WCA September 2010

Technology news

Siemens VAI to supply copper rod mill to Taihan Electric

Southwire Company is constructing a completely new production line for Taihan Electric, including melting and casting plants with a production output of 40 tonnes of copper rod per hour, in diameters ranging from 8mm to 25mm. Siemens VAI is responsible for the engineering, manufacturing and commissioning of all the equipment for the rolling mill. This includes a roughing mill with one 18", one 16" and two 12" stands, as well as a finishing mill comprising eight 8" stands. The rolling mill is completed by a pickling line, two pinch rolls, a rollerised downturn, coiler and conveyor. Siemens AG – Germany Website : www.siemens.com/metals

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from the Southwire Company, USA to supply a copper rod rolling mill and the associated coil handling system. The end customer is Taihan Electric Wire Co Ltd of Korea. The new mill will replace the existing 30-year-old system in Anyang, originally built by Morgan Construction, a Siemens VAI business, as a subcontractor to Southwire. The new mill will be delivered by the end of 2010. In 1955, the Taihan Electric Wire Co became the first wire and cable manufacturer to be established in Korea. Taihan is the leading domestic cable manufacturer and a major supplier of power transmission cables to the Asian market. Compact wire and cable tension controller The latest in the Merobel digital controller range, the X-block, has been specifically designed for multi-spindle wire and cable payoff applications using open loop or closed loop tension control systems. The X-block has been designed to meet the demand for easy wiring and start-up, and to answer the need for compactness for cabinet backplane installation. These criteria are essential features for integrators designing multiple wire and cable payoff equipment. Its narrow profile and its rear-panel DIN rail-mounting clip allow up to six units to be installed side-by-side in a width of 300mm. The connectors are located on the front panel for easy access to the units installed on the cabinet backplane when cabling. The electronic board provides comprehensive functions built around a dedicated PID controller. It meets all the specific needs of tension control systems. It also includes a digital, fully configurable sensor amplification module, enabling plug-and-play settings for all types of load cells currently available on the market. The same amplification module allows direct calibration of position measurement potentiometers (used for dancer roller systems) or distance measurement sensors (ultrasonic or laser).

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A built-in power supply function allows direct control from many types of electromagnetic actuators, including the entire range of EMP brakes and clutches supplied by Merobel. Merobel X-block eliminates the need for external wirings linked up to all the usual components of tension control systems between the sensor and the actuator. Start-up programming uses the X-block PC software, which provides intuitive access to all adjustment settings. All adjustment settings determined on one station can be copied to all the other stations by simple drag-and-drop. A data acquisition embedded function allows both the real time data and the associated operating set of parameters to be archived. Redex SA – France Website : http://merobel.redex-andantex.com

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