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yarns; and fibreglass reinforcement yarns. The company’s latest products are a dry core yarn for dry core cable designs; virtually dustless water-blocking binder yarns for high speed; and a new line of water-blocking yarns for power cable applications. The water-swellable binder and core (wrap around the FRP) yarns offer benefits that include low dust, extending the life of bearings and other moving parts of the equipment; less downtime due to mechanical maintenance related to SAP dust problems; less clean up time; and a cleaner working environment for the operator.

systems with variably adjustable nozzles was found by the company to be an uncomplicated task, since the line speeds were moderate – a maximum of 4.5m/min. Particles and emulsions could be removed from the band saw blade surface with hot water. The installation of three GEO high- pressure nozzles in a compact system provided the required surface quality for the cleaning of steel profiles at a line speed of approximately 30m/min. Due to the limited space available in this case, the high-pressure cleaning units placed in several lines are supplied from a central tank system that includes filtration and continuous refreshment of the cleaning medium. The structure of continuous ultrasonic cleaning of precious metal strips for the production of stamped, welded and bent parts was more conventional. The system for process speeds up to 10m/ min is divided into cleaning, rinsing and drying areas. In the final drying, the compressed air is heated to support the drying effect by convection. The scope of delivery included a unit made up of the rewinder and unwinder. The construction of a combined brush and high-pressure cleaning system for steel profiles has already been initiated. In this wet chemical cleaning system to reduce emulsion and rolling abrasion, the brushes are continuously supplied with cleaning fluid. Dissolved particles are subsequently removed by an arrangement of high-pressure nozzles. The material is also preserved in this process. The system is supplemented by a matched filter system and a dosage for cleaning and preservation.

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and/or pressure dies, and water-cooled systems. The capstan diameter can vary from 300 to 1,200mm, depending on the application and diameter of wire, and certain lines can reach a mechanical line speed of 35m/sec. Most lines are also equipped with laser wire diameter control, and phonic wheels fitted to the dancer arms allow integration with die wear control, with relative warnings and alarms. Payoffs and take-ups can be of numerous types, for coils of different sizes, or for stems or reels. Gimax can also study and adapt or customise a design based on specific customer requirements. Gimax Srl www.gimaxgroup.com GMP Reels India, located in Nashik, Maharashtra, manufactures steel reels and handling devices for the wire and cable industry. The company was started in 2013 and is part of the GMP Slovakia group. To increase production capacity, GMP Reels India moved to a larger facility, still located in Nashik. The position is strategic, being relatively close to Mumbai, which has one of the two largest ocean ports in India. The new plant has a covered industrial area of around 3,000m 2 and is equipped with traditional machinery such as lathes and welding machines, 150-ton and 300-ton presses, two straightening machines, a paint booth, and two balancing machines that can balance reels at up to 50m/sec. To ensure quality, production is supervised by the GMP Slovakia team. Steel reels are available to satisfy customers supplying products for many different applications. One of the most requested models of fixed reel is the DW (Double Wall), which GMP Slovakia sro Stand: 10 E32

The company’s technology produces a water-swellable binder with higher yield, and can run at 5,000 rpm without unwanted vibration. More metres per package means longer runs without a break and a more efficient stranding process overall. Fil-Tec offers various swell factors, giving design engineers the flexibility to choose the yarn size and swell factor that best suits the cable. Fil-Tec, Inc www.fil-tec.com ❍ A selection of yarns from Fil-Tec GEO-Reinigungstechnik offers wire, tape, tube and cable cleaning equipment with a customisable and flexible set-up for a wide range of applications. The design and construction of customer-specific tape cleaning systems was one of the company’s focuses in 2019, primarily due to production demands, in particular the size of the system and the different areas of application of the end products. The in-line cleaning of band saw blades of various widths in compact, single-stage high-pressure cleaning GEO- Reinigungstechnik GmbH Stand: 11 A32

GEO-Reinigungstechnik GmbH www.geo-reinigungstechnik.de

Gimax Srl Stand: 10 B17

With more than 42 years of experience in welding wire machinery, including specific experience in the production of wire, Gimax and its engineers can offer complete knowledge of the entire process of wire manufacturing. The inclusion of drawing equipment into the range almost ten years ago, and a subsequent redesign, has led to the introduction of a range of TRD dry drawing equipment, available with vertically or horizontally mounted capstans – non-slip (with independently driven capstans), with the possibility of tilted or horizontal capstans, rotating

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