Barbed Wire

RTB-500-AC Autonomous Barbed Wire Machine

Driven by determination and engineering excellence, our highly skilled team has created something truly exceptional.

The RTB-500-AC stands in a class of its own, redefining barbed wire manufacturing.

The South Fence Machinery Reverse Twist Barbed wire machine has been developed from the company’s extensive experience of more than 95 years in the manufacture of wire fence products and wire fence manufacturing machinery. The RBT-500-AC project has been 10 years in the making and we are proud to now show it to the world.

The Reverse Twist Barbed Wire machine is loaded with new technology including South Fence Machinery’s auto take-up system, pitch drive system and wire in feed management system (patents pending). The automatic take up will change the way manufacturers think about barbed wire production, allowing new and exciting production advantages with autonomous operation and possible integration with robotic/ conveyer systems.

Learn more about the product and machine below, contact our team for quotes and further information.

Product Benefits

Accurate Barb Pitch - The pitch drive technology is accurate, consistently placing the barbs on the twisted flat of the two twisted lines. This accurate position ensures the barbs are locked onto the flats and are not able to slide out of position.
Product Presentation - The winding and torque control of the take-up assembly allows consistent accurate torque control, producing excellent spool presentation and significantly reduces damage to the barbs during wind up process.
Product efficiency - The in-feed system allows for consistent wire delivery to the machine removing the down time associated with wastage and wire tangles and/or wire breaks. Stopping the machine before wire feed faults occur.
Spool Orientation - Vertical spool orientation for easy pallet loading or seamless integration to conveyers and robot pallet stacking. Vertical orientation also ensures machine operators can access the spool handles easily for crane hooks etc when manual unloading is required.
Tidy Tail - The cut end of the product is safely tucked under the spool when automatically cut and placed ready for the end user to find.
Barb delete - The machines barb delivery system can be configured to delete barbs at any position and number throughout the spool. This allows the end of the spools to be barbless saving time and effort for user tie off.

Machine Features

Sectional machine design to allow for quick and simple machine maintenance and repair.
Ergonomic machine design, the machine has been designed with the operator in mind, good working height for machine maintenance and operation.
Vertical spool orientation
Auto Cut
Auto end condition
Auto spool insert
Auto spool eject
Auto Machine restart
Barb delete equipped allowing for programmable barb control
Accurate barb pitch control, no off flat product and loose barbs.
Constant wire tension control, accurate tension control provides consistent product quality with reduced scrap.
Accurate spool layering allowing for spool layering programs to be adjusted and set.
Centralized Lubrication Pump
In-feed wire control and sensors to detect faults

The Reverse Twist Barbed Wire machine has a full complement of safety systems to ensure your operator's safety. A full and comprehensive risk assessment is conducted on all South Fence machines in line with international safety regulations and CE compliancy.

Machine Safety Features:

Monitored RFID Interlock switches on all removable guards and doors
Siemens safety PLC to monitor all safety related control features
2mm punch panel guard system finished in a durable powder coat
Festo pneumatic safety valves and regulators
Comprehensive machine warning signage
Interlocked main machine acsess doors
HMI operator fault banner system
Safe speed monitoring of all axes for machine set-up and fault finding
Acoustic insulation on machine guards to reduce machine noise

Compliance Standards:

ISO 12100:2010	General Principles for Design – Risk assessment and reduction
ISO 13857:2008	Safety Distance to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and lower limbs
ISO 13855:2010	Positioning of safeguards with respect to the approach speed of parts of the human body
ISO 13850:2015	Emergency stop function – Principles of Design
ISO 13849-1:2015	Safety-related parts of control systems – General principles for design
ISO 13849-2:2012	Safety-related parts of control systems - Validation
EN 60204-1:2006 + A1:2009	Electrical equipment of machines – General requirements
EN 62061:2015	Safety of machinery - Functional safety of electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems
AS 4024.1-2014	Safety of Machinery
AS 1657-2013	Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders – Design, construction and installation
AS 1554.3:2014	Structural steel welding – Welding of reinforcing steel