WCN Spring 2012

GEO-Reinigungstechnik GEO-Reinigungstechnik will present at this year’s wire fair in Düsseldorf cleaning systems and components for the improvement of surface quality of long products like wires, cables, strips and tubes.

different types of lubricants and finishes. The compact design enables space-saving installation either in-line or in front of production equipment for bolts, rivets, U-shaped staples etc. The programme is completed by powerful air wipes and a wide variety of spiral brushes with metal and synthetic filaments in standard sizes and custom-made versions. The GEO range of equipment consists of a complete range of ultrasonic, high pressure, spray and mechanical cleaning systems for the in-line or off-line cleaning of wire, strip, cable, tube, rod, bar and ultrasonic baths for component cleaning.

Priority is given to wet chemical and mechanical cleaning procedures. Besides GEO’s recognised highly efficient ultrasonic cleaning systems, yielding excellent surface quality even at high processing speeds, the flexible and reasonably priced wiping system “Primary Wire Wipe” will be of particular interest. The patented Primary Wire Wipe is designed to remove visible dust and excessive lubricants from wire and strand or small strips. It is an economical, low-maintenance, environmentally friendly alternative to traditional wipers such as felt pads or pieces of rag. In addition the PWW has been proven very successful in applying

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GEO-Reinigungstechnik GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 254 295 552 91

Email: info@geo-reinigungstechnik.de Website: www.geo-reinigungstechnik.de

S S The Primary Wire Wipe

AIM open house success More than 180 visitors from all over the world turned up at the joint open house staged by AIM, Inc.

“Just a few days ago, we learned that in spite of the recession, AIM team set another record yet this year. We had another stellar year with a growth of 28% in sales and 34% in number of machines shipped,”said Constantine Grapsas, the company’s founder and managing director. “The event turned out excellent,” he continued.

The event was hosted at the AIM factory in Addison, IL, 20 miles west of downtown Chicago and took place in parallel

with the Fabtech trade show. Three co-sponsors – RMG, Krueger Steel and Fanuc Robotics – also presented their equipment. AIM, Inc and the co-sponsors rolled out their new innovations with 12 machines on display, covering the majority of wire bending and manufacturing requirements. The newly updated “Synchro” bender design was applauded by veterans in the business and characterised as the most innovative machine with the least production limitations currently available.

S S AIMmachines on display at the open house

“The idea was to showcase complete automated solutions and work cells along with educating about the new technologies available in a concentrated space with more than a dozen engineers constantly providing answers to the visitors. I know we achieved our goals.”

Fanuc Robotics showcased its new low inertia robots where a robot was picking parts directly from a CNC bender. RMG showcased a high capacity drawing unit directly feeding a 12mm 3-dimensional AIM CNC Bender showing a complete from rod to finished part production solution. All the wire used for the open house was provided by Krueger Steel and many of the visitors recognised the high quality of the steel.

AIM Inc – USA Fax: +1 630 458 0730

Email: info@aimmachines.com Website: www.aimmachines.com

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