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• For rubber cable producers, a new non-linear modelling tool for tuning operating conditions in the extrusion process. Maillefer will also launch a turnkey solution for factory joint processing and manufacturing; and a unique way to qualify submarine cable systems. The Round Premium value package is said to be an industry breakthrough for existing and new VCV lines. It can reduce geometrical errors by half, while increasing line productivity by between 20 and 40 per cent. Also on the stand, demonstrations of Maillefer’s Quick Conductor Splicing technology for faster and more reliable conductor splicing, compared to conventional technology. Maillefer – Finland Website : www.maillefer.net Medek & Schörner Stand: Austrian Pavilion Medek & Schörner will be presenting and demonstrating the following high performance cable marking technologies: • High quality gravure cable printers, at speeds up to 1,200m per minute • A water misting unit for the application of fine water dust for pre-cooling of the hot wire immediately after the extruder • Embossing meter markers and hot foil sequential meter markers for high accuracy length measurement • High performance ring markers for marking telephone wires, switchboard wires, automotive cables and LAN cables • A video system for monitoring the print quality of fast-running cable printing machines, for example allowing real-time inspection for bad quality and/or missing prints • Laser marking systems

Medek will also display its optical fibre coating systems, top speed optical fibre processing systems that offer: • Optical fibre colour coding up to 3,000m per minute • Ring marking of optical fibres at speeds up to 1,280m per minute • Tight buffering up to 1,300m per minute • Fibre ribbon production with excellent ribbon planarity and for speeds up to 1,000m per minute • Production of compact fibre units Taking advantage of the modularity and flexibility of its systems, Medek & Schörner has implemented other applications, including some outside the field of optical fibres: ❍ High performance cable marking technology from Medek & Schörner îî

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