Expanded Metal Production Equipment

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Chloride Technical and Trading can offer equipment for the manufacture of expanded metal grids for use in automotive batteries. If required the equipment for manufacturing the alloy strip required for the grids can also be offered.

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Roche Equipment Information & Videos

See the samples of Expanded Grids

Click below to see the complete information of the ROCHE MESHMAKER

Click below to see the complete information of the Cominco Equipment

Cominco Equipment

TYPE

SPEED MTS / MIN

 

COMMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROCHE 6 x 5

32

ADVANTAGES

LOW MAINTENANCE, MAKES POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PLATES WITHOUT ADJUSTMENT, CHANGE OF PLATE HEIGHT IS MADE QUICKLY BY ADDING TEETH. CUTS ON THE NODE, NO LOOSE WIRES, ADJUSTABLE MESH DIAMONDS FOR DENSER CURRENT FLOW NEAR THE LUG

ROCHE 5 x 4

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISADVANTAGES

HIGHER INITIAL COST, LARGER FLOOR AREA REQUIRED, REQUIRES SEPARATE STRIP CASTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOVEMA PERFORMER 500+

36

ADVANTAGES

LOWER INITIAL COST, SMALLER FLOOR AREA REQUIRED

SOVEMA PERFORMER SMART

32

DISADVANTAGES

USES LUBRICANT ON THE MESH, HIGH MAINTENANCE, COMPLEX, DOES NOT CUT ON THE NODE, PERFORMER SMART FOR ONE GRID SIZE ONLY, REQUIRES SEPARATE STRIP CASTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMINCO

60

ADVANTAGES

LOW INITIAL COST, BUILT IN STRIP CASTER, SPEED

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISADVANTAGES

ONLY PROVED FOR NEGATIVES SO FAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WIRTZ

CONCAST / CONROLL

50

ADVANTAGES

SMALL FLOOR AREA REQUIRED, PERFECT GRID SIDE AND BOTTOM FRAMES

 

 

DISADVANTAGES

USES LUBRICANT ON GRIDS, ONLY PROVEN FOR NEGATIVES, CASTING WHEEL LIMITED LIFE SPAN AND EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE, NEEDS DIFFERENT CASTING WHEELS FOR DIFFERENT GRIDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAC

PLATEMAKING SYSTEM

15

ADVANTAGES

NONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISADVANTAGES

SPEED, PLATE DESIGN, LOOSE WIRES, OLD DESIGN

 

 

 

 

ROCHE & MAC ALL REQUIRE A STRIP CASTER FOR MAKING THE INITIAL STRIP. THIS IS NORMALLY PROCURED FROM PROPERZI. SOVEMA WOULD ALSO REQUIRE A STRIP CASTER BUT THEY SUPPLY THERE OWN DESIGN BASED ON THE PROPERZI.

THE COMINCO ITEM HAS A STRIP CASTER OF THEIR OWN DESIGN BUT DOES NOT ROLL THE STRIP CORRECTLY TO ENSURE METALLURGICAL CORRECTNESS IN MAKING THE POSITIVE GRID.

THE WIRTZ ITEM USES POURED LEAD FROM AN INTERNAL LEAD POT POURED OVER THE CASTING WHEEL.

ROCHE REFERENCE LIST

 

COMPANY

LOCATION

NUMBER OF MACHINES

 

 

 

CEAC

NANTERRE FRANCE

2

CEAC

AUXERRE FRANCE

2

TUDOR

MANZANARES SPAIN

2

INCI

MANISSA TURKEY

1

BIG

CYMBRAN UK

1

FENGFAN

BAODING CHINA

2

MOURA

BELLO JARDIM BRAZIL

1

SINAC

ROMANO ITALY

1

EXIDE

FLORENCE USA

1

HYUNDAI

KWANGJU KOREA

1