| With over 25 years experience, Wyrepak-Watkins, USA, specialises in the design and manufacture of pay-off and take-up equipment suitable for bare wire, bunched or stranded wire, insulated wire and fibre optic material. The company also provides the industry with a full range of tension control systems, including spool caps, tension brushes, pulleys, capstan belt tension units, all of which can be customised to suit the needs of the customer. Furthermore, the company also offers spool turn-over lifting devices and spool loaders.
The company has recently introduced a new series of high-speed driven pay-off units with cones, suitable for standard spool sizes of 24� (DIN 630), 30� (DIN 760), 36� (DIN 800), 39� (DIN 1000) and 48� (DIN 1250). Working at speeds up to 914m/min, this new series features a manual hydraulic or electric jack stand for lifting the reels as well as a rotatable pay-off cap and tension brush for wire control during ramp up and down. Other characteristics of this new series are:
- Single or dual configuration;
- Sound dampened cones;
- Exit height of approximately 760mm;
- Sturdy steel base;
- Ceramic exit eye.
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