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Braiding OMA Srl offers a wide range of braiding machines suitable for armouring or reinforcing cables, cable bundles and conduits.

Braiders and winders

Magnatech International Inc designs and manufacturers braiding, wire spiral, bobbin winding, rubber and nylon wrapping machines used in the manufacture of industrial and hydraulic hose. The RB-2 rotary braider is described as an efficient and productive machine for braiding textiles and high tensile steel wire. The RB-2’s productivity is said to reduce manufacturing cost to less than half that of a maypole system. The WSW-IV wire spiral winder com- bines high speed with the latest in computer control. The WSW-IV’s wire performing system utilises a rolling technique that allows quick re-decking and makes flexible mandrel production viable.

The materials typically braided include gal- vanised, brass coated and stainless steel wires, bronze and copper wires. The outer sheave of braided wires gives the product abrasion resistance and mech- anical protection but with good flexibility. Textile yarns, such as high strength ara- mids, are often used for reinforcement, parti- cularly of undersea umbilicals.

OMA 36/1-190 horizontal braider braiding umbilical cables ❍ ❍ with aramid fibres

They are valuable where cables or bundles are subject to high pulling forces but need a high degree of flexing. Braiding machines can be supplied in many different sizes, with either vertical or horizontal axis, depending on the coverage and flexibility of the cables to be produced. OMA also supplies the ancillary equipment required for braiding, such as bobbin winders, taping heads, payoff and take-ups.

OMA Srl – Italy

Fax : +39 039 608 4571 Website : www.omabraid.com

Email : oma@omabraid.it

Cable braiding

Gladding Braided Products’ harness braiding system provides a protective casing over a core set of wires. The core (hose, ground wire, fuel line, or electrical harness for example) is covered with a braided protective material.

Gladding can supply the finished harness, the raw materials (textile coverings such as nylon, polyester, Nomex, Kevlar, fibreglass, PTFE, VN-4000S) and wire materials such as stainless steel, copper, bronze and aluminium, as well as the braiding machinery to apply the shield. The diameter of the core wires or harness will determine the size of the braiding machine needed: a ¼" harness may use a 16 carrier machine, while a 1" diameter harness might require a 32 carrier machine.

Braiding and winding equipment from ❍ ❍ Magnatech

In addition to the traditional stand-alone machines, Magnatech International also provides in-line manufacturing solutions for rigid and flexible mandrel-built hose. Magnatech International Inc – USA Fax : +1 610 693 8816 Email : info@magnatech-int.com Website : www.magnatech-int.com

Gladding’s braiding equipment for cable ❍ ❍

Gladding supplies machines for all sizes. With a machine purchase, Gladding provides training at its factory. “The skill of the operator is of utmost importance,” explained Sparky Christakos, Gladding president.

Gladding Braided Products – USA Email : info@gladdingbraid.com

Fax : +1 315 653 4492

Website : www.gladdingbraid.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2010