WIRE
2/2012 September

Model RS 3000 upwards vertical casting machine.
Photo: Rautomead
Upwards vertical casting machines for the production of oxygen-free copper rod
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Rautomead will be exhibiting its range of RS upwards vertical casting machines for the production of oxygen-free copper rod 3,000 – 30,000 TPA on Stand E 14 at wire Southeast Asia. Rautomead’s graphite furnace technology produces highest quality CuOF 8mm diameter wire rod benefiting manufacturers of enamelled wire, LAN cables and fine wires. Larger diameter CuOF rods may be produced for processing to flat strips or water tube fittings; 8.0-12.5mm CuAg rod for processing to commutator sections; 18-30mm CuCd or CuMg for trolley wire cables & 8.0mm copper alloy wires for special applications such as EDM machining wires. Rautomead will also be introducing a new Division within the Group ‘Rautomead – Advancing metals technology’, whose strategic aim is to advance the exploration and development of more efficient non-ferrous metals production, including their processes and end-user applications. Providing continuous casting solutions for the production of high quality non-ferrous alloys, upwards vertical casting technology for copper and copper alloy wires, horizontal casting for bars and billets and both vertical and horizontal casting technology for the production of hollows, Rautomead equipment is used in the manufacture of a wide variety of finished products. These range from bearings for pumps and motors to overhead catenery cables for high-speed trains, and from superfine wires for data communications, to jewellery and Olympic medals. Rautomead Limited currently has over 300 customer installations worldwide.
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