WiredInUSA September 2019

12mm diameter and 500mm in length, and combines finger bender technology with rotary transfer that serves all stations simultaneously. The combination of finger bender and rotary positioning pliers allows parts to be turned and machined in any plane.

S S Ridgway Machines has designed a three-bay horizontal cable and conductor taping line

Typically for CNC finger benders, set-up times are short.

The taping machine offers extra features including material guide rollers, precision length counter and tape break sensor. Ridgway’s new modular design means machines can be built to individual specifications such as one, two, three or four bay, and with drum stand capacities ranging from 250kg to 2,000kg. Cables for business East African (EA) Cables has launched new cables aimed at agricultural and cottage industries. Based on current trends in the sector, the range includes submersible cables for use in wells and boreholes, and new resilient welding cables. Flexible forming Schmale has improved its Speedmax metal forming machine tool. The new model L processes wire and tube up to

S S Schmale has improved its Speedmax metal forming machine tool

Speedmax L offers the advantages of a high unit output with an almost unlimited number of different forming processes.

The rotary transfer line can be converted to new article variants in a matter of minutes.

The exchange of one tool per station is completed in less than two minutes; and setting up a new pre-programmed article via the touch panel takes only seconds.

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