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Krauss-Maffei GmbH Extrusion of Munich Germany, have supplied a pipe
extrusion line to Tyco Electronics plant located in Ottobrunn Germany.
Tyco is one of the world’s leading suppliers of engineered components,
network infrastructure and wireless systems. The two companies have been
in consultation since June 09, working on a solution for the production
of heat-shrink tubing for insulating cable connections.
Krauss Maffei has supplied a line headed by two single-screw extruders –
a KME 45-36 B/R and a KME 60-36 B/R – and a Vac GE 90K x 24D rubber
extruder. All critical system components, including the rubber extruder
were integrated into a C5 system controller.
The tubing produced on the line has an insulating elastomer inner layer,
a heat shrinkable insulating middle layer, and an electronically
conducting heat shrinkable outer layer.
Following extrusion, cross-linking takes place and the tubes are
stretched radially to around four times their initial diameter. In the
field, the tube section is positioned over a cable connection and heated.
The heat causes the outer and middle layers to shrink together moulding
the tube around the structures which need to be sheathed, to ensure a
perfect insulation. All the materials used in the tubes are specialty
materials developed by Tyco Electronics.
Krauss Maffei is a world market leader in plastic pipe and extrusion
manufacturing systems.
Krauss-Maffei is represented in Oceania by HBM Plastics Technologies.
For further information please contact:
AUSTRALIA:
Geoff Kelly Ph 03 9646 3153 geoff@hbm.com.au
Gary Brown Ph 02 8814 3100 gary@hbm.com.au
NEW ZEALAND:
Wayne Brown Ph +64 9 271 6144 wayne@hbm.co.nz
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