wiredinUSA March 2015
large production of simple parts has been relocated to lower cost countries. In a resuming worldwide economy, a flexible solution for high volume production is a necessity. Designed to host hard tools like multiple slide mechanical machines, capable of similar cycle time and identical quality with reduced set-up time and minimal adjustment, the Numaslide 05 is the answer.
Pourtier of America is the name chosen by the Gauder Group to promote the sales of the Pourtier product range. The line of equipment includes the company’s successful rigid and planetary stranders, single twist cablers and drum twisters for producing of all types of power cable (low, medium, high and extra high voltage underground, overhead conductors and submarine/umbilical), as well as signal/ instrumentation and large communication cables. Pourtier is also extending its existing range of tubular stranders, skip stranders and bow cablers. Pourtier of America – USA Website: www.pourtier-setic.com British company PWM will present its best-selling EP500 rod welder, plus a range of powerful portable cold welders and manual machines. The PWM products will be featured by Joe Snee Associates, exclusive distributor of PWM cold welding equipment, spares and dies in the US and Canada. PWM’s electro/pneumatic EP500 cold welder provides a cost-effective method of welding large non-ferrous rod sections. The machine is designed for wire sizes 5mm to 12.5mm (0.197" to 0.492") copper and 5mm to 15mm (0.59") aluminum, and is quiet, clean and energy efficient to operate. The smaller air/hydraulic HP100 cold welder, for welding wire and strip 1mm to 5mm (0.039" to 0.197") is mounted on a trolley, so it can be wheeled quickly to the work area. Manual cold welders on show include the manually operated M101 cold welder, PWM Ltd Booth 1355
for copper wire and strip 1mm to 3.6mm (0.04" to 0.141") and aluminum 1mm to 5mm (0.197”). The M101 can be used on a workbench or supplied with a trolley. Suitable for joining fine wire in confined spaces, PWM’s M10, M25 and M30 hand-held machines are suitable for wire and strip 0.1mm to 1.8mm (0.0039" to 0.071"). The BM10 and BM30 models, for similar wire sizes, can be used on aworkbench or trolley.
Besides the standard machines for the production of cables and ropes, it also supplies huge production lines for special industries such as the offshore or the transformer industry. Queins offers a wide range of modern rigid, planetary, skip-type and tubular stranders, single- or double-twist bunchers/stranders, machines for the production of off-shore and umbilical cables, continuously transposed conductors (CTC) as well as disc- and belt-capstans, taping machines and all types of pay-offs and take-ups.
S S The Numaslide 5 from Numalliance
“Since re-shoring is a reality in North America and since Europe suffered the same decline in mechanical machinery, the Numaslide will bring an answer for the manufacturer looking for speed, flexibility and quality,” said Manuel Uriarte, general manager of Numalliance de Mexico. Numalliance – France Website: www.numalliance.com
S S The PWM EP500
PWM machines and dies, standard or custom made to suit round or profile wire and rod, are designed and made in the company’s own UK workshops. PWM Ltd – UK Website: www.pwmltd.co.uk
S S A rigid strander from Queins
It also offers used and reconditioned cable-making machines which have been modernized and finished with new components according to the customer’s specification. Queins Machines GmbH – Germany Website: www.queins.com
Pourtier of America Booth 424
Queins Machines GmbH Booth 1506
Queins will show large-sized pictures of machines on display, as well as a movie showing the machines in operation. Since the 1970s the company has supplied new and reconditioned machinery to customers of the cable and rope industry worldwide. By consulting with customers, Queins is continuously updating its range.
Refractron Booth 302
Refractron’s specialty is manufacturing Izory ® rolls and rings for breaking down rod and drawing non-ferrous wire. Its proprietary magnesia stabilised zirconiamaterial, Izory ® ,
S S Rigid strander from Pourtier
wiredInUSA - March 2015
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