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114 series

The Models 110 and 113 have proved very successful in the growing composites market.   The splicers are now firmly established, making smooth, strong joints in glass fibre, carbon fibre, aramid, and other modern materials.

The range of application of the 110 and 113 extends as far as about 6000 tex, but there is an increasing need for making splices in yarns of even heavier count - typically glass fibre and carbon fibre rovings of up to around 15000 tex. The Model 114 has been developed to meet that need, as an evolution of the Model 113.

Just like the Models 110 and 113, the 114 has been designed with durability and simple servicing in mind, and the core elements of its construction have proved supremely reliable over several years of service.

 

The design brief for the Model 114 was to make joints in yarns of up to 16000 tex, while allowing the customer to specify the overall size of the splicer, by choosing from a range of handle types. So, although developed as a very compact splicer, the Model 114 can be supplied with a full-length handle, so that functionally it becomes similar to a Model 110. The 114 has comfortably achieved its design brief.    Already splicing 9600 tex glass as routine, the Model 114 is being further developed to extend its range beyond 20000 tex. Model shown is 114 H.

 

• Some forms of the Model 114 splicers are remarkably compact, so that they can be used in confined spaces.
• They have a simple straight-line string-up.
• They have an unusually simple and strong construction. Simple construction leads to simple maintenance; the splicer in its basic form can be completely dismantled and re-assembled in about ten minutes.
• The splicers contain some new and patented technology, and need a smaller range of splicing chambers than splicers of earlier generations.
• Splices of any length can be made, according to customer needs.
• Because splice length can be varied according to the needs of the user, very long, weakly-intermingled splices are used to join yarns such as glass which cannot withstand sharp bending.
• Because splice length can be varied according to the needs of the user, very long, strongly-intermingled splices are used to join yarns such as aramids, which are inherently very strong, and which need a correspondingly strong splice strength.