Products - Wire & Cable
Wire and Cable Overview
The combined technologies of Davis-Standard and Merritt Davis Electric have created a powerful force in the wire and cable marketplace. We manufacture complete wire and cable systems for building and communication wire, construction wire, coaxial cable, automotive wire, high temperature wire, and specialty wire applications. Systems are available with a wide range of extruders, payoffs and tension brakes, take-ups, and auxiliary equipment including cooling troughs, capstans, caterpillars, and accumulator systems. Laboratory equipment, customized feedscrews, and control systems are also available.
Extruders
Thermatic
- Diameters: 1-1/2-inch to 12-inch (40 to 305mm)
- Top of the line for all polymer requirements
- Air or water cooled as standard
- Integral or free standing control panel
- Double reduction gearbox with hardened gears available
- Pressure lubrication on gearbox
Super BlueŽ
- Diameters: 2-inch (50mm), 2-1/2-inch (65mm), 75mm, 3-1/2-inch (90mm)
- Standard cost effective design
- Double reduction gearbox
- Air cooled
- Control panel mounted on base
- Quick delivery
Mark Series
- Diameters: 2-inch (50mm), 2-1/2-inch (65mm), 3-inch (75mm), 3-1/2-inch (90mm)
- 24:1 or 30:1 L/D ratio
- Economical design
- Double reduction internal lubricated gearbox
- Air and water cooled available
Merritt MX Series
This versatile extruder is engineered for high throughput rates and lower melt temperatures for a range of applications.
Extrusion Line Components
Extrusion lines can be built with a wide range of extruders, payoffs and tension brakes, take-ups and auxiliary equipment including cooling troughs, capstans and accumulator systems. Laboratory equipment, customized feedscrews, and control systems are also available
Complete Extrusion Systems
We supply complete wire and cable extrusion systems for communication, construction/building, telephone, and automotive wire, high temperature wire, plug, optical fiber and specialty wire. Capabilities include communication cable systems, automotive cable systems, power cable systems, construction cable systems, fiber optic systems and coaxial cable systems. All wire and cable extrusion systems are available with Clipper take-ups, payoffs and spoolers, customized feedscrews and patented micro-processor based control systems.
Wire Handling Equipment
We offer high performance Merritt wire handling equipment including capstans, large 96-inch (2,400mm) payoffs and take-ups, and 60 to 80-inch (1,524 to 2,000mm) caterpillars.
Capstans
Single wheel capstans are available from 6 to 48 inches (150 to 1,200mm) in diameter, dual wheel multi-pass configurations from 12 to 48 inches (300 to 1,200mm) in diameter, with lengths to 40 feet (12 meters) in dry and wet arrangements.
Payoffs and Take-Ups
Single reel, dual reel, flyer, and portal pay-offs and take-ups for a wide range of applications. Options are available for portal, cantilevered arm, and floor traversing.
Specialty Equipment
Equipment is available for fiber optic cable lines, CATV cable lines, high temperature wire lines, and silicone rubber lines.
Auxiliary Equipment
Auxiliary equipment including cooling troughs, capstans, semi-automatic and fully-automatic spoolers, caterpillars, wire pre-heaters, and curing systems can be supplied based on application.
