WIRE & CABLE TECHNOLOGY JULY 2016
Rotomac operates with MAC’s Multimac eddy current instrumentation to complete the system.
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(MAC Eddy Current Tester Received Strong Interest)
The new high-speed Rotomac® eddy current tester for small diameter wire and rod from Magnetic Analysis Corp. (MAC) received strong interest from wire 2016 attendees.
Latest in MAC’s line of Rotomac® eddy current testers, this new rotary is designed for ease of use and superior performance in detecting longitudinal, seam type defects in wire and bar ranging from 2 to 20 mm diameter. Applications include continuous wire lines such as drawing, spring making and parts forming as well as straight and cut operations. Rotomac can be installed in-line with straighteners or off-line in a separate test station.
Features include highly sensitive noncontact testing with improved, easy-to-set-up distance compensation, a critical factor in testing ovate wire. A dial-in diameter guide operates with simple adjustment tools to adjust both probes, simultaneously, to the desired diameter. Probes which are easily centered on the product center of rotation and quick twist-on bushing holders add to the convenient operation of this rotary. Capable of rotating at speeds up to 18,000 rpm while testing, the
Rotomac operates with MAC’s Multimac eddy current instrumentation to complete the system.
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(Witels Albert’s Next-Generation)
Witels Albert of Germany and Witels Albert USA introduced a next-generation straightener model at this year’s wire 2016 show. Key factors determine the performance of the new straighteners RT and RTS series. New materials, new raw and standard parts, the multiple usage of single parts and a high developed assembly and production stand provide for the performance of the new straighteners RT and RTS series, which are available with five or with seven individually adjustable rolls. As known, each straightener is equipped with straightening rolls in two rows. By using different straightener versions, a perfect adaptation is possible, considering the wire transport direction,
the location and the orientation plus the turning direction of the spool respectively of the coil. Bad straightening results by lost bending operations are history, whatever the turning direction of the coil is, respectively of the spool.
Also displayed and well received were the many other straighteners, feeders and guides in the production.
Attendance while reported somewhat down for the show in general was for Witels Albert up by more than 13% and came from more than 55 different countries. Follow-up sales are up by 10% compared to past years.
(Wire and Plastic Machinery’s Expectations Exceeded)
Wire and Plastic Machinery Corporation, Bristol, CT, USA, attended wire 2016. The show exceeded our expectations.
We increased our booth size and provided visiting clients with beverages and snacks as well as an on-line tour of our inventory.
While the overall attendance appeared slightly down from previous wire shows, Wire and Plastic Machinery Corporation still attained a generous attendance at its booth within the North American Pavilion.
