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Technical Articles Subscribe today! Visit us online at: www.read-wca.com 70 Improved coilability and By Filip Verhoeve and Vincent Vermeersch, NV Bekaert SA, Belgium  73 Bezinal ® XC 及 Bezinal ® XP 涂覆 线材的关键弹簧应用带来更好 的盘绕性和防腐蚀性 作者： Filip Verhoeve 和 Vincent Vermeersch, NV Bekaert SA, Belgium corrosion resistance of critical spring applications with Bezinal ® XC and Bezinal ® XP coated wire

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24 行业新闻

32 Technology News 43 技术与产品

46 India Insight 46 印度透视

48 Telecom News 50 通信新闻

51 From the Americas 55 来自美国的消息

57 WIRE & CABLE INDIA 2014 57 2014 印度线缆展

75 Editorial Index 75 通讯目录

75 Advertisers Index 75 广告索引

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Editor ( 编辑 ): ................................................ David Bell Features Editor – USA ( 专栏编辑 – 美国 ): .............................. Dorothy Fabian Editorial Assistant ( 助理文字编辑 ): ................................ Christian Bradley Design/Production ( 设计/制作 ): ............ Julie Tomlin Production ( 制作 ): .................................... Lisa Wright Translation ( 翻译经理 ): ............................... Tony Zhou Jianye Yang Linda Li Advertising/Marketing : .......................... Jason Smith ( 广告/营销 ): UK, ROW, USA, Canada Giuliana Benedetto Italy Hendrike Morriss Germany, Austria, Switzerland Linda Li 中国 Advertisement Coordinator ( 广告联络人 ): .............................................. Liz Hughes Accounts Manager ( 财务经理 ): .................. Julie Case Subscriptions ( 订阅) ..............................Julie Case Publisher ( 发行人 ): ........................... Caroline Sullens Founder ( 创办人 ): ................................... John C Hogg Europe ( 欧洲 ) Advertising/Marketing & Editorial ( 广告, 营销及编辑部 ) 46 Holly Walk, Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV32 4HY, UK Tel ( 电话 ): .................... +44 1926 334137 Fax ( 传真 ): .................. +44 1926 314755 Email ( 电子邮址 ): ........ wca@intras.co.uk Website ( 网站 ): ........... www.read-wca.com This publication and its full contents of layout, text, images, and graphics is copyright protected. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or any other storage or retrieval system without the publisher’s written permission. The publisher, owners, agents, printers, editors and contributors cannot be held responsible for and hereby exclude all liability whatsoever for errors, omissions or the accuracy and claims printed or inferred in the editorial or advertisements published in this, previous or subsequent editions or for any damages, costs or losses caused thereby. Wire & Cable ASIA reserves the right to edit, reword and subedit all editorial submissions in accordance with editorial policy. Wire & Cable ASIA expressed graphically or by text is a registered name and style trademark of Intras Ltd, UK. All matters relating to this Disclaimer are governed by the laws of England. 《亚洲线缆》杂志所有图文受版权保护。未经书面授权 不得全部或部分以任何方式转载。出版商、编写者、代 理商、印刷商及投稿者对在本期、以前、以及将来刊登 的稿件或广告的准确性和提出的索赔不承担责任。英国 Intras Ltd 公司拥有《亚洲线缆》 ( Wire & Cable ASIA ) 图像和文字注册商标。 Wire & Cable ASIA is published six times a year. It is distributed throughout North and South-east Asia to registered readers in wire, cable and wire component producer and consumer industries. Annual subscriptions are available from just US$80. 《亚洲线缆》一年出版六期，面向整个北亚、东南亚地 区的电线、电缆和线材制品的生产商和用户发行。订阅 一年：欧元 140 ；英镑 120 ; 美元 195 。 USA ( 美国 ) Editorial ( 广告/营销 ) Intras USA – Doug Zirkle Danbury Corporate Center, 107 Mill Plain Road, Danbury, CT 06811, USA Tel ( 电话 ): ................... +1 203 794 0444 Email ( 电子邮址 ): ........ doug@intras.co.uk

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India calling for its fifth international wire exhibition Attention in this issue falls firmly on the burgeoning market of India, and more specifically WIRE & CABLE INDIA. The figures and statistics surrounding this huge slice of the Asian continent are staggering. From its geography (the seventh largest country in the world by area), a population of 1.2 billion people and an infrastructure financing of $1 trillion over the next five years. The economy is thought, by experts, to grow five-fold in the next 20 years, and that is after a spurt of seven per cent in GDP this year alone. Six per cent of that GDP is down to the automotive industry with a turnover of $73 billion. Two years from now that is expected to have doubled, and that is one growth region that will appeal to the wire and cable industry. Additionally, telecommunications and construction all play a massive part in India’s rapid expansion and all three sectors have seen growth of around 25 per cent annually.

WIRE & CABLE INDIA has grown substantially in-line over recent years, and that is expected again after 28 th to 30 th October in Mumbai. Our coverage of the exhibition starts on page 57 and please feel free to visit Stand 1C14 to collect your free copy of Wire & Cable ASIA .

David Bell Editor When and where

May 2015 12-15 May: wire Russia –

April 2015 28-30 April: Interwire –

January 2015 10-13 January: Wire & Cable Arabia – trade exhibition – Dubai, UAE Organisers : Al Fajer Fax : +971 4340 3608 Email : jeen@alfajer.net Web : www.wirecablearabia.com

November 2014 9-12 November: IWCS – technical symposium – Rhode Island, USA Organisers : IWCS Tel : +1 732 389 0991 Email : phudak@iwcs.org Web : www.iwcs.org

trade exhibition – Moscow, Russia Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf and VNIIKP Fax : +7 499 246 9277 Email : info@wire-russia.com Web : www.wire-russia.com

trade exhibition – Atlanta, GA, USA Organisers : Wire Association International Fax : +1 203 453 8384 Email : sales@wirenet.org Web : www.wirenet.org

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New lab facilities to meet demand for fire tests ❍ The BS EN 50200 Annexe E fire and water test at BASEC

CPR for cables we also expect there will now be a demand from other manufacturers who do not have access to the kind of facilities we can offer, such as production/certification and development testing of their products. We will also be able to turn test samples around quickly and competitively.” BASEC laboratories can carry out a number of cable fire tests: BS EN 50200; BS EN 50200 Annex E; BS 8434-2; BS 6387 CWZ and others based on IEC standards, and will shortly also encompass a BS EN 50399 3.5-metre-tall ladder rack rig for vertical fire tests on cables. The Milton Keynes headquarters also has a 3m 3 smoke chamber for smoke emission tests (EN 61034-2). BASEC – UK Website : www.basec.org.uk

increased demand from its current clients for the fire testing of cables in accordance with the CPR, and the test labs will also be open to other cable manufacturers and traders seeking to conform to the regulations as they become applicable to cables. “In anticipation of this, BASEC has made a substantial investment in laboratories, equipment and a dedicated team of staff and we have expanded the range of our services to meet the demands of the industry,” said Dr Hodge. “At Milton Keynes we have combined the expertise and experience of our staff with state-of-the-art equipment within first-class facilities to serve our clients from around the world who hold BASEC approvals. “And with the implementation of the

DR Jeremy Hodge, chief executive of the British Approvals Service for Cables (BASEC), anticipates a strong demand for the soon-to-open cable fire testing facility, as the cable industry moves to implement the Construction Products Regulation 2011 (CPR). The test laboratories at BASEC’s headquarters in Milton Keynes, UK, are into the commissioning phase and will go fully live by the end of this year. Dr Hodge says the three new re-configurable fire test labs and a ladder rack rig, joining BASEC’s existing smoke and halogen testing facilities, represent a considerable investment for the approvals and testing body and further expands the capability of the largest dedicated testing facility in Europe. He says BASEC expects there will be

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THE Tkt Group has announced a partnership agreement with PH Chem, a Busan, South Korea-based company, producing and distributing wire drawing lubricants. PH Chem will be the exclusive agent and distributor in Korea of Tecnovo lubricants, Koner dies and a wide range of Tkt auxiliary products for wire drawing. Tkt and PH Chem are also going to launch a new line of lubricants as Tecnolubre FM/913, sodium-based products which are 100 per cent free from borax and dust, boron derivatives and nitrites, drastically reducing problems in the working environment, cutting consumption and eliminating product waste. The companies will promote the Sintek FL/22 line of liquid compounds for wet drawing, made from natural products and renewable sources. PH Chem will promote the sales of Koner K.340 pressure dies, a product specially constructed and designed to greatly improve lubrication and drawing performance, reduce costs and improve quality with a substantial improvement in lubrication and a clear economic return. Tkt Group will collaborate with PH Chem to produce innovative calcium soaps in Korea. The target of both companies is to offer customers their range of quality products and services, alongside technical assistance. PH Chem Co Ltd – South Korea Website : www.phchem.net Tkt Group – Italy Website : www.tktgroup.it Partnership for South Korean market

New man at the helm ASK Chemicals has appointed Frank Coenen as its chief executive officer, succeeding Stefan Sommer in the role. Mr Coenen most recently served as chief executive officer of Tessenderlo Group, a global, Belgian-listed speciality chemicals group. Outgoing chief executive Stefan Sommer led many important

❍ New chief

accomplishments during his time in the role, from the creation of ASK Chemicals as an independent business in 2010 to its successful sale to Rhône. executive Frank Coenen

ASK Chemicals GmbH – Germany Website : www.ask-chemicals.com

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Advanced Cable Asia heads for Shanghai!

New national sales manager Conneaut Industries Inc has named John Mancinelli as its new national sales manager.

INTEGER Research, UK, is staging the third Advanced Cable Asia conference from 2 nd to 4 th December in Shanghai, China. Asia’s economic situation remains robust, with moderate growth forecast to continue in China and India and a stable outlook across the Southeast Asian region. As the region’s largest economy, China makes up a quarter of the global wire and cable demand and continues to have the largest cable production market in the world. On-going projects such as the ‘West–East Electricity Transfer’ and the expanding high-voltage power grid network have been driving a growth in demand for advanced power cables, while high-end fibre optic cables are increasingly required for the ‘12 th Five Year’ projects like ‘Broadband China’ and IT data centre infrastructure. However, Integer Research has lowered its projection for growth in Chinese wire and cable demand slightly to 3.5 per cent year-on-year between 2013 and 2018, which reflects the Chinese government’s policy on market consolidation and sustainable growth. It is believed that the Chinese wire and cable market will need to have a new round of market reshuffling in the next few years in order to clean up the overcapacity and poor quality production. To survive in this extremely competitive market place, many Chinese wire and cable producers recognise the need to implement more effective strategies to differentiate and stand-out, including expansion into high-skilled sectors, stricter quality control schemes, and advanced automation of manufacturing processes. The South-East Asia market, as a whole, is expected to be one of the fastest-growing regions in the world, but the situation does vary country by country. Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia are leading the way, while opportunities are also being seen in Myanmar, the Philippines and Singapore. Indonesia and Thailand, in particular, have been making large-scale investment into the sophisticated power transmission and telecommunication network infrastructure, which will trigger a huge demand for advanced power cables, telecom cables and fibre optic products.

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sales manager John Mancinelli

A global supplier of speciality fibres used in applications for wire and cable, magnet wire, composites and industrial markets, Conneaut processes high performance industrial yarns, binder yarns, ripcords, braiding yarns and serving yarns. Its product line includes E-glass, S2 glass, polyglass, PTFE-coated fibreglass, KlassCore ® , DynaCore ® , ConnCore ® and others. Mr Mancinelli, an industrial engineer, comes from 15 years at AGY, where he was engaged as a product engineer and regional sales manager.

The forecast for production from Integer Research has indicated 6.5 per cent compound annual growth rate in both Indonesia and Thailand by 2018. It is vital for any cable industry stakeholders to plan in advance for these emerging opportunities. More developed markets such as Japan and South Korea are experiencing a recovery to their pre-crisis levels. In the year 2013/2014, Japan consumed over 700k tons of copper for the wire and cable industry and the market almost levelled out. The major challenge for market players there is to understand the fragmentation of both the global and Asian wire and cable markets and to maintain their leading positions in the industry. Advanced Cable Asia 2014 conference will provide the one-stop knowledge-sharing and networking platform for both global and Asian wire and cable executives to discuss the strategies and technologies needed to succeed in the advanced cable markets. The dedicated streams in advanced power cable and fibre optic sectors will identify the key market developments and growth areas for the wire and cable manufacturers, while uncovering the potential opportunities and technology- related demand for suppliers and solution providers. Integer Research – UK Website : www.integer-research.com ❍ Delegates listen intently at last year’s conference

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New mill for steel company

The scope of supply comprises the 3-roll reducing and sizing block with automatic quick stand changing system, the roll shop with quick roll change, the mill configuration program Bamicon, the inline remotely controlled pass and guide adjustment and Capas, the computer-aided system for accurate adjustment of rolls and guides of the 3-roll stands in the roll shop. Supervision of erection, comm- issioning and training of customer personnel are also Kocks’ resp- onsibility. The start-up of the new medium section mill incorporating the 3-roll reducing and sizing block will enable Daye to meet the set target of becoming the most competitive future-orientated special steel company in its market. Daye Special Steel Co Ltd – China Website : www.dayesteel.com

controlled low temperatures. With a nominal roll diameter of 500mm this is so far the biggest 3-roll RSB. It will be operated as finishing block in the 900,000t/a medium section mill downstream the 16-stand 2-high roughing and intermediate mill. The RSB rolls round bar in special bar qualities within the range of 50mmØ to 130mmØ in straight lengths onto the cooling bed. The reducing and sizing block allows rolling out of only one pass series from the roughing and intermediate mill and significantly reduces the number of required feeders down to only five. The RSB can produce any required finished dimension of the complete dimensional range in any desired sequence with a minimum number of roll sets and just a few stand changes. rolling at

DAYE Special Steel Co Ltd, part of the Chinese CITIC Pacific Steel Group, will install a medium section mill in Huangshi, southeast of Hubei province, approximately 150km southwest of Wuhan. The order for the finishing mill, a 3-roll reducing and sizing block (RSB), was placed with the German company Friedrich Kocks. The decision in favour of this machinery was highly influenced by the performance and the trouble-free operation of the RSB in Daye’s existing speciality bar mill. Daye is one of the largest special steel producers in the country. The products are widely recognised and accepted by both domestic and international companies and are used in nearly all fields of application. The heavy duty reducing and sizing block is equipped with four stand positions and is designed for

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Joining forces after merger

New director Surface Technology, a specialist supplier of high performance surface treatments and metal finishings, has appointed Andrew Courtney as group operations director.

NDC Infrared Engineering and Beta LaserMike, both part of the Spectris family of companies and recognised worldwide in non-contacting measurement and control solutions, have merged to create NDC Technologies. The combination strengthens the new company’s position in the marketplace by offering a more comprehensive portfolio of gauging solutions with enhanced cross-selling oppor- tunities. In addition, the new operating model expands the company’s reach to better serve its growing global base of customers. The corporate headquarters of NDC Technologies will be based in Irwindale, California, USA. NDC Technologies is part of Spectris PLC, a supplier of productivity enhancing instru- mentation and controls, based in the UK. Drew Cheshire, president of NDC Technologies, said: “This merger supports our overall strategy to deliver the most comprehensive and highest quality measurement and control solutions on the market. “It brings together two best-in-class companies, each with strong offerings directed to meet the unique needs of our target markets. By combining these rich offerings into a single complete portfolio, we can provide customers with a broad range of gauging systems that meet a diverse scope of application requirements. This combination will yield many synergies and benefits in the years ahead and pave the foundation for future growth.” “This merger represents the best strategic move for both NDC Infrared Engineering and Beta LaserMike, and it is the strategy that is most likely to deliver increased value to our respective stakeholders,” said Ken Wright, former president of Beta LaserMike and now

❍ The headquarters of NDC Technologies at Irwindale, California, USA

president of global engineering and marketing for NDC Technologies. “We are confident that the combined company, NDC Technologies, will increase our competitive advantage in products, sales distribution, and technical support, while enhancing our relationships with customers and partners.” Other key strategic benefits of the merger include: • Commitment to inno- vation: The combined company shares a commitment to delivering innovative, cost-effective solutions to address the unique needs of industry and customers • Commitment to customer excellence: The new company has proven teams of talented, experienced employees and sales representatives with strong customer relationships and a commitment to customer excellence • Commitment to operational ease: Integration of business intelligence syst- ems will streamline busi- ness processes, enhance the customer experience, and make it easier for customers to work with NDC Technologies • Financial strength and flexibility: NDC Tech- nologies is part of Spectris PLC, a technology based company with over $2 billion in revenue and listed

on the London Stock Exchange NDC Technologies will offer four key product groups: • Web solutions: For the converting, extrusion, calendering, and non wovens industries, deliv- ering real-time meas- urement and control of key product parameters such as product thickness, coating thickness, and basis weight • Sensors: On-line gauges and at-line analysers for the measurement of moisture and other key product constituents in the food, chemical, pharm- aceutical, mineral, bulk materials and tobacco industries • Metals: X-ray gauges for the on-line measurement of thickness, coat weight, width and optical flatness measurement for the ferrous and non-ferrous metals industries • Laser and ultrasonics: Non-contact gauges for the on-line and off-line measurement of diameter and ovality, wall thickness and eccentricity, length and speed, and other dimensional monitoring of products in the wire and cable, fibre optics, pipe and tube, building, non-wovens, paper, plastic and metals industries. NDC Technologies – USA Website : www.ndc.com

❍ Group

operations director Andrew Courtney

Mr Courtney started his career as an apprentice engineer and gained experience in various industries before being appointed to the position of regional sales engineer at Surface Technology in 1988. With an HNC in mechanical and production engineering, he previously held the positions of operations director at Surface Technology’s Slough and Coventry facilities, respectively, and most recently was group sales and marketing director.

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Leading the way in automotive industry

when compared with a traditional system of the same capacity. To further enhance the system the XMH can make the two parts in the same cycle time required for the main part, and separates the two parts along the way through the cell. That means that the second part comes out in no additional time. Basically the two parts are processed together from a single blank and separated in a special forming unit developed by OMCG. Change-over of the production from one part to the other is as simple as in a traditional CNC bending machine and can be virtually zero if the wire/tube material doesn’t change. Where a complete new setting is required – for example when changing material diameter – skilled operators can alter the set-up in less than two hours. Consistency and reliability are key points for the automotive industry and extensive tests have been carried out on the work-cell. The cell can be easily integrated with robot or secondary operation units from third parties. OMCG – Italy Website : www.omcg.com

OMCG presented a world premier at wire 2014 with the XMH, after having developed the new work-cell concept for muffler hangers. This is to provide customers in the automotive industry with flexible, efficient solutions to make hangers in wire and tube from carbon steel or stainless steel. The core of the system is based on the eccentric bending head that provides outstanding bending capabilities, and on the M140 end forming unit that has been appreciated through the years for its highest quality forming. This has been re-engineered and integrated in a 12-axis system with additional bending heads and forming units which reduce cost and cycle time with concurrent operations and overtake the bottleneck of sequential operations with traditional CNC bending machines. With the XMH system customers can make the majority of muffler hanger shapes in less than eight or nine seconds (depending on the cell configuration), even in the case of double head. Compared to the traditional sequential solution the system is, on average, 50 per cent faster. The cell also optimises energy and space occupation, saving about 30 per cent

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ICS opts for Advaris system

Prysmian pays €6.2m for shares Prysmian Group has finalised the acquisition of the remaining 34 per cent interest in AS Draka Keila Cables, thereby becoming the sole shareholder of the Estonian cable company. The price of this acquisition amounts to €6.2 million and takes into consi- deration a positive net financial position (cash) of approximately €4.9 million at the end of 2013. Draka Keila Cables reported sales of approximately €53.8 million in 2013 and is expected to deliver growing results in 2014. With six plants in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Estonia, Prysmian can rely on a prominent presence in the Nordic region. The company is able to offer a wide range of products from submarine and underground high and medium voltage cable systems, to special cable solutions for oil and gas, the marine industry, the renewable energy sector, telecommunication and cablings for the construction sector.

WHEN ICS Industrial Cables Slovakia sro (ICS) was founded in 2005 and moved into its premises in the city of Nitra, Slovakia, it initially made use of Office software like MS-Excel. Part of the Austrian SKG Group, the company specialises in high quality, flexible industrial cables. The company processes an average of 250 to 300 different orders per month, a large proportion of them being customer-specific one-off orders. Inevitably, the self-developed, Excel-based software solution no longer sufficed, and ICS was on the lookout for a ‘software solution for clever cable-makers’. ICS’s sister company SKW (Schwechater Kabelwerke) was also looking for a software system to succeed its inventory control system for cable trading, which had been individually developed over many years. Further development of its own software, or a renewed realisation of individualised software, were rejected for reasons of cost and time. Right from the start, both companies were looking for a standard software system with an industry-specific orien- tation. They found it at Advaris Informationssysteme GmbH in Bruchsal, Germany. Advaris has been present in the market since 1997, supporting major international enterprises as well as small and medium manufacturers. SKW decided on the Advaris merchandise management system. Ever since 2010, the software which has been in the background helping to plan, monitor and document the complex processes at ICS in Nitra is the Advaris Cable complete integrated system. “The production of industrial cables is a world of its own,” said ICS managing director

❍ Cable manufacturing is a very special sector. Only a few software developers have a thorough grasp of its requirements

inventory management in the cable and wire industry. WMS supports order processing with functions that are specifically sector optimised, from initial customer contact to delivery and invoicing. Even at the quotation stage the individual lengths, packaging, cutting costs, drum terms and metal agreements are taken into account. Materials planning is also length-based throughout, and inventory management has a complete record of the all the individual spools with their exact cable lengths and, if applicable, the existing length reservations. One special highlight is the budget planning tool. Website : www.ics-cables.sk Advaris Informationssysteme GmbH – Germany Website : www.advaris.de ICS Industrial Cables Slovakia sro – Slovakia

Stefan Knasko, commenting on the high demands of his sector. This applies particularly to the software environment. “Not all firms offering software solutions for length-based manufacturers are really specialists,” said Advaris CEO Dr Manfred Moser. “If a programmer associates the word ‘twist’ more with a type of dance than with cable manufacturing, it cannot be assumed that he will offer a high performance, sector specific solution.” However, it was just such a solution that was urgently needed in Nitra. “SKW had already decided on the merchandise management system WMS of Advaris Cable, and recommended Advaris to us because of their positive experiences,” said Stefan Knasko. Advaris WMS is a specialised warehouse management sys- tem covering the areas of sales, purchasing and

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WESCO’s UK distributor role for CommScope

“WESCO’s local market presence, industry-leading Global Accounts programme, and focus on customer supply chain solutions will extend our reach to customers and strengthen our overall presence in this market,” said Koen ter Linde, vice president of enterprise sales, Europe, CommScope. “Partners such as WESCO are a valuable resource for CommScope in providing local support and outstanding service to our network customers.” WESCO International – USA Website : www.wesco.com New face at Siebe Siebe Engineering GmbH, which makes plastic processing machines, has appointed Henning Tepe as international sales manager. He takes responsibility for all sales and marketing functions and tasks. He previously worked as sales engineer and project manager for a large industrial cable manufacturing group, and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the company. Siebe Engineering GmbH – Germany Website : www.siebe.com

WESCO International Inc, a provider of electrical, industrial and communications MRO and OEM products, construction materials, and advanced supply chain management and logistics services, has been appointed a distributor for CommScope in the UK. Under the agreement, WESCO will offer CommScope’s SYSTIMAX and Uniprise enterprise solutions in supporting end users, contractors, and value-added resellers with technical, marketing and implementation capabilities to help drive joint business opportunities in the UK. It offers a complete portfolio of network infrastructure solutions that enable business enterprises, regardless of size, industry or IT budget, to take advantage of business and technology opportunities. Through its SYSTIMAX ® and Uniprise ® brands, CommScope offers voice, data, video, and converged solutions that meet the demands of all types of networks across the globe. This is backed by its commitment to ongoing innovation, represented through a portfolio of approximately 2,600 patents and pending patents, and an average annual investment of more than $100 million in research and development activities.

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THE Machines has received an order for a plant to produce submarine cables with optical fibres with sleeveless continuous length of up to 120km formed and welded tubes. The future target is to provide a single length of 240km. These production lines are specifically designed to meet these challenges and are composed of the following main core components: • One fibre optic steel tube production line for up to 48 fibres. The lines are being designed for a production speed up to 30m/min and a dial-in adjustable and controlled fibre excess length of 0.1 to 0.5% • One production line for the sheath over the steel loose tube (which is available at the customer’s plant) • One armouring and welding line to apply a layer of reinforcement elements and to form and butt weld a copper screen over the cable Since the armouring line is equipped with 630mm diameter spools it is necessary to stop the production line to re-load the machine. A unique in-line system has been developed allowing the welding process to be stopped and restarted without losing any welding seam quality or weld seam integrity. THE Machines Yvonand SA – Switzerland Website : www.the-machines.ch Submarine cable order for THE Machines New coating service from Applied A new service for used fuse welding and tipping mandrels that strips worn Parylene ® and Teflon ® coatings and applies PTFE Natural ™ coatings is being introduced by Applied Plastics Co Inc, of Norwood, Massaschusetts, USA. Featuring a smooth, anti-stick surface that withstands heat up to 300°C continuous, with excursions to 371°C, PTFE Natural™ coated forming mandrels provide a 0.05 coefficient of friction per ASTM-1894 to simplify catheter removal in fuse welding and tipping operations. Suitable for larger diameter mandrels 0.02" and up, the service lets users recondition rather than discard worn mandrels, which saves delivery time and eliminates grinding, especially with complex configurations. PTFE Natural ™ mandrels are coated using a proprietary process that enhances the bonding surface and prevents flaking and cracking. Applied Plastics Co Inc – USA Website : www.appliedplasticsinc.com

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• Electrolytic plating • Candojet hot water cleaning • Electrolytic & Ultrasonic degreasing • Welding wire cleaning and copper coating • Pickling & phosphating www.candorsweden.com

Hayakawa wires used to help save lives

developing nations to help combat life-threatening illnesses such as polio, as well as maintaining the freshness and preventing the damage of food. Inventor Ian Tansley, of Sure Chill, with investment from UK Business Angel Of The Year 2012 Peter Saunders OBE, has identified a robust, reliable and cost-effective way to store vaccines, foods and drinks in optimum condition. He has developed an entirely new solution and, unlike traditional fridges that require a continual power source, Sure Chill’s technology needs very little power. It can actively cool without power for over 12 days in an ambient temperature of 32°C. The technology also achieves an even temperature throughout the fridge compartment with no stratification. During the development of this radically new technology, Sure Chill manufactured wire harnesses in-house on an ad-hoc basis, which resulted in inconsistencies in production. Hayakawa was approached to redesign the wire harness and create a better solution for the company’s mains powered refrigerator. Technicians at Hayakawa reverse engineered the original sample and implemented a number of value engineered concepts to improve the overall performance whilst achieving a cost effective solution. The project delivered a number of significant improvements in assembly for The Sure Chill Company. Commenting on the successful collaboration, Hayakawa managing director Phill Harry said: “We are proud to be associated with such revolutionary technology produced by a very forward-thinking and dynamic company. “It has been great to work with such a successful and driven Welsh organisation that is helping to save both lives and the planet.” Hayakawa – UK Website : www.hayakawa.co.uk

WREXHAM, UK-based Hayakawa UK has manufactured and supplied wire harnesses for use in a revolutionary refrigeration system that ensures the safe storage of vaccines throughout the world. The company has supplied a redesigned wire harness solution for a cooling system developed by Snowdonia, Wales, UK-based The Sure Chill Company. The highly advanced technology is set to transform the refrigeration, food and beverage, and healthcare industries by bringing reliable cooling to countries without adequate power. The new refrigerators are currently being used to store vaccines in ❍ Ian Tansley, of Sure Chill, with Peter Saunders OBE

Copperjet - High speed copper coating on welding wire

CANDOR Sweden AB Tel: +46 11 21 75 00 Fax: +46 11 12 63 12 Email: info@candorsweden.com

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Conference insight into cable marking features

Wiedenbach Apparatebau, a supplier of cable and wire marking equipment, organised the first Cable & Wire Marking Conference (CWMC) in a hotel on the shores of Lake Constance, Germany. A total of 70 professionals, including cable manufacturers and harness makers from 15 countries including China and South Korea, took part in the conference. Speakers from cable manufacturing and processing equipment manufacturers like Rosendahl, Medek & Schörner, Gebauer & Griller and Komax, from the cable marking equipment manufacturers Domino Laser and Wiedenbach, from polymer suppliers PolyOne and Grafe Color Batch, from ink suppliers Domino Printing Sciences and Wiedenbach, and from quality testing and surface treatment equipment suppliers DVS and Arcotec held 12 lectures on different aspects concerning cable marking. The conference participants received Queins Machines strip down used equipment and build it again, with worn parts such as bearings, belts, brakes and pneumatic and/or hydraulic components being completely renewed. This is in addition to new electrical wiring and new electrical controls, for which Queins uses the latest technology, including energy efficient digital drivers and modern PLC controls. Further services used during upgrading include the installation of longer screws/barrels on extruders, modification of stranding lines composition as well as a mixture of lines with new and pre-owned components, in order to guarantee highest output at reasonable costs. Queins Machines GmbH – Germany Website : www.queins.com Rebuilding and upgrading of wire and cable making machines

❍ Delegates of the Cable & Wire Marking Conference in one of the 12 lectures

At the close of 2013, GKD had a total of 653 employees including 23 trainees worldwide (up from 645 in 2012), of which 402 members of staff and 22 trainees were employed at the company headquarters in Düren. “It was our characteristic agility that enabled us to successfully weather the increased volatility of the market last year. Our long-term business strategy of continually rolling out new or improved products faster than the competition and thus reinforcing our strong market position worldwide has proven itself once again,” said GKD director Dr Stephan Kufferath. Especially in Europe, GKD succeeded in enlarging the market shares of all of its business units as against the competition. The main reason for this was the strong focus on product innovations and new fields of application in the sectors of automotive manufacturing, water filtration, corrugated board production and architectural systems solutions. Gebr Kufferath AG – Germany Website : www.gkd.de The CWMC is thematically so far unique on the market and complements conferences organised by professional associations of the wire and cable branch, its suppliers and market research organisations. Wiedenbach Apparatebau GmbH – Germany Website : www.wiedenbach.com

FOR the fourth successive year, Gebr Kufferath AG, Düren has increased its turnover, with 2013 figures showing €69.8m turnover – a rise of 1.3 per cent over 2012. The first quarter 2013 saw the scheduled completion of the substantial investment programme started in 2012. The producer of woven mesh-based media and systems solutions had put another €3.8m into furthering the introduction of the latest fabrication technology and the expansion of production capacity at the parent works in Düren. In 2013, Gebr Kufferath AG – with seven production facilities, numerous offices and worldwide agents – recorded substantial growth in Europe. However, this was to some extent balanced out by delays in acceptance in the USA and in Asia. All of GKD’s business units – Solid Weave (industrial mesh), Weave In Motion (process belt solutions) and Creative Weave (architectural mesh) – contributed to the overall positive results through individual market successes with new products. information about global trends and the likely effects on the wire and cable business, cable marking requirements, the state-of-the-art marking techniques, optical effects of cable codings, properties of insulation polymers and the modifiability by additives, interactions between cable surfaces and marking media as well as economic efficiency and quality control.

Increase in turnover for GKD

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m 在 BASEC 的 BS EN 50200 Annexe E 火和水试验

新的 BASEC 实验室设施 满足 CPR 防火测试要求

Hodge 博士表示， BASEC 预计现有客户 对 CPR 电缆防火测试的需求会上涨，同 时，测试实验室也将对其它电缆制造商 和贸易商开放，他们寻求符合行业的规 定，因为这些规定适用于电缆。 “因为对未来市场的前瞻性， BASEC 在 实验室、设备和专业团队建设上投以巨 资，扩大了服务范围，以满足业界的需 求，” Hodge 博士说。“在米尔顿凯恩 斯，我们将员工的专业知识经验和最先 进的实施进行了整合，力争为全球范围 内的客户提供最好的服务。”

英国电缆鉴定批准服务公司( BASEC ) 首席执行官 Jeremy Hodge 博士预测， 即将迎来电缆防火测试的高峰期，这是 因为电缆行业需执行欧洲建材法规 2011 ( CPR )。 BASEC 测试实验室总部设在英国米尔顿 凯恩斯，现已进入调试阶段，今年年底 正常投入运营。 Hodge 博士说，三个新配置的防火 测试实验室和一台梯子架钻机，连同 BASEC 现有的烟雾和卤素检测设备， 这说明该审批检测机构投资规模非常 大，进一步扩大了欧洲最大专用测试设 备的能力。

提供服务，比如，为他们的产品进行生 产/认证和开发测试。我们也能够迅速 推广试验样品和提高竞争力。” BASEC 实验室能够进行各种电缆防火 测试： BS EN 50200 ； BS EN 50200 Annex E ； BS 8434-2 ； BS 6387 CWZ 和其它基于 IEC 标准，即将涵盖 BS EN 50399 3.5 米高梯子架钻机，用于电缆 垂直防火测试。 米尔顿凯恩斯总部还具有 3 立方米的烟 腔，用于黑烟排放测试( EN 61034-2 )。

“随着电缆逐渐执行 CPR 规定，我们期 望能够为没有接触过此类设施的制造商

BASEC – 英国 网址 : www.basec.org.uk

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亚洲高端电线电缆峰会

增长率将达到 6.5% 。这对电缆行业的利 益相关者至关重要，他们可根据这些新 机遇提前做好规划。 较发达的市场,如日本和韩国都经历了恢 复危机前的水平。在 2013/2014 年,日本 消耗了超过 70 万吨铜,用于电线电缆工 业,市场平衡稳定。市场参与者面临的主 要挑战是了解国际和亚洲电线电缆市场 的分割,并保持行业内的领先地位。 2014 亚洲高端电线电缆峰会将为全球和 亚洲电线电缆高管提供一站式的知识共 享与网络平台，讨论在先进的电缆市场 取得成功所需的战略与技术。 高级电力电缆和光纤领域内的主流将为 电线电缆生产企业确定重点市场发展和 增长区域，同时为供应商和解决方案提 供商家发掘潜在机会和技术相关需求。 使客户更易于和 NDC Technologies 合作。 • 财 政 实 力 和 灵 活 性 ： N D C Technologies 是 Spectris PLC 成员之 一，而 Spectris 是一家技术型企业， 财政收入超过 20 亿美元，在伦敦证券 交易所上市。 NDC Technologies 提供四个主要产品类 别： • Web 解决方案：为变换、挤出、压延 和非织造工业提供关键产品参数的实 时测量和控制，比如产品厚度、涂层 厚度和基本重量。 • 传感器：在线测量仪和在线分析仪， 用于食品、化工、医药、矿产、大宗 物资和烟草等行业测量湿度和其它关 键产品成分。 • 金属： X 射线仪用于在线测量厚度、 涂层重量、宽度以及黑色金属与有色 金属行业的光学平坦度。 • 激光与超声波：非接触式测量仪用于 在线和离线测量直径、椭圆度、壁厚 和偏心率、长度、速度和其它维度监 控产品，广泛应用于电线电缆、光 纤、管与管道、建筑、无纺布、纸、 塑料和金属等行业。 作 为 合 并 举 措 的 一 部 分 ， N D C Technologies 推出了全新的品牌标识， 包括企业标志。 Integer Research – 英国 网址 : www.integer-research.com

英国 Integer Research 主办的第三届亚 洲高端电线电缆峰会将于 12 月 2-4 日在 中国上海举行。 亚洲经济保持强劲增长态势，预测中国 和印度还将保持适度增长，因此，整个 东南亚地区前景向好。 作为该地区最大的经济体，中国对电线 电缆的需求量占全球四分之一，并继续 拥有世界最大的电缆生产市场。正在进 行的项目，如“西电东输”和扩大高压 电网，推动了对高级电力电缆的需求增 长，同时，高端光缆的需求量也因“第 十二个五年项目”而持续上涨，如“宽 带中国”和“ IT 数据中心基础设施。” 然而， Integer Research 将中国对电线 电缆的预期需求做了小幅下调， 2013 年至 2018 年期间，同比增长 3.5% ，这 反映了中国政府所实行的市场整合和可 持续增长政策。据信，中国电线电缆市 场在接下来的几年里需要新一轮的市场

洗牌，以清理产能过剩和质量低劣的生 产。

为了在这个竞争异常激烈的市场生存或 脱颖而出，许多中国电线电缆制造商认 识到，需要实施更有效的策略来差异化 和突出化，包括扩张到高端技术领域、 更严格的质量控制方案和高级自动化的 生产工艺。 东南亚市场，作为一个整体，有望成为 世界上增长最快的地区，但情况确实因 国家而已。印度尼西亚、泰国和马来西 亚都一路领先，但缅甸、菲律宾和新加 坡也有很多商业机会。 尤其在印度尼西亚和泰国，一直大规模 投资于复杂的电力传输和通信网络基础 设施，这将触发对高级电力电缆、电信 电缆和光纤产品的巨大需求。 Research 生产预测表明，到 2018 年，印度尼西亚和泰国的复合年均 Integer

合并后再联手

NDC Infrared Engineering 和 Beta LaserMike 都是 Spectris 集团成员，两家公 司为世界客户提供非接触式 测量与控制方案，最近合作 创建 NDC Technologies 。 两家公司联手后，进一步增 强了新公司的市场地位，能 够提供更广泛的测量解决方 案和加强交叉营销的机会。 此外，新的运营模式扩展了 公司的业务范围，以更好 地服务于不断增长的全球客

m NDC Technologies 总部，位于美国加利福尼亚州代尔

户基础。 NDC Technologies 总部将设 在美国加州代尔。 NDC Technologies 隶属于 Spectris PLC ，这家英国公司是 效率强化仪器仪表与控制手段的领先 供应商。 NDC Technologies 总裁 Drew Cheshire 表示：“此次合并为公司整体 战略提供了支持，今后，我们能够为客 户提供当今市场上最全面、最优质的测 量与控制解决方案。” “这两家公司都具有较强的产品导向， 强强联手后，能够满足目标市场的独 特需求。将这些丰富的产品整合成一 个完整的产品系列，我们可以为客户提 供范围广泛的测量系统，以满足应用 需求的不同范畴。这样的组合将在未 来几年产生许多协同效应和优势，为 将来的增长奠定了基础。”“此次合 并代表着 NDC Infrared Engineering 和 Beta LaserMike 最好的战略举措，这一

策略很可能为利益相关者带来更高的 价值，” Beta LaserMike 前总裁，现任 NDC Technologies 全球工程与营销总裁 Ken Wright 声称。“我们相信，合并后 的公司 NDC Technologies 将提高我们在 产品、销售配送和技术支持等方面的竞 争优势，同时还将加强我们与客户的合 作伙伴关系。” 重要战略利益包括： • 致力于开拓创新：合并后成立的新公 司将继续秉承创新理念，为客户提供 成本效益解决方案，满足行业和客户 的独特需求。 • 致力于客户至上：新公司拥有才华横 溢、经验丰富的员工与销售团队以及 稳定牢固的客户关系，奉行客户至上 的理念。 • 致力于操作简便：商业智能系统的集 成将简化业务流程，提升客户体验，

NDC Technologies – 美国 网址 : www.ndc.com

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新人掌舵 ASK Chemicals 很高兴宣布， Frank Coenen 被任命为首席 执行官，接替 Stefan Sommer 的职位。 Coenen 先生新担任 Tessenderlo Group 首席执行官， Tessenderlo Group 是一家全 球性的、在比利时上市的特殊化学品公司。即将离任的首席执 行官 Stefan Sommer 在职期间取得了很多重要成就，从 2010 年开创了独立企业 ASK Chemicals ，到产品成功销售到罗纳。

大冶特殊钢股份有限公司是中国中信泰 富特钢集团的成员企业，将在湖北省的 西南黄石市，距离武汉约 150 公里，安 装一台中型型钢轧机。精轧机订单， 3 辊减定径机[ RSB ]，是与德国公司 Friedrich Kocks 签署的。之所以决定购 买该机器，是因为大冶现有的特种棒材 轧机中， RSB 性能优良，无故障运行。 大冶是中国最大的特殊钢生产企业之 一。产品被国内外客户广泛认可和接 受，几乎应用在所有领域。重型减定径 机配有四个支架位置，设计用于低温下 控制轧制。标称轧辊直径 500mm ，这是 迄今为止最大的 3 辊减定径机，将作为 精轧机组，在 900,000t/a 中型型钢轧机 中， 16 架和 2 高粗加工和中间轧机的下 游运作。 RSB 在特殊棒品质和 50mm 到 130mm 的直径范围内滚轧圆棒，从直线 长度到冷床。 减定径机组允许从粗加工和中间轧机中 轧制出一条通道，来显著降低道次，最 低只需 5 条。 RSB 能够以任意顺序，运 用最低数量辊套，生产完整尺寸范围的 任意成品尺寸，只需更换几个机架。 供货范围包括带有自动快速架更换系统 的 3 辊减定径机组，具有快速换辊的轧 辊车间，轧机配置程序 Bamicon ，内嵌 远程控制通道和导向调整及协调方案， 计算机辅助系统用于精确调整轧辊车间 内 3 辊机架的轧辊和导向。 Kocks 负责监 督安装、调试和员工培训。启用新的中 型型钢轧机，包括 3 辊减定径机组，使 得大冶能够实现成为未来特殊钢市场最 有竞争力公司的既定目标。 Daye Special Steel Co Ltd – 中国 网址 : www.dayesteel.com 翻新与升级电 线电缆设备 Queins Machines 拆卸二手设备，运用 完全翻新的磨损部件，如轴承、带、制 动、气动液压元件重新打造机器。除了 新的电气线路和新的电气控制， Queins 使用了最新技术，包括高效节能数字驱 动器和现代化的 PLC 控制器。升级期间 提供更多服务，例如在挤出机上安装更 长的螺钉/柱体、修改绞合线的组成以 及与新的或二手组件线路的混合，以合 理的成本保证最高产出。 中国钢铁公司购 进新轧机

ASK Chemicals GmbH – 德国 网址 : www.ask-chemicals.com

m 新任首席执行官 Frank Coenen

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ICS Industrial Cables Slovakia sro (ICS) 成立于 2005 年，随后迁移到斯洛 伐克尼特拉，最初利用 Office 软件，如 MS-Excel 。 作为奥地利 SKG 集团的成员企业，公 司专业生产高质、柔性工业电缆。目 前，公司每月平均处理 250 到 300 个不 同订单，其中多数是客户特定的一次 ICS 选择采用 Advaris 系统 性订单。不可避免的是，自主研发基于 Excel 的软件解决方案已不能够满足需 求， ICS 正寻求一种“聪明电缆制造商 的软件解决方案”。 ICS 姐妹公司 SKW (Schwechater Kabelwerke) 也在寻找一个软件系统， 以替代电缆贸易的库存控制系统，这一 系统已被单独开发多年。软件自身的进

于长度制造商提供软件解决方案的公司 都是真正的专家，” Advaris 首席执行官 Manfred Moser 博士说。 “如果程序员将‘扭曲’这个词与一种 舞蹈联系起来，而不是电缆制造，那么 他就不可能提供高性能、针对具体行业 的解决方案。”然而，就是这样一种解 决方案是尼特拉迫切需要的。 “鉴于 Advaris 拥有丰富的经验， SKW 已决定采用 Advaris Cable 商品管理系统 WMS ，” Stefan Knasko 声称。 Advaris WMS 是专门的仓库管理系统，涵盖电 线电缆领域内的销售、购买和库存管理 等方面。 WMS 支持订单处理，其功能 针对具体部门进行了优化，从最初的客 户联系到发货和开票。 即使在报价阶段，个别长度、包装、降 低成本、线盘条款和金属协议都考虑在 内。物料计划也基于长度贯穿始终，库 存管理包含所有单个线轴和其确切电缆 长度的完整记录，如果适用，现有长度 可预订。亮点还在于预算规划工具。 ICS Industrial Cables Slovakia sro – 斯洛伐克 网址 : www.ics-cables.sk Advaris Informationssysteme GmbH – 德国 网址 : www.advaris.de

一步发展，或重新实现个体化软 件，都因成本和时间因素搁置 了。 从一开始，这两家公司都在寻 找一个标准软件系统，具有特 定行业的方向。他们的愿望终 于在德国布鲁赫萨尔 Advaris Informationssysteme GmbH 公 司实现了。 Advaris 自 1997 年 开始面向市场，为国际上的大 型企业和中小型制造商提供支 持。 SKW 因此选定 Advaris 商品 管理系统。自 2010 年以来，一 直在后台帮助尼特拉 ICS 规划、 监测和记录复杂过程的软件就 是 Advaris Cable 完整的集成系 统。 “工业电缆的生产完全在它 自己的世界里，” ICS 总经理 Stefan Knasko 在谈到自己行业 的高要求时说道。这特别适用 于软件环境。“不是所有为基

m 电缆制造是个非常特殊的行业。只有少数软件开发商 能吃透其要求

Applied 提供新的 涂层服务

WESCO 成为康普英国分销商 WESCO International Inc 提供电子、工业与通信维护和 OEM 产品，以及建筑 材料和高级供应链管理与物流服务，最近成为美国康普在英国的分销商。根据 协议， WESCO 将有资格在英国代理 SYSTIMAX 和 Uniprise 产品组合及相关产 品，为终端用户、承包商和增值分销商提供技术、营销和执行能力支持，助推 英国合资企业机会。 WESCO 提供完整系列的网络基础设施解决方案，使得企 业，无论规模大小、行业或 IT 预算，都能够利用商业与技术机遇。 通过 SYSTIMAX ® 与 Uniprise ® 品牌，康普提供语音、数据、视频和融合解决方 案，以满足全球范围内各类网络的所有需求。公司不断创新，拥有大约 2,600 项已有和申请中的专利，研究开发活动年均投入超过 1 亿美元。 “ WESCO 的市场地位、行业领先的全球客户计划及专注于客户供应链解决方 案，有助于扩大我们的客户基础和强化在这一市场的整体存在，”美国康普公 司欧洲销售副总裁 Koen ter Linde 说道。“像 WESCO 这样的合作伙伴是康普 公司的宝贵资源，能够为我们的客户网络提供本地化的支持和卓越的服务。” “康普是提供创新型企业无线解决方案的先驱和公认的领导者，其产品受到众 多重要终端市场客户的追捧。我们非常高兴能够为康普公司提供备受推崇的基 础设施解决方案，并扩大与康普的全球合作关系。” WESCO International 公 司副总裁兼国际部总经理 Les Kebler 说。

Applied Plastics Co Inc 公司位于美国 马萨诸州诺伍德，最近推出新的涂层服 务，可应用于二手保险丝焊接和倾斜棒 剥离磨损的 Parylene ® 和 Teflon ® 涂层，公 司采用的是 PTFE Natural ™ 涂料。 表面光滑抗粘，能够承受高达 300°C 的连续热量，冲程达到 371°C ， PTFE Natural ™ 涂层成型心轴 ASTM-1894 摩擦 系数为 0.05 ，在保险丝焊接和剥离操作 过程中简化了导管拔除。 该服务非常适用于大直径的心轴 0.020" 及以上，用户能够整修，而不是放弃磨 损的心轴，因此，节省了运送时间和消 除了磨削，特别是复杂的配置。 PTFE Natural ™ 心轴使用的是专有涂层过程， 强化了粘接面，防止剥落和开裂。

Applied Plastics Co Inc – 美国 网址 : www.appliedplasticsinc.com

WESCO International – 美国

网址 : www.wesco.com

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行业新闻

XMH 系统引领汽车行业 为了进一步提高系统性能， XMH 在所需 主体部分实现了两部分具有相同的循环 时间，并沿着通过工作间分离这两个部 分。

Violi Srl 专业设计与生产工业机械，用于 制造金属管、棒材和线材，通常用于拉 伸、缠绕、矫直和切割工艺。先进的技 术，由于采用了精心挑选的组件和创新 设计的解决方案， Violi 开发了 MRFTS1 和 MRFTC1 – 这两台机器用于矫直、 切割线材与管道，直径至 10mm ，而且 类似截面的轮廓复杂。 MRF 系列包括退绕机动与摩擦卷轴、 调节线圈直径、脚轮相对成 90 度安装的 双整流器群、带有两个形辊的拉伸装置 及塑料聚合物轧辊。机器设有一个编码 器，允许用户决定公差 ±0.1mm 的切割 长度。变速无刷电机，或者机械激活剪 刀控制切割设备。机器配有支持装置， 用于收集切条和排放到收集器中。机器 的最优化水平随不同客户的规格和被加 工的产品而变化。机器通过触屏设置， 整个生产过程由 PLC 控制。 来自 Violi 的创新 设计

OMCG 在 2014 线材展上呈现了世界一 流的 XMH 系统，公司开创了新的消声 器挂钩工作单元的概念，为汽车行业 的客户提供更加灵活、有效的解决方 案，运用碳钢或不锈钢制造电线或钢 管架。 系统的核心是根据偏心弯曲头，提供卓 越的弯曲能力，并且 M140 端成形装置 的成形品质多年以来被人们所称赞。 产品已被重新设计和集成在一个 12 轴系 统内，附加弯曲头和成型机组降低了成 本和并发操作的时间周期，也超越了传 统数控折弯机按顺序操作的瓶颈。 利用 XMH 系统，即使是双头，客户也能 够在 8 或 9 秒的时间内制造出大多数消声 器挂钩的形状(根据工作间结构)。

这意味着第二部分出来不需要额外时 间。基本上，这两个部分从一个单一的 空白处同步处理，通过 OMCG 开发的特 殊成型装置进行分离。 生产从一个部分切换到另一部分非常简 单，类似于传统的数控折弯机，如果线 材或管材没有改变，几乎忽略不计。 当需要一个全新的设置 – 比如改变材 料的直径 – 熟练的操作人员可以在两 小时内改变设置。 一致性和可靠性是汽车工业的关键所 在，因此，工作间进行了广泛的测 试。工作间很容易与来自第三方的机 器人或辅助操作设备整合。

与传统方案相比，该系统平均来说，速 度要快 50% 。

OMCG – 意大利 网址 : www.omcg.com

Violi Srl – 意大利 网址 : www.violimacchine.it

工作间还优化了能源与空间占用，与同 容量的传统系统相比，节约了 30% 。

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