WCN Spring 2009

Save on dies with EDER

Established in 1898, few companies are as experienced in the fields of straightening and guiding as Witels Albert, manufacturers of straightening and guiding equipment and systems for the wire and cable industries. With a range of over 300 standard straighteners, from small manually operatedunits,throughsemi-automated devices right up to fully automated, computerised straightening machinery, models are available for just about any application, and customised units can be designed for any special requirements. But that is just the start of the process because the company specialises in providing solutions to the most complex guiding and straightening problems. The Witels Albert range falls into eight product groups: straighteners, straightening rolls, roll guides, drive units, preform heads, stripping systems, accessories and process engineering. Twenty standard types of rotor and roll straighteners are available for process material thicknesses from 0.03mm to 120mm. Roll guides are available for wire, strip, tube, cable and rope. Getting straight to the point

EDER Engineering has a leading position in advanced diamond/PCD die working equipment, offering universal flexibility and application, a high degree of auto- mation – even on standard units – and highest possible efficiency, particularly in machinery for the reconditioning and production of diamond and PCD dies. While PCD dies play a major role in the non-ferrous wire drawing industry, the majority of ferrous wire is still mainly drawn using tungsten carbide (TC) drawing die-tools. However TC dies do need totally different working methods and machines for their repair. For the average TC die user, dealing with frequent changes in die-bore diameters and a wide size application range, Eder has developed the semi-automatic ETC-1/HF. This unit is said to grind and polish both the conical and cylindrical die bore sections ‘in record time.’ Wire drawing plants dealing with tungsten carbide dies in near identical bore-sizes and/or similar stages of wear, however, are more efficient using fully automatic equipment. In cooperation with AGIR-France, EDER offers completely automatic machines for all usual sizes of round tungsten carbide wire drawing dies. All operations are managed by an OPLC combined with an intelligent program. According to the type of the TC die-nib material to be processed and the kind of operation chosen, the OPLC allows program adjustment to optimise the production or reconditioning of TC dies within the indicated work range. For processing TC dies of 1mm to 6.5mm diameter, model TCLD-C-CNC for producing or reconditioning of the conical die-portions is available, while the other model TCLD-B-CNC serves for a precise processing of the cylindrical bearing. If required, both TCLD machines can combine to operate in an in-line mode, by means of an intelligent robot connection. Steel cordwireproducers andother special plants use many tungsten carbide dies with small bore-sizes. For these customers EDER-Austriaoffersthehighprecision,easy to use TCSD-CB-CNC that can work both the conical die-portions and the cylindrical bearing part in a diameter range between 0.10mm to 1.5mm.

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Eder´s semi-automatic ETC-1/HF

Perfectly well maintained wire drawings dies, whether diamond/PCD or TC, produce longer un- interrupted runs, excellent wire surface quality and improved performance, leading to considerably higher output. Any necessary change of a die set in wire drawing machines will usually cause a down time of between 20 and 40 minutes. If one can increase die life by 10%, this means an increase in overall productivity of 10%. Eder Engineering – Austria Fax : +43 1 367 494949 manufactured and New Italian supplier for drawing machines EuroalphaisanewItaliancompanymaking wire drawing equipment for non-ferrous materials, specialising in equipment for copper, aluminium and aluminium alloy wires. Euroalpha aims to provide preliminary advice and planning with a careful analysis of the technical production process in addition to the traditional activities of production, sales and service. This approach helps to ensure that the customer is provided with the most suitable machinery. Euroalpha designs and manufactures rod breakdown machines, multiwire lines, intermediate lines, dynamic and static spoolers, static coilers and automatic coilers, automatic re-spooling lines, single and double automatic pay-off for coil, pointing and stringing machines, and a tilting unit for reels. Email : office@eder-eng.com Website : www.eder-eng.com

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Straighteners fromWitels Albert

High-performance drive units convey process materials in continuous or stop- go mode, within tight tolerances. UK agent, Techna International Ltd, has represented Witels Albert for over 35 years and this long association provides the end-user with a combination of products, spares and servicing, tech- nical knowledge and the confidence of dealing with a long-established relationship where people, products and service are fully focussed on being ‘straight to the point.’ Techna International Ltd – UK Fax : +44 1923 219 700

Euroalpha Srl – Italy Fax : +39 0424 72780 Email : info@euroalpha.it Website : www.euroalpha.it

Email : sales@techna.co.uk Website : www.techna.eu

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