An extrusion line worth almost 70 million rubles was launched at the Uralkabel plant (part of the Cable Alliance Holding, which unites the cable assets of UMMC). The new equipment of the Italian company Frigeco is designed for the production of various types of cable products, but primarily for auto and air pipelines.
The Minister of Industry and Science of the Sverdlovsk Region Sergey Perestoronin, Deputy Technical Director of UGMK-Holding LLC Sergey Yakornov, Director of Uralcable JSC Evgeny Sukhodoev and Deputy Head of Yekaterinburg for the consumer market and services Vladimir Bolikov.
“Today we face a serious challenge according to the national project“ Labor productivity and employment support "to achieve an annual increase in labor productivity at our enterprises by 5%. The renewal of the technological base by industrialists is one of the essential components of success. Thanks to the launch of a modern line, we will be able not only to provide the car industry with high-quality wire, including instead of imported ones, but this will automatically give an impetus to the development of 10-15 other enterprises, and 70 million rubles invested in the modernization of the cable plant will grow to 1.5- 2 billion rubles of gross product ", - said Sergei Perestoronin.
According to Deputy Technical Director of UGMK-Holding LLC Sergei Yakornov, the launch of the new line solves the main task - expanding the range of products and developing new markets. “Today Uralkabel is able to supply auto pipelines not only to Russian carmakers, but also to foreign companies operating in our country. The productivity of the new equipment is twice as high as that of the existing one - due to higher speeds, reduced labor intensity, and high automation. These are completely different technical solutions, "he noted.
On a new line an insulating layer will be applied to the copper conductor. For this, the insulating material is first loaded into an extruder, heated to a certain temperature, then it passes through the forming tool and "envelops" the conductive core. After cooling in special water baths, the insulating layer becomes hard and durable.
“An additional extruder allows the processing of modern materials such as fluoropolymers. This means that the company will be able to offer customers new products. Wires made using fluoropolymers have a higher heat resistance - from plus 150 degrees. Modern aviation and automotive equipment is designed for wires with a high temperature index. Here we will solve the problems of import substitution, ”said Evgeny Sukhodoev, Director of Uralkabel.
The extrusion line has high-tech software, an automatic take-up drum change mechanism, and a colorant dosing system with 12 bins (there are six on the old line). The maximum number of colors used for the production of auto wires is 11. Thus, the employee does not have to refill the dye into the dispenser; to change the color, it will be enough to switch the button on the control panel. Accordingly, the operator's efficiency will increase.
Another important advantage of the new equipment is increased speed of isolation - up to 1200 meters per minute. On the old line - about 800 meters per minute. After the equipment reaches its design capacity, Uralkabel will not only be able to expand its product line, but also increase production volumes to 30,000 kilometers per month. Now the enterprise produces about 10,000 - 12,000 kilometers of auto pipelines, a year earlier this figure did not exceed 8,000 kilometers.
