Crimping machine

(6) The threads are pulled through a crimping machine, which adds texture and strength, and are then dried.

IXIA developed the new pneumatically driven Aluminium Foil Tray Crimping machine to automate what has traditionally been a manual task, helping to reduce labour costs and increase production efficiencies.

"Over the past six years we have been crimping and processing home-grown feeds such as barley, wheat, peas and beans, through a conventional crimping machine ( providing a high quality, high energy feed which is also fully traceable because it is home-grown.

The crimping machine allows the operator to perform the required two crimps per unit and assemble the entire cable assembly in the required takt time (time involved in a process step or total process time).

A wire stripping module, for the entry level terminator (ELT) and AMP-O-LECTRIC Model G press, can operate via the microprocessor controller as a stripping machine, crimping machine or as a stripper/crimper.

To address this situation, Wyko arranged to supply Caterpillar with a crimping machine, along with a carefully structured stock of hose and couplings.

"You just need a crimping machine, a decent pit and a tractor loader or JCB to dig it out and that's it.