WCA May 2018

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Automatic line for wire and strand ❍ The automatic BAO packaging line is a new and innovative concept

This provides safe operation for the operators in the field. The whole line is surrounded by safety gates with operator access doors that can only be opened if the line is not in operation. The gate is interlocked by a system that immediately stops the operation of the line if one of the doors is opened. During the whole packaging process there are two strapping operations: one to strap the single coil and the other to strap the bundle. In the final operation, the bundle is then stretch wrapped with a resistant plastic film and prepared for shipping. MFL Group – Italy Website : www.mflgroup.com

one coil every minute and for strand it can produce a coil every two minutes, giving an important output production for this product. The need for this line can extend also to the cable industry for drop off coils. Customers interested in the BAO line should be informed that there are some package limitations. For example, the coils’ inner diameter cannot have a core smaller than 500mm (20"). With this project, which includes high carbon strand packages, safety has also been closely observed. The line is provided with a robot that automatically applies the plastic caps to the head and tail of the strand at the same time the cut is made.

THE automatic BAO packaging line is a new and innovative concept for the production of steel and strand wire. The automatic line is a fully integrated process that takes large spools from two to six tons of wire and strand and repackages them into fully wrapped bundles that can contain a number of coils depending on their size and weight. The line can handle low to high carbon bright and galvanised wire as well as bright and galvanised 1+6 strand. Wire sizes range from 1.8 to 5mm and strand sizes go from 3/16" to 7/16". The coil sizes that form the finished bundle range from 10kg (20lb) to a maximum of 60kg (135lb). For wire, the BAO automatic double head produces

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