Light lever-arm braiding machines type DRATEX
- DRATEX 1616/7
Application
- shielding for cable products
- reinforce tubes
- cords and ropes
- medical – catheters
Configuration
- vertical axis operation
- capstan take-off system
- 12, 16, and 24 carrier round braid construction
- integrated drive motor and control
- wire carriers designed for high speed operation
- integrated take-up and pay-off for reels up to diameter 800 mm
- integrated sound cabinet
- broken end detector
Technical features
- individual carrier tension control
- driven take-off, adjustable for different braid angles
- inverter motor drive for controlled acceleration and deceleration
- adjustable traverse mechanism to accommodate reel variation
- automatic central lubrication
- lifetime lubrication for all important bearing points
- automatic single wire and bundle breakage monitoring
- digital readout of all important parameters, shown at the operatorpanel
Options
- empty bobbin system
- electronic tension controlled take- up for fine material
- control of the temperature at the sliding surface
- longitudinal taping attachment
- tangential taping attachment between braiding head and capstan disk
- separate reel take-up and pay-off
| Model | Dratex 12 Type 1216 |
Dratex 16 Type 1616 |
Dratex 24 Type 2426 |
| Number of carriers | 12 | 16 | 24 |
| Bobbin rotation speed | 60 - 175 rpm | 35 - 110 rpm | |
| Jog speed | 12 rpm | 8 rpm | |
| Bobbin dimensions and types | max. Ø80 x 100 mm (S1, S2, S3, HSP-01, WSN-01A, S16-3107) | ||
| Bobbin capacity | max. 370 cm³ | ||
| Braid material | wires from copper and soft steel, textile and plastic materials | ||
| Pull off per bobbin revolution | 3 - 90 mm | 5 - 150 mm | |
| Diameter of pull-off capstan | 480 mm or 610 mm | 610 mm | |
| Central passage | 15 mm | 40 mm | |
| Braid diameter max. | 14 mm | 28 mm | |
| Reel size | max. Ø 800 mm (integrated reel winding) | ||
| Motor output | 2.2 kW | 3.0 kW | |
| Floor space | 1600 x 1500 mm | 1800 x 1700 mm | |
| Machine weight | 1000 kg | 1300 kg | |
| Noise level | 78 dB(A) | ||
| Carrier models, tension range | 2013/5 & 2023/5 (0,6 - 6,5 N) 2016/5 & 2026/5 (0,6 - 6,5 N) 2017/2 & 2027/2 (2 - 12 N) 2017/3 & 2027/3 (6 - 25 N) |
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