rods, providing a cost-effective process to a product
in demand.
A new Conklad machine has been added to the range,
enabling small and delicate cores to be sheathed
from one aluminium feedstock rod instead of two.
The machine will reduce capital and running costs
for applications such as AS Wire, OPGW, Sheathed
Composite Cores, Reinforced Aluminium Wire and
Solid Aluminium Conductor (SAC).
BWE continue to manufacture and supply a complete
range of cold welders and dies for a fast, cost-
effective and reliable solution to welding non-ferrous
materials from fine wire to round rod.
Record year for BWE
2017 prov ed to be a very successful year for BWE.
As well as a Conform™ machine for refrigeration
tube and a Conklad™ machine for specialised OPGW
cables, BWE secured three further contracts for their
unique SheathEx™ technology.
A SheathEx machine uses two aluminium rods
(12.0mm or 9.5mm Ø) to form a ‘seamless’
aluminium sheath around HV and EHV cables.
Baosheng High Voltage Cable Co. Ltd (BHVC) from
China required a SheathEx machine to compliment
what they already produced on a conventional
extrusion press. BHVC continue their expansion in
supplying XLPE, HV and EHV power cables (up to
500kV) using the best manufacturing equipment
from Europe.
Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Co. Ltd (PEWC) from
Taiwan and Iljin Electric Co. Ltd from South Korea
already supplied aluminium-sheathed HV cables
using the welding method. New cable requirements
in new markets demanded a ‘seamless’ and
corrugated aluminium sheath (i.e. no weld). Apart
from investing in a large and expensive extrusion
press, the only option for them was SheathEx.
BWE’s success has continued into 2018, by securing
another SheathEx contract for a ‘smooth’ aluminium
sheathed cable application in Europe.
For more than 40 years, BWE have manufactured
and supplied Conform continuous extrusion
machines worldwide. The company has an ongoing
programme to innovate new applications for their
technology and have a busy schedule of trials on their
development machine. These include extrusion of
titanium and silver powder into wire and new metal
cladding / sheathing applications.
BWE will be exhibiting at Wire 2018 – Stand No.
11G26. Come and meet the team to discuss any of
the above or other requirements you may have for
their technology.
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™ SheathEx, Conform and Conklad are Registered Trade
Marks of BWE Ltd.
www.bwe.co.uk
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