Wire drawing machines
2013: an important year for Gimax – 2000 machines sold worldwide
35 years on the market – since 1978 Gimax has been active on the welding wire market supplying its machinery to manufacturers of ferrous and non-ferrous wire worldwide.
Well over 1000 semi-automatic respoolers of the “POLI” series in its various configurations have been manufactured since the beginning 35 years ago and many of the early ones are still in operation! The majority are for small diameter wire, but many also for large diameter (sub arc) wire too. This machine is still as popular as it was 35 years ago – it has been updated and improved over the years, and it is still going strong.
Building on the enormous experience Gimax gained with the “POLI” series, the fully automatic respooler (“ROBO” series) was designed, patented and put into production 25 years ago and constantly updated and improved. This year sees us reaching the target of 250 automatic respoolers sold.
The “ROBO” series can be found producing spool after spool of solid or tubular wire, steel or aluminium in numerous wire manufacturers around the world, which proves that after all this time, it is the only really fully automatic respooler available on the market.
As for the “INF” pail packers, despite an initial number sold during the 1990s, the popularity for this type of machinery really increased in the past 8-10 years and up to last year 140 units have been produced and shipped worldwide. Gimax is the only manufacturer of this type of machinery that has considered dimensions and ergonomics in its design, the patented “INF” series occupies 30%-40% less floor space than competitive machinery, while running consistently at speeds of even 35 metres/second (7000 feet/min).
To this, add a selection of ancillary equipment or specialised equipment, such as wet drawing and coppering lines for steel wire, shaving lines for aluminium wire, drawing / shaving / cleaning lines for aluminium wire, rewind lines, pay-offs and take-ups and various packaging solutions.
Gimax has made many innovations to its machinery based on the experience it has gained, most of which are covered by international patents.
Happy bithday Gimax!
