WCN Autumn 2010

What exactly does Marldon do?

Marldon’s new explanatory graphic ▲ ▲

publicising a graphic (shown above) that gives interested parties a feeling for the areas in which Marldon operates. More detail is available on the company’s website.

of handling processes in wire and cable production. For this reason the company now frequently hears from its customers, “Oh, I didn’t realise you did…I only know you for airwipes/ traverses/flyers/chalkers etc.” To address this issue, Marldon has adopted a pictorial approach to highlighting its capabilities by

Marldon was founded in 1966 by Ernie Hindle and John Buckley (later a chairman of the IWMA), both of whom had “grown up” in the wire and cable industry. the company developed a wealth of experience and, importantly, a portfolio of equipment that spans a wide range Over succeeding decades

Marldon Group Ltd – UK Fax : +44 870 907 0016 Email : sales@marldon.com Website : www.marldon.com

Precision Rolling acquired by ASMAG UK Precision Rolling has been acquired by ASMAG UK Ltd. Precision Rolling specialises in equipment for the manufacture of simple and complex profiles in low to high-carbon steels and non-ferrous materials. David Liddle, managing director of ASMAG UK Ltd, commented: “We are delighted to extend our product range through this acquisition. Precision Rolling offers an extensive range of profile manufacturing equipment, together with ancillary machinery, that enables complete production lines to be designed, built and installed.” Mr Liddle continued: “Following the takeover of a German supplier some years ago, and now the recent acquisition, ASMAG can offer a complete and comprehensive solution to the wire industry.” ASMAG UK Ltd is the UK division of ASMAG – Anlagenplanung und Sondermaschinenbau GmbH, a leading Austrian supplier of copper, brass, steel, stainless steel and aluminium tube manufacturing equipment. ASMAG UK’s full range of products, ancillaries and services includes: Single stand units • Multi-stand lines • Powered and non-powered edge rolling • Turks heads • Friction turks heads with single or double capstans • Single or double pass machines • Horizontal or vertical drawing drums • Ancillary equipment • Payoffs and spoolers •

Filtration of high viscosity lubricants Filtration systems are designed to keep operating fluid as clean as possible by removing particles loosened during the drawing operation. Pure filtration of coolants and lubricants will give higher productivity, due to fewer wire breaks, reduced down time, less wear of the dies and improved surface quality of the wire. To achieve these goals, RESY developed and introduced the Compact-Band-Filter (KBF), now in use for over 30 years. For high viscosity lubricants (over 120 cSt) which are mostly used for aluminium, band filters are not suitable. In these cases, the separation of the particles occurs by sedimentation in the system tank. This has to be cleaned on a regular basis. The sludge collected at the bottom is discharged, together with a big proportion of the lubricant. Another effect of fine aluminium flitters (flakes) is that the viscosity of the medium increases. This higher concentration affects the whole supply and cooling system. At wire Düsseldorf 2010, RESY presented its new filtration and delivery system, especially developed for this application. The unit consists of a centrifuge, a delivery pump, a heater, cooling system and electrical control. It is of modular construction to be adaptable to the customer’s need, and can be easily integrated in existing systems. Lubricant is cleaned and cooled continuously during operation. The concentration of the particles in the lubricant stays at an acceptable level and ensures high quality of the wire and a consistent drawing process. Maintenance efforts and discharge costs will be reduced by this new system and higher productivity achieved.

Reber Systematic GmbH & Co KG – Germany Fax : +49 7121 948338

ASMAG UK Ltd – UK Email : info@asmaguk.com Website : www.asmaguk.com

Email : info@resy-filtration.com Website : www.resy-filtration.com

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