Thorite has supplied 20 inhouse
designed single station
control panels, plus a range
of pneumatic cylinders,
actuators and air preparation
equipment, for a 20 station
line of Vertical Take-up Units
at Bridon’s Wire Mill &
Ropery in Doncaster.

Each panel controls
pneumatic actuators which
activate nip rollers and
accumulator arms feeding
wire from the galvanising
plant on to a wire coiler. The
system provides an advanced,
remotely controlled electro/
pneumatic interface, enabling
operators to transfer fully
coiled reels from production
line to an accumulating reel,
remove the old reel and
install an empty reel as part
of a continuous process.

This is achieved via bespoke
electrical controls without
halting output, enabling raw
material to be fed in to the
start of the line and wire rope
to be taken off at the end.