WCA March 2024

Exhibitors at wire 2024

legible print. The company also offers print verification systems that can be seamlessly combined with print production. These systems, with the standard operation of print verification, can be enhanced with machine learning software such as optical character recognition (OCR), further enhancing accuracy and efficiency. The development of optical character recognition software enables the transcription of printed defects in real time. The software allows operators to promptly identify and address issues. Taymer International Inc www.taymer.com Part of Italy’s TKT Group, Tecnovo has produced lubricants and auxiliary chemicals for wire drawing since 1945. powder lubricants for dry drawing (Tecnolubre); oils and liquid compounds for wet drawing (Sintek); pastes, greases and compounds for wire drawing (Tecnofix); products for preparing wire rods and wires for drawing (Tecnoline); and products for wire rod and wire rolling (Tecnolam). Tecnovo provides full and prompt technical assistance, starting with the selection of the most suitable products and thorough testing on the customer’s plant by its own specialist personnel. Its technicians work in close cooperation with those from group company Koner. Joint trials with dies and lubricants allow performance and synergy across different conditions. Tecnovo www.tktgroup.it The company produces 11 A56 Tecnovo and Koner, manufacturing companies of the TKT Group and specialists in the respective sectors of lubricants and drawing dies, will share stand 11 A56 at wire 2024. In recent years TKT Group has consolidated and expanded its market position, and carried out research and development programmes, with investment in new machinery and technologies and an expansion of the product portfolio. Tecnovo Srl 11 A56 TKT Group

stock of TapeFormers, but has a wide selection of laser-cut and pre-machined parts, so that its skilled engineers can meet specific tooling requirements upon receiving an order. The standard TapeFormer range is for tape widths from 5 to 480mm wide, but many designs are offered, and the company will work with the customer to create the best tool for the application.

pneumatic welding machines for bulk wire products, as well as cold welding machines for non-ferrous wires. The continuous optimisation of welding machines will also be addressed, with the user-friendly version of electric strand butt-welding machine type SE1, which features a handle for easy movement, cable holder, optional cover of the mimic to protect the mechanics and a large collecting tray for smashed ceramics. Customers will be able to experience welding directly on the stand, and discuss individual requirements for tailor-made machine constructions with the experts on-site. August Strecker GmbH & Co KG www.strecker-limburg.de T Butler Engineering Ltd 16 D47 Visitors to TBE’s stand will experience first-hand its Rapidform technology.

Micro TapeFormer with user-replaceable low-friction PTFE strip

The most recent re-development has been with Micro TapeFormers. Owing to the products’ success, the company has standardised the range, enabling it to provide more streamlined production and better service. Through working with customers on more than 20 different types of Micro TapeFormer, two designs have been produced that deliver the most consistent and reliable results. TapeFormers Ltd www.tapeformers.com 09 D06-2 For more than six decades, Taymer International has been manufacturing equipment for the wire and cable industry, fibre optics and medical manufacturing. The company offers an extensive range of solutions designed to provide user-friendly, reliable equipment that maximises production. The range includes optical quality inspection systems, accurate length measuring machines, and various cable printers, tailored to meet the needs of customers across different industries. is engineered to capture, analyse and evaluate every square millimetre of a product’s surface. The series employs different camera configurations customised to the specific requirements of each product, enabling vision-based surface inspections to detect defects, perform print and colour verification, control dimensions and compare product characteristics. Taymer’s hot foil printers are designed for efficiency and ease, allowing operators to focus on fulfilling customer orders with reliable, durable and Taymer International Inc The surface inspection series

TBE Rapidform technology

The technology features servo-driven form tools and press stations; wire diameter range of 0.5 to 10mm; high speed decoiler; capability for up to 16 servo axes; integrated secondary operations and parts-collection system; 5700 Series high speed Allen Bradley automation controls; and a modular tooling solution with fast and accurate forming of products. T Butler Engineering Ltd www.tbe.ie TapeFormers Ltd 11 C22 TapeFormers Ltd is based in the Midlands, UK, in a factory designed to manufacture tooling to form tapes longitudinally. The TapeFormers are manufactured to order. The company does not hold

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