30 Station Macbee Wet-Draw Precision Wire Drawing Machine

(1) Used 30 Stand Macbee Wet-Draw Model 30-WD-30-2 Precision Wire Drawing Machine; S/N 6476; Mfg. 2000 by Engineered Machinery Group, Inc. This is a high precision machine intended primarily for smaller diameter wires. It is capable of working any mild steel, carbon steel, stainless steel, copper, aluminum, or alloys that are within the capacity of the individual heads. It can be set-up to operate with any number of heads from only one (1) or up to thirty (30) depending upon your wire drawing needs. The machine was purchased and used only for research and development and has less than 500 hours of use. Specifications: Wire Capacity...................10 ga. nominal (max) .001 dia. finished Drawing Speed...................30-3,000 fpm Spool Capacity..................150 lbs. (nominal) # of Driven Blocks (stands).....30 Drive Arrangement...............Individual Timing Belts (adjustable ) for each Stand (spindle) Drive Sequence..................Spindles 1-14 @ 30 HP Spindles 16-29 @ 30 HP Spindles 15 & 30 @ 1/2 HP Drive Type......................2 AC Vector Motors, 60 HP Combined Capacity Block Material..................Chrome Plates AISI 8620 Alloy Steel (Heat Treated) Pay-Off System Type.............Drag Unit Rewind System Type..............Motorized w/Precision Tension Controller Coolant System..................High Volume Flood Type Lubrication System .............Automatic Electrical Characteristics......480 VAC / 3 Phase / 60 Cycle Equipped With: Complete Electrical Controls with Operator's Station Complete Coolant & Lubrication Pumping System Standard Wire Pay-Off & Rewinding System Dancer Arm (Counter-Weighted) Lazier Gage Complete Sets of Tungsten-Carbide Wire Drawing Dies Dimensions......................30' L-R x 6' F-B x 5' High Weight..........................30,000 lbs. (est.) F.O.B...........................Akron, Ohio *Complete System Used Less Than 100 hours* MACHINE WAS ORIGINALLY ORDERED BY GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY IN 2000 AND SHIPPED IN 2001. IT WAS RECEIVED AND INSTALLED IN AKRON, OHIO IN THE WIRE LABORATORY DEPT. OF THE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT DIVISION. IT WAS PURCHASED FOR TESTING AND EVALUATION OF DRAWING STEEL WIRE FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF STEEL BELTED TIRES. THE MACHINE WAS USED LESS THAN 100 HOURS BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED AS A RESULT OF A CORPORATE DECISION. THE MACHINE IS ALMOST NEW AND IS ALL ORIGINAL AS SHIPPED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. MACBEE ENGINEERING WAS PURCHASED BY THE ENGINEERED MACHINERY GROUP, INC., IN 2005 AND THEY NOW PROVIDE COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THIS MACHINE. THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THIS MACHINE IS OVER $300,000. ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE GOODYEAR WIRE LAB IS A COMPLETE L & P AUTOMATIC WIRE REEL PAY-OFF AND TAKE-UP SYSTEM WITH