WCA May 2007

Cable Production Equipment

Wide range from Conductix Conductix, Delachaux Group, supplies machinery for the production of bare silica fibre, fibre optic cables and copper cables. The range includes machinery for: Silica fibre production: complete drawing tower with performance handling, furnace, dual take-ups, prooftester/rewinder and colouring units; Fibre optic cable production: loosetube lines, microtubes/tight lines, premise cable lines, ribbon in tube, SZ strander, jacketing lines; Plastic fibre production: drawing tower for data POF and extrusion system for illumination POF; Copper cable production: the unique Rollertwist strander can propose the fastest production speed for LAN cable Cat.5, 5e, 6, 6e and 7 (this technology can also be applied to medium voltage cables and shipyard cables); concentric and longitudinal taping units, a wide range of pay-offs and take-ups and caterpillars without gear box. Conductix, Delachaux Group – France Fax : +33 04794 25005 Email : pgrillet@delachaux.fr Website : www.conductix.com • • • • AEI commissions largest and latest strander Associated Engineers & Industrials Ltd (AEI) has commissioned 128 (8+12+18+24+30+36) bobbins wire stranding cum screening machine at Universal Cables Ltd, Satna-India, amongst the largest and latest machines of its kind in the world. The machine will produce compacted copper and aluminium conductors up to 2,000mm 2 for extra high voltage (EHV) cables up to 400kV in a single pass. It is also used for the screening of 90 copper wires over cables up to 140mm in diameter. The machine, measuring 98m long and weighing 140 tons, comprises of 8, 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36 bobbin cages equipped with floor type hydraulic batch loading system, specially designed multi-pair 210mm diameter compacting-roll heads in front of each cage, 3,600mm diameter single wheel capstan and 3,600mm diameter portal take-up stand.

This type ASRB machine uses the latest technology with fully automatic loaders to load or unload a complete row of 630mm bobbins (9 for 36B cage) simultaneously with the touch of a single button in 45 seconds. Other features include motorised pintles and diameter sensors on each bobbin for uniform pay-off tension throughout the stranding. The complete line is monitored and fully interlocked safe operation by the latest generation PLC system. The integrated touch-screen shows all the prevailing production parameters, stores production recipes and assists for any fault diagnosis. Associated Engineers & Industrials Ltd – India Fax : +91 145 2440126 Email : info@aeimachines.com Website : www.aeimachines.com The AEI 128 bobbins rigid wire strander in operation at Universal Cables ▲

55

Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2007