STANDARDIZING TO OPTIMIZE: EUROVITI SOLUTIONS FOR THE CABLE SECTOR
A company operating in the electric cable industry managed production with five extrusion lines: four from the same manufacturer and one from a different brand.
The challenge? The need to handle different screw designs depending on the machine, leading to warehouse inefficiencies, higher maintenance costs, and limited production flexibility.
The request to Euroviti was clear: standardize screw designs and ensure the interchangeability of screws and barrels across all lines, thereby reducing complexity and management costs.
Technical Analysis
The “different” extruder was an Ø120 L/D 24, processing PVC, XLPE, and HFFR.
The main critical issues identified were:
- geometric differences compared with the other extruders,
- maintenance difficulties due to non-compatible spare parts,
- suboptimal performance with the existing screw designs.
The intervention involved three key components: screw, barrel, and gearbox.
Euroviti Solution
Euroviti developed a custom solution, engineered to align performance with the other extrusion lines.
The supply included:
- bimetallic screw and barrel, designed to maximize lifetime on the processed materials, with a focus on wear resistance and thermal stress endurance,
- gearbox adaptation to guarantee full compatibility.
The project was completed in three months, meeting the customer’s need for production continuity.
Results
The benefits were immediate:
- reduced warehouse and maintenance costs, thanks to screws and barrels now interchangeable across all lines,
- improved performance achieved with dedicated screw designs,
- a more uniform and stable production process, regardless of the extruder used.
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