WCA November 2010

Technology news

Windak’s efficient fibre optic cable rewinding lines offer: Easy set up and run, with easy and quick changes of • the payoff and take-up reel Accurately controlled cable tension, monitored in real • time and displayed for operators Fast running at controlled tension, with smooth • acceleration and deceleration for accurate stop at a set length Good winding on the take-up reel • Safety for the operator • Specialised rewinding for fibre optic cable

Local manufacture anywhere Ofenbau Fritz offers all furnaces, including its top-heated galvanising furnace with ceramic tank and foundation cooling, and the Becker-Fritz continuous wire annealing furnace system, on a local manufacture basis. The company supplies drawings and full technical specifications to enable the customer to purchase the necessary materials from a local source. Ofenbau Fritz delivers only those items the customer is unable to obtain elsewhere and a few special parts. The use of standardised materials makes it possible to manufacture the furnaces in almost any country around the world. Price and transport costs are greatly reduced, compared to a complete supply. Ofenbau Fritz – Germany Fax : +49 2334 42717 Email : mail@ofenbau-fritz.com Website : www.ofenbau-fritz.com Contract for experimental fusion reactor Cable manufacturer Tratos Cavi SpA has won a four year contract worth €49 million to supply superconducting wire for the world ITER reactor and the Japanese JT60SA. The superconducting cable-in-conduit will be used in the construction of magnets for the projects. ITER is an international project to design and build an experimental fusion reactor based on the tokamak concept.

Tratos Cavi SpA – Italy Fax : +39 0575 794246 Email : info@tratos.it Website : www.tratos.it

Take-up UW16HD with integrated laying unit, remote control m m and safety guarding

Windak’s complete range of modern portal payoff and take-up designs gives a large range of reels to run, between 600mm and 3,000mm flange diameter. Tyre drive and floating pintles, for quick reel changes and high line speeds, are available.

Windak AB – Sweden Email : info@windak.se

Fax : +46 858 03 8955 Website : www.windak.se

Finding compounds online

The Xiameter brand has launched a series of standard high-consistency rubber (HCR) compounds for customers in North America and Europe, allowing users to buy standard HCR compounds for high-voltage insulation, wire and cable applications without added customisation costs and product development delays. Shelley Bausch, Xiameter vice president and executive director, explained: “Most compounds on the market today are highly customised, so we’ve decided to offer a set product line of standard HCR compounds so that customers can choose the preform, durometer range, cure system and standard colour they need.” An online selector guide has been developed by the Xiameter team to help compound customers identify the exact compound needed for a specific application.

Dow Corning Corp – USA Website : www.xiameter.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – November/December 2010