WCA March 2018

Technology news

GUILL Tool has introduced Series 725, a co-extrusion crosshead design for tray cable applications. With all-stainless steel construction, Series 725 offers machine builders and end users many advantages, including the patented Guill Seal Right system of self-aligning tapered deflector and body design. Series 725 was developed by Guill engineering, in partnership with a customer, to convert a production line from a tandem Series 725 co-extrusion crosshead

line with two heads a distance apart into a co-extrusion line with a single head applying both layers of PVC in a single operation. End-user benefits of this new co-extrusion crosshead include a considerably shorter changeover time (one head is better than two, in this case), less scrap with a single head setup, improved product quality from the increased adhesion between layers, as melt adheres to melt rather than extrudate, plus the inner layer is not exposed to the environment, allowing contaminates between the layers. Additional features of this new

❍ Guill Series 725 shown here on portable crosshead stand with integral alignment swing gates to assist with disassembly and restart

crosshead include multi-port spiral flow, easy disassembly and restart, positive seals for leak elimination, adaptable to all extruder brands, maximum through-core of 1.75" and maximum die ID of 2", first layer fixed and second adjustable, the patented Guill Feather Touch concentricity adjustment, vacuum port and the ability to accept two extruders from the same side via the heated manifold assembly. Guill Tool and Engineering – USA Website : www.guill.com Customised metal wire meets precise design requirements Custom-manufactured composite clad metal wire that can combine up to three alloys and metals to achieve properties that match precise design requirements has been introduced by Anomet Products of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA. Anomet composite clad metal wire features up to three alloys and metals metallurgically bonded to achieve specific characteristics and meet precise design requirements. Available as wire, rod and strip, the wire typically incorporates two per cent or more cladding thickness and can be supplied in sizes from 0.05 to 10mm OD, and as ribbon up to 25mm

wide that will not crack or flake. Anomet Products Inc – USA Website : www.anometproducts.com

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