Wire Expo 2024 Show Program

SHOW PROGRAM

June 11–12, 2024

Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino

Uncasville, CT

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Welcome to WIRE EXPO

WAI Executive Committee

President

Daniel Blais

Prysmian

First Vice President

Eric P Bieberich

Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc

Second Vice President

David M Fisher

James Monroe Wire & Cable

Immediate Past President

Kurt Breischaft

SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS

Member

Rebecca Cranford

Southwire Co.

Staff Liaison

Steven J Fetteroll

Wire Association International Inc

A memorable industry experience awaits

We’re thrilled that you were able to make time to attend Wire Expo 2024. We believe that you’ve made a good choice on multiple levels to be part of WAI’s traveling event.

The return to Connecticut and the host site, the Mohegan Sun Casino & Resort, will present a full program that includes presentations by industry veterans that includes Keynote speaker Paul Furtado, chief operating officer of Prysmian North America, a company that made quite a splash recently when it announced that it was acquiring Encore Wire. The other Keynote speaker is H.O. Woltz III, chairman, president and CEO of Insteel, who has long been a strong supporter of the ferrous wire industry. The WAI will be honoring him with the presentation of the Champion’s Award.

We hope you came early, because the program starts off with an Association first: the annual Clockwinding tradition. It will be carried out at 9 am on Tuesday, when Dave Lane of Northampton Machinery, Co./MGS Group, becomes the first British Clockwinder to physically perform the ceremony outside WAI headquarters since it was presented to the Association in 1948.

There will be many other memorable speakers and presentations but do set aside time for the show floor as it will include representatives from some of the industry’s best-known OEMs as well as more than 20 first-time ever Wire Expo exhibitors. It is an ideal venue to discuss possibilities, while Tuesday’s Welcome Reception continues to be be the place to meet up with everyone.

Wire Expo has been well planned, and we are convinced that it all falls into place just right because much of it was designed by WAI’s industry volunteers. You should feel quite at home as this Made in the USA event because it produced by the industry for the industry.

Eric Bieberich WAI First Vice President Fort Wayne Wire Die

Daniel Blais WAI President Prysmian

Board of Directors

Alberto Aguilar Carris Reels

Keith Albers Fort Wayne Metals

Joe Barrett Davis Wire Corp.

Eric Biebrerich Fort Wayne Wire Die

Daniel Blais Prysmian

Michael Bowne MindSphere World North America

Kurt Breischaft SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS

Andrés Cartagena Ruiz MFL

Rebecca Cranford Southwire Co.

David Fisher James Monroe Wire & Cable

Raúl Garcia Viakable SA de CV

Robert Nalli Sivaco Wire Group

Alex Nedergaard Lincoln Electric

Andrew Richards RichardsApex

Brian Steinbruegge Insteel Wire Products

Willem Sunblad Oden Technologies Inc.

Chris Tucker Encore Wire Corp.

Robert Wild Niehoff Endex North America Inc.

John Zachow Davis-Standard LLC

The WAI Board of Directors will hold their meeting the day before the start of Wire Expo 2024.

Conference Programming

The Conference Programming Committee consists of the members of the WAI Board of Directors, headed by two co-chairmen:

Co-Chairman

Daniel Blais Prysmian

Co-Chairman

Eric Biebrerich Fort Wayne Wire Die

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Education Committee

Chairman Matt Miles Southwire Co.

Vice Chairman Erik Perks Prysmian

Brad Andrews Condat Corp

Donald M Dodge Calmont Wire & Cable

Joseph P Domblesky Marquette University

Jason Giebfried Paramount Die Co

Tracy Gooding Mar-Mac Wire Inc

C Richard Gordon C Richard Gordon Consulting

David Gzesh Blachford Corp

Erik A Macs Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp

Richard Medoff Ace Metal Inc

Isaac Muller American Wire Group

Donald Neville RichardsApex Europe Ltd

Dale Olp A-1 Wire Tech Inc

Brian Parsons Interstate Wire Co Inc

Svet Pavlovsky Blachford Corp

Horace Pops Horace Pops Consulting

Christopher Reeve Insteel Wire Products

Matthew Reinoehl SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS

Eric Wagner Charter Steel

Bhaskar Yalamanchili Gerdau Long Steel North America

Executive Committee Liaison

Kurt F Breischaft

SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS

Staff Liaison

John Markowski

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Event Schedule at a Glance

Preshow: Monday June 10, 2024

Day 1: Tuesday June 11, 2024

Day 2: Wednesday June 12, 2024

8:00 am–5:00 pm Registration Open

8:30 am–4:45 pm Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing

11:00 am–noon Executive Committee Meeting*

Noon–1:30 pm Exhibition Planning Committeee*

1:00 pm–2:30 pm Member Relations Committee Meeting*

1:00 pm–4:45 pm Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing (Ferrous Track continues)

1:00 pm–4:45 pm Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing (Nonferrous/Electrical Track continues)

3:00 pm–5:00 pm Board of Directors Meeting*

8:00 am–5:00 pm

Registration Open

8:30 am

Continental Breakfast & Opening Remarks

WAI President Daniel Blais

9:00 am–9:05 am Clockwinding Ceremony

9:05 am–9:30 am

Keynote Address by Champion Award winner H.O. Woltz III

9:30 am–3:30 pm Conference Sessions

10:00 am–5:00 pm Exhibits Open

11:30 am

Mordica Lecture WT Bigbee

4:30 pm–6:15 pm Happy Hour

8:00 am–3:00 pm Registration Open 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast

9:00 am–9:30 am

WAI Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony

9:30 am–10 am

Keynote Address by Paul Furtado, Prysmian

10:00 am–noon Conference Sessions

10:00 am–3:00 pm Exhibits Open

10:30 am–noon Product Solutions

Noon

Attendance Giveaway at WAI Booth #825

6:30 pm–8:30 pm Welcome Reception Sun Patio

4:45 pm–5:45 pm Fundamentals Happy Hour

5:00 pm–6:00 pm Memorial Awards Committee*

* Invitation only

Schedule subject to change. Go to the event app (see p. 33) for the latest details.

Event Highlights

TUESDAY KEYNOTE ADDRESS

H.O. Woltz III, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Insteel Industries

The talk by Woltz, who goes by “H,” is “Success Based on Committing to Continuous Improvement and a Passion for Manufacturing.” He will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the ferrous wire industry. He will draw from his 45 years in the industry, including 30 years as CEO, guiding a company during both up and down business cycles. Of note, H is also the 2024 recipient of the WAI Champion’s Award. He is just the second recipient of this award, which recognizes an industry executive for his support of the wire and cable industry.

EXHIBITS

The industry thrives on technology, and more than a hundred slots have been taken by suppliers ready to discuss their latest solutions. If you have a project or want to consider alternatives, this is the place to flush out possibilities. Also, with 21 new exhibitors, attendees would be well served to look through the Product Directory and see whether there may be some new potential suppliers worth spending some time with.

CLOCKWINDING

This event was a mere 76 years in the making WAI’s annual Clockwinding Ceremony will be held Tuesday at 9 am on Tuesday, June 11, at Wire Expo 2024. This will be the first such event “appearance” for the clock since it was presented to the Association in 1948. It will be wound by U.K. Clockwinder Dave Lane—plant floor supervisor, Northampton Machinery Co. (NMC), part of the MGS Group. Lane exemplifies the tradition of U.K./U.S. cooperation and partnership. He has spent his career producing and commissioning NMC machinery, first in the U.K., as part of the production team, then in customer plants around the world as a commissioning technician/service tech. Since 2003 when The MGS Group took over NMC operations, he has continued to support products, primarily in the USA market.

MORDICA LECTURE

William T. Bigbee

The Mordica Lecture by William T. Bigbee will discuss the role that Encore Wire’s leadership and boldness has had in its amazing success story. The company’s single campus in McKinney, Texas, has grown to more than three million covered sq ft. Bigbee has been a key R&D force in driving that growth, with his name on dozens of patents.

It was a unique experience for U.K. Clockwinder Martin Thacker, who remotely wound the clock in 2020 and 2021, before doing it in person in 2022.

WEDNESDAY KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Paul Furtado, chief operating officer, Prysmian North America

Furtado will outline key elements of on-going efforts to optimize operational processes through the Prysmian Operating System (POS) approach, highlighting specific tools to build employee engagement and a culture of continuous improvement strategies. He will focus on aspects such as strategy deployment and leveraging internal systems of core manufacturing principles to maximize teams’ capabilities. He has 30 years of operational experience, during which he has held leadership roles tasked with increasing accountability within manufacturing operations.

Mordica Memorial Award

The winner is William T. Bigbee, vice president of operations for Encore Wire and the 2019 WAI president, whose name has been on dozens of patents during his years with the company.

President’s Award

The individual chosen for this recognition by WAI President Daniel Blais is Raúl García Martínez of Viakable, who has long been a strong supporter of WAI educational programing.

Donnellan Memorial Award

The winner is Jan Sørige, the president of Enkotec Co., who was chairman of WAI’s Exhibition Planning Committee from 200914, and was president in 2020, a tumultuous period due to Covid.

Champion Award

H.O. Woltz III, chairman, president and CEO of Insteel Industries, was chosen by the WAI’s Board of Directors for his company’s support and contributions to the wire industry during his storied career.

PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS

Trifecta of basic yet utterly essential industry topics to be presented at Booth 825

Leading off the show floor presentations on Wednesday, at 10:30 am, will be “Factors Affecting Wire Production from Precoats to Lubricants,” Svet Pavlovksky, R&D chemist, Blachford Company. She will be followed at 11 am by Wire Breaks, Dr. Horace Pops, president, Horace Pops Consulting, and Matt Reinoehl, process metallurgist, SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS. The final presentation, at 11:30 am, is Wire Drawing Die Material and Profile Specification Considerations: Eric Bieberich, president, Fort Wayne Wire Die.

WELCOME RECEPTION

No car travel needed for Welcome Reception!

The WAI will hold Tuesday’s Welcome Reception at the spacious patio that hosts the Sun Patio Bar. Attendees familiar with the Mohegan Sun will know the location better as the casino’s Summer Entrance. Last May it was converted to an outside location, with a 50-ft long bar that has six stations. As ever, this is the perfect time and place to catch up with what’s going on in the wire and cable industry.

WAI Clockwinding tradition: 1st road trip since 1948

>>> Tuesday, June 11 | 9:00 am

A long-standing U.K./U.S. ceremony will be held during Opening Session on June 11

It may seem extreme to move an eight-ft-tall grandfather clock some 35 miles for a ceremony that may only last about five minutes. Yet the gesture harkens back to the spirit of the 32 U.K. wire companies that presented the clock to the Association in 1948 in appreciation of the support provided by the U.S. wire industry during World War II. Each year, a U.K. representative comes to the U.S. to commemorate the friendship and communication between the two nations. This year, the U.K. clockwinder is Dave Lane, plant floor supervisor, Northampton Machinery Co., part of the MGS Group.

What makes this clock special? Its clock’s massive mahogany case, made about the year 1770, stands out for reasons beyond its eight-ft-tall height. The brickwork ornamentation of the plinth and clusters of fluted columns to the head are noteworthy features, the latter being quite unusual.

The Corinthian capitals and other metal ornamentation are picked out with gold. The case was originally made for a three

Welcome Reception

>>> Tuesday, June 11 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

No car needed for this Welcome Reception

The allure of the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino extends beyond the doors of the gaming/hotel mecca. The Sun Patio, the perfect backdrop for Wire Expo’s highly anticipated Opening Reception. Located off the Casino of the Earth, the doors leading outside to the Sun Patio are in the walkway between the Riverview and Indian Summer parking garages, to the right of Krispy Kreme. It was formerly known as the Summer Entrance.

Embracing the essence of summertime, the spacious outdoor event setting invites attendees to immerse themselves in a blend of industry networking and laid-back luxury. The venue boasts a 50-foot bar with six high-definition screens and six bartender stations, plus an open-air covered pavilion, making it the ultimate hub for both business and pleasure to end the day. As the evening unfolds, guests can gather around cozy fire pits scattered throughout the patio, fostering connections and sparking conversations against the backdrop of the warm summer night.

The Sun Patio serves as the home of Mohegan Sun’s popular summer concert series, Party on the Sun Patio, starting June 30th, and every Friday night through September 1st.

month or longer period clock. To open the door, the two pegs at each side are withdrawn and the door frame lifted down. There are no hinges. The movement and dial were remade to be “true,” able to run for 400 days without rewinding.

The clock was considered a luxury as it took much skill to make, especially for the aesthetic and practical value of an “anniversary clock.” Older examples often needed an 80-lb weight to drive them. The WAI’s clock embodies the general principles of the old craftsmen but it also has later advances, such as Geo. Graham’s dead-beat escapement and Skefko ball-bearings on the heavily loaded barrel arbor. Using a 40 lb weight, its efficiency is 13 times that of a common eight-day long case clock. The falling of the weight about .008 in. keeps the clock going one minute during which time the pendulum travels about 135 inches.

In an era where nothing in society can happen fast enough for most people, a step back to a tradition based on brotherhood and partnership seems like a well-placed step forward, one well worth five minutes.

Sponsored by Insteel Wire Products, Southwire Co, and SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS

In 2016, WAI held its Welcome Reception at Margaritaville at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort. This year it will be held at a new casino location, the Sun Patio.

With every detail meticulously crafted to enhance the attendee experience, Wire Expo’s Opening Reception promises to be an unforgettable fusion of innovation, relaxation, and inspiration on the patio. Reception tickets are included with full registration, and can be purchased at the site for $140.

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Keynote Speakers

>>> Tuesday, June 11 | 9:05 am

Success based on committing to continuous improvement and a passion for manufacturing

H.O. “H” Woltz III, chairman, president and CEO of Insteel Industries, will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the ferrous wire industry. He will draw from his 45 years in the industry, including 30 years as CEO, guiding a company during

>>> Wednesday, June 12 | 9:30 am - 10:00 am

both up and down business cycles. He is also the 2024 recipient of the WAI Champion’s Award, just the second recipient of this award that has been chosen by the WAI’s board of directors. It recognizes an industry executive for his or her support of the industry.

Elevating Operations: paving the way to manufacturing excellence

Paul Furtado, COO, Prysmian North America, will outline key elements of on-going efforts to optimize operational processes through the Prysmian Operating System (POS) approach, highlighting specific tools to build employee engage-

ment and a culture of continuous improvement strategies. It will highlight tools such as strategy deployment and leverage internal systems and an approach centered around core manufacturing principles and maximizing teams’ capabilities.

Annual Meeting to host awards and keynote speaker

>>> Wednesday, June 12 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Morning session offers individual heights and insights from a Prysmian executive

The Association will honor the winners of four WAI awards as well as host a keynote presentation by a highly respected industry veteran.

The meeting element itself is brief as it is procedural, but the breakfast session will see the presentations of the Mordica Memorial Award to W.T. Bigbee, vice president of operations for Encore Wire; the Donnellan Memorial Award to Jan Sørige, the president of Enkotec Co.; and the President’s Award to Raúl García, the director technology and development, Viakable. The Champion Award winner, H.O. Woltz III, the chairman, president and CEO of Insteel, who got his award the prior day, will be recognized. Individual descriptions are on the following pages.

The Mordica Memorial Award recognizes a person who has furthered technology in the industry, the Donnellan Memorial Award recognizes a person for their volunteer contributions to the Association, the President’s Award is chosen by the standing WAI president and the Champion Award is chosen by the WAI’s board of directors.

The Keynote Address will be presented by Paul Furtado, COO, Prysmian North America, whose talk is described above. He has 30 years of operational experience that includes various

Tom Maxwell Jr. receives the WAI President’s Award from Andy Talbot at Wire Expo 2016.

leadership roles increasing in scale and accountability within manufacturing operations. He joined Prysmian after the acquisition of General Cable in 2018, and is regarded as a seasoned dynamic executive with a proven record in operational excellence and strategic leadership, and a firm believer of continuous improvement methodologies.

Mordica Memorial Award

>>> Wednesday, June 12 | 9:00 am

Mordica Memorial Award goes to Bigbee

W.T. Bigbee, vice president of operations for Encore Wire, was named the 2024 Mordica Memorial Award recipient by the WAI Board of Directors. The award recognizes an individual’s contributions through research, development and innovation. The Award is named after John Mordica, who was the founding president of WAI.

Encore Wire was launched in 1989 and Bigbee joined the company in 1998. He was listed as an inventor on dozens of patents that he and his colleagues have been granted during his tenure at Encore Wire. He previously was a process engineer for General Cable for nine years. The importance of his achievements was seen in the comments from the industry veterans on the award nomination committee. One advocate cited the numerous advances that Bigbee contributed to for both processes and products, singling out the patent for the company’s Reel Payoff as the most impactful to Encore’s expansive customer base. A second advocate observed that while Bigbee was instrumental in Encore’s amazing growth story at its campus in McKinney, Texas, it also had a posi-

tive impact on the regional community.

To appreciate the scope of Bigbee’s research that led to his name being on dozens of patents, below is a list of some of those achievements: Apparatus and Method for Extruding Stripes onto an Extruded Product; Wire Pulling Head Apparatus with Crimp Zone Indicators and Method of Using Same; System, Composition and Method of Application of Same for Reducing the Coefficient of Friction and Required Pulling force During Installation of Wire or Cable; Apparatus and Method for a Free-Spinning Wire Dispensing Reel; System and Apparatus for Applying Labels to Cable or Conduit; and System, Apparatus, and Method for Effectively Applying Proper Sequential Alphanumeric to Extruded Wire and Cable.

Bigbee will present his Mordica Lecture at 11:30 am on Tuesday, June 11, and be recognized at the Awards presentations on Wednesday.

Donnellan Memorial Award

> > > Wednesday, June 12 | 9:00 am

Sørige to be honored with Donnellan Memorial Award

Jan Sørige, president of Enkotec Co., Inc., the U.S. business of Denmark’s Enkotec A/S, is the winner of the 2024 Donnellan Memorial Award that is given to an individual for their contributions to the Association,

A WAI member since 1992, Sørige served from 2009 to 2014 as chairman of the Association’s Exhibition Planning Committee, which is responsible for planning the Interwire and Wire Expo events. He was also a member of the Board of Directors. He served as WAI president in 2020, a tumultuous period due to Covid. He was noteworthy for his exemplary efforts to enable the holding of Interwire in 2021, which proved to be impossible, as it was for the vast majority of such events in that time span.

Sørige was cited by board members for the intensity of those efforts as well as by WAI Executive Director Steve Fetteroll, who spent considerable time with him. “Jan was an incredible presence during what was a very stressful and challenging time. He was part of many meetings where he tried to make it happen. You can tell a lot about a person

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when there is no easy solution, and everyone who was part of the process respected him for his steadfast efforts. I always thought highly of Jan, but after that battle he fought for the WAI, despite the outcome, I knew that he was the kind of leader that anyone would want to follow.”

In addition to WAI, Sørige is a member of the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association (STAFDA) and the American Wire Producers Association (AWPA). He holds a degree in engineering from the University of Southern Denmark, and speaks six languages (Danish, English, German, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish).

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President’s Award

> > > Wednesday, June 12 | 9:00 am

Raúl García Martínez the recipient of the 2024 President’s Award

Raúl García Martínez, director of technology and development at Viakable, was named by WAI President Daniel Blais as the winner of the 2024 President’s Award. It was a superb choice on multiple levels.

Blais said that García, the 15th recipient of the award, has had a special impact on the industry. “I understand how demanding your position is with Viakable and not only have you found time to serve on the Board of Directors, but you truly championed the 2023 Monterrey Technical Conference. Without your leadership, influence and hard work, the event would not have been the amazing success that was rated by all involved.”

Blais, a Prysmian executive, said that Garcia’s volunteer participation was both impressively smooth and effective. “I know that operating on an international level is a quality that is often hard earned. You are a genuine industry influencer and you have made the Association better with that perspective and background.”

García, who joined Viakable in 2016 after working in different roles for Whirlpool for 23 years, started out as director of the Viakable Tech Center and was promoted to his current position in 2018. He holds a master’s degree in science technology commercialization from the University of Texas Austin/Cimav.

Beyond his efforts on behalf of the Monterrey ITC, García has been a staunch supporter of employee training, including sending dozens of employees to WAI’s Fundamental’s program. The President’s Award is quite an honor, but it is not his first WAI recognition. In his editorial in the December 2023 issue, WAI Executive Director Steve Fetteroll cited the role of ITC volunteers, and singled out García, whose photo ran in the middle of the editorial. “Not for the first time, he generously gave of his time to help out. He was nothing less than an industry superstar.”

Champion Award

> > > Tuesday, June 11 | 9:00 am

H.O. Woltz III named a ‘Champion’

H.O. Woltz III, chairman, president and CEO of Insteel Industries, was chosen as the 2024 recipient of the WAI Champion’s Award by the WAI’s Board of Directors for his company’s support and contributions during his storied career.

Woltz will lead off the Wire Expo 2024 program with a keynote presentation, drawing from his 45 years in the industry, which includes more than 30 years as CEO. He will receive his award after the talk.

Woltz has served in various capacities with Insteel and its subsidiaries since 1978. He was elected chairman of the board in 2009 and CEO in 1991. He was named president and COO in 1989 after serving as vice president from 1988 to 1989. He was president of Rappahannock Wire Company, formerly an Insteel subsidiary, from 1981 to 1989. He has been a director of Insteel since 1986 and also serves as president of Insteel Wire Products Company, the company’s subsidiary. He also served as president of Florida Wire and Cable, Inc., until its merger with Insteel Wire Products Company in 2002.

Woltz will be recognized at the Awards presentations on Wednesday.

H.O. “H” Woltz III at the WAI’s booth at wire Düsseldorf 2022.

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Life/25-Year WAI Members

Two groups of WAI members have achieved special status within the Association. A total of 14 people have been designated as new Life Members, qualifying because their age plus number of continuous years of WAI membership equals 90. Another 11 people have attained 25-year member status. The Association wants to thank these individuals for their continued membership as well as for their decades of activity in the wire and cable industry.

Life Members

Thomas Maxwell Die Quip Corp

Robert Fulop Wire Lab Co

Scott May Liberty Steel & Wire

Gary Silvestrini Shuster-Mettler Corp

Roberto Duralde Colada Continua Chilena SA

Stephen Redhage Madem-Moorecraft Reels USA, Inc

Charles Radcliff Radcliff Wire Co Inc

David Kiddoo DBK Associates, LLC

Kevin Buchanan Fluoropolymer Resources Inc

Robert Vander Groef Manchester Machine & Repair Co

Albert Kozlowski Morgan-Koch Corp

Steven Jansto Research Development Resources

Robert Mailloux J J Lowe Associates

Braun Mischel Ken-Tron Mfg Inc

25-Year Members

David Carroll Clinton Instrument Co

Scott Maxwell Die Quip Corp

Raj Bhargava Manner Polymers

Timothy Fingeroos Charter Steel

Randy Kummer Southwire Co

Martin Majluf Tecnofil SA

Kirk Manning Suzuki Garphyttan Corp

Kevin Buchanan Fluoropolymer Resources Inc

Mark Marselli Wire Journal International

Robert Vander Groef Manchester Machine & Repair Co

Albert Kozlowski Morgan-Koch Corp

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Conference Sessions at a Glance

Tuesday, June 11

8:00 am – – – – – – Registration Opens

8:30 am – – – – – – Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 9:30 am 2024 Champion Award H.O. Woltz and Keynote Remarks

9:30 am – Noon Conference Sessions

10:00 am – 5:00 pm Wire Expo Exhibit Floor Open

11:30 am – Noon Mordica Lecture W.T. Bigbee

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Conference Sessions

4:30 pm – 6:15 pm Happy Hour

5:00 pm – – – – – – Exhibit Floor Closes for the Day

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Welcome Reception - Sun Patio

Wednesday, June 12

8:00 am – – – – – – Registration Opens

8:30 am – – – – – – Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 9:30 am 2024 WAI Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony

9:30 am – 10:00 am Day Two Keynote – Paul Furtado, COO, Prysmian North America

10:00 am – 3:00 pm Wire Expo Exhibit Floor Open

10:00 am – Noon Conference Sessions

10:30 am – Noon Production Solutions

3:00 pm – – – – – – Exhibit Floor Closes

Fundamentals of Wire & Cable Manufacturing

>>> Monday, June 10

This very popular one-day, pre-conference course provides attendees a solid grounding in the essentials of wire and cable manufacturing. It includes four general topics in the morning, and following lunch there are four sessions each in separate ferrous and nonferrous/electrical tracks. The program is valuable to industry newcomers as well as for seasoned professionals seeking a refresher. Following the last sessions, there will be a manufacturing problem-solving session, followed by a social hour. For presenter bios, go to the mobile app, click on “education” then “speakers.”

GENERAL | 8:45 am – noon

Mechanics of Wiredrawing

Matt Reinoehl, SDI LaFarga

COPPERWORKS

This course presents fundamental engineering principles and process calculations that are used to design, analyze, and improve metal rod and wiredrawing operations. Topics include a basic overview of wiredrawing mechanics with respect to material behavior and process parameters. Die angle and reduction will be addressed in light of the Deltaparameter and its practical application. Drawing limits, friction and lubrication, work-piece heating, and temperature effects are also discussed.

Drawing Dies

Tom Maxwell, Jr., Die Quip Corporation

This presentation focuses on the die, the most important part of the drawing process. Without it, the best drawing machines, lubricant, and treatment systems cannot reduce the wire diameter. However, with a die, vice pliers, and a hammer, wire can be drawn, albeit slowly, as it has been for over 2,000 years. The intention of this course is to provide an understanding of what makes a die work, how it is designed, causes of failure, and problems with drawing larger sizes.

Lubrication in the Wire Drawing Process

Bradley Andrews, Condat Corp.

The wiredrawing process generates significant heat that affects the lubricants’ physical and chemical properties which in turn affects the lubricants’ ability to provide separation of the wire to the die. The amount of generated heat is influenced by complex interactions between metal composition, surface preparation, production equipment, and other factors. This presentation reviews basic lubrication principles, and typical lubricant compositions used in ferrous and nonferrous applications. Also included is a web link to WAI Hard Wire video’s reviewing ferrous and non-ferrous lubricant maintenance practices for maintaining good lubrication.

Wire Breaks and Surface Damage

Horace

Pops, Horace Pops Consulting, Inc.

This course classifies wire breaks from a perspective that compares material defects to process-related problems. Rod defects will include both casting and rolling issues such as internal voids, foreign contaminants, rolled-in scale, hot cracks, and surface porosity. The effects of wiredrawing speed and lubrication will be discussed with respect to generation of fines, shaving, galling, and other surface defects.

FUNDAMENTALS LUNCHEON

FERROUS | 1:00 pm –4:15 pm

Fundamentals of Ferrous Metallurgy

Anand Bhagwat, consultant

This introductory course is designed to provide a general understanding of ferrous metallurgical concepts, including phase equilibrium, transformation, strengthening mechanisms, heat treatment, and an overview of steel making, and their relevance to wire technology.

Cleaning and Coating of Rod and Wire

Jack McAfee & Chris Porada, Chemetall

This course presents the fundamentals of cleaning, pickling, and coating of ferrous wire and rod in preparation for drawing and processing. Proper control and handling in these areas ensures quality of the finished product. The design of these processes impacts the economics of the operation. It is imperative that rather than individual stages, this department should be viewed as a whole as it is critical to success. The course deals with zinc phosphate processes and the advantages and limitations as well as specialty coatings such as salt carriers, lubricants, dry film polymers and new technologies on the horizon.

Ferrous Testing and Properties

C. Richard Gordon, Richard Gordon Consulting, LLC

This course discusses tensile, coiling, wrap, reverse bend, torsion, fatigue, and hardness testing procedures. It illustrates interpretation of test results in terms of sample properties.

Ferrous Heat Treatment

C. Richard Gordon, Richard Gordon Consulting, LLC

This course focuses on heat treatment of ferrous metals. It includes basic heat-treating principles applicable to many metals with specific examples related to heat treatment of steel rod and wire.

NONFERROUS/ELECTRICAL

| 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Stranding and Cabling

Kevin Dancy, Roteq Machinery, Inc.

This presentation documents the stranding process for nonferrous conductors, specifically bare copper and tinned wire, as well as assembly of multi-conductor cables. Different processes that are addressed include bunching and concentric constructions, silicone blocked stranding, as well as cable assembly techniques, and rationale for each type. Specific applications include industrial and energy sectors, electronics and data communications, the automotive industry, consumer products and appliances.

Extrusion

Erik A. Macs, Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp.

This course starts with a discussion of the basics of the various polymers used for wire and cable insulation. This is followed by discussion of the construction aspects of rubber and thermoplastic extruders. The remaining components of typical extrusion lines are reviewed and include payoffs, dancers and accumulators, preheaters, crossheads, cooling troughs, capstans, online measurement and testing equipment, online printing, take-ups, and operator control systems.

Fundamentals of Electrical Testing

Casey Spradlin, Southwire Co.

This fundamentals course is geared to providing a general overview of electrical testing. The course highlights key terms, standards, and tests that are common to the wire and cable industry for conductors and insulations, and highlights specific concerns of various industries and product types.

Marking and Printing

Huck Hyde, Gem Gravure, Co., Inc.

General overview of the entire printing and marking process as it relates to wire and cable identification. Topics to include basic printing concepts, regulatory requirements, selection and location of printing equipment, printing and marking methods in addition to troubleshooting.

GENERAL | 4:15 pm – 4:45 pm

Wire and Cable Manufacturing ProblemSolving

Lyman Ryan, Prysmian

This session will focus on problem-solving techniques used to solve real challenges faced in the wire and cable industry. Actual scenarios will be used to challenge attendees to think beyond the obvious symptoms and find the root cause.

GENERAL | 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm

Happy Hour

Network with other Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing registrants in today’s course!

Conference Sessions

TUESDAY, JUNE 11

8:30 am

Continental Breakfast & Opening Remarks

WAI President Daniel Blais, NA engineering and Canada manufacturing utilities vp, Prysmian

9:00 am

2024 Clockwinding Ceremony Event honors iconic WAI tradition

This brief but meaningful ceremony is held outside of WAI’s headquarters for the first time since the grandfather clock was presented to the Association in 1948 by British wire makers for aid provided in World War II. The U.K. winder will be Dave Lane, plant floor supervisor, Northampton Machinery Co., a member of the MGS Group.

9:05 am

Keynote address & 2024 Champion Award

H.O. Woltz III, chairman, president and CEO, Insteel Industries

H.O. Woltz III will provide a status report on the challenges and opportunities facing the ferrous wire industry. He will draw from his 45 years in the industry, which includes more than 30 years as CEO and numerous business cycles.

Woltz is also the 2024 recipient of the WAI Champion’s Award, which he will receive after he completes his address. He is just the second recipient of this award, which is approved by the Association’s Board of Directors, and recognizes an industry executive for his or her support of the industry.

9:30 am

AI’s role in manufacturing labor challenges

Willem Sundblad, Co-founder and CEO, Oden Technologies

The top 10% of operators run their lines 22% faster than average, with the bottom operators running 10% slower. In wire and cable, that can mean millions of lost productivity dollars tied to operator tenure. Manufacturers need new staff to understand how to run their machines like experienced operators. New AI-driven analytics technology can help. This presen-

tation will discuss AI challenges, how AI can prepare junior operators, how to turn staff fears of AI to excitement and the potential pitfalls to avoid.

10:00 am

Cybersecurity is not an IT problem, it is a BUSINESS problem

Jacob McLein, vice president enterprise information security, Southwire Co.

On Dec. 11, 2019, Southwire Company experienced an enterprise-wide ransomware attack perpetrated by a foreign threat actor group. This session will provide a first-hand account of the event, including immediate and long-term impact, lessons learned, and cyber security best practices to help avoid a similar situation and harden your organization by prioritizing cyber risk assessment and remediation from a business-first rather than an IT perspective.

10:30 am – 10:45 am Break

10:45 am Operations Panel: Opportunities and challenges in this constantly evolving manufacturing environment

This panel will discuss the opportunities and challenges in this constantly evolving manufacturing environment. What adjustments are still being made relative to supply chain, industry 4.0 and the workforce. Participants include moderator Paul Gemelli, president and owner, Gem Gravure, Co., Inc.; Keith Albers, COO, Fort Wayne Metals; Raúl García, director, technology & engineering, Viakable; and Bill Reichert, CEO and president, Champlain Cable Corporation.

11:30 am Mordica Lecture

W.T. Bigbee, vice president of operations, Encore Wire

W.T. Bigbee was named the 2024 Mordica Memorial Award recipient by the WAI Board of Directors. The award recognizes an individual’s contributions through research, development and innovation. The Award is named after John Mordica, who was the founding president of WAI.

Encore Wire was launched in 1989 and Bigbee joined the company in 1998. He was listed as an inventor on

dozens of patents that he and his colleagues have been granted during his tenure at Encore Wire. One advocate for his nomination cited the numerous advances that Bigbee contributed to for both processes and products, singling out the patent for the company’s Reel Payoff as the most impactful to Encore’s expansive customer base. A second advocate observed that while Bigbee was instrumental in Encore’s amazing growth story at its campus in McKinney, Texas, to more than 3 million square feet, it also had a positive impact on the regional community.

2:00 pm

Energized safety performance

Gladys Billups, director, EHS, Southwire Co.

Having plateaued in enterprise safety performance, the Southwire Company made a bold decision in mid-2023, embarking on a transformative journey to begin integrating an Energy Based Safety approach. This concept began in the construction and oil & gas industries and is based on improving hazard recognition skills of the workforce and avoidance of significant injuries fatalities (SIFs). Integrating the Energy Based Safety approach into the Southwire business is a key driver in our goal of being “Best in Class” in safety performance in the wire & cable industry.

2:30 pm

Physical Security measures for shipping and receiving in a changing world

Matt Perry, manager of security operations, Encore Wire

This presentation presents a comprehensive overview of security measures to implement to receive raw materials into campus and safely ship finished products to their intended destination. It will cover how to effectively use Corporate Security as part of the overall shipping and receiving team and explain why technological security “must haves” are a necessity in a changing world.

3:00 pm

Maintenance of aging machinery – retrofits

Kutlay Erkan, after-sales manager, Maschinenfabrik NIEHOFF GmbH & Co. KG

To stay competitive, wire-drawing equipment must deliver high performance while fulfilling modern sustainability targets. Modernization and overhauls have great importance in order to avoid unexpected breakdowns, loss of productivity and long machine downtimes while potentially even improving the sustainability by reducing energy consumption. For NIEHOFF, designing and manufacturing of machines

and lines have always been focused on quality, reliability, robustness and durability. That is the reason why NIEHOFF machines which have already been in operation for decades are also worth a general reconditioning performed by NIEHOFF specialists. Machines which have been modernized in such a way are not only as good as new, but often reach an even higher level of productivity than before.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12

8:00 am Registration

8:30 am

Continental Breakfast Conference Registrants and Members

9:00 am

2024 WAI Annual Meeting of Members and Awards Ceremony

9:30 am

Keynote: Elevating operations: paving the way to manufacturing excellence

Paul Furtado, chief operating officer, Prysmian North America

This presentation by Furtado will outline key elements of on-going efforts to optimize operational processes through the Prysmian Operating System (POS) approach, including how to build employee engagement and a culture of continuous improvement strategies in creating focus, transparency, and alignment throughout the organization. It will highlight specific tools such as strategy deployment and leveraging internal systems and approach centered around core manufacturing principles and maximizing teams’ capabilities.

Furtado serves as the head of operations for Prysmian North America. Throughout his 30 years of operational experience, he has covered various leadership roles increasing in scale and accountability within manufacturing operations. He joined Prysmian after the acquisition of General Cable in 2018 as vice president of manufacturing – trade & installers and OEM business units. He holds an MBA from Western New England University.

10:00 am

Renewable energy generation – onshore and offshore wind power current state and opportunities in the United States

Robert Taylor, vice president of transmission new markets, Invenergy

This presentation on renewable energy generation will look at forecasted demand, legislative matters and infrastructure. Taylor leads Invenergy’s transmission market development, partnerships, business model innovation, and early-stage project development efforts. He previously led transmission strategy at Exelon Utilities and energy policy and programs with the Pennsylvania Governor’s Energy Office. He holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Missouri and B.S. degree in nuclear engineering technology from Thomas Edison State College.

10:30 am

Meeting wire and cable challenges through digitalizing cable design and manufacturing processes

Tomas Mejia Castrillon, Sr., sales, UL Solutions

Cable manufacturers face unique complexities during various stages of cable design, quoting and costing. Unleashing the power of real-time data and insights helps eliminate siloed systems and drive growth and profitability.

11:00 am

ESG and Sustainability Panel

Moderator: Kurt Breischaft, president, SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS. Panelists: Maura Nespoli, vice president and head of sustainability, Prysmian North America; and Edward Goettl, vice president - market development, Optimus Steel

Environmental, social and corporate governance are becoming relevant topics to the industry, our stakeholders and our customers. The panelists will share their unique perspectives on differences between U.S. and Europe, reporting, customer requirements and sectors impacted.

11:30 am

Fact or Fiction: copper wire demand, now and beyond

Kandy White, market manager, SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS

10:30 am | Show Floor, #825 Production Solutions

10:30 am

Factors affecting wire production from precoats to lubricants, Svet Pavlovsky, R&D chemist, Blachford Company.

11:00 am

Never has the future of copper been such a hotly debated topic. We are bombarded with studies, articles and forecasts following our beloved red metal. Investment banks, government agencies, business intelligence firms and national media outlets have entire teams dedicated to tracking the movements of copper. How do we make sense of this information and who are we to believe? Is there enough copper and manufacturing capacity available to support demand? How much of anticipated demand is predicated upon electrification and mass EV adoption? How do we meet demand in the most sustainable way possible? This presentation will address these questions and present a data-driven overview of current copper wire rod market conditions and provide an analysis of several future-state scenarios. Fact or fiction, you decide!

11:30 am

Wire breaks, Dr. Horace Pops, president, Horace Pops Consulting, and Matt Reinoehl, process metallurgist, SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS.

Wire drawing die material and profile specification considerations, Eric Bieberich, president, Fort Wayne Wire Die.

WIRE EXPO: A TIME FOR BUSINESS ... but also for mingling

Ongoing | before Show Floor entrance WAI Member Lounge

It’s nice to have the home field advantage!

Back by popular demand, the New England Chapter will again serve as host for the WAI Member Lounge. All WAI members are welcome to visit the site, which will be located to the right before the entrance to the show floor.

This will be the perfect place to relax and meet up with fellow chapter members prior to strolling through the exhibits. Not a member of the New England Chapter? This would be an ideal time to rectify that.

Tuesday 4:30 pm - 6:15 pm

Happy Hour/Gaming 101 & more

A different type of educational program will be presented Tuesday from 4:30 pm to 6:15 pm. A gambling version of “the Fundamentals”—Casino 101—could be a valuable education.

Also, sponsor James Monroe Wire & Cable is again providing a Cornhole Toss site. No need for reservations as the site will be there, waiting for individuals/groups to stop by as their schedules permit over the two days.

The Happy Hour, open to all attendees, includes a Casino 101 craps tutorial, beer, wine, soda, water, snacks.

Alphabetical Exhibitors List

Exhibitor ..................................... Hall

Ace Metal Inc 403

ADVARIS USA Inc 307

AITMAC Inc 323

Amaral Automation 809

Anbao Qinhuangdao International Corp. 723

August Strecker GmbH & Co KG ....................... 301

Automated Industrial Machinery Inc (AIM Inc) ......... 601

AWT Machinery Inc .................... 505

Axjo America 507

Aztech Lubricants 608

Balloffet Die Corporation 722

Bartell Machinery Systems LLC 822

Baum’s Castorine Co Inc 517

BECHEM Lubrication Technology LLC ....................... 422

Blachford Corporation ................. 821

BMS Birlesik Metal San AS ........ 719

Cable Components Group/ GENDON 518

Calmec 107

Carris Reels ................................. 314

Cavallero Plastics Inc 604

Cemanco LC 800

Clinton Instrument Company 303

CMS Inc........................................ 717

Commission Brokers Inc.............. 801

Condat Corporation ..................... 707

Conneaut Industries ...................... 502

Continuus-Properzi SpA 514

Corrupal Inc 818

Custom Wire Products 224

Delta Technic 622

Die Quip Corp 402

Domeks Makine Anonim Sirketi .......................... 305

Double E Group ........................... 227

E-BEAM Services Inc 606

EBNER Furnaces Inc ................... 302 Electronic Drives & Controls Inc ........................... 206

ERA Wire Inc ............................... 106

Erocarb SA ................................... 100

Esteves Group 600

Eurobend GmbH 705

EuroWire 226 FENN 701 Fil-Tec Inc 203

Filtertech ....................................... 508

Fluidos Y Mecanicas Cantabria S.l (FLYMCA) ................................ 522

FMS USA Inc ............................... 708

Foerster Instruments Inc 711

Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc............. 409 FUHR GmbH & Co KG .............. 205

Gem Gravure Company Inc ..... 313

Gendon Polymer Services Inc ..... 518

Gibbs Interwire 804

Glenro Incorporated 322

GMM USA LLC 212

Gnata Filippo Srl 105

Graham Engineering Company 319

Guelph Twines Ltd 209

Guill Tool and Engineering ......... 814

Heany Industries Inc .................... 806

Henrich Maschinenfabrik GmbH ........................................ 215

HONTA Inc .................................. 220

Howar Equipment Inc .................. 810

Huestis Machine ........................... 700

Ideal Welding Systems LP ........... 310

Info-Gel 618

InnoVites B.V. 219

Joe Snee Associates Inc 406

Joe Tools Inc 308

King Steel Corporation 204

Kinrei 423

KN Manufacturing Solutions ....... 602

Lämneå Bruk AB ......................... 702

LaserLinc ...................................... 819

Leggett & Platt Wire Group 405

LLFlex 520

Lloyd & Bouvier Inc .................. 613

Luvata Accurate Wire 523

M. Holland 306

Madem-Moorecraft Reels USA Inc 304

Magnetic Analysis Corporation ................................ 607

Magnetic Technologies Ltd ......... 511

Mathiasen Machinery Inc ............ 525

MFL Group 425

The MGS Group 202

Mikrotek Machines Limited 324

Morgan-Koch Corporation 609

Neturen America Corporation 616

Niehoff Endex North America 515

Nordson Measurement & Control (BETA LaserMike Products) .... 500

NUMALLIANCE ........................ 803

NYCOA - Nylon Corporation of America ..................................... 516

Oden Technologies....................... 802

Özyaşar Tel Galvanizleme San AŞ ....................................... 419

P&R Specialty 703

Paramount Die Company 317

Parkway-Kew Corp 201

Phifer Incorporated 706

PowerPusher® Div of Nu-Star Inc 805

Precision Die Technologies Inc 101 Premier Wire Die 709

Properzi International Inc 514

Proton Products Inc 221

Powered Living Inc ...................... 228

PowerPusher/Div Nu-Star ............ 805

Q8Oils ........................................... 504

Quaker Houghton 404

Radcliff Wire 208

Rainbow Rubber and Plastic 214

Reel Options by Vandor Corporation 716

Reel Power Industrial Inc 218

REELEX Packaging Solutions Inc .............................. 824

Refractron

Numerical Exhibitors List

415 ............................. Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp. 416 WCISA

416 Wire & Cable Technology International (WCTI)

418 ... Vatan Kablo Metal Endustri Ve Ticaret AS

419 ............ Özyaşar Tel Galvanizleme San AŞ

420 .......................................... Windak

422 BECHEM Lubrication Technology LLC

423 Kinrei

425 MFL Group

500 Nordson Measurement & Control (BETA LaserMike Products)

501 Rosendahl Nextrom

502 .......................Conneaut Industries

504 ............................................Q8Oils

505 ..................... AWT Machinery Inc

506 ........................... Roteq Machinery

507 Axjo America

508 Filtertech

509 Saint-Gobain

511 Magnetic Technologies Ltd

514 Properzi International Inc

514 ............... Continuus-Properzi SpA

515 ............................... Niehoff Endex North America Inc

516 ...... NYCOA - Nylon Corporation of America

517 Baum’s Castorine Co Inc 518 Cable Components Group/ GENDON

519 Sivaco Wire Group

520 LLFlex

522 ....Fluidos Y Mecanicas Cantabria (FLYMCA)

523 ................... Luvata Accurate Wire

524 ................... Syncroplantech North America Inc

525 Mathiasen Machinery Inc 566 Super Seal

600 Esteves Group

601 Automated Industrial Machinery

602 KN Manufacturing Solutions

603 Refractron Technologies Corp

604 .................... Cavallero Plastics Inc

605 ............................................... TDC

606 ...................E-BEAM Services Inc

607 Magnetic Analysis Corporation

608 Aztech Lubricants

609 Morgan-Koch Corporation

610 Thermoplastics Engineering Corp. (TEC)

613 ................... Lloyd & Bouvier Inc

614 Woodburn Diamond Die Inc

616 ...... Neturen America Corporation

617 ............... Taubensee Steel & Wire

618 ......................................... Info-Gel

619 W Gillies Technologies LLC

620 Vision Engineering

621 Zumbach Electronics Corp

622 Delta Technic

625 Vision Engineering

700 Huestis Machine

701 FENN

702 Lämneå Bruk AB

703 ............................... P&R Specialty

704 .................................... Schnell Spa

705 ........................... Eurobend GmbH

706 ........................Phifer Incorporated

707 Condat Corporation

708 FMS USA Inc

709 Premier Wire Die

711 Foerster Instruments Inc

715 Schlatter North America

716 Reel Options by Vandor Corporation

717 ........................................ CMS Inc

718 ............................... VisioCablePro

719 .........BMS Birlesik Metal San AS

720 ZWEZ-CHEMIE GmbH

722 Balloffet Die Corporation

723 Anbao Qinhuangdao International Corp.

725 Webster and Horsfall Ltd

800 Cemanco LC

801 .............. Commission Brokers Inc

802 ........................Oden Technologies

803 ......................... NUMALLIANCE

804 .............................. Gibbs Interwire

805 ................................ PowerPusher® Div of Nu-Star Inc

806 ..................... Heany Industries Inc

808 ...................................... Super Seal

809 Amaral Automation

810 Howar Equipment Inc

811 Teknikor

814 Guill Tool and Engineering

816 WiTechs BV

818 Corrupal Inc

819 ....................................... LaserLinc

820 ................................... Ul Solutions

821 .................. Blachford Corporation

822 Bartell Machinery Systems LLC

824 REELEX Packaging Solutions Inc

825 Wire Association International/ Wire Journal International

Nothing says location like INTERWIRE

Everything points to INTERWIRE. It is the North American wire & cable conference & marketplace where you will find valuable new contacts.

It is the place to be in 2025, whether you are a visitor, exhibitor, speaker, or sponsor. And with 44 years of continuous improvement since it began, thousands choose INTERWIRE. Meet you there!

PREVIEW OF EXHIBITORS

Tuesday – Wednesday, June 11 – 12 | Exhibit Floor

10:00 am – 5:00 pm (3:00 pm, Wednesday)

Ace Metal Inc

Tel. 610-623-2204

www.acemetalinc.com

richard@acemetalinc.com

USA Booth 403

Exhibiting: Ace Metal manufactures high-quality, fine wire metal spools that are used in the ferrous, nonferrous, tire cord, fiber optic and aerospace industries. Our spools range in size from 6 in. to 14. in flange diameter. They are designed with uniform quality and precision, and are also used in the batch annealing process. They are made from prime cold-rolled steel. Our tubular wire carriers, which come in square-base, star-base, clover-leaf base and circular-base designs, are used to ship large diameter wire and rod as well as internal wire carriers and payoffs. Personnel: Richard Medoff, Gerri Medoff, Michael Valecce.

ACM AB

Tel. 905-669-4010 www.acmab.com sales@howarequipment.com Canada/Sweden Booth 810

Exhibiting: Represented in North America by HOWAR Equipment, ACM supplies measurement systems designed to save insulation compound usage and $$$ by controlling wall thicknesses. Cable cross-section measurement and data acquisition equipment from ACM will be displayed and operated for all to see the extremely precise and quick method of performing all two-dimensional

cable measurements. The KSM model also allows quality control departments to track the efficiency of products or equipment with its sophisticated database and graphing + trending capabilities and analysis of data. Bring your samples to the show to experience first-hand this innovative measurement system.

Personnel: Martin Plut.

ADVARIS USA, Inc.

Tel. 519-754-0998

www.advaris.com

paul.douwes@advaris.com

USA Booth 307

Exhibiting: ADVARIS is a global leader in providing cutting-edge software solutions to optimize wire & cable manufacturing and production processes. ADVARIS provides state-of-the-art software that can revolutionize operations and unlock new levels of efficiency, productivity, and profitability. With more than 25 years of experience, ADVARIS builds long-term partnerships with clients and has built a proven track record as a trusted technology provider.

Personnel: Paul Douwes.

AITMAC Inc.

Tel. 905-761-6165

www.aitmac-ca.com

sales.aitmac.ca@gmail.com

Canada Booth 323

Exhibiting: AITMAC supplies wire straightening, guiding and feeding equipment, including straight & cut machinery, standard and custom built steel reels to DIN specs or customer requirements for wiredrawing,

bunching, stranding and cabling. It provides collapsible reels, fully machined reels and B-type spools for tire cord and hose wire. Also, portable hand-held tools for cutting, straightening and bending of wire, rod, strip, cable, bar and banding as well as spare parts and service for OM Lesmo & Eurodraw Energy machines, providing the support necessary to maximize the production time of their machines.

Personnel: Allan Brown, Edwin Pasterk, Brian Cockburn, Luigi Fornari, Cristian Saraceno, Davide Roda.

Amaral Automation

Tel. 401-405-0755

www.amaralautomation.com officemanager@ amaralautomation.com

USA Booth 809

Exhibiting: For over 20 years, Amaral Automation has been a leading supplier of primary and auxiliary equipment to the wire and cable, plastics, automation, converting, wastewater and recycling industries. Personnel: Rick Amaral, Tim Moore.

Anbao Qinhuangdao International Corp.

Tel. +86-335-3893600 www.anbao.net wire@anbao.com

China Booth 723

Exhibiting: Anbao Corp. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Qinhuangdao. We are a metal expert specializing in the manufacture of steel products such as wires, ropes, strands and steel tapes. We have five factories and one sales company in China, with a total manufacture complex of 200,000 sq m and a staff of 1,200. Some 95%

of our products are exported to 80+ countries and regions, used mainly for markets such as power cables, architecture, agriculture, food, packaging, garments and so forth. Personnel: Baoqianh He.

August Strecker GmbH & Co KG

Tel. 49-643-196100

www.streckerusa.com/en/ strecker@strecker-limburg.de Germany Booth 301

Exhibiting: Since 1933, August Strecker GmbH & Co. KG has produced high-quality buttwelding equipment for the wire and cable industry, serving both the ferrous and nonferrous sectors. Strecker focuses on the development and manufacture of high-quality butt welding machines for the wire and cable industry and also offers a comprehensive range of related services. We engage in continuous process optimization based on our many decades of experience. Strecker is one of the

world’s market and technology leaders in this segment with sales channels in more than 60 countries.

Automated

Industrial Machinery Inc. (AIM Inc.)

Tel. 813-818-8222

www.aimmachines.com

sales@aimmachines.com

USA Booth 601

Exhibiting: AIM will promote its new AFCe-3Dx line, an updated compact CNC bender with updated technology at a very attractive price. A proven AIM model for more than 20 years, the AccuForm Compact model provides even more flexibility in wire forming capability, enabling double the production rates of lowcost competition. Standard features include DXF, LRA and XYZ import, animated bending simulation with collision detection, auto speed/load monitoring, touch screen monitors, Microsoft Windows®, a five HP wire payoff, “Dial-A-Service” for remote

First-Time Wire Expo Exhibitor

Guelph Twines Ltd., Canada Booth 209

support (Internet) and a maintenance module that reminds users of what needs to be done. Options include automatic bend setup with our AccuCal, easy production statistics with AccuTrack, 24/7 online AIM Academy training, CMM communications for automatic programmer corrections, integration with robots, and STEP and IGES file import.

Personnel: Mike Zintak II, Mitchel Stooek.

AWT Machinery Inc.

Tel. 815-315-4260

www.awtmach.com

scott@awtmach.com

USA Booth 505

Exhibiting: AWT Machinery offers local sales, service, spare parts and technical assistance near to Chicago, Illinois. We represent world-class machinery builders that include: CLIFFORD (www.cliffeng. com), which specializes in CNC jig welding machines, mesh weld-

Description: For 50+ years, electrical cable industry businesses across North America have trusted Guelph Twines for a complete line of high-quality polypropylene, paper, and flame-retardant cable fillers manufactured to exacting industry standards.

Representative: Mike Ironberg, project manager, tel. 519- 821-9140, mike@guelphtwines.com, www.guelphtwines.com.

WJI: Why will you be exhibiting at Wire Expo for the first time in 2024?

We will introduce our high-quality and reliable cable filler solutions. We’re eager to engage with customers to exchange insights, understand your challenges and explore how our products can optimize your cable manufacturing processes. This expo provides us with a valuable platform.

WJI: What type(s) of innovation will be presented? Our innovation lies in our customer-centric approach. Our tried and tested quality cable fillers are continuously

refined to meet evolving industry needs. We’ll present advancements built on our company’s years of experience and feedback.

WJI: Why should attendees want to visit your booth? We’re proud to offer high-quality and reliable cable fillers that provide exceptional value for our customers. Visit our booth to explore our extensive range of trusted solutions, designed to meet your specific needs and exceed your expectations. Experience firsthand the strength and dependability that Guelph Twines brings to every project.

Why we’re looking forward to Wire Expo

We are excited to once again partner with the Wire Association International in sponsoring Wire Expo. At Prysmian, we believe in the importance of supporting events that emphasize collaboration, positive changes and growth within our industry. As an industry leader, Prysmian is proud to support Wire Expo to create meaningful experiences and outcomes for all involved. It’s a great place to connect with industry experts, partners and leaders about current and future trends. Paul Furtado, Prysmian North America COO.

ers for industrial mesh, reinforcing mesh and welded wire fencing; and ULTIMATE AUTOMATION (www. ultimatwiremachines.com), specialists in 2D wire forming with optional automated butt welder, for wire frames and rings. Also, resistance welding machines for industrial wire products such as ladder mesh and political signs. AWT will have sales specialist on hand to discuss your particular projects and advise how we can be of assistance.

Personnel: Scott Liebenberg, Clive White, Carl van Eeden.

Axjo America

Tel. 828-322-6046

teresa.chapman@axjo.com USA Booth 507

Exhibiting: Axjo is headquartered in Sweden, with production facilities in Sweden, North America and China. At an early stage we identified the

potential to use plastic for packaging purposes and today we are a leader in drums, spools and reels in smart plastics. Axjo has established longterm collaboration with a number of global companies that use our solutions in their production. These not only improve cost efficiency, they provide a secure transition to a new era and new technology. For more than 15 years, Axjo has been a leading developer of sustainable recycled polymer compounds for our products. Now we are taking the next step, making our progress clearer through the Axjo Greenology Concept. Here we convey our vision of how we can help, educate and improve our customers’ sustainability work in both the short and long term. Four key areas – innovation, efficiency, sustainability and closed loop recycling – form the collective starting point for this work. We make the most of the knowledge we already have in each area and refine it to ensure an even smaller footprint. This can involve everything from techniques with weight reduc-

tion, mono material design and the use of 100% PCR (Post Consumer Recycling).

Personnel: Tim Schultz, Phillip Norman.

Aztech Lubricants Tel. 405-310-0034 www.ezdraw.com/ info@aztechlube.com USA Booth 608

Exhibiting: Aztech Lubricants is a global provider of wire drawing and lubricant solutions. Please stop by our booth, where we are showcasing the EZDraw, EZClean, EZCoat, and EZFeed products and our new cross-fusion drawing lubes. You can also see our new environmentally friendly packaging, which saves you money, and try out our new EZPliers wire-cutting pliers. Aztech provides

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Personnel: Jonathan Anderson, Michael Colvin.

Balloffet Die Corporation

Tel. 915-592-5252

balloffetdie.com

info@balloffetusa.com

USA Booth 722

Exhibiting: A family business founded in 1870 in Lagnieu (France), Balloffet is one of the world leaders in the manufacturing of diamond wire drawing dies and precision tools. With its extensive experience and expertise in constant evolution, Balloffet manufactures dies and precision tools in the industries for wires, cables, tubes, rods and metal profiles in the diameter range of 0.003 mm up to 35 mm. A forerunner in advanced technologies such as diamond machining with laser and ultrasonics, Balloffet also produces a full range of extrusion tools for cable manufacturing.

Personnel: Bill Couse, Christophe Paulin.

Bartell Machinery Systems LLC

Tel. 315-356-2358

www.bartellmachinery.com

sales@bartellmachinery.comm

USA Booth 822

Exhibiting: Since 1940, Bartell has solidified its position as a cornerstone of the wire and cable industry, delivering innovative and robust solutions rooted in our expertise of shaping, winding, and twisting wire and cable. Spanning from payoffs and take-ups to bunchers and stranders, Bartell’s solutions deliver the performance and dependability needed to ensure your success.

Baum’s Castorine Co., Inc

Tel. 315-336-8154

www.baumscastorine.com

sales@baumscastorine.com

USA Booth 517

Exhibiting: Baum’s Castorine Co., Inc., of Rome, New York, has manufactured quality metal-working chemistry since 1879. We remain one of the country’s oldest family owned companies. Manufacturing and supplying internationally from our single location in Rome allows us to have total control over quality and customer service. Personnel will be ready to answer your toughest questions and showcase our ever-expanding line of chemistry for the wire drawing industry that includes semi-synthetic or synthetic; water-soluble products and neat oils.

Personnel: Tom Whitcombe, Mike O’Herien.

Bechem Lubrication Technology LLC

Tel. 440-561-6001

www.bechem.us/ america@bechem.com

USA Booth 422

Exhibiting: Bechem Lubrication Technology presents the wire drawing lubricants of the Bechem Unopol and Berudraw series. These two brands ensure the highest level of quality and productivity for all applications in the demanding field of wire manufacturing. Bechem: lubrication solutions for industry. It also provides related technical support. Stop by our booth to find out what makes our #yellowdrums different. Personnel: David Skaggs, Troy Carr.

Blachford Corporation

Tel. 815-464-2100 www.blachfordmetalworking.com mvandervlist@blachford.com USA Booth 821

Exhibiting: Blachford Corporation is a manufacturer of lubricants, precoats, and specialty chemicals for the ferrous and non-ferrous wire industry. Blachford Corporation has been supplying custom-designed lubricants to Global and North American industry leaders in welding wire, spring wire, PC strand, tire bead and tire cord, and industrial wire since the 1950’s. Recently, Blachford has partnered with Metalube UK to offer world class quality lubricants for copper and aluminum wire and tubing. We look forward to meeting you at the booth to discuss your wire drawing needs.

BMS Birlesik Metal San AS (BMS Wire)

Tel. +90 262 724 98 98 info@bmstel.com.tr www. bmstel.com.tr Turkey Booth 719

First-Time Wire Expo Exhibitor

Info-Gel, USA Booth 618

Description: Info-Gel, a division of The Stewart Group, has been a leading wire and cable industry supplier for 30+ years. With a global presence and cutting-edge manufacturing, our high-quality thixotropic gels ensure consistency and reliability.

Representative: Timothy Upshur, sales manager, the Americas, tel. 404-293-3226, tupshur@info-gel.com.

Exhibiting: BMS Wire, founded in 1968, is a significant manufacturer of hot-dip galvanized steel wire. It also makes coated steel wire, stranded wire and black annealed wire. Its annual production volume is 72,000 metric tons.

Boxy Srl

Tel. 905-669-4010

www.boxy.com sales@howarequipment.com Canada/Italy Booth 310

Exhibiting: Represented in North America by HOWAR Equipment, Boxy Srl will showcase a large array of steel reels and reel-handling equipment. The lineup includes

WJI: Why will you be exhibiting at Wire Expo for the first time in 2024?

This is an ideal opportunity for us to network, display innovations and attract potential clients and partners.

WJI: What type(s) of innovation will be presented? We will introduce FC28, a versatile ETPR-type thermoplastic rubber designed for flooding applications in copper and aluminum cables; present our FR27TC—which offers flame retardant properties for PE/PP/PBT plastics and is ideal for static battery packs—and discuss LAHX60, a

thixotropic hydrogen scavenging compound for optical fiber cables, effective in harsh environments with adjustable scavenging rates to combat attenuation issues.

WJI: Why should attendees want to visit your booth? Manufacturers go to trade shows to find new ideas and suppliers. We have those, and we will be there to discuss FC28, but also FR27TC and LAHX60, and how we work as a company. We have manufacturing plants in the U.S., Ireland and India, flexible packaging options and the ability to provide customized solutions.

machined reels for wire drawing, pressed steel reels for bunching and extrusion lines, corrugated and structural steel reels for production and shipping, wire carriers and stem packs. Take-apart reels are available in a specialized assortment which includes collapsible reels for packaging of reel-less wire coils with and without cardboard cores. A complementary line of handling equipment—such as reel tilters, lifters pallets and coil lifters—is available to help manage wire packages. The stand will include a working display of handling equipment and reels.

Personnel: Chris Hauer.

Cable Components Group/GENDON

Tel. 860-599-5877

www.cablecomponents.com/

USA Booth 518

Exhibiting: Cable Components and GENDON represent the supply of engineered compounds for primary and jacket insulations. The primary focus is for flame retardants, LS0H, XL and high-temperature applications through thermoset materials, fluoropolymers for insulations and cross web along with many styles of fillers and color for FEP, PVDF, PFA and ETFE. These are all manufactured and inventoried in our Connecticut plant for use on data, telecom, fiber and military/commercial applications for wire and cable products.

Personnel: Charles Glew, Lynne Russell, Lori Parent, Kevin DesLaurier, Shawn Staveley.

Calmec

Tel. 905-677-7976

www.calmec.com/ sales@calmec.com

Canada Booth 107

Exhibiting: Calmec specializes in process driven equipment for the continuous roll forming of metallic strip, and the application of metallic and non-metallic tapes, to produce flexible conduit and pipes over electrical cables, hoses, and as components of deep-sea umbilicals. We are a leader in developing and applying cutting edge technology and design

advancements, both mechanically and electrically. We strive to manufacture robust, maximum performance equipment which meets and exceeds the needs of the customer.

Carris Reels

Tel. 802-773-9111

www.carris.com

aaron.yaddow@carris.net

USA Booth 314

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Booth #701

Exhibiting: Carris Reels is a 100% employee-owned manufacturing company, with several plants located throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Customized packaging solutions manufactured and recycled by Carris Reels include nailed wood, plywood, plastic, wood/metal, hardboard, hybrid and stamped metal reels. Reels manufactured by Carris are intended for wire, cable, cordage, chain, hose, tubing, strip connectors, film, textile, paper, fiber optics and other linear packaging applications. Personnel: Mathieu St Amour, Aaron Yaddow.

Cavallero Plastics, Inc.

Tel. 518-369-9307

www.cplas.com

mtucker@cplas.com

USA Booth 604

Exhibiting: Bobbins and spools have been a service of Cavallero Plastics for nearly four decades. Cavallero Plastics offers a wide choice of standard and custom bobbins and spools for a broad range of machines such as NE Butt, Wardwell, Steeger, Hacoba, Ratera, Spirka and more, which makes us a recognized name in the braiding industry. Our experience coupled with product diversity makes us a leader in the industry. This includes parts and mold designs, material selection, mold building, molding and ISO quality systems. We also have a variety of winding accessories available.

Personnel: Chris Cavallero, Nick Grizey, Tom Ehmann.

Cemanco LC

Tel. 954-970-3099

www.cemanco.com/ beliza@cemanco.com

USA Booth 800

Exhibiting: Cemanco LC provides high-quality machinery, accessories and consumables, dedicated customer service and application advice. This includes compact fine wire winding systems and KMK rolling ring traverses; wire and rod straighteners; replacement rollers with custom grooves and ceramic or TC hard coating; roller-guide systems, ceramics; high-quality drawing cones; capstans and rings in zirconium oxide; solid tungsten carbide wear parts; and hydraulic and pneumatic cutters. We manufacture high quality custom parts in aluminum, steel, tungsten carbide and plastic.

Personnel: Beliza Bermudez, Rainer Lashofer, Troy Holdsworth.

Clinton Instrument Company

Tel. 860-669-7548

support@clintoninstrument.com

USA Booth 303

Exhibiting: Spark testers, cable fault locators, and related support equipment such as calibration systems.

Personnel: Brockett Carroll, David Carroll.

CMS Inc.

www.cmseddyscan.com/ sales@cmseddyscan.com

USA Booth 717

Exhibiting: CMS Group is a prominent manufacturer of cutting-edge Eddy Current and Ultrasonic NonDestructive Testing (NDT) equipment with over 35 years of industry experience. Our company is composed of Controle Mesure Systemes (French HQ), Sofratest (specializing in UT for ERW and SAW pipes), and CMS Inc. (our USA division).

Commission Brokers Inc

Tel. 401-943-3777

www.commissionbrokers.com/ marty137@aol.com

USA Booth 801

Exhibiting: Commission Brokers Inc. of Cranston, Rhode Island, will be

displaying photos and brochures of currently available used equipment as well as information relating to the company’s appraisal, liquidation and consignment capabilities.

Personnel: Martin Kenner.

Condat Corporation

Tel. 800-883-7876

www.condatcorp.com/ nathalie.vidal@condat.fr

USA Booth 707

Exhibiting: 2024 marks a significant milestone as CONDAT is celebrating its 170th anniversary. The company has adapted, innovated and reinvented itself over the decades, leveraging its extensive and steadfast expertise. CONDAT supplies a comprehensive range of borax-free products, from surface treatments to wire drawing soaps. Over the last 20 years, it has expanded its borax-free range with a focus on operator health and environmental sustainability, using select raw materials for its formulations to minimize the use of CMR components and hazardous materials. It continues to be a leader in offering products with minimal environmental impact without compromising on performance and productivity. CONDAT’s experts provide personalized advice for lubrication solutions that recognize the unique needs of each wire drawing plant and assist wire producers in consuming less while consuming better. CONDAT can conduct on-site assessments to reduce total wire drawing costs, minimize workshop dust, enhance productivity and maximize the effectiveness of precoatings and wire drawing soaps. CONDAT has been awarded the Platinum medal for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by EcoVadis since 2021 (renewed in 2023), placing it in the top 1% of the world’s best-rated companies. Rely on CONDAT’s 170 years of pioneering expertise in lubrication technology. Personnel: Jon Dewitt, Brad Andrews.

Why we’re looking forward to Wire Expo

Wire Expo, with its shifting location across the country, provides a unique opportunity for local companies by enabling a wide range of employee participation. As with any in-person event, attendance facilitates connections with vendors, potential customers, peers, industry experts, and exposure to the latest technology and equipment advancements. While Interwire takes center stage for the Association, the Expo shines in its own right, providing value to all its participants. Chris Tucker, director of Non-Ferrous Metals, Encore Wire.

Conneaut Industries

Tel. 401-392-1110

www.conneaut.com

john.mancinelli@conneaut.com

USA Booth 502

Exhibiting: Braiding and weaving, cable materials, shielding/insulation, yarns and other textiles. Since 1930, Conneaut Industries has been an industry-leading converter of specialty yarn products. Conneaut has an extensive customer base in North America, and an international presence providing customer-based solutions for each individual need. Conneaut has developed process expertise in precision winding, twisting and plying of all textile types to achieve specific customer solutions. Materials typically used are fiberglass, aramids, cotton, polyester, nylon, UHMW, PTFE-coated fiberglass and many other specialty manmade and natural fibers. Markets served include electrical wire and cable, magnet wire, telecommunication, automotive, aerospace, oil and gas, sporting goods, military, marine, durable goods and medical.

Personnel: John Mancinelli, Russ Kibbe, Lance Banfield, Mario Diaz.

Continuus-Properzi, SpA

Tel. +39-02-98-84-921

www.properzi.com

sales@properzi.it

Italy Booth 514

Exhibiting: Born in the late 1940s, Continuus-Properzi pioneered the process of continuous casting and rolling of nonferrous wire rod. Our innovative spirit has continued for more than 70 years; it is ingrained in our DNA. Properzi technology revolutionized the nonferrous wire rod production process, as evidenced by: Vert-Melt and Vert-Ref furnace sets, self-annealing microrolling, and pro-form rotary extrusion, IULIUS 4.0 automation functionalities, Smart e-Commissioning, and technical consultancy services. ContinuusProperzi has always provided stateof-the-art technology and unparalleled customer service.

Personnel: Giuseppe Marcantoni.

Corrupal

Tel. 450-638-4222

sales@corrupal.com

www.corrupal.com

Canada Booth 818 See p. 62

Exhibiting: Founded in 1991, Corrupal designs and manufactures corrugated pallets and packaging products at two plants, one of which started making wood reels about a year ago. The company, which was bought in 2013 by Laurie Du Temple Quirion and Martin Terrault, places a high priority on being sustainable, using recyclable and environmentally friendly materials whenever possible.

Personnel: Martin Terrault, François Laurin.

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Custom Wire Products

Tel. 973-786-3200

www.customwireusa.com/ info@customwireusa.com

USA Booth 224 See below.

Exhibiting: We offer a wide range of wire products including drawn wire, shaped wire, flat wire, straightened and cut wire, parts forming and more. Our team is dedicated to providing customized solutions to meet the unique needs of each customer’s application.

Personnel: Jeff Lawrence, Corey Latham.

Delta Technic

Tel. +34-938-674-284

egotor@deltatecnic.com

Spain Booth 622

Exhibiting: Delta Technic supplies masterbatch for TPU and TPU flame retardant cables, photovoltaics and fluoropolymers. Our heritage footprint began in Spain and is now extended to the Americas as a part of

the USMCA for the cable and PVC industries. Delta Tecnic is focused on being a technology resource for product development to the plastics industry. We formulate masterbatch solutions with excellence in service and quality. Our target is to optimize our customers’ processes while engaging in mutual partnerships with both our customers and our suppliers. Our result is an in-depth knowledge of specific markets and continued industry innovation.

Die Quip Corp

Tel. 412-833-1662

www.diequip.com

tmaxwelljr@diequip.com

USA Booth 402

Exhibiting: Die finishing machines, powered wire cutters, hand cutters and die measuring.

Personnel: Tom Maxwell, Scott Maxwell.

First-Time Wire Expo Exhibitor

Custom Wire Products (CWP), USA Booth 224

Description: Custom Wire Products dismantles the barriers presented by supplychain constraints by providing our customers world-class products supported by unmatched metallurgical support We specialize in providing products and solutions encompassing ferrous and nonferrous wire and tube, precious metals, plated wire, insulated wire and straightened-and-cut/formed wire.

Representative: Jeff Lawrence president, tel. 973-786-3200, jeff.lawrence@customwireusa.com, www.customwireusa.com.

WJI: Why will you be exhibiting at Wire Expo for the first time in 2024?

As a former president of the WAI New England Chapter, I have had the privilege of collaborating closely with numerous industry experts, many of whom will be at Wire Expo, so there is no better venue for CWP’s inaugural event. With unparalleled access to leading experts, we will tap into the pulse of the industry and forge stronger connections to propel our business forward.

WJI: What type(s) of innovation will be presented?

Custom Wire Products is excited to share our best-inclass material and unmatched capabilities. We will display

Domeks Makine Anonim Sirketi

Tel. +90-542-541-9159

www.domeksmakine.com/

info@domeksmakine.com

Turkey Booth 305

Exhibiting: Automated coiling/spooling lines for single and multi-conductor wires, and multi-purpose compounding lines.

Personnel: Olcay Fidan, Ozgur Fidan, Gulten Fidan, Sahar Ahour, Yaren Gunaydin, Sevda Pamak.

Double E Group

Tel. 508-588-8099

ee-co.com

info@ee-co.com

USA Booth 227

Exhibiting: The Double E Group offers material handling solutions from our Appleton reel mover to our Schlumpf spool handling units. Visit our booth to learn how you can improve worker safety and productivity.

an array of our more recent product innovations, including ultra-fine wire and flat wire as well as various plated and insulated materials. We will highlight our ability to deliver critical customer solutions and continue to push the boundaries of metallurgical engineering.

WJI: Why should attendees want to visit your booth? CWP’s moral code, ‘Never Compromise,’ goes beyond a tagline or a slogan: it is the ethos that guides every endeavor and the benchmark against which every outcome is measured. It serves as a constant reminder of the unwavering commitment to quality, integrity and customer satisfaction that distinguishes the CWP group.

E-BEAM Services, Inc.

Tel. 877-41E-BEAM

www.ebeamservices.com

ebeam@ebeamservices.com

USA Booth 606

Exhibiting: For over 30 years E-BEAM has supplied contract electron beam processing services to companies in the medical device, pharmaceutical and industrial markets. We provide e-beam irradiation for wire, cable, and tubing products with quality crosslinking and polymer modification. We are equipped with reel-to-reel capabilities and non-tension equipment for small OD materials. Easy qualification process, quick turnaround and reliability are some of our key features.

Personnel: Nathan Hill, Gustavo Varca, Rodney VanGundy, Dan Yasenchak.

EBNER Furnaces, Inc.

Tel. 330-335-1600

www.ebnerfurnaces.com/

salesce@ebnerfurnaces.com

USA Booth 302

Exhibiting: Visit EBNER to learn about HICON/H2® technology, the choice at leading rod and wire processors for elimination or reduction of pickling requirements, a high degree of automation, low annealing costs, and outstanding equipment reliability. EBNER is a global technology leader with 400+ HICON/ H2 bell annealers processing >4 million metric ton/year to exacting quality standards at 100+ companies, worldwide. HICONvection with up to 100% H2 atmosphere provides up to 70% higher throughput; superior, consistent mechanical properties; an ultra-clean surface.

Personnel: B.J. Austin.

Electronic Drives & Controls, Inc.

Tel. 973-428-0500

www.electronicdrives.com chuck.dillard@electronicdrives.com

USA Booth 206

Exhibiting: Electronic Drives & Controls is a systems integrator and field service team specializing in AC and DC drives, PLCs and factory automation. With 50+ years’ experience integrating new control systems and breathing life into older equipment, EDC has the engineering capability to design, build, and start-up and service projects from the sophisticated to the simple and the service support team to keep it all running from day one and for years to come. Electronic Drives and Controls is a factory authorized/factory trained service center for over 40 drive brands, and has alliances with world class hardware and software providers.

Personnel: Chuck Dillard, Bob Pusateri.

ERA Wire Inc.

Tel. 203-933-0480 www.erawire.com

rich@erawire.com

USA Booth 106

Exhibiting: Ferrous and nonferrous wire straightening and cutting service from .005-1 in. round or shaped material, full-service wire warehouse stocking many types of coiled wire products, through-feed center-less grinding of round bars from .027-.999 in. Also, used wire machinery rebuilding parts and tooling sales and service.

Personnel: Richard T Rae, Jr., Stan Walton, Jocelyn Consiglio.

Erocarb SA

Tel. +41-24-446-23-03

ssandoz@erocarb.ch www.erocarb.ch

Switzerland Booth 100

Exhibiting: Founded by Rosolino Alaimo in 1979, Erocarb SA remains a family enterprise that continues to specialize in extrusion equipment. For the first seven year, the company provided the cable industry with extrusion tooling, then pushed by growing demand from the cable manufacturers, Erocard SA produced its first crosshead in 1986. Since then, it has been a reliable supplier f high precision components and devices for the wire, cable, and plastic industries. Erocarb SA’s products, which excel by their prolonged life-cycles and cost-efficiency, comply with the highest standards associated with Swiss quality. Today, that tradition continues with more than 25 staff members. More than a hundred 100 crossheads are delivered per year by the company, whose customer base includes some the most renowned names in the wire and cable and wire industry around the globe.

Esteves Group

Tel. 260-728-9272

www.estevesgroup.com/ sales@estevesgroup.us.com

USA Booth 600

Exhibiting: Esteves Group manufactures products for the wire and cable manufacturing industry. We focus on providing solutions to our customers that help them manufacture better, faster and cheaper.

Personnel: Monica Lepper, Jason Martin, Jeremy Williamson.

Eurobend GmbH

Tel. 49-911-9498980

www.eurobend.com

sales@eurobend.com

USA Booth 705

Exhibiting: Eurobend provides innovative and cost-effective solutions for the wire industry through its wide range of CNC bending machines, wire flatteners and straighten-andcut systems as well as welding lines using the latest technology with user-friendly software and advanced operations monitoring systems, and more.

EuroWire

Tel. 44-192-633-4137

www.read-eurowire.com/ eurowire@intras.co.uk

U.K. Booth 226

Exhibiting: Distributed in print, online and through social media networks, EuroWire has a closely controlled worldwide circulation to industry professionals. The latest corporate news, technology stories, and regular features covering the production and processing of wire, cable, fiber optics, springs, fasteners and precision parts, all form the mainstay of this highly respected magazine. EuroWire provides a positive, upbeat platform from which to launch new products or advertise regularly to attract and retain new buyers to increase your market share.

FENN

Tel. 860-259-6600

www.fenn-torin.com/ sales@fenn-torin.com

USA Booth 701

Exhibiting: Drawing equipment and auxiliary equipment, forming machinery, Turks Heads, rolling mills and auxiliary equipment, spring making machinery, wire drawing equipment, swagers, pointers, payoffs and take-ups.

Fil-Tec, Inc.

Tel. 240-818-7290

christine.lovett@fil-tec.com

USA Booth 203

Exhibiting: Water swellable and water blocking binder and filler yarns, ripcords, marker yarns and

strength member yarns. Fil-Tec has been innovating the fibers of your home, work and play for over 40 years. Our cable and fiber optic technical yarns help deliver electricity, internet and mobile phone service to people and businesses worldwide. Fil-Tec: we are committed to improving the fibers of your life.

Personnel: Christine Lovett.

Filtertech

Tel. 315-682-8815

www.filtertech.com/

USA Booth 508

Exhibiting: Since 1969, Filtertech has serviced the wire industry by providing complete coolant and water filtration and waste disposal systems. These systems are custom designed for drawing coolant, aluminum rod drawing oil, annealer quench, caster roll coolant, caster water, CV water and other associated process coolant and water applications. Filtertech strives to exceed our customers’ expectations by supplying quality equipment and servicing that equipment for the life of the process.

Fluidos Y Mecanicas Cantabria S.L. (FLYMCA)

Tel. +34-9425-59855 www.flymca.com/ flymca@flymca.com

Spain Booth 522

Exhibiting: FLYMCA manufactures rotating machinery for production of cables and conductors (low, medium and high voltage) for the power market, steel cables, submarine/ offshore or umbilical cables and transformer cables CTC. FLYMCA develops its work integrally designing, manufacturing, assembling and commissioning at customer site. We do all construction steps ourselves to supply top-class equipment to all our customers. This allows us to obtain and maintain high quality standards.

Why we’re looking forward to Wire Expo

SCR Technologies

Wire Expo is a great opportunity to explore the latest innovations, industry trends and advancements while networking with industry leaders and professionals who are solving for some of the same challenges and opportunities we are facing. The program topics are very current and relevant, and we look forward to spending time with the many current and prospective vendors and suppliers who support our industry, seeing what new products and services they are bringing to the market. Becky Cranford, senior vice president, manufacturing, Southwire.

FMS USA Inc.

Tel. 847-519-4400

www.fms-technology.com/ info@fms-technology.com

USA Booth 708

Exhibiting: FMS Force Measuring

Systems AG is a market leader in the field of web tension measurement, control and specialist for web guiding solutions. For the wire industry we are the only manufacturer offering a complete range of technologies for force measurement, data processing and radio transmission of signals.

Foerster Instruments Inc.

Tel. 412-788-8976

www.foerstergroup.com

sales.us@foerstergroup.com

USA Booth 711

Exhibiting: Foerster, a leading manufacturer and supplier of nondestructive testing equipment, utilizes electromagnetic or eddy current test principles. Products range from simple hand-held instruments to sophisticated integrated test systems for in-line testing. We offer complete solutions for ferritic and austenitic steels, for hot wire, valve spring

wire, and copper wire. We make quality visible.

Fort Wayne Wire Die, Inc.

Tel. 260-747-1681

www.fwwd.com/ sales@fwwd.com

USA Booth 409

Exhibiting: Single crystal natural/ synthetic diamond dies, PCD dies, tungsten carbide dies, nano dies, matched elongation sets, PCD stranding/bunching/compacting dies, wire drawing extrusion tips and dies, custom made shaped wire dies, die room equipment and accessories, engineering and recut services.

Personnel: John Downey, Logan Scherer, Brad Scherer, Josh Schenkel, Darin Nicol, Byron Philipson.

Gem Gravure Company Inc

Tel. 781-878-0456

www.gemgravure.com

USA Booth 313

Exhibiting: Established in 1952, Gem pioneered marking systems for the wire and cable industry using patented wheel printing processes designed by Gem founder Joseph Gemelli. Gem CEO David Gemelli introduced the first ink jet printers to the wire and cable industry in the 1980s. Further expansion has added a full line of fluids compatible with all brands of continuous ink jet printers. We specialize in the design and production of the finest pigmented fluids in the market today. Our alphaJET ink jet printers can provide superior coding for industries ranging from food and beverage to automotive and pharmaceuticals.

Personnel: Annaliese Sviokla, Derek Olson, Paul Gemelli.

GENDON Polymer Service, Inc. (See Cable Components.)

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Gibbs Interwire

Tel. 860-621-0121

www.gibbswire.com

USA Booth 804

Exhibiting: Gibbs Interwire is a distributor of spring wire and specialty wire in carbon, stainless, nickel, cobalt, and other specialty alloys. We provide thousands of items of stock spring wire from our ten locations in the US, Canada, and Mexico and provide precision drawn specialty alloys in diameters as small as .001” up to .875” through our partner Elgiloy Specialty Metals. We also process and distribute precision strip in stainless, carbon, and specialty alloys. GIW provides deep expertise in spring applications, precision slitting, edging, and oscillate winding.

W. Gillies Technologies, LLC

Tel. 508-852-2502

www.gillies.com

sales@wgillies.com

USA Booth 619

Exhibiting: W. Gillies Technologies, LLC, a member of the RSD Group, offers a full line of equipment for marking and printing on jacketed wire, cable, hose, tubing and extruded profiles. It specializes in contact Gravure printers, laser markers, ink jet guidance and line speed detection systems and guide roller assemblies. It also manufactures an extensive line of engraved printing wheels, indent wheels and embossing wheels. The company will feature high-speed contact printers with ink viscosity control, fiber laser for in-line marking speeds up to 500 m/ min., engraving printing wheels, indent marking wheels, cij inkjet guidance and positioning stations for wire and cable applications.

Personnel: Mark Spencer, Bill Karsok.

FUHR GmbH & Co. KG

Tel. +49-5233-383600

www.fuhr-wire.com

sales@fuhr-wire.com

Germany Booth 205

Exhibiting: FUHR supplies rolling mills for shaped wire, coilers and uncoilers, measuring systems and inline profiling units.

Personnel: Jim Tomei.

Glenro Incorporated

Tel. 973-279-5900

www.glenro.com

info@glenro.com

USA Booth 322

Exhibiting: Glenro designs and manufactures infrared heaters and systems, hot air industrial dryers and ovens flatbed laminating and material handling equipment and conformal dip coating machines. Glenro offers lab facilities for product development and testing. Since 1958, Glenro has approached industrial heating applications with engineering fundamentals that yield Proven Solutions™

GMM USA LLC

Tel. 312-502-0686

www.gmm-usa.com

lselvili@gmm-usa.com

USA Booth 212

Exhibiting: GMM-USA, a subsidiary of GMM (Guven Muhendislik Makina) Cable Machinery, produces high-quality fiber optic and power cable production lines for more than 20 years. These include stranding lines, rewinding lines, jacketing lines, tubing lines and individual equipment such as caterpillars, cooling troughs, capstans, accumulators, extruders, take-ups and payoffs. We also produce heavy duty submarine grade take-ups and payoffs up to 100 tons, and caterpillars up to six tons. GMM also produces state-of-the-art

automation and controlling equipment with a deep focus on safety, ergonomics and reliability.

Personnel: Hasan Levent Selvili, Taner Kucukcakmak.

Gnata Filippo Srl

Tel. +39-035-343309

cad@gnata.it

Italy Booth 105

Exhibiting: Gnata machines are designed to hot mark with colored tape on cables and pipes in the extrusion line onto materials such as rigid PVC, soft PVC, PE, PEX, PP, PPR, PA, PU and ABS. Any chosen print can be produced using steel or bronze stamps which are assembled on the heated marking wheel. A resistance heater, which is electronically controlled, heats the stamps. Our sequential printers for cables with colored tape is the best way to permanently identify cables with polyethylene jacketing. This system, which incorportes advanced tech-

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nical features, is recommended by leading cable manufacturing companies worldwide for marking on fiber, electrical and technical cables for special applications. The company also offers laser printers and models for special applications.

Graham Engineering Company Tel. 717-505-4810

www.grahamengineering.com

cgast@grahamengineering.com

USA Booth 319

Exhibiting: The global standard in single-screw extrusion, Graham Engineering Corporation (GEC) has more than 50 years of experience meeting and exceeding our customers’ needs. GEC has provided machinery solutions in over 70 countries across many forms of extrusion. The company’s solutions comprise standard and custom extrusion solutions spanning blow molding, sheet, single-screw extruders, feed screws, extrusion systems and specialized

Vatan Kablo Metal Endustri Ve Ticaret A.S., Turkey Booth 418

Description: One of Turkey’s largest cable manufacturers, we produce low-, mediumand high-voltage power cable for big construction and energy projects. We export to 100+ countries, using copper rods with a purity of up to 99.99%

Representative: Yurtdışı Pazarlama Uzmanı, international marketing specialist, tel. +90-2122-103331, export@vatan.com.tr, www.vatan.com.tr.

WJI: Why will you be exhibiting at Wire Expo for the first time in 2024?

We already export to many countries and we want to present the scope of our portfolio at the fair. The products we supply conform to TSE, HAR, ToS EN ISO 9001:2000, GOST-R, VDE, BASEC, NF, ISO 9001, ISO 48001 and the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.

WJI: What type(s) of innovation will be presented? Our focus on high customer satisfaction has led us to produce top-quality cables using the most modern

technology. Our integrated plant with 30,000 sq m of covered space is staffed by our skilled staff that is highly experienced in performing a final quality control process that verifies our products are top quality.

WJI: Why should attendees want to visit your booth? Vatan Kablo is a well-known brand in most of the world. One reason is that we are the only company in Turkey that starts with copper cathodes and uses the Upcast process to make the best copper rod to work with. Customers know that they get the best results with what we provide.

turnkey systems for automotive, industrial, construction, packaging, wire and cable, durable goods, graphics and healthcare industries. GEC is a privately held company located in York, Pennsylvania.

Personnel: Gary Siy, Mike Duff, Jason DiChristofaro.

Guelph Twines Ltd.

Tel. 519-821-9140

www.guelphtwines.com/ info@guelphtwines.com

Canada Booth 209 See p. 39

Exhibiting: Guelph Twines is a major supplier of cable fillers to the electrical cable industry across North America. We manufacture a complete product line of plastic (polypropylene), paper, and flame-retardant fillers in a variety of put-ups. Common sizes are kept in stock. Additionally, we can manufacture to your specifications with a short lead time.

Personnel: Mike Ironberg, Jack McDonald, Devon Suggitt.

Guill Tool & Engineering Co.

Tel. 401-828-7600

bconley@guill.com

USA Booth 814

Exhibiting: Guill Tool & Engineering, a leading manufacturer of extrusion tooling, will display its bullet series of crossheads for the wire and cable industry. These crossheads are fixed center, have no hardware and include our patented cam lock feature that facilitates lightning-fast tool changes and crosshead cleaning. Additional designs on display include our multi-layer nylon/ PVC and multi-layer CV crossheads.

Heany Industries Inc.

Tel. 585-889-2700

www.heany.com

cliffr@heany.com

USA Booth 806

Exhibiting: We are a manufacturer of high-purity alumina and zirconia eyelets, guides, bushings, pulleys, etc., that extend the life of machinery components and reduce downtime. We provide wear-resistant thermal spray coatings to our stock line of aluminum pulleys, custom fabricated parts and customer parts.

Personnel: Kathie Carl, Cliff Rabidoux

Henrich Maschinenfabrik GmbH

Tel. 49-2772-5060

henrich-gmbh@henrich.net

Germany Booth 215

Exhibiting: Henrich Maschinenfabrik GmbH, founded in the year 1960, is a leading supplier of machinery to the international wire and cable industry. Our highly motivated workforce in Herborn operates with a firm commitment on behalf of a wide range of customers. All Henrich products are “made in Germany.”

HONTA Inc.

Tel. 908-370-3117

www.hontainc.com

dzhang@hontainc.com

USA Booth 220

Exhibiting: We will showcase our multiwire drawing machine, rod breakdown drawing machines tin-plating machine, double- and single-twist bunchers, stranders and welders.

Personnel: Dean Zhang, Charles Tan, Bob Odi.

HOWAR Equipment Inc.

Tel. 905-669-4010

www.howarequipment.com

sales@howarequipment.com

Canada Booth 810

Exhibiting: HOWAR Equipment will showcase wire and cable manufacturing accessories manufactured by its European-represented manufacturers as well as its U.S. reel fabrication factory. Displayed products will include: steel reels, spools, carriers and reel-handling equipment; mechanical wire descalers, rotating dies, and scrap wire coilers; payoffs, take-ups and tension control equipment; extrusion crossheads, automatic color change systems and extrusion tooling; automatic cable cross-section measurement; reel movers and reel pushers.

Personnel: Chris Hauer, Martin Plut.

HOWAR Steel Reels

Tel. 905-669-4010

sales@howarequipment.com

Canada Booth 810

Exhibiting: Based out of North Carolina, HOWAR

established to further the supply of large diameter steel reels in the North American market. It continues to source steel reels from its European partners BOXY and METAVAN. From its U.S. plant, HOWAR Equipment assembles and manufactures reels from 48 in. to 197 in. for numerous applications within the wire and cable and tube industries. Structural steel reels can be manufactured in any customizable size, while corrugated steel flange reels are made to NEMA specifications.

Personnel: Chris Hauer.

Huestis Machine

Tel. 401-253-5501

www.huestisindustrial.com/ billc@huestis.com

USA Booth 700

Exhibiting: Payoffs, air wipes and jacket strippers. Huestis Industrial, headquartered in Bristol, Rhode Island, is a dynamic global leader in specialized wire, cable and fiber optic machine production. ISO 9001 registered manufacturing supports a wide array of products that have earned a reputation for dependability and rugged design. This success is a result of practical, innovative engineering and extensive in-house machining and assembly facilities including the most current CNC turning, milling, drilling and automated machining equipment.

Personnel: Bill Carter, Steve Bettencourt, Fred Correira.

Ideal Welding Systems LP

Tel. 815-874-4349

www.idealweld.com

christian@idealweld.com

USA Booth 310

Exhibiting: Wire mesh welders, wire butt welders and wire resistance welders.

Personnel: Christian Kloeckner, Mike Horn, Kevin Davis.

iiM AG measurement & engineering (see VisioCablePro®.).

Info-Gel

Tel. 404-293-3226

www.info-gel.com/

tupshur@info-gel.com

USA Booth 618 See p. 42

Exhibiting: Info-Gel, a member of The Stewart Group, has been a leader in the wire and cable industry for over 30 years. Info-Gel was formed in the 1990s to supply thixotropic gels to the fiber optic cable industry. We are now a global company with factories in the United States, Ireland and India. Although we’ve grown our markets and product lines, we have kept our fast speed and high level of customer service to make sure that your technical materials are delivered on time with the highest level of quality.

Personnel: Tim Upshur, Craig Borkowski.

InnoVites B.V.

Tel. 31-88-5000-150

www.innovites.com

info@InnoVites.com

Netherlands Booth 219

Exhibiting: InnoVites provides Innovative Software Solutions and Services for the wire and cable industry. Our offering includes CableERP built on Microsoft D365 Finance and Operations, MES, Master Planning and CRM for the cable industry.

Joe Snee Associates, Inc.

Tel. 774-991-0504

joe@jsnee.com

USA Booth 406

Exhibiting: PWM’s manual cold welding machines. The largest manual machine, the M101 is for copper wire 1.00 mm to 3.60 mm and aluminum 1.00 mm to 5.00 mm. The robust, heavy-duty machine is clean, green and user-friendly, needing no external power source or set up. It is quick and easy to operate, and can be used on a workbench or supplied with a cart. The smaller BM30 and BM10 models provide strong, reliable welds on nonferrous wire 0.10 mm to 1.80 mm. Each can be used on a workbench or with a cart. Also, PWM’s M10 for fine wire 0.10

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COPPERWORKS BY THE NUMBERS

COPPERWORKS manufactures enough finished copper product each year to wire approximately:

2.22 MILLION AVERAGE-SIZED HOMES

MILLION

BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES

3.46 MILLION AVERAGE-SIZED APARTMENTS

87,000

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Every day, COPPERWORKS is trusted to make copper rod that supplies the needs of the automotive, construction, energy, electronics, and other industries. Annually, we manufacture 432 million pounds of high-conductivity copper rod that becomes the wire vital for a wide range of products. By offering more choices with Advantage, Elemental, and our proven lowest-carbon-footprint Infinity Copper Rod and Wire, we meet the growing demands of copper wire manufacturing and lead the way in sustainability. Call us to learn more about the infinite possibilities COPPERWORKS can offer you. THIS IS WHERE COPPER WORKS, SUSTAINABLY, FOR EVERYONE.

Why we’re looking forward to Wire Expo

COPPERWORKS proudly stands as a WAI member and a Wire Expo sponsor. We deeply appreciate the invaluable opportunities this event presents: forging new connections, nurturing existing relationships with customers and vendors, and engaging in the enriching educational tracks. Wire Expo truly embodies immense value for us. Devon Rush, sales & marketing manager, SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS.

mm to 0.50 mm and M25 model for wire 0.25 mm to 1.20 mm. PWM, celebrating 40 years of service to the wire and cable industry, also produces energy-efficient powered cold welders for wire and rod from 1.0 mm to 30 mm. PWM machines and dies are designed and made in-house and tested throughout manufacture to ensure total accuracy.

Personnel: Joe Snee, Ginny Ruckel.

Joe Tools, Inc.

Tel. 770-359-7623

www.joe-tools.com/ nbensley@joe-tools.com

USA Booth 308

Exhibiting: Wire/cable: tips, dies, breaker plates, flanges, crossheads and all internal crosshead parts. Joe Tools will present a variety of extrusion crossheads and tooling products that will include unique and standard designs that can help customers increase productivity, reduce downtime and move toward green sustainability. It will also have an engineering design station to display product details and help customers with solutions for their specific

needs. Located in the northeast corner, we welcome manufacturers and representatives to stop by and meet our dedicated staff.

King Steel Corporation

Tel. 810-516-3391

www.kingsteelcorp.com

ddewitt@kingsteelcorp.com

USA Booth 204

Exhibiting: Wire and wire rod. We are one of the largest U.S. distributors of hot-rolled wire rod. With over 20,000 tons of wire rod strategically placed around the country, we can deliver wire rod to you when you need it. We also offer many value-added options, such as cleanand-coat, annealing and cut-to-length wire. Please contact us for any of your wire rod and wire needs in any carbon, alloy or stainless grades. We are your one-stop shop.

Personnel: Bryan Yim, Mike Shall, Sean Sterling.

Kinrei of America

Tel. 973-677-9500

www.kinreiusa.com

sdonnelly@kinreiusa.com

USA Booth 423

Exhibiting: Kinrei of America (KOA) is a machinery supplier and solutions provider to the wire and cable industry, representing companies in the bunching, stranding, extrusion, plating, drawing and reel fields.

Personnel: Sean Donnelly, Dirghayu Joshi.

KN Manufacturing Solutions

Tel. 404-202-9655

www.knmsol.com

kari.nieminen@knmsol.com

USA Booth 602

Exhibiting: KN Manufacturing Solutions, the official distributor of Movacolor, will showcase a range of dosing feeder and blender products specifically designed for wire and cable extrusion applications. On display, you’ll find our smallest continuous blender, which boasts a maximum extruder output of approximately 100+ kg/h. This compact solution is ideal for applications that require precise dosing accuracy and repeatability, efficient and rapid main material replacement and quick and accurate color changes during

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production to minimize bleed scrap. Personnel: Kari Nieminen.

Lämneå Bruk AB Tel. +46-1222-3200

www.lamnea.com/ info@lamnea.se

Sweden Booth 702

Exhibiting: Lämneå Bruk, based in the center of Sweden, has established itself as a complete supplier and reliable partner for all wire machinery needs. The company’s experience and expertise from more than 200 years in the wire industry, is evident in their high-quality equipment from payoffs to rod preparation, drawing machines, (re) spooling, coilers, take-ups, rewinding lines and small equipment like pointing machines. The company’s extensive portfolio can deliver the optimal solution for

different wire types, including welding, low to high carbon, stainless steel, and spring wire.

LaserLinc

Tel. 937-318-2440

www.laserlinc.com

info@laserlinc.com

USA Booth 819

Exhibiting: LaserLinc is a leader in open, scalable measurement and control solutions. We specialize in customer-focused solutions with unsurpassed support. Precision, non-contact gauging systems for the wire, cable, and plastics industries measure diameter, ovality, wall thickness, eccentricity, and surface flaws. Total Vu™ HMI for process visualization interfaces with existing production line measurement tools

and sensors for maximizing flexibility and cost. Featuring the new FlawSense – the only true 360° surface flaw detection system with 3D flaw qualification playback!

Leggett & Platt Wire Group

Tel. 417-358-8131

leggettwiregroup.com

lucretia.burt@leggett.com

USA Booth 405

Exhibiting: Leggett & Platt Wire Group is part of the Industrial Products business segment of Leggett & Platt, an S&P 500 diversified manufacturer of engineered components found in most homes, offices, and automobiles. We bring together L&P’s Shaped Wire, Drawn Wire and International Wire groups to supply high-quality wire and wire products to customers around the globe. Our capabilities include oil-tempered and galvanized lines and annealed and shaped processes. The wire products we manufacture

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derive from our own steel mills, where the steel is drawn into rods before being formed and supplied to customers and other Leggett & Platt business units.

LLFlex LLC

Tel. 800-634-3645

www.llflex.com

USA Booth 520

Exhibiting: LLFlex is the largest US producer of coated heavy gauge metal for use in shielding and armoring applications. With decades of experience our film formulations are engineered to deliver consistent and reliable long-term performance. Whether your need is for industry standard products or a new solution, our ISO 9001 certified manufacturing locations and product development teams provide the wire and cable solutions you require. Local slitting enables short lead-times and flexible quantities of our standard coated steel, aluminum and copper structures.

Personnel: Greg Kowal, Allen Smith.

Lloyd & Bouvier Inc.

Tel. 978-365-5700

www.lloydbouvier.com

sales@lloydbouvier.com

USA Booth 613

Exhibiting: Machinery for wire and cable and more. Lloyd & Bouvier has been a leading equipment supplier to the wire and cable industry since 1989, providing quality, service and value. The company provides new, rebuilt and used equipment which includes payoffs, take-ups, capstans, cablers, stripers, dancers/ accumulators, braiders as well as complete lines for extrusion, cabling, respooling, taping and specialty applications. Each new or rebuilt machine or system is designed to a customer’s specific requirement.

Personnel: Peter Kuipers, Tamar

Kuipers, Kassandra Salcedo, Edward Billiel, Scott Kinsman, Keven Heil, Aleisha Ramos, Randy Garcia.

Luvata Accurate Wire

Tel. 203-488-5956

www.luvata.com

USA Booth 523

Exhibiting: Luvata Accurate Wire is a well-known name in wire manufacturing. We design and build our own equipment to ensure we maintain the highest quality levels and tightest tolerances. Our products include: electroplated wire, electronic connector wire (copper, brass, bronze and other high performance alloys for connectors) orthodontic wire, square wire (in stainless steel, carbon steel, copper, brass, bronze alloys), flat wire, rectangle wire, round wire and custom-shaped wire. Wire alloy materials we work with include: aluminum, brass, bronze, carbon steel, copper-nickel and stainless steel and titanium.

Personnel: Robert Gagnon.

M. Holland

Tel. 800-872-7370

www.mholland.com/our-markets/ wire-cable

jzinkewich@mholland.com

USA Booth 306

Exhibiting: M. Holland offers a wide variety of plastic compounds, gels, tapes and copper conductors to meet the industry’s diversified needs, allowing us to be a single-source supplier.

Personnel: Paul Anselmo, John Accorsi.

Madem-Moorecraft Reels USA, Inc.

Tel. 252-563-7070

www.mademreels.com

steve@madem-moorecraft.com

USA Booth 304

Exhibiting: Madem-Moorecraft Reels USA, Inc., is part of the Madem Group of Companies, a global leader in the manufacture and distribution of nailed wooden reels and plywood spools.

Personnel: Leandro Mazzoccato.

Magnetic Analysis Corporation

Tel. 914-530-2000

www.mac-ndt.com info@mac-ndt.com

USA Booth 607

Exhibiting: In its 95+ years in business, MAC has grown to become a major source of EC, UT, PAUT, MFL and ACFL equipment and systems for testing metals throughout the world. MAC also provides the appropriate ancillary equipment, as well as mechanics, benches and conveyors for use with our electronics. We are headquartered in Elmsford, New York, with additional manufacturing in Boardman, Ohio, and Östersund, Sweden. Our field engineers and experienced representatives are located throughout North and Central America, Brazil, Chile, Europe, Australia, Turkey, Korea, India, and China, so customers worldwide can be served.

Personnel: Michael Rakos, Troy Libby, Phil Meinczinger.

Magnetic Technologies Ltd.

Tel. 508-987-3303

www.magnetictech.com/ adoucette@magnetictech.com

USA Booth 511

Exhibiting: Magnetic Technologies is a manufacturer of brakes, payoffs and tensioning solutions for the wire and cable industry. Our product range covers everything from precision fine-wire control through large high-tension applications.

Personnel: Alan Doucette.

Mathiasen Machinery, Inc.

Tel. 860-873-1423

www.mathiasen-machinery.com/ mmi@mathiasen-machinery.com

USA Booth 525

Exhibiting: MMI buys and sells secondhand and new wire and cable production machinery internationally.

Personnel: Mark Mathiasen, Mike Mathiasen.

MFL Group

Tel. 39-0315-488100

www.mflgroup.com t.derosa@mflgroup.com

USA/Italy Booth 425

Exhibiting: Wire & Cable Division: drawing lines, stranding lines, extrusion lines, wire treatment lines. Wire & Rope Division: wire rod preparation lines, drawing lines, welding wire lines, wire treatment lines, cold heading and ball bearing lines, induction tempering and hardening lines, automatic rewinding and packaging lines, low relaxation PC lines, stranding and closing lines, sheathing lines, concrete wire lines.

Personnel: Tony De Rosa, Marco Dell’Oro, Marco Gerardo.

The MGS Group

Tel. 315-832-2193

www.themgsgroup.com

jpswinchatt@themgsgroup.com

USA Booth 202

Exhibiting: The MGS Group provides its customers the highest level of automation and technology for product handling and twisting systems, customized to optimize individual applications, using comprehensive design and engineering capabilities, with equipment ruggedly built for decades of reliable, consistent service. The home and management arm for MGS Manufacturing, Hall Industries and Northampton Machinery, the MGS Group focuses on the wire, cable, fiber optic, hose, tube and related industries. Attention to detail has ensured our product design reflects quality, durability and fit for purpose in the engineered machinery marketplace. Service, support and customer communications has reinforced customer satisfaction. Please stop by to visit with our special guest: Dave Lane, Northampton Machinery Co., an MGS Group production supervisor. He will serve as this year’s Wire Association International Clock Winder. See p. 14. Dave will be available for discussions on NMC machinery as well as his clockwinding duties.

Personnel: Tom McComiskey, Jim Russo, Dave Lane, Jeff Swinchatt, John Dudus.

Mikrotek

Tel. + 91-9108147889/+91-9880708599

www.mikrotek.in/ hb@mikrotek.org

India Booth 324

Pay-offs & Take-ups

Accumulators & Dancers

Pay-offs & Take-ups

& Take-ups

Taping & Binding Heads

Accumulators & Dancers

Accumulators & Dancers

Taping & Binding Heads

Taping & Binding Heads

Cablers – Single Twist, Double Twist, Planetary and Rigid Capstans – Wheels, Belt Wrap and Catapuller

Cablers – Single Twist, Double Twist, Planetary and Rigid Capstans – Wheels, Belt Wrap and

Rewind Lines

Cablers – Single Twist, Double Twist, Planetary and Rigid Capstans – Wheels, Belt Wrap and Catapuller

Extruders

Rewind Lines

Rewind Lines

Striping & Marking

Extruders

Extruders

Striping & Marking

Electrical Panels

Electrical Panels

Striping & Marking

Braiders

Braiders

Electrical Panels

Braiders

Exhibiting: Mikrotek is a legendary manufacturer of natural diamond dies, PCD dies, mono diamond dies, enameling dies, tungsten carbide dies which include taper and pressure inserts, extrusion tools, PCD shaped dies, PCD shaving, diamond and diamond paste, diamond suspension, diamond angle pins, GHCS pins and measuring pin sets. Mikrotek has the resources and expertese to offer turnkey projects. We can set up and complete repolishing and resizing plant for diamond dies as well as TC Dies. Such a project would include plant and machinery testing equip-

ment, QA, training and installation. Mikrotek is the “One Stop Shop for Die Shops.”

Morgan-Koch Corporation

Tel. 508-414-9033

www.morgan-koch.com

akozlowski@morgan-koch.com

USA Booth 609

Exhibiting: Wire drawing machinery, heat treatment and equipment, batch pickling, wire pointing, butt welders and wire handling.

Personnel: Al Kozlowski, Nathan Kozlowski, Michelle Cosenza.

Neturen America Corporation

Tel. 513-863-1900

www.neturen-america.com

USA Booth 616

Exhibiting: From a raw material steel wire rod to the finished steel wire rod product, NAC’s product is manufactured under perfect quality control by using the latest facilities

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with automatic induction heating system developed solely by Neturen. Our product arrives as a raw material steel wire coil and through our drawing and heating processes ships as a finished steel wire coil.

Personnel: Tim Weber, Fumiaki Fujiwara.

Niehoff Endex North America Inc

Tel. 856-467-4884

www.niehoff-usa.com/ l.perkowski@niehoffendex.com

USA Booth 515

Exhibiting: Niehoff Endex offers a complete line of nonferrous wire drawing and processing equipment, including rod breakdown machines, resistive annealers, conductive/

Description: Corrupal Group is a manufacturer, mainly focusing on industrial packaging; corrugated (Corrupal division), wooden (Manubois division) and paper tubes (Polyrol division). Vertically integrated, our division’s strength is our ability to provide spools and reels solutions to the North American market.

Representatives: Martin Terrault, president, tel. 514-606-8043, mterrault@corrupal.com; François Laurin, sales director, tel. 514-512-6633, flaurin@corupal.com

WJI: Why will you be exhibiting at Wire Expo for the first time in 2024?

We want attendees to know about our resources and capabilities, that we have the capacity to meet high volume wire and cable industry demands with quality products with enhanced features. Also, that we specialize in solutions using environmentally friendly recyclable materials.

WJI: What type(s) of innovation will be presented? We excel at solving packaging issues for our customers, and this type of cooperation has yielded important

advances, such as a new spool design that increases the resistance of the plywood flange during its useful life and reduces the number of damaged spools.

WJI: Why should attendees want to visit your booth? We can execute, coordinate and supervise product testing using a well-established procedure. We can assist with your on-site testing and field tests. Our inventory management program can be customized to your needs, and our customer service is structured to answer any of your questions. If that sounds good, you should see us in person.

inductive annealers for copper alloys, multiwire and fine wire drawing lines, payoffs, continuous coilers including the U.S.-built Niehoff Endex ECC’s. The scope of supply also includes “NPS” packaging systems, electroplating equipment, double twist bunchers and stranders, manual and automatic single and double spoolers, vertical lever arm braiders and bobbin winders.

Personnel: Robert Wild, Edmond Torbey, Michael Dalal, Rene Bourne.

Nordson Measurement & Control

(BETA LaserMike Products)

Tel. 937-233-9935

www.ndc.com/betalasermike info@ndc.com

USA Booth 500

Exhibiting: Nordson Measurement & Control, a leading global provider of precision measurement and control solutions, will exhibit its BETA LaserMike gauging systems. Product releases include the UltraScan Pro – a powerful ultrasonic gauge that features a new integrated Webserver for displaying product centering, wall thickness, eccentricity, diameter, and ultrasonic wall echo waveforms. Also on display, the LaserSpeed® Pro (non-contact length & speed), AccuScan 6012 (4-axis diameter & ovality) and BenchMike Pro (off-line diameter and ovality). Our measurement solutions are backed by over 50 years of expertise.

NUMALLIANCE Group

Tel. 847-439-4500

www.numalliance.com

cdietrich@numalliance.com

USA Booth 803

Exhibiting: The Numalliance Group covers a large panel of activities around cold forming metal wire, tube and flat-stock, and has developed its know-how far beyond bending. Our solutions also include many secondary operations, and our solutions answer the requests of industry 4.0. They are fully designed and manufactured in the USA (Chicago and Lebanon in Ohio), France and Mexico. We are present worldwide through our nine subsidiaries and technical sales offices and an international network of 40 agents. Numalliance meets the expectations of automotive, aeronautics, agriculture, construction, sanitary, furniture, medical, shop equipment customers and offer them a reactive and attentive service worldwide.

Why we’re looking forward to Wire Expo

We are a proud sponsor of all the Wire Association International events. Attending trade shows is essential for our business to expand our network, discover industry trends, and gain a competitive edge. Wire Expo provides us a regional platform allowing face-to-face interaction with existing and new customers, suppliers, and partners. The Fundamentals educational aspect of the shows, of which some of our staff are ardent participants, allows the Association to get even closer to the younger elements of the industry. Rahul Sachdev, executive vice president, Wire & Plastic Machinery.

packaging clips, cable stranding, braiding and more. We produce wire in a diverse range of capabilities to ISO 9001 standards with technical and customer service standards that exceed expectations.

Personnel: Terry White, Cedric Patton, Paul Walther.

Pourtier

Tel. +33-4772-3255

www.setic-pourtier.com

France Booth 207

Exhibiting: Pourtier designs and produces heavy-duty rotating machines for all types of power cables: overhead, submarine and low, medium, high voltage and extra-high voltage. C2S Customer Services department is the ideal partner to maintain machines productivity and enhance products quality. Bow Technology makes high graded carbon bows for all sizes and all brands of double twist equipment.

Personnel: Sebastien Farge, Alain Hawaux.

Powered Living Inc.

Tel. 702-476-2279

www.poweredliving.com

sales@poweredliving.com

USA Booth 228

Exhibiting: Powered Living will present TENS/EMS, a natural therapy that works with your body’s recovery system to potentially heal itself. TENS is short for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. EMS stands for electrical muscle stimulation. These two types of therapy work together to help with chronic pain. It works by attaching electrical nodes to an area on the body needing relief. The nodes then work with a stimulator to send electrical impulses. When the body receives these electrical impulses then it releases endorphins. This chemical is the body’s natural pain killer and is associated with happiness. Stop by and experience it for yourself.

PowerPusher® Div. of Nu-Star, Inc.

Tel. 952-445-8295

www.powerpusher.com

jhicks@nustarinc.com

USA Booth 805

Exhibiting: Nu-Star’s PowerPusher® line of battery-powered material handling tuggers and pushers is engineered to help manufacturers overcome the challenges of safely

moving heavy loads and materials in a wide range of industrial environments. Our compact, walk-behind electric tugs and pushers are designed to protect your employee’s health and your business by providing a wide variety of benefits in the workplace. Stop by to hear about our extra-duty PowerPusher, Super PowerPusher, Power Tug, PT 1.2T, E-750 trailer mover, heavy-duty trailer mover, and the ET-105 powered lift table.

Personnel: Ryan Blesi.

Precision Die Technologies Inc.

Tel. 260-482-5001

www.pdtinc.com

bradf@pdtinc.com

USA Booth 101

Exhibiting: Various types of diamond wire-drawing dies: stranding, bunching and compacting dies - split and round; extrusion tips and dies; shaped and split shaped dies; die inventory management - on-site and off-site; our M.O. “Maximum Output” Program (ask for details); die process and procedure audit and recommendation; and internal or external die training programmicroscope training.

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Personnel: John Freiburger, Travis Jenkins.

Premier Wire Die

Tel. 260-750-5736

www.premierwiredie.com

dave@premierwiredie.com

USA Booth 709

Exhibiting: Precision-made diamond and carbide dies for wire drawing and stranding. Are you having issues drawing wire? Discuss your issues with the industry experts who have hands-on wiredrawing experience. Tired of long lead-times and late deliveries for your draw dies? Stop by and discuss die inventory programs to meet your needs. Vince and/or Dave will be there to help.

Personnel: Vincent Griffin, David Rascati, Josh Young, Sokhom Khea, Nick Munger.

Properzi International, Inc.

Tel. 443-212-4320

www.properzi.com/

info@properzi.us

USA Booth 514

Exhibiting: Born in the late 1940s, Continuus-Properzi pioneered the process of continuous casting and rolling of nonferrous wire rod. Our innovative spirit has continued for more than 70 years; it is ingrained in our DNA. Properzi technology revolutionized the nonferrous wire rod production process, as evidenced by: Vert-Melt and Vert-Ref Furnace Sets, Self-Annealing Microrolling, and Pro-Form Rotary Extrusion, IULIUS 4.0 Automation Functionalities, Smart e-Commissioning, Technical Consultancy Services. ContinuusProperzi has always provided stateof-the-art technology and unparalleled customer service.

Personnel: Giuseppe Marcantoni.

Proton Products Inc.

Tel. 949-981-1909

USA Booth 221

Exhibiting: Proton Products Inc. is a leading manufacturer of instrumentation and control equipment for wire and cable manufacturing. We continue to expand our product range with affordable, innovative technology which provides our customers with solutions that improve production capabilities and manufacturing efficiency. Diameter gauges, spark testers, speed and length gauges, eccentricity gauge, pre heaters, and PLC diameter control systems. We look forward to meeting you, discussing your measurement and control needs and providing you, with a great solution. Personnel: Grant Latimer, Greg Scher, Greg Goss, Iain Heddle.

A DIE FOR EVERY JOB

THE WIRE DRAWING SOLUTION

Q8Oils

Tel. 212-532-3480

www.q8oils.com infoamericas@Q8Oils.com

USA Booth 504

Exhibiting: Q8Oils, one of the largest worldwide suppliers of lubricants to the wire, cable and tube sectors, will present lubricants for the drawing and rolling of rod, bar, wire, strip, tube and profile. We manufacture and supply high-quality products for many applications. These include drawing emulsions for copper, copper alloys, rod to superfine wire; drawing oils and emulsions for aluminum, aluminum alloys, rod to fine wire; full synthetic drawing solutions for nickel and precious metals and exotic alloys; and more.

Personnel: Andrew Turner, Gerald Gladney.

Quaker Houghton

Tel. 484-535-3151

home.quakerhoughton.com jeff.goodwin@quakerhoughton.com

USA Booth 404

Exhibiting: Quaker Houghton is a global leader in industrial process fluids, continually improving and innovating so the world’s steel, aluminum, automotive, aircraft, machinery and industrial parts manufacturers can stay ahead in a changing world. Our expert staff of chemists and engineers partner with our customers to continually improve their operations so they can run even more efficiently, even more effectively, whatever comes next.

Radcliff Wire

Tel. 860-583-1305

www.radcliffwire.com/ sales@radcliffwire.com

USA Booth 208

Exhibiting: Radcliff Wire, Inc. produces flat, square and special shaped wire in over 60 different metals and alloys. Based in Bristol, Connecticut, the heart of the spring industry in the

Eastern U.S., Radcliff Wire started in business over six decades ago supplying spring manufacturers with hard to locate flat and shaped wire. Soon the word spread of the quality and reliability of Radcliff Wire. Today, the company is known the world over as a major wire supplier to many different industries, including aerospace, electronics, medical, automotive, and consumer products, to name a few.

Personnel: Ryan Cei, Charlie Radcliff.

Rainbow Rubber and Plastic

Tel. 610-685-2800

www.rainbowbelts.com/ info@rainbowbelts.com

USA Booth 214

Exhibiting: Rainbow Rubber and Plastics, Inc. is a specialty component supplier for the manufacturing of wire and cable. Rainbow is the leading supplier of truly endless belting for haul-off, caterpuller, and capstan machines used in the extrusion process. We also are the exclusive distributor of Renova reel mover and reel turner machines for the North American market. Our latest addition to our catalog is heat-shrink end caps for wire termination and protection. Visit our booth to learn how we can assist your production.

Personnel: Ryan Cei, Charlie Radcliff.

Reel Options by Vandor Corporation

Tel. 765-966-3699

www.reeloptions.com

sales@reeloptions.com

USA Booth 716

Exhibiting: We are a leading manufacturer of plastic reels for wire, cable, fiber optics and other wound packaged products. Manufacturing capabilities include injection molding, extruded cores, paper core cutting, and corrugation and chipboard die cutting. Many reels can ship KD and assembled on-site with readily available equipment. Custom assembly equipment also available. Come see our newest offering, the ICON™ series reels. All-plastic reels stronger than bolted, staple, and Spinweld with the flexibility to specify tra-

verse size. Come see where strength and durability meet environmental consciousness.

Personnel: Rick Brown, Adrienne Cowen, Chris Nichols.

Reel Power Industrial Inc. Tel. 405-245-8840

www.reelpowerind.com/ dmoreau@reelpower.com

USA Booth 218

Exhibiting: Reel Power designs and builds standard and custom reeling and coiling equipment, delivering innovative, lowest total life-cost, flexible material handling solutions. The company is committed to reducing client’s overall business risk and improving their profitability by providing world-class equipment and engineering and processing solutions for flexible materials to distribution manufacturing environments. The company offers processing solutions and complete field service and consulting. We specialize in wire and cable spooling and reeling with a broad offering of standard and custom equipment.

Personnel: Rick Brown, Adrienne Cowen, Chris Nichols.

REELEX Packaging Solutions, Inc. Tel. 845-495-4141 www.reelex.com sales@reelex.com

USA Booth 824

Exhibiting: The inventor of REELEX tangle and twist-free packaging technology, REELEX offers equipment and solutions for packaging and tension control. At Wire Expo, REELEX will have innovative packaging examples on display along with videos and information on REELEX-built rewinders, dancers, payoffs, accumulators and spoolers.

Personnel: Tim Copp.

Refractron Technologies Corp. Tel. 315-331-6222

www.refractron.com

adamo@refractron.com

USA Booth 603

Dynamic X-Ray Measuring System

Benefits:

Latest generation of measurement algorithm provides measurement readiness within one second

Micro-focused X-ray beam ensures highest measurement accuracy

New generation of X-ray sources with extended lifetime

Direct access to the sensors via the web server

Simultaneous acquisition of all measured values from both measurement axes

Why we’re looking forward to Wire Expo

Wire and cable is an industry, but it’s the people who are part of it that make it happen. Most of the time we are very busy, and there’s a lot of people we might want to meet but it’s hard to make that happen. That’s why we like to exhibit at Interwire and Wire Expo. We have a lot of good things to talk to attendees about, and we hope to make contact with people who could be future customers. It’s also fun to attend the reception, and even better, we don’t have to take a plane this year to get there. Finally, we appreciate the Association holding these events, and providing good programming, which is why we continue to be a sponsor. Peter and Tamar Kuipers, principals, Lloyd & Bouvier.

Exhibiting: Refractron designs and manufacturers precise, durable, wear resistant zirconia ceramics that help wire manufacturers extend maintenance cycles, preserve wire quality and lower costs. Our featured material IzoryHD has ceramic properties that will reset your expectations for performance and our skilled team will provide responsive service and support you deserve. We manufacture products for drawing equipment made by all major OEMS and have experienced engineers who can support retrofitting vintage lines with new balanced capstans, step cones or replacement rings, and rolls. Izory HD’s wear resistance and pristine polished surface finish also make it an excellent material choice for guides, pulleys and eyelets. Stop by booth #603 so we can learn about

your experiences with ceramics, answer questions about IzoryHD and help you determine if our U.S.-made products and services are a good value for your operation. Personnel: Adam Osekoski.

RichardsApex, Inc.

Tel. 215-487-1100

www.richardsapex.com/ raincorders@richardsapex.com USA Booth 309

Exhibiting: Lubricants for nonferrous continuous casting and wire drawing. RichardsApex, a leading global manufacturer of wet lubricants for the ferrous, nonferrous and alloy wire and tube industries, will display its latest technology. From wiredrawing, tube drawing and hot-rolling applications, RichardsApex provides semi-synthetic, full synthetic and straight oil form compounds for wet drawing of nonferrous and ferrous wire as well as protective coatings, cleaners, corrosion inhibitors for all nonferrous and ferrous alloys for both wire and tube applications. Its core products can be made at all of our manufacturing locations in the

U.S., Europe, Australia, Mexico and now Singapore. With our rich history, RichardsApex has an established global sales network to service customers throughout the world, including on-site support and technical sales assistance. The company has subsidiaries located in both the U.K. (RichardsApex Europe) and in Australia (RichardsApex AustralAsia), and representatives in Canada, China, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela and Vietnam, with many other countries serviced by the subsidiaries and representatives. Please stop by and see how partnering with RichardsApex can help your company achieve your goals for production and cost savings. Personnel: Drew Richards, Andrew Helffrich, Ed Cuff.

Rosendahl Nextrom

Tel. 828-464-2543

www.rosendahlnextrom.com/ office.usa@rosendahlnextrom.com USA Booth 501

ELITE SPONSOR

Exhibiting: Manufacturing solutions and equipment for the production of: power cables (LV, MV, HV), automotive cables, fiber optic cables, metal communication cables, special cables, optical glass making, fiber drawing, fiber coating, ribbon making, proof testing worldwide service and support.

Personnel: Alain Giraud, Murali Das, Harri Turunen, Toni Seppelin, Marc Richling, Peter Windhaber.

Roteq Machinery

Tel. 437-772-3830

www.roteqmachinery.com

gustavo@roteqmachinery.com

Canada Booth 506

Exhibiting: Complete cabling and stranding lines: single twist, double twist, bow, drum twisters, planetary, rigid, SZ oscillators. Also, two- and five-in armoring machines.

Personnel: Gustavo Astorquiza, Kevin Dancy, Mike Marshall.

SZ Cabling Line:

• High speed cabling

• Multiple plate and drive design

Saint-Gobain

Tel. 774-452-2362

www.ceramicsrefractories.saintgobain.com/refractory-solutions julio.t.spadaccia@saint-gobain.com

USA Booth 509

Exhibiting: We offer refractories and ceramic technology for every type of furnace.

Personnel: Craig Brennan, Ethan Weiklee.

SAMP USA, Inc.

Tel. 301-223-8584

www.sampgroup.com

d.graff@sampgroup.com

USA Booth 401

Exhibiting: SAMP/USA, Inc., is the U.S. office for the SAMP Group, which is based in Bentivoglio, Italy. With a focus on customer needs, the group offers single, twin and multistrand drawing machines ranging from rod breakdown to fine wire for copper, aluminum and alloys. We also offer a full range of double- and

• Pay-off from stems/baskets or reels

• Complete lines available with pay-off system, SZ oscillator, taping, binding, and multiple take-up options

• May be installed in tandem with jacketing extrusion line

• Typically 3 to 50 conductors in multiple layers and passes

• Typically 18 to 6 AWG (0.75 to 16 mm²)

• Hybrid cables of power, instrumentation, and optical elements

single-twist bunchers and complete extrusion systems for a wide range of cables. SAMP USA has provided sales, service, and spare parts support to the North American market since 1976, and we look forward to meeting with current and prospective clients

Personnel: David Graff, Anthony Cicero.

Schlatter North America

Tel. 815-262-2939

ww.schlattergroup.com

mark.hall@schlattergroup.com

USA Booth 715

Exhibiting: Schlatter is a world leader in plant manufacturing for resistance-welding machines and wire-weaving machines. Decades of independent development activity and expertise in automating production systems provide the basis from which Schlatter can offer our customers the best in sophisticated technology and efficient solutions. Schlatter has expanded its product

range with the addition of cold-rolling, wire drawing and stretching systems. These wire manufacturing solutions range from entry-level systems to highly automated systems and integrated production lines.

Personnel: Ronnie Meiers, Mark Hall.

Schnell Spa

Tel. +39-0721-8787111

www.schnell.it

Italy Booth 704

Exhibiting: Schnell SpA is a leading company in reinforcement processing machines, equipment and solutions: job site machines, automatic stirrup benders, cutting-bending machines, shaping machines, cage making-assembling machines, wire drawing and cold rolling lines, standard and special mesh welding machines, high-speed wire straightening and cutting machines, lattice girder machines, automatic mesh cutting and bending machines, special machines for production of tunnel reinforcement, software technologies and innovative building systems.

Personnel: Lucia Manna, Vittorio Mion.

SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS

Tel. 855-523-2742

USA Booth 217

Exhibiting: Established in 2011, SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS™ is the only company in North America that uses patented state-of-the-art technology to refine reclaimed copper and create new, high-quality copper rod and wire products. Since our inception, sustainability has been the driver to our circular business model. We also offer copper products manufactured from copper cathode. This level of product choice is unmatched, and all products ship from our centrally located New Haven, Indiana, location. COPPERWORKS is a joint venture between two international metals powerhouses, La Farga (Spain) and Steel Dynamics (US). Putting it simply, copper is what we do. It is where we focus all our energies, delivering a level of expertise and

innovation that cannot be matched. This is where Copper Works.

Setic SAS

Tel. +33-4772-3255

www.setic-pourtier.com

France Booth 207

Exhibiting: Setic is a leader in special, data communication and LAN cables machinery for automation, AI, robotics and data analytics sectors and a major actor in the automotive wire equipment. C2S Customer Services department is the ideal partner to maintain machines productivity and enhance products quality. Bow Technology makes high graded carbon bows for all sizes and all brands of double twist equipment.

Personnel: Sebastien Farge, Alain Hawaux.

SIKORA

Tel. 770-486-1233

www.sikora.net/en/ sales@sikora-usa.com

USA Booth 408

Exhibiting: SIKORA will showcase innovative measuring and control solutions for the wire and cable sectors. The product range includes devices for the measurement of diameter, eccentricity, ovality, and wall thickness, spark testers for the detection of insulation faults, lump detectors for the detection of faults on the product surface, as well as other technologies.

Personnel: Jhonathan Ruiz, Greg Viland.

Singcheer/Cablogic

Tel. 908-370-3117

www.singcheer.com

dzhang@cablogic.com

USA Booth 222

Exhibiting: Extruders; complete extrusion lines; packaging machines; crossheads.

Personnel: Dean Zhang, Bill Li, Becky Li.

Sivaco Wire Group

Tel. 800-265-0418

www.sivaco.com/en/ info@sivaco.com

Canada Booth 519

Exhibiting: We are a world-class steel wire supplier. Since 1949, we have taken pride in being a fully integrated steel wire manufacturer in North America that can deliver consistent quality that allows our global customers to outperform in their operations. We are at the forefront of steel wire production. We design, manufacture, and deliver the highest quality wire products for a wide range of industries and applications from automotive, oil and gas, construction, and many more.

SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH

Tel. 49-391-40558-0

www.sketvmb.de

info@sketvmb.de

Germany/USA Booth 215

Exhibiting: SKET will present its complete production program of machinery and equipment for manufacturing cables and ropes. This includes the company’s central stranding lines, which are designed for efficient production of power conductors, and vertical laying-up machines developed to produce longlength, high-voltage offshore submarine cables in different constructions. For the manufacture of steel strands and ropes, SKET will present its range of equipment, including double-twist bunchers, tubular stranders and planetary machines. The SKET team looks forward to welcoming you, in person, at our booth.

Sonoco Products Company

Tel. 800-377-2692 www.sonoco.com/na wcr.sales@sonoco.com

USA Booth 103

Exhibiting: Sonoco offers the broadest line of reel and spool options: nailed wood, new structural, corrugated or tubular steel, plastic, plywood, polyfiber or a combination of materials. The engineered strength and smoothness you need for packaging, shipping or process application for wire, cable, flexible pipe, wire rope or other cordage. Precision spools for 56 AWG to steel reels with flange sizes to 288 in.; Reel Tough® plastic reels with a lifespan exceeding similar process

One machine. Any package. Produce any package on a safe, simple and affordable platform. Visit us at Wire Expo — Booth 824

The new S320e is a high-performance spooler and entry-level REELEX machine on one safe, easy-to-use and affordable platform.

Capable of both linear and figure-eight winding via programmable traverse, the S320e offers distributors and manufacturers the ultimate in packaging flexibility

Learn more at www.REELEX.com

reels; lightweight, durable, recyclable Econo-Reel spools; and polyfiber composite reels with a built-in pallet that handles easier and safer. Sonoco’s EcoReel® recycling program offers truckload pickup of used wood and polyfiber reels, refurbishes them to like-new.

Personnel: Kendal Deep, Gary Wise, Brooke Stonesifer, Joey Holdmeyer, Stephanie Dupree, Jay Swetenburg, Curtis Bares.

Super Seal Corporation

Tel. 203-378-5015

www.supersealcorp.com

jhalsey@supersealcorp.com

USA Booth 566

Exhibiting: Super Seal carries the highest quality heat shrink end seals and tubing for the wire and cable industry.

Syncroplantech North America Inc.

Tel. 706-618-1707

www.syncro-group.com

paolo.gasparotto@syncro-group.com

USA Booth 524

Exhibiting: The SYNCRO GROUP presents the new generation of auxiliary equipment and machines designed to improve the production and quality of your extrusion lines, increasing their efficiency in the long run. SYNCRO: for design and manufacturing of auxiliary components as complete gravimetric dosing systems, with flat-die technology and precision optical inspection systems for defect detection with AceLabs; EUR.EX.MA: for laboratory and pilot extrusion lines. Plantech-CST: for turnkey plants for storage, transport, feeding, mixing and dosing of liquids, powders, flakes and granules. Plasmac: for compact recycling units; and SB DRY: for dryers and crystallizers for all hygroscopic materials.

Taubensee Steel & Wire Co.

Tel. 847-459-5100

www.taubensee.com

Contact@taubensee.com

USA Booth 617

Exhibiting: Taubensee Steel & Wire is a leader in the steel wire and cold drawn bar industry, built on family values and exceeding expectations since 1946. Our best-in-class quality, service, reliability and trust puts us ahead of the pack as your go-to manufacturer for all low- and high-carbon wire, straightened-and-cut wire, and cold-drawn bar needs. Taubensee has invested in new machinery and implemented enhancements to our current operations that have solidified our future growth in the wire sector.

TDC

Tel. 704-875-1198

www.technicaldevelopment.com

info@technicaldevelopment.com

USA Booth 605

Exhibiting: TDC offers custom machinery for optical fiber, wire, and cable automation. TDC is now specializing in full extrusion lines for the fiber, wire and cable industry. We will meet with your purchasing and engineering groups to discuss your needs and specifications in order to supply the custom design to best fit your space, processes, and timeline. Personnel: Keith Earhart, Paul Godwin.

Teknikor

Tel. 508-678-3977

www.teknikor.com

vincent.nocera@teknikor.com

USA Booth 811

Exhibiting: Machine installation, relocation, machine refurbishing/ repurposing; mechanical and electrical engineering/contracting; steel fabrication and erection; rigging and trucking; precision alignment, auto-

mation and controls; and electrical maintenance and testing.

Personnel: Vin Nocera, Phil Pelletier, Craig DiSano, Ken Potvin, Peter Paindaris, Tim Tanner.

Teknor Apex

Tel. 401-725-8000

www.teknorapex.com/ wirecable@teknorapex.com.com

USA Booth 102

Exhibiting: Teknor Apex features a full range of thermoplastic insulation and jacketing compounds for wire and cable applications: Halguard® low-smoke, halogen-free, flame-retardant compounds capable of meeting applicable UL and EU CPR requirements for infrastructure cables; FireGuard® low smoke, highly flame retardant PVC for copper and optical fiber data cables; Elexar® and Telcar® thermoplastic elastomers; Creamid® nylon; Apex® flexible and semi-rigid PVC for appliance wire, building wire and control cables; Flexalloy® PVC elastomers for robotics, industrial cables, EV charger cables and flexible cords. Our portfolio includes one of the broadest ranges of UL Recognized wire and cable compounds in the industry.

Thermoplastics Engineering Corp. (TEC)

Tel. 800-241-4311

www.thermoplasticseng.com/ sales@thermoplasticseng.com

USA Booth 610

Exhibiting: For over 30 years, Thermoplastics Engineering Corp. has been a trusted provider of custom machine solutions for the wire and cable/fiber optic industries. We specialize in engineering custom machinery for the cable extrusion and wire coating extrusion process. Our commitment to excellence extends to servicing the plastics market, offering advanced machines

for tubing, profile, and compounding applications. Call us to discuss your application needs.

Personnel: Ben Roberts, Matt Frysinger, Ernie Landry, Matt DiVerdi.

Traxit North America LLC

Tel. 662-592-5300

g.brum@traxitna.com

USA Booth 320

Exhibiting: Traxit North America, LLC, part of Germany’s Klüber Lubrication GmbH, has been a leading lubricant supplier to the wire-drawing industry since 1881. Traxit utilizes the latest technology to meet the highest demands in the wire drawing industry.

Personnel: Kandy White, Clifford Goss.

United Wire Company Tel. 800-840-9481 www.unitedwirecompany.com/

bob@unitedwirecompany.com

USA Booth 318

Exhibiting: United Wire is the premier manufacturer of flat, square and shaped wire. Our experts draw on decades of experience to produce your specified profile from a wide variety of metals- from stainless and carbon steel to aluminum, copper, nickel and cobalt alloys. United Wire also offers a comprehensive list of rolling, annealing, edging, finishing capabilities to ensure the right shape, tensile strength, and material properties for each application. Whether you’re looking for small spools or 1,000 lb reels, we offer flexible packaging solutions for any requirement.

Personnel: Bob Swanson, Jackie Bozart, Bryan Hitchcock, Casey McLaughlin.

Unitek Crossheads Inc. Tel. 905-669-4010 www.howarequipment.com

sales@howarequipment.com

Austria/Canada Booth 810

Exhibiting: Represented by HOWAR Equipment in North America, Unitek Crossheads will present a new fixed-center co-extrusion crosshead with fine centering capability, along with its high precision/high concentricity fixed-center single and multilayer crossheads for thermoplastic and fluoropolymer thermoplastic materials. The high precision designs can achieve the highest concentricities and hold them for extended service life. PVC heads are documented to last up to 50,000 hours. Unitek manufactures a complete line of fixed center crossheads capable of producing up to 120 mm over-insulation cable diameters. It also offers

peripheral equipment, such as purge valves. Automatic color changing systems for changing color at full line speed will be on display.

Personnel: Martin Plut.

Universal Wires LLC

Tel. 968-2694-900 uniwires.com info@uniwires.com

Oman Booth 210

Exhibiting: Universal Wires LLC is a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant for hot-dipped galvanized wires with the best in class European machinery. We have 70 lines with a production capacity of 60,000 metric tons per year. We do all the diameters starting from .035 in. up to .177 in. and can offer coatings as thin as 0.02 oz per sq ft to up to 2 oz per sq ft.

We export products all over the world for industries that produce cable, fencing, gabions, nails, springs, ACSR wires, etc.

Vatan Kablo Metal Endustri Ve Ticaret A.S.

Tel. +90-2122-103331

www.www.vatan.com.tr/ export@vatan.com.tr

Turkey Booth 418 See p. 54

Exhibiting: A master at power cable manufacturing, the Vatan Kablo plant produces a wide range of copper and aluminum cable, low-voltage, medium-voltage and high-voltage cables, PVC, XLPE, HFFR, HEPR insulations and solar cables. We also produce copper and aluminum conductors.

Personnel: Yavuzhan Sahin, Oguzhan Tutuncu.

Vision Engineering

Tel. 800-644-7264 www.visioneng.us

First-Time Wire Expo Exhibitor

Webster and Horsfall Ltd., U.K. Booth 725

info@visioneng.com/ U.K./U.S. Booth 620

Exhibiting: Vision Engineering is a world leader in ergonomic microscopy, digital 3D visualization and metrology solutions worldwide to improve manufacturing quality, efficiency and productivity. Vision Engineering will have their TVM and Swift PRO metrology systems on display. These systems are used by wire manufacturers worldwide to deliver accurate and repeatable results when measuring wire features such as the maximum, minimum and average wall thicknesses along with area dimensions. The results can then be exported for reporting or cataloging.

VisioCablePro®

Tel. +49-3681/455 19-0

info@iimag.de

www.iimag.de

Germany Booth 718

Description: Webster and Horsfall Ltd. swiftly produce customized shaped and round wire in small batches, including carbon, stainless, and SiCr varieties. The company offers a range of finishes such as coatings, polished, ground and straight lengths.

Representative: Jonathan Horsfall, director, tel. +44-121-772-9797, jh@whgroup.org, www.whgroup.org.

WJI: Why will you be exhibiting at Wire Expo for the first time in 2024?

A ground-breaking advancement in steel wire manufacturing. We’ve unlocked the ability to produce carbon and stainless-steel wire in small quantities, affordably and efficiently. This advance provides customers the agility they need to prototype and seize new business opportunities.

WJI: What type(s) of innovation will be presented? Our innovations include advanced shaping techniques and diverse material options like carbon, stainless, and

SiCr wire. We’re also committed to sustainability, and we are pioneering R&D in steel production with a much lower carbon impact.

WJI: Why should attendees want to visit your booth? Attendees should visit our booth to explore customized solutions in small quantities. They can learn about the wide range of specifications of shaped wire we can offer in different finishes, all delivered to the door via a trusted global logistics network.

Exhibiting: A brand of iiM AG, VisioCablePro® cable measurement engineering enables cable producers to measure the geometrical features of insulating skins and cable sheaths. The complete package consists of the devices of the VisioCablePro series VCPLab, VCPX5 and AlphaOne as well as the VELOX measuring software and the CAQ-System ProCable 3. The optical cable measuring devices of the VisioCablePro series create high resolution color video pictures of cable samples with a diameter up to 130 mm. The VELOX software helps you to evaluate these pictures, and by using the CAQ-system ProCable 3 you can archive the obtained results and manage your orders.

WAFIOS Machinery Corporation

Tel. 203-871-2072

www.wafios.us

briand@wafios.us

USA Booth 400

Exhibiting: WAFIOS, established in 1893, is one of the world’s largest suppliers of precision machinery for wire, tube and formed parts. The WAFIOS range of machine types include spring coiling and forming, spring end-grinding, wire bending and forming, tube bending and forming, wire straightening, cutting and end-working, e-mobility as well as precision machines used to produce fasteners and chains. The WAFIOS North American headquarters is in Branford, Connecticut, with spare parts stock, service resources and machines available for demonstration. The Chicago-area Midwest Technical Center located in Mokena, Illinois, provides additional resources as a service center, with machines available for trials and demonstration.

Personnel: Ryan O’Connell, Rick Bray, Michael Stock, Thomas Madelung, Markus Arnold.

Wardwell Braiding Co.

Tel. 401-724-8800

www.wardwell.com/

sales@wardwell.com

USA Booth 215

Exhibiting: Wardwell Braiding Co., which is co-exhibiting with Spirka Schnellflechter GmbH, is a world leader in braiding machine technology and manufacturing. Our equipment program includes the traditional Deflector braider (Rapid Braider and Speedmaster) invented by Simon Wardwell and re-known throughout the industry, the Dratex brand of lever arm machines, the DF model developed by Spirka, and a full complement of Maypole braiders. Over the years, we have added a complete line of winders and payoffs for every bobbin size and wire application and a line of remote payoffs and take-up for reels up to 2,000 mm in diameter. Combined, the Wardwell group has nearly 500 years of experience in manufacturing and problem solving. Whether it’s wire and cable or electrical wire harness applications, we have a solution for you. Please stop by so we can discuss how we might help your operations run event more smoothly and profitably.

Personnel: John Tomaz, Cynthia Tomaz.

Webster and Horsfall Ltd

Tel. +44-1217-722555

www.websterandhorsfall.co.uk/ jh@whgroup.org

U.K. Booth 725 See p. 76

Exhibiting: Webster and Horsfall specializes in crafting high-quality round and shaped wire, including stainless, carbon, and oil-tempered variants. Renowned for their precision and expertise, they cater to niche markets requiring small quantities, ensuring top-tier products for various industries like automotive,

aerospace, and electronics. With a legacy of craftsmanship and a commitment to excellence, Webster and Horsfall stand as a trusted partner for bespoke wire solutions.

Windak

Tel. 828-322-2292

www.windakgroup.com

dan.shelander@windakgroup.com

USA Booth 420

Exhibiting: Join us at the forefront of innovation in the cable packaging industry. Windak is excited to showcase our latest advancements in automated solutions. Our equipment is designed to revolutionize your cable packaging operations, offering unparalleled efficiency and precision. In a significant development, in 2024 Windak is set to launch the new transformable AR spooler. This pivotal game-changer in spooling technology is the most versatile spooler on the market. Its innovative design allows reconfiguration for two size ranges – 200-450 mm and 300-600 mm – and a possible change of setup between left to right or right to left operation, catering to diverse industry needs. Our experts will be on hand to demonstrate how our solutions can be tailored to your specific needs, ensuring seamless integration into your existing processes. Don’t miss this opportunity to see our latest innovations and learn how Windak can help you optimize your operations for peak performance. Visit us for a hands-on experience with the future of automated cable packaging.

Personnel: Daniel Shelander, Jana Shelander.

WCISA® Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association® Tel. 330-864-2122

info@wcisaonline.org

www.wcisaonline.org

USA Booth 416

Exhibiting: WCISA is a nonprofit corporate membership association of North American suppliers of machinery, materials and accessories used for making all types of wire and cable. Members are based in or have an established subsidiary in North America. WCISA’s mission is to promote its member’s products and services by providing its members with representation, networking/social opportunities and services at wire and cable trade events and conferences. WCISA is active in wire and cable trade events and conferences throughout the world, in varying capacities, including as an exhibitor, supporter, sponsor and outing organizer. WCISA also awards scholarships to employees and dependents of member companies as well as partner associations.

Wire & Cable Technology International (WCTI) Tel. 330-864-2122 www.wiretech.com

mcnulty@wiretech.com

USA Booth 416

Exhibiting: Wire & Cable Technology International (WCTI) magazine, OVERVIEW Newsletter, WCTI Annual Buyers’ Guide, IWCS Directory, email blasts, digital marketing, event sponsorship and WCISA management service.

Personnel: Mike Dies, Alex Lippincott, Mike McNulty.

Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp.

Tel. 860-583-4646

www.wireandplastic.com

info@wireandplastic.com

USA Booth 415

Exhibiting: Wire & Plastic Machinery Corporation (WPMC) is one of the world’s largest re-sellers of high-quality secondhand wire, cable, and optical fiber manufacturing equipment for wire drawing, stranding, bunching, cabling, braiding, extrusion and other cable making needs. Machines are offered as individual components to complete lines, and can be delivered immediately from eight USA locations or reconditioned by an in-house engineering team. WPMC can also supply complete customized lines and turnkey solutions sourcing new components from other OEMs. The company has highly talented mechanical and electrical engineering staff with combined experience of over 80 years.

Personnel: Rick Narang, Rahul Sachdev, Erik Macs, Greg Malcervelli.

Wire Association International Tel. 203-453-2777

www.wirenet.org/ info@wirenet.org

USA Booth 825

Exhibiting: WAI, founded in 1930, is a worldwide technical society for wire and cable industry professionals. Based in Madison, Connecticut, USA, WAI collects and shares technical, manufacturing, and general business information to the ferrous, nonferrous, electrical, fiber optic, and fastener segments of the wire and cable industry.

Wire Journal International Tel. 203-453-2777

www.wirenet.org/ wji@wirenet.org

USA Booth 825

Exhibiting: Wire Journal

International (WJI) is a leading technical publication for the wire and cable industry. Published monthly, WJI is written for executives, engineers, technical and sales professionals, and purchasing agents engaged in the manufacture of ferrous and nonferrous wire and cable; electrical wire and cable; fiber optic cable; and formed and fabricated wire products.

Wire Machine Systems Inc. Tel. 260-403-0634

jay.griffith@wire-machine.com

USA Booth 211

Exhibiting: Buncher bows, wire drawing, coiling, spooling, straighten and cut machines, electrolytic cleaning and coating, shot blasting machines, wire and cable guides, wire straighteners.

Personnel: Jay Griffith, Collin Griffith.

Stranding Wire & Cable with Large Cross Sections up to 500 mm²

The new machine types D 1252, D 1602 and D 2002 for the production of conductors and conductor ropes for energy cables with cross sections between 6 and 500 mm² like all machines of the D series contain all crucial features modern bunching and stranding machines have to offer. But we don’t just settle for that. In the D machines all machine data are transferred via telemetry. An automatic traverse unit enables perfect winding and paying-off from the spool. Sensors monitor the production process without interruption. Additionally, the wires can be compacted. And the list could be continued. The new larger machines of the D series can produce class 2 conductors (round standard and compacted) as well as sector-shaped conductors with 90° and 120° (Cu and Al). They are capable of producing class 5 & 6 flexible conductors as well as automotive/battery cables according to IEC 60228 and insulated conductors of diameters up to 25 mm, even in layer construction.

Benefit from all advantages the machines offer: a perfectly reproducible product quality, minimum materials usage and energy consumption as well as outstanding efficiency –for your fast return on investment.

Expertise, Customer Driven, Service – in Good Hands with NIEHOFF

Maschinenfabrik NIEHOFF GmbH & Co. KG

Walter-Niehoff-Strasse 2, 91126 Schwabach, Germany

Phone +49 9122 977-0/Fax +49 9122 977-155

info@niehoff.de

www.niehoff.de

Convincing Quality

Innovative Solutions Worldwide on Site

WiTechs

Tel. +31-7485-10699

www.witechs.com

info@witechs.com

Netherlands Booth 816

Exhibiting: WiTechs is a young mechanical engineering company that is innovative and focused on the future. Established in 2007, we are already a technology leader in the in-line pre-treatment of wire. Our service range consists of wire payoffs and systems for the mechanical descaling of wire as well as the coating and cleaning of wire. We can help you give your wire production the best start.

Witels Albert USA

Tel. 203-871-2065

www.witels-albert-usa.com/ info@witels-albert-usa.com

USA Booth 300

Exhibiting: Witels Albert specializes in wire straighteners, tube straight-

eners, wire and tube feeders and drive units, guides and preformers for wire, tube, strip and flatwire, cable, wire rope and profile shape. Our products are engineered and produced in the German tradition of innovation, precision and quality by Witels Albert Germany, and stocking here in the U.S.

Woodburn Diamond Die, Inc. Tel. 260-632-4217

www.woodburndd.com

jrumpz@woodburndd.com USA Booth 614

Exhibiting: Natural, single crystal synthetic and polycrystalline wire dies. Tungsten carbide dies; bunching and stranding dies; enamel dies; elongation sets; recutting services.

Woywod GmbH – PLASTICOLOR

Tel. 905-669-4010

www.woywod.de sales@howarequipment.com

First-Time Wire Expo Exhibitor

ZWEZ-CHEMIE GmbH, Germany Booth 720

Germany/Canada Booth 310

Exhibiting: Represented by HOWAR Equipment in North America, Woywod manufactures the PLASTICOLOR line of extrusion mixing and dosing systems. PLASTICOLOR systems are known for their simplicity and modularity as the systems can grow as per needs arise. PLASTICOLOR compound and masterbatch mixing station will be on full display, including details on gravimetric mixing systems, volumetric mixing systems and dosing stations. Complementary products include hoppers, vacuum feeders and pumps, dryers. Automatic col-

Description: Based in Germany where it was founded in 1938, family-owned ZWEZCHEMIE GmbH stands for consistency and innovation in researching the interaction of chemicals on metal surfaces with a focus on conversion coatings and lubricants for cold forging as well as drawing of wire.

Representative: Matthias Ehrlich, technical sales manager, m.ehrlich@zwez.de, www.zwez.de.

WJI: Why will you be exhibiting at Wire Expo for the first time in 2024?

We serve the worldwide market with exceptional, sustainable, state-of-the-art ZWEZ products and services. We have affiliates in Brazil and India, and now seek to expand our presence in the U.S. wire processing market.

WJI: What type(s) of innovation will be presented?

Our complete product range for surface treatment of wire for subsequent drawing and cold extrusion operations. Special pasty lubricant ZWEZ-Lube PD 395 is

a sophisticated product, and our R&D team has developed special pasty lubricants based on polymers and solid lubricants for use in draw boxes as a superior alternative to dry soap-based lubricants with respect to drawing performance, surface quality and yield.

WJI: Why should attendees want to visit your booth? Attendees visiting our booth will experience how lubricants based on this solid product can also be used for processing wire, shaping the most complex geometries with the sharpest contours.

or-change systems are also available for further efficient production requirements.

Personnel: Martin Plut.

Zumbach Electronics Corp.

Tel. 914-241-7080 www.zumbach.com sales@zumbach.com USA Booth 621

Exhibiting: Zumbach is a world-leading manufacturer of on-line measuring systems for optimizing product quality and production costs. Our customers include leading companies from the wire and cable industry.

Personnel: Donald MacKenzie, Keith Donahue, Jorge Lage.

Zwez-Chemie GmbH

Tel. +49-2266-90-01-24

m.ehrlich@zwez.de www.zwez.de

Germany Booth 720 See opposite page.

Exhibiting: More than 85 years of experience in providing functional coatings for metal. Founded in 1938, Zwez-Chemie’s continuous R&D focus on surface technology has enabled it to successfully launch the right products at the right time for the international markets. The family owned business, working closely with research associations and universities, specializes in developing solutions for the interaction of chemicals on ferrous and nonferrous metal surfaces, with a particular focus on conversion coatings and lubricants for cold massive forging as well as drawing of wire and tube. Zwez-Chemie is customer-orientated, prompt and flexible, providing innovative products. Backed by the strength and advice from the company’s experienced team, customers will realize top performance from reliable product selection and deep sights into the entire production process. Based near Cologne, Germany, where its products are developed and made, Zwez-Chemie has affiliates in Brazil, India and the USA that allow it to serve the worldwide market with exceptional, sustainable, state-of-the-art products and services.

Personnel: Bettina Zwez, Dr. Hendrik Venzlaff, Matthias Ehrlich. 

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Product Directory

Accessories

August Strecker GmbH & Co KG 301

Automated Industrial Machinery Inc. (AIM) ................................ 601

Cavallero Plastics 604

Cemanco LC ............................... 800

FMS USA Inc 708

Gem Gravure 313

Heany Industries Inc ................... 806

HOWAR Equipment 810

Mikrotek Machines Ltd 324

Accumulators

GMM-USA Cable Machinery 212

Lloyd & Bouvier Inc 613

The MGS Group ......................... 202

Thermoplastics Engineering Corporation (TEC) 610

Air Wipes

GMM-USA Cable Machinery .... 212

Huestis Machine Corp 700

Aluminum Wire Mfg

ERA Wire Inc ............................. 106

Phifer Incorporated 706

United Wire Company 318

Vatan Kablo Metal Endustri Ve Ticaret AS ................................ 418

Annealing Equipment/ Refractory Materials

August Strecker GmbH 301

Continuus-Properzi 504

EBNER Furnaces Inc .................. 302

Henrich Maschinenfabrik GmbH 215

HONTA Inc 220

Mathiasen Machinery Inc ........... 525

MFL Group 425

Niehoff Endex North America Inc .............................. 515

Properzi International Inc 514 Saint-Gobain 509

Associations

WCISA 416 Wire Association International 825

Automation

Automated Industrial Machinery Inc. (AIM) 601

Advaris USA/Advaris GmbH 307

Amaral Automation .................... 809

FMS USA Inc 708

Gem Gravure Company Inc 313

IDEAL Welding Systems ........... 310

The MGS Group 202

MFL Group 425

Morgan-Koch Corporation ......... 609

NDC Technologies 500

Proton Products Inc 221

Teknikor ...................................... 811

Thermoplastics Engineering Corporation (TEC) 610 WAFIOS Machinery Corporation .............................. 400 Windak 420

Zumbach Electronics Corp 621

Belting for Machinery

Rainbow Rubber & Plastics 214

Braiding and Weaving

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Chemicals and Coatings

M Holland 306

NYCOA ...................................... 516

Quaker Houghton 404

ZWEZ-Chemie GmbH ................ 720

Cleaning and Plating

Baum’s Castorine Co Inc 517

Info-Gel 618

Kinrei of America LLC .............. 423

Quaker Houghton 404

Wire Machine Systems Inc ......... 211

Coilers/Uncoilers

FUHR GmbH & Co KG 205

Howar Equipment Inc ................. 310

FENN .......................................... 701

Lamnea Bruk AB 702

Niehoff GmbH ............................ 515

Cold Headers and Tooling

Mathiasen Machinery Inc 525 WAFIOS Machinery Corporation .............................. 400

Cold Pressure Welding

August Strecker GmbH & Co KG 301

Joe Snee Associates .................... 406 PWM 406 Colorants

Technic .............................. 622

Compounds/Resins

Cable Components Group/ GENDON 518 Delta Technic .............................. 622

Domeks Makine Anonim Sirketi 305

Continuous Casting

Continuus-Properzi SpA 514 HENRICH Maschinenfabrik

....................................... 215 Properzi International Inc 514

Copper Rod/Copper Alloy Wire

Crossheads & Extrusion Tooling

Cablogic Technologies Inc 220

Commission Brokers Inc 801

Graham Engineering Corporation .............................. 319

Erocarb SA 100

Guill Tool & Engineering Co 814

Howar Equipment Inc ................. 310

Joe-Tools 308

Kinrei of America LLC .............. 423

Mikrotek Machines Ltd 324

Morgan-Koch 609

MFLGroup .................................. 425

Rosendahl Nextrom 501

SAMP USA Inc 401

Singcheer/Cablogic ..................... 222

Syncroplantech North America 524

Thermoplastics Engineering Corporation 610

Crosslinking Equipment

E-BEAM Services Inc. 606

Descaling and Cleaning

Howar Equipment Inc ................. 810

Lämneå Bruk AB 702

Morgan-Koch Corporation 609

Wire Machine Systems Inc ......... 211

Die Grinding and Die Finishing Equipment

Die Quip Corp 402

Mikrotek Machines Ltd 324

Precision Die Technologies Inc .. 101

Dies and Die Compounds

Balloffet Die Corporation 722

Die Quip Corp............................. 402

Esteves Group 600

Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc. 409

Joe Tools Inc. .............................. 308

Mikrotek Machines Ltd 324

Paramount Die Company 317

Precision Die Technologies Inc .. 101

Premier Wire Die 709

Woodburn Diamond Die Inc ...... 614

Distribution / Warehouses

Rainbow Rubber and Plastic 214

Drawing Machines and Auxiliary Equipment

Continuus-Properzi SpA ............. 514

Fenn LLC 701

FUHR GmbH & Co KG 205 HENRICH Maschinenfabrik GmbH ....................................... 215

HONTA Inc 220

Lamnea Bruk AB ........................ 702

MFL Group 425

Morgan Koch Corp 609

Properzi International Inc ........... 514

QMS America Inc 516

Refractron Technologies Corp 603

SAMP USA Inc .......................... 401 Wire Machine Systems Inc 211

Drives and Controls, Brakes

Cemanco LC ...............................

MM-USA Cable Machinery 212

KN Manufacturing Solutions ...... 413

The MGS Group 202

Roteq Machinery Inc .................. 506

Sonoco Reels and Spools ............ 103 TDC 605

Thermoplastics Engineering Corporation (TEC) ................... 610

Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp 415

Filtration and Cooling

Filtertech Inc ............................... 508

Thermoplastics Engineering Corporation (TEC) 610

Fine Wire Mfg.

Anbao Qinhuangdao International Corp. ................... 723

United Wire Company 318 Webster and Horsfall Ltd 725

Forming Machinery

Automated Industrial Machinery Inc. (AIM) 601

AWT Machinery Inc ................... 505 Cablogic Technologies Inc 222 Eurobend GmbH 705 Fenn LLC .................................... 701 Numalliance 803

Singcheer/Cabologic ................... 222

WAFIOS Machinery Corporation 400

Forming Tools and Dies

Galvanizing Lines/Production

BMS Birlesik Metal San AS 719 Continuus-Properzi SpA 514

609

514

Furnaces/Ovens/Heaters/Dryers

Tools

Powered Living Inc 228

Heaters/Dryers

EBNER Furnaces Inc 302

Glenro Incorporated 322

Morgan-Koch Corporation ......... 609

Saint-Gobain 509

Industry software/Industry 4.0

Advaris USA/Advaris GmbH ..... 307

Calmec Precision Limited 107

Oden Technology 802

Innovites BV ............................... 219

Cimteq by UL Solutions 1512

Conoptica AS 461

LaserLinc Inc .............................. 819

Numalliance 803

Proton Products Inc 221

SIKORA ...................................... 408

Syncroplantech North America Inc 524

Teknikor ...................................... 811

Insulated Wire Mfg.

Cable Components Group/ GENDON 518

Vatan Kablo Metal Endustri Ve Ticaret AS. ......................... 418

Webster and Horsfall Ltd 725

Lubricants

Aztech Lubricants ....................... 608

Baum’s Castorine Co Inc 517

Bechem Lubrication Technology LLC 422

Blachford..................................... 821

Condat Corporation 707

Q8Oils 504

Quaker Houghton ........................ 404

Richards Apex Inc 309

Traxit North America LLC 320

ZWEZ-Chemie GmbH ................ 720

Gem Gravure Company Inc 313

W. Gillies Technologies LLC ..... 619

Material Handling/Storage

Axjo America Inc 507

Double E Group .......................... 227

The MGS Group 202

PowerPusher®

Div of Nu-Star Inc. .................. 805

Rainbow Rubber and Plastic 214

Thermoplastics Engineering Corporation (TEC) 610

Measuring and Testing Equipment

ACM AB 810

Axjo America Inc 507

BETA LaserMike Products......... 500

Calmec Precision Limited 107

Clinton Instrument Company 303

CMS Inc ...................................... 717

Foerster Instruments Inc 711

FUHR GmbH & Co KG 205

iiM AG ........................................ 718

LaserLinc 819

Magnetic Analysis Corporation 607

NDC Technologies/Nordson....... 500

Proton Products Inc 221

Sikora 408

Syncroplantech North America .. 524

VisioCablePro 718

Vision Engineering 620

Zumbach

Marking and Coding

Gnata Filippo Srl 105

COPPER ALUMINUM

MAY 12-15, 2025

ABSTRACTS DUE: OCTOBER 2, 2024

ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION: NOVEMBER 7, 2024

MANUSCRIPTS DUE: FEBRUARY 13, 2025

CASTING FORUM IN CONJUNCTION WITH:

Photo Courtesy: J. Markowski

ATLANTA, GA, USA

CALL FOR PAPERS

You are invited to participate at the Wire Association International’s third Continuous Casting Forum as an author and speaker.

This conference provides a forum for academics, researchers, metallurgists, and professionals in the continuous casting arena to meet and exchange innovative ideas and information on all aspects of continuous casting.

Paper submissions can include the following or related copper/aluminum continuous casting topics:

Casting technologies

Electrical energy

Global copper & aluminum markets

Cost-saving opportunities

Filtration concepts

Molten metal

Combustion Systems

Furnaces

Degassing

Metal flow

Refractories

Aluminum & Copper Alloys

Sustainability

Submit your abstract now: https://bit.ly/WAIC4P

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Reels (continued)

Cavallero Plastics Inc. 604

Howar Equipment Inc ................. 810

Howar Steel Reels 810

Kinrei of America LLC 423

Madem-Moorecraft Reels USA .......................................... 304

Reel Options by Vandor Corporation 716

Sonoco Products Co 103

Roller Guides

AITMAC Inc 323

Cemanco LC 800

Rolling Mills and Auxiliary Equipment

AITMAC Inc............................... 323

Continuus-Properzi SpA 514

Fenn LLC 701

FUHR GmbH & Co KG ............. 205

Mathiasen Machinery Inc 525

Properzi International Inc 514

Sensors

LaserLinc 819

Nordson Measurement & Control (BETA LaserMike Products) 500

Proton Products Inc..................... 221

Spoolers and Respoolers

GMM-USA Cable Machinery .... 212

Lämneå Bruk AB 702 Morgan Koch Corp 609

Reel Power Industrial Inc. .......... 218

REELEX Packaging Solutions 824

Thermoplastics Engineering Corporation (TEC) 610

Spring Making

Automated Industrial Machinery Inc (AIM Inc) 601

Neturen America Corporation 616

Stainless Steel Wire

Anbao Qinhuangdao International Corp. 723 Gibbs Interwire 804 Luvata Accurate Wire ................. 523

Neturen America Corporation 616 United Wire Company 318 Webster and Horsfall Ltd ........... 725

BMS Birlesik Metal San AS 719 Domeks Makine Anonim Sirketi 305 ERA Wire ................................... 106

Tape - Machinery/Materials

Calmec Precision Limited 107

M Holland ................................... 306

Roteq Machinery Inc 506

Setic 207

Thermoplastics Engineering Corporation (TEC) ................... 610

Tubular Wire Carriers

Ace Metal Inc 403

Training

Advaris USA/Advaris GmbH 307

Used Equipment: Upgrade/Rebuilding

AWT Machinery Inc 505

Commission Brokers Inc ............ 801

ERA Wire Inc 106

IDEAL Welding Systems 310

Kinrei of America LLC .............. 423

Lloyd & Bouvier Inc 613

Mathiasen Machinery Inc 525

August Strecker GmbH............... 301

SKET GmbH 215

Sonoco Products Company 103

Teknikor ...................................... 811

Wardwell Braiding 215

Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp .......................................... 415

Warehouse/Distributors

Advaris USA/Advaris GmbH 307

Reel Power Industrial ................. 218

Wear Part Replacement and/or Refinishing

Calmec Precision Limited........... 107

Cemanco LC 800

Heany Industries Inc ................... 806

Parkway Kew 201

Rainbow Rubber & Plastics 214

Refractron Technologies Corp .... 603

WAFIOS Machinery Corporation 400

Welders: all

Automated Industrial Machinery Inc. (AIM) 601

AITMAC Inc............................... 323

AWT Machinery Inc 505

Cablogic Technologies Inc 220

IDEAL Welding Systems ........... 310

Joe Snee Associates Inc 406 Parkway Kew .............................. 201

August Strecker GmbH & Co KG 301

PWM 406

Schlatter North America ............. 715

Wire and Mesh/all

Anbao Qinhuangdao International Corp. 723

AWT Machinery Inc ................... 505

Custom Wire Products 224

BMS Birlesik Metal San AS 719

DtalPort Istanbul Dan Loj Amb San ve Tic Ltd Sti ........... 620

Gibbs Interwire 804

IDEAL Welding Systems 522

King Steel Corp .......................... 712

Leggett & Platt Wire Group 405

Luvata Accurate Wire 523

Neturen America Corporation .... 616

Ozyasar Wire and Galvanizing Ind Inc 419

Radcliff Wire .............................. 208

Taubensee Steel & Wire ............. 617 United Wire Co Inc 318

Wires LLC .................. 210

Vatan Kablo Metal Endustri Ve Ticaret AS 418 Webster and Horsfall Ltd 725

Wire

Bending & Forming Machines Automated Industrial Machinery Inc. (AIM)

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