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Expertise, Customer Driven, Service – in Good Hands with NIEHOFF 2/2018
Visit us at wire China 2018
and wire India 2018
NIEHOFF Double Twist
D 632 with double benefit:
High energy efficiency
and intuitive control.
In our latest double twist bunching machine model we meet the highest quality requirements while saving cop-
incorporated more than 60 years of NIEHOFF experi- per at the same time! On top of that you profit from a
ence. Your double benefit: During the development of trouble-free paying-off in the subsequent
the D 632 we focused on energy efficiency and user- operation – even at high speed. Our solution is the
friendliness. NBAT system – our patented optoelectronic NIEHOFF
Bunching Automatic Traverse System. You get perfectly
You can save more energy with the new D 632 since we filled spools for fast and easy downstream processing.
use the energy-class IE3 “premium efficiency” energy-
saving rotor drive combined with the NIEHOFF ECO- NIEHOFF combines outstanding expertise along your en-
Bow. And our new NMI (NIEHOFF Machine Interface) tire value chain with customer proximity and reliable ser-
enables a simplified and intuitive handling – machine vice, for the entire lifecycle of your investment. It is just
operation made easy. More benefits: this machine al- this combination that will make the difference, so you
lows stepless adjustment of the winding tension as well can concentrate on what is most important to you: your
as its control along the entire spool filling. Thus, you can decisive competitive advantage.
Expertise, Customer Driven, Service – in Good Hands with NIEHOFF
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Editorial Contents 50-57
58-59
Do you know 4-5
what your machine is doing?
Dear friends of NIEHOFF,
Profitably utilizing data
from the machine
ward to the upcoming trade fairs in type DSI 631 with backtwist pay-off
both countries and the opportunity type ARD 630 (page 12).
to expand there our contacts and Technology partner for the 6-7
make new ones. One the companies On page 4 you can read how the Chinese wire and cable industry
NIEHOFF at wire China 2018
with whom we already have long NIEHOFF digitizing concept and
standing relations is the Jiangsu the optimization of the Overall Working on large projects 8-9
China and its demand for wire and cables
Shangshang Cable Group, one of Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) of
the leading cable manufacturers in NIEHOFF machines relate to each Focus on cables and never stop 10-11
Jiangsu Shangshang Cable Group, China
China, which we introduce on page other. Next to digitization which
High-tech equipment for the 12-13
10, and the Indian cable manufac- is the future, the NIEHOFF Group
Indian wire and cable industry
turer RR Kabel Ltd., whose Executive is also developing big stranding NIEHOFF at wire India 2018
Director, Mr. Mahendra Kabra, talks machinery (page 18). India’s economy is recovering 14-15
in an interview about the market As our machines have always been India and its demand for wire and cables
situation in India and about the fur- regarded as of high quality, high The level of automation will go up 16-17
ther development of the cable pro- performance and stable in value, it is Interview with Mahendra Kabra,
duction technology (page 16). worthwhile to have these machines Ram Ratna Group, India
after years of use overhauled by our Big stranding machinery 18-19
At the wire China 2018 (booth specialists and brought back to the NIEHOFF is expanding its activities into
larger rotating equipment for stranding wires
W1F63), we will show together with state-of-the-art. One example is the
and cables with bigger cross sections.
our Chinese subsidiary NIEHOFF modernization of a rod breakdown
Machines with 60,000 hours of operation? 20-21
Machinery Changzhou Co., Ltd. machine type M 85 (page 20). No problem!
China and India continue to achieve (NMC) a multiwire drawing machine Modernization of a rod breakdown
a relatively high economic growth type MMH 101 + RM 161 as well as We hope that you enjoy reading machine type M 85
in which projects supported by the a high speed double twist bunch- this issue of NIEHOFF Magazine. Building control cabinets even 22-23
state and private consumption have ing machine type D 631.5.A and a more efficiently
an important part. In both coun- double spooler type SV 402 D, both The Leuterschach plant gets an expansion
tries, the expansion of both electric- were built by NMC (page 6). News / Events 24-25
ity supply and electromobility is of At the wire India 2018 (hall 1, booth
great importance. It is obvious that H 18), we will be demonstrating
the cable industry also benefits from with our Indian subsidiary NIEHOFF
this development, and as partners of of India (NoI) a 32 wire multiwire
the cable industry we are involved drawing machine type MMH 121 Ralf Kappertz Elena Graf Bernd Lohmüller
in several activities. We look for- and a data cable stranding machine CEO CFOSchwabach,CSO
April 2015
Schwabach, August 2018
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Do you know what your machine is doing?
Profitably utilizing data from the machine
Digitization has assumed a perma- Transparent presentation
nent place in our lives. This applies of the machinery performance
both to the private and the pro- A production must be running. But
fessional environment were the how fast, how powerful does the
potentials are now being tapped production run? The speed can
with Industry 4.0. According to a be read directly on the machine.
Bitkom survey [1], 78 % of com- But what about the current per-
panies have established a digital formance level of production? The
strategy or in individual busi- availability of data of the machine
ness units or throughout the condition means an overview of the
company. A survey carried out machine speed (= performance),
in the wire and cable indus- for example, independently of the
try has revealed that 52 % location. Information on the perfor-
of NIEHOFF machine users mance of the production, groups
have already integrated their of machines or individual machines
machines into a data network can now be read on the smart-
and collect data. Digitization phone in the hand or on the com-
offers the basic prerequisite puter screen at the workplace. Even
for unlocking important poten- if you are many kilometers away
tials in order to produce effec- from the production, the informa-
tively and efficiently. tion is available.
What happens when the data of
the machine is collected and you Machine availability –
face a huge mountain of data? from unplanned to
What are the starting points for planned downtimes
higher productivity, better product In the wire and cable production
quality and cost optimized produc- there are downtimes that need to
tion? be calculated. These include set-up
4 NIEHOFF Magazine 18/02
In the middle of the future–
NIEHOFF Digital Assistent+ 4.0 already applicable today as well as The future
those that will come in the future With the digital possibilities given
will characterize the future. us by Industry 4.0, we will get to
know the machines from a very
times, changes of emulsion, replace- plan its orders as well as the opera- The higher the quality level, precious side. The future of our
ment of wear parts etc. Negative, tional departments to make appro- the lower the costs machines is based on the ability to
however, are the machine stops, priate preparations to procure spare For the production, 100 % quality produce high quality products at
which occur surprisingly. These have parts in advance, for example. In means a difficult area of tension the highest possible machine speed.
a variety of causes and usually come drastic cases, serious damage can between the fulfillment of quality The machines and services will pro-
at the worst time. In 1949, Captain be avoided by early intervention, requirements and the economical vide valuable information to mini-
Edward Murphy formulated one of and therefore time and money can handling of resources (for example mize unplanned downtimes. This
the most popular „laws“ – „Mur- be saved. The knowledge about copper use) and therefore costs. goal will be measurable and vis-
phy‘s Law“. Its original version is: the condition of the machine will Here, the machines will provide ible in the OEE (Overall Equipment
„If there‘s more than one possible work only if the corresponding important assistance in the future. Effectiveness – OEE = availability
outcome of a job or task, and one information is available. This infor- Process monitoring with integrated factor × performance factor × qual-
of those outcomes will result in a mation is made available on the quality measurement will detect ity factor).
disaster or an undesirable conse- machine by appropriate sensors. In defects sooner and avoid unneces-
quence, then somebody will do it the future, wire drawing machines sary waste. Future sensors for Indus-
that way.“ Now, new data-process- and wire processing machines will try 4.0 will be able to monitor the
ing tools are increasingly standing- be equipped with more and more colors directly in the cable spooler.
up to Murphy‘s Law. By analyzing sensors. Some of the sensors are Even a diameter check downstream
the machine data, it is possible to already shipped with the machine. from the stranding machine and
evaluate and forecast the condi- Thanks to the modular system, before spooling will significantly
tion of the machine. This includes many sensor systems can also be ensure process reliability and save [1] Digitalisierung kommt voran, aber nur
extraordinary maintenance mea- retrofitted. Thus, a particle sen- material. This will bring the user a langsam. Markenartikel. Das Magazin für
Markenführung, 7. Juni 2018 (in German)
sures which will become more and sor in the MMH multiwire drawing step closer to his goal of producing (www.markenartikel-magazin.de/no_
more predictable in the future. The machine will provide information close to tolerances and detecting cache/unternehmen-marken/
artikel/details/10019482-digitali-
planning ability of downtimes helps about wear in the gearbox. A mul- product defects early to minimize sierung-kommt-voran-aber-
both the production department to titude of such sensors, which are waste. nur-langsam/)
NIEHOFF Magazine 18/02 5
Technology partner for the Chinese wire and cable industry NIEHOFF at wire China 2018, Shanghai, 26 – 29 September 2018 Maschinenfabrik NIEHOFF and NIEHOFF Machinery Changzhou Co., Ltd. (NMC), NIEHOFF’s Chinese subsidiary, will display at the wire China 2018 trade fair, booth W1F63, an MMH 101 + RM 161 type multiwire drawing line from Germany, a high speed double twist bunching machine type D 631.5.A and an SV 402 D NPS double spooler, both built by NMC. Technical data D 631.5.A Technical data MMH 101 + RM 161 Technical data SV 402 D max. production speed 300 m/min max. production speed 31.5 m/s max. production speed 1,500 m/min Production range max. inlet diameter 20 x 2.00 mm, Cu hard Production range lay length, infinitely variable 6 – 100 mm finished wire diameter 20 x 0.16 – 0.40 mm Cu and Cu-Alloy insulated wire cross-section 0.13 mm² … 6.00 mm² max. number of twists, infinitely variable 6,500 twists/min drawing capstan diameter 80 mm Cable outer diameter 1.0 mm … 5.0 mm Strand cross section 0.09 – 6.00 mm² haul-off capstan diameter 80 mm Spool sizes (NPS multiway system) Spool dimensions flange diameter 400 mm max. spool flange diameter 630 mm winding width 400 / 250 / 150 / 100 mm spool width 475 mm 6 NIEHOFF Magazine 18/02
The exhibits license, is equipped with sensor duced rod breakdown and multiwire specialized for manu-
The multiwire drawing machine technology corresponding to the as well as super fine wire drawing facturing double twist
MMH 101 combined with an RM future requirements of Industry 4.0 technology to many wire and cable bunching machines, anneal-
161 type continuous resistance capability and enabling measure- factories in China. Since 1976, when ers, spoolers and coilers under
annealer is designed to draw simul- ment of the preset lay length, motor NIEHOFF received its first order from NIEHOFF licence for the Chinese
taneously 20 copper wires and best and drive data, speed, and meter a Chinese customer, the number of market. Furthermore, NMC has a
suited for the production of multi lengths. Chinese customers and the order spare parts warehouse and is also
wire bundles for the automotive volume coming from China have responsible for the after-sales ser-
and electronic wire industry. A special feature is the perfect ten- grown continually. Today, a large vice. NMC is headed by Mr. Yuejun,
The MMH range of multiwire draw- sion control for the winding of the portion of the NIEHOFF orders come the General Manager of NIEHOFF
ing machines are designed for strand from beginning to the end from customers in China. One of Machinery Changzhou Co. Ltd.
copper, aluminium and alloy wires of spool. The results are the consis- the pillars on which this success in
and based on a modular principle. tently high quality of the product the marketplace is built was the Process know-how and service
Therefore, these machines can be and the saving of energy. NIEHOFF Service Center in Shang- Via NMC all Chinese NIEHOFF cus-
customized to the specific tasks hai. In 1994 NIEHOFF established tomers benefit from the high-qual-
of customers. The SV 402 D type double spooler, with the support of the renowned ity service which NIEHOFF enjoys a
The wires drawn part of the NPS cable handling sys- Shanghai Electric Cable Research high level of recognition worldwide
on MMH type tem, for a long time tried and tested Institute (SECRI) the NIEHOFF Ser- for. NMC’s service technicians are all
in practice, is designed to oper- vice Center in Shanghai. Six years Chinese native speakers and contin-
ate in-line with extrusion lines. The later it became the NIEHOFF Shang- ually trained by NIEHOFF at its head-
machine is capable of accommo- hai Representative Office. With the quarters in Schwabach, Germany.
dating all NPS 400 multiway spools foundation of NIEHOFF Machinery Consequently, they have a profound
with a traverse width of 100 to 400 Changzhou (NMC) Co., Ltd. in 2011, process know-how and are able to
mm. Spool change is carried out a subsidiary of the NIEHOFF Group train the Chinese users of NIEHOFF
automatically. By means of sensor with an own factory in China, the machinery to use it as efficiently as
technology according to Industry 4.0 representative office changed to possible. Another characteristic of
machines exceed the most demand- and with the NIEHOFF Digital Assis- the Shanghai Sales Branch of NMC, NMC is that every Chinese customer
ing specifications and processing tant+ 4.0 in the future, machine, headed then and now by Mr. Jacky has his personal contact at NMC to
requirements and can be processed production and process data can be Chen. discuss all technical matters.
to multiwire bundles with outstand- recorded. Thus continuous process
ing characteristics. monitoring and machine condition Manufacturing exclusively
NIEHOFF Machinery Changzhou
Up to now, around 1,500 MMH analysis are possible. for China
Co., Ltd.
lines are in operation world-wide. NMC is based in the Wujin Eco- Shanghai Sales Branch – Mr. Chen
NIEHOFF in China nomic Development Zone in Chang- Room 2302, Hong Kong Plaza,
The D 631.5.A single-bow double For nearly 50 years NIEHOFF has zhou, approximately 200 km west 283 Huai Hai Zhong Road
Shanghai 200021, P.R. China,
twist bunching machine combined been active in China now. Assisted of Shanghai. The 3,600 m² plant is Tel. +86 21 61202800
with an ARH 630 tangential pay-off, by experienced Chinese engineers, equipped with modern manufactur- Fax +86 21 63906192
both built by NMC under NIEHOFF NIEHOFF has successfully intro- ing and testing facilities. NMC has E-mail: info@niehoff.cn
NIEHOFF Magazine 18/02 7
Working on large projects
China and its demand for wire and cables
Since the 1990s, China has been impressing the world with its extraordinary economic Energy technology
A prerequisite for the realization of
development. Now, the country, which has a population of almost 1.4 billion, generates all industrial and infrastructure pro
around 16 % of the global economic output, is the world’s largest exporter and the jects as well as for the satisfaction
of the needs and wishes of the end
second-largest economy behind the USA [1]. consumers is a good and reliable
energy supply. The oil company BP
expects China’s energy demand to
Growth remains to be seen, however, how the largest carbon dioxide emitter grow by 1.5 % per year until 2040.
In 2017, China achieved an annual the current trade policy of the US in the world, lowering energy emis- Energy from renewable sources,
economic growth of 6.9 %. For this government will affect China – as sions from transportation is a core nuclear energy, and hydro electric
year 6.7 % are expected [2]. The well as other states [2]. part of China’s war against pollu- energy will account for over 80 % of
main driver of this development is tion. According to the latest Elec- the increase in China’s energy con-
a strong domestic consumption. Mobility and the automobile tric Vehicle Index (EVI) of consulting sumption through 2040 [8].
Moreover, the Chinese government market firm McKinsey, more than 600,000
is supporting the country’s economy In China, the largest automobile electric cars, almost every second
by investments in the extension of market in the world, there are sold electric car sold worldwide, were 8,000
+3%
the infrastructure and the building- about 25 % of all motor vehicles registered in China in 2017. China 7,000
+6% +3%
+4% +4%
up of promising industrial sectors. produced worldwide. In 2017, there is also well ahead in the produc- 6,000
+6%
China is working on large projects to were slightly more than 24 million tion of electric cars, with a 41 % 5,000
consolidate its market position and cars sold, 2.6 % more than in the world market share and leads in the 4,000
to become a global leader in certain previous year [3]. As only about 150 manufacturing of the all-important 3,000
promising industries. Under the slo- out of every 1,000 inhabitants own battery packs that power electric 2,000
gan “Made in China 2025” Chinese a car [4], the automobile industry cars [6]. The Chinese government 1,000
companies are supposed to increase and its suppliers, such as the wire also promotes automated driving 0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
their market shares in sectors such and cable industry, is offered a and networking of motor vehicles
LV Energy Cu. Power
as electromobility, automation and great sales potential. Electromobil- with the infrastructure. In this way it Al. Power Ext. Cu. Telecom
digitization, while the expansion and ity has particular weight: China has is intended to increase traffic safety, Int. Telecom/Data Winding Wire
globalization programme “One belt, emerged at the forefront of the new make traffic more fluent and reduce Fig. 1. Development of China’s cable production
one road” is going to take shape. It energy vehicles (NEV) market [5]. As traffic jams [7]. volume in ‘000 tonnes conductor [10]
8 NIEHOFF Magazine 18/02
The Chinese wire and the Chinese cable industry is con- In 2017, a total of 18.3 million [1] List of Countries by Projected
GDP. Source: International
cable market solidating and entering the higher- tonnes (MT) of cables were con- Monetary Fund World Economic
Wires and cables are indispens- end markets in connection with the sumed worldwide, of which 6.4 Outlook. April 2018.
[2] Stefanie Schmitt: China zeigt sich un-
able for the transmission of electric “Made in China 2025” initiative. million tonnes (34 %) were used beeindruckt von weltweiten Unsicher-
power and electronic data. Corre- in China (Fig. 2). As a result, China heiten. Wirtschaftsausblick – VR China
(May 2018). Beijing (GTAI), June 2018.
sponding to its market size, China Production and Consumption consumed significantly more cables (www.gtai.de/GTAI/Navigation/DE/Trade/
is the world’s largest wire and cable China had a huge share in the than any other region (Fig. 3). Con- Maerkte/Wirtschaftsklima/wirtschaftsaus
producing country with about global cable market in 2017, both sumption grew by 4.1 % from 2016 blick,t=wirtschaftsausblick--vr-china-mai-
2018,did=1927072.html)
8,000 manufacturers [9]. in production and consumption [10 to 2017 and is expected to increase [3] Bart Demandt: China car sales analysis
However, this market is highly frag- and 11]. by 3.6 % from 2017 to 2018. 2017. January 2018.
(http://carsalesbase.com/china-car-sales-
mented: As could be seen at the The Chinese cable manufactur- analysis-2017-brands/)
recent Wire & Cable Conference ers produced a total of 7.2 million NIEHOFF and the Chinese [4] List of countries by vehicles per capita.
Wikipedia.
of the market research company tonnes (conductor tonnes), 4 % cable industry [5] Deborah Lehr: Driving Down a New Road:
CRU in June 2018, the ten largest more than in 2016 (Fig. 1). For the Maschinenfabrik NIEHOFF and New Energy Vehicles in China’s Green
Chinese cable manufacturers pro- year 2018, CRU expects an increase NIEHOFF Machinery Changzhou Transition. The Diplomat, February 9,
2018.
duce only 25 % of the total Chinese of 3 % compared to 2017 to 7.4 mil- (NMC) Co., Ltd., its Chinese subsid- (https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/
cable production, while in Europe lion t. 86 % of the volume produced iary, are highly appreciated technol- driving-down-a-new-road-new-energy-
vehicles-in-chinas-green-transition/)
the five leading cable manufactur- in 2017 were further processed ogy partners of Chinese wire and [6] Christoph Hammerschmidt: Electromobili-
ers account for more than 65 % domestically, while 14 % (1.0 million cable manufacturers and have sup- ty: China expands lead. in: eeNews
Automotive, March 2018.
of the European cable production. t) were exported [10]. This makes ported them with modern machin- (http://www.eenewsautomotive.com/
At the conference, CRU analyst China the world’s largest cable ery, a comprehensive service and news/electromobility-china-expands-lead)
Hadrien Guillotin pointed out that exporter. vast experience. [7] Wuxi to build world’s first city-level
vehicle-road coordination platform.
China Daily, May 4, 2018.
(http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/
jiangsu/wuxi/2018-05/04/con-
ASEAN Rest of the world tent_36142848.htm)
17% 14 [8] A Snapshot of BP’s World Energy Outlook
5% N. America
India Non-China 2018. March 5, 2018.
12% 12
7% China (http://instituteforenergyresearch.org/
10 analysis/snapshot-bp-world-energy-
outlook-2018/)
8 [9] Philip Radbourne: Will The World Catch A
W. Europe
6
Cold, As China Growth Slows In 2016? in:
12%
Wire & Cable Technology International,
4 January/February 2016, page 22.
[10] Hadrien Guillotin, CRU Group: Overview
2 of the Global Insulated Wire & Cable
China
E. Europe Markets.Contribution at the the CRU
34% 0
NE Asia 5% Wire and Cable Conference, Copen
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
8% hagen/Denmark, June 2018.
[11] Richard Mack, CRU Group: Where
are the fast lanes? Contribution at
Fig. 2. Worldwide consumption of insulated Fig. 3. Regional consumption of wires & cables in MT (in 2017: 18.3 MT total) the the CRU Wire and Cable
wires and metallic cables in 2017 [10] Conference, Copenhagen/
Denmark, June 2018.
NIEHOFF Magazine 18/02 9
Focus on cables and never stop
Jiangsu Shangshang Cable Group, China
One of the many industrial companies which are based in the Yangtze Delta
region is the Jiangsu Shangshang Cable Group, one of the biggest power
cable manufacturers in China.
of China, which implemented ERP
(Enterprise Resource Planning) and
OA (Open Access) IT systems.
Production range and
application areas
The “Shangshang Brand” of wire &
cables includes power cables, mine
cables, cables for computers and
other electronic systems and fire
retardant cables for electrical wir-
ings. The products have passed the
certification of certification bodies
Mr. Ding Shanhua, chairman of the such as UL, CE, TÜV and VDE and
Jiangsu Shangshang Cable Group GOST.
The main part of the production
More than 50 years of turers is used to manufacture power integrated manufacturing system is destined for the domestic mar-
experience cables designed for 220 V to 500 kV (CIMS) which will be the first cen- ket. Shangshang products are also
Shangshang was established in and enables an annual production tralized CIMS control center for exported to more than 80 countries
1967 and has now more than 4,000 capacity of more than RMB 25 bil- ultra-high voltage cables being used and regions.
employees. The company buildings lion Yuan (about 3.6 billion USD). in the cable industry in the world Shangshang cables cover applica-
cover an area of 620,000 m². The In order to keep pace with globally according to a company spokesman. tion areas such as energy genera-
equipment from leading European leading wire and cable companies, Shangshang is also the first com- tion from fossil, nuclear and renew-
and American machinery manufac- Shangshang installed a computer pany in the wire and cable industry able sources, power transmission
10 NIEHOFF Magazine 18/02and distribution through rural and shang promotes also the develop- ing four characteristics
urban power grids, shipbuilding and ment of a new generation of special which include the whole
offshore technology, coal mining, cables for nuclear power plants. process, the whole staff, all
building and construction engineer- The company participates in the time and big project tracking.
ing, petrochemical and metallurgical development and the revision of Shangshang even provides 24-hour
plants. Also the Beijing Capital Inter- more than 30 national and industrial customer service response.
national Airport, the Beijing-Shang- standards, is involved in projects of
hai Express Railway and the Beijing China’s High-Tech Development Plan Awards
The manufacturing halls are equipped
Subway are equipped with Shang- and owns more than 200 national Shangshang won all significant hon-
with state-of-the-art NIEHOFF machinery
shang cables. patents, of which over 30 reach an our and qualification awards in the
international advanced level. Chinese industry. The products have
Research and development been awarded with titles such as
Shangshang develops constantly Management principles and “Jiangsu Main Famous Brand Pro
new materials and products with customer service ducts” and “China Top Brand”.
high-technology characteristics. Over the years, Shangshang has
With regard to these activities, been implementing the strategic NIEHOFF and Shangshang
Shangshang maintains research objective of “Quality Precision, Pro- Maschinenfabrik NIEHOFF with
cooperations with the Shanghai Jiao fessional Expertise, Product Special- its Chinese subsidiary NIEHOFF
Tong University, the Xi’an Jiaotong ization, Market Internationalization” Machinery Changzhou (NMC) and
University, the Harbin University of established by Mr. Ding Shanhua, the Jiangsu Shangshang Cable
Science and Technology and the Bei- the chairman of the group. He has Group cultivate a mutually stimu-
jing Institute of Nuclear Engineer- been devoting himself to produc- lating partnership. The NIEHOFF
ing and strategic partnerships with ing cables throughout his life in line Group is delighted applying its
internationally renowned companies with the motto “Focus on cables knowledge, experience and cus-
such as Dow, Dupont and Lanxess. and never stop” and was awarded tomer service to assist Shangshang
in China as one of the “Top 10 Eco- continuing its move towards one of
Cable technology and innovation nomic Personages of Year 2015”. the global leading manufacturers of
projects Under his leadership, Shangshang the cable industry.
For Shangshang the progress of Chi- topped the list of the first “Most
na’s cable technology is led by the Competitive Enterprises in China’s
development of new special cables Cable Industry” and became China’s
such as reeling cables for port first enterprise whose scale was Jiangsu Shangshang Cable Group
machinery, flexible fire-proof cables, among the top ten cable enterprises No.68 Shangshang Road, Liyang City,
torsion resistant cables for wind of the world. Jiangsu Povince
energy plants, photovoltaic cables, The service promise “Honesty & 213300 China
Tel. +86 519 87308866
shore connection cables, special Quality” means that excellent qual- Web: www.shangshang.com
cables for rail traffic and cables for ity and service meet customer E-mail:
new energy vehicles (NEVs). Shang- demands comprehensively form- shangshang@shangshang.com
NIEHOFF Magazine 18/02 11High-tech equipment
for the Indian wire and cable industry
NIEHOFF at wire India 2018, Mumbai, 27 – 29 November 2018
At the wire India 2018 trade fair, hall 1, booth H 18, NIEHOFF and NIEHOFF Co-exhibitors fore be built ideally adapted to the
of India (NoI), its Indian subsidiary, will display a 32 wire multiwire drawing NIEHOFF partner companies August specific tasks of customers. About
machine type MMH 121 and a pairing machine for data cables type DSI 631 Strecker, Germany (wire weld- 1,500 MMH lines are in operation
with backtwist pay-off type ARD 630 D. Furthermore, there will be on dis- ing machines), Zeller + Gmelin, world-wide. The wires drawn on
play a range of wear and tear parts, spare parts and services of the „NIEHOFF Germany (drawing lubricants), H. them exceed the most demand-
Original+“ label. Folke Sandelin AB (HFSAB), Swe- ing specifications and process-
den (horizontal lead extrusion ing requirements as far as physical
and cable stripping, repair and properties are concerned, and can
recovery equipment), Johann be processed to multiwire bundles
Leimbach, Germany (machines with outstanding characteristics.
for the cable industry) and Plas-
mait, Austria (heat and surface The DSI 631 type double-twist pair-
treatment machines) will also be ing machine combined with a back-
in attendance at the NIEHOFF twist pay-off type ARD 630 D has
booth to introduce visitors to been designed for the stranding of
their products and services. insulated conductors into pairs and
quads and the stranding of four
The exhibits conductor pairs into LAN cables.
The multiwire drawing machine The machine is able to manufacture
MMH 121 built by NoI under reliably LAN cables of all categories
NIEHOFF licence is designed to – even of future generations – as
Technical data MMH 121 + RM 201
draw simultaneously 32 wires in well as pairs with tape shielding,
max. production speed 35 m/s
one level. The machine is best bus cables and other telecommuni-
max. inlet diameter 32 x 2.05 mm suited for the production of elec- cations cables.
copper hard
tronic wires as well as for building The DSI stranding machines system
finished wire diameter 0.20 – 1.05 mm
wires. can be customized for customer-
drawing capstan diameter 100 mm
MMH machines are based on a specific products. Compared with
haul-off capstan diameter 100 mm modular principle and can there- other machines and process tech-
12 NIEHOFF Magazine 18/02nologies, the possible combinations NIEHOFF in India ever, has also delivered machines In order to be familiar with
of the DSI system generate signifi- NIEHOFF started its business activi- to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Paki- the latest technology and to
cant financial advantages for the ties in India more than 30 years ago stan, Sudan, Jordan, Mali, Kenya, meet the high NIEHOFF quality
manufacture of certain products or in 1986 in collaboration with the Botswana, Nigeria, South Africa standards, the management of NoI,
a certain production performance. Indian firm ASACO. In 1997, both and other countries. led by its Managing Director Daniel
companies founded the common Thomas and his team cultivate a
NIEHOFF customer service joint venture company NIEHOFF of Service, knowledge and quality close cooperation with the parent
Visitors at the booth will also have India (NoI). When NIEHOFF acquired NoI is also responsible for the com- company in Schwabach where also
the opportunity to obtain informa- all NoI shares in 2003, NoI became plete after-sales service including NoI’s s ervice engineers regularly
tion about NIEHOFF’s comprehen- a 100 % subsidiary of the NIEHOFF technical assistance and the reliable train.
sive technical assistance and after Group. and fast supply of NIEHOFF custom-
sales service offering the reliable Since 2007, NoI has been operat- ers with NIEHOFF Original+ parts.
and economic supply of OEM parts ing a modern equipped factory
of the “NIEHOFF Original com- near Hyderabad. Today, the
ponents“ trade mark. The visitors factory has a total produc-
will also learn how they can use tion area of 11,000 m² and
NIEHOFF’s new digitization con- 700 m² office space. The
cept. In the implementation of con- production area includes a
cepts on the “Industry 4.0” topic, state-of-the-art production
NIEHOFF will set completely new line equipped with modern
standards. machinery, a paint shop, an
Process monitoring and machine assembly area, a testing area
condition analysis are possible at and a warehouse.
any time because the most var- NoI builds rod breakdown
ied manufacturing data of modern and multiwire drawing
NIEHOFF systems can be collected machines, annealers, spool-
and analyzed. Thus, all details ers, bunching machines and
related to production technology pay-offs under NIEHOFF
are transparent and within the field license, to the requirements of
of the user’s vision resulting in a the Indian market. NoI has rap- Technical data DSI 631
further increase of effectiveness of idly become the market leader in
max. production speed 300 m/min Niehoff of India Private Limited
NIEHOFF systems, a more efficient India for rod breakdown, multiwire
lay length, infinitely variable 6 – 180 mm Plot Nr: 186-194
maintenance and shorter down- drawing machines and bunching Industrial Park, Phase - III
max. number of twists, 5,600 twists/min
times. NIEHOFF optionally offers machines. Pashamylaram, Patancheru
infinitely variable
for its machines additional sensor Medak District 502 307.
Spool dimensions Teleganga
packages, which are tailored to the India and other markets
max. spool flange diameter 630 mm India
application. NoI machines are mainly destined Tel. +91 8455 - 304040
for the Indian market. NoI, how- spool width 475 mm
E-mail: info@niehoff.in
NIEHOFF Magazine 18/02 13India’s economy is recovering
India and its demand for wire and cables
India, with its almost 1.4 billion inhabitants, has a great market ers, two wheelers and quadricycles of solar power. The total capacity of
– in the financial year (FY) 2017/18 the solar power plants is expected to
potential and is now on the road to recovery after reforms [1]. (from April 1, 2017 to March 31, increase from the current 22 GW to
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the gross domes- 2018) which means a growth of 100 GW by 2022, which will involve
more than 14 % compared with investment of USD 100 billion. For
tic product (GDP) to rise by 7.4% in the current fiscal year the FY 2016/17 [3]. By 2020, India the expansion of transmission and
2018/19 (April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019). is expected to be the third larg- distribution (T & D) infrastructure
est automotive market by volume „Green Energy Corridors“, network
Growth important customer markets for the in the world. The government aims operators and financial institutions
India has risen from the 130th place cable industry are the automobile, at incentivizing the use of elecric plan to invest more than USD 5.5
(out of 190 places) to the 100th the energy, the telecommunications, vehicles across all vehicle segments billion by 2020 [1].
place in 2017 in the global World the infrastructure and the railways and wants to meet the target of Fig. 1 shows how, in which way
Bank ranking “Ease of Doing Busi- sectors. electrifying 40% of the car fleet and according to the findings of the
ness”. The Indian government wants all the public vehicle fleet by 2030 Association of Indian Electrical and
that rural dwellers in particular, The automobile sector [4 and 5]. Electronic Manufacturers (IEEMA)
more than 60% of the total popu- According to the government initia- the length of power transmission
lation, should benefit from statal tive “Make in India”, India is cur- Energy and telecommunication lines will be extended by 2022, the
incentives and increase their con- rently the fourth largest automo- India is one of the biggest consum- end of the 13th Five Year Plan (2017-
sumption [1]. As electric power and bile producer in the world (behind ers of electric energy after the USA 2022) [6].
electronic data play a central role China, the USA and Japan) and the and China. India’s electricity genera- The telecommunications market in
in virtually all sectors of society, largest manufacturer of two-wheel- tion grew by 4% in 2017/18 and is India is the third largest in the world
there is a great demand for cables. ers, three-wheelers and tractors. expected to continue rising as the and also the fastest growing. This
At the Wire & Cable Conference The Society of Indian Automobile government seeks to fill supply gaps. growth is being witnessed in the
organized by the research company Manufacturers (SIAM) reports that Of great importance is electricity wireless and telephony sectors. Fur-
CRU in June 2018, it was reported the Indian industry produced a total from renewable energy sources such thermore, in the Internet sector, the
that around 1.3 million t of cables of more than 29 million vehicles as wind and solar power. In 2017/18, government is making endeavours to
were consumed in India in 2017, 7% – including passenger vehicles, more than 12 GW of new capac- provide the rural regions with broad-
of the global volume [2]. The most commercial vehicles, three wheel- ity was installed, including 9.4 GW band connections [7].
14 NIEHOFF Magazine 18/02Infrastructure investment in metro railways for ment is expected to witness the [1] HeenaNazir: IndiensWirtschaft
soll wieder stärker wachsen.
One of the primary focus areas of urban mass transportation. Rural fastest growth owing to surging Wirtschaftsausblick – Indien (Mai 2018).
the country’s infrastructure devel- electrification with the govern- acceptance of XLPE cables in the Mumbai (GTAI), May 2018.
(http://www.gtai.de/GTAI/Navigation/DE/
opment plan is railways, with over ment’s goal to provide electricity power sector due to their higher Trade/Maerkte/Wirtschaftsklima/wirtscha
USD 120 billlion over the period of to every home by 2020 is another heat resistance and ability to trans- ftsausblick,t=wirtschaftsausblick--indien-
mai-2018,did=1921598.html)
2015-2020. In addition, the gov- major factor which is expected to mit high voltage power, and increas- [2] Hadrien Guillotin, CRU Group: Overview
ernment has ear-marked USD 7.5 propel the growth of the electric ing laying of power transmission of the Global Insulated Wire & Cable Mar-
billion to develop 100 smart cities wire and cable market [8]. lines across the nation. Mr. Karan kets.Contribution at the the CRU Wire and
Cable Conference, Copenhagen/Denmark,
across the country. These are urban Chechi, Research Director at Tech- June 2018
areas which use digital technology The Indian wire Sci Research, summarizes: “Growing [3] Performance of Auto Industry during
2017-18. SIAM Society of Indian Automo-
in order to become more efficient and cable market investment by the government in bile Manufacturers
and use resources more sustainably. According to the market research the electrification of villages across (http://www.siamindia.com/statistics.
aspx?mpgid=8&pgidtrail=9)
Highway projects worth USD 93 bil- and management consulting com- the nation and increasing demand [4] Make in India – Automobiles.
lion with total investment of USD pany TechSci Research, the insu- for uninterrupted power supply from (http://www.makeinindia.com/sector/auto-
45 billion over next three years have lated wire and cable market in India Tier-II and Tier-III cities is driving the mobiles/)
[5] SIAM’s perspective on India’s automotive
also been announced. Accelerated is forecast to grow at a CAGR of insulated wire and cable market in policies. in: The Economist Intelligence
urbanization and growing concern 10.3% during 2018 – 2023. The India. Moreover, a growing number Unit.February 26th, 2018.
(http://www.eiu.com/industry/ar-
over pollution have increased the XLPE insulated wire and cable seg- of electronic devices per household ticle/126470596/siams-perspective-on-
and rising demand for power from indias-automotive-policies/2018-02-26)
[6] Industry Update: Status – Indian Electrical
transportation sector is likely to aid Industry. April bis März 2017-18. Indian
the market over the course of the Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’
Total length at the end of the next five years”. [9]. Association (IEEMA)
12th Five Year Plan (2017) (https://ieema.org/industry_update/april-
203787
to-march-2017-2018)
Expected total length until the 191268
end of the 13th Five Year Plan
NIEHOFF and the Indian wire [7] Market facts for wire India 2018. Key Facts.
(http://www.wire-india.com/cipp/
(2017 – 2022) 157787 163268 and cable industry md_ww2/custom/pub/content,oid,27649/
Length in km (ckm – conductor km)
Maschinenfabrik NIEHOFF and lang,2/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/Market_facts.
html)
NIEHOFF of India (NoI), its Indian [8] Amit Shanbaug: Govt initiatives to boost
subsidiary, have supported Indian cable industry in India. in: The Times of
India. September 2, 2017.
wire and cable manufacturers with (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
58540
modern manufacturing equipment, business/india-business/govt-initiatives-to-
a reliable and quickly acting service boost-cable-industry-in-india/articleshow-
31240 print/60332457.cms)
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and vast experience. So Indian wire [9] India Insulated Wire and Cable Market.
15556
and cable manufacturers are best Forecast & Opportunities, 2013 – 2023.
TechSci Research, May 2018.
HVDC* 765 kV 400 kV 220 kV
equipped to meet the challenges (https://www.techsciresearch.com/
Cable types (voltage level)
of the country’s further economic report/india-insulated-wire-and-cable-
market/2879.html)
*(high-voltage direct-current transmission) development.
Fig. 1. Expansion of the Indian high and very high voltage transmission network [6]
NIEHOFF Magazine 18/02 15The level of automation will go up
Interview with Mahendra Kabra, Ram Ratna Group, India
Konrad Dengler from the edito- equipment from all over the world. The consistency of demand gets ing the need and availability of the
rial staff of the NIEHOFF Maga- We take pride in stating that we tricky. This poses the biggest chal- technology at a global level helps us
zine contacted Mr. Mahendra have state-of-the-art manufactur- lenge for any manufacturer. RR to monitor the development of the
Kabra and received information ing, both at Silvassa and Baroda, our Kabel is fortunate to have built a market. Inputs from our team mem-
on current issues concerning the manufacturing sites. reputation for quality and service. bers are very vital. We remain in
wire and cable industry. Our value system puts “Customer The rapport built with customers touch with the markets constantly.
First”. Customer needs and expecta- is based on trust and integrity. Our Our team attends exhibitions, semi-
NIEHOFF Magazine: Mr. Kabra, tions are met in the most effective presence with full-fledged offices nars, meetings at the national and
the Ram Ratna Group with the manner to achieve customer delight. and warehouses across the country international level regularly.
brand RR Kabel was founded in Even the unmet needs receive our ensure quick product delivery. We
1998 and has become one of the best attention. Many of the new focus on reaching the rural areas NIEHOFF Magazine: Do you expect
leading manufacturers of enamelled products have been developed by which constitute 40 % of the mar- that there will be modified or even
wires and electric cables in India. carefully monitoring the customer ket share. These are presently served new wire and cable manufacturing
Would you like to tell us something needs. We follow the best practices by unbranded and unsafe products. processes in the coming years?
about the cause of this extraordi- for quality management, environ- Our challenge is to reach to these Mahendra Kabra: Constant
nary success? ment management, safety & health markets as well. improvements in the process are
Mahendra Kabra: When RR Kabel management and energy manage- vital in the wire and cable indus-
Ltd. was founded our vision was ment. We take pride in stating that NIEHOFF Magazine: How do you try. Earlier we had machines with a
very clear: We wanted to be a for- we have 29 product certifications do monitor the development of speed of 200 m/min. Today, this has
midable player in the wire and cable and 4 management system certifica- these and other markets and the gone up to 800 to 1200 m/min. We
industry. The four most important tions at a single location. further technical develolpment? will be seeing smart factories in the
ingredients for a product to suc- Mahendra Kabra: Necessity is the future. The level of automation will
ceed are its innovativeness, safety, NIEHOFF Magazine: Which main mother of invention. We have to go up. There will be a considerable
user friendliness and aesthetics. One challenges are cable manufacturers understand what the customer or rise in productivity, accuracy and
more of these characteristics is nec- like RR Kabel facing and in which the market needs are. Technology is cost effectiveness.
essary: At RR Kabel we are deter- way does RR Kabel cope with these changing very fast. We have an R&D
mined to give the best quality prod- challenges? team which is working on develop- NIEHOFF Magazine: Where do you
uct backed with superior technology Mahendra Kabra: The cable ing insulation materials. This means see the greatest growth opportuni-
and safety. Our manufacturing set- industry, like any other industry, is that we provide the right product ties for cable manufacturers?
up has the best of the machines and affected by the economic changes. for a given application. Understand- Mahendra Kabra: India has a huge
16 NIEHOFF Magazine 18/02growth potential in copper con- digitization. MES and OEE are in NIEHOFF Magazine: What do you About RR Kabel
sumption for the next 20-25 years place. We will keep pace with the expect from wire India 2018 trade RR Kabel has now more than 1,000
as the government increases focus developments that take place in fair? employees and achieves revenues of
on smart cities, rapid urbanization smart manufacturing. Mahendra Kabra: India is lack- more than 225 Mio. USD. In 2017, RR
and investments in infrastructure. ing in three areas: capital equip- Kabel was ranked by Fortune India at
India is expected to be the 6th larg- NIEHOFF Magazine: Which are the ment, tooling and raw materials. We place 73 among the Top 500 medium
est copper market by 2020 with most significant criteria of a good expect that there will be a greater sized companies in India. The com-
major consumption sectors being cooperation with machine suppliers participation by players in these pany belongs to the Ram Ratna Group
– electrical, transport and telecom- like NIEHOFF and NIEHOFF of India? three areas. Presently, our require- and has set up three manufacturing
munications. It is a strategic sec- Mahendra Kabra: NIEHOFF has ments are met by importing these. facilities which are ISO 9001:2015,
tor where copper demands is. Total been the most renowned, reliable Participation by Indian manufacturer 14001:2015, 18001:2007 and
global consumption for copper and respected manufacturer in the will help in localization of supplies. 50001:2011 certified. The production
is 26.7 million metric tons out of field of wire drawing and bunch- range comprises copper and aluminium
which India contributes 4 % of this ing which is the backbone of cable NIEHOFF Magazine: Mr. Kabra, wires and cables such as building wires,
as of 2014. As India moves from industry. We are proud to say that thank you very much for taking the control, data, switchboard and instru-
developing country to a developed the first negotiated machine at RR time to talk to us. You have given us mentation cables, automotive cables,
country, there are going to be great Kabel was from NIEHOFF, Schwa- and our readers plenty of valuable power cables, solar cables, fire resis-
opportunities for the wire and cable bach, Germany. Today, we have information. We wish you andRR tance cables and application based
manufacturers. their machines at all our manufac- Kabel continued success for the cables as well as winding wires and
turing sites, i.e. Silvassa and Baroda. future. enamelled wires. About 30% of the
NIEHOFF Magazine: What role do To us NIEHOFF machines are with products are exported globally to more
Manufacturing Execution Systems most advanced technology. The than 70 countries.
(MES), the Overall Equipment company has a track record for
Effectiveness (OEE) and the digitiza- superior quality and superior service.
tion (Industry 4.0) play in the Indian
wire and cable industry and particu- NIEHOFF Magazine: Thank you
larly at RR Kabel? very much for your praise about
Mahendra Kabra: These areas which the world-wide NIEHOFF
are going to be the differentiators team might be very delighted. Can
of a smart manufacturer from the you still tell us something about
rest. OEE has been very important future projects of RR Kabel?
from the viewpoint of cost optimi- Mahendra Kabra: The cable indus-
zation. Smart factory where artifi- try has four major segments to RR Kabel Ltd. Mahendra Kabra, 61, is a mechanical
Ram Ratna House, Oasis Complex, P. B.
cial intelligence, augmented reality, cater: building, automobile, indus- engineer. Since 1992 he has been a
Marg, Worli, Mumbai – 400 013, India.
IIOT (Industrial Internet of Things), trial automobile and communica- Tel.: +91 – 22 – 2494 9009 / 2492 4144 Director of Ram Ratna Wires Ltd. Now
machine learning will drive every tion. Predominantly, our focus is on Fax: +91 – 22 – 2491 2586 he is Joint Managing Director at Ram
aspect of manufacturing. RR Kabel building wires. However, we will E-mail: rrkabel@rrglobal.in Ratna Wires Ltd. and Executive
Web: www.rrkabel.com
has taken concrete steps towards move to the other segments as well. Director at RR Kabel Ltd.
NIEHOFF Magazine 18/02 17Big stranding machinery
NIEHOFF is expanding its activities into larger rotating equipment
for stranding wires and cables with bigger cross sections.
NIEHOFF has been active in designing and building rotating machines for the cable industry since the 1960s. equipped with an energy-class IE3
Typical machines resulting from this continuous development are the renowned double twist stranding machines energy saving rotor drive and an
of the D and DSI series. In order to enable NIEHOFF customers the production of energy cables with even larger adjustable fan drive in the sound
dimensions, NIEHOFF started in 2017 the development of three further D series machines for spool sizes up to proof cabin.
2000 m as well as rigid stranders. The design of these machines is carried out through a collaboration between the A smooth conductor treatment is
engineers of NST (NIEHOFF Stranding Technology S.L.) and the engineers at NIEHOFF’s headquarters in Schwabach ensured by the fact that all pulleys
(NSC). The specialists of both teams have extensive experience in the design of rotating machines for the cable and capstans have big diameters. The
production. automatic traverse is equipped with
a flange detection system allowing
machine which has been designed is spools to be perfectly wound. Even
the D 1252 model which will be built at high speeds, spooled wires can
in 2018 and is a consistent further be payed-off tangle-free and with
development of the D 1251. The D no damage. Several sensors moni-
1602, the next larger model, will be tor the quality of the production
Double twist intended for conductors with a 19 process. Due to the design, there is
stranding machine
of the D series (left) wire design, and the D 2002 for all a straight conductor path from the
and design of a designs beyond (Fig. 1). In parallel second twist pulley to the haul-off
rigid stranding line to this development, the peripheral capstan enhancing the quality of the
for 61 wires machinery is going to be developed. wires which can be compacted via
(right at the top)
a motorized closing/compacting die
Characteristics of all D type with die lubrication.
New D type double twist The new double twist strand- machines For all range of machines the work-
stranders ing machines of the D series with Like all machines of the D series, ing height is 1300 mm. Also the
Until recently, the D series of dou- the designations D 1252, D 1602 the new D type machines feature new D type machines are operated
ble twist bunching and stranding and D 2002 are mainly foreseen the contactless transmission of using a network-compatible Human
machines comprised seven differ- for the manufacture of conduc- machine data within the machine Machine Interface (HMI) color
ently sized models built in right- tors for energy cables with 6 mm² and the service proven energy- touchscreen monitor called NMI
hand or left-hand version. to 500 mm² cross sections. The first saving single bow design and are (NIEHOFF Machine Interface).
18 NIEHOFF Magazine 18/02Al wires, diameter 1.5-5.0 mm
Cu wires, diameter 1.2-4.5 mm
Stranded conductor, max cross section 1200 mm2
Max cable diameter 45 mm
Lay length 60-900 mm
Prespiralled lay length 1000-2500 mm NIEHOFF rigid stranders (NRS) The most demanded configuration
Max line speed 75 m/min
While stranding in unilay construc- on the market is the rigid strander
Fig. 2. Technical data of rigid strander for 61 wires tion can be realized in most cases for 61 wires (Fig. 2) followed at big
by a double twist strander, other distance by the 37 wires configura-
concentric constructions, which tion.
Semi rigid conductor (Class 2) D 1252 D 1602 D 2002 normally involve more wires, require Each cage rotates on its axis inde-
Wire diam. (Al & Cu) mm 1.0-3.2 1.5-4.8 1.5-4.8 machines such as rigid strand- pendently from the other cages in
Cu AI Cu AI Cu AI ers. These machines are used speed and direction. The bobbins
Stranded/compressed mm2 6-95 6-120 16-150 16-150 16-400 16-500 for the manufacture of concen- are hold by pintles allowing the pay-
Round compacted mm2 6-70 6-120 16-150 16-150 16-300 16-400 tric cable constructions such as ing-off rotation. The bobbin sizes
Sector shaped mm2 6-70 6-95 16-120 16-150 16-150 16-150 1+6+12+18+24+… allowing cross are normally 630 mm. A big pulling
Hard Cu & Al alloy (Class 2) lay formations. The machines con- capstan is in charge of pulling the
Stranded (7 wires) mm2 6-54.6 6-54.6 – sist of several cages which contain a stranded conductors, a take up is
Sector shaped mm2 6-70 6-95 16-120 16-150 16-150 16-150 certain number of radially disposed winding the conductor.
Flexible conductor (Class 5 & 6) bobbins (6, 12, 18, 24 …).
Cu & Al wires/bundles mm2 6-120 6-240 6-400 The maximum number of wires Applications
Laying up insulated conductors determines the configuration of the Rigid stranders can be used for
Min conductor mm2 4 10 – line. For example: the manufacture of a wide range
(the sum of all of them) of cables such as round stranded,
Max individual conductor 3 Cages (6+12+18) for up to 37 wires, round compacted, round with trap-
Class 5 & 6 mm2 35 35 –
Class 2 mm2 25 25 –
4 Cages (6+12+18+24) for up to 61 wires, ezoidal wires, round with Z shaped
Class 1 mm2 6 6 – 5 Cages (6+12+18+24+30) for up to wires, straight sector shaped, prespi-
Max No of conductors LV 7 7 – 91 wires, ralled or ACSR conductors. The
Signal 19 19 – 6 Cages (6+12+18+24+30+36) for up to machines can be used also for lay-
Max cable diameter mm 25 30 – 127 wires.
ing up control cables and applying a
Fig. 1. Products which can be manufactured with the new double twist stranders. screening with Cu or Al wires.
NIEHOFF Magazine 18/02 19Machines with 60,000 hours of operation?
No problem!
Modernization of a rod breakdown machine type M 85
The experts agree: machines from NIEHOFF are of high quality, high perfor- a minimum. In order to keep the
mance and stable value. That is why it is worth modernising these machines machine downtime and the stay of
by NIEHOFF specialists after many years of operation and update them to the NIEHOFF specialists as short as
the state-of-the-art technology. Our example here is a M 85 rod breakdown possible, employees of the user of
machine, which was put into operation in 1992 and completely overhauled the machine took up some tasks.
in 2017 after around 60,000 hours of operation. Since then, the machine has They switched off the machine at
been operating as reliably as a new machine. the scheduled time, removed the
old control cabinets, set up the new
control cabinets and connected
Procedure to the location of the machine. At them with the machine according to
In all modernization projects, a the same time, the NIEHOFF branch the NIEHOFF wiring diagram (Figs.
NIEHOFF specialist first discusses in Leuterschach created the new 3 to 5).
the upgrading measures at the wiring diagram and equipped the In the second renovation phase, a
machine’s location, their scope new control cabinets. NIEHOFF electrician installed the Fig. 1. The old control panel
and the timeframe with the user of new AC motors and the new control
the machine. In our example case, Time-saving work on site panel (Figs. 1 and 2), checked the
it was also planned to equip the As required by the user of this entire wiring and put the machine,
machine with new AC motors and machine, the overhaul of the now completely overhauled, into
a completely new electrical system. mechanical and the electrical parts operation again. Since then, the
This included new control cabinets, of the machine had to be carried out machine has been working on
equipped with a Siemens S7 control- separately. Two NIEHOFF mechan- schedule as before the moderniza-
ler, and a new control panel. ics disassembled the machine, tion measure.
cleaned its components, replaced
Spare parts in OEM quality the worn components by new ones, Experience and original
NIEHOFF in Schwabach provided the rebuilt the machine and put it into documents
required spare parts such as bear- operation again. With special tools, NIEHOFF service specialists know
ings, seals, cables in OEM quality working time and thus the machine the philosophy behind the machines
and the new motors and sent them downtime could be reduced to and have extremely wide experi- Fig. 2. The new control panel
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