WCA March 2024

Exhibitors at wire 2024

Mario Frigerio SpA

steel cord, bead wire, spring wire and low carbon wire. Visitors will also be able to learn about MFL Group’s Coseco brand, offering machinery for treating the surface of steel wire, tinning lines, electrolytic coating of copper wire, continuous pickling of welded tubes in stainless steel, plants for regenerating sulphuric acid, and systems/devices for fume suction and washing.

Minimac II can also be used to inspect continuous copper rod, used as feedstock in the production of wire copper strips. Rods ranging from 0.5 to 3.5mm (0.01968" to 0.13778") are tested for external defects such as scratches, dents and gaps at speeds up to 20m/s. Welding wire can also be tested, including flux core wire where missing flux can be detected as well as flaws in the wire itself. Checking continuity and locating welds in single and multi conductor insulated wire and cable are other applications. MAC engineers will be available at the stand to provide information on the company’s full range of products, including the MultiMac® eddy current tester with up to eight test channels, Rotomac® eddy current rotaries for detecting long, continuous surface seams, and ultrasonic instruments and systems. Magnetic Analysis Corp www.mac-ndt.com Maillefer is promising “a convergence of revolutionary technologies” at wire Düsseldorf. The company’s live components showcase will feature a line-up covering diverse industry needs. The advanced Topography Scanner 2.0 features the latest technology for high accuracy in seamless topography scanning, while the ECH 35/45 with automatic crosshead centring provides precision in streamlining processes. Also on display will be the THC 50/90 crosshead for cable manufacturing; fibre optics FTU/FPO take-up and payoff technology, with components designed to meet production demands generated by high-speed data transmission; next generation TM1250 drop cable; and the NXW 225 extruder. The company’s aftermarket offerings include the Nomos process supervisor unit; and enhanced efficiency with automatic take-ups, featuring EKP 50/63 card rack replacement for extended lifetime and functionality. Maillefer Factory System shows the seamless integration of technologies designed to optimise production processes and enhance overall efficiency. Maillefer Extrusion Oy 10 C22

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11 G60 MFL Group is a family-owned company specialising in industrial machinery for wire, cable and rope manufacturers. Established in 1897 as a small workshop, the group is now spread across six manufacturing plants (in Italy, Germany, Spain and China) and nine sales/service offices (in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, the USA and China).

Mario Frigerio SpA www.mflgroup.com Medek & Schörner

10 C52-01 At wire Düsseldorf 2024, Medek & Schörner will showcase the customer benefits of its close collaboration with Austrian engineering expert KHU and the company 2M-Tech. Together, Medek & Schörner, KHU and 2M-Tech offer a complete range of advanced solutions for the cable and wire industry. Medek & Schörner will be presenting its latest developments, including a new optical fibre colouring line with production speed of more than 3,000m/ min and colouring of up to three optical fibres simultaneously; an optical fibre colouring and curing station using LED irradiation units; optical fibre ring marking system including 100 per cent supervision of the ring-marked fibre; new ring marking technology; improved FMS 5 hot foil sequential metre marker with a marking wheel that memorises and automatically aligns to different cable diameters; and cutting-edge intermittent ribbon technology. In addition to the new developments to be presented, the company’s product portfolio covers optical fibre

MFL’s new rod breakdown machine

The group has an extensive machinery portfolio, and the capability to engineer and manufacture complete production plants. It caters to wire and rope manufacturers across a wide spectrum of industries and applications. Offerings include wire rod preparation lines, drawing lines, cold rolling lines, reinforcement steel wire lines, welding lines, induction tempering and hardening lines, automatic rewinding and packaging lines, wire treatment lines, cold heading and ball bearing lines, low relaxation PC lines and sheathing lines, as well as stranding and closing lines. In the wire and cable industry, MFL provides an array of machinery that encompasses drawing lines, stranding lines, extrusion and sheathing lines. At wire 2024, the company will host talks about its latest technologies and apps. Visitors will be able to get hands-on experience with MFL X Acumen and new apps designed to unlock the potential of production lines. The compact TS2 rod breakdown machine will also be highlighted, showing its real slip 1 per cent, energy-saving features and efficiency. For those looking for a replacement for old acid pickling methods, the sales team will showcase the benefits of the Draweasy mechanical descaling system. Now enhanced by the electrolytic phosphating line by Coseco, Draweasy offers a green technology that is claimed to boost productivity and also attain higher quality standards. The versatile Draweasy caters to various applications, such as PC strand, PC wire,

Maillefer Extrusion Oy www.maillefer.net

Optical fibre UV LED curing station

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