WCA March 2024

Exhibitors at wire 2024

Aachener Maschinenbau GmbH

in the energy industry for mounting solar panels, for example. The drill point of the screw is made from hardened carbon steel, and the shank from stainless steel. The screws do not need a pilot hole, so can be applied without extra pre-drilling. Bi-metal screws have previously been produced on several separate machines, allowing only partial automation. With Amba’s all-in-one approach, all process steps – from material feeding, forming of the screw head, weld joining of the carbon steel drill point to the stainless steel blank and thread rolling, up to the punching and heat-treatment of the drill bit – can be performed by a single machine. Aachener Maschinenbau GmbH www.amba.de AESA Cortaillod 10 A38 AESA Cortaillod, a Swiss metrology company that manufactures automatic test equipment (ATE) for the full electrical characterisation of cables and wires, has developed a solution to connect any size of coaxial cables in a quick and convenient way. The company states that combining its new patented Coaxial Universal Connector with a measuring instrument such as the AESA Scorpius DT device enhances the user experience in measuring the high frequency parameters of coaxial cables with accuracy and repeatability. The Scorpius DT is a complete and integrated solution to characterise both 50Ω and 75Ω coaxial cables. It includes an embedded VNA (vector network analyser), standard Microsoft Windows computer and specially designed user friendly software. The newly released Coaxial Universal Connector mounted on traditional N-type (N50 and N75/F75) interfaces allows the operator to quickly connect different products while ensuring electrical contacts on both the centre conductor and the shield of the coaxial cable. Operators only have to strip the outer insulation layer on a sufficient length and choose the appropriate provided chuck. Calibration artefacts are provided in order to ensure a correct calibration plan.

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Aachener GmbH (Amba) specialises in equipment for the production of long and slender components with varying cross sections, such as screws between 60 and 2,500mm long, and tubes and spokes. The company will be showing two new all-in-one screw-making machines at wire 2024: the BM12 and BM-BiMetal. With the BM12, Amba has increased the product range covered by its all-in-one machines to wire gauges of up to 18mm diameter. The new machine forms wire gauges of up to 12mm conventionally by cold working. Its new feature is the integrated hot-forming capability for larger diameters: for 12 to 18mm gauge wire, the material is inductively heated within the machine before upsetting. The blanks can be preheated to temperatures of up to 1,200°C. The machine is designed for production rates of between 50 and 70 items per minute. Maschinenbau

Integrated Scorpius DT unit for coaxial cable measurement

This solution allows the execution of all electrical tests on cables according to the ANSI/TIA-568.4-D for broadband coaxial cabling and component standard, as well as IEC 61196-x and EN 50117-x standards. The measured frequencies range from 100 kHz to 18 GHz, with frequency extension available upon request. allowing customisation of its components, or as an option for existing AESA automatic testing equipment for LAN cables. AESA Cortaillod also offers balun and balunless ATE solutions for testing LAN or other communication cables from low to very high frequencies. In addition to frequency measurements, AESA offers a full set of linear resistance measuring equipment, from very small to very large cross-sections, to be used either in the laboratory or directly on-line in production. includes data management systems, ISO17025 certification, testing laboratory services, transfer of knowledge and expertise in the cable industry for boosting production yield. AESA Cortaillod www.aesa-cortaillod.com Scorpius is also available in a rack-mountable version The company’s offering

All-in-one screw-making machine: all process steps are performed by a single machine

The first machine of the new series will be used to produce up to 600mm-long screws with thread diameters of 19mm or more, directly from the coil. It will be installed at a US customer site, where it will replace two existing production lines consisting of several individual machines that require manual feeding. The all in-one principle will provide increased productivity as it performs all process steps from wire payoff, straightening and blank cutting, and screw head upsetting, up to and including thread rolling, within a single machine. The new Amba machine will also use less space than the current equipment. The new BM-BiMetal can produce up to 100 self-drilling bi-metal screws per minute, fully automatically. These special screws are used in the construction industry for fastening profiled sheet metal roofing and façade cladding, and

AIM, Inc

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AIM will present the new AFCe-3Dx line: an updated compact 3D machine. The company claims that its proven model for more than twenty years, the AccuForm Compact, provides more flexibility in wire forming capability and more than double the production rates of the low-cost competition.

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