Control System’ (CCS), a web-based software solution with which single printers and printer series can be set and controlled remotely via the Internet, and even by smartphone. Wiedenbach Apparatebau GmbH – Germany Website : www.wiedenbach.com

❍ The Wiedenbach booth at the wire China 2014 trade fair in Shanghai

Furnaces head to China CMI Industry Metals will supply 16 heating and heat treatment furnaces to Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of the Nanshan Group, for its high-quality thermal processing related to superalloys in Nanshan’s ‘Aviation Materials Park’. Nanshan Group, a large-scale private joint-stock enterprise, comprising over 40 companies, is investing into the construction of an integrated alloy plant in Nanshan, China. The CMI full-range supply will feature rotary furnaces, box furnaces, car bottom furnaces, ventilated box heat treatment furnaces, and the associated line equipment like quenching, manipulators for material handling and charging cars, as well as the comprehensive range of services comprising planning, design, manufacture, assembly, commissioning and training. The supply will be a combination of both gas and electrical furnaces. The applied CMI process technologies are based on a sound track record of successfully running references for several major blue chip companies supplying high end industrial sectors. An optimised equipment design using numerical simulations and dedicated mathematical models, as well as easy operator interfaces, secure systems management programs, and precise process control to reach optimum heat curves and temperature uniformity, are major elements of the CMI solution.

CMI Industry Metals – Belgium Website : www.cmigroupe.com

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news Industry

indometal boom for industry

indometal 2014 brought together 296 prominent companies from 26 countries including five national pavilions and groups. Held over three days in December at the Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran, Indonesia, indometal was well-received by the industry together, reflecting its strategic position as the country’s only dedicated exhibition for the metal and steel industries. According to Mr Harjanto, director general for manufacturing based industry, Ministry of Industry, indometal 2014 exceeded expectations as an event that ‘promotes the metal sector and builds business relationships between existing industries and potential investors.’ He added: “indometal encourages the growth of the metal industry through increased investment promotion and dissemination of domestic metal industry information.” Gernot Ringling, managing director of Messe Düsseldorf Asia, said: “We are proud that this second edition of indometal has garnered strong participation from more international companies looking towards larger and more sustainable investments in Indonesia. “As an organiser, we have been focused in providing optimal oppor- tunities for our exhibitors to seek profitable corporate ventures for them to grow further and contribute deeper

❍ More than 6,400 visitors headed to the show into the Indonesian market and thus are happy that many have secured numerous partnership deals, sold machines and expanded their client pool at the exhibition.” Winfried Resch from VDMA – the German Engineering Federation – reiterated that Indonesia’s metal industry will see vast progress with high technology injections. “Through indometal, VDMA will support German companies seeking to share their expertise and technologies with local companies here,” he said. For the Chinese companies, Tian Yonghong, director, Metallurgical Council of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said: “They bring a wide range of metal and steel products for different level of

needs and are happy to be at this exhibition as the Indonesian market provides big opportunities for China.” Kurt Eder, president of Eder Engineering and the Austrian Wire and Cable Machinery Manufacturers Association, said: “We were extremely eager to come to this exhibition and be part of Indonesia’s modernisation and bring the highest level of latest technology.” Fabrizio Carmagnini, director of the Italian Associations of Foundry Suppliers, added: “indometal is a gate- way for many Italian companies who have come to Indonesia for the first time and we are optimistic that many more opportunities await us in the near future.” Achmad Safiun, president of the Indonesian Foundry Industries Association (APLINDO) also highlighted that, “With the new technologies available at indometal, Indonesian companies should capitalise on expanding local production, be price-competitive and focus on localising to strengthen the Indonesian metal sectors.” indometal 2014 attracted 6,484 trade visitors from around the region from various industry sectors and over 250 participants at the two concurrent seminars. indometal will again be staged at the Jakarta International Expo, Kemayoran, from 13 th to 15 th December 2016. Messe Düsseldorf Asia Pte – Singapore Website : www.mda.messe-dusseldorf.com

❍ Visitors were given plenty of demonstrations during the three-day show

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India show success

❍ The Rosendahl Nextrom stand at Wire & Cable India

ROSENDAHL and Nextrom use exhibitions to meet with long-term partners, recent ones and new players on the market, with each show providing the opportunity for networking. The recent Wire & Cable India exhibition was no different and was well attended. The team was able to meet with clients from the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East. Above all, the customer service team from the Indian office was able to highlight the benefits of the company’s comprehensive range of services. Visitors showed great interest in its technology and manufacturing solutions. Rosendahl – Austria Nextrom OY - Finland Website : www.rosendahlaustria.com Website : www.nextrom.com

• Electrolytic plating • Candojet hot water cleaning • Electrolytic & Ultrasonic degreasing • Welding wire cleaning and copper coating • Pickling & phosphating www.candorsweden.com

Chairman of the board Leoni AG’s supervisory board has appointed Dieter Bellé to succeed Dr Klaus Probst, the incumbent chairman of the management board. Mr Bellé, who has previously held positions as chief financial officer and labour director, will assume the office of chairman from 7 th May 2015. In his existing function as chief financial officer, Mr Bellé has been responsible for finance, controlling, information technology and human resources departments. He will perform the duties of management board chairman in addition to his existing function as chief financial officer for a term of office that will expire on 31 st December 2019. Leoni AG – Germany Website : www.leoni.com

Wire plating plant

Hot water cleaning

❍ Diete Bellé will take over as chairman of the management board on 7 th May

CANDOR Sweden AB Tel: +46 11 21 75 00 Fax: +46 11 12 63 12 Email: info@candorsweden.com

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High-density data

Optowiz is to launch its high-density bi-directional HD-SFP in six wavelengths, at data transmission speeds of up to 6.1Gbps over a one-core single-mode fibre. Making this high-density SFP available in the North American markets, Optowiz, based in Korea, is starting its marketing campaign with a USA partner. Optowiz CEO Dr KJ Yang said that each 20nm CWDM wavelength is divided for three bi-directional channel groups, yielding six Tx and Rx channels, and that these six channels over CWDM wavelengths of 1.6nm spacing effectively gives a total of 96 data transmission channels. The 6WL HD-SFP for single core or double core fibre duplex has already been deployed in the field. “The 96 channel HD-SFP for bi-directional transmission at 6.1Gbps will be available during the first quarter 2015 and Telecordia GR-468-CORE testing was successfully completed,” Dr Yang added.

❍ Optowiz – ready to start its marketing campaign with an American partner. Photograph courtesy of Optowiz

Optwiz – South Korea Website : www.optowiz.com

Japan,” said Machifumi Kashiwagi, vice president of product management at KVH. “As part of an ongoing effort, we are continuously adding new routes to increase our network presence and to offer carrier diversity to customers who currently rely on a limited number of service providers in Japan.” KVH Co Ltd – Japan Website : www.kvhasia.com Improving backhaul connecting Tokyo and Osaka

KVH Co Ltd has announced a new backhaul service in Japan to connect the Shima cable landing station with Tokyo and Osaka, through KVH’s ethernet backbone network. This new backhaul service, commercially available from 15 th December 2014, will be offered in either 10Gbps or 100Gbps and augments KVH’s existing portfolio of backhaul services from Chikura and Toyohashi. Through KVH’s extensive domestic network, customers can extend these backhauls to reach 60+ major POPs and data centres across Japan. Shima is the landing station for major submarine cable systems such as EAC, AJC, PC-1, Japan-US and C2C. With the evolution of subsea capacity moving to 100Gbps levels, there is strong demand in Japan for high-speed connectivity. KVH’s backhaul service addresses this demand, and targets global service providers and carriers who wish to connect subsea capacity to key regions in Japan. “With this new backhaul solution, along with our existing Chikura and Toyohashi backhauls, we now have direct access to all the major submarine cables networks to

❍ The new service connecting the Shima cable landing station with Tokyo and Osaka in Japan

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THE Prysmian group has been contracted by the Turkish utility TEIAS (Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation) for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of a second high voltage submarine power cable link between Europe and Asia. This second link will cross the Dardanelles strait, and will complement the interconnection that Prysmian is currently constructing along the same route. Massimo Battaini, Prysmian’s senior vice president, energy projects, said: “The first Dardanelles link… represents a milestone in the cables industry as it is one of the first AC 380kV submarine cable links, using XLPE insulated cables, in the world. This second award by TEIAS is a tangible sign of the group’s strong and acknowledged reputation, and of the trust of the market.” The link comprises a double AC power transmission circuit of approximately 4km with a rating of 1,000MW for each circuit between the substations of Lapseki (Asian side) and Sütlüce (European side) across the strait. The 380kV XLPE insulated cables will be manufactured in the production unit in Pikkala, Finland. Prysmian Group – Italy Website : www.prysmian.com Turkish (cable) delight China exports Steel producers in China have increased their exports during 2014. During the ten months up to October, Chinese exports of steel products totalled 73.8 million tons, an increase of 42.2 per cent from the same period last year, and exceeding the previous high set in 2007. In October, export volumes reached a new single-month record of 8.55 million tons. Falling domestic prices of steel have widened a price gap between China and foreign markets. On average, Chinese steel for export commands an estimated premium of $244 per ton over steel sold on the domestic market, which is suffering from overproduction. According to the China Iron and Steel Association the top three destinations for Chinese steel exports during the first nine months of the year were members of the Association of Southeast Asian nations, South Korea and the Middle East. Exports to the European Union, the USA, Taiwan and other markets are likely to show an increase of up to 60 per cent. As China’s steel exports grow, so too may friction with trading partners. In November, the US department of commerce imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel wire, having determined it was being sold in the USA at less than fair value. In August the European Union began an investigation into possible dumping of electrical steel sheet by Chinese producers. China Iron and Steel Association – China Website : www.chinaisa.org.cn

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Umbilicals in deep water for JDR Cables

JDR Cables has been awarded a contract by Nigerian oil and gas service firm Royal Niger Emerging Technologies. JDR will supply the components to house hydraulic controls, chemical hoses, low voltage signal cables and chemical supply lines, and deliver them to the Abo field in early 2015. The umbilical will connect an existing subsea distribution unit to a new well through the use of two umbilical termination units. JDR will manufacture the umbilical on a 9.2m installation reel at its deep water, quayside facility in Hartlepool, UK. The project will provide a training ground for Nigerian nationals in the integration, testing, installation and commissioning of umbilicals. Nigerian trainees will travel to Hartlepool for the project. A statement from Royal Niger said: Making the link

❍ The shipment from JDR is loaded onto ships ready for delivery

“We see this contract as the first step in a bold move to domicile umbilical technology and services in Nigeria through the effective collaboration with JDR to deliver the umbilical product and technology transfer to the Nigerian market.”

Abo is Nigeria’s first deep water oil field located in the south eastern part of Oil Mining Lease 125, in water

depths up to 780m. JDR Cables – UK Website : www.jdrglobal.com

Extrusion tooling

Filipino grid operating company NGCP (National Grid Corporation of the Philippines) has contracted Prysmian group for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of a submarine power cable link between the Negros and Panay islands. The connection project, known as CNP-1 (Cebu-Negros-Panay phase 1), is the first stage of a larger development plan by NGCP, aimed at connecting the Cebu, Negros and Panay islands to each other and at strengthening the country’s power transmission network. The submarine cable will back-up an existing 138kV oil-filled cable circuit, currently the only connection among the islands. The 22km CNP-1 cable connection comprises three HVAC 230kV single core cables with XLPE insulation and single wire armouring. Prysmian will also supply and install underground cables for the land portions of the link and will erect the two cable terminal stations. Cables will be produced at Prysmian’s Arco Felice facility, with delivery and commissioning scheduled for the first half of 2016. The group has supplied submarine cable links throughout the Asia Pacific region, including the Penang Island in Malaysia, the Java-Bali link in Indonesia, the Cheju Island in Korea, the Ha Tien-Phu Quoc in Vietnam and the Basslink interconnector in Australia. The CNP-1 project is the group’s first turnkey in the Philippines. Prysmian Group – Italy Website : www.prysmian.com

Guill Tool, a West Warwick, USA, designer and builder of extrusion tooling, offers an assortment of literature for machine builders and extruders at its website at www. guilltool.com Individual brochures are offered, depicting the wide array of tooling possibilities from straight inline heads, rotary heads and crosshead dies, available to suit any extrusion machine. Guill Tool and Engineering Co Inc – USA Website : www.guill.com ❍ Guill extrusion tooling is available for all popular materials and applications

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Christmas came early!

CHRISTMAS came early for wire lubricating specialist firm Metalube Ltd. For the company, with offices in China, India and Brazil, received its second Queen’s Award for Enterprise in December at its Manchester, UK, headquarters from Mrs Edith Conn, Her Majesty’s Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester. The innovation award was made to Metalube for inventing OCG 6000, a synthetic grease that protects over-head line electrical conductors. The corrosion-preventing grease can operate at over 200ºC with an operational life exceeding 20 years. OCG 6000 extends the lives of conductors and, ultimately, saves capital investments by delaying future renewal of pylon infrastructure. This was the second successive year that the company had been bestowed a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Exporting to over 86 countries worldwide, the company won in the International Trade category in 2013. Robert Brown, managing director, said: “It is a tremendously proud day for Metalube and I am particularly delighted for the company’s many innovators, who work in our laboratory. It is their skills that set us apart, and for one of our ground-breaking products Handan Steel, a subsidiary of Hebei Steel Group, has successfully produced 102 tonnes of 5.5mm high carbon wire rod (SWRH82B) with all specifications to meet the technical requirements for exports. In order to expand its share of the global market, the steelmaker has strengthened efforts in the development of high carbon wire rod. SWRH82B high carbon wire rod is used mainly for the manufacture of high strength spring wire. Handan Iron and Steel Group – China Website : www.hgjt.com Carbon rod for exports

❍ Managing director Robert Brown receives the Queen’s Award from Mrs Edith Conn, Her Majesty’s Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester

variety of corrosion protection and forming oils. This experienced exporter employs 34 people. Metalube Ltd – UK Website : www.metalube.co.uk

to be publicly recognised is a great compliment.” The company manufactures a range of non-ferrous drawing oils and maintenance lubricants as well as a

Fenn acquisition Quality Products Inc, a manufacturer and distributor of aircraft ground support equipment, hydraulic press machine tools, press brakes, hydraulic presses and shears, has announced the acquisition of Fenn LLC. Fenn president Paul Uccello said: “This is a great outcome for our customers and our companies, and we couldn’t be more excited about our future together. With other businesses in capital equipment manufacturing, we believe QPI has the right combination of business experience and resources to allow Fenn to continue to develop and produce high quality machines.” Fenn will continue to produce custom-engineered machinery to customer specifications, whether it be rolling mills, wire flattening and shaping, drawbench, or turks head applications. In addition, Fenn will continue to offer its industrial line of products, including Torin spring coilers, swagers and impact cut off machines. With all of its product lines, Fenn will also commit to a renewed focus on machine service and spare parts support.

Quality Products Inc – USA Website : www.multipress.com

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行业新闻

m 来自 Sket 的 MKVD 96x800+112x800 成缆机

世界上最大的海上 电力电缆装铠机

Sket Verseilmaschinenbau 公司在产量 以及设计和交付的机器尺寸方面创下新 高。 最近几月，公司为斯堪的纳维亚电缆制 造商提供了世界最大的串联笼式成缆 机，用于直径达 350 毫米的海上电力电 缆装铠。 型号为 MKVD 96x800+112x800 的机器 长 150 米,不包括入口出的转盘以及收线 端。主要由两个分别能容纳 96 个和 112 个线轴的绞笼组成。这些线轴法兰直径 为 800 毫米，适用于直径 7 毫米的钢丝。 绞笼在单个或串联模式下能够实现 100% 或 0% 退扭率。该机器适用于镀锌 或塑料绝缘的圆钢丝或扁钢丝以及铜和 铝合金线的成缆。

该机器独特之处在于每个绞笼都有一个 吊篮，能容纳法兰直径为 1000 毫米的线 轴，适用于光纤导体。这些线轴仅用一 个退扭进行操作。 该成缆系统还有适合四个钢带的钢带 绕包头、有 72 个纬管的黄麻纤维涂 布机、专用的压线模盒、预成型头以 及许多钢带牵引装置。还有半自动门 式起重机用来装卸线轴。为全球主 要的钢缆和电缆制造商包括 General Cable 、 NKT 、 Bridon 、 Kiswire 和 Brunton Shaw 履行完成的许多重大合 同一次又一次的展示了 Sket 的能力和可 靠性。 Sket Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH – 德国 网址 : www.sketvmb.de

高碳线材出口 邯郸钢铁是河北钢铁集团的子公 司，已成功生产 102 吨 5.5 毫米高碳 线材 ( SWRH82B )，所有规格符合 出口产品的技术要求。 为了扩大其全球市场份额，该钢铁 生产商加强了高碳钢线材的开发力 度。 SWRH82B 高碳线材主要用于 高强度弹簧钢丝的制造。 Handan Iron and Steel Group – 中国 网址 : www.hgjt.com

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亚洲收获成功 Wiedenbach Apparatebau 参加 2014 中国国际线材展和 2014 印 度国际线缆及线材展收获颇丰，展会期间，公司与新老客户、 潜在客户进行了面对面的交流，客户都表示这两个经济区对电 缆的需求将继续上涨。 其中一个增长需求指向更小的线缆直径和更小的标识。因 此， Wiedenbach 展台的访问者对新的小型字符打印机非常感兴 趣，这样的打印机能够打造高品质的字迹，字体最小高度仅为 0.8 毫米。 展会期间向来宾展示了具有高色素白墨的现场电缆印刷机， 墨 水与 PE 的粘附性非常好，展出的产品还有新推出的“指令控制 系统”( CCS )，这是一种基于 web 的软件解决方案，单一的打 印机和打印机系列可以设置和通过互联网甚至智能手机远程控 制。

Wiedenbach Apparatebau GmbH – 德国 网址 : www.wiedenbach.com

m 2014 上海中国国际线材展 Wiedenbach 展台

Fenn 公司被收购 Quality Products Inc 制造与经销飞机地 面支持设备、液压机床、折弯机、液压 机和剪板机，最近宣布收购 Fenn LLC 公司。 Fenn 公司主席 Paul Uccello 声 称：“对于公司和我们的客户来说，这 是一个很好的结果。我感到非常高兴， 未来我们将在一起共事。与资本设备制 造企业合作，我们相信 QPI 将拥有业务 经验和资源的最佳组合， Fenn 因此也能 够继续开发和生产高品质的机器。” Fenn 将根据客户特定规格，继续生产定 制设计机器，无论是轧机、线材压扁与 成形机、拉丝机，还是互成直角的四辊 轮拉丝模装置都能够制造。此外， Fenn 还将继续提供系列工业产品，包括 Torin 卷簧机、型锻机和冲击切断机。 Fenn 利 用其产品线，将继续专注于机器维护和 备件支持。 QPI 运行分为两个部分：机床和飞机 地面支持设备。 QPI 机床部分包括 Multi-Press 、 Pacific Press 和 Fenn 。 Multi-Press 根源可追溯到二十世纪二 十年代,专业提供高科技液压与电气控 制压机,包括完整系列的台式、落地式 和四柱配置。 Pacific Press 为北美市 场提供液压折弯机、剪板机和冲床,制 造各种金属成型设备。在飞机地面支 持设备领域， Columbus Jack 服务航 空业几十年,为商业、军事和民用飞机 的客户提供地面支持设备。关于此次 交易， Quality Products Inc 总裁 David Somers 表示：“这次收购延续了我们 在金属加工机械设备业务领域内的扩 张。欢迎 Fenn 加入 Quality Products 这 一大家庭，我们感到非常高兴，此举丰 富了公司的产品系列和提升了开拓新市 场的能力。”

印度展览收获成功

Rosendahl 和 Nextrom 利用展览机会，与长期合作的老客户及现有合作的新客户见 面，完善合作项目。展会为客户提供了面对面沟通交流的理想机会。

近期举行的印度国际线缆及线材展依旧人气爆棚。借此机会，公司团队能够与印度 次大陆和中东的客户面对面交流。最重要的是，印度办事处的客服团队能够向客户 重点推介公司综合服务项目的优势。

参观者对其技术与制造解决方案表现出极大的兴趣。

Rosendahl – 奥地利

Nextrom OY – 芬兰 网址 : www.nextrom.com

网址 : www.rosendahlaustria.com

m Rosendahl Nextrom 印度国际线缆及线材展展台

Quality Products Inc – 美国 网址 : www.multipress.com

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20 年机械制造经验

Sheng Chyean 公 司 20 年来专业制造棒 材加工机器，以及拉拔机、圆钢剥皮 机、扁钢辊轧机、抛光机、倒角机、双 链式拉拔机、锻尖机以及两辊矫直机。 可选的外围配套机器包括开卷机、卷材 放线装置、环锻机、压尖机以及抛丸 机。还提供二手设备，并积极寻求海外 代理。 Sheng Chyean 的产品可根据客 户需求进行制造。 公司不断寻求改进的方针使其机器在全 球赢得了极好的口碑，包括德国、美 国、日本、俄罗斯、台湾、中国、泰 国、印度、土耳其和中东。在土耳其和 中国的市场份额已经超过 50% ，其产品 得到这两大市场的信任。其工厂具有合 理的产品设计、先进的制造工艺以及质 量改进系统。

m 经验丰富的机械制造商 Sheng Chyean

Sheng Chyean – 台湾 网址 : www.tw-sc.com.tw

Sheng Chyean 坚持“以人为本，诚实 做事的”企业理念。

高密度数据

Optowiz 将推出高密度六波长双向 HD-SFP 模块，在单芯单模光纤上的最高工 作速率达到 6.1Gbps 。 Optowiz 基于韩国，将这种高密度 SFP 模块推广到北美市场，目前正与美国 合作伙伴开展市场营销活动。 Optowiz 首席执行官 KJ Yang 博士表示，原来 20nm CWDM 波长间隔内被插入 3 个双向通道，总共 6 个发射， 6 个接受通 道。 按 1.6nm 间隔的 CWDM 波长设置，这种模块的 6 个通道总共可以实现 96 个通 道传输。 6WL HD-SFP 单核或双芯光纤已在现场部署。“ 96 通道 HD-SFP 双向传输，最高速率 6.1Gbps ，将在 2015 年第一季度正式发售， Telecordia GR-468-CORE 测试已圆满完成，” Yang 补充说。

Optowiz – 韩国 网址 : www.optowiz.com

m Optowiz – 准备与美国合作伙伴开展市场营销 活动。照片由 Optowiz 提供

加热及热处理炉销往中国

CMI Industry Metals 将向南山集团的全资子公司--山东南 山铝业股份有限公司提供 16 台加热及热处理炉，用于目前 在建的南山航空产业园高温合金的高质热加工。 南山集团是一家大型民营股份制企业，拥有 40 余家企业， 位列中国 500 强企业前列，中国南山正投资建设一家综合合 金工厂。 CMI 广泛系列的产品供应包括旋转炉、 箱式炉、车底炉、 通风箱热处理炉和相关线路设备，诸如淬火、材料处理机 械手和充电汽车，另外公司还提供全面的综合服务，包括 规划、设计、制造、装配、调试和培训。

此次供应的炉具是气与电的组合。应用的 CMI 工艺技术 基于几家主要蓝筹股公司成功运行的良好记录，这几家 公司为高端产业部门提供产品。项目预计于 2015 年底完 成。 优化的设备设计采用了数值模拟和专门的数学模型，以及 简单的操作界面、安全系统、管理程序和精确的工艺控 制，以达到最佳的热曲线和温度均匀性，这是 CMI 解决方 案的主要元素。

CMI Industry Metals – 比利时 网址 : www.cmigroupe.com

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打造连接 菲律宾电网运营公司 NGCP (菲律宾国 家电网)与 Prysmian 集团签订合同， Prysmian 负责设计、供应、安装并调试 连接菲律宾内格罗斯岛和班乃岛之间的 一条海底电缆互连。 该连接项目被称为 CNP-1 (宿务岛-内格 罗斯岛-班乃岛一期)，是菲律宾国家电 网旨在实现宿务岛、内格罗斯岛、班乃 岛互连，并巩固国家输电网的大型开发 项目的第一阶段。这条海底电缆将在整 个项目中发挥核心作用，项目将支持岛 屿间现有的唯一一条互连，即 138kV 充 油电缆回路。 22 千米的 CNP-1 海底电缆互连包含 3 条高压交流 230kV 单芯电缆，这些 电缆具有交联聚乙烯绝缘和单线铠 装。 Prysmian 还将供应和安装项目陆地 部分的地下电缆，并建立两个电缆终端 站。项目所需的电缆将由 Prysmian 位于 意大利阿菲丽丝的海底电缆专业中心制 造，计划于 2016 年上半年交付并调试。 集团为整个亚太地区提供海底电缆连 接，包括马来西亚槟岛、印尼爪哇- 巴厘岛连接、韩国济州岛、越南哈 天富国和澳大利亚 Basslink 互连项目 等。 CNP-1 项目是集团在菲律宾的第一 个交钥匙工程。 新任董事长 Leoni AG 监事会已任命 Dieter Bellé 为 管理委员会的现任主席，接替 Klaus Probst 博士的职位。 Dieter Bellé ,之前 担任首席财务官和劳工董事，将从 2015 年 5 月 7 日开始履新。 Prysmian Group – 意大利 网址 : www.prysmian.com

品种齐全的挤出模具

美国西华威 Guill Tool 公司设计制造 挤出模具，其网站– www.guilltool. com 为机器制造商和挤出机提供分 门别类的文献。 提供的个别小册子，收录了广泛系 列的工具，包括直内嵌磁头、旋转 磁头和十字头模具，适用于世界各 地的任何挤压机，并且运行所有类 型的化合物。

Guill 提供的工具适用于塑料、橡 胶、 TPE 等材料挤压，最终产品从 极薄壁多腔医用导管、导管球囊管 到多层电线电缆护套以及工业、农业滴灌线应用的 20" 直径管道。 Guill 还为薄 膜、片材和型材挤压提供工具。 m Guill 挤压模具适用于当下流行的所有材 料和应用。公司乐于接受最严峻的挑战

公司为全球消费行业的挤压工艺设计、制造、安装、调试和交付所有类型的工 具，另外，公司还提供工具车和拆卸/清洗站，方便线整合。

Guill Tool and Engineering Co Inc – 美国 网址 : www.guill.com

亚太地区 FTTH 用户破亿

委员会除了分享相关信息来教育和 推动之外，还直接与网络运营商合 作，确保运营商有信心、有资源部署 FTTH 。 光纤到户亚太委员会总裁伯纳德·李 日前称：“这项成果是委员会所有成 员共同努力的结果，特别是董事会成 员，他们超越了自己的职责要求，竭 尽全力推进 FTTH 和争取 FTTH 利益的 最大化。” “亚太地区的网络运营商之所以采用 FTTH ，因为他们很清楚，他们将和 FTTH 委员会携手共进，我们感到无比 自豪，能够为达到这样一个重大里程碑 发挥积极作用。” FTTH 亚太地区委员会将于五月份在印 尼雅加达举行年会，作为其十周年的庆 典活动之一。 FTTH 亚太地区委员会总经理 Hasan Munasir Choudhury 补充说：“该成果 强调了委员会工作的重要性，我们将一 如既往致力于保证运营商在某种程度上 拥有资源和信心部署该技术，使之为所 有企业和个人采用。” FTTH Council Asia-Pacific – 新加坡 网址 : www.ftthcouncilap.org

新的数据显示，亚太地区有上亿用户使 用光纤到户 ( FTTH ) 接入服务。 分析公司 Ovum 最新的数据充分说明了 这一重要的里程碑， FTTH 亚太委员会 表示，将进一步助推亚太地区光纤到户 市场的繁荣。 委员会的工作，包括分享关于法规政 策、标准和最佳实践方法的准确公正的 信息，该举措也促进了该地区光纤到户 服务的成功推广。 “亚太地区 FTTH 用户领跑全球，这代 表着巨额财政投入和深入了解未来网 络基础设施迎来了一个重要里程碑，” Ovum 首席分析师 Julie Kunstler 说 道。“这也反映了光纤接入技术的发展 和需求强劲。” “这个地区部署模式广泛 – 从强大的 政府目标到创新的批发零售模式，跨越 数字鸿沟，为农村地区的电子医疗和电 子教育提供支持。此外，这一重大的里 程碑是通过光纤布线供应商、零部件及 设备供应商共同的创新解决方案而实现 的。” FTTH 亚太地区委员会一直致力于推动 FTTH 用户，在其十周年庆典到来之 际，获得了最新开发成果。

B e l l é 先 生 目 前担任首席财 务官一职，负 责 财 务 、 控 制 、 信 息 技 术和人力资源 等部门。除了 目前的职务以 外， Bellé 先生 还将担任管理 委员会主席， 任期于 2019 年 1 2 月 3 1 日 到 期。

Leoni AG – 德国 网址 : www.leoni.com m Diete Bellé 将于 5 月 7 日接替管理委员会主 席的职务

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JDR 获深水脐带供货合同

JDR Cables 最近和尼日利亚石油天 然气服务公司 Royal Niger Emerging Technologies 签订了订单合同。 这条脐带设计包括液压控制和化学管的 组合装置、低压信号电缆和化学工业条 线束，产品计划于 2015 年初交付给 Abo 油田。 通过利用两座脐带终端设施，脐带将连 接一个现有海底配电装置到一个新装 置。 JDR 将在哈特尔普尔的深水码头设 施 9.2 米安装盘上制造脐带。项目还将为 尼日利亚人提供关于测试、安装和调试 脐带的培训。尼日利亚学员将前往哈特 尔普尔实地学习。 Royal Niger 声称：“这是我们在尼日利 亚推行脐带技术和服务大胆举措的第一 步，通过与 JDR 的有效合作来向尼日利 亚市场交付脐带产品和技术转移。”

JDR Cables – 英国 网址 : www.jdrglobal.com

Abo 是尼日利亚第一深水油田,位于 Oil Mining Lease 125 东南部,水深达 780 米。

圣诞节来得早 !

Metalube Ltd 来

对于线缆润滑专家

公司连续两年荣膺英国最具盛名的企业 类大奖。产品出口全球超过 86 个国家和 地区，公司于 2013 年荣获女王企业奖国 际贸易奖。 Brown 说： “今天是 Metalube 非常值得骄傲的日 子。我为公司每天都在创新的实验室化 学研发师们感到自豪。他们的辛勤工作 和专业技术带来的突破性产品再次得到 了认可。”公司生产一系列有色金属拉 丝油、维护润滑剂和各种耐腐蚀保护 形成油。拥有丰富经验的出口员工 34 人。 正如公司总经理 Robert

说， 2014 年圣诞节来早了。

公司在中国、印度和巴西都设有办事处, 于 2014 年 12 月在英国曼切斯特总部获颁 2014 年英女王企业创新奖,由大曼切斯 特女王陛下副主中尉 Edith Conn 女士亲 自颁发。该创新奖是为了褒奖 Metalube 发明了一款新型的合成润滑脂 OCG 6000 ,它能够有效保护高空电缆线。 该防护油脂能够承受超过 200 摄氏度的 工作温度，并且有效防护寿命超过 20 年。由于 OCG 6000 能够延长高压电缆 线的使用寿命，因此延迟电缆线塔基 础设施周期性重建，最终达到节省投 资成本。

m 总经理 Robert Brown 接收大曼切斯特女 王陛下副主中尉 Edith Conn 女士颁发的 女王奖

Metalube Ltd – 英国 网址 : www.metalube.co.uk

2014 年，中国钢材制造商提高了其产 品出口。前十个月中国钢材出口量达 7380 万吨，同比增长 42.2% ，创 2007 年以来历史新高。 2014 年是中国钢材出口的高峰年 钢材预估溢价控制在每吨 244 美元，比 国内市场钢材销售的价格略高，主要原 因在于产能过剩。

随着中国钢材出口的增长，与贸易合作 伙伴的贸易摩擦也纷至沓来。 2014 年 11 月份，美国商务部针对中国钢丝产品做 出了反倾销的最终裁决。欧盟则在 8 月 开始了针对中国生产的电磁钢板的反倾 销调查。 China Iron and Steel Association – 中国 网址 : www.chinaisa.org.cn

根据中国钢铁工业协会统计， 2014 年前 9 个月，中国钢材出口流向主要集中在 东盟、韩国和中东。

十月，出口量达 855 万吨，创下了单月 历史最高记录。

同时，向欧盟、美国、台湾和其它市场 的出口增速同比都超过了 60% 。

国内钢材价格的下跌拉大了与海外市场 之间的价格差距。平均而言，中国出口

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Technology and quality counts ❍ One the of the rigid stranders from AEI Machines

with broken wire display on operator touch panel • Motorised opening/closing of pintles requiring minimal maintenance • Fully automatic fast bobbin row loading system dedicated for each cage • Independent drive to each machine element with electronic shaft synchronisation • Speed of cages increase automatically to optimum level as the bobbins empty • Intelligent control logic automatically optimises the line based on lay required to offer maximum speeds • Recipe storage and configuration • Production reports and Data feed to Client SCADA/MIS over Ethernet • RemoteAssist: Tele-service remote diagnostic access of control system by AEI for problem resolution over an Internet link Associated Engineers and Industrials Ltd – India Website : www.aeimachines.com

conductor (70mm 2 -2,000mm 2 in single pass and up to 3,000mm 2 in Milliken construction) for low, medium and extra high voltage (EHV) power cables: • Highly compacted round conductor (by dies/rolls) • Prespiralled/straight sector shaped/ Milliken conductor • ACSR/AAAC/AAC overhead cond- uctor • Pre-shaped wire (TW) overhead conductor • Copper screening of power cables • Steel wire/strip armouring The company’s recent development is a new generation of rigid stranders ASRB/E designed for complete flexibility, which have the following features: • Strand tension is maintained constant from full to empty bobbin through diameter detection and break-force compensation of pneumatic bobbin braking mechanism • Electronic wire break detection system (EWBDS) on each bobbin

AEI Machines has been manufacturing various types of rotating cable machines for the stranding, screening, armouring and laying-up of power cables and overhead conductors since its inception. Over the years the company has become entirely focused on the design and manufacture of highly reliable, high-speed and advanced technology rigid stranders. Today the company competes primarily on merit of its technology and quality rather than price alone. AEI’s strength lies in the total understanding of customer requirements and offering suitable products ranging from the largest stranders in the world (128 bobbins rigid stranding machine for 500kV cables) to the highest productivity stranders (up to 46km of 600mm 2 conductor per day). These machines are suitable for the production of up to 127 wires stranded

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BY optimising the critical parameters and components in the production line, Maillefer of Finland is said to have attained a speed of 1,000m/min with its new secondary coating line, OEL 40///Explore. Main development areas proved to be the compression caterpillar, cooling trough and crosshead alignment bench. The new line design makes it possible to achieve high line speeds and still keep the tube diameter within accurate tolerances. When line speeds reach 800m to 1,000m/min, the cable enters the clinching caterpillar at elevated temperatures. The caterpillar grip needs to be firm but gentle, to avoid affecting the product geometry. A new motorised multi-pass design ensures efficient cooling under low tension, as needed by high line speeds demanding longer cooling lengths. When production speeds are increased, the speed difference of the fibre bundle and buffer tube increases dramatically. These components are accurately kept apart by Maillefer’s new crosshead alignment bench. Maillefer Extrusion OY – Finland Website : www.maillefer.net New coating line

❍ Compression caterpillar CCA 1000, part of the new secondary coating line Cable approval Radox ® 155S FLR (for 0.35mm 2 -6mm 2 cross sections) and Radox ® 155 (for 8mm 2 -25mm 2 cross sections) have been officially approved by the Ford group. The Radox family cables are already fitted in some Ford vehicles, and are now officially listed. Official approval will help the company’s current and new customers to use the products in all Ford models around the world without further cable verification. The cables were subjected to mechanical, electrical and chemical stress tests in an independent testing laboratory to confirm that they satisfy all the requirements of ISO 6722 and LV 112 and are, therefore, also compliant with Ford’s ES-AU5T-1A348-AA standard. Huber+Suhner – Switzerland Website : www.hubersuhner.com

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Superior wear resistance

manufacturers to reduce costs, save production time and gain wear resistance advantages. Because Ovako controls the entire steel production process, from initial melt to final rolled product, it can, for example, with precise rolling methods, enable more exacting special profiles, worked very close to near-net shape. With these production capabilities, the WR-Steel brand offers special profiles, from single bevel and arrowhead to grouser bar used in manufacturing of ground engaging tools, ploughs and buckets, all of which can facilitate new manufacturing methods. WR-Steel is one of a series of new-attribute brands being launched by Ovako, all of which are designed to offer manufacturing advantages. Ovako AB – Sweden Website : www.ovako.com

WR-Steel confirms that we are still the market leaders today,” said Göran Nyström, executive vice president and head of group marketing and technology at Ovako. “We understand that, in the manufacturing stage, our customers need to be able to form, shape and weld the steel to fit their product production needs. This is exactly what WR-Steel facilitates, along with subsequent quench and temper possibilities to realise the optimum wear resistance. “It has greater resistance to abrasion, for prolonged surface life and greater work efficiency. And, of course, longer service life means fewer parts replacements and ultimately a cost reduction.” WR-Steel utilises optimised alloy content to allow different end-product applications. Its use allows product

WR-Steel ® by Ovako is a classification of steels with proven superior wear resistance which, combined with its broad product programme, offers customers a range of design advantages and heat treatment possibilities. WR-Steel is offered as hot-rolled round or flat bar, special profiles and tubes, or as grinding media. Its advantages cover a comprehensive range of hardness levels and hardness intervals (350-650 HV), dimensions and steel grades. Boron steel is a large part of the WR-Steel offering, but it also includes grinding media and other mining solutions offering superior hardness and consistent composition for optimised performance in demanding applications. “Ovako created the first boron steels in the 1960s, and the performance of

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Higher accuracy with new AccuScan launch

NDC Technologies has launched the highly anticipated Beta LaserMike AccuScan 6012 four-axis diameter and ovality gauge. Built on the proven and widely deployed AccuScan series platform, the new AccuScan 6012 is claimed to be the industry’s first four-axis gauge for measuring products up to 12mm. This advancement enables comm- unication cable manufacturers to measure product diameter and ovality with higher accuracy than two- and three-axis gauges for added quality assurance and bottom-line savings. Over the years, manufacturers of high-performance communication cables have relied on two- and three-axis diameter and ovality gauges for their on-line and off-line measurement applications. However, increasing production line speeds and uncontrollable rotation and vibration of products still pose measurement challenges. The need to precisely measure the diameter and ovality of cylindrical round products to ensure they meet tight design and quality specifications is of paramount importance to cable manufacturers. Any error in the diameter or roundness of the conductor or insulation in coaxial and twisted-pair LAN products directly impacts the cable’s performance characteristics – rendering it useless for the designed application. This unusable product winds up being scrapped, increasing manufacturing costs. The new Beta LaserMike AccuScan 6012 four-axis gauge solves this problem by providing a more comprehensive measurement cov- erage than two- and three-axis gauges and an ultra-fast scan rate. This combination of advantages now makes it possible to achieve a more accurate average outer diameter and ovality measurement at higher line speeds and for off-line applications. Highlights include: • More accurate average diameter – the AccuScan 6012 performs ultra-fast measurements at 2,400 scans per second per axis (totalling 9,600 measurements per second) and has single-scan repeatability to

❍ The new AccuScan 6012

one micron. This means with each and every scan you get a true and more accurate average diameter measurement. • Significant improvement in ovality accuracy – the AccuScan 6012 offers a 42 per cent improvement in detecting true ovality over three-axis gauges and delivers 100 per cent ovality accuracy when the product is aligned with the measurement axes. • Highest flaw detection accuracy – the AccuScan 6012 provides the highest flaw detection accuracy with 25 per cent improvement over three-axis gauges. The ultra-fast scan rate and higher accuracy coupled with the high-speed tolerance checking option permits the early, accurate and dependable detection of product flaws such as lumps and neckdowns. This enables manufacturers to better control product quality, reduce scrap, and realise manufacturing savings.

• High-accuracy off-line part/sample inspection – using the Beta LaserMike PC-based AccuNet display system, the AccuScan 6012 can be easily and quickly set up as an off-line part measurement system to check samples and track, manage and analyse critical product data. This eliminates the need to set up two dual-axis gauges to perform four-axis measurements. • The AccuScan 6012 gauge offers flexible communications capa- bilities, allowing for easy connection to PCs, PLCs, or processes with leading protocols. The gauge can also be equipped with an optional ultra-bright display and human interface to easily configure and view measurement data. The AccuScan 6012 allows for top or side mounting of the display. NDC Technologies – USA Website : www.ndc.com

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