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Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Industry News . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Asian Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Fiber Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Fastener Update . . . . . . . . . . 28 WAI News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Chapter Corner . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Innovations: Fisk Alloy—the genesis of a new product . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 This occasional section presents the story of how Fisk Alloy introduced an innovative product to a market not ready for it, and how it ultimately found success.

Technical Papers . . . . . 138-149 Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Classified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Career Opportunities . . . . . . 155 Advertisers’ Index . . . . . . . . 158

Preview: WAI Operations Summit & Wire Expo 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . .40 WAI’s traveling roadshow makes its first stop ever in Dallas, Texas, with a two-day program on May 22-23 at the Omni Dallas Hotel that features a new educational program, the trade expo, the Association’s 82nd Annual Convention, and the co-location of the AMM/AWPA wire rod conference.

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Preparation and application of nanocrystalline diamond composite (NCDC) coatings wiredrawing dies Al Zhang, Guo Songshou, Shen Hesheng, Zhang Zhiming and Sun Fanghong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138 Investigation into baghouse fires Gary L. Spence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Cover: The WAI’s traveling roadshow is heading to Texas for the first time, with a new educational program that is part of a condensed two-day event designed to offer practical value for attendees.

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A company’s success with a new product may seem as if it were inevitable, but often that is far from a given. The saga of what it took for Fisk Alloy CEO Eric Fisk to bring the company’s Percon line of cadmium-free alloys to market and finally achieve real success was a years-long struggle that should be inspirational reading for any manufacturer.

The WAI’s biennial traveling event will make its first trip west in a big way when the Association heads to Texas this May to stage the WAI Operations Summit and Wire Expo 2012. The preview outlines the revitalized educational program, the trade show, awards ceremony, plant tours, reception and more.

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WAI evolving along with the industry This an incredibly exciting period to be involved in manufacturing, and the wire and cable sector is no exception. Although business levels are still off in many sectors and competition remains tremendous, the momentum is favorable and the opportunities are legitimate.

While at times it felt like a very real possibility, the worst economic period in decades did not cause unrecoverable damage to our industry. In fact, we survived and thrived because we were forced to re-establish new cultures that took advantage of technologically advanced equipment and materials. We pushed for new products and customers, and we were always driving impeccable customer service and improved quality while reducing costs and waste.

The true challenge is interrupting the daily routines to continuously re-evaluate our operations and understand the macro trends impacting our business so that innovation can continue at an accelerated pace. This is the objective of the new Operations Summit & Wire Expo, to be held May 22-23, in Dallas, Texas, USA. Yes, the name has changed, but more importantly the program has changed. In the past year, the WAI Board of Directors decided to redesign the educational program of the Wire Expo event. That decision was based on input from two key stakeholder groups: the exhibitors, through the Exhibition Planning Committee; and the attendees, through the Conference Programming Committee.

The full details on the program start on page 41. As you will see, the topics are varied, practical and with a decided operations slant.

The exhibit portion of the program, with some 200 companies represented on the show floor, remains as robust as in years past.

Sharing information is at the heart of WAI’s mission and that will be reflected in the Operations Summit & Wire Expo. One can’t-miss session will be the presentation by keynote speaker, Dr. W. Michael Cox, who will explain where the economy is headed and give us a sense of the exciting opportunities connected to what he describes as the “Imagination Age.” On behalf of the Board of Directors and our multiple supporting companies, I look forward to seeing you in Dallas.

Nicholas Nickoletopoulos WAI President

Publisher | Steven J. Fetteroll Editor-in-Chief | Mark Marselli Senior Graphic Designer | Bill Branch Director of Sales | Robert Xeller Advertising Sales | Anna Bzowski Director of Marketing & Corporate Communications | Janice E. Swindells Graphic Artist | Adrienne E. Simpson Proofreader | Livia Jacobs Publications Advisory Board Dane G. Armendariz | Henkel Corporation, USA Ferruccio Bellina | TKT Group/President ACIMAF, Italy Peter A. Funk | Talley Metals Technology, USA Malcom Michael | AWIA Australia Don Schollin | Q-S Technologies, USA Ralph Skalleberg | Skaltek USA Dave Stackpole | Nutmeg Wire, USA Giulio Properzi | Continuus Properzi, Italy Robert Wild | Niehoff Endex North America, USA Technical Advisors John Drummond | Scotia Group R. M. Shemenski | RMS Consulting, Inc.

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CALENDAR April 1-5, 2012: The International Plastics Showcase Orlando, Florida, USA. To be held at the Orange County Convention Center, this event, which is expected to draw as many as 75,000 attendees from 120 countries, is organized by SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association.

Contact: U.S. and Canada, tel. 703-259-6132, exhibit@npe.org or go to www.npe.org.

April 18-19, 2012: Polymers in Cables 2012 Miami, Florida, USA. To be held at the Hyatt Regency Miami. Contact: Applied Market Information LLC (AMI), tel. 610-478-0800, mk@amiplastics-na.com.

May 9-10, 2012: 2012 National Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. To be held at the Frontier Airlines Center. Contact: Expo Productions, Inc., tel. 800367-5520, www.expoproductionsinc.com/wire_home.htm.

May 21-22, 2012: AMM & AWPA 2012 Wire Rod Supply Chain Conference Dallas, Texas, USA. To be held at the Omni Dallas Hotel, this event, being put on by American Metal Market and the American Wire Producers Association, is being held in conjunction with WAI’s Wire Operations Summit & Wire Expo 2012. Contact: AWPA, tel. 703-299-4434, www.awpa.org.

May 22-23, 2012: 2012 WAI Operations Summit & Wire Expo Dallas, Texas, USA. This WAI event, to be held at the Omni Dallas Hotel, includes the trade show and the Association’s 82nd Annual Convention. The new program format will feature an operational excellence focus, with local hosts, Encore Wire Corp. and Gerdau Corp., each providing facility tours. Contact: WAI, sales@wirenet.org, www.wirenet.org.

June 11-13, 2012: CRU 6th Wire and Cable Conference Vienna, Austria. To be held at the Vienna Marriott hotel, this forum is for cable manufacturers and their customers.

Contact: CRU Int’l tel. 44-20-7903-2444, conferences@ crugroup.com, www.wireandcableconference.com.

Sept. 25-28, 2012: wire China 2012 Shanghai, China. To be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). Contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America, tel. 312-781-5180, fax 312-781-5188, info@mdna.com, www.mdna.com.

WIRE A SSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL EVENTS For more information, contact the WAI, USA. Tel. 001-203-453-2777; fax 001-203-453-8384; www.wirenet.org.

May 22-23, 2012: 2012 WAI Operations Summit & Wire Expo Dallas, Texas, USA. This WAI event, to be held at the Omni Dallas Hotel, includes the trade show and the Association’s 82nd Annual Convention. The new program format will feature an operational excellence focus, with local hosts, Encore Wire Corp. and Gerdau Corp., each providing facility tours. Contact: WAI, sales@wirenet.org, www.wirenet.org.

Sept. 10, 2012: New England Chapter 18th annual golf tournament Ellington, Connecticut, USA. This event will be held at the Ellington Ridge Country Club.

June 22, 2012: Midwest Chapter 10th annual golf tournament West Chicago, Illinois, USA. This event will be held at the St. Andrews Golf & Country Club.

Oct. 22, 2012: Western Chapter 12th annual “Wild West Shootout” golf outing.

Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA. This event will be held at the Los Verdes Golf Course.

Aug. 2012: Ohio Valley Chapter 10th annual golf tournament Solon, Ohio, USA. This event will be held at the Grantwood Golf Course.

April 23-25, 2013: Interwire 2013 Atlanta, Georgia, USA. WAI returns to the Georgia World Congress Center to stage its trade show, technical programs and the Association’s 83rd Annual Convention, Contact: WAI, sales@wirenet.org, www.wirenet.org.

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Oct. 18, 2012: The Vannais Southeast Chapter 11th annual golf tournament Conover, North Carolina, USA. This event will be held at the Rock Barn Golf & Spa.

Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2012: Wire & Cable India Mumbai, India. This event is organized by Messe Düsseldorf. Contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America, tel. 312-781-5180, info@mdna.com, www.mdna.com.

Nov. 11-14, 2012: 61st IWCS Conference™ Providence, Rhode Island, USA. To be held at the Rhode Island Convention Center. Contact: Pat Hudak, IWCS, www.iwcs.org, phudak@iwcs.org, tel. 732-389-0990.

May 2013: wire Russia 2013 Moscow, Russia. This event is organized by Messe Düsseldorf. Contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America, tel. 312-781-5180, info@mdna.com, www.mdna.com.

Sept. 17-19, 2013: wire Southeast Asia Bangkok, Thailand. Contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America, tel. 312-781-5180, info@mdna.com, www.mdna.com.

Oct. 8-13, 2013: wire South America 2013 São Paulo, Brazil. Messe Düsseldorf and its partner Grupo Cipa will stage this new fair for the Brazilian market: The new event will be held in parallel with TUBOTECH at the Imigrantes Exposicoes Exhibition Centre in São Paulo. Contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America, tel. 312-781-5180, info@mdna.com, www.mdna.com.

April 23-25, 2013: Interwire 2013 Atlanta, Georgia, USA. WAI returns to the Georgia World Congress Center to stage its trade show, technical programs and the Association’s 83rd Annual Convention.

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Oct. 3-5, 2012: SpringWorld 2012 Rosemont, Illinois, USA. To be held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Contact: Tom Renk, The Chicago Association of Spring Manufacturers, Inc. (CASMI), tel. 630-369-3466, fax 630-369-3773, info@casmi-springworld.org, www.casmi-springworld.org.

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INDUSTRY NEWS ABB wins subsea cable order for U.K.’s offshore wind farm Switzerland’s ABB announced that it has won an order worth approximately $15 million to supply E.ON UK with the power export cables for the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm.

A press release said that ABB will design and supply 2x14 km circuits of 132 kilovolts (kV) three-core AC submarine cable, with integrated fiber optics, to connect Humber Gateway—one of the U.K.’s largest offshore wind farms—to the mainland grid. Delivery of the cable is scheduled for 2013, and when completed in 2015, Humber Gateway will consist of a 73-wind turbine array that will generate up to 219 MW of electricity, enough to

Power Systems division. “Offshore wind power, as a fast growing source of large-scale renewable energy, is making an increasing contribution towards lowering the environmental impact of electricity generation.”

ABB, a leading high-voltage cable manufacturer, recently announced investments of $90 million and $400 million in the U.S. and Sweden to increase production capacity of land and subsea cables, respectively. The ABB Group notes that it operates in around 100 countries and employs about 135,000 people.

Ivaco Rolling Mills seeks major expansion of its L’Orignal facility Ivaco Rolling Mills wants to expand capacity at its Ontario plant in L’Orignal in an initiative that could cost as much as US$80 million.

According to wire reports and The Ottawa Citizen, Ivaco wants to expand production capacity at the Canadian plant for both steel billets and wire rod. The collective project would see annual production rise from its current level of 450,000 metric tons by an additional 225,000 metric tons, including the production of different grades and higher quality products, they said.

The Canadian government is offering up to a $10 million loan for the project, that would result in as many as 50 jobs being added to its current workforce of about 425, they said.

Per the reports, Ivaco was established as a rolling mill in the early 1970s and became a full steel mill in 1975, recycling steel scrap from Ottawa, Montreal and other sites. It was acquired in 2004 by Heico Holdings Inc., a U.S.-based investment firm, and has become a major supplier of wire rod used in mining and construction and the automotive and oil and gas industries.

Prysmian reports winning record contract for interconnection project

Giant offshore wind turbine farms have provided considerable business for companies such as ABB. power up to 170,000 homes, it said. The wind farm will be located 8 km off the East Yorkshire coast, just north of the mouth of the river Humber.

“This subsea cable will provide a reliable and efficient link between offshore wind farms and the mainland grid enabling a clean energy supply,” said Martin Gross, head of ABB’s Grid System business within the company’s

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The Prysmian Group announced that it has been awarded a cable contract—potentially worth a record 800 million euros—for the development of a new submarine High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) interconnector between Scotland and England.

A press release said that the Western HVDC Link is a turnkey project that was awarded to a consortium of Prysmian and Siemens, the latter of which will be responsible for the HVDC converter stations. The total value of the project awarded by NGET/SPT Upgrades Ltd., a joint venture of the system operator National Grid Electricity Transmission and its Scottish counterpart Scottish Power Transmission, it said, is worth about 1.1 billion euros.

With a route length in excess of 400 km, the link includes a short land section in Scotland and a significant land portion in England-Wales while the submarine part

A map of the England-Scotland interconnector project. will be installed in the Irish Sea. Offshore installation will be performed by Prysmian’s cable ship, the Giulio Verne, the release said. Commissioning is scheduled by late 2015.

The project also sets several technology records, as the HVDC transmission system will operate at a voltage level of 600 kV, the highest ever for an insulated cable (to date the record is 500 kV) with a rating of 2200 MW, both currently unmatched for long-haul systems, the release said. The main purpose of the cable link is to connect renewable generation sources in Scotland to the consumption centers in England, although it also allows bi-directional flow of power. The use of a submarine cable link versus a land interconnection offers remarkable benefits in terms of project approval and execution time, it said.

“This milestone reconfirms our undisputed prominent role in the submarine cables sector,” said Fabio Romeo, Prysmian’s executive vice president, energy business.

The project will use a bi-pole of cables using Paper Polypropylene Laminate (PPL) insulation, with enhanced electrical and thermal performance, the release said, noting that Prysmian has been a leader in the use of mass impregnated PPL cables, an innovative material technology that allows reaching higher voltage classes, reduced cables dimensions for equivalent transmission capacity and optimized power losses, it said.

Draka to provide elevator cables for rebuilding of the World Trade Center Draka Elevator, a brand of the Prysmian Group, reports that it has been selected to provide custom designed elevator cables and accessories for two major global OEM elevator companies that are performing the rebuilding of the prestigious World Trade Center complex in New York City.

A press release said that Draka Elevator’s cables will be used to provide power for elevator buttons, communications devices, emergency safety and more. Some of the hoistway cables, it said, include fiber optic sub-units that will be used for high-speed communications throughout

Mexico’s Deacero buys Mid Continent Steel and Wire, has ambitious plans Mexico’s Deacero reports that it has bought Mid Continent Steel and Wire, Inc., and that it plans to expand production and add a hundred jobs at the company’s plant in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

Wire reports cited Raul Gutierrez, one of the three brothers who own Deacero, based in Monterrey, Mexico, as saying that the short term objective is “increasing the production capacity to 100,000 tons per year.” That, he said, “will be 40 percent more than our present capacity.”

Mid-Continent Steel and Wire is a full service manufacturer and distributor of assorted bulk nails, collated fasteners, staples, and brads through the company’s Magnum and Magnum Pro Fasteners product lines. At its website, it notes that it is the largest supplier of fasteners to the wooden pallet and crating industry with customers throughout the U.S. Deacero is a family-owned steel manufacturer that Raul’s father, Cesar Gutierrez, started in 1952. Today, it is described as Mexico’s largest steel wire producer, with 13 wire plants in Mexico and two in Texas at Houston and New Braunfels; three steel mills in Mexico; 15 scrap metal processing facilities in Mexico; and 15 warehouses, including two in Laredo, Texas, and one in Indianapolis, Indiana. The firm also has service centers in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, California and Washington and an office building in Arizona. “We want to grow this company. We want to have a manufacturing presence in the United States,” Raul Gutierrez said.

Deacero, the reports said, purchased the plant from David and Doug Libla, who started Mid Continent Steel and Wire in 1987. Mid Continent Steel and Wire has bought steel from Deacero for more than five years. “We have a lot of trust in each other,” David Libla said. “They helped us to stay competitive with China.”

“David will continue to run the company because we share the same vision,” Raul Gutierrez said. “The company will remain the same with the same organization.”

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the World Trade Center complex, which when completed will reach a height of 1776 feet, and be 104 stories tall.

The cables and wireway products are being manufactured at Draka Elevator’s Rocky Mount plant in North Carolina, it said.

“We are very proud of being part of such an important project,” said Elevators Business Director Sterrett Lloyd.

“This collaboration demonstrates once more the quality and state-of-the-art of our products.”

The contracts entail supplying assorted hoistway cables, standard wireway conduit and accessories, special custom designed wireway conduit and special wire junction/terminal boxes for the more than 100 elevators due to be installed.

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said that he expects “at least a 20- to 30-percent increase in employment” over a period of time. The plant has more than 300 employees.

Beta LaserMike reports the acquisition of DCM Industries U.S.-based Beta LaserMike announced that it has completed the acquisition of the trade and assets of DCM Industries, Inc., a privately held company located in Hayward, California, that it said would strengthen Beta LaserMike’s position in the wire and cable marketplace.

Founded in 1971, DCM Industries has developed and produced test and measurement solutions that include highly sophisticated switching and automation systems for a broad range of wire and cable applications. “The newly acquired DCM product line will enable Beta LaserMike to provide customers with best-in-class test automation solutions,” the release said, noting that products include testing solutions for LAN cable, coaxial and RF cable, telecom cable, marine cable, and aerospace cable.

“The acquisition of (DCM’s) cable testing products not only complements and enhances our solutions portfolio, but it allows us to better serve our valued customers and compete in the growing measurement, testing, and controls market,” said Beta LaserMike President Ken Wright.

“DCM’s products and services are well respected throughout the wire and cable industry. In simple terms, wire and cable customers now have a single source provider for all their production measurement, testing, and control needs.”

“Today is about making a strong company even stronger,” DCM Industries CEO Perry Chattler said in the release. “Combining Beta LaserMike’s commercial strengths and technical expertise with DCM’s proven testing technology and experienced product team will help position Beta LaserMike for even greater success in the wire and cable industry.”

Nucor Fastener plans expansion for its St. Joe plant in Indiana Nucor Fastener, a division of Nucor Corporation, is seeking tax breaks from the DeKalb County Council to support its plans to invest more than $8 million in the company’s plant in St. Joe, Indiana. Company officials are asking for a 10-year tax abatement on the real estate improvements and new equipment, and they also plan to ask the Indiana Economic Development Corporation for financial assistance.

A report in Indiana Economic Digest said that Nucor Fastener is seeking a tax reduction on about $5.9 million in new machinery and $2.7 million in building upgrades.

Those investments, it said, would create 20 new jobs.

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also would increase the plant’s bolt-making capacity by 10-15 percent, he said. The plant, he said, makes steel fasteners used in large trucks, skyscrapers and bridges, and ships about 500,000 tons of product each year.

Construction for the Nucor improvements could begin as early as April and end in the second quarter of 2013, McCoy said. The article said that Nucor reported having 238 employees on its tax-abatement application.

LS Cable and Mercury Cable & Energy enter production agreement South Korea’s LS Cable and System announced that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with U.S.-based Mercury Cable & Energy, a developer of High Voltage Composite Reinforced Conductors (HVCRC) for electrical transmission lines.

A press release said that the deal calls for LS Cable to strand and sell Mercury’s HVCRC product line in Korea, Vietnam, India and other agreed-upon markets around the world. Further details will be released later, it said, noting that both companies will benefit by the deal. “With this agreement, LS Cable & System’s business portfolio will be strengthened and this will give us a new momentum for overseas market entry,” said Jae-In Yoon, executive director of LS Cable & System’s Energy Division. LS Cable & System has 8,500 employees and more than 100 manufacturing sites located in 24 countries around the world.

“We will emphasize those countries in which we are preparing for new power network implementation and transmission capacity extension projects,” said Mercury CEO Ron Morris, “As a global leader in the manufacture of wire and cable products, LS Cable is an ideal fit for the introduction of Mercury’s HVCRC products into these markets.”

Tratos Cavi reports 2 contracts Italy’s Tratos Cavi Spa announced two contracts, one for a major dam project in Africa and the other for the creation of what will be one of the world’s largest ports.

Hydroworld.com reports that Tratos Cavi has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to supply lowand high-voltage cable for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. It said that the 6,800-MW hydropower plant, which is on the Nile River in northwestern Ethiopia, is expected to be complete by 2017. When completed, it said, it will be the largest hydro project in Africa, featuring two powerhouses with a combined 15 turbines. The contract was awarded by Salini Costruttori Spa, which was named contractor for the US$4.76 billion project in April 2011, it said.

Per wire reports, in April 201 an announcement about the project said that Ethiopia plans to build four large dams on the Nile, including the above-cited dam. The dam, the reports said, will flood 1,680 sq km of forest in northwest Ethiopia, near the Sudan border, and create a

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reservoir that is nearly twice as large as Lake Tana, Ethiopia’s largest natural lake.

In other news, Tratos Cavi reported that it has won a contract from Konecranes to supply 36 crane cable lengths for an automated container yard system at Khalifa Port. Khalifa Port is being built over five phases, with an initial capacity of two million TEUs (containers) and eight million tons of general cargo.

ADPC, a developer of ports and industrial zones, reports that the new port will take over traffic from the Mina Zayed Port, due to close in 2012, as well as take on the new cargo generated by the Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), which is set “to become one of the world’s largest industrial areas.” Kizad is located adjacent to Khalifa Port at Taweelah, offering easy access to the major cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi with their seaports and airports. The Khalifa Port, which will become one of the world’s largest ports when all phases are completed, will use Tratosflex and Tratosgreen medium-voltage, rubber-insulated and sheathed drum reeling cables.

Plans call for Phase 1 of the port to be completed by the end of 2012, with capacity increasing by 2030 to 15 million TEUs and 35 million tons of general cargo.

Nexans awarded 3 cable contracts for Italian railway network project Nexans reports that it has won three contracts, worth approximately 10 million euros, to supply specialized signaling and telecom cables to Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), the state-owned operator of Italy’s railway network.

A press release said that more than 2,700 km of the company’s cables will be installed over the next two years for upgrading and maintenance purposes across Italy, where their high-performance and reliability will ensure improved safety for rail traffic and passengers. The signaling cables (type IS 200 D) and the telecom cables (type TT 241 and TT242) will be manufactured locally in the Nexans facility in Battipaglia, it said. The coaxial cables for the third project will be manufactured in Nexans’ plant in Monchengladbach, Germany, and Nexans will deliver the cables directly to each project site according to the installation plan, it said.

“These three major contracts for RFI further extend Nexans’ position as a leading infrastructure cable supplier for Italy’s rapidly developing railway system,” said

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Nexans Market Segment Director Rail Infrastructure Eric du Tertre. “We have developed a long-standing relationship with RFI’s technical departments, working closely together to develop high-performance signaling and telecom cables. This proven technical capability allied to our comprehensive logistical support provided the foundation for this latest success.”

2012, the dumping duty deposit rate became 5.59% for ArcelorMittal. In addition, the DoC will send instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to liquidate entries that were made during the period of review.”

Dumping margins raised on Mexican wire rod from ArcelorMittal in U.S.

Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc., a U.S.-based supplier of used, rebuilt and new wire and cable equipment, and Gauder America, a new subsidiary of the Gauder SA (used equipment division of Belgium’s Gauder Group), announced that they have entered into a joint venture agreement that calls for Lloyd & Bouvier to be the exclusive representative in the U.S. and Canada for selling Gauder used equipment.

A press release from Lloyd & Bouvier said that the company looks forward to working with Gauder America.

“We will continue to offer our customers all of the other services that we have been providing for the past 25 years, and this will only enhance our operation and ability to service our customers.”

Gauder Sales Director Henri Bonhomme said that the

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) announced that the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico has resulted in an increase of the existing rate for one Mexican producer exporter: ArcelorMittal Las Truchas SA de CV and its affiliate, ArcelorMittal International America LLC, during the period from Oct. 1, 2009, through Sept. 30, 2010.

Wire reports said that the U.S. DoC calculated a final dumping margin for ArcelorMittal, a bit more than a 3% increase from the previous dumping duty deposit rate, which had been 1.29%. “Accordingly, effective March 7,

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J-Power Systems to supply power cables for Australian project J-Power Systems—a 50-50 partnership of Hitachi Cable, Ltd., and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.— announced that it and Diona Pty Ltd., an Australian civil contractor, have won a contract to supply and install underground power cables for TransGrid, an Australian electricity transmission company.

A press release said that TransGrid—the owner, operator and manager of a high-voltage electricity transmission

system in New South Wales—wants to reinforce their electric transmission network to cope with their increasing demand for electricity in Sydney. The project, it said, includes a double circuit of 330 kV XLPE cables connecting the Holroyd and Rookwood substations, which are about 15 km apart and a single circuit to connect the Haymarket Substation to the existing 132 kV transmission line, which is approximately 4 km in length.

The contract is worth US$110 million, with Diona handle the civil engineering work and cable laying work, the release said. It noted that JPS has completed similar works for TransGrid in 1979 and 2004.

Doha Cables plan to expand production of its EHV cables Qatar’s Doha Cables has announced plans to expand production of its EHV cables in anticipation of increased demand.

A story at ConstructionWeekOnline.com reported that Doha Cables Vice President Ahmed Fathy El Sewedy, made the announcement during an interview with MEP Middle East. In it, El Sewedy said that the plan is to

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The long term agreement, the release said, will now allow U.S. and Canadian customers easier access to our extensive inventory. He noted that this “will make available 250,000 sq ft of stock, more than 1000 production lines, readily available for serving U.S. and Canadian projects.�

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expand production of 400 kV and 500 kV cables due to anticipated domestic demand, which includes the staging of future prestigious sporting events. “Qatar’s goal is to expand the local tourism industry in order to accommodate both the 2020 Olympics and the 2022 FIFA World Cup,” he said.

“Globally there has been a general decline in demand as well as an oversupply of cables in the market. (As a result), we’re working to not only be a cables provider, but also to be a solutions provider,” El Sewedy said.

“This will allow us to be competitive in both service and supply.”

Doha Cables’s largest area of operations is focused on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman), followed

by North Africa and Egypt.

“We expect to expand into Russia and India. These countries are growing economies, which we are excited to be part of,” El Sewedy said. In the article, he noted that Doha Cables is also expanding in the field of super conductors. A subsidiary of El Sewedy Cables, Doha Cables notes that it is the country’s first and largest domestic cable manufacturer.

Houston Wire & Cable doubles the size of its Denver facility

Automation & Controls Our automation and controls division has over 20 years of experience with both domestic and international accounts. A comprehensive manufacturing and component warehouse facility provides us with extensive capabilities. Our engineering personnel have imple-

U.S.-based Houston Wire & Cable Company (HWC) reports that it has expanded its Denver electrical wire and cable distribution center, more than doubling the size of the facility to better accommodate the needs of customers in its Western and Mountain regions.

HWC can triple the size of its inventory at this location and add multiple cutting lines to increase productivity and improve lead time, it said, adding that the facility will be equipped with full cable management capabilities to better handle larger projects in the area, as well as bar coding for enhanced inventory management.

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SMS Meer reports winning 2 contracts for wire rod equipment Germany’s SMS Meer GmbH reports that it has been awarded two contracts, one for a wire rod and bar bill in southern Saudi Arabia and the other to supply a Chinese rod mill.

A press release said that SMS Meer will design and deliver a combined wire rod and bar mill with annual capacity of 500,000 metric tons (mt) per year, to South Steel Company, part of Saudi Arabia’s Pan Kingdom Invest. The plant, it said, is to be built in Jizan Economic City in southern Saudi Arabia.

SMS Concast and SMS Meer have supplied a minimill for the complex that includes a steel plant that can annually produce 1 million mt and an integrated rolling mill for the production of rebar with an annual capacity of 500,000 mt, the release said, noting the following.

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Fire destroys Carris Reel building A fire late Tuesday night on Feb. 28 caused heavy damage to a three-story concrete warehouse that is part of Carris Reel’s operation in Enfield, Connecticut, USA. The warehouse, which contained wood dust, ignited, burning for hours. No injuries were reported, and David Ferraro, vice president, sales and marketing for Carris Reels, said that “the structure will soon be replaced.”

Production has begun at new U.S. Superior Essex power cable plant LS Cable & System announced that Superior Essex, its U.S. subsidiary, has begun cable production at its new plant in Tarboro, North Carolina.

A press release said that LS Cable has “become the first Korean cable company to build a production facility in the U.S.” The plant, which covers an area of about 200,000 sq m, required an investment of $60 million. It is now producing mostly low- and medium-voltage electric power distribution cable products, but also will be able to produce high value-added products including high-voltage cables for electric power transmission and power solution products.

“The release of these products means that LS Cable & System’s endeavor to advance into global markets is producing results,” said Jongho Son, president of LS Cable & System. “We are planning to combine LS Cable & System’s technical know-how of electric power with SPSX’s network in leading markets so as to deploy various marketing strategies with a view to penetrating the North American and European markets.”

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beam furnace and a roughing, intermediate and finishing mill with 16 housingless stands. A key component of the wire rod outlet will be a 10-stand finishing block using the company’s advanced MEERdrive® single-drive technology and its high-speed delivery system (HSD®). The new mill should begin production in 2013.

The second contract, from China’s Jiangsu ShenYuan Special Steel Co. Ltd., calls for SMS Meer to supply the wire rod section of a special-steel rolling mill for production wire rod at its plant in Shenyuan, Jiangsu Province.

A press release said that the rolling mill has an annual production capacity of more than 180,000 metric tons, and that it will produce top-quality stainless steel and high-grade valve steel. The diameter range, it said, will range from 5.5 mm to 20 mm, produced at speeds of up to 70 m/s.

The wire rod section, the release said, consists of compact CL stands in an H/V arrangement that is known for its high load-bearing capacity. Installed downstream will be an eight-stand, wire rod finishing block, pinch-roll units and loop-laying head as well as an LCC® (Loop Cooling Conveyor) designed so hot wire rod bundles can be collected directly downstream of the laying head to feed them to an in-line heat treatment system.

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ASIAN FOCUS Contract to supply power cables for 30 Indian Air Force bases goes to Nexans Nexans announced that it has been awarded a contract by Tata Power’s Strategic Electronics Division (Tata Power SED), India, worth approximately 5 million euro, to supply specialized medium-voltage (MV) primary and low-voltage (LV) secondary airfield lighting cables.

A press release said that the contract is part of the Modernization of the Airfield Infrastructure (MAFI) project for the India Air Force. The four-year contract, it said, calls

Nexans’ Lyon and Bohain factories in France, with the logistics coordinated by Nexans’ local facilities in Delhi.

“The key factor in winning this contract was that Tata Power SED was seeking an experienced supplier with the proven capability to provide a high level of locally-based technical support to ensure the correct choice of cables for this demanding airfield lighting application,” said Olivier Pinto, who is in charge of business development for airfield lighting cables at Nexans. He cited Nexans’ long-standing relationship with the Tata Group on previous projects, including its excellent recent track record in delivering cables for civil airport projects in India at Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad, as helping land the contract.

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Nexans will supply power cables for India Air Force bases. for Nexans to supply several thousand cables to upgrade the runway and taxiway lighting power circuits for 30 Indian Air Force (IAF) bases throughout India.

The MAFI project is focused on modernizing the infrastructure of IAF bases where the runways need to be upgraded and are not capable of handling the new array of military aircraft set to enter service, the release said. Nexans is supplying both primary and secondary cables, with cables manufactured to FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) standards that will be used to form the main backbone of the airfield lighting power series circuits, it said. It noted that 600 V secondary cables that meet the H07RN-F standard will also be used for the short spur links that connect the main power network to the individual airfield lights.

The airfield cables, the release said, “are designed to withstand extreme temperatures from -25° to +70°C, so they are ideally suited for use in this application where the typical runway temperatures will range from 0°C to +40°C.” It noted that the reliability of the cables and ability to have a long service life in extremely humid conditions were important factors. The MAFI cables will be manufactured in

South Korea’s Taihan Electric Wire Co., (TEW) reports that it has won two orders worth more than US$48.5 million to build power lines in Saudi Arabia and Russia.

Wire reports, citing (Yonhap) News Agency and Qata News Agency, said that TEW won a $26.5 million deal with a Saudi Arabian electricity company to build a 49-km highvoltage electricity line in the Middle Eastern country over a 10-month period. The second contract, a turn-key project for $22 million, is from Russia’s state power company to construct a high-voltage electricity transmission network.

It calls for TEW to build the transmission system in St. Petersburg by the end of this year.

A company official was described in one report as saying that “the latest deals will help Taihan Electric Wire gain a footing in the Middle Eastern and Russian markets dominated by European firms.”

Japan’s J-Power Systems to partner with UAE’s Ducab for HV cable J-Power Systems (JPS) and Ducab High Voltage Cable Systems (Ducab-HV) announced that they have agreed to technical collaboration on high-voltage power cable production. A press release said that JPS will train Ducab-HV’s staff in Japan. Last November, Ducab-HV opened its new production facility, which is capable of producing 400 kV class power cable, the highest voltage in use in the region, it said.

JPS is a 50-50 partnership between Hitachi Cable, Ltd., and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Ducab-HV, a UAE cable manufacturer specializing in high-voltage power cables and systems, was established in 2010 as a joint venture between Dubai Cable Company (Private) Limited (Ducab), Dubai Electricity & Water Authority and Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority.

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Japan’s Furukawa Electric Industrial Cable Co., Ltd., reports that it has developed electric wires for railway carriages that meet European standards, used for the internal wiring of railway carriages overseas.

A press release said that electric wires for railway carriages require features such as heat resistance, oil resistance, flexibility, and high mechanical strength. European standards (EN ) have been formulated by consolidating the standards for electric wires for railway carriages that until now have been implemented in individual countries. “Basically, the standard has been matched to IEC standards in the electrical field and ISO standards in non-electrical fields, and it is believed that the scope of application of products that meet this standard will expand in the future,” it said.

Specifically, products must have superior flame retardance; meet vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables test specified in EN50266-2-4 Cat. C (IEC60332-3-24); pass the low smoke emission test specified in EN50264; the low toxicity test specified in BS6853; and more, it said.

In response to the requirements, the release said, Furukawa has developed T-NFL 1, a lightweight electric wire that has half the thickness of electric wire insulation material, realizing a 20% reduction in weight and a 20% reduction in diameter (compared with the company’s traditional electric wires).

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KEI Industries introduces new products India’s KEI Industries, Ltd., recently introduced unveiled a comprehensive range of cables for marine and offshore applications. The range covers power cables, control cables, instrumentation cables and fire-resistant cables that meet international standards (IEC, NEK or BS).

A press release said that a wide variety of cables manufactured by KEI have a special halogen-free sheath that is mud resistant and suitable for sub-zero installation conditions encountered in the North Atlantic ocean on oil producing platforms. “KEI is the only manufacturer in India having DNV Norway Type approval for elastomeric cables as per NEK 606 and IEC 60092-350, 353 and 376 for marine and offshore platform installation,” it said, adding that the company has developed an in-house design, manufacturing and testing facility to offer these cables per customer requirements in a short period of time.

“We see great potential in this vertical as the shipbuilding and offshore industry has seen growth over a period of time,” said Anil Gupta, CMD, KEI Industries Ltd. He noted that the company is a leading supplier of cables for ONGC’s offshore platforms, and that “our overseas customers in countries like the Middle East and Korea, where we have supplied a variety of cables, have shown great interest and thus we see good prospects in export to other counties as well.”

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PEOPLE S&E Specialty Polymers LLC announced that Duane Shooltz has been promoted to president of the company and the addition of Yan Chen as product development manager.

Since 2008, Shooltz had led the company’s growth and development strategy as COO. He has more than 30 years of experience with both public and private manufacturing companies and has held senior management positions in sales, purchasing and manufacturing.

Prior to joining S&E, he was divisional president for Smith PLC. He will report to CEO Steven Graham. Chen will work for S&E in the newly created Duane Shooltz position of product development manager. She most recently worked as a senior project chemist with Schneller LLC, where she led several teams to develop composites, laminates and resin formulations for commercial aircraft applications. Prior to that, she held management

and scientist/supervisory positions with A. Schulman and Honeywell International. She holds numerous patents related to materials and processing and is a certified Six Sigma Greenbelt. She holds a MS degree in engineering from Leeds University in the United Kingdom. She will report to Ilia Charlat, S&E’s vice president of research and development. The Yan Chen company also reported that it has expanded its sales reach internationally through recent signing distribution agreements with Millan & Associates, LLC, for Latin and South America, and with Mihama Corporation for Japan, China, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. Based in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA, S&E Specialty Polymers supplies a range of specialty plastic compounds to markets that include wire and cable.

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Vice President of Alps Wire Rope Corporation Bob Zader has retired. He started out with the U.S.-based company nine years ago as accounting manager and became vice president in 2011. His career began at Bell Labs, and he spent more than 30 years at Bell Labs/AT&T. “Bob has had a major key role in building Alps both financially and physically. I thank him for his outstanding work,” said Alps Wire Rope President Brad Benner. “Bob Zader will truly be missed.”

Steve Rika, Bar Products, Ltd., was named chairman of the International Wire and Machinery Association (IWMA) at the U.K.-based organization’s general meeting on March 6. He succeeds Colin Dawson, Whitelegg Machines, Ltd., who is now president of IWMA, which represents corporate members of the wire, cable and wire products industries.

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The results was among the reports presented at the recent staging of the FTTH Council Europe’s annual conference. A press release said that, with the two additions, the list of economies that have at least 1% of households connected to FTTH now stands at 30. Topping the list is South Korea, which reports FTTH market penetration of 58%, followed by the United Arab Emirates at 56%, Hong Kong at 45%, Japan at 42% and Taiwan at 29%.

Following a recent surge in new FTTH Country rankings of fiber pentration from the Fiber to the Home Council. deployments, Canada had nearly 170,000 fiber-connected households by end of 2011, “We are proud to have the UAE as the second country representing 1.24% of the total number of households in in the global ranking for 2011 in terms of FTTH connectthe country, the release said. Meanwhile, recent deployed homes,” says Faris Awartani, chairman of FTTH ments in Malaysia now have the country at 3.42%, it said.

Council MENA. “We have witnessed a rapid growth “It is clear that Canada is now firmly on the path to in the Gulf countries during the past two years and the expanded FTTH deployment, with several network operaLevant is promising to join during 2012 and the next tors in the country now upgrading to all-fiber, and we five years.” now expect that fiber-to-the-home market growth in Canada may exceed that of the U.S. over the next several years,” said Heather Burnett Gold, President of the FTTH OFS fiber nearly invisible in home use Council North America. “Meanwhile, FTTH is beginning Germany’s OFS has introduced a new product, the to take off in Latin America and the Caribbean, with nearEZ-Bend® InvisiLight™ optical solution, which it reports ly a dozen network operators in those countries beginning provides “nearly invisible” fiber in the home. their deployments. It is now clear that across the “The (technology provides) customers nearly invisible, Americas, FTTH is becoming the preferred technology fast, plug-and-play fiber in the home to connect FTTH for wireline access networks that are looking to stay comservices to subscribers,” said John George, Director, OFS petitive.”

Global Technical Marketing. A press release said that the Viewing from a different perspective, the top economies InvisiLight has a 1 mm diameter optical micro-cord that in terms of the number of FTTH connections are Japan blends seamlessly with the interior décor. The installer (22.2 million), China (16.9 million), South Korea (10.4 uses a simple process to roll and adhere the micro-cord million), the United States (9.6 million) and Russia (4.5 into grooves between ceilings and walls, walls and moldmillion), the release said. It also included the below ings, corners between walls, or directly on moldings, it comments from representatives for various regions. said.

“We are happy to see new economies joining the Global The EZ-Bend fiber, the release said, can conform to the FTTH Ranking,” said Chris Holden, president of the contours and many corners in a residence with negligible FTTH Council Europe, “but we are concerned that there signal loss. In field trials, customers reported that they is no new entrant from Europe. On the positive side we could not see the fiber cord, a boon for installers, it said. see a steady growth in our region. Still there is a long “This product was used when no other solution could way to go to reach the digital agenda targets of the work to service our customer. It solves one of our key European Union to ensure that more than 50% of the installation challenges,” one provider was cited as saying.

European households will use broadband connections The product was presented at the recent FTTH conference of 100 Mbit/s or more in 2020.” in Munich.

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FASTENER UPDATE

FASTENER UPDATE Elgin Fastener Group reports the acquisition of Quality Bolt & Screw U.S.-based Elgin Fastener Group, LLC, reported that it has acquired Quality Bolt & Screw Co. of Brecksville, Ohio, a manufacturer of custom engineered cold headed/cold formed bolts, pins, studs, chain, military and other custom fasteners.

“The addition of Quality Bolt & Screw to the Elgin Fastener Group further expands our domestic manufacturing capabilities, including the ability to offer 1 in. and 1-1/4 in. diameter headed and threaded product,” said EFG President and CEO Jeff Liter. He noted that Quality Bolt & Screw, which holds ISO 9001:2008 and QSLM (Military Type 2) certification, has a long history as a reputable supplier of special fasteners. “We also intend to capitalize on their reputation as a premium supplier to the specialty industrial fasteners market.”

Elgin Fastener Group, which is based in Versailles, Indiana and is part of the Audax group, is comprised of five domestic fastener manufacturers (Ohio Rod Products, Leland Powell Fasteners, Chandler Products, Silo Fasteners, Landreth Fastener) offering a complete range of special, semi-standard, and custom fasteners in a wide variety of styles, sizes, materials, and finishes; a metal finishing company (Best Metal Finishing); and an engineering and international procurement division (Elgin Fasteners International).

Fastener company has a very ‘sunny’ outlook for market demand from solar With the high price of copper, there has been a steady stream of stories about theft of copper cable, but one company has found a strong market to ward off thefts of a different type of product, one that Bryce Fastener has adapted one of its fasteners, pictured, to ward off thefts has had far less of solar panels. publicity: solar panels.

Bryce Fastener, Inc., recently added the Raptor™ fastener to the company’s line of anti-theft fasteners, specifically intended for the solar industry. The company notes that solar panels sitting on roofs or at ground level are usually secured to mounting racks by four standard bolts and are easy to dismantle by unauthorized personnel. Often, one article on the topic said, thieves wearing uniforms will

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blatantly steal the solar panels, which results in such thefts being the single largest insurance claims.

The Raptor employs private, highly controlled keyways to keep unauthorized personnel from breaching the panel, while larger head style and pin provide 30% greater torque strength than standard fasteners, a press release said. The deep serrations underneath the head not only prevent loosening over time, due to thermal expansion and contraction, but also double up on the grounding effect of the screw.

Bryce Fastener Sales Manager Mark Miller said that the Raptor, which has a larger head design with unique features for the solar industry, makes it extremely difficult for anyone who does not have the provided driver to remove them.

“Raptor claws are not normal serrations! They were engineered specifically to be placed only on the outside edge with a radius that would bite. This allows the screw head to flex downward and bite in at the same time, which is proven by the higher torque values reached,” he said.

Each customer gets their own unique driver for their fastener order, so no unauthorized person with access to other Raptor keys can use those, the release said. “A company (can) purchase a key code and they own the code for their screws. They continue to reorder their fasteners for their installations with total confidence that no other installer or thief can get the driver bits for their screws. We control all driver sales and do not sell through distribution.”

EU imposes preliminary AD duties on stainless steel fasteners from India The European Union, which found that EU producers have suffered from unfair competition, has imposed preliminary tariffs as high as 16.5% on screws and bolts from India.

A report in Bloomberg said that the duties will apply to punish Indian manufacturers of stainless steel fasteners that include Lakshmi Precision Screws, Ltd., “for receiving trade distorting government aid.” The levies, it said, range from 3.2% to 16.5%, depending on the Indian exporter.

Lakshmi Precision Screws faces a 13.6% duty. It noted that the duties “are for four months and may be prolonged for five years.”

In the report, the European Commission found that, “EU producers such as Italy’s Bontempi Vibo SpA and France’s Ugivis SA suffered material injury as a result of subsidies to Indian competitors.” The trade protection is the preliminary outcome of an inquiry that the Commission opened last May after a subsidy complaint by the European Industrial Fasteners Institute on behalf of producers that account for more than 25 percent of EU output of stainless steel fasteners, it said. It noted that Indian exporters of stainless steel fasteners expanded their combined share of the EU market to 18.3% in the 12 months through March 2011 from 12.1% in 2008.

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More than 60% of Interwire 2013 floor space allocated at meeting The WAI’s upcoming Operations Summit & Wire Expo 2012 has yet to be held, but activity has already taken place for Interwire 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. A total of 138 companies took part in the Points Meeting, which was held March 15 at WAI headquarters, where a total of 63,800 sq ft of exhibit space was allocated. That figure represents 61% of the overall inventory of 104,600 sq ft

WAI’s IT specialist, Chuck that is slated for Szymaszek, is the electronic the show floor at mastermind behind the process. the event, which will be held April 23-25, 2013, at the Georgia World Congress Center.

WAI volunteers Ron Reed and Joe Snee helped staff during the Points Meeting. Booths will now be allocated on a first come/first served basis. For more details on exhibiting, contact the WAI’s sales staff at sales@wirenet.org, or call tel. 203-453-2777.

Activity at the show floor at Interwire 2011. At left is the Teknor Apex booth and at right is Wire Lab Company’s booth.

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CHAPTER CORNER

CHAPTER CORNER Slate of chapter golf tourneys set The arrival of spring brings with it the schedule of golf tourneys for WAI chapters this year. Some details are still being finalized, but most of the dates and locations have been set for the Midwest, Ohio Valley, New England, Southeast and Western chapters.

Aside from the golfing, the events offer great opportunities to meet up with friends/industry colleagues as well as for companies to bolster their name recognition through a range of sponsorship opportunties.

Midwest Chapter: The chapter will hold its 10th Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, June 22, 2012, at the St. Andrews Golf & Country Club, West Chicago, Illinois.

Ohio Valley Chapter: The chapter will hold its 10th Annual Golf Tournament in August 2012, at the Grantwood Golf Course, Solon, Ohio.

The New England Chapter 2011 winning team (l-r) of Brian Bouvier and Ron Reed, both of Lloyd & Bouvier; Richard Miller, Southwire Company; and Marty Kenner, Commission Brokers.

New England Chapter: The chapter will hold its 18th Annual Golf Tournament on Monday, September 10, 2012, returning to the Ellington Ridge Country Club, Ellington, Connecticut.

Southeast Chapter: The Southeast Chapter’s 12th Annual Vannais Golf Tournament will be held Thursday, October 18, 2012, at the Rock Barn Golf & Spa, Conover, North Carolina. Last year, the event was named after its former president, Steven Vannais, who died in an airplane crash in January 2011.

Western Chapter: The chapter will hold its 12th Annual “Wild West Shootout” Golf Tournament on Monday, October 22, 2012, at the Los Verdes Golf Course, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.

Bragging rights for golfers once again will be up for grabs at WAI Chapter tourneys in Illinois, Ohio, Connecticut, North Carolina and California.

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From l-r at the 2011 Southeast tourney are Sue Kos, Woody Holland, Clinton Instruments, (Beth Vannais, wife of late Steve Vannais), and Tim McElhany (Tulsa Power) and his wife. Not shown: Treasurer Mike Kos, CNA Tech.

The team (l-r) of Vincent Griffin, Aaron Nolan, David Simpson and Mike Swift claimed top honors in the Ohio Valley Chapter’s 2011 golf tourney.

I do business internationally and value the friendships I’ve made over the years through WAI. Q: Why did you join WAI? A: I have been involved in the family business since a very young age and my dad, William Mathiasen, had been a member for as long as I can remember. He always praised WAI and realized the value of the organization; I carried on the tradition of membership.

Q: What does your company do?

A: We buy, sell, broker, appraise, and liquidate secondhand equipment for the international wire and cable industry (both ferrous and nonferrous).

Q: Why have you renewed your membership over the years?

A: With all the fast paced changes that are going on in the world and the wire industry I can’t afford not to be a member.

Q: What would you be doing if you hadn’t gotten involved in the wire industry?

A: I would probably be a professional golfer.

Mark Mathiasen President | Mathiasen Machinery Inc. Member Since: 1983

Meet Mark Mathiasen.

One of WAI’s worldwide members.

One compelling story.

It’s no wonder that Mark’s business principles are remarkable. They’d have to be. With a legacy of honesty and hard work, he’s clearly following in the footsteps of one of the industry’s wellrespected gentlemen. Whether he’s buying or selling wire machinery, his ethics are enviable.

The only time he’s all about the green is when he’s beguiled by argyle. And, possibly at the holidays, when he repurposes the knee-high links attire for his annual role as a vertically gifted elf.

Q: If you were to nominate yourself for an award what would it be for?

A: Most golf charity events played in a year.

Q: What is your best industry related travel story?

A: On a funny note, it involves three of my friends being stuck in between floors in a small elevator in a German hotel. They were yelling for help and we could just see their faces below the floor (I guess you had to be there). Also the year the volcano erupted and we rented a car and drove to Rome to catch a flight home. I’ll never forget seeing the Alps and other beautiful sights on the way.

Q: What do your co-workers say about you?

A: My co-worker is my brother and he thinks I am humorous.

Q: What is something almost nobody knows about you?

A: I play an elf every year at a children’s Christmas party.

Positively Uplifting | Funny | Friendly | Green-suiting | Club-wielding | Tradition-respecting Gentleman He keeps it light at work and play, getting a lift out of German hotel elevators even when his friends don’t. Nach oben damit! And when a volcano grounded him in Europe he took flight by car on an alpine adventure. When you meet him through WAI or on the links you’ll agree: he’s a pro.

MNEMONIC TIP: MARK MATHIASEN. MARKED BY HONEST TEE.

Q: What can you help people learn more about?

A: The pros and cons of purchasing or selling used machinery.

Q: What did your most valuable WAI contact help you do?

A: Understand the value of customer relations and that you can have friends and conduct business at the same time.

Q: Who was your mentor?

A: My father, who started as a machine builder and came to own his own business through his hard work and honesty. He was a true wire guy who was well respected in the industry.

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INNOVATIONS

INNOVATIONS Fisk Alloy: the genesis of a new product “Change is inevitable, progress is optional,” anonymous.

The way businesses respond to change in the industry may be divided into three modes: those that are resistant to it, those that will react to it as necessary and those that are proactive. This article presents the story of one very proactive business: Fisk Alloy.

The U.S. company, which has a copper alloy redraw wire mill in Hawthorne, New Jersey, began as a materials supplier for electronic connectors, and evolved and expanded far beyond its core focus in anticipation of changing needs.

Long before the advent of Europe’s RoHS regulations,

Fisk Alloy CEO Eric Fisk holds a hair-thin sample of Percon 28, the company’s newest cadmium-free product. which essentially spelled the end of the use of cadmium by industry, Fisk Alloy introduced Percon, a new cadmium-free copper alloy wire product line. Here, Fisk Alloy CEO Eric Fisk tells the story of how the Percon product line came to be, a journey that included educated guesses, unexpected surprises, fortunate timing, excruciating delays and incredible perseverance, all of which have led to the recent introduction of Percon 28, the first copper-alloy conductor to exceed ASTM B624 strength requirements.

WJI: Let’s start with your flagship conductor products, the Percon line. How was it that Fisk was first to develop a family of cadmium-free alloy wires?

EF: For the first two decades of our business, we were solely an electronics materials supplier, and the electronics industry has had a lot of technical issues that require different alloys. In response, we developed a piece of proprietary equipment that rolls heavy gauge strip into wire, so we could offer our customers alloys in a material form (wire) that we couldn’t get from the wire casting mills. That capability, which enabled us to compete against the engineering alternate (strip), became the prime mover for many of our subsequent decisions.

That was about 1992. It took us about two years to work the kinks out of the technology, but by’94 we had perfected the know-how. At that point, I started to look around for other opportunities. In other words, “What alloys can we offer as wire that aren’t presently being offered?”

WJI: Where did you focus and why?

EF: Well, in the specialty copper alloy wire field, there aren’t scads of opportunities. Which is a bad news/good news thing. If there were more opportunities there would be a lot more players in the field. The bad news is that our ambitions are bigger than our marketplace. So we started looking outside electronics and eventually came to know about the realities of the alloy conductor field.

We learned that the big players in conductors were alloy C162 (copper cadmium) and alloy C18135 (copper-chromium-cadmium), also known as PD135, which set the performance benchmarks for the industry—and which Phelps Dodge (now Freeport-McMoRan) had a lock on. PD would sell finished product to anyone who wanted to buy it, but they would carefully control the sale of redraw material to other producers of finished product, affecting a tightly controlled supply of PD135. As a result there was a great market opportunity for an alternative supplier.

So that’s what got me started: the fundamental business proposition of a single-sourced material that a lot of people were interested in.

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WJI: At that point you decided to produce conductors?

EF: No, we were sticking with the commercial decision not to produce conductors. We just wanted to sell the material as redraw, as a cadmium-free replacement. So at that point our family consisted of Percon 17 and Percon 24, which is every bit as good as PD135, but doesn’t contain cadmium. So we got a patent on it, and then tried to sell it as redraw material to existing producers of conductors.

WJI: How was it received?

EF: Well, the reaction was not what we had expected. It was more like, “Oh, that’s nice.” Everyone was interested in it, save for three slight problems: (1) It was no cheaper than the existing alloy, PD 135. (2) Everybody was so busy at the time—this was right around the onset of the Y2K madness and the dot-com bubble—that anybody who had anything to do with electronics was going full-tilt. So nobody had any time for innovation or acceptance of new products—they couldn’t make enough of the products they already had. (3) Lastly, and perhaps most tellingly, we had invented a solution for which there was not yet a perceived

Smooth bunching — the newest of alloys running on the most traditional equipment.

engineering material, but its environmental considerations— especially recycling and waste handling—just kill it.

In fact, the only place that we knew cadmium copper was still used without abate was in the conductor field. But even if we could have come up with our own cadmium copper alloys, any plant still casting cadmium was running on borrowed time. Why waste your time on a dying material? I figured that sooner or later cadmium-free materials were going to win but the question was, “Is it going to be in our time?” So we went straight for green.

WJI: How did the Percon family evolve?

EF: Very slowly. We brought Percon 17 to market in 1994, utilizing our strip-to-rod technology. It is a very good alloy originally developed for integrated circuit lead-frames, which we were producing in square and flat wire for applications in automotive electronics. But as we optimized it for applications in conductors we came to realize, OK, in its soft condition it’s better than cadmium-copper soft, but not as good as cadmium-copper hard, for which we later developed Percon 19. Nor was it as good as PD135, which is also sold soft. So although Percon 17 is well-positioned that is not where the larger market is. Alone, it was too limited; we needed to come up with a family.

So in 1996 we went back to work to find a replacement for PD135. It’s a lot of work. Each alloy refinement is a casting run, and casting runs are neither cheap nor in small quantity. Three years later we were pretty much dialed in to what we needed to create the alloy that is now known as Percon 24—the chemistry and the processing of it.

The proper processing of redraw wire for alloy conductors is not speed-driven.

problem. People in the conductor industry knew that cadmium was nasty, but there was not yet any pressure to do anything about it.

Having invested all this mental, emotional and financial energy into developing these materials—and wanting very much to grow our specialty copper-alloy wire business—we concluded that the thing for us to do was to capitalize and start making stranded conductors ourselves. To be a supplier of Percon alloy conductors in the finished form: silver- and nickel-plated or bare finished alloy conductors per customer specifications. So in 1999 we expanded our plant and started to assemble the necessary machinery and equipment.

WJI: So you came out with your first conductor product…

EF: In August, 2000 (thank you, Quirk Wire). And, ini-

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WJI: This was ten years before RoHS. Why did you pursue a cadmium-free alternative?

EF: Several reasons. Again, we had been privy to the electronics industry for many years. And on the electronics side, cadmium had lost favor long ago. Even the automotive guys were long out of cadmium copper in radiators—which outperformed brass radiators. Cadmium is an excellent

INNOVATIONS tially, we encountered a problem that was quite startling to me. We had been making wire for the electronics industry for nearly 30 years, where alloy development and alloy introduction is a well-established experience. People in the electronics industry are very comfortable with the concept of developing alloys for a particular application. In other words, developing alloys to solve technical problems and putting those alloys to work.

The electronics industry faced thorny engineering problems such as increasing circuit density and the heat that goes along with that; the need for higher-speed circuits where resistance of the metal becomes a barrier to speed; increased formability for part-intricacies within increasingly sophisticated interconnect devices; increasing under-thehood temperature demands from the automotive sector, which stresses materials over the long haul, yet those materials had to hold their properties at those elevated temperatures. Problems of those sorts.

So I was very surprised to find that in the conductor field, they had been using the same materials for so long that they had no tradition of introducing new alloys. As I then came to learn, the innovation in conductors had been in the insulating materials and processes. It was all pretty much copper-cadmium alloys that had been around for 30 or 40 years. So our non-cadmium conductors were a hard sell because nobody had any performance tests or testing regimes by which they could compare alloys.

And, of course, the incumbents sowed doubt to keep us out: “Oh, you’ve got to be very careful; this is an unproven alloy from an unproven producer.” Which was true and was standard blocking and tackling. That was no surprise. We were new to conductors, but not to the wire business nor to what it takes to market new alloys in wire. So we had to work to overcome that.

WJI: And right about then, the dot-com bubble burst.

EF: Right. But it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

One other barrier to selling our conductors was that we had nothing to thunk down on the table and say, “Read this.

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So in the period immediately after the bubble burst, we spent a lot of money developing a testing regime to do a full technical review of Percon 24 for NAVAIR. At the time NAVAIR was the keeper of all military specifications and gave production approvals for wiring that went into military systems. So we approached them with this new cadmium-free material with the request that with all the testing completed that they would then review it and pass judgment. It took two years.

We hired Raytheon to do comparative third-party testing for both silver- and nickel-plate conductors. Raytheon has the laboratory and regularly does that kind of testing for NAVAIR. There were a lot of long-term tests and when they were complete, NAVAIR read the reports and said, “Yes, it’s eligible material for military application.” Thunk.

Another reason that the downturn was a blessing is that it’s possible to bring a product in too early to the marketplace. And in the case of Percon 24, the alloy was ready, but our ability to be a good manufacturer of it was not. Had we had any real commercial pressure placed on us, we would have failed. We had a lot to learn about the processing of the material to achieve its consistent high performance. So we spent 2001 to 2003 honing our skills and when the market returned, we were ready.

WJI: Was it ever touch and go?

EF: Sometimes the ice under our feet was so thin we could feel the cold water. It was rough trying to get a toehold in conductors. Nevertheless we kept running around making samples and there was enough business, I think, to keep three people going as we kept working to develop the processing of the alloy into the finished conductor form.

And fortunately, we were still one of the major suppliers of the electronic connector industry, though that side took a big hit, too. But our company was still above break-even so we could continue to support our hoped-for breakthrough into conductors.

WJI: Which was right around the corner. Talk about RoHS. EF: Early in 2003 the European Union adopted the Restriction of Hazardous Substances directive (RoHS), which was a subset of the WEEE (Waste Elimination in Electrical Equipment) regulations. The basic premise of RoHS was that the waste stream of electronic equipment contains all kinds of hazardous stuff that shouldn’t be there.

So the way to control the problem is to not use that stuff in the first place. The regulations listed several organic chemi-

WJI: They finally got the message?

EF: It’s a classic tortoise story: steady, steady, steady.

Working through the obstacles. What makes the story unique is that if we hadn’t been in electronic materials— which took us backward into the raw material capability— we couldn’t have done what we did. And, as I said awhile back, our innovative strip-to-rod technology was the prime mover that impelled us forward, eventually, into finished conductor products.

WJI: What’s special about Percon 28, your latest offering?

EF: We’re very excited about Percon 28 and for it we have again significantly expanded our plant. It’s got excellent specs and to date, it’s the only copper alloy to ever exceed ASTM B624 strength requirements without compromising performance. And it doesn’t just exceed those requirements, it leaves them in the rear view mirror. Its 80 ksi (550 MPa) minimum tensile strength is a 33% increase

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cals and heavy metals that needed to be phased out, specifically, lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, and cadmium.

The European military and aerospace industries were given a pass until 2017, but most industries had to comply by 2006.

When RoHS happened, nobody paid much attention to it at first—ourselves included. It was a European thing, not an American thing, and so on. So it caught everybody napping.

What really put the news on the front page was a consensus by global corporations selling in Europe that they weren’t going to make “green products” just for Europe—that the next generation of products was going to be their global standard. In other words, if this is a good idea, we’re going to do it globally. The business reality was that managing two levels of products was untenable. It made no sense to have RoHS-compliant products in Europe and a different set of products doing the same job in North America. So while the North American market never officially imposed these requirements, it became the commercial standard. If you wanted to be in the game, your products had to be RoHS-compliant.

By the middle of 2004, industry people were wide awake, because they had 18 months to solve their problem. And for some markets it was a problem of epic proportions: RoHS limits for lead are 1,000 ppm, whereas cadmium’s RoHS limits are 100 ppm. The conductor industry was especially walloped because PD135 has 4,000 ppm of cadmium and cadmium-copper has 10,000 ppm.

So when that word trickled down into the tiers of products that we work at, suddenly things changed dramatically. We had been knocking on their doors for four years telling them about the importance of cadmium-free products. All of a sudden it became, “Geez, how did you guys know?” And there we were with the technical and environmental solution, with the thunk on the table to go with it.

The value in use of alloy conductors requires nothing less than perfection. over ASTM B624 requirements—with no loss in electrical conductivity. It shows twice the flex life of either PD135 or Percon 24. I could go on but we’ve got spec sheets and a website to do that.

But like all of our products, Percon 28 is a tortoise story, too. From our previous efforts we approached the development of Percon 28 with a good understanding of the technical challenge but it still took a major R&D effort. It also took many years to develop and our entire team deserves a tremendous amount of credit, for it takes knowledge, great patience, and great respect for the empirical process.

Starting with the proven Percon 24 alloy, we focused on modifying it with different alloy compositions. We ran numerous trials of these different alloy compositions, some with significant alterations some with small. And then, having a broad range of manufacturing equipment for producing conductors, we processed the redraw trials into finished products. This helped tremendously for you can never fully predict the synergy by which added elements will combine and perform—how the elements will interact to achieve your desired end.

This synergy is taking place at the molecular level, right down among the atoms of an alloy’s crystal structure. The stuff of which the universe is built. Sure, we get excited by our success, that’s only human. That’s our entrepreneurial DNA talking. But there are other times, when you consider the dance of these elements that you can’t feel anything but awe. It’s just fascinating, this continuous stream of innovation in copper alloys that goes back to the beginnings of civilization. We’re just part of that, and we were fortunate enough to find opportunities within wire to follow these paths. We’ve been blessed to be able to innovate and develop copper alloy wire products that are on the leading edge or are an important part of the best that can be done in our time. It’s very satisfying.

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WAI heads west for Texas experience WAI makes its first visit to the Lone Star state, a vibrant region, for the Association’s traveling roadshow. It is a fitting location as the educational program has been redefined, and the collective event that previously was called Wire Expo now carries the name WAI Operations Summit & Wire Expo.

“I encourage anyone from a manufacturing company to scan the conference sessions listed on pages 64 to 66, because I’m convinced that whether your company is ferrous, nonferrous, electrical or even fiber optical, you’ll find multiple sessions that will make the trip to Texas worthwhile,” said WAI Executive Steve Fetteroll, who thanked the members of the Conference Programming Committee for their efforts in creating the program.

Aside from the reception and plant tours, all the events are conveniently located in the host location, the recently completed Omni Dallas Hotel. Most of the activity is packed into Tuesday, May 22, and Wednesday, May 23, but some WAI activities will begin on Monday, May 21, including the day-long Fundamentals of Wire course, a slew of Association committee and board meetings during the day and the Awards Reception that night, which will honor industry notables.

The exhibits open Tuesday, May 22, from 10 am to 5 pm, and as of press time the 169 booths allotted for the show floor had all been sold out, with efforts being made to add some additional slots.

The Conference Sessions will be held Tuesday from 9 am to noon, at which time the inspirational focus will come from keynote speaker W. Michael Cox, director of the O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom, who will speak about capitalism’s capacity to deliver economic progress and raise living standards. The Conference Sessions resume after lunch and run to 3:30 pm. Productions Solutions returns to the show floor on Tuesday, from 3:30 pm to 5 pm, this time in a single defined spot so attendees will have some elbow room, and the WAI will hold its annual meeting. The WAI reception will be held Tuesday night at Eddie Deen’s Ranch.

On Wednesday, the Conference Sessions run from 9 am to noon, the Mordica Lecture will be presented at 10:30 am and the exhibits are open from 10 am to 3 pm. The tour plant tours, Encore Wire Corporation and Gerdau, leave from the hotel at 1 pm and return at 5 pm Further bolstering the Dallas experience is the colocation at the Omni Dallas Hotel by American Metal Market/American Wire Producers Association of their Wire Rod Supply Chain Conference, which will be held Monday, May 21, and Tuesday, May 22.

And, of course, even though the schedule is tight, attendees hopefully will have a chance to either explore or rediscover the city of Dallas.

A nighttime view of the Dallas skyline. The WAI’s traveling roadshow will be making its first-ever appearance in Texas.

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Table of Contents WAI Operations Summit & Wire Expo 2012 Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Conference Programming Committee . . . . . . . . . 45 General Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 New & Noteworthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 City of Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Sessions at a Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Awards Reception/Technical Paper Winners . . . . 54 Mordica Memorial Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Donnellan Memorial Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Dominique Perroud, the 2011 WAI president, at Interwire.

Education Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 WAI Life/25-Year Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Fundamentals of Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Conference Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Operational Excellence Case Studies . . . . . . . . . . 68 Production Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Plant Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Floor Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Alphabetical/Numerical List of Exhibitors . . . . . 75 Preview of Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Exhibitors’ Product Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Co-located event SAMP USA’s Sandy Scroggs makes his technical presentation at Interwire 2011.

American Metal Market (AMM)/American Wire Producers Association (AWPA): 2012 Wire Rod Supply Chain Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

The exhibits at Wire Expo 2010. The 2012 trade show’s 169 allotted booth spaces sold out in March.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board of Directors Lou Arcuri, Tristar Metals

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William Avise, Leggett & Platt, Inc. Richard Baker, Alcan Cable

William Reichert, Champlain Cable Donald Schollin, Q-S Technologies Sheldon Scott, Whitney Blake Co.

Neville Crabbe, Leoni Wire

Gary Spence, Encore Wire

Anthony De Rosa, Cortinovis Machinery America, Inc.

Mark Spencer, W. Gillies Technologies

Jaime Fuente, Condusal SA de CV

Andrew Stromer, Howar Equipment

Thomas Maxwell, Jr., Die Quip Corp.

Mark Thackeray, General Cable Corporation

Malcolm Michael, Australasian Wire Industry Association

Bhaskar Yalamanchili, Gerdau Long Steel North America

Richard Miller, Southwire Co. Nicholas Nickoletopoulos, Sivaco Wire Group and Ifastgroupe Ralph Noonan, Etna Products Dominique Perroud, SAMP Shanghai Mahesh Poddar, Miki Wire Works Jose Ranc, Whitney Blake Co.

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PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE 2012 Conference Programming Committee William Avise, Leggett & Platt, Inc. Richard Baker, Alcan Cable Anthony De Rosa, Cortinovis Machinery America, Inc. Thomas Maxwell, Jr., Die Quip Corp. (chairman) Patricio Murga, Viakable S.A. de C.V. Dale Olp, North American Steel & Wire LLC

Jose Ranc, Whitney Blake Co. Donald Schollin, Q-S Technologies, Inc. Jan Sorige, Enkotec Co., Inc. Gary Spence, Encore Wire Mark Spencer, W. Gillies Technologies Mark Thackeray, General Cable Corp.

Bhaskar Yalamanchili, Gerdau Long Steel North America Executive Committee Liaison Nick Nickoletopoulos, Sivaco Wire Group/Ifaste Groupe WAI Staff Liaison Marc Murray, Director of Education and Member Services

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GENERAL PROGRAM

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Schedule of Events WAI Operations Summit & Wire Expo 2012 and AMM & AWPA Wire Rod Supply Chain Conference (SCC) Monday, May 21, 2012 8:00 am 9:00 am noon noon 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm

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5:00 pm 4:00 pm 1:00 pm 5:30 pm 5:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm

WAI Registration Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing Course Past Presidents Luncheon AMM & AWPA SCC Registration SCC General Session Memorial Awards Committee Meeting Exhibition Planning Committee Meeting Education Committee Meeting Member Relations Committee Meeting Board of Directors Meeting SCC Cocktail Reception WAI Awards Reception

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 10:00 am noon 1:30 pm 3:30 pm 3:30 pm 6:30 pm

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5:00 pm noon noon noon 5:00 pm 1:15 pm 3:30 pm 3:40 pm 5:00 pm 8:30 pm

WAI Registration AMM & AWPA SCC Registration SCC General Session Conference Sessions Wire Expo Exhibits Open Keynote & Lunch Conference Sessions - Operational Excellence WAI Annual Meeting Production Solutions Opening Reception - Eddie Deens

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 8:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 1:00 pm

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3:00 pm noon 3:00 pm 11:00 am 5:00 pm

WAI Registration Conference Sessions Wire Expo Exhibits Open Mordica Lecture Plant Tours: Tour #1 Encore Wire; Tour #2 Gerdau

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NEW & NOTEWORTHY And now a word from the WAI Conference Programming Committee

Armadillos and a mechanical bull: what more could a reception need?

The Operations Summit & Wire Expo 2012 is a completely new program designed specifically for the North America wire and cable industry.

If your title or responsibilities includes production, quality, engineering, safety, purchasing, and plant management, then this program is for you.

If you are interested in the supply of rod, regulatory activity in Washington, and economic outlook, then this program is your best value.

If you want to hear and celebrate industry success stories, then you should be at the Operational Excellence theme session on the first day. This section can’t capture everything, so make sure you turn the pages and find out how you could tour Encore or Gerdau, visit with 150 top suppliers, race an armadillo, and ride a mechanical bull.

Don’t miss the special pricing for those companies that are sending multiple participants. The cost, including the educational program, keynote luncheon, opening reception and exhibits, is just $295, $195 for WAI members.

Yes, it can be hard to get out of the office, but this is a two-day event and for most of the country, you can travel to Dallas on Monday afternoon and return home on Wednesday night. And your hotel room has free WiFi, so you can stay in touch with the plant.

Maxwell I hope to see you in Dallas.

WAI’s reception has always a great place to mingle with colleagues and friends and some of the past venues have been quite memorable, but this will be the first time attendees are being offered armadillo racing and an opportunity to ride a mechanical bull (hopefully to glory). Indeed, Eddie Deen’s Ranch should provide a new type of experience, and what else would you expect at a Texas setting? The event will be held Tuesday, May 22, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, and spurs are optional.

Tom Maxwell, Jr. Chairman, Conference Programming Committee

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WAI’s Operations Summit and Wire Expo 2012 has seen impressive support from corporate sponsors. The WAI would like to thank these companies for making it possible to put on quality programs. The full list now includes Platinum level: ACIMAF and Sonoco; Gold level: Carris Reels, Inc.; Continuus-Properzi S.p.A.; and SIKORA International, Inc.; Silver level: Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp.; and Woodburn Diamond Die, Inc.; Bronze level: Gold Metal Recyclers; and Red Kite Management (USA), Ltd. Onsite: Amacoil, Inc.; Baum’s Castorine Co., Inc.; Carris Reels, Inc.; Commission Brokers, Inc.; Davis-Standard LLC; Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc.; SIKORA International, Inc.; and Woodburn Diamond Die, Inc. See p. 40.

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Conference Sessions WAI’s Conference Programming Committee met during Interwire 2011 to begin creating a special educational program for 2012. The goal was that any manufacturer should be able to find multiple sessions that would be of interest to their operations, and with contributors including the likes of Alcan, Encore, Southwire, Underwriters Laboratory (UL), General Cable, Leggett & Platt, the Copper Development Association, and more, you’ve got to believe that there will be some information worth hearing. The vast majority of the program was designed by manufacturers for manufacturers, with the focus on practical information. See pp. 64-67.

5 most excellent industry stories Many companies have success stories to share, and WAI’s Conference Programming Committee felt that such contributions deserve recognition. That belief is the basis for the Association’s new Operational Excellence program, which spotlights accomplishments in the industry deserving of recognition for excellence in manufacturing and operations. Encore Wire Corporation, General Cable, Gerdau, Viakable and Marlin Steel Wire Products each present their story. See pp.

68-69.

Keynote speaker is a firm believer in the potential for capitalism to deliver In a world of “talking heads” that often see just doom and gloom, keynote speaker Dr. W. Michael Cox sees potential as long as capitalism can be allowed to do its job. The director of the O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom, a research institute within Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Dr. W. Michael Cox Business, Cox will make his presentation on Tuesday, May 22, at WAI’s Operations Summit & Wire Expo 2012.

Tours of Encore Wire and Gerdau are set for Wednesday afternoon Tour plant tours, Encore Wire Corporation and Gerdau, are offered to attendees of WAI’s Operations Summit and Wire Expo 21012 on Wednesday, May 23. Tickets are limited and preference will be given to full conference registrants. The buses will leave from the front of the Omni Dallas Hotel and return there. See pp. 34-35 to register.

Mordica Lecture not a drive-by Steel wire for the automotive sector will be one of the focuses of Prof. Paul Van Houtte, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, who will present his Mordica Lecture on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, from 10:30 am to 11:00 am. He notes that for many car body parts, automotive companies specify a certain type of anisotropy, and that there is desire to better understanding the relation between texture and mechanical behavior and the technology needed to control steel texture. He maintains that the “texture-anisotropy” phenomenon also deserves serious attention from the wiredrawing industry. See p. 56.

Awards ceremony: Monday night The WAI will holds its awards ceremony at a reception Monday night. The event will honor those who have made significant contributions to the industry, including the winners of the Mordica and Donnellan awards, paper awards and more.

We’ve got company The WAI Operations Summit and Wire Expo 2012 will be co-located at the Omni Dallas Hotel with the American Metals Market/American Wire Producers Association’s Wire Rod Supply Chain Conference. The event, which will include presentations, panel discussions and more, will take place Monday, May 21, and Tuesday, May 22.

See the event preview on pp. 135-137.

Production Solutions program to offer information to ‘die’ for on show floor WAI returns to the show floor from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 22, to present Production Solutions, which will include three sessions. For the first time, the program will be held in a designated section on the show floor to offer more elbow room for attendees. The scheduled sessions include: The Wire Break Program: Improved Wiredrawing Productivity, 3:30 pm, Tom Whitcombe, Baum’s Castorine Co. Inc.; Wire Breaks Analysis, 4:00 pm, Horace Pops, Horace Pops Consulting Inc.; and Die Evaluation, 4:30 pm, Ron Garceau and Scott Gipson, Paramount Die Co. See p.70.

The fundamentals still matter The Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing course will present four sessions on Monday, May 21, taught by industry experts. The program includes: Wire Breaks & Surface Damage, Dr. Horace Pops, Horace Pops Consulting, Inc.; Testing and Properties, Richard Gordon, Gerdau Long Steel North America; Taming the Compliance Beast: Five Ways to Make ISO 9001 Worthwhile, Doug Anton, AEM Consulting Group, Inc.; and Wire Mill Problem Solving, Richard Gordon, Gerdau Long Steel North America, See p. 62.

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CITY OF DALLAS

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A city accustomed to a starring role With a reported population of nearly 1,300,000 people, Dallas is the ninth largest city in the U.S., but many believe that its reputation was truly branded by a Texas-sized TV soap opera bearing that name that ran from 1978 to 1991.

Dallas was founded in 1841 and became a city in 1856. The city rose to prominence as a center for the oil and cotton industries, and its position along numerous railroad lines. Dallas developed a strong industrial and financial sector, and a major inland port, bolstered by the presence of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.

The city is home to the third largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the nation. It has also been a place where forMain Street Garden, a city park, is surrounded by historical buildings such tunes are made (or at least based), as it is as Mercantile Place, the Universities Center at Dallas and Old City Hall. home to 17 billionaires as of 2011 rankings.

One recent addition to the city skyline is capita than any the Omni Dallas Hotel, the host to the WAI’s Operations other city in the U.S. Summit and Wire Expo 2012. Owned by the city of Fine restaurants also Dallas, the hotel features 1,001 guest rooms and has abound, including 110,000 sq ft of meeting space. Fittingly, Dallas stars five-star establishments Linda Gray and Larry Hagman cut the ribbon for the such as Abacus hotel at its opening on November 11, 2011.

Dallas, Bijoux, craft Dallas is a major center for entertainment, from sports DALLAS, Dakota’s and music to the arts. It is a shopping mecca for all tastes, Steakhouse and The from upscale shopping at the Galleria, Northpark Center French Room. and the Shops at Willow Bend to outlet shopping at Dallas is widely Grapevine Mills. The city has more shopping centers per known for its sporting teams, most notably its football team, the Dallas lays claim title to Dallas Cowboys, having “America’s Team.” which are often called “America’s Team.” That name originated with the NFL team’s 1978 highlight film, where the narration began, “They appear on television so often that their faces are as familiar to the public as presidents and movie stars. They are the Dallas Cowboys, ‘America’s Team’.”

Sports may be a big attraction, but the single most notable event held in Dallas is the State Fair of Texas, which has been held annually at Fair Park since 1886 and is the largest state fair in the U.S. The event, which goes on for 24 days, had 2,618,500 attendees in 2010.

The Omni Dallas Hotel, host to the WAI Operations More than 26 million people come to Dallas each year, Summit and Wire Expo 2012, offers fine restaurants, so this is a city that knows how to accommodate visitors. an interactive sports bar, a full-service Mokara spa, a Enjoy your stay! rooftop terrace pool deck and a spacious fitness center.

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Sessions at a glance Conference Sessions

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Session 1 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Machinery Roundtable

Session 2 10:30 am - 11:15 am 11:15 am - 12:00 pm

Commodity Outlooks Copper Wire in Renewable Energy

10:30 am - 11:15 pm 11:15 am - 12:00 pm

Safety Culture Shift Roundtable 9 Drivers of Overall Process Effectiveness

Session 3

Session 4 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Operational Excellence

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Session 5 9:00 am - 9:30 am 9:30 am - 10:00 am 10:00 am - 10:30 am 11:00 am - 11:30 am 11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Washington Overview Update on the UL Mark for Telecommunications Cable Intellectual Property Law Developments Workforce Challenges Facing U.S. Manufacturers Talent Management Brought Full Circle

9:00 am - 9:30 am 9:30 am - 10:00 am 10:00 am - 10:30 am 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Power Factor–The Hidden Utility Penalty Alternative Fuel Options in Material Handling Encore Wire – LEED Platinum R&D Center Employee Involvement in Sustainability Roundtable

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AWARDS RECEPTION

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Awards The WAI will honor those who have made significant contributions to the industry, through either their technical presentations and/or years of activity, during the Awards Ceremony, on Monday, May 21. The evening event (6 pm to 8 pm) will recognize a range of people for their contributions, including authors of award-winning technical papers (see below) to the winners of the Association’s two most prestigious honors: the Mordica and Donnellan awards. The Mordica winner is Prof. Paul Van Houtte, a full professor at Belgium’s Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The Donnellan winner is WAI Past President Ron Reed, principal, Lloyd and Bouvier, Inc. See pp. 56-57 for details about both winners.

The meeting is open to WAI members and full registrants.

Best 2011 tech papers named The WAI’s Paper Awards Committee has chosen the winners of the awards for best technical papers in 2011 from those presented at Interwire 2011 in Atlanta and the CabWire World Conference 2011 in Düsseldorf, which was co-sponsored by ACIMAF, CET, IWCEA, IWMA and WAI. The winners include the following: Ferrous Division: the Allan B. Dove Memorial Medal Award goes to Rudiger Lux, Ulf Kletzin, and Peter Beyer, Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany, for their paper: “Manufacturing highly loadable helical springs through optimization of tempering processes in both spring steel wire and spring production.” The Silver Certificate Award goes to Jan W. Pilarczyk, Justyna Adamczyk, and Bogdan Golis, Czestochowa University

of Technology, Poland, and Jan Krnac, Zelezarny a Dratowny Bohumin, Czech Republic, for their paper: “Analysis of influence of some parameters of conical die on properties of drawn carbon steel wire rope.”

Nonferrous Division: the Marshall V. Yokelson Memorial Medal Award goes to Gil Baker and Tim Stahlhut, Confident Instruments Inc., and Horace Pops, Horace Pops Consulting Inc., USA, for their paper: “New Improvements for Surface Oxide Testing of Copper Rod.” The Silver Certificate award goes to Tadeusz Knych, Andrzej Mamala, Beata Smyrak, and Monika Walkowicz, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland, for their paper, “Dynamic recrystallization of continuous cast copper wire rod and the rapid tensile test.”

Electrical Division: the Urbain J. H. Malo Memorial Medal Award goes to H. Scheid, Siebe Engineering, Germany, for “Extended quality control of cable insulation by colour measurement during extrusion.” The Silver Certificate Award goes to Patrick De Bruyne and Gaël Mauron, AESA SA, Switzerland, for “Effects of contact resistances in multi-strand cables on linear resistance measurements.”

General Division: the Horace Pops Medal Award goes to Zhang Wenhua, Guo Songshou, Shen Hesheng, and Zhang Zhiming, Shanghai Jiaoyou Diamond Coating Co. Ltd., China; and Sun Fanghong, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, for their paper: “Preparation and application of nanocrystalline diamond composite coatings for wiredrawing dies.” The Silver Certificate Award goes to Kazunari Yoshida and Ryoto Koyama, Tokai University, Japan, for their paper: “Reduction of residual stress of drawn wire.”

Authors of winning technical papers with WAI President Dominique Perroud, second from left, and moderator Erik Macs, fifth from left, at Interwire 2011.

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MORDICA AWARD

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Prof. Van Houtte wins 2012 Mordica Memorial Award Paul Van Houtte, a full professor at Katholieke method has been recently extended to thin coatings Universiteit in Leuven, Belgium, whose published and thin wires. work is so extensive that it may be unparalleled in Van Houtte has won numerous awards, including the wire and cable industry, has been named the an Honorary Doctoral Degree awarded from the winner of the Mordica Memorial Award for 2012.

University of Metz, France in 1998 and the “De Van Houtte, who joined Katholieke Universiteit Leeuw-Damry-Bourlat Prize” awarded by Flemish in 1995, has been cited as a contributor to more National Science Foundation in 2000. than 400 publications, including as either author or Wrote one person supporting Van Houtte’s nomico-author of more than 190 papers in reviewed nation, “Perhaps many of us in the wire industry journals and more than 180 in international conferare unaware of the significance that his technical Van Houtte ence proceedings as well as nine books. He develcontributions have made because they lean towards oped ODF software that is now used by many companies a more fundamental nature and were therefore not submitand universities for analysis of drawing processes and deep ted to the Wire Journal. Nevertheless, they are extremely drawing of metals and alloys. beneficial and help to enhance the foundation and principles In cooperation with Bekaert and other universities, Van of wiredrawing. I feel very humble in recommending Houtte elaborated the process parameters for avoiding a Professor Van Houtte for this very prestigious award.”

Professor Van Houtte will be honored at the Awards delamination of high-carbon steel wire. He developed the Reception on Monday, May 21. method of residual stresses measurement in textured materials with application of X-ray and neutron diffraction. This

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DONNELLAN AWARD Reed wins 2012 Donnellan Memorial Award Ron Reed, the 2012 winner of the WAI’s Wrote one person, “I have known Ron on both a Donnellan Memorial Award, has served the personal and professional level for over 25 years.

Asssociation in a wide range of positions since he In that period of time I have admired his work joined it 1988, including serving as WAI president ethic and devotion to the Wire Association. ... It is in 2008 and two terms on the Board of Directors. very fitting that Ron has been nominated for the Reed was co-chairman of the Conference Donnellan Award and I offer my full support and Programming Committee that planned the educavote of confidence.” tional content for Interwire 2011. He was a memWrote a second person, “I do not know of ber and chairman of the Electrical Management many individuals that have provided as much Committee, and also served on the Finance and support for the WAI and to the industry as a Ron Reed Memorial Awards committees. He served as both whole as Ron Reed. Ron was one of the foundchapter director and treasurer for the WAI’s New England ing fathers of the New England Chapter, has been a past Chapter and has moderated numerous technical programs WAI President, has served on many boards and has been for the Association. the chairperson on many committees. Ron has a long Reed began in the wire industry in 1983 as controller for list of accomplishments and his tireless devotion to the Helix Wire Corp., and in 1993 he became division manager industry should be recognized.”

Reed will be honored at the Awards Reception on for Horizon Wire & Cable. In 2011, he became a principal Monday, May 21. in Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc. He holds a B.S. degree in business administration from Fitchburg State College.

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EDUCATION COMMITTEE

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Education Committee members Chairman Dale Olp, North American Steel and Wire Inc.

Donald Neville, RichardsApex Europe Ltd.

Peter Blackford, Cable USA Inc.

Brian Parsons, Southwire Co.

Donald Dodge, Calmont Wire & Cable

Paul Pawlikowski, Delphi Packard Electric Systems

Joseph Domblesky, Marquette University

Horace Pops, Horace Pops Consulting Inc.

Mark Garretson, Flynn Garretson Associated Companies

Peter Power, Power Innovative Technology

C. Richard Gordon, Gerdau Long Steel North America

Robert Shemenski, RMS Consulting Inc.

William Jarae, Charter Steel

Bhaskar Yalamanchili, Gerdau Long Steel North America

Erik Macs, Fine International Corp.

Ralph Noonan, Etna Products Inc. (Vice Chairman)

WAI Staff Liaison Marc Murray, Director of Education and Member Services

Richard Medoff, Ace Metal Inc.

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WAI LIFE & 25-YEAR MEMBERS Recognized Members

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In conjunction with the Association’s Annual Meeting, the newest group of Life Members will be presented along with those members attaining 25-year status as a member of WAI. A total of 25 people have been designated as new Life Members, qualifying because their age plus number of continuous years of WAI membership equals 90. Another 19 people will be recognized for attaining 25-year member status. Below is the list for 2012.

Life Members Rick Amaral Amaral Automation Associates Cumberland, RI, USA

William Kerrigan General Cable Corp.

Franklin, MA, USA

David W. Riley Extrusion Engineers Branchburg, NJ, USA

Louis F. Arcuri Tri Star Metals LLC Westfield, MI, USA

Edgar S. Lauther Tatano Wire & Steel, Inc. Concord, NC, USA

Dov Shaham Teldor Wires & Cables, Ltd. Dn Yizre’el, Israel

Arnold N. Bernstein Beta Steel Utica, MI, USA

Dale E. Longsworth RichardsApex, Inc. Concord, NC, USA

James A. Streifel SIP Group, Inc. Port Charlotte, FL, USA

Alan Camilleri Arc Associates West Boxford, MA, USA

Carl W. Miller Belden AB Richmond, IN, USA

Richard H. Strohecker Strohecker, Inc. East Palestine, OH, USA

Donald Deetscreek Johnstown Wire Technologies, Inc. Johnstown, PA, USA

Bob Moffitt Heico Wire Group USA Danville, CA, USA

Charles Wimpfheimer Millennium Wire & Steel, Inc. Cliffwood, NJ, USA

Philip Garoon Basic Wire & Cable Chicago, IL, USA

Steven M. Montague Leggett & Platt, Inc. Carthage, MO, USA

Robert Yates Eastern Wire Products Co., Inc. Jacksonville, FL, USA

Joseph H. Hart Langston Co. Bakersfield, CA, USA

Gary L. Morrison Service Wire Co. Culloden, WV, USA

James L. Zampogna MGS Manufacturing, Inc. Rome, NY, USA

Lawrence B. Ingram Alcan Cable Williamsport, PA, USA

Mukesh “Mike” Patel Teknor Apex Co. Pawtucket, RI, USA

William Jarae Charter Steel Georgetown, SC, USA

Thomas J. Reddington Midwest Air Technologies, Inc. Bolingbrook, IL USA

25-Year Members Graham Cheetham Dubai Cable Co. Pvt Ltd. (Ducab) Dubai, UAE

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Cheryl J. Coelho Rotor Clip Co., Inc. Somerset, NJ, USA

Bill Coleman Coletech Fairview, PA, USA

George Downing Elektrisola, Inc. Concord, NH, USA

Hal R. McConnell Torpedo Specialty Wire, Inc. Rocky Mount, NC, USA

David F. Richards RichardsApex, Inc. Philadelphia, PA, USA

Lawrence B. Ingram Alcan Cable Williamsport, PA, USA

Kelly Moline TechStrand Lansing, IL, USA

Mark Schaff The Mapes Piano String Co. Elizabethton, TN, USA

John T. Johnson Mid-South Wire Co., Inc. Nashville, TN, USA

Fred Pasqualoni Easter Industries, Inc. Wilmington, NC, USA

Donald D. Schollin Q-S Technologies, Inc. Meriden, CT, USA

Tim Jones Nexans Canada, Inc. Markham, ON, Canada

Paul J. Pawlikowski Delphi Packard Electric Systems Cortland, OH, USA

Dov Shaham Teldor Wires & Cables Ltd. Dn Yizre’el, Israel

C. David McBane Alconex Magnet Wire Fort Wayne, IN, USA

William Race Jersey Strand & Cable, Inc. Phillipsburg, NJ, USA

Hitoshi Tashiro Saitama, Japan Reed von Gal Hazelett Strip-Casting Corp.

Colchester, VT, USA

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FUNDAMENTALS OF WIRE

WAI OPERATIONS SUMMIT & WIRE EXPO 2012

Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing Monday, May 21 Wire Breaks & Surface Damage, Dr. Horace Pops, Horace Pops Consulting, Inc. 9:00 am to 10:20 am Dr. Horace Pops presents a classification of 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. A detailed analysis of central bursting (cuppy wire) will include both causes, prevention, and correction.

The effects of wiredrawing speed and lubrication will be discussed with respect to generation of fines, shaving, galling, and other surface defects.

Testing and Properties, C. Richard Gordon, Gerdau Long Steel North America 10:30 am to 11:50 am C. Richard Gordon discusses tensile, coiling, wrap, reverse bend, torsion, fatigue, and hardness testing procedures. This presentation illustrates interpretation of test results in terms of sample properties. It also presents practical exercises of data analysis.

Taming the Compliance Beast: Five Ways to Make ISO 9001 Worthwhile, Doug Anton, AEM Consulting Group, Inc. 1:00 pm to 2:20 pm Doug Anton describes a blueprint for implementing an

ISO 9001 quality management system. Related standards: AS9100, ISO 14001, TS 16949, and ISO 13485 are included. Real-life examples are used to illustrate a variety of applications throughout these five proven actions: 1. Include only value-added processes; 2. Aim for simple and concise documentation (more is not better); 3. Integrate all ISO 9001 activities into the company’s day-to-day business; 4. Make sure senior executives are committed and involved; and 5. Engage a registrar with excellent credentials and auditors.

Wire Mill Problem Solving, C. Richard Gordon, Gerdau Long Steel North America 2:30 pm to 3:50 pm Wire and cable manufacturing involves many processes that must function reliably within given operating specifications. Deviation from these specifications results in products that are not suited for subsequent operations or delivery to customers. Problems result from many causes including operators, equipment, materials, work methods, measurements, and environment. This presentation by C. Richard Gordon examines many problems commonly found in a wire mill and outlines problem solving methodologies for identifying the root causes and implementing appropriate solutions. Specific problems from attendees will be discussed.

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KEYNOTE Cox to be keynote speaker at Dallas Dr. W. Michael Cox, director of the O’Neil Center for 2009, he retired and became director of the O’Neil Global Markets and Freedom, a research institute within Center, which focuses on the study and teaching of how Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business, competitive market forces impact freedom and prosperity will be the keynote speaker on Tuesday, May 22, at WAI’s in the global economy.

Operations Summit & Wire Expo 2012.

Dr. Cox earned his doctorate at Tulane University and An accomplished public speaker, Dr. Cox may be besthis 35 years of college teaching experience includes stints known for celebrating capitalism’s capacity to deliver at Virginia Tech, the University of Rochester and SMU. economic progress and raise living standards.

He is the author of “Myths of Rich and His recent work focuses on the new businessPoor,” a book nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. es models arising from the globalization of In addition to his publications in scholarly the labor force and the emerging power of journals, he has written a series of 17 “annual India and China. report” essays that explain the inner workings Dr. Cox is former chief economist and senof American capitalism. Dr. Cox has written ior vice president of the Federal Reserve numerous articles for The Wall Street Bank of Dallas, where he served for 25 years Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, advising the bank’s presidents on monetary Financial Times, Investor’s Business Daily, Leadership Excellence magazine and CEO and other economic policies. He holds the magazine. distinction of being the Federal Reserve Dr. W. Michael Cox System’s only Chief Economist in history. In

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CONFERENCE SESSIONS

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The focus is on practical manufacturing WAI’s Conference Programming Committee met throughout 2011 to create a special educational program for 2012. The goal was that any manufacturer should be able to find at least one or more sessions that would be of interest to their operations.

The vast majority of the program was designed by manufacturers for manufacturers, with the focus on practical information. The following pages present the topics.

Below is a brief list of the highlighted topics and presenters.

• Machinery Roundtable, Panelists: Marco Dell’Oro, MFL USA Service Corp.; Larry Geiswite, Alcan Cable, USA; Jochen Koch, Ernst Koch GmbH & Co. KG, Germany; Richard Miller, Southwire Co., USA; Dominique Perroud, SAMP Shanghai, China.

• Commodity Outlooks, Justin Honrath, CPM Group, USA

• Washington Overview, Omar Nashashibi, The Franklin Partnership, USA • Update on the UL Mark for Telecom Cable, Steven Galan, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., USA • Intellectual Property Law Developments, David E. Weslow, Wiley Rein LLP, USA • Employee Involvement in Sustainability Roundtable, Panelists: Theresa Block, Senior Corporate Environmental Engineer, Leggett & Platt, USA; and Roberta Rocheleau, Environmental Coordinator, Champlain Cable Corp., USA • Power Factor – The Hidden Utility Penalty, James “J.D.” Dodson, Rapid Power Management LLC, USA • Alternative Fuel Options in Material Handling, Mark Hoch, Hyster Co., USA

• Safety Culture Shift Roundtable, Panelists: Mark Crist, PolyOne; Brian Parsons, Southwire Co.; German Zavala, General Cable

• Workforce Challenges Facing U.S. Manufacturers, Jennifer McNelly, Manufacturing Institute, USA

• 9 Drivers of Overall Process Effectiveness (OPE), John Golden, The Go Group LLC, USA

• Talent Management Brought Full Circle, Nicole Yost, General Cable, USA

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Mordica Lecture 10:30 am to 11:00 am “Texture and anistrophy: only a major issue in steel for car body sheet? Or also for steel wire?”

Paul Van Houtte, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuvin. Belgium For many car body parts, automotive companies specify a high degree of a certain type of anisotropy. Consequently, steel suppliers are conducting substantial research to understand the relation between texture and mechanical behavior as well as the technology needed to control steel texture. In the wiredrawing industry, the “texture-anisotropy” phenomenon also deserves serious attention. This lecture by Mordica Memorial Award winner Paul Van Houtte, demonstrates that the fundamental knowledge that the metal physics community has gathered about the crystallographic texture and its effect on anisotropy can also be used to better understand a certain number of issues which occur during drawing of wire or the application of drawn wire. It considers only metallic wires, mainly though not exclusively carbon steel. It may be clear that in the case of pearlitic steel, anisotropy is affected by not only the texture in the ferrite, but also the directionality of the cementite lamellae.

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Van Houtte

of machinery originating in specific markets (including Asia), weighing lower costs against other considerations.

Particular attention will be given to future directions.

Panelists will share their experiences as well as field questions from the audience and each other.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Session 1 9:00 am to 10:00 am Machinery Roundtable Panelists: • Marco Dell’Oro, General Manager, MFL USA Service Corp. Frigerio, USA • Larry Geiswite, Sr. Project Engineer, Alcan Cable, USA • Jochen Koch, Managing Director, Ernst Koch GmbH & Co. KG, Germany • Richard Miller, Sr. Vice President Electrical Manufacturing, Southwire Co., USA • Dominique Perroud, CEO, SAMP Shanghai, China Join this panel of wiredrawers and equipment suppliers as they address the latest issues regarding machinery.

Members of the panel will discuss concerns and needs for the future, the latest technology, and the pros and cons

Session 2 10:30 am to 11:15 am Commodity Outlooks, Justin Honrath, CPM Group, USA. Honrath, who is a commodity analyst at CPM Group, provides a macroeconomic outlook with specific attention to copper, aluminum, and steel markets. He also identifies Chinese market drivers and challenges facing the metals market, as well as techniques for managing commodity price risk exposure. The CPM Group is an independent commodities research firm servicing producers, consumers, investors, and other professional market participants around the world. Honrath covers the base metals and energy markets for CPM Group’s Base Metals Advisory and Weekly Commodity Views.

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11:15 am to noon Copper Wire in Renewable Energy, David Brender, Copper Development Association Inc., USA. This presentation addresses the wire and cable contained in so-called renewable energy generation technologies. It examines specific wire applications in solar and thermal photovoltaic systems and wind energy, as well as current growth trends in these areas.

Session 3 10:30 am to 11:15 am Safety Culture Shift Roundtable Panelists: • Mark Crist, PolyOne • Brian Parsons, Southwire Co. • German Zavala, General Cable Join this panel of manufacturers and suppliers as they discuss the challenges of fostering changes in the mindset and habits of their staff to create a safer work environment.

Organizations who adopt safety strategies realize a program’s success relies on more than new equipment and procedures, but also on changes to the very habits and outlook of their employees. Panelists will share their experiences shifting workplace culture, as well as field questions from the audience and each other.

11:15 am to noon 9 Drivers of Overall Process Effectiveness (OPE), John Golden, The Go Group LLC, USA. Would you eliminate 800 hours of unplanned downtime and reduce operating costs by $375,000 in the next six months if you could? The 9 Drivers of Overall Process Effectiveness provide a roadmap to success. Application of one or more will quickly improve performance, while implementation of all nine will make excellence inevitable. This presentation shares how this happened in five wire and cable plants in North America.

Session 4 Operational Excellence See pp. 68-69.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Session 5 9:00 am to 9:30 am Washington Overview, Omar Nashashibi, The Franklin Partnership, USA. This presentation provides an overview of the regulatory and legislative activity impacting manufacturing. A founding partner of The Franklin Partnership, Nashashibi works with members of the U.S. Congress on behalf of his clients on a variety of issues from trade to federal funding opportunities to telecommunications.

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9:30 am to 10:00 am Update on the UL Mark for Telecommunications Cable, Steven Galan, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., USA. This presentation focuses on updates made to UL’s Mark Integrity Program for Telecommunications Cable.

Procedures as well as “screening tests” and new labeling requirements which were added to the program to help reduce the amount of noncompliant/counterfeit cable entering the North American marketplace are discussed.

Attendees will learn the correct marking requirements for telecommunications.

10:00 am to 10:30 am Intellectual Property Law Developments, David E. Weslow, Wiley Rein LLP, USA. This presentation focuses on three major, recent developments in the field of intellectual property (IP) law.

The first is the America Invents Act and the U.S. patent system change to a “first to invent” system. The second is the 24% increase in IP violation seizures by U.S. Customs. The final topic is the pending expansion of the Internet to allow for .Anything domains and the implications for trademark rights.

11:00 am - 11:30 am Workforce Challenges Facing U.S. Manufacturers, Jennifer McNelly, Manufacturing Institute, USA. Wire and cable companies have reinvested in their plants and improved efficiency so that they can compete on the global level. At the same time, companies recognize that a highly skilled workforce is essential to their survival.

Jennifer McNelly of The Manufacturing Institute will discuss that this challenge is not unique to the wire and cable and detail the Institute’s strategy to address this crisis facing the United States.

11:30 am to noon Talent Management Brought Full Circle, Nicole Yost, General Cable, USA. An organization’s talent management life cycle encompasses the efforts spent on recruiting, hiring, onboarding, developing, and retaining top-notch employees. The key to a winning talent management program considers: 1. better employee selection decisions during the recruiting and hiring process to reap benefits that pay future dividends; 2. HR and managers are not solely responsible for onboarding and developing talent to recognize potential – it’s everyone’s job; and 3. retaining and promoting high performers requires long-term program strategies to drive the organization forward.

Session 6 9:00 am to 9:30 am Power Factor–The Hidden Utility Penalty, James “J.D.” Dodson, Rapid Power Management LLC, USA. Power Factor penalties are a relatively unknown new cost expense that utilities are enforcing against industrial

power users. The penalties are costing manufacturers significant expenses. This presentation presents example cost calculations along with providing a thorough understanding of the definition of power factor. This summary also provides suggestions on the proper way to shop for a solution and how to spot potentially fraudulent products.

9:30 am to 10:00 am Alternative Fuel Options in Material Handling, Mark Hoch, Hyster Co., USA. This presentation discusses the recent trends in the material handling industry as it relates to alternative fuel options and Tier 4 requirements. An estimated 15 to 25% of the Total Cost of Ownership is driven by fuel costs.

This session introduces alternative fuel choices that may help reduce fuel costs and at the same time operate a “greener” fleet of lift trucks.

10:00 am to 10:30 am Encore Wire – LEED Platinum Research and Development Center, W. T. Bigbee, Encore Wire Corp., and Michael J. McCoy, Page Southerland Page LLP, USA. Encore Wire Corp. has constructed a new Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified Platinum Research and Development Center at its McKinney, Texas, campus. In this presentation, the owner’s representative and architect for the design and development of the facility present the programmatic issues, the LEED Credits pursued and obtained, as well as the hurdles, constraints, and accomplishments of the facility.

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11:00 am to noon Employee Involvement in Sustainability Roundtable Panelists: • Theresa Block, Senior Corporate Environmental Engineer, Leggett & Platt, USA • Roberta Rocheleau, Environmental Coordinator, Champlain Cable Corp., USA Join this panel of manufacturers and suppliers as they discuss how to get employees to buy in and play an active role in their companies’ green initiatives. Panelists will share their experiences and offer strategies for turning environmental consciousness and energy efficiency into a truly company-wide effort. Participants will answer questions from the audience as well as each other.

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OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

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5 Industry Success Stories News comes in a relentless stream, and much of it has to do with information that on a daily basis can be both discouraging and numbing. Yet for all the negative stories about struggling economies, rising costs for energy and political upheaval, there is good news as well, and it deserves to be reported.

The reality is that manufacturing as a whole is a significant contributor and it most certainly has not become old news from a past era. The wire and cable industry has continued to find new ways and better ways of providing quality products that make a difference in everyday life.

Many companies have success stories to share, and WAI’s Conference Programming Committee felt that such contributions deserve recognition. That belief is the basis for the Association’s new Operational Excellence program, which spotlights accomplishments in the wire and cable industry deserving of recognition for excellence in manufacturing and operations.

The presentations will be held Tuesday, May 22, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm, and include five independent case studies, each of which will be followed by a brief Q&A period. Be prepared to be inspired.

Feature Presentation Case Study 1: 1:30 pm The Encore Success Story Presenter: Daniel L. Jones President/CEO, Encore Wire Corp., USA Jones will share the amazing story of Encore’s growth which is based on their continuous reinvestment in the company, and their collaborative approach with suppliers and customers as well as their ability to maintain a highquality team of employees. Encore Wire, which was

formed in 1989, operates from a single 192-acre campus in McKinney, Texas, that includes a new R&D center, as well as state-of-the-art manufacturing, an expansive warehouse, and rod mill. Encore manufactures commercial and residential building wire as well as metal-clad and armor-clad cable.

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Case Study 2: 1:55 pm Expanding Supplier Integration to Logistics Presenters: Paul Kasinski, Director of Logistics, General Cable, and Ken Gray, Branch General Manager, C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc., USA For decades, General Cable sourced transportation services based largely on lowest initial cost and had at best a transactional relationship with carriers. Entering the recession, the company challenged its core carriers to become integrated business partners, and embraced their

expertise and resources to maximize overall relationship value. The integration model with C.H. Robinson is an excellent example as it has evolved into a highly effective transportation and load planning management process.

This integration has resulted in lower cost per unit, improved quality and increased capacity, especially critical given the tightness of the current transportation marketplace.

Case Study 3: 2:20 pm Development of a 230 kV System, Cable, and Accessories Presenter: Patricio G. Murga, Director of Technology & Development, Viakable SA de CV, Mexico.

This presentation describes the development of the 230 kV system undergone by Viakable from 2008 to 2011.

This project included the development of an insulated power cable, for 230 kV, 2,000 mm2 – copper, and a system using ABB-Kabeldon accessories. The presentation

includes the technology development, the cable and process design, the extra-high-voltage (EHV) testing area design and construction, and alliances with well-known international laboratories for the witnessing process.

The 230 kV system was tested for more than a year in Viakable’s state-of-the-art EHV laboratory, and met the proper international specifications.

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Case Study 4: 2:45 pm Interconnecting Operations and the Environment Presenters: Bruno Lioi, Regional Director of Operations, Gerdau – Wire Products, and Thomas Sondgeroth, Sales Manager, Gerdau – Carrollton Wire Products, USA. In 2011, Gerdau’s Carrollton wire operation received the Environmental Distinction Award from the city of Carrollton (Texas). This presentation will discuss the various factors that have positioned this specific facility for excellence, including steadfastly applying Kaizen, the installation of an oil recovery system, and other environmentally friendly facility modifications.

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Marlin Wire’s Engineered Solutions Presenter: Drew Greenblatt, President, Marlin Steel Wire Products, USA Marlin Wire has a growingly diverse and demanding customer base for its wire fabricated products. This presentation illustrates the keys to success when working with such industries as aerospace, medical, and the military.

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Wire breaks and dies WAI returns to the show floor from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 22, to present Production Solutions, which will include sessions on designing a program to analyze the cause of a wire break and the essential role of dies in the drawing process. For the first time, the program will be held in a designated section on the show floor to offer more elbow room for attendees.

Session 1 – The Wire Break Program: Improved Wiredrawing Productivity 3:30 pm Tom Whitcombe, Baum’s Castorine Co. Inc. This presentation outlines how to design and implement a wire break program. If identification of wire breaks is not part of your standard troubleshooting procedure, your machine operators are missing a crucial tool in the effort to keep productivity high. Learn how the benefits outweigh the costs of empowering operators with an inhouse program that can save time, money, and headaches.

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Session 2 – Wire Breaks Analysis 4:00 pm Horace Pops, Horace Pops Consulting Inc. Now that you’ve got a wire breaks program in place, how do you identify possible causes of breaks? Is it the process or the material? Learn to distinguish between both issues that can result in wire breaks.

Horace Pops discusses wire breaks during his Production Solutions session at Interwire 2011.

Session 3 – Die Evaluation 4:30 pm Ron Garceau and Scott Gipson, Paramount Die Co. Dies are an essential part of any drawing process, but they are often viewed as a commodity product. This presentation will highlight a number of issues relevant to the evaluation of the condition of wire dies.

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PLANT TOURS Tours of Encore Wire and Gerdau set for Wednesday

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Two plant tours, Encore Wire Corp. and Gerdau, are offered to attendees of WAI’s Operations Summit and Wire Expo 2112 on Wednesday, May 23. Tour availability is limited and preference will be given to full registrants on a first-come, first served basis. The buses will leave from the front of the Omni Dallas Hotel at 1 pm and return there 5-6 pm. See pp. 34-35 to register.

Encore Wire Corp. Plant Tour Wednesday, May 23, 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm Visitors to Encore’s headquarters and manufacturing facility in McKinney, Texas, will see one of the buildings for which the company has been recently recognized by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®), the nation’s preeminent program for green buildings. The tour will include the company’s new 13,000 sq. ft.

LEED Platinum R&D center, a building that has achieved the highest rating by the U.S. Green Encore Wire Corp.’s new R&D Building Council center. for its environmentally sound achievements in architectural design, building materials, and operating systems.

Additional stops on the tour include Plant 1: the residential building wire plant (copper conductor); Plant 2: the commercial feeder wire plant (bare conductor and photovoltaic conductor); Plant 3: the circuit wire plant; Plant 4: the armored cable/metal clad cable plant; and

An Encore staffer at work in the R&D center.

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Plant 5: the industrial wire plant (control or instrumentationshielded wire, power and control cable); the copper rod casting mill; and the distribution center.

Notes the company, “Since 1989, Encore Wire has built a reputation as being the industry leader in service, delivery and customer loyalty. We have an intense and unrelenting focus on our people and our customers. By combining management offices and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities on our 192-acre campus, we are able to deliver unmatched customer value by maintaining strict control of all aspects of our business. Our inventories are broad and deep and enable us to have the highest fill rate in the industry. ”

Gerdau Corp. Plant Tour Wednesday, May 23, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm The ferrous plant tour will visit the Gerdau-Carrollton Wire Products mill, an award-winning facility where wire products are manufactured for a number of markets, including appliance, automotive, construction and OEMs. The Carrollton location, with more than 50 employees, is frequently recognized for environmental excellence and superior safety performance, as well as the dedication of its employees to socially responsible activities. The production capacity of the mill exceeds 80,000 tons. Products produced there include: black and bright annealed wire; bail wire; bright basic wire, duct wire, shaped wire; highand low-carbon steel wire, and straightened and cut wire.

Notes the company, “Gerdau is a leading producer of long steel in the Americas and one of the An interior view of the largest suppliers of special Gerdau plant in Carrolton.

The Gerdau plant’s annual capacity tops 80,000 tons. long steel in the world. The company employs more than 45,000 employees and has industrial operations in 14 countries with operations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, which together represent an installed capacity of over 25 million metric tons of steel per year. It is the largest recycler in Latin America and around the world it transforms millions of metric tons of scrap into steel every year. It has a presence in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, India, Mexico, Peru, Spain, U.S., Uruguay and Venezuela.

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ALPHABETICAL/NUMERICAL Alphabetical Listings Ace Metal Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 ACM AB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 AIM Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Amacoil Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 Amaral Automation Associates . . . . 803 Anbao Wire & Mesh Co Ltd . . . . . . 806 Appleton Mfg Division . . . . . . . . . . . 807 AXIS, a Consona ERP Solution . . . 204 Aztech Lubricants LLC . . . . . . . . . . 101 B & H Tool Co Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715 B & Z Galvanized Wire Ind . . . . . . 808 Balloffet Die Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814 Bartell Machinery Systems LLC . . . 607 Bekaert Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . 821 Beta LaserMike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 Bock & Co GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 Brookfield Wire Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 Bühler Würz Kaltwalztechnik GmbH 818 Canterbury Engineering Co Inc . . . . 311 Carris Reels Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609 Cemanco LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710 Ceeco Bartell Products . . . . . . . . . . 607 Central Wire Industries Ltd . . . . . . . 116 Clinton Instrument Co . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Commission Brokers Inc . . . . . . . . . 215 Condat Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616 Conneaut Industries Inc . . . . . . . . . 406 Continuus-Properzi, SpA. . . . . . . . . 410 Cortinovis Machinery America, Inc.. 416 Davis-Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703 Die Quip Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615 Electron Beam Technologies Inc. . . 621 Engineered Machinery Group Inc . . 702 ERA Wire Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Esteves Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603 Eurolls Group/Eurolls SpA . . . . . . . 416 George Evans Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Evolution Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Fabritex Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707 Filtertech Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514 Fine International Corp . . . . . . . . . . 118 Flymca & Flyro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

FMS USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Foerster Instruments Inc. . . . . . . . . 102 Forming Systems Inc . . . . . . . . . . . 523 Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc . . . . . . . . . 402 Frontier Composites & Castings Inc 122 Gauder Group Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Gem Gravure Co Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 GENCA Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 GH Induction Atmospheres . . . . . . . 121 W Gillies Technologies LLC . . . . . . 318 GMP - Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 Going Well Precision Industry Co . 323 Guill Tool & Engineering Co . . . . . . 314 Hall Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Heany Industries Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 614 Heatbath Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Heritage Wire Die Inc . . . . . . . . . . . 811 Houghton International Inc . . . . . . . 202 Howar Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 IAT International Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 817 IDEAL Welding Systems . . . . . . . . . 813 iiM AG measurement + engineering 421 Inosym Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Intras Limited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 JoeTools Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 819 Keir Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . 606 King Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720 Ernst Koch GmbH & Co . . . . . . . . . 818 Friedr Krollman GmbH & Co . . . . . 818 Kyocera Industrial Ceramics . . . . . . 119 Lamnea Bruk AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 LaserLinc Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Leggett & Platt Wire Group . . . . . . . 507 Leoni Wire Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Lesmo Machinery America Inc . . . . 516 Lloyd & Bouvier Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 M+E Macchine Engineering Srl. . . . 818 Magnetic Technologies Ltd . . . . . . . 208 Mathiasen Machinery Inc . . . . . . . . 810 Maxcess/MAGPOWR . . . . . . . . . . . 521 Metavan NV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 MGS Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . 303

The MGS Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Micro Products Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714 Morgan-Koch Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818 Mossberg Associates Inc . . . . . . . . 815 Nextrom Oy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 Niagara Composites Int’l Inc . . . . . 409 Niehoff Endex North America Inc . . 511 North American Steel & Wire Inc . . 221 Northampton Machinery Co (USA) . 303 Numalliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620 Ohio Rod Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719 OM Frigerio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 OMCG North America . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Oklahoma Steel & Wire. . . . . . . . . . 717 P&R Specialty Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522 Paramount Die Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 Parkway-Kew Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Phifer Wire Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704 Pittsfield Plastics Eng Inc . . . . . . . . 420 Plasmait GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 Plymouth Wire Reels & Dies Inc . . . 215 Polyfab Plastics & Supply Inc . . . . . 718 Polytec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Power Sonics LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517 PPI Wire & Cable LLC . . . . . . . . . . 222 Precision Die Technologies Inc . . . . 110 Premier Wire Die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619 Pressure Welding Machines . . . . . . 218 PrintSafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 Properzi International Inc . . . . . . . . 410 Queins Machines GmbH . . . . . . . . . 403 Radyne Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Rainbow Rubber & Plastics. . . . . . . 807 Reel-O-Matic Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Reel Options by Vandor Corp . . . . 316 Refractron Technologies Corp. . . . . 319 RichardsApex Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Rockford Manufacturing Group Inc . 623 Rosendahl Nextrom Technologies . 515 Roteq Machinery Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 701 RTD Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . 208 SAMP USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

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Sikora International Corp . . . . . . . . 802 SIMPACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816 Sirio Wire Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818 Sivaco Wire Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709 SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH 818 Joe Snee Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Sonoco Reels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Starrett - Bytewise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805 Stolberger Inc/ DBA Wardwell Braiding . . . . . . . . . . 508 T & T Marketing Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 706 Talladega Machinery & Supply . . . . 407 Taubensee Steel & Wire Co . . . . . . 617 Teknikor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Thermoplastics Engineering . . . . . . 223 Tri Star Metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Tubular Products Co . . . . . . . . . . . . 504 Ultimate Automation Ltd . . . . . . . . . 321 United Wire Co Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Unitek Crossheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 US Synthetic Wire Die. . . . . . . . . . . 419 Reel Options by Vandor Corporation 316 Vollmer America Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 716 WAFIOS Machinery Corp.. . . . . . . . 503 WCISA - Wire & Cable Industry Suppliers Association . . . . . . . . . . . 711 Weber & Scher Mfg Co Inc . . . . . . . 315 Windak Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Wire & Cable Technology Int’l . . . . . 711 Wire Forming Technology Int’l . . . . . 711 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp . . . . 608 Wire Lab Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510 Wire Machine Systems Inc . . . . . . . 309 WireWorld Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 WiTechs GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818 Witels Albert USA, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . 503 Woodburn Diamond Die Inc . . . . . . 414 Worth Steel and Machinery Inc . . . . 123 WTM - Wire Technology Machinery 418 Yield Management Corp . . . . . . . . . 618 Zumbach Electronics Corp . . . . . . . 502

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Numerical Listings 101 . . . . . . . . . . Aztech Lubricants LLC 102 . . . . . . . . . Foerster Instruments Inc 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radyne Corp 104. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windak Inc 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tri Star Metals 106. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ERA Wire Inc 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flymca & Flyro 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . United Wire Co Inc 109. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Polytec Inc 110 . . . . Precision Die Technologies Inc 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ace Metal Inc 112. . . . . . . . . . . . . George Evans Corp 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FMS USA Inc 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RichardsApex Inc 116 . . . . . . . Central Wire Industries Ltd 117 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teknikor 118 . . . . . . . . . . Fine International Corp 119 . . . . . . Kyocera Industrial Ceramics 120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . WireWorld Internet 121 . . . . . . . GH Induction Atmospheres 122 Frontier Composites & Castings Inc 123 . . . . Worth Steel and Machinery Inc 200 . . . . . . . . . . . Clinton Instrument Co 202 . . . . . . . Houghton International Inc 203 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sonoco Reels 204 . . . AXIS, a Consona ERP Solution 206 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leoni Wire Inc 208 . . . . . . . Magnetic Technologies Ltd

208 . . . . . . . . . . RTD Manufacturing Inc 209 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaserLinc Inc 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gauder Group Inc 214 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gauder America 214 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lloyd & Bouvier Inc 215 . . . . . . . . . Commission Brokers Inc 215 . . . Plymouth Wire Reels & Dies Inc 218. . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Snee Associates 219 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lamnea Bruk AB 220 . . . . . . . . . . OMCG, North America 221 . . North American Steel & Wire Inc 222 . . . . . . . . . . PPI Wire & Cable LLC 223 . . . . . . Thermoplastics Engineering 303 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hall Industries 303 . . . . . . . . . MGS Manufacturing Inc 303 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The MGS Group 303 . Northampton Machinery Co (USA) 305 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heatbath Corp 307 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reel-O-Matic Inc 308 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parkway-Kew Corp 309 . . . . . . . Wire Machine Systems Inc 311 . . . . Canterbury Engineering Co Inc 311 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENCA Corp 314 . . . . . . Guill Tool & Engineering Co 315 . . . . . . . Weber & Scher Mfg Co Inc 316 . . . . . Reel Options by Vandor Corp 318 . . . . . . W Gillies Technologies LLC 319. . . . . Refractron Technologies Corp

320 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evolution Products 321 . . . . . . . . . Ultimate Automation Ltd 323 . . Going Well Precision Industry Co 400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIM Inc 401 . . . . . . . . . . . . Gem Gravure Co Inc 402 . . . . . . . . . Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc 403 . . . . . . . . . Queins Machines GmbH 406 . . . . . . . . . Conneaut Industries Inc 407 . . . . Talladega Machinery & Supply 408 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brookfield Wire Co 409 . . . . . . Niagara Composites Int’l Inc 410. . . . . . . . . Continuus-Properzi, SpA 410 . . . . . . . . Properzi International Inc 411 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beta LaserMike 414 . . . . . . Woodburn Diamond Die Inc 415 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAMP USA Inc 416 . Cortinovis Machinery America, Inc 416 . . . . . . Eurolls Group / Eurolls SpA 417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PrintSafe 418. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ACM AB 418 Bock Maschinenfabrik & Co GmbH 418 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GMP - Slovakia 418 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Howar Equipment 418. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metavan NV 418 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OM Frigerio 418 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plasmait GmbH 418 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unitek Crossheads 418 WTM - Wire Technology Machinery 419. . . . . . . . . . . US Synthetic Wire Die 420 . . . . . . . . Pittsfield Plastics Eng Inc 421 iiM AG measurement + engineering 423. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intras Limited 502 . . . . . . . Zumbach Electronics Corp 503 . . . . . . . . WAFIOS Machinery Corp 503. . . . . . . . . . . Witels Albert USA, Ltd 504 . . . . . . . . . . . . Tubular Products Co 506 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amacoil Inc 507 . . . . . . . Leggett & Platt Wire Group 508 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stolberger Inc/ . . . . . . . . . . . . DBA Wardwell Braiding 510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wire Lab Co 511 . . Niehoff Endex North America Inc 514 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Filtertech Inc 515 . Rosendahl Nextrom Technologies 516 . . . . Lesmo Machinery America Inc 517. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Sonics LLC

521 . . . . . . . . . . . Maxcess/MAGPOWR 522 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P&R Specialty Inc 523 . . . . . . . . . . . Forming Systems Inc 603 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Esteves Group 606 . . . . . . . . . . Keir Manufacturing Inc 607 . . . Bartell Machinery Systems LLC 608 . . . . Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp 609. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carris Reels Inc 614 . . . . . . . . . . . . Heany Industries Inc 615 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Die Quip Corp 616. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Condat 617 . . . . . . Taubensee Steel & Wire Co 618 . . . . . . . . . Yield Management Corp 619. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Premier Wire Die 620. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Numalliance 621. . . Electron Beam Technologies Inc 623 . Rockford Manufacturing Group Inc 701 . . . . . . . . . . . . Roteq Machinery Inc 702 . . Engineered Machinery Group Inc 703 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davis-Standard 704. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phifer Wire Inc 706. . . . . . . . . . . . . T & T Marketing Inc 707 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabritex Inc 709 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sivaco Wire Group 710 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cemanco LC 711 . . . WCISA - Wire & Cable Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suppliers Association 711 . . . . . Wire & Cable Technology Int’l 711 . . . . . Wire Forming Technology Int’l 714. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Micro Products Co 715 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B & H Tool Co Inc 716 . . . . . . . . . . . . Vollmer America Inc

717. . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Steel & Wire 718 . . . . . Polyfab Plastics & Supply Inc 719 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ohio Rod Products 720 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . King Steel 721. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paramount Die Co 802 . . . . . . . . Sikora International Corp 803 . . . . Amaral Automation Associates 805. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starrett - Bytewise 806 . . . . . . Anbao Wire & Mesh Co Ltd 807 . . . . . . . . . . . Appleton Mfg Division 807. . . . . . . Rainbow Rubber & Plastics 808 . . . . . . . B & Z Galvanized Wire Ind 810 . . . . . . . . Mathiasen Machinery Inc 811 . . . . . . . . . . . Heritage Wire Die Inc 813 . . . . . . . . . IDEAL Welding Systems 814 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Balloffet Die Corp 815 . . . . . . . . Mossberg Associates Inc 816 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SIMPACKS 817 . . . . . . . . . . . . IAT International Inc 818 Bühler Würz Kaltwalztechnik GmbH 818 . . . . . . . . . Ernst Koch GmbH & Co 818 . . . . . . Friedr Krollman GmbH & Co 818. . . . M+E Macchine Engineering Srl 818 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan-Koch Corp 818 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sirio Wire Srl 818 SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH 818 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WiTechs GmbH 819 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JoeTools Inc 821 . . . . . . . . . . . . Bekaert Corporation

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Find it on the show floor Attendees looking for new ideas, technology and more will find plenty of options from exhibitors staffing the 169 booths that were sold out on the show floor at the Omni Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The trade show will be open on Tuesday, May 22, from 10 am to 5 pm, and on Wednesday, May 23, from 10 am to 3 pm. The following pages present booth descriptions and highlights a few of the first-time exhibitors. The alpha/numerical listings begin on p. 75 and the Exhibitor Product Directory begins on p. 118. The Products section that begins on p. 150 also presents information from Wire Expo exhibitors. For the most up-to-date info for Wire Expo, look for the Show Program at the event.

Ace Metal, Inc. Tel. 610-623-2204 fax 610-623-2268 www.acemetalinc.com sales@acemetalinc.com USA Booth 111 Exhibiting: Ace Metal will be displaying its full line of metal spools, tire cord spools and tubular wire carriers. We will also be bringing for the first time our newly designed 8 in. spools and tapered spools.

Personnel: Donald Jones, Gerri Medoff.

ACM AB Tel. 905-265-8912 www.acmab.com stefan@acmab.com Sweden Booth 418 Exhibiting: Tools designed to save insulation compound usage and $$$ by means of 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 and trending capabilities and analysis of data.

Personnel: Willy Hauer.

AIM, Inc. Tel. 630-458-0008 fax 630-458-0730 www.aimmachines.com gusg@aimmachines.com USA Booth 400 Exhibiting: AIM is a premier manufacturer of CNC wire-bending machin-

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ery. Bring us your wire forming applications and we will provide you with a cost-effective solution. All of our machinery is manufactured and supported in the U.S., with another support site based in Europe.

Personnel: Ken Gehrke, Mike Reeves.

Amacoil, Inc. Tel. 610-485-8300 fax 610-485-2357 www.amacoil.com amacoil@amacoil.com USA Booth 506

Exhibiting: Amacoil will exhibit Uhing rolling ring traverse winding drives and assemblies which are designed for level winding of a wide range of materials, from hair-thin fiber to heavy-gauge wire, cable, rope and chain. Working models will be featured and technical personnel will be on hand to discuss existing Uhing set ups or custom designs. Accessory products on display include EasyLock shaft clamps, a GS Guide System for wire take-ups and U-Clip quick release shaft clamps. Amacoil-Uhing traverse winders are rugged, durable and offer variable pitch, automatic reversal and low maintenance.

Personnel: Bob Eisele.

Amaral Automation LLC Tel. 401-405-0755 fax 401-405-0757

www.amaralautomation.com insidesales@amaralautomation.com USA Booth 803 Exhibiting: Amaral Automation will offer various extrusion equipment resources for the manufacturing of wire, cable and plastic processing.

Personnel: Richard Amaral, Tom Siedlarz, Thomas Hochreiter.

Anbao (Qinhuangdao) Wire & Mesh Co., Ltd. Tel. 86-335-389-3600 Fax 86-335-387-0760 www.anbao.com anbao@anbao.com China Booth 806 Exhibiting: Anbao is a manufacturer and exporter of steel wire products that include galvanized steel wire and strands, Galfan wire and strands, ACSR wire and strand, overhead ground wire and message strand, message/guy/stay/span wire and strand, aluminum-clad steel wire and strand, armoring cable wire, braiding wire, etc. Standard Acc. to ASTM B498, ASTM B500, ASTM A475, ASTM A363, ASTM A640, ASTM A641 ASTM A411, ASTM B502, EN102571 and EN10244-2. We also provide metal wire mesh products.

Personnel: B.J. Hur. Appiani Reels/Appiani Group Tel. 39-030-938-0253 Fax 39-030-938-2425 www.appianigroup.com reels@appianigroup.com Italy/Canada Booth 516 Exhibiting: This year marks A. Appiani’s 50th anniversary of manufacturing of standard and custom build

steel reels to DIN specifications or customer requirements. A world leading supplier of shipping and process reels since 1962, A. Appiani will demonstrate the company’s engineering capabilities by showcasing a comprehensive selection of pressed steel reels and plastic and steel composite reels. The range includes fabricated steel reels, machined and partially machined steel reels, pressed steel reels and collapsible reels (mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic). Appiani’s core competencies lie in small- and large-diameter pressed steel reels for wiredrawing, cable bunching and steel cord production. Also, large diameter reels, machined and fabricated types.

Personnel: Allan Brown.

Appleton Mfg. Division Tel. 920-751-1555 www.appletonmfg.com USA Booth 807 Exhibiting: The RollMover™ from Appleton Mfg. Division is a compact, battery powered device that can move just about anything that rolls. This includes wire and cable reels, vehicles, master rolls of paper or tissue and many other types of material. The RollMover™ is available in three models plus we offer onsite demos and a Try-Before-You-Buy program.

See our website for more details.

Axis, a Consona ERP Solution Tel. 317-249-1200 www.axis.consona.com jeff.murdock@consona.com USA Booth 204 Exhibiting: Axis, a Consona ERP solution, is the only enterprise-wide management system that includes capabilities to improve the performance of key business aspects, including sales, scheduling, production, quality and finances. By specializing in small to large global corporations, AXIOM opens possibilities for metals, wire and cable manufacturers and service centers to manage business operations using a common base of information in one inclusive streamlined process.

AXIS helps reduce costs, decrease lead times, and improve customer service and profitability.

Personnel: Jeff Murdock, Ron Greco.

Aztech Lubricants LLC Tel. 405-310-0034 fax 866-251-0666 www.aztechlube.com janderson@aztechlube.com USA Booth 101 Exhibiting: Aztech Lubricants will custom blend the lubricants you want.

It also offers a full line of drawing powders and oils, precoats, borax-free products and cleaners, and ships out

oils manufactured at its new facility.

Personnel: Jonathan Anderson, Michael Colvin, Jack Hall.

B & H Tool Co., Inc. Booth 715 B&Z Galvanized Wire Industry Tel. 626-966-6296 fax 626-966-6185 www.baozhang1992.com/en/index.htm

bz_galvanized@yahoo.com USA Booth 808 Exhibiting: We manufacture electrogalvanized wires, black-annealed wires, redrawn wires, and coppercoated wires. B&Z specializes in fine wire up to 36 gauge.

Personnel: J.J. Zhang.

Balloffet Die Corporation Tel. 915-592-5252 fax 915-592-8585 www.balloffetdie.com

balloffetdie@sbcglobal.net USA/France Booth 814 Exhibiting: Since 1870, Balloffet has dedicated itself to provide product quality and service efficiency. Through years of “Home grown” technological advances, devised in our R&D facility, value and meeting each customer individual requirements has been our goal.

Through the years, Balloffet has set up a network of production and service facilities, sales offices and local correspondents allowing you to easily make use of our know-how. We offer wiredrawing dies in natural diamond or PCD, compacting dies, shaped dies for various profiles, diamond-tipped guides and dies for extruding wire or cable, a full range of equipment to repair and service diamond dies, and micro-pierced products for special applications. Keeping ahead technologically with its R&D center for micro-drilling and cutting of diamond, Balloffet can rely on the knowledge of its 230 employees to master the longevity of your products and improve your production costs. The company has production plants and sales offices in France, England, U.S. and Germany, and more than 30 world-wide agencies. It can give you better service faster, with turnaround times that are closer to your expectations.

Personnel: Richard Barthod, Bill Couse.

Bartell Machinery Systems LLC (See Ceeco Bartell.)

Bekaert Corporation Tel. 770-421-8520 fax 770-421-8521 www.bekaert.com

Wire & Plastic Machinery to offer tours of Bonham facility During Wire Expo, Wire & Plastic Machinery will offer attendees a chance to visit the company’s rebuilding center and warehouse in Bonham, which is a little more than an hour northeast of Dallas. Visitors will be able to tour the facility and walk through the warehouse. Transportation will be provided and light refreshments will be served at the plant. Visitors are welcome to discuss their projects and sign up for the tour at Booth No. 608.

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USA/Belgium Booth 821 Exhibiting: Bekaert is a global technological and market leader in advanced solutions based on metal transformation and coatings, and the world’s largest independent manufacturer of drawn steel wire products. Our advanced coatings have specific properties to meet many industries; these coatings include but are not limited to galvanized, Bezinal® (95% zinc, 5% Al) polymer and stainless. Bekaert is a global company with headquarters in Belgium, employing 28,000 people worldwide. Serving customers in 120 countries, Bekaert pursues sustainable profitable growth in all its activities

and generated 4.6 billion euros in combined sales in 2011.

Personnel: Jason Jones, Mike Vant, Jim Hoenig, Jenia Reece.

Beta LaserMike Tel. 937-233-9935 fax 937-233-7284 www.betalasermike.com sales@betalasermike.com USA Booth 411

Exhibiting: Beta LaserMike will debut its new three-axis Lump & eck-

New exhibitor Q&A Name: Evolution Products, USA, Booth No. 320, www.evolutionproducts.com.

Description: Evolution Products focuses on providing innovative sustainable packaging for the wire and cable industry.

Representative: Bill Laubach, vice president of sales and marketing.

down Detector and new LayScan lay length measurement system for wire and cable. The LN3015 (see p. 154) provides a higher degree of coverage around a product’s circumference to instantly detect sudden surface changes. It measures product diameters to 15 mm (.59 in) at line speeds to 3000 m/min (9842 ft/min), has more built-in communications, and offers a wide range of inputs. Other products on display include the CenterScan eccentricity measurement system, AccuScan diameter gauge, LaserSpeed length and speed gauge, high-frequency spark tester and preheater systems, BenchMike table-top cut sample measurement system, DataPro process controller and data management system, and SRL Pro online structural return loss (SRL) predication and analysis system.

Personnel: Mike Cooley, Ethem Erdas, Bob Stockholm.

WJI: Who are you hoping to talk to, and about what?

Laubach: Our goal is to speak to the many attendees who are plagued with tasks associated with packaging wire and cable on wooden reels about the benefits of our Reduction Reel. This revolutionary product can solve the most stressing issues in warehouse management related to empty reels. The fourpart reel is easy to assemble and just as easy to collapse for consolidated shipping and storage. The patent-pending locking technology increases product life cycle while reducing your storages space, time and overall costs.

BOCK Maschinenfabrick GmbH Tel. 49-2351-521-33 www.bock-mf.de sales@bock-mf.com Germany Booth 418 Exhibiting: Wire pointers and string up equipment from hand-operated to heavy-duty powered units as well as shave pointers for material up to 6 in. diameters. Bock manufactures precision, and durable wire pointers for the aid of die string-ups which are designed to operate easily with no maintenance. Precise and special alloy pointing rollers are designed for long life without fining of wires. Complete line also includes additional wire feeders and straightening equipment which can aid in setting up wire drawing machines.

Personnel: Karsten Bock, Chris Hauer.

WJI: Why should attendees want to stop by your booth?

Laubach: Attendees looking for a more efficient, cost reducing and greener solution to packaging wire can stop by and see how the Reduction Reel, our most popular reusable breakdown reel, can benefit them. It is designed specifically to replace old, bulky, wooden reels. Made with industrial grade, recyclable ABS plastic, it is built to withstand the rigors of industrial manufacturing and engineered to be used over and over again. What makes this product even more exceptional is that it will help the wire and cable industry reduce their overall carbon footprint and preserve the health of the planet.

Brookfield Wire Co. Tel. 508-867-6474 fax 508-867-2579 www.brookfieldwire.com wlussier@brookfieldwire.com USA Booth 408 Exhibiting: Brookfield Wire Company has been a leading manufacturer of stainless steel and nickel alloy round and flat wire since 1947, with the ability to provide sizes from .004

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

Laubach: We have very high expectations. Evolution Products, a leading manufacturer of sustainable packaging for the wire and cable industry, is proud to display and demonstrate the Reduction Reel (see p.150), the company’s reusable breakdown reel. It is designed to help industrial users of cable reels substantially improve their bottom line by replacing the inefficiencies associated with wooden reels.

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through .320 in. diameter and tempers ranging from annealed to spring. The ISO 9001 registered company stands poised to meet your strictest specifications and requirements. Its products include lockwire and safety wire.

Personnel: Wayne Lussier, Jim Hauck, Leonard DeFino, Frank DeFino.

Buhler Wuerz GmbH Tel. 49-7231-77550 www.buhler-wuerz.de info@buhler-wuerz.de Germany Booth 818 Exhibiting: Buhler Wuerz specializes in cold-rolling mills for wire and strip.

Steel applications can be covered as well as nonferrous alloys. The main business is the strip and wire industry, the precious metal industry and various customized applications, like PV ribbon for the photovoltaic industry.

It offers an advanced production line for manufacturing the closed-type flux-cored welding (FCW) wire. In comparison to the open type, the FCW wire by Buhler Wuerz provides an improvement in quality: no penetration of humidity, a good dispersion of the particles of the powder and low-production costs by using strip as base material.

Reels has been offering a broad range of packaging products and solutions for the wire and cable industry. Our extensive line of packaging includes plywood reels, nailed wood reels, plastic spools (including our new 12 in.

HDPE spool); wood/metal in process reels, hardboard reels as well as stamped metal spools. One call to Carris does it all.

Personnel: Dave Ferraro, Brian Holden, Leann Sexton.

Ceeco Bartell Products/a division of: Bartell Machinery Systems LLC Tel. 315-336-7600 fax 315-336-0947 www.bartellmachinery.com jdudus@bartellmachinery.com USA Booth 607 Exhibiting: Ceeco Bartell Products is a leading supplier of: high-speed, rollform stranders for compact conductors, 600 mcm at 700 ft/min.; interlock armoring machines, 50 mm and 125 mm diameter; tubular stranders; individual and group twinners for data cable; and a wide range of take-ups and payoffs. Come discuss your project at our booth.

Personnel: John Dudus, Don Pratt, Sean Harrington.

Canterbury Engineering Co. Tel. 800-241-7650 fax 770-454-9021 www.cec75.com sales@canterbury.com USA Booth 311 Exhibiting: Canterbury Engineering, which has an 80,000 sq-ft manufacturing facility in Atlanta, Georgia, will display specialty extrusion screws. We design screws for all plastic extrusion processes. We offer total refurbishing/ rebuilding of all screws, barrels and feed sections. Displayed will be a wide range of screws with various designs and mixing sections. A wide variety of exotic metals are available for special high temp applications.

Cemanco LC Tel. 954-970-3099 fax 954-970-3056 www.cemanco.com sales@cemanco.com USA Booth 710 Exhibiting: We provide wear parts and equipment for the manufacturing and handling of wire and cable.

Examples include spooling traverses, wire straighteners and guides, ceramic parts for drawing and guiding; portable and permanent cutting equipment; hard materials and coatings and solid and coated pulleys. We look forward to discussing our laser-guided winder for high-precision spooling and respooling operations. See p. 152.

Personnel: Rainer Lashofer, Beliza Bermudez, Mark Votypka.

Carris Reels Tel. 802-773-9111 fax 802-770-3551 www.carris.com sales@carris.net USA Booth 609 Exhibiting: For over 61 years Carris

Central Wire Industries, Ltd. Tel. 613-267-3752 fax 613-267-5617 www.centralwire.com khiggins@centralwire.com Canada Booth 116 Exhibiting: Central Wire manufac-

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tures a broad selection of quality stainless, nickel, brass, bronze, zinc and resistance-grade wires tailored to specific customer requirements. We supply product with a variety of coatings, sizes and profiles. With seven strategically located facilities across the U.S. and Canada, service and delivery are always prompt and reliable. Central Wire is a North American leader in stainless steel and nickel alloy wire.

Personnel: Kevin Higgins, Tom Cerreto, Tom Dodds.

Clinton Instrument Company Tel. 860-669-7548 fax 860-669-3825 www.clintoninstrument.com support@clintoninstrument.com USA Booth 200 Exhibiting: Clinton Instrument will display its latest calibrator for AC mains, high frequency, and DC spark testers. See p. 150. This modular system precisely measures output voltage, assuring compliance with all known norms for voltage accuracy.

Calibration data is immediately available for download, printing, and storage in a main computer system. The equipment is easy to use and light enough to be carried to spark testers in hard-to-reach locations.

Personnel: Woody Holland, David Carroll.

Cometo s.n.c.

Tel. 39-0341-263090 www.cometo.eu info@cometo-italy.com Italy/Canada Booth 516 Exhibiting: Lesmo Machinery America, the North American representative of Italy’s Cometo s.n.c., offers a comprehensive selection of wire straightening, guiding and feeding attachments. Cometo wire handling products include: wire straighteners (single, dual and multi-plane models), wire guides (various types, rotating die units) for wire diameters up to 20 mm (0.8 in.), traversing units (electronic and mechanical), feeders for wire, metal strip and tube (mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic adjustment), and straightening and wire guide rollers (replacement rollers).

Personnel: Allan Brown.

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Commission Brokers, Inc. Tel. 401-943-3777 fax 401-943-3670 www.commissionbrokers.com marty137@aol.com USA Booth 215 Exhibiting: Photos and brochures of currently available used equipment as well as information relating to the company’s appraisal, liquidation and consignment capabilities. Company President Martin Kenner has more than 43 years of service to the wire industry, specializing in nonferrous wire and cable equipment, wire harness/assembly/processing equipment, and braiding machinery, from individual components to complete plants.

Personnel: Martin Kenner.

CONDAT Corporation Tel. 734-944-4994 fax 734-944-4995 www.condatcorp.com inquiries@condatcorp.com USA Booth 616

Exhibiting: Condat offers one of the most extensive product ranges for wiredrawing, including: pre-coatings, powder lubricants, neat oils and greases, soluble oils and pastes, weaving lubricants, cleaners and protective products. As a global leader, Condat continues to develop close partnerships with its customers to offer high performance products with environmental responsibility and compliance to the latest legislation. Backed by a strong team of industry experts, Condat offers lubricant solutions for the most demanding applications and continues to develop new and innovative products and services for the wire industry.

Personnel: Neil Lowdon, Jon Huber, Tim Murphy.

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Conneaut Industries, Inc. Tel. 800-955-9276 fax 401-397-2564 www.conneaut.com info@conneaut.com USA Booth 406 Exhibiting: Conneaut Industries is a global supplier of specialty highperformance insulating yarns used in braiding, serving and cabling applications. The fibers include S2 glass, E-glass, Kevlar and polyglass. It also produces ignition wire (conductive) rovings/substrates for the automotive industry. A wide variety of hi-grade yarns and packaging will be on exhibit. Conneaut, an ISO 9001: 2000 certified company, produces a full line-up of polyglass insulating materials used in magnet wire applications as well as aramid materials for fiber optics products.

Personnel: John Santos, Russell Kibbe, Mario Diaz.

Cortinovis Machinery America, Inc. Tel. 908-479-9818 fax 908-479-1644 www.cortinovisamerica.com cortinovis@cortinovisamerica.com USA Booth 416 Exhibiting: Experts from Cortinovis Machinery America will be on hand to discuss all machinery offered by the Eurolls Group. Its nonferrous division includes Cortinovis Machinery and Sictra Machinery, and its ferrous division includes Eurolls, Eurolls/Team Meccanica, Eurolls/Teurema and Vitari.

Personnel: Anthony DeRosa, Steven Nichols.

Davis-Standard, LLC Tel. 860-599-1010 fax 860-599-6258 www.davis-standard.com info@davis-standard.com USA Booth 703 Exhibiting: Davis-Standard manufactures complete wire and cable systems for building and communication wire, construction wire, coaxial cable, automotive wire, high temperature wire, and specialty wire applications under the Davis-Standard, Merritt, Davis Electric and Clipper brands. Extruders range from ¾ in. to 10 in. and are offered in a variety of models. Systems are available with payoffs and tension brakes, take-ups, and auxiliary equip-

ment including cooling troughs, capstans, caterpillars, accumulator systems, feedscrews, and controls.

Personnel: John Zachow, Larry Fitzgerald, Orlando Martinez, John Doherty.

Die Quip Corp.

Tel. 412-833-1662 fax 412-835-6474 www.diequip.com diequip@diequip.com USA Booth 615 Exhibiting: Die Quip staff will discuss the company’s new Die Saver and Die Flex line of die-finishing machines, a new generation of equipment designed to produce dies with accurate geometry quickly and easily.

The HDF-100 is a manual grinding and semi-automatic polishing machine or die maintenance. It can be used by itself or combined with our Die Flex to increase production. Staff will also discuss Krenn and Knipex cutters and our new recycling program that will allow you to get the highest return for your used dies because we can separate the carbide from its case. It’s an easy way to clean up your shop and put some cash back into your budget.

Personnel: Tom Maxwell, Scott Maxwell.

Electron Beam Technologies, Inc. Tel. 815-935-2211 fax 815-935-8605 electronbeam.com ebtservice@electronbeam.com USA Booth 621

Exhibiting: Electron Beam Technologies is a custom copper wire and cable service provider. Our capabilities in part or as a whole include: rod knockdown, multi-wire drawing, wire bunching, stranding, rope stranding, insulating, multi-wire cable (bare or insulated), composite cable manufacturing and jacket cross linking. Our electron beam cross-linking service is

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available for polymer enhancement in wire/cable, tubing and hose in both production and R&D environments.

Discuss your requirements with us.

Personnel: Valgene Raloff.

Exhibiting: We will display photosand literature of our ferrous and nonferrous wire equipment.

Personnel: John Stevens, Jonathan Stevens, Jerry Scott.

Engineered Machinery Group, Inc. Macbee Engineering Tel. 909-476-9776 fax 909-476-6634 www.emc-wire.com jstevens@emc-wire.com USA Booth 702

ERA Wire, Inc. Tel. 203-933-0480 fax 203-933-0732 www.erawire.com rich@erawire.com USA Booth 106

Exhibiting: Wire straightening and cutting services for all alloys (ferrous

New exhibitor Q&A Name: iiM AG, Germany, Booth No. 421, www.iimag.de Description: iiM AG offers the highest quality device for allaround cable measuring solutions. For over 14 years it has specialized in offline automatic measuring devices and software.

Representative: Heiko Freund, manager of business cable measurement.

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

Freund: The VisioCableProŽ products by iiM AG have been distributed all around Europe, in Asia and in Africa. iiM sees the necessity to start business in one of the most important markets in the world – the USA. WJI: Who are you hoping to talk to, and about what?

Freund: We hope to find many interesting contacts at the Wire Expo and are also interested in an overview of the current market in the cable industry. An exchange of experience with other companies is also one of our aims for our first visit at a U.S. exhibition. We hope to show attendees how we can save them money in prototypes and short-run production as well as through inventory reduction.

WJI: Why should attendees want to stop by your booth?

Freund: Visit us at our booth 421 and get an impression of our product range and quality. We will be presenting the VCPB and VCPS, two devices that cover the whole range of geometrical cable measuring tasks and two of our cable sample cutters, the ORC 65 and the ORC Micro.

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and nonferrous, round, flat or shaped), torsion straightening, used or rebuilt wire straightening and cutting equipment, replacement parts and tooling, on-site technical assistance.

Personnel: Richard T. Rae, Jr. Esteves Group Tel. 260-728-9272 fax 260-728-9751 www.estevesgroup.com sales@estevesgroup.us.com USA Booth 603 Exhibiting: The Esteves Group will be displaying diamond and carbide wire dies of all types, including specialized shaped wire dies and extrusion tooling as well as custom-engineered trapezoidal drawing dies.

Personnel: Gary Kantz, Monica Lepper, Mike Schoolcraft, Alejandro Altamirano.

Eurolls Group (See Cortinovis Machinery America.)

George Evans Corporation Tel. 309-757-8300 fax 309-757-8333 www.george-evans.com Sales@george-evans.com USA Booth 112 Exhibiting: All metal reels for processing and shipping, made from steel, aluminum or stainless steel.

Reels aremade to NEMA, WECO and aluminum association standards.

Custom sizes available in a variety of strengths and configurations. Custom fabrication and machining of other items for the wire and cable industry may be discussed with booth personnel. Attendees with drawings and specifications are encouraged to bring them to the booth.

Personnel: Dave Evans, Reid Odean, John Kling.

Evolution Products Tel. 717-515-8591 www.evolutionproducts.com E-mail: bill@evolutionproducts.com USA Booth 320

Exhibiting: The Reduction Reel is the first breakdown reel that is simple to

use and engineered to withstand the rigors of the industrial process. The four-part reel is easy to assemble and disassemble, allowing the customer to conserve valuable warehouse space and minimize freight costs. See p. 150.

Personnel: Adam Strouse, Bill Laubach.

Fabritex, Inc. Tel. 706-376-6584 fax 706-376-1434 www.fabritex.com dantrier@fabritex.com USA Booth 707 Exhibiting: Fabritex will be displaying the company’s tubular wire carriers, stem packs and accessory items.

Personnel: Dan Trier, Lee Adams.

Fastener Engineers (See Rockford Manufacturing Group.)

Filtertech, Inc. Tel. 315-682-8815 fax 315-682-8825 www.filtertech.com info@filtertech.com

USA Booth 514 Exhibiting: For over 40 years, 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 as well as CV water and other associated process coolant and water applications. Our goal is to exceed all expectations for quality equipment and service during the life of the process.

Personnel: Tom Horn, Joe Scalise, Mohammed Albedour.

Fine International Corporation Tel. 732-933-0040 fax 732-933-4005 www.fineinternational.net erikmacs@gmail.com USA Booth 118 Exhibiting: Fine is a worldwide supplier of custom machinery for wire and cable and fiber optic applications.

Its product line includes extruders,

payoffs and take-ups, capstans, water troughs, recirculating systems, dancers, accumulators, respoolers, control panels, nitrogen gas injection systems, preheaters, braiders, bobbin winders, stranders and bunchers, corrugators, TIG welding lines, wiredrawing, tinning lines and taping and binding heads. Reels and spools are also available.

Personnel: Bruce Ceres, Erik Macs.

Flymca & Flyro Tel. 34-942-559855 www.flymca.com flymca@flymca.com Spain Booth 107 Exhibiting: Top class equipment for the wire and cable industry: rotating machinery including tubulars, skips, rigids, planetary and S-Z stranders as well as bow cablers, drum twisting lines, double- and simple-twist bunchers and all the ancillary equipment necessary to complete lines for producing electrical, submarine and off-

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shore cables and steel ropes. Our production also includes lines for manufacturing CTC transposed cables as well as special equipment for HV and EHV cables and steel ropes. Flymca deals with new machinery and Flyro with second-hand machinery.

Personnel: Roberto Verez.

non-destructive testing of metals, fine wires and tubes in the industry.

Together, with Foerster Systems, we design and manufacture custom material handling systems to meet your application specifications. Stop by to discuss your application and let Foerster provide the solution.

FMS USA, Inc. Tel. 847-519-4400 fax 847-519-4401 www.fms-technology.com fmsusa@fms-technology.com USA Booth 114

Forming Systems, Inc. (FSI) Tel. 269-679-3557 fax 269-679-3567 www.formingsystemsinc.com info@formingsystemsinc.com USA Booth 243 Exhibiting: Wire-forming, springmaking and ring-making equipment specialists, FSI offers the latest in global technologies. It will provide information on JK programmable tabletop bending machines; TBE Multibend automated wire-forming and process machines; OMAS 3D wire-forming, ring-making and highspeed forming machines; HTC springmaking machines; HSI ovens, furnaces, payoffs and part collectors; SAS spring-testing and vision-inspection systems; and OMD spring-grinders.

Equipment ranges up to 16 mm.

Personnel: Tim Weber, Dan Bagwell.

Exhibiting: FMS will display its full product line of tension measurement and control products for the wire and cable industry. Specific products include: tension sensors (load cells), tension sensor amplifiers, tension controllers (closed loop), and BUS systems (EtherNet/IP, Profibus, DeviceNet, CAN-open, etc.). It will demonstrate its new RTM X2 lowpower, compact wireless communication system that provides transmitted tension values from rotating process machinery to stationary controls for either tension measurement or realtime closed loop tension control.

The RTM X2 wireless system now includes expanded capability that allows for 32 channels of tension data to be wirelessly transmitted off of a rotating machine. This cost-effective system includes a PC application for graphing, monitoring, and data logging of each channel of information.

Foerster Instruments, Inc. Tel. 800-635-0613 fax 412-788-8984 www.foerstergroup.com sales@foerstergroup.com USA Booth 102 Exhibiting: Foerster Instruments, a leading manufacturer of eddy-current test equipment, provides some of the industry’s best technology, quality and most comprehensive product range for 88 | WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

Fort Wayne Wire Die, Inc. (FWWD) Tel. 260-747-1681 fax 260-747-4269 www.fwwd.com sales@fwwd.com USA Booth 402 Exhibiting: FWWD’s complete product line, including single-crystal diamond, Poly-Di™ polycrystalline and Dual-Draw™ wiredrawing dies. Also featured will be shaped profile dies, extrusion tooling, tungsten carbide round hole and shaped profile dies, Poly-Strand™ compacting, bunching and stranding dies, enameling dies, DiPro™ diamond powder and compound and miscellaneous wear parts. Also, a full line of equipment for die maintenance, measuring and inspection.

Personnel: John Downey, Alan Sidney, John Dabbelt, Tino Corral, Darin Nicol Frontier Composites and Castings Tel. 905-685-3633 fax 905-685-3482 www.frontiercomposites.com jwh@frontiercomposites.com Canada Booth 122

Exhibiting: Bows in carbon fiber and fiberglass with Kevlar where desirable.

Personnel: James W. Howe, Erwin C. Kish.

Gauder America/Gauder Group Tel. 324-367-8787 fax 324-367-8798 www.gauderamerica.com sales@gauderamerica.com Belgium Booth 214 Exhibiting: Gauder America—a new subsidiary of Gauder s.a., the used equipment division of the Gauder Group, Belgium—provides reliable and economical solutions to manufacture nonferrous and ferrous products like rods, wires, conductors, cables, strands, ropes, bars, meshes. It recently signed a joint venture with Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc., a U.S.-based supplier of used, rebuilt and new wire and cable equipment, to offer a broader range of used equipment to the U.S. and Canadian markets. Gauder America’s 1000+ used machines in stock can be viewed at www.gauderamerica.com.

Personnel: Sébastien Pasquali, Judicaël Graas.

Gem Gravure Co., Inc. Tel. 781-878-0456 fax 781-871-2753 www.gemgravure.com sales@gemgravure.com USA Booth 401 Exhibiting: Gem Gravure will present a full line of marking equipment and inks, featuring dye-based and opaque alphaJET evo ink jet printers from KBA-Metronic as well as the alphaJET INTO printer. GEM, which continues to supply some of the finest in striping and contact printing equipment, including wheels, will feature GEM VOC exempt and low VOC ecofriendly fluids for all printing technologies. The alphaJET printers offer industry-leading print quality and an internal solvent recovery system that reduces make-up consumption by two ml/hour (room temperature conditions, MEK ink). GEM continues to expand its line of eco-friendly inks that are available in multiple colors in VOC exempt or low VOC formulations.

Personnel: David Gemelli, Paul Gemelli, Mark Kristoff, Cliff Schult, Huck Hyde, Ralph Snell, Ramona Krogman.

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GENCA Tel. 800-237-5448 fax 727-531-5700 www.genca.com sales@genca.com USA Booth 311 Exhibiting: GENCA will exhibit a complete line of crossheads capable of single and multilayer extrusion with multiple stripes for the wire and cable industry. In addition to tooling and breaker plates, the exhibit will include our color-changer components. All crossheads (both fixed and adjustable) are for thermoplastics and thermoset materials. The BAT (ball adjustable tips) and FS-10,000 for high-speed foam skin will be displayed, as well as loose tube and tight center crossheads.

Personnel: Jasmin Sehovic, Jim Scott, Jem Homrigaus, Joe Chapin, Michael Maduro.

GH Induction Atmospheres Tel. 585-368-2120 fax 585-368-2123

www.inductionatmospheres.com info@inductionatmospheres.com USA Booth 121 Exhibiting: At GH Induction Atmospheres, we custom design and build turn-key machines based on your part and process requirements. Designed for lean, continuous flow manufacturing, our machines will bring advanced heating technology directly to your factory floor or work cell. The production of optical fiber conductors and cables requires continuous heat for preheating, polymerization and sealing of the insulator, annealing, covering, etc. Our induction heating equipment positioned in-line is the ideal solution for these processes.

W. Gillies Technologies, LLC RSD Group Tel. 508-852-2502 fax 508-852-6453 www.wgillies.com sales@wgillies.com

New exhibitor Q&A Name: PPI Wire and Cable LLC, USA, Booth No. 222, www.ppiwire.com Description: PPI offers options for your prototype, production and inventory wiring needs. It provides wire painting for prototype and production and can help reduce inventory.

Representative: Fred Schreier, president.

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

Schreier: With the continued growth of PPI, we are hoping to further educate new customers as to the value of our products and services.

WJI: Who are you hoping to talk to, and about what?

Schreier: We hope to show our audience that there are ways to save money during prototype and short run production and by inventory reductions. We are able to minimize your inventory for prototype by coloring only what you need. Low volume production purchases of wire can be minimized and shipped to you as required. Obsolete or excess material can be re-colored to meet your current requirements.

WJI: Why should attendees want to stop by your booth? Is there a single product or service that you will be highlighting?

Schreier: We will be highlighting our wire painting and dying service. If attendees are spending money purchasing MOQ quantities for prototype and short run production, they need to explore the service that we offer, along with effective ways to eliminate their excess or obsolete wire.

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USA Booth 318 Exhibiting: Manufacturers of industrial printing equipment for marking on insulated wire, cable, hose, tubing and extruded profiles. Featuring contact and offset printers, and engraved printing wheels including indent and embossing wheels. Also providing a complete line of ink jet guidance and measuring stations, length counters, guide rolls and guide roller assemblies.

Personnel: Mark Spencer, Bill Karsok.

GMP-Slovakia s.r.o.

Tel. 905-265-8912 www.howarequipment.com sales@howarequipment.com Slovakia Booth 418 Exhibiting: Steel reels for process and shipping applications plus reel handling equipment. The line-up includes machined reels for wiredrawing, 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 the patented EASYKOIL PLUS reel that allows one to coil wire and lift the coil without needing additional tools. A complementary line of handling equipment, such as reel tilters, lifters pallets and coil lifters, is available to help manage wire packages.

Personnel: Chris Hauer.

Going Well Precision Industry Co. Tel. 886-7-6964205 www.gwpi.com.tw info@gwpi.com.tw Taiwan Booth 323 Exhibiting: Going Well Precision Industry (GWPI) manufactures plastic spools (cylindrical, tapered and bi-conical) for the wire and cable industry, specializing in precision spools for ultra-fine wires. An extensive range of plastic spools compliant with JCS, IEC and NEMA standards will be demonstrated. Since 1980, GWPI has exported its spools, now to more than 25 countries. Come see the precision of our spools and tell us how we can serve you.

Personnel: Ricky Su, C.L. Su.

PAY-OFFS AND TAKE-UPS FOR MULTI-WIRE PROCESSING LINES s #OMBINATIONS FOR SPOOL TO SPOOL SPOOL TO COIL COIL TO COIL s 7ITH OR WITHOUT ACCUMULATION SYSTEM s ,IVE OR STATIC COIL TAKE UPS s 7ITH OR WITHOUT SKIN PASS DRAFT

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GCR EURODRAW S.p.A. Via Camillo Chiesa, 19/21 - 20010 Pogliano Milanese (MI), Italy Tel. +39 02.93963.1 - Fax +39 02.93540452 - gcr@gcrgroup.com - www.gcrgroup.com

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Green ELMF Cable/IAT International Tel. 757-622-7239 www.green-emlf-cables.com grooney@iatint.com USA Booth 817 Exhibiting: Innovative technology for extremely low magnetic field (ELMF) cables as well as an ELMF testing kit for cables.

Personnel: Shalom Green, Udi Admati, Glenn Rooney.

Guill Tool & Engineering Tel. 401-828-7600 fax 401-823-5310 www.guill.com bconley@guill.com USA Booth 314

Exhibiting: Recognized as a leading supplier of extrusion tooling for the wire and cable industry, we will display single-, co-, and triple-extrusion crossheads with both fixed-center and adjustable-center options. We will also show our redesigned multi layer C.V. crosshead, and a wide array of tips and die designs.

Personnel: Bill Conley, Steve Chemel.

fabricated or customer parts to increase wear and corrosion resistance.

Heany also offers thermally insulating ceramics and coatings.

Personnel: Cliff Rabidoux, Kathie Carl.

Heatbath Corporation Tel. 413-452-2000 fax 413-543-2378 www.heatbath.com info@heatbath.com USA Booth 305 Exhibiting: Heatbath Corporation supplies a complete line of chemistries for cleaning, coating and the lubrication of ferrous wire to enhance drawing and cold forming applications. Its product line includes zinc phosphates, oxalates for stainless steel, immersion copper coatings, acid inhibitors, cleaners, scale conditioners, grain refiners, neutralizers and both reactive and nonreactive lubricants. Heatbath has three blending facilities located in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; and Detroit, Michigan. ISO 9001 certified. See p. 150.

Personnel: Cheryl Hickman, Dennis Breton.

Heany Industries, Inc. Tel. 585-889-2700 fax 585-889-2708 www.heany.com cliffr@heany.com USA Booth 614

Heritage Wire Die, Inc. Tel. 260-728-9300 fax 260-728-9303 heritagewiredie@yahoo.com USA Booth 811 Exhibiting: Wiredrawing and stranding dies: single-crystal natural diamond, single-crystal synthetic diamond, PCD diamond, and tungsten carbide. Also, consulting, conversation and answers to any and all die questions/problems.

Personnel: Chris Hoffman, Jon Fuhrman, Otto Fuhrman.

Exhibiting: We manufacture wearresistant alumina and zirconia guides, bushings, pulleys, etc., for the wire and cable industry to extend the life of machinery components. We also provide thermal spray coatings to custom

Houghton International Tel. 610-666-400 fax 610-666-0174 www.houghtonintl.com info@houghtonintl.com USA Booth 202 Exhibiting: Since 1865, Houghton International has introduced hundreds of solutions for industry, from aqueous technology that combines the safety of water with excellent lubrication to advanced anhydrous synthetics that lower operating costs. Today, we are a foremost provider of rolling fluids, lubricants, cleaners, hydraulic fluids,

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quenchants, coolants, forming compounds, conversion coatings, rust preventives and other industrial fluids.

HOWAR Equipment, Inc. Tel. 905-265-8912 fax 905-265-8834 www.howarequipment.com sales@howarequipment.com Canada Booth 418 Exhibiting: HOWAR Equipment will showcase wire and cable manufacturing accessories manufactured by its European represented manufacturers.

Displayed products will include: steel reels, spools, carriers and reel handling equipment mechanical wire descalers, rotating die holders, and scrap wire coilers plasma wire surface and heattreatment wire and cable-taping lines, single-twist strander, rewind lines payoffs, take-ups and tension control equipment extrusion crossheads, automatic color-change systems, extrusion tooling automatic cable cross-section measurement wire pointers, point shaving and wire straightening-andfeeding equipment. HOWAR has over 30 years industry experience, and is interested in discussing any machinery and application inquiries in order to provide solutions to practical requirements.

Personnel: Willy Hauer, Chris Hauer, Andrew Stromer.

HTC Spring Machinery c/o Forming Systems Inc. Tel. 269-679-3557 fax 269-679-3567 www.formingsystemsinc.com info@formingsystemsinc.com USA Booth 243 Exhibiting: HTC is a leading producer of high performance precision spring making machines. HTC will provide information regarding their complete line of CNC programmable spring machines with coiler sizes from 0.15 mm to 16 mm and formers up to 6 mm. Additionally HTC offers 2D and 3D CNC wire forming machines.

Bring your samples or drawings by for evaluation.

Huei Shang Industrial Co. HSI c/o Forming Systems Inc. Tel. 269-679-3557 fax 269-679-3567 www.formingsystemsinc.com info@formingsystemsinc.com

Taiwan/USA Booth 243 Exhibiting: HSI is a leading supplier of production support equipment including conveyor ovens, box ovens, spiral ovens, payoff reels for spools or coils, part collectors, length checking gauges, parts washers, and spring testers. We can also offer solutions for conveyor ovens for the newest CQI9 specifications.

Personnel: Tim Weber, Dan Bagwell.

IAT International (See Green ELMF Cable.)

Ideal Welding Systems L.P. Clifford, Ideal Werke Tel. 815-874-4349 www.idealweld.com idealweld@idealweld.com USA Booth 813 Exhibiting: Visit us to discuss your resistance-welding needs. We special-

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ize in automated mesh welding equipment, grating welders, butt welders, flash-butt welders, wire-rolling lines, CNC jig welders, straightening and cutting machines and speciality automated machinery for the wire industry.

Come and learn about IDEAL’s “GREEN LINE” automated resistance welding equipment. We have mesh welders and CNC jig welders, that use state-of-the-art welding systems and positioning systems, that save energy while enhancing quality and performance. No matter what your unique resistance welding application is, we have the automated equipment to meet your production, quality and investment needs.

Personnel: Scott Liebenberg, Clive White. iiM AG measurement + engineering Tel. 49-3693-88585-0

www.cable-measurement.de info@iimag.de Germany Booth 421

Exhibiting: iiM AG will introduce products from the company’s VisioCablePro series, such as the VCPB. This device measures cable geometrical features on insulating skins and cable sheaths with high-resolution color video images. It will also

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present the Cable O-Ring Cutter 65, a device that easily and quickly cuts sample slices (cable sheath cutter) with an outer diameter from 1 to 65 mm.

Personnel: Heiko Freund, Edward Wark.

Inosym Ltd. Tel. 64-2135-3634 www.inosym.com inosym@inosym.com New Zealand Booth 315 Exhibiting: Inosym, world wide suppliers of steel and plastic reels will again exhibit at Wire Expo, displaying a range of reels including new breakdown plastic shipping reels. Inosym welcomes existing and new customers to discuss their reel requirements for 2012 and meet the Inosym team.

Personnel: Philip Young.

Intras Ltd. Eurowire, Wire & Cable ASIA, WiredIn USA Tel. 44-1926-834684 Fax 44-1926-314755 www.intras.co.uk jason@intras.co.uk U.K. Booth 423 Exhibiting: EuroWire is the international magazine for the wire and cable industries available in print, CD and online. Wire & Cable ASIA magazine is published in both English and Chinese languages. It has a unique and increasing readership across Asia and the rest of the World. WiredIn USA, our online publication, is published 12 times a year for the U.S. market.

Come to our stand and pick up your free copies.

Personnel: Jason Smith.

New exhibitor Q&A Company: Electron Beam Technologies, Inc. (EBT), Germany, Booth No. 621, www.electronbeam.com

Jaykase Manufacturing, Inc. c/o Forming Systems, Inc. Tel. 269-679-3557 www.formingsystemsinc.com info@formingsystemsinc.com USA Booth 243 Exhibiting: Jaykase will be exhibiting the JK series of programmable tabletop benders with capacity up to .625 in. (16 mm) wire diameter. The unique JK bending machines offer fast setups, multiple-bend angle capability and progressive changeable home position. Also, clockwise or counterclockwise bend direction, programmable bend speed and programmable torque settings are standard. Jaykase makes prototypes, sampling and short runs a breeze. Please stop by for a demonstration.

Personnel: Tim Weber, Dan Bagwell.

JoeTools Inc. Tel. 770-832-7866 Fax 770-832-7868 www.joe-tools.com sales@joe-tools.com USA Booth 819 Exhibiting: JoeTools will be exhibiting various fixed-center and adjustable

Description: EBT, a custom copper wire and cable service provider, offers electron beam cross-linking service for polymer enhancement in wire/cable, tubing and hose in both production and R&D environments.

Representative: Valgene E. Raloff, v.p., marketing and product development WJI: Why will you be exhibiting at Wire Expo for the first time?

Raloff: We are a first time exhibitor at any wire expo. We have over 50 years of OEM wire and cable manufacture capability, and now are ready to share our expertise in new markets and future designs. We wish to broaden our sales representation of custom manufactured wires and cables.

WJI: Who are you hoping to talk to, and about what?

Raloff: New leads on custom wire and cable applications as well as make contact with machinery manufacturers for our own in-house purchases. I hope to discuss applications of our expertise in manufacturing with distributors and users of specialty wire and cable. Our capabilities in part or as a whole include: rod knockdown, multi-wire drawing, wire bunching, stranding, rope stranding, insulating, multi-wire cable (bare or insulated), composite cable manufacturing and jacket cross linking.

WJI: Why should attendees want to stop by your booth?

Raloff: Booth personnel will be available to discuss how our electron beam cross-linking service can solve tough cable applications. We will display some specialty cables that are examples of our manufacturing capability.

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extrusion crossheads and in-line heads to include tips, dies, screws, barrels, breaker plates, flanges and clamps.

It will feature its innovative and operator friendly color-change system in addition to specialized fixed-center profile tooling.

Personnel: Joe Dixon, Andrew Depue.

KEIR Manufacturing, Inc. Tel. 828-885-8444 fax 828-884-7494 www.keirmfg.com sales@keirmfg.com USA Booth 606

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Personnel: Don Costa, John Fairchild, Frank Roginski, Jack Johnson.

Exhibiting: KEIR Manufacturing is an American based manufacturer of high-purity 99.8% alumina ceramic guides, the Frontiersman™ line of air wipes, and composite standard and BackBone™ flyer bows serving the global wire and cable industry. We are dedicated to making products that enable manufacturing processes to run more efficiently and productively through the application of leadingedge materials. Our solutions are focused on continuous process improvement, energy savings and longer operating life. See p. 153.

Personnel: Mike Walters. Susan Moore.

King Steel Corp.

Tel. 800-638-2530 fax 810-953-1718 sales@kingsteelcorp.com www.kingsteelcorp.com USA Booth 720 Exhibiting: King Steel is one of the largest distributors of hot-rolled wire rod, in both cold heading and industrial quality grades. We also offer many value-added options, such as cleanand-coat, annealing, galvanizing and cut-to-length wire. Please contact us for any of your raw material needs in any carbon or alloy grades. We are your one-stop shop.

Ernst Koch GmbH & Co. KG Tel. 49-2372-985 500 www.koch-ihmert.de jochen.koch@koch-ihmert.de Koch GmbH & Co. KG Morgan-Koch Corp.

Tel. 508-793-1945 fax 508-793-2163 www.koch-ihmert.de straussrl@morgan-koch.com Germany/USA Booth 818 96 | WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

Exhibiting: The Koch manufacturing program for ferrous wire machinery includes dry drawing machines, singleblock drawing machines, deadblock coilers and spoolers, reinforcement concrete lines and auxiliary machinery.

Personnel: Jochen Koch.

Friedr. Krollmann GmbH & Co. KG Tel. 49-2352-9559-0 www.krollmann.de info@krollmann.de Germany Booth 818 Exhibiting: Friedr. Krollmann is a leading manufacturer of pointing machines and handling equipment of all types and sizes for wire, bars, rods, profiles and tubes. The production program covers roll pointing machines, threading and pointing machines, point milling machines, swaging machines, hydraulic tube-pointing-presses, scrap bundling machines, and special purpose machines. Krollmann is able to deliver complete equipment and solutions to customer’s requests.

Personnel: Ralf Duve.

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Tel. 828-698-4135 fax 828-692-1663 www.kyocera.com don.costa@kyocera.com USA Booth 119 Exhibiting: Wire rings, cones, blocks and pulleys.

Lämneå Bruk AB Tel. 46-1222-3200 Fax 46-1222-3299 www.lamnea.se info@lamnea.se Sweden Booth 219 Exhibiting: Lämneå Bruk AB specializes in the design and manufacture of machines for the ferrous and stainless steel wire industry. It is a reliable supplier of payoffs, mechanical descaling equipment, drawing machines and take-up units. More than a century of company wiredrawing experience is incorporated in the design of our machines and equipment. Lämneå Bruk AB: a passion for service is always included.

LaserLinc Tel. 937-318-2440 Fax 937-318-2445 www.laserlinc.com info@laserlinc.com USA Booth 209 Exhibiting: LaserLinc manufactures laser and ultrasonic non-contact ID/OD/Wall measurement devices for in-process and offline use. The hardware, plus LaserLinc’s PC-based Total Vu™ software, is one of the most versatile systems available, helping you reduce scrap, increase production efficiency and improve and document quality. With FFT, you can analyze periodic deviations and combine that data with information about process equipment to identify causes of deviation. With SRL, you can compute the signal loss at various frequencies throughout a length of cable.

Personnel: Jeff Kohler.

Leggett & Platt Wire Group Tel. 417-358-8131, ext. 3966 www.leggett.com lucretia.burt@leggett.com USA Booth 507 Exhibiting: Leggett & Platt is a leading North American producer of drawn steel wire. L&P consists of wire production mills and several other operations that produce specialty wire products, not limited to rolled, flattened and shaped wire; propietary bale ties;

and components for automatic baling.

Personnel: Lucretia Burt, Dan Gutos, John Calcagni, John Meyer.

Leoni Wire, Inc. Tel. 413-593-6618 Fax 413-593-6639 www.leoni.com scottw@leoniwire.com USA Booth 206 Exhibiting: Leoni Wire, a fine wire manufacturer, supplies stranded conductors, braider bobbins, ropes, braided constructions and copper alloys that are available in standard and heavy silver-, nickel- and tin- plated copper. We service markets for aerospace and defense, high-speed data, industrial cable, communications cable, copper flexibles, wind power, solar, etc.

Products have been produced in our AS 9100/ISO 9001-certified facility in Chicopee, Massachusetts, since 1990.

Personnel: Andy Zinner, Alex Boekholt.

Lesmo Machinery America, Inc. OM Lesmo Group Tel. 905-761-6165 Fax 905-761-6168 www.lesmoamerica.com sales@lesmoamerica.com Canada Booth 516 Exhibiting: Lesmo Machinery America will display technology from leading world manufacturers in the stranding, drawing and accessory equipment industry, namely OM Lesmo, A. Appiani, Cometo and Tramev. These companies drive their

businesses by being at the leading edge of technology. Their industrially proven advanced products include: production stranding, bunching and cabling machinery; wiredrawing machinery; steel reels (pressed, machined and fabricated types); wire straightening, guiding and feeding equipment and portable hand-held cutting tools for shearing, cutting-off, bending and straightening of wire, cable, rod, bar, strip, strand, metal banding, bolts and nuts.

Personnel: Allan Brown, Harish Panchal.

Lewis Machine (See Rockford Manufacturing Group.)

OM Lesmo SpA/OM Lesmo Group Tel. 39-039-62840-1 Fax 39-039-698-1148 www.omlesmo.com omlesmo@omlesmo.com Italy Booth 516 Exhibiting: Celebrating their 50th anniversary, the OM Lesmo Group has been offering a wide range of rotating equipment for stranding, bunching and cabling. Product lines include doubletwist and single-twist bunchers, bow, lanetary and rigid-cage cablers, tubular stranders and drum twisters. They will show their new generation of products that not only meet today’s demands for high speed and efficient production but also provide solutions for most innovative and cost effective manufacturing technologies. The OM Lesmo Group under the famous trade name of Eurodraw Energy also provides state-

of-the-art, zero-slip rod breakdown machines, both in one and two wire configurations for copper, aluminum and aluminum alloys. Also offered are multiwire drawing machines with various types of resistance annealers, takeups, payoffs coilers and other auxiliary equipment to support the full range of wire drawing equipment.

Personnel: Giovanni Cecchini, Harish Panchal.

Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc. Tel. 978-365-5700 Fax 978-365-9700 www.lloydbouvier.com sales@lloydbouvier.com USA Booth 214 Exhibiting: Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc. provides rebuilt, used and new equipment to the wire and cable industry, from individual items to complete lines for extrusion, cabling, respooling, taping, wiredrawing, and specialty applications. With over 150 years of wire and cable experience, our management/engineering team helps customers define their needs so the right equipment is matched to the right application. We have joint ventures with both QC Solutions, providing customers access to Roots-Tech induction preheaters, and recently, Gauder USA, offering the vast inventory and expertise of The Gauder Group.

Gauder USA will be co-exhibiting with Lloyd & Bouvier in Booth 214.

Whether you are looking for a simple payoff or a complete extrusion line, stop by and speak with the experts.

Continuous Casting Technology

Advancing Metals Technology

www.rautomead.com

www.rautomead.com

Rautomead Limited PO Box 100, Dundee, DD1 9QY Scotland, UK

Tel: +44 (0)1382 622341 Fax: +44 (0)1382 622941 email: sales@rautomead.com

Rautomead Limited PO Box 100, Dundee, DD1 9QY Scotland, UK

Tel: +44 (0)1382 622341 Fax: +44 (0)1382 622941 email: sales@rautomead.com

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M+E Macchine+Engineering Srl Tel. 39-0341-806000 Fax 39-0341-806002 www.meitaly.it info@meitaly.it Italy Booth 818 Exhibiting: M+E specializes in the design and manufacturing of payoffs and take-ups for steel and stainless steel wires in coils or on spools for annealing, patenting, galvanizing, oil tempering and other in-line processes, with long experience in the steel-cord industry. M+E also manufactures wet drawing machines for steel and stainless steel wire, complete with horizontal or vertical axis spoolers. M+E machines are individually designed and manufactured to satisfy the most rigorous customer demands. Each machine is made up to a combination of standard sub-assemblies which guarantee advanced technical quality and competitive prices.

Magnetic Technologies, Ltd. Tel. 508-987-3303 fax 508-987-2875 www.magnetictech.com sales@magnetictech.com USA Booth 208

Exhibiting: Since 1984, we have been designing and manufacturing high quality permanent magnet brakes, clutches and couplings. These include: permanent magnet synchronous shaft couplings, permanent magnet hysteresis and eddy current devices, and the accessories required for mounting our products in your system. Some industries that we serve include: wire and cable, capping, fiber-optic, aerospace, converting, mechanical power transmission, medical, chemical pumps, mixers and oil well applications.

Personnel: Howard Schwerdlin.

Mathiasen Machinery, Inc. Tel. 860-873-1423 www.mathiasen-machinery.com mmi@mathiasen-machinery.com USA Booth 810 Exhibiting: Mathiasen Machinery, Inc. (MMI), buys and sells used wire 98 | WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

and cable machinery internationally.

Machinery is purchased for inventory it can be sold on an exclusive basis.

MMI can help locate individual machines, complete lines or entire plants. Consignments, warehousing, appraisals and liquidation services are

also offered. The booth will display photos of a wide variety of second hand machinery. Customers are asked to bring their surplus machinery list and photos for evaluation.

Personnel: Mike Mathiasen, Mark Mathiasen.

Maxcess/MAGPOWR Tel. 405-755-1600 fax 405-755-8425 www.magpowr.com sales@maxcessintl.com USA Booth 521 Exhibiting: Magnetic particle clutches and brakes, pneumatic brakes, permanent magnet clutches and brakes including the original PERMATORK and SOFSTEP lines. Tension sensor and dancer-based controllers for control of clutchs, brakes and drives. With MAGPOWR products, your line will run Faster. Smarter. Better.

Personnel: Chris Harper, David Calhoun.

Metavan N.V. Tel. 32-56359047 www.metavan.com info@metavan.com Belgium Booth 418

Exhibiting: Steel reels from 12 in. to 49 in. (305 to 1250 mm) made to the highest quality and consistency will be showcased at the HOWAR Equipment booth. Metavan of Belgium has had a

longstanding philosophy to offer a specialized product mix of pressed steel reels using highly advanced machinery in order to offer only the highest quality reels and spools for stranding, bunching, and cabling. Using automatic machinery, all reels are able to be produced to the strictest standards at valuable costs. All products are then powder coated in any RAL color, providing the customer with a highly wear-resistant finish, and are available in extremely fast manufacturing times due to the specialized equipment employed.

Personnel: Chris Hauer.

MGS Manufacturing, Inc. The MGS Group/MGS/Hall/ Northampton Tel. 315-337-3350 www.themgsgroup.com jzampogna@mgshall.com USA Booth 303 Exhibiting: Featured product videos and literature featured include: our fully automatic dual take-up with the unique robot handling system for depalletizing and palletizing; the Northampton triple-twist twinner; the latest design in slip ring brushes and holders; and our standard product range which includes: payoffs, takeups, rewinders, dancers, accumulators, capstans, length counters, air wipes, swage tools, electric brazers, double twist bunchers, twinners, and single twist cablers.

Personnel: Jim Zampogna, Tom McComiskey.

Micro Products Company Tel. 630-406-9550 fax 630-406-9552 www.micro-weld.com info@micro-weld.com USA Booth 714 Exhibiting: Micro Products will have information on the company’s full line of electric resistance butt welders for wire and cable for both ferrous and nonferrous materials.

Personnel: Bill Keiler, Ed Harrington, Bud Banks.

Morgan-Koch Corporation Tel. 508-793-1945 fax 508-793-2163 www.morgan-koch.com straussrl@morgan-koch.com

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LEONI has been drawing copper wire for centuries. Now after 20 years of manufacturing in the US we have one of the most comprehensive programs of conductor material for the cable industry, with world-wide availability. Bare, tin, silver and nickel-plated copper wires and stranded conductors with excellent extrusion properties as well as copper flexibles for electric and electronic components.

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USA Booth 818 Exhibiting: Offering complete ferrous wire processing solutions. Personnel from Morgan-Koch, Koch and other machinery manufacturers represented

by Morgan-Koch will be available to discuss your equipment needs. These

include: wiredrawing and cold rolling lines from Ernst Koch GmbH; wire and rod payoff equipment, mechanical descaling systems, cleaning, coating, and other wire processing accessories from WiTechs GmbH; flat and profile wire rolling mills, strip rolling mills and NBM inline annealing ovens from Bühler GmbH; steel strand and wire rope production equipment from SKET GmbH; rod, wire and tube pointing and handling equipment from Krollmann GmbH; take-up and payoff frames for multi-strand processing lines and wet drawing machinery from M+E Macchine+Engineering Srl; and wire cleaning, pickling, coating and drying equipment from Sirio Wire Srl. Personnel: Bob Strauss, Jochen Koch, Karsten Krauskopf.

Mossberg Associates, Inc. Tel. 401-334-2255 Fax 401-334-3541 www.mossberg-reel.com info@mossberg-reel.com USA Booth 815 Exhibiting: We will feature our capabilities to provide large cable drums (fluted flange and structural) and provide information on all the other reels we supply (fully machined multi-wire, pressed metal, heavy-duty double flange process and shipping) as well as reel handling equipment (lifters and tilters); ND and PCD drawing dies and feeding and straightening equipment.

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Personnel: John Henschel, Rene Mayer.

Nextrom Oy Tel.: 358-9-5025-1 Fax: 358-9-5025-3003 info@nextrom.com www.nextrom.com Finland Booth 515 Exhibiting: Nextrom is a premium supplier of optical fiber glass preform manufacturing equipment. Nextrom

produces fiber draw towers and associated machinery for the global fiber market using MCVD, OVD and VAD technologies. Besides providing optical fiber equipment, Nextrom is a leading supplier of fiber optic cable production lines. With its sister company, Rosendahl, they are global suppliers of high-end cable and fiber manufacturing systems offering first-class products and turnkey solutions in the fields of extrusion, corrugation, optical fiber, SZ-stranding as well as preform technology, fiber drawing, fiber UV-coating and fiber optic cable. Rosendahl and Nextrom combine state-of-the-art technology with best of services and have a history of success in its fields of business Niagara Composites International, Inc. Booth 409 Niehoff Endex North America/ Niehoff GmbH & Co. KG Tel. 856-467-4884 fax 856-467-0584 www.niehoff-usa.com sales@niehoffendex.com USA/Germany Booth 511 Exhibiting: Niehoff offers nonferrous wiredrawing equipment: rod breakdown machines, resistive annealers, conductive/inductive annealers for copper alloys, multiwire and fine wire drawing lines, payoffs, continuous coilers (Endex and Bongard), “NPS” packaging systems, double-twist

bunchers and twinners, single and double spoolers (manual and automatic), braiders and bobbin winders. Niehoff represents Bühler Würz rolling mills for nonferrous applications and H. Folke Sandelin AB for horizontal lead extruders and cable repair and recovery system. Niehoff welcomes you to discuss its latest offering of wire processing equipment: its model D1001 and D1251 double-twist bunchers, its model BMV124 heavy-duty braider and its NPS SV410D packaging system that is primarily designed for the automotive industry as well as its latest advances in multiwire wire drawing, annealing and bunching of copper and aluminum.

Personnel: Robert Wild, Edmond Torbey.

North American Steel & Wire Tel. 800-378-3430 fax 800-827-4762 www.nasw.biz grattafiori@nasw.biz USA Booth 221 Exhibiting: North American Steel & Wire is a multifaceted manufacturing company specializing in bright basic, copper and zinc electro-plated ferrous wires. Our specialties include wet drawn fine wire capabilities as small as .005 in., and packaging options to fit most payoff configurations. We manufacture carton-closing staples and distribute carton closing tools and staples under the ISM Enterprise and CCC brands. Our manufacturing site is in the heart of the steel belt, just north of Pittsburgh. We are proud to be one of the last remaining American manufacturers of carton-closing staples, setting the industry standard in quality and service. Our tools are designed to not only utilize our brand of staples, but our competitors’ brands as well, securing your products for transportation across the country or around the world.

Personnel: John Grattafiori, Paul Krewer.

Numalliance North America Tel. 847-439-4500 fax 847-439-4515 www.numalliance.com info@numamerica.com USA Booth 620 Exhibiting: Through a live video

connection with the company’s Advanced Technology Center in Chicago, Numalliance will show the best technology available in wire, tube and flatstock bending and secondary operation as well as a full work cell and robotic integration. Visitors will be able to program parts and test the user friendliness of the Touch-and-Form interface with Tool Editor on our touch-screen monitor. A special feature relates to quality control and the ability to produce a sample from a remote location. Six new product releases from wire 2012 and Tube 2012 will be showcased on video.

Ohio Rod Products Tel. 812-689-6565 Fax 812-689-6635 www.ohiorod.com info@ohiorod.com USA Booth 719

Exhibiting: Ohio Rod Products will introduce its MVR N-Line technology and Tru-Lean fastener products, which are specifically designed for the wire and cable reel market.

Personnel: Kent Carter, Tim Busching, Ryan Detmer.

OM Frigerio Srl Tel. 905-265-8912 fax 905-265-8834 www.howarequipment.com sales@howarequipment.com Italy Booth 418 Exhibiting: Wiredrawing accessories designed to increase wiredrawing production parameters are available through the vast array of rotating die holders that feature special lubrication boxes and cooling mechanisms to increase die life by reducing friction and temperatures, thus increasing drawing output. OMF also provides a line of in-line mechanical descalers

with special wire brushing heads to descale and clean wire prior to entering the drawing machine. Scrap wire coilers finish off the product line in order to bundle and recycle scrapwire.

Personnel: Chris Hauer.

OMCG North America Tel. 630-860-1016 fax 630-860-2333 www.omcg.com omcgtech@netzero.net USA Booth 220 Exhibiting: North America OMCG will provide information about the company’s new CNC wire-forming system, The Shark, for wire and strip.

Features include fast forming, simple tooling with multiple-bend radii capability plus generation for rings and large radii. Wire sizes can range from 1 mm to 23 mm. Machines are equipped with modems for off-site diagnostics. Programming is very easy,

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using a standard Windows-based PC and the EP3 EZ program that writes a program to make the part, graphically illustrating it on screen and simulating the part forming prior to production to ensure that it can be made as planned.

It also estimates the time to complete production. CAD-designed parts can be downloaded as a DXF file, the EZ program converts the program and you are ready to make the part. The system also interfaces with robots for a complete work cell. For high production volume, OMCG manufactures a line of CNC slide-forming machine and mechanical slide-forming machines that allow some production to speeds of 300 parts per minute. Our customer’s success is our goal.

Personnel: Bob Sears.

OMD Officina Meccanica Domaso SpA/Forming Systems Inc. Tel. 269-679-3557 fax 269-679-3567 www.formingsystemsinc.com info@formingsystemsinc.com Italy/USA Booth 243 Exhibiting: OMD, a leading world supplier, will provide details about its spring grinding technology. Equipment includes precision down-feed programmable spring grinders, large programmable wet spring grinding machines for wire diameters up to 100 mm (4 in.). If quality and performance are critical, OMD is the spring grinding equipment you need.

custom spool and reel manufacturing; quick ship lead-time capability.

Personnel: Greg Blankenship, Vince Reidy, Bill Uhlenbrock.

Paramount Die Company Tel. 410-272-4600 fax 410-272-6559 www.paradie.com sales@paradie.com USA Booth 721

Exhibiting: With our sales engineers averaging over 20 years of experience in the wire industry, Paramount Die Company offers expertise in all areas of the wiredrawing process. We will exhibit a full line of wiredrawing dies and related equipment. Products include our TR series of carbide drawing inserts, our new “T” series inserts for PC wire, diamond dies, ParaLoc pressure and non-pressure holders, and a full line of ParaLoc accessories.

Personnel: Richard Sarver, Ron Garceau, Scott Gipson, Joerg Koester, Albert Kozlowski.

Parkway-Kew Corporation (PKC) Tel. 732-398-2100 fax 732-398-2101 www.parkwaykew.com sales@parkwaykew.com USA Booth 308

Oklahoma Steel & Wire Booth 717 P & R Specialty, Inc. Tel. 937-773-0263 Fax 937-773-4243 www.prspecialty.com sales@prspecialty.com USA Booth 522 Exhibiting: Packaging solutions for the wire and cable industry, including welding wire spools/reels; fine wire spools/reels; cordage spools/reels; cable spools/reels. A full product packaging line of fiberboard spools, plywood reels, plastic spools and wire baskets. In-house tool/mold design and manufacturing capabilities. Superior customer service, including flexible just-in-time supply chain programs;

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cones, deflector wheels, tuners and guide rolls. Capabilities include: manufacturing; CNC machining, grinding, polishing, hard-surfacing, plasma spraying, metallizing, welding, and shaft, roll and journal restoration.

Manufacture and recontouring of solid tungsten carbide for forming, feeding, descaling and stepcone applications.

Re-designing of stepcones, and pulleys to accept solid tungsten carbide insert rings for extreme wear applications.

Phifer Incorporated Tel. 205-345-2120 Fax 205-391-0799 www.phifer.com info@phifer.com USA Booth 704

Exhibiting: Aluminum round wire of various alloys .0045 in. to .4375 in (.11 mm to 11.1 mm) for coaxial cable shielding, shipboard cable armoring, hose braiding, weaving, medical devices, industrial knitting, cold-headed fasteners, wire forms, stranded power cables, lightning protection cables, staples, packaging clips, etc.

Copper-clad aluminum; low-carbon steel and bronze round wire .005 in. to .020 in. Thermal spray and metallizing wires. New precision-winding capabilities for aluminum thermal spray and metallizing applications.

Personnel: Terry White, Cedric Patton.

Pittsfield Plastics Engineering, Inc. Booth 420

Exhibiting: Custom coatings for extreme wear applications including: capstans, draw rings, pulleys, step-

Plasmait GmbH Tel. 905-265-8912 Fax 905-265-8834 www.plasmait.com sales@howarequipment.com Canada/Austria Booth 418 Exhibiting: Plasmait will exhibit its latest technology for heat and surface treatment for the wire, cable, tube and strip applications. The plasma system

Visit us at Wire Expo booth #415

Rod breakdown with breakthrough technology

DS 800 Double Spooler

AN 600 H Horizontal Annealer

RB 500 Rod Breakdown Machine

The new precision rod breakdown line assures a quick return on investment with minimum cost of ownership.

We support this commitment with a 3-year warranty.

For more information about our rod breakdown machinery, as well as our drawing and extrusion equipment, please contact us at info@sampinc.com www.sampsistemi.com

MT80 - MT105 Multiwire Machines

BM 560-630-800 Bunchers

Extrusion Lines

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allows annealing and cleaning processes to be conducted in-line with wiredrawing of stainless steel, carbon steel, and copper wires at process speeds.

Our solutions—which are built around a plasma treatment process that offers great advances in wire production efficiency, wire surface quality and process ecology—are designed for applications with demanding mechanical and surface requirements. Plasma treatment in a controlled atmosphere ensures distinct surface cleanliness and un-compromised surface quality. Use of PV ribbon wire for plasma cleaning prior to plating is one of the latest advances in plasma treatment technology. Stop by our booth and we can explain why that is.

Personnel: Willy Hauer.

Plymouth Wire Reels & Dies, Inc. Booth 215 Polyfab Plastics & Supply, Inc. Tel. 417-862-6512 Fax 417-862-9080 www.polyfabplastics.com tmiller@polyfabplastics.com USA Booth 718 Exhibiting: Polyfab Plastics, an ISO 9001-certified company, has provided custom manufacturing for more than 35 years, specializing in the design and manufacture of custom-fabricated processing and surface finishing equipment. We manufacture polypropylene, PVC, CPVC, HDPE, Kynar, stainless and carbon steel tanks, along with secondary containment, corrosion-resistant ventilation systems, hoods, blowers and custom scrubbers and support equipment including pumps, heaters, and controls. We provide pickling process tanks/lines, ventilation systems and secondary containment. Polyfab has the talent and technology to provide from the smallest component part up to the complete design and manufacture of a turn-key process line.

Personnel: Todd Miller.

Polytec, Inc. Tel. 949-943-3033 Fax 949-679-0463 www.polytec.com info@polytec.com USA Booth 109

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Exhibiting: Visit Polytec, a world leader in laser-based, non-contact length and speed measurement systems. Learn about the latest solutions for accurate and repeatable non-contact length measurements in the wire and cable industry. See p. 153. The LSV line of laser velocimeters are specifically designed to be cost-effective solutions that provide long-term accuracy, reliability and repeatability with no maintenance and no calibration. Replace your contact wheels with the LSV non-contact laser length systems and measure cable length with confidence for reduced maintenance, higher yield and increased profits.

Personnel: Peter Nawfel, Vikrant Palan.

Pourtier of America Gauder Group Tel. 336-856-8176 fax 336-856-8117 www.gaudergroup.com ggi@gaudergroup.com USA Booth 211 Exhibiting: Pourtier of America, a member of the Gauder Group, provides high-quality stranders and cablers made in Europe with the highest standards in design and manufacturing for the production of all types of HV and EHV power cable, from overhead to insulated, AC type (using high quality Milliken conductor) or DC type (using large round compacted conductor or trapezoidal wires).

Upgrading and services are available to maintain and improve production capacity of existing machinery.

Personnel: Roger L. Brown, Alain Hawaux.

Power Sonics LLC Booth 517 PPI Wire and Cable LLC Tel. 214-204-2040 www.ppiwire.com info@progressivepaintinc.com USA Booth 222

Exhibiting: PPI Wire and Cable is capable of providing wire painting for prototype, production and inventory reduction. We are able to minimize your inventory for prototype by coloring only what you need. Low volume production purchases of wire can be minimized and shipped to you as required. Obsolete or excess material can be re-colored to meet your current requirements. PPI Wire and Cable can paint or dye PVC, X-Link, Teflon and silicone along with other materials.

Personnel: Fred Schreier, Jana Schreier, Dan Avery, Ralph Starkey.

Precision Die Technologies Tel. 260-482-5001 Fax 260-482-5977 www.pdtinc.com sales@pdtinc.com USA Booth 110

Exhibiting: PDT specializes in new, used, and recut services for natural diamond, polycrystaline and monocrystalline wiredrawing dies. We provide shaped, stranding, compression, tubing and split dies in carbide and polycrystaline, as well as specialty (coating, EDM guide, eddy current guides) and prototype tooling. Services include our die lease program, manufacturing supply systems and our specialized development of inventory management programs, both on- and off-site. We partner with our customers as a team to achieve success.

Personnel: John Freiburger, Tatiane Menzie, Jasmin Smajlovic, Rhonda DeRoche, Terry VanDaele, Crystal Seibert.

Pressure Welding Machines (PWM) Tel. 44-1233-820847 Fax 44-1233-820591 www.pwmltd.co.uk

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pwm@btinternet.co.uk U.K. Booth 218

Exhibiting: PWM will display its range of high-performance manual cold pressure welders at the booth of will be exhibited at Wire Expo by Joe Snee Associates, PWM’s newly appointed exclusive distributor for the U.S and Canada. PWM’s manual range includes hand-held, bench and trolley-mounted cold welders, with capacities from 0.10 mm to 3.60 mm copper and 5.00 mm for EC aluminium. The M10, M25 and M30 handheld models, for wire from 0.10 mm to 1.80 mm, are comfortable to hold and easy to operate, making them ideal for welding wire breaks in confined spaces. The larger BM10 and BM30 welders, for use on a workbench, are durable, low maintenance machines with capacities ranging from 0.10 mm to 1.80 mm for copper/aluminum. The versatile M101, one of PWM’s bestselling machines, can be used on a workbench or supplied with a trolley.

The M101 has a capacity of 1.00 mm to 3.60 mm for copper and 1.00 mm to 5.00mm) for aluminum. PWM cold welding equipment is made to high quality standards by skilled technicians in PWM’s own U.K. workshops. Dies are individually hand-made in matched sets, in standard or custom sizes, to suit round or profile wire.

Personnel: Steve Mepstead, Joe Snee.

PrintSafe Booth 417 Properzi International, Inc. Tel. 443-212-4320 Fax 866-905-4320 www.properzi.com g.marcantoni@properzi.us USA Booth 410 Exhibiting: Continuus-Properzi 106 | WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

invented the methodology and process of continuously casting and rolling nonferrous rod in the 1940s. Today, Continuus-Properzi is a global leader of CCR lines for nonferrous wire rod production. Our Wire Machinery Division includes newly designed drawing lines for high-carbon, stainless steel, and AS wire, and complete PC strand lines, PC wire lines, and steel rope lines. Visit our website at www.properzi.com or contact us at hq@properzi.it or info@properzi.us for more detailed information.

Personnel: Giuseppe Marcantoni.

Proton Products International Tel. 908-797-0329 Fax 908-236-7001 www.protonproducts.com qphtech@webscher.com USA Booth 315 Exhibiting: Laser doppler, non-contact speed and length measurement systems. High-speed diameter gauges, lump and neck-down technology, spark testers and process control systems as well as new super-fast diameter gauges with combined lump and neck detection.

Personnel: Greg Scher, Grant Latimer, Mike Baker.

Queins Machines GmbH Tel. 49-2472-808-0 Fax 49-2472-3014 www.queins.com info@queins.com Germany Booth 403 Exhibiting: Queins will display large pictures of machines delivered to the cable and rope industry and show a movie of operating lines. It will have further information on the company’s range of lines for special applications, such as power transmission, steel rope applications and other fields. Visit

www.queins.com for further information about all our available equipment.

Personnel: Georg Queins, Bruno Huetzen, Manfred Hoffmann, Eneyda Ameijeiras, Gabriela Queins.

Radyne Corporation Tel. 414-481-8360 Fax 414-481-8303 www.radyne.com sales@radyne.com USA Booth 103 Exhibiting: Radyne provides standardized and integrated induction wire heating systems, with/without atmosphere, for applications including annealing, hardening and/or tempering, relaxation, drying, preheating, brassing and coating, for prestress concrete and heating prior to extrusion. It provides turnkey systems from payoff to take-up for continuous induction heating, operating at line speeds in excess of 600 feet per minute. Savings over conventional heat-treatment methods include utility costs, reduced scale losses, consistent results and improved quality.

Personnel: Iain Bates, James Parker.

Rainbow Rubber & Plastics, Inc. Tel. 610-685-2800 fax 610-685-7574 rainbowbelts.com sales@rainbowbelts.com USA Booth 807

Exhibiting: Rainbow is a leading supplier of caterpuller, capstan and haul off belts for the wire and cable industry. Our belts can be found as original equipment parts from world leading machine manufactures. Our belts are truly endless, with no seams or splices to fail. We also supply CV gaskets, rubber track pads and other related molded rubber parts for the wire and cable industry.

Personnel: Mark MacKimm, Frank Stuckey.

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Reel-O-Matic, Inc. Tel. 405-672-0000 Fax 405-672-7200 www.reelomatic.com sales@reelomatic.com USA Booth 307 Exhibiting: Reel-O-Matic, a supplier of reel- and cable-handling equipment to distributors and manufacturers of flexible materials, invites you to visit its representatives during Wire Expo.

The company will have literature and DVDs of its new and exclusive Model MC2 material reclamation and scrapping system. For further information contact Terry Simmons.

Personnel: Terry Simmons, Eli Hayden, Bobby Davis.

Reel Options® by Vandor Corporation Tel. 765-966-7676 fax 765-966-7677 www.reeloptions.com sales@reeloptions.com USA Booth 316 Exhibiting: Reel Options, by Vandor Corporation, is a manufacturer and supplier of plastic, corrugate fiberboard, chipboard and plywood reels and flanges. See p. 153. Industry applications include wire, communications cable, tube and hose, rope, boxed reels, electrical connectors and fiber optics. Our manufacturing capabilities include plastic injection molding, CNC plywood cutting, plastic extruded cores, precision core cutting and precision die cutting. We offer new injection molded plastic flanges with a molded in-transition notch for three-flange reel assemblies that safely transition wire or fiber optic cable from one barrel to the other without risk of pinching or snagging.

Assembly capabilities include gluing, stapling, bolting and spin welding.

We also custom design reels to customer specs.

Personnel: Mark Elder, Gerald Davis, Gary Cox, Rick Brown.

Refractron Technologies Corp.

Tel. 315-331-6222 Fax 315-331-7254 www.refractron.com jrodd@refractron.com USA Booth 319 Exhibiting: Refractron Technologies 108 | WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

Corp. is the producer of Izory ceramic products. Izory is a leading material used in nonferrous wiredrawings operations. The product line is also expanding to include guides, eyelets and parts for ferrous applications.

Personnel: Jason Rodd, Anthony Natale.

RichardsApex, Inc. Tel. 215-487-1100 fax 215-487-3090 www.richardsapex.com raincorders@richardsapex.com USA Booth 115 Exhibiting: RichardsApex is a leading global manufacturer of wet lubricants for wiredrawing and hot-rolling applications. Our products include semisynthetic and synthetic compounds for wet drawing of nonferrous and ferrous wire. It also offers protective coatings, cleaners, corrosion inhibitors and oil form lubricants for all nonferrous and ferrous alloys in both wire and tube applications. With over 110 years of history, RichardsApex has an established global sales network to service customers throughout the world. This network provides on-site support and technical sales assistance to help you improve productivity, enhance quality, and reduce costs.

Personnel: Andy Hellfrich, Fernando Perez, Jim Leckie.

Rockford Manufacturing Group Tel. 815-624-2500 Fax 815-624-7254 www.rmgfelm.com rmgfelm@rmgfelm.com USA Booth 623

Exhibiting: Rockford Manufacturing Group, Fastener Engineers and Lewis Machine are innovative leaders in the wire industry. Our integrated in-line wire processing solutions are the epitome of Lean Manufacturing. Customers quickly realize reduced inventory, improved productivity, greater flexibility and most importantly, reduced total

cost. Our in-line wire processing equipment is used for fastener production, nail making, wire bending, concrete products, steel bar processing, welded wire products, screw machine parts and wire straighten and cutting, and more. RMG provides integrated systems for the processing of hotrolled rod into descaled and drawn wire that is regularly used in a variety of production machines and processes to reduce material cost. Lewis Machine straightening and cutting equipment has been serving the wire industry for over 100 years. RMG straighten-and-cut machines have introduced many revolutionary concepts, including VF AC drives, threedie arbors and its patented “clutchless” cutting technology. RMG is the only OEM for Fastener Engineers, Lewis Machine and G.C. Patterson equipment and your best source for all of your tooling, spare parts and technical service requirements. Please tour our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at www.rmgfelm.com and contact us with any questions.

Personnel: Kirk Prosser.

Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH Tel. 43-3113-5100-0 Fax 43-3113-5100-51 www.rosendahlaustria.com office@rosendahlaustria.com Austria Booth 515

Exhibiting: Rosendahl, a leading global supplier of high-tech wire and cable manufacturing solutions offers first-class products and turnkey solutions in the fields of extrusion, corrugation, fiber optic cable as well as SZ stranding. Knowledge, experience and production are made in Austria, where we live and do what we are good at.

Rosendahl and its sister company,

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Nextrom, are global suppliers of highend cable and fiber manufacturing systems offering first-class products and turnkey solutions in the fields of extrusion, corrugation, optical fiber, SZstranding as well as preform technology, fiber drawing, fiber UV-coating and fiber optic cable. Rosendahl and Nextrom combine state-of-the-art technology with best of services and have a history of success in its fields of business. See p. 151.

Personnel: Robert Pinter.

Roteq Machinery Tel. 905-660-8800 Fax 905-660-8898 www.roteqmachinery.com inquiries@roteqmachinery.com Canada Booth 701 Exhibiting: Roteq present doubletwist stranding and single-twist stranding of both copper and aluminum, using roll forming and SIW technology. Rigid stranding using our Roteq concentric strander with roll forming and SIW conductor designs. Interlock armoring with both 2 in. and 5 in. machines. Cabling using single- and double-twist solutions. Flyer-type, bow-type and drum-twister type machines. Specialty cabling of Milliken conductors. R&D of new processes as required.

Personnel: Mike Marshall, Martin Boyne, Dave Alexander.

RTD Manufacturing, Inc. Tel. 800-987-6631 Fax 315-339-9337 www.rtdmfg.com sales@rtdmfg.com USA Booth 208 Exhibiting: Flyer payoffs, multiwire payoffs, multi-wire accumulators, steel transport pallets and down coiler baskets. RTD will have a new “NonRoller Flyer” on display that has a solid reel-locking device and provides a smooth wire flow. Stop by and have a look.

Personnel: Mike Waterman.

SAMP USA, Inc./SAMPSISTEMI Tel. 301-223-8584 fax 301-223-8542 www.sampinc.com info@sampinc.com USA/Italy Booth 415 Exhibiting: SAMP USA offers the SAMP family of machines, from rod breakdown to super fine multi-wire drawing, including bunchers for reel sizes covering 315-1250 mm in diameter for bare copper and aluminum wire production. SAMP USA delivers the complete product line of SAMP extrusion equipment and components for the manufacture of voice/data/image cables, building wires, low-voltage power cables, automotive and control cables.

Personnel: Marco Gerardo, Keith Sasso, David Graff.

SAS Testers, Inc. c/o Forming Systems, Inc. Tel. 269-679-3557 Fax 269-679-3567 www.spring-testers.com info@formingsystemsinc.com USA Booth 243 Exhibiting: SAS Testers will provide information regarding its complete line of spring testing equipment including compression, tension, torsion, and fatigue testing machines.

SAS also offers digital imaging machines for fast dimensional measurement of wire formed products.

Personnel: Tim Weber, Dan Bagwell.

Setic of America/Gauder Group Tel. 336-856-8176 Fax 336-856-8117 www.gaudergroup.com ggi@gaudergroup.com USA/France Booth 211 Exhibiting: Setic of America, a member of the Gauder Group, designs and manufactures high-quality machines in France that offer leading innovation for optimized wire and cable production: double-twist bunchers/stranders for the power cable and automotive industry as well as complete solutions to produce high-quality LAN cables (in one step or two steps according to product mix). Upgrading and services are available to maintain and improve production capacity of existing machinery.

Personnel: Roger L. Brown, Alain Hawaux.

Sikora International Corporation Tel. 770-486-1233 Fax 770-486-1201 www.sikora-usa.com sales@sikora-usa.com USA Booth 802 Exhibiting: Sikora will display a sampling of its products with an emphasis on products in demand today, such as LUMP detectors with “Dual Differential” technology that reduces ghost flaws, and the industry original, the CENTERVIEW eccentricity gauge. The LENGTH 6000 will be on display and available for demonstration. Come talk with our team about the success of the X-RAY 6000 in cable applications, the LASER 6000

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series and much more.

Personnel: Jeff Swinchatt, Troy Shaffer, Sue Lynch, John Dognazzi, Jhonathan Ruiz.

SIMPACKS Tel. 973-402-4098 Fax 866-892-8724 www.simpacks.com sales@simpacks.com USA Booth 816 Exhibiting: SIMPACKS’ dual-head automatic coiler can coil or wind telephone and building wire cables, both round and flat, as well as computer cables with diameters from 1 mm/0.04 in. to 8 mm/0.3 in. This coiler is capable of producing six coils per minute.

Our new automatic coiler + strap + coil holder is available for all your packaging solutions. Controls can be chosen from companies such as Allen

Bradley, Siemens, Telemecanique, Mitsubishi, Omron and more.

Personnel: Alejandro Munoz.

Sirio Wire Srl Tel. 39-0362-573197 Fax 39-0362-576138 www.siriowire.com info@siriowire.it Italy Booth 818

Exhibiting: Sirio Wire will display pictures and film of its most recent equipment. In particular: ultrasonic

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and electrolytic cleaning, an electroplating line, salt coating, fumeless HCl and electrolytic H2SO4 pickling, bronze coating for beadwire.

Personnel: Thierry Heynen.

Sivaco Wire Group/A div. of Heico Tel. 800-876-9473 Fax 450-460-2744 www.sivaco.com lebelr@sivaco.com USA Booth 709 Exhibiting: Sivaco’s new Galfan line and capabilities. High tensile wires for the cable industry. Sivaco’s 9000 series, bright and galvanized.

New nail protective coatings.

Personnel: Richard Lebel, Scott Chistophersen, Marc Gladu, Tony Ortenzi, Laurence Pye, Chris Bonilla, Jackie Cash, Peter Sevigny.

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SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH Tel. 49-391-40558-0 Fax 49-391-40558-15 www.sketvmb.de info@sketvmb.de Germany Booth 818 Exhibiting: We will show posters of our latest developments and be prepared to discuss: cable and steel wire rope-making machinery such as central stranders, tubular stranders, planetary closers and bunchers; auxiliary equipment such as take-ups, payoffs, haul-offs, etc., and our latest developments: heavy and large machinery for manufacturing ropes and cables for off-shore applications.

Personnel: Michael Moesken.

Joe Snee Associates, Inc. Tel. 774-991-0504 www.pwmltd.co.uk joe@jsnee.com USA Booth 218 Exhibiting: PWM’s high-performance manual cold pressure welders will be exhibited by Joe Snee Associates, Inc., PWM’s newly appointed exclusive distributor for the U.S. and Canada.

See the booth listing for Pressure Welding Machines.

Personnel: Steve Mepstead, Joe Snee, Ginny Ruckel.

Sonoco Reels and Spools Tel. 800-633-3962 fax 256-751-5101 www.sonoco.com/reels wcr.sales@sonoco.com USA Booth 203 Exhibiting: With Sonoco you’ll find a full range of quality reels and spools including nailed wood, plywood, corrugated and tubular steel, plastic and polyfiber composites. We offer spools for fine wire, utility, fiber optics and other specialties, like space-saving Twist-Lok™ spools that assemble/disassemble in seconds without tools.

This spool, which will be demonstrated, takes up to 70% less space in shipping and storage. We will also show a new automatic spool brake that helps prevent wire and cable tangling during long-run payoff. Sonoco offers size ranges from small precision spools for 56 awg to steel reels with flange diameters to 288 in. Sonoco’s EcoReel program refurbishes/recycles nailed wood, 112 | WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

composite and steel reels.

Personnel: David Gluth, Mike Tucker, Jay Sweetenburg, Allen Bishop.

Starrett-Bytewise Tel. 706-323-5142 fax 706-323-0178 www.bytewise.com sales@bytewise.com USA Booth 805 Exhibiting: We provide in-line profile measurement equipment. Our systems are used by wire/cable/magnet wire manufacturers to monitor critical dimensions such as width/thickness/ angles/corner radii, etc., in real time on the factory floor. By monitoring profiles in-line, manufacturers reduce scrap, generate quality reports, improve productivity, understand process influences and ensure the profiles they send to their customers are in specification. We will unveil our new 10 mm system to the market at this show. This system offers all the benefits of our current technology, but is targeted towards smaller profiles with tighter tolerance requirements.

Personnel: Jim Williams, Dennis Reynolds, Brad Newman.

Stolberger Inc. (See Wardwell Braiding.)

Strecker USA Tel. 203-481-5555 Fax 203-481-9854 www.streckerusa.com sales@wafios.us USA Booth 503 Exhibiting: For over 75 years, August Strecker GmbH has been a specialist in the development and production of butt-welding machines for almost any application in the wire and cable industry. The Strecker product range includes machines for butt-welding solid wires, flat conductors, rings, chain links, stranded wires and conductors as well as special parts.

Strecker welders can weld any metal which is considered to be weldable.

Let’s discuss your application.

Personnel: Michael Stock, David Purcell.

T&T Marketing, Inc. Tel. 800-608-1577 Fax 973-426-0457

www.ttmarketinginc.com info@ttmarketinginc.com USA Booth 706 Exhibiting: T&T Marketing, a distributor for the wire and cable industry since 1988, offers a wide variety of products to meet the diversified needs of the industry, from bare copper to shielding, filling, insulating and jacketing compounds. T&T has recently introduced two new products: TT 100FR and TT 103FR (see p. 152).

T&T is also currently building a relationship with Mixer SpA, a supplier of EPDM, CPE and high-quality color concentrates. See p. 152.

Personnel: Amy Theobald, Henry Harris, Jim Kamas, Craig Shell, Tom Jordan.

Talladega Machinery & Supply Co., Inc. (TMS)/Wire Division Tel. 800-766-6704 Fax 256-761-9867 www.tmsco.com wire@tmsco.com USA Booth 407 Exhibiting: TMS has teamed up with CoorsTek Ceramics and Niagara Composites International to offer one of the widest selections of wire machinery parts and accessories to better serve the wire industry. From rebuilding worn-out machinery and replacing worn ceramic pull blocks, flyer bows, die holders, pulleys and sheaves, or reels and spools to manufacturing new gears, shafts and other difficult to find or finding obsolete OEM parts, we are prepared to offer our expertise and on-site assistance.

Personnel: Gerry Runyan, Greg Daniels.

Taubensee Steel & Wire Company Tel. 800-459-5101 Fax 847-459-5187 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 customer expectations for more than 65 years.

Taubensee’s best-in-class sales staff has 100+ years of combined industry experience. Our quality, service, relia-

bility, and trust puts us ahead of the pack as the go-to manufacturer for all your low- and high-carbon wire, straightened-and-cut wire, and cold drawn bar needs.

Personnel: David Westerbeck, Brett Sarver, Bill Smith, Ed Parcell, Kris Mikkelson, Nancy Taubensee.

TBE T. Butler Engineering, Ltd. c/o Forming Systems, Inc. Tel. 269-679-3557 Fax 269-679-3567 www.formingsystemsinc.com info@formingsystemsinc.com USA Booth 243 Exhibiting: TBE will provide information regarding its new Multibend series of twin-head programmable wire-forming machines. TBE’s new twin-head technology provides automated, simplified, high-speed forming of complex wire forms requiring minimal tooling. Machines are available up to 16 mm wire diameter. Bring your

samples or drawings for evaluation.

TBE specializes in wire forms for automotive seating applications, trim wires, listing wires, brake springs, consumer products, medical wire forms, construction components and many other applications.

Teknikor Tel. 508-678-3977 Fax 508-677-0278 www.teknikor.com peter.paindiris@teknikor.com USA Booth 117 Exhibiting: Teknikor provides integrated plant and facility management services, including electrical and mechanical engineering and contracting, precision alignment, automation and controls, electrical testing and maintenance (fire safety) and energy management solutions to a regional, national and global client roster.

Personnel: Peter Paindiris, Craig DiSano, Phil Pelletier, Ken Potvin.

Thermoplastics Engineering Booth 223 Tramev Srl Tel. 39-031-658511 Fax 39-031-658496 www.lesmoamerica.com sales@lesmoamerica.com Italy Booth 516 Exhibiting: Tramev Srl is a worldrenowned producer of portable handheld cutting tools for shearing, cuttingoff, bending and straightening of wire, cable, rod, bar, strip, strand, metal banding, chain, bolts and nuts. Visit our display for simple, efficient and economical solutions for almost every application for cutting/shearing of wire, cable, rod and chain. On display will be cutters and rod straighteners.

Personnel: Allan Brown.

Tri Star Metals, LLC Tel. 630-462-7600 Fax 630-462-8225 www.tristarmetals.com

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kpayton@tristarmetals.com USA Booth 105 Exhibiting: Tri Star Metals is an industry leader in the manufacturing of wire in stainless steel and nickel alloys. We currently offer diameters of .028 in. through 1.00 in. We also have straighten-and-cut capabilities that allow us to produce bar in 14 in. to 40ft lengths. We are ISO 9001 registered and are ready to meet your most complex wire requirements. We look forward to discuss your needs with you.

Personnel: Kurt Payton, Nick Pigott, Lou Arcuri.

Tubular Products Company Tel. 205-856-1300 Fax 205-856-1398 www.tubularproducts.com mbrown@tubularproducts.com USA Booth 504 Exhibiting: Tubular wire carriers, stems, pins, furnace carriers, spider carriers, stem baskets, annealing racks, racks for wire and rod storage, tubular reels, alternative returnable packaging, disposable wire carriers.

Personnel: Matt Brown.

Ultimate Automation, Ltd. Tel. 44-1403-754136 Fax 44-1403-754558 www.ultimat.com sales@ultimat.com UK Booth 321 Exhibiting: Ultimate Automation provides a comprehensive range of two-axis, wire-forming and welding machines suitable for the manufacture of supermarket shelving, point of purchase displays, etc., and machines for the production of filter frames and sign wires, with capacities from 2 mm (.080 in.) to 13 mm (.512 in.).

Information will be available on the latest developments for 2012, which include higher output speeds and new generation software and controls.

Personnel: John Manning, Martin Smith.

United Wire Co., Inc. Booth 108 Unitek Crossheads Howar Equipment Inc. Tel. 905-265-8912

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Fax 905-265-8834 www.howarequipment.com sales@howarequipment.com USA/Canada Booth 418 Exhibiting: Unitek will be exhibiting its high precision/high-concentricity, fixed-center single and multi-layer crossheads for thermoplastic and fluoropolymer materials. The high precision designs achieve 90%+ concentricity and hold them for extended service life. PVC heads are documented to last up to 50,000 hrs. It also offers peripheral equipment, such as bypass valves for efficient purging of material and changing of product, as well as automatic color change technology, which allows production lines to change colors within 50-100 ft while at full line speed. Information for these systems will be available.

Personnel: Andrew Stromer, Chris Hauer.

US Synthetic Wire Die Tel. 801-235-9001 jmemmott@usswiredie.com USA Booth 419 Exhibiting: At US Synthetic Wire Die, our objective is to help you become more competitive by providing high-performance polycrystalline diamond (PCD) dies. Dies sized .004.385 in. diameter are available that use standard PCD blank sizes (D6 through D30). US Synthetic is a leading world producer of PCD for oil and gas drilling inserts and 2011 winner of the Shingo Award for operational excellence.

Personnel: Joe Memmott, Todd Mick, Rich Ladd.

Vollmer America, Inc. Tel. 860-824-5157 Fax 860-824-0682 www.vollmeramerica.com info@vollmeramerica.com USA Booth 716 Exhibiting: Vollmer America manufactures measuring equipment for the wire industry for thickness, width and shaped wire. Statistical analysis systems are also available as well as cold rolling mill controls. Vollmer America’s equipment specializes in providing reliable measurement in the harshest of environments using the

contact method of measurement. It will display a system utilizing a new VTS that is capable of monitoring multiple gauges and provide Ethernet connectivity. Booth personnel will be there to discuss applications.

Personnel: John Wallace, Dick Pechie, Al Gayheart.

WAFIOS Machinery Corporation Tel. 203-481-5555 Fax 203-481-9854 www.wafios.us sales@wafios.us USA Booth 503 Exhibiting: WAFIOS is a leading global supplier of precision machinery for wire, tube and formed parts. Our extensive product range includes machines for spring and wire forming, wire bending, tube bending, wire straightening-and-cutting, nail and chain making. With an extensive inventory of spare parts, service engineers strategically located around the country, and experienced sales staff, WAFIOS is fully prepared to support your manufacturing efforts. The WAFIOS iQ Functions - iQBend technology provides optimization of the wire-bending process. Speed and accuracy are achieved simultaneously as the WPS III control system automatically determines the optimal speed for all axis movements while considering the required mass accelerations. The result is both shorter set-up times and shorter cycle times.

Personnel: Gert de Waard, Thomas Madelung.

Stolberger, Inc. DBA Wardwell Braiding Co. Tel. 401-724-8800 Fax 401-723-2690 www.wardwell.com salesinfo@wardwell.com USA Booth 508 Exhibiting: Wardwell is a world leading manufacturer and supplier of braiding, spiraling, re-winding, payoff and take-up equipment for wire and cable applications. Our latest machines can handle super fine and flat wire for medical and micro cables.

Personnel: John Tomaz.

Weber & Scher Mfg. Co., Inc. AFA Industries Tel. 908-236-8484 Fax 908-236-7001 www.webscher.com webscher@webscher.com USA Booth 315 Exhibiting: Weber & Scher Mfg. Co., Inc., now in its 97th year of operation, specializes in providing equipment and technology specifically to the wire and cable industry on a worldwide basis. It will provide information and literature about: metal tape handling, splicing and smooth/corrugated longitudinal metal tape-sheathing equipment; core wrap tape-handling/applicating equipment; concentric/eccentric binding machines, concentric/tangential taping heads, Kevlar serving equipment; cable core pressure filling/flooding equipment; multi-position tension controlled supply equipment, high speed rewind/repair equipment, belt wrap type/linear belt type caterpillar cap-

stans, vertical/horizontal cable accumulators, and cable payoffs/take-ups.

The company recently introduced its latest state-of-the-art GATWELD longitudinal metal tape seam welding and corrugating Line for producing power cables having a longitudinally seam welded and corrugated metal tape sheath construction. This system utilizes the TIG (GTAW) welding process for welding the two tape edges after being formed longitudinally around the cable core.

Personnel: Gregory Scher.

Windak, Inc. Tel. 828-322-2292 Fax 828-322-1716 www.windakusa.com info@windakusa.com USA Booth 104 Exhibiting: Spooling, coiling, payoffs and take-ups. Windak will display its latest spooling, coiling, payoff and take-ups solutions. Windak offers a

complete range of automatic spooling and coiling solutions for spools/reels/ coils from 6 in. to 50 in. in OD and weights to 4,500 lb (2,000 kg) and a full range of portal style payoffs and take-ups for reels up to 60 tons.

Personnel: Daniel Shelander.

Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association (WCISA) Tel. 330-864-2122 fax 330-864-5298 www.wcisaonline.org info@wcisaonline.org USA Booth 711 Exhibiting: WCISA is a nonprofit corporate membership association with approximately 90 North American suppliers of machinery, materials and accessories used for making all types of wire and cable. Its mission is to promote its members’ products and services by providing them with representation, networking/social opportunities and services at wire and cable trade events and conferences. WCISA is

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active, both as an exhibitor and supporter, in wire and cable trade events and conferences throughout the world.

Personnel: Mike McNulty.

Wire & Cable Technology International Tel. 330-864-2122 Fax 330-864-5298 www.wiretech.com mcnulty@wiretech.com USA Booth 711 Exhibiting: Technical magazine in print and digital formats covering wire and cable manufacturing, processing, distribution and use. It has readers in more than 100 countries. Additional publications include the OVERVIEW business and market newsletter, and the annual Buyers’ Guide.

Personnel: Chip Lippincott, Mike McNulty, Tom Hutchinson.

Wire & Plastic Machinery Corporation (WPMC) Tel. 860-583-4646 Fax 860-589-5707 www.wireandplastic.com/ info@wireandplastic.com USA Booth 608

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Exhibiting: WPMC will showcase inventory highlights and experienced personnel will be on-site to discuss your specific machinery requirements.

WPMC features a comprehensive range of second-hand wire, cable and optical fiber manufacturing equipment, with more than 20,000 items in stock.

Our services include purchasing, rebuilding, appraisals, liquidations, and customized machinery solutions.

Personnel: Rick Narang, Rahul Sachdev, Greg Malcervelli, Rishi Narang, Eshan Narang.

Wire Forming Technology International Tel. 330-864-2122 Fax 330-864-5298 www.wireformingtech.com mcnulty@wireformingtech.com USA Booth 711 Exhibiting: Technical magazine for manufacturers and users of springs, wire-formed parts, wire mesh and rebar products. Readers are located in more than 70 countries.

Personnel: Chip Lippincott, Mike McNulty, Tom Hutchinson.

Wire Association International Wire Journal International Tel. 203-453-2777 fax 203-453-8384 www.wirenet.org sales@wirenet.org USA Show Floor Exhibiting: Organizers of the Wire Expo and Interwire trade shows and publishers of Wire Journal International, WAI, founded in 1930, is a worldwide technical society for wire and cable industry professionals that is governed by volunteers from around the world. WAI promotes, collects, and disseminates technical, manufacturing, and general business information to the ferrous, nonferrous, electrical, fiber optic, and fastener segments of the wire and cable industry.

Personnel: Janice Swindells, Marc Murray, Livia Jacobs, Adrienne Simpson, Nicole Szymaszek, Bob Xeller, Anna Bzowski.

Wire Lab Company Tel. 216-362-0800 Fax 216-433-0007 www.wirelab.com e-mail@wirelab.com USA Booth 510

Exhibiting: WILCO mechanical descaling machinery. Lubricant applicators. Pressure die holders.

Personnel: Rob Fulop, Al Luikart.

Wire Machine Systems, Inc. (WMS) Tel. 260-483-9269 Fax 260-484-0515 wire-machine.com sales@wire-machine.com USA Booth 309 Exhibiting: WMS, a leading supplier of equipment and supplies to the wire, cable and bar industry, will exhibit a complete line of innovative buncher bows and spare parts for most European-made machines. Also, information about the company’s stateof-the-art surface treatment and coating E-systems, cold-finished bar processing lines, peeling and shaving of wire and bars, shot-blasting, wire drawing, straighteners and feeding systems, steel reels and reel handling equipment. The company offers wire shaving via a reverse-die process and peeling machines that allow you to meet or exceed today’s stringent sur-

face quality requirements.

Personnel: Bo Knueppel, Jay Griffith, Dave Ferguson.

Wire Technology Machinery Srl (WTM) Tel. 905-265-8912 Fax 905-265-8834 www.wtmachinery.com sales@howarequipment.com Italy/Canada Booth 418 Exhibiting: High-speed concentric taping at up to 3000 RPM for precision single and multi-layer applications. Taping equipment and complete lines built for high-precision applications where it is essential to create a repeatable and accurate tape placement layer. WTM specializes in vertical and horizontal taping equipment for various wire and cable applications, including single and multiple screening layers as required. The complete line of machinery includes specialized single-twist stranding lines with backtwist payoffs. A full line of payoffs, take-ups and respoolers is available for a multitude of applications and reel sizes Personnel: Willy Hauer.

Wire World Internet Tel. 519-754-0998 Fax 519-759-8190 www.wireworld.com info@wireworld.com Canada Booth 823 Exhibiting: Wire World is a premier on-line directory for the wire and cable industry. With news, events, company listings, articles and much more, you can find the supplier you need for your business. Why spend hours searching for suppliers in the search engines when you can find the entire industry in one place with easy navigation and search ability? Check us out today.

Wire World is launching its new interactive website in 2012, providing the industry with more tools, information, and contact details for the wire and cable industry.

Personnel: Paul Douwes.

WiTechs GmbH Tel. 49-2372-556-390-400 Fax 49-2372-556-390-429 www.witechs.de

funke@witechs.de Germany Booth 818 Exhibiting: WiTechs GmbH offers wire and rod payoff equipment, mechanical descaling systems, cleaning, coating, and other wire processing accessories.

Personnel: Oliver Funke.

Witels Albert USA, Ltd. Tel. 410-228-8383 Fax 410-228-1813 www.witels-albert-usa.com info@witels-albert-usa.com USA Booth 503

rope and cable production. The new NAK 160 Z feeding unit features centric clamping of process material which have varying diameters or symmetrical cross-sections in thicknesses between 0.6 mm and 40.0 mm and maintain a defined, identical zero line.

The centric drive unit is supplied without drive and gear box.

Personnel: Bob Flower.

Woodburn Diamond Die, Inc. Tel. 260-632-4217 Fax 260-632-4388 info@woodburndd.com tsieger@woodburndd.com USA Booth 414 Exhibiting: Woodburn Diamond Die will display single crystal, polycrystaline diamond dies and carbide dies.

Our product line includes dies for drawing, stranding, bunching, enameling, extruding and guides. Also provided will be information on ultrasonic reconditioning equipment and die profiling software.

Personnel: John Rumpz, Bill Schwehn, Chris Farver, Abel Rocha, Terry Sieger.

Worth Steel and Machinery, Inc. Tel. 708-388-6300 Fax 708-388-6467 www.worthsteel.com rbender@worthsteel.com USA Booth 123 Exhibiting: Worth Steel and Machinery is a steel wire and cold finished bar supplier in the Chicago area.

Wire and bar products range from .047 in. to 1 1/4 in. diameters. Bright basic, galvanized, and annealed wire types are in stock, along with many grades of cold-finished bar including 12L14 and 1215. Worth also has a wide range of used wire fabricating equipment ready for delivery. Up to date machinery lists will be on site.

Personnel: Bill Bender, Jim DeGrado, Bob Bender, Ike Baya.

Zumbach Electronics Corp.

Zumbach Electronic AG Tel. 914-241-7080 Fax 914-241-7096 www.zumbach.com sales@zumbach.com Exhibiting: Zumbach will highlight its new developments for hot steel rod and bar, wiredrawing and extrusion related measurement and control systems. The new SPS light-section system and the SMR high-speed rotation system both offer full profile measurement of round and shaped rod and bar.

Also, new low-cost technology for diameter measurement for extrusionrelated applications will be highlighted. Additional benchmark products include Rayex, ODEX, ODAC, CAPAC, Zumbachg/WST, Profilemaster, Simac, Cellmaster with FFT analysis and more will also be featured.

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Air Wipes Balloffet Die Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . .814 Davis-Standard, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .703 Esteves Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .603 Heany Industries Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .614 KEIR Manufacturing, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .606 MGS Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 Sirio Wire srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .818

Wire Association International . . .show floor Automation Equipment

Aluminum Wire Mfg.

FMS USA, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Gem Gravure Co Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401 Ideal Welding Systems LP . . . . . . . . . . . 813 Maxcess/MAGPOWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521 MGS Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 Numalliance North America . . . . . . . . . . .620 Polytec, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH . . . . . . . . .515 SIMPACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .816 Starrett-Bytewise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .805 Windak Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Phifer Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704

Belting, Machinery

Annealing Eqpt./Atmospheres

Rainbow Rubber & Plastics . . . . . . . . . . .807

GH Induction Atmospheres . . . . . . . . . . .121 Niehoff Endex North America . . . . . . . . .511 OM Lesmo SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516 Plasmait GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Queins GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403 Radyne Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 SAMP USA, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 Strecker USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503

Bolt & Nut Making Machinery

Aluminum & Aluminum Alloys Phifer Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704

Associations ACIMAF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show entrance WCISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .711

WAFIOS Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503 Braiding & Weaving Anbao (Qinhuangdao) Wire & Mesh Co 806 Commission Brokers Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Fine International Corporation . . . . . . . . .118 Niehoff Endex North America . . . . . . . . .511 Stolberger Inc dba Wardwell Braiding Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508

Bunchers - Bows Frontier Composites and Castings Inc . .122 Gauder Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 KEIR Manufacturing, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .606 Lesmo Machinery America, Inc . . . . . . . .516 The MGS Group (MGS-Hall-Northampton) . . . . . . . . . . .303 OM Lesmo SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516 Pourtier of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Talladega Machinery & Supply Co, Inc . 407 Wire Machine Systems, Inc . . . . . . . . . . .309 Bunchers - Machinery Ceeco Bartel Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607 Commission Brokers Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 Fine International Corporation . . . . . . . . .118 FLYMCA & FLYRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 Gauder America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Lesmo Machinery America, Inc . . . . . . . .516 Mathiasen Machinery, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .810 MGS Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 Niehoff Endex North America . . . . . . . . .511 OM Lesmo SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516 Pourtier of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211 QUEINS Machines GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . .403 Roteq Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 SAMP USA, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415 Setic of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211 SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH . . . . 818 Talladega Machinery & Supply Co, Inc . 407 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corporation . .608 WTM - Wire Technology Machinery Srl . .418 Buttwelders IDEAL Welding Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . .813 Micro Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .714 Strecker USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503 Cable Accessories Reel-O-Matic Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307 Cable Jacket Strippers Niehoff Endex North America . . . . . . . . .511 Chain Making Machinery Brookfield Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

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Cortinovis Machinery America, Inc . . . . .409 WAFIOS Machinery Corp . . . . . . . . . . . .503

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Chemicals & Coatings Aztech Lubricants LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 CONDAT Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .616 Gem Gravure Co Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401 Heatbath Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305 Houghton International . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202 Parkway-Kew Corporation (PKC) . . . . . .308 RichardsApex, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Cleaning & Plating Chem./Sys. Heatbath Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305 Houghton International . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202 Niehoff Endex North America . . . . . . . . .511 Polyfab Plastics & Supply, Inc . . . . . . . . 718 Sirio Wire Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .818 Wire Machine Systems, Inc . . . . . . . . . . .309 Cold Forming Machinery AIM, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400 OMCG North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220 Ultimate Automation Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . .321 WAFIOS Machinery Corporation . . . . . . .503 Cold Headers AIM Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400 Buttwelders USA, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308 Cortinovis Machinery America, Inc . . . . .409 Numalliance North America . . . . . . . . . . .620 Cold Pressure Welding Amaral Automation LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . .803 Huestis Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .515 Micro Products Company . . . . . . . . . . . .714 Pressure Welding Machines Ltd . . . . . . .109 Joe Snee Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .218 Strecker GmbH & Co KG, August . . . . . .503 WAFIOS Machinery Corp . . . . . . . . . . . .503 Compounds

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T & T Marketing, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .706 Computer Hardware/Software LaserLinc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209 Starrett-Bytewise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .805 Cont. Casting Mach./Aux. Eqpt.

Gauder America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Mathiasen Machinery, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .810 Properzi International, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .410 QUEINS Machines GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . .403

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Copper & Copper Alloys Brookfield Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408 Central Wire Industries Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .116 Leoni Wire Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206 T & T Marketing, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .706 United Wire Co, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

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Copper Wire Processing Electron Beam Technologies, Inc . . . . . .621 Evolution Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320 FMS USA, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Houghton International Inc . . . . . . . . . . .202 Leoni Wire Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206 Radyne Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Roteq Machinery Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 Crossheads/Extr. Tooling Amaral Automation LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . .803 B&H Tool Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .715 Balloffet Die Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .814 Canterbury Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311 Davis-Standard, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .703 Esteves Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .603 GENCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311 Guill Tool & Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . .314 Howar Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 JoeTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .819 Rosendahl NextromTechnologies . . . . . .515 SAMP USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415 Unitek Crossheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Descaling/Cleaning/Pickling Engineered Machinery Group, Inc . . . . .702 Howar Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Lamnea Bruk AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 OM Frigerio Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Paramount Die Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .721

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Parkway-Kew Corporation (PKC) . . . . . .308 Plasmait GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Sirio Wire Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .818 Taubensee Steel & Wire Co . . . . . . . . . .617 Wire Lab Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .510 Wire Machine Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309 Die Grinding/Finishing Eqpt.B Balloffet Die Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .814 Die Quip Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .615 Esteves Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .603 Heritage Wire Die Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .811 Paramount Die Company . . . . . . . . . . . .721 Woodburn Diamond Die, Inc . . . . . . . . . .414 Dies & Die Compounds Balloffet Die Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .814 Canterbury Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311 Die Quip Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .615 Esteves Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .603 Fort Wayne Wire Die, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .402 Going Well Precision Industry Co, Ltd . .323 Guill Tool & Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . .314 Heritage Wire Die, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .811 Mossberg Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .815 OM Frigerio Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Paramount Die Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .721 Premier Wire Die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .619 Plymouth Wire Reels and Dies Inc . . . . .215 Precision Die Technologies . . . . . . . . . . .110 Premier Wire Die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .619 US Synthetic Wire Die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419 Woodburn Diamond Die, Inc . . . . . . . . . .414 Drawing Mach./Auxiliary Eqpt.

Bock Maschinenfabrik GmbH . . . . . . . . .418 Cometo snc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516 Commission Brokers Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Continuus-Properzi SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . .410 Cortinovis Machinery America, Inc . . . . .416 Engineered Machinery Group, Inc . . . . .702 Eurolls Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416 Fastener Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .623 Fine International Corporation . . . . . . . . .118 Gauder Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Howar Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Ernst Koch GmbH & Co KG . . . . . . . . . .818 Friedr Krollmann GmbH & Co KG . . . . . .818 Lamnea Bruk AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 Lesmo Machinery America, Inc . . . . . . . .516 Lewis Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .623 M+E Macchine+Engineering Srl . . . . . . .818 Morgan-Koch Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .818 Niehoff Endex North America . . . . . . . . .511 OM Frigerio Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 OM Lesmo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516 Properzi International, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .410 Queins & Co GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403 Refractron Technologies Corp . . . . . . . . .319 Rockford Manufacturing Group Inc . . . . .623 SAMP USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415 Sictra Srl/Eurolls Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416 Talladega Machinery & Supply Co, Inc . .407 Team Meccanica SpA/Eurolls Group . . .416 Teurema/Eurolls Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp . . . . . . . .608 Wire Machine Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309 Witels Albert USA Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503 Worth Steel and Machinery, Inc . . . . . . .123 Drill, Cut, Grind/Sec. Operations Numalliance North America . . . . . . . . . . .620 Parkway-Kew Corp (PKC) . . . . . . . . . . . .308 Drives and Controls Amaral Automation LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . .803 Amacoil, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .506

Cemanco LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .710 Engineered Machinery Group, Inc . . . . .702 FMS USA, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Magnetic Technologies Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .208 Maxcess/MAGPOWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521 Niehoff Endex North America . . . . . . . . .511 OM Lesmo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516 Witels Albert USA Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503 Electrical Wire & Cable Mfg. B&H Tool Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .715 Leoni Wire Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206 Phifer Incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704 Rosendahl Nextrom Technologies . . . . . .515 Windak Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Enameling Ovens Gauder America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Environ. Services/Plant Maint.

Filtertech, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407

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WITELS-ALBERT USA Ltd. Phone 410 228 8383 info@witels-albert-usa.com

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Extruders & Auxilliary Equip.

Extrusion Accessories

Amaral Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .803 B&H Tool Co, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .715 Canterbury Engineering/GENCA . . . . . . .311 Commission Brokers Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 Davis-Standard, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .703 Fine International Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 Gauder Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Guill Tool & Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . .314 Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Maxcess/MAGPOWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521 Mathiasen Machinery, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .810 MGS Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 Queins & Co GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403 Reel Options速 by Vandor Corporation . .316 Reel-O-Matic Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307 Rosendahl Nextrom Technologies . . . . . .515 SAMP USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415 Starrett-Bytewise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .805 Thermoplastics Engineering Corp . . . . . .223 Unitek Crossheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp . . . . . . . .608 WTM - Wire Technology Machinery srl . .418

ACM AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Balloffet Die Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . .814 Canterbury Engineering/GENCA . . . . . . .311 Davis-Standard, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .703 Esteves Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .603 FMS USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Guill Tool & Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . .314 Howar Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 JoeTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .819 Starrett-Bytewise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .805 Northampton Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 Unitek Crossheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Fabrication & Bending Machy.

Aim Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400 Numalliance North America . . . . . . . . . . .620 WAFIOS Machinery Corp . . . . . . . . . . . .503 Fastener Wire Mfg. Brookfield Wire Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408 Central Wire Industries Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .116 Cortinovis Machinery America, Inc . . . . .416

Houghton International Inc . . . . . . . . . . .202 North American Steel & Wire . . . . . . . . .221 Phifer Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704 Fasteners Mfg. Ohio Rod Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .719 WAFIOS Machinery Corp . . . . . . . . . . . .503 Fiber Optic Components Guill Tool & Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 FMS USA, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Reel Options速 by Vandor Corporation . .316 Fiber Optic Machry./Splicing Commission Brokers, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .215 Davis-Standard, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .703 Fine International Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228 Gauder Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Guill Tool & Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . .314 Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Mathiasen Machinery, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .810 MGS Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 Rosendahl Nextrom Technologies . . . . . .515

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Roteq Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 Thermoplastics Engineering Corp . . . . . .223 Weber & Scher Mfg Co, Inc . . . . . . . . . .315 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp . . . . . . . .608 Filtration & Cooling Systems B&Z Galvanized Wire Industry . . . . . . . .808

Filtertech, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .514 Fine Wire Mfg. Anbao Wire & Mesh Co, Ltd . . . . . . . . . .806 B&H Tool Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .715 B&Z Galvanized Wire Industry . . . . . . . .808 Brookfield Wire Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408

Central Wire Industries Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .116 Leoni Wire Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206 North America Steel & Wire . . . . . . . . . .221 Phifer Incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704 SAMP USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415 Taubensee Steel & Wire Co . . . . . . . . . .617 Tri Star Metals, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

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Forming Tools & Dies

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KEIR - BackBone™

Flyer Bow

Features: • Improved bow strength (no holes) • Wire is out of the air stream • Bow shaped like a wing for improved aerodynamics and low cw factor • Wear strip eliminated and replaced by wear bushings with windows for easy inspection and dust cleaning • Wear bushings can be changed while bow is mounted on the rotor

Advantages: • Lower power (amps) consumption and reduced noise • Higher TPM - maintaining wire quality • Reduced elongation @ higher TPM • Reduced bow breakage • Increased life on wear surfaces reducing downtimes and maintenance • Wire breaks are contained within the bow - extending bow life US Patent #6,233,513 #5,809,703 and Other PatentsPending

Bock Machinenfabrick GmbH . . . . . . . . .418 Canterbury Engineering/GENCA . . . . . . .311 Cometo snc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516 GENCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311 Guill Tool & Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . .314 Friedr Krollmann GmbH & Co KG . . . . . .818 Numalliance North America . . . . . . . . . . .620 Forming Machy. (hot-cold-warm) ABP Induction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322 AIM, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .900 Cometo snc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516 Commission Brokers Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 GH Induction Atmospheres . . . . . . . . . . .121 Guill Tool & Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Numalliance North America . . . . . . . . . . .620 NUMAMERICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416 Radyne Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .813 WAFIOS Machinery Corp . . . . . . . . . . . .503 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp . . . . . . . .218 Witels Albert USA Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .616 Furnaces Continuus-Properzi SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . .410 GH Induction Atmospheres . . . . . . . . . . .121 Plasmait GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Properzi International, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .410 Radyne Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Hand Tools Bock Maschinenfabrik GmbH . . . . . . . . .418 Cemanco LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .710 Die Quip Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .615 Guill Tool & Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . .314 North American Steel & Wire . . . . . . . . .221 Tramev Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516 Heat Treating Eqpt./Services

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GH Induction Atmospheres . . . . . . . . . . .121 Howar Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Plasmait GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Radyne Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Insulated Wire Mfg. B&H Tool Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .715 Central Wire Industries Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .116

Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH . . . . . . . . .515

IDEAL Welding Systems LP . . . . . . . . . .813 Lewis Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .623 Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Magnetic Technologies Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .208 Mathiasen Machinery, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .810 Maxcess/MAGPOWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521 MGS Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 Morgan-Koch Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .818 Niehoff Endex North America . . . . . . . . .511 Northampton Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 Parkway-Kew Corp (PKC) . . . . . . . . . . . .308 Queins & Co GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403 Refractron Technologies Corp . . . . . . . . .319 Rockford Manufacturing Group Inc . . . . .623 Talladega Machinery & Supply Co, Inc . .407 Thermoplastics Engineering Corp . . . . . .223 Weber & Scher Mfg Co, Inc . . . . . . . . . .315 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp . . . . . . . .608 Worth Steel and Machinery, Inc . . . . . . .123

Insulation & Jacketing Materials Conneaut Industries, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .406 T & T Marketing, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .706 WTM - Wire Technology Machinery Srl . .418

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Knitting Machines Anbao Wire & Mesh Co, Ltd . . . . . . . . . .806 Lubricants/Related Eqpt.

Aztech Lubricants LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Condat Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .616 Heatbath Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305 Houghton International Inc . . . . . . . . . . .202 RichardsApex, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Machine Rebuilding Services B&H Tool Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .715 Engineered Machinery Group, Inc . . . . .702 ERA Wire Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Fastener Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .623 Gauder Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Marking & Coding Eqpt./Inks Amaral Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .803 Commission Brokers Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 Gem Gravure Co Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401 W Gillies Technologies, LLC . . . . . . . . . .318

PrintSafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .417 Material Handling and Storage Appiani Reels/Appiani Group . . . . . . . . .516 Appleton Mfg Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .807 Cometo snc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516 Fastener Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .718 Foerster Instruments Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 GMP-Slovakia sro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Lesmo Machinery America, Inc . . . . . . . .516 Lewis Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .623 Mossberg Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .815 Northampton Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 OM Lesmo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516 Numalliance North America . . . . . . . . . . .620 Rainbow Rubber & Plastics, Inc . . . . . . .807 Reel-O-Matic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307 Rockford Manufacturing Group Inc . . . . .623 Sonoco Reels and Spools . . . . . . . . . . . .203 Weber & Scher Mfg Co, Inc . . . . . . . . . .315 Measuring & Testing Equipment ACM AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Amaral Automation LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . .803

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Balloffet Die Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .814 Beta LaserMike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411 Clinton Instrument Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200 FMS USA, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Foerster Instruments Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Gauder Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211 Howar Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 LaserLinc, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209 Maxcess/MAGPOWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521 Sikora International Corp . . . . . . . . . . . .802 Starrett-Bytewise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .805 Witels Albert USA Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503 Vollmer America Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .716 Zumbach Electronics Corp . . . . . . . . . . .502 Nail Making Machinery Cortinovis Machinery America, Inc . . . . .416 Mathiasen Machinery, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .810 WAFIOS Machinery Corp . . . . . . . . . . . .503

Tri Star Metals, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 United Wire Co, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Nonferrous Wire Mfg. Brookfield Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408 Central Wire Industries Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .116 Electron Beam Technologies, Inc . . . . . . 621 Engineered Machinery Group, Inc . . . . .702 Leoni Wire Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206 Phifer Incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .704 Refractron Technologies Corp . . . . . . . . .319 SAMP USA, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415 Tri Star Metals, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 United Wire Co, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Optical Fiber Coatings

Radyne Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Packaging Equipment Appiani Reels/Appiani Group . . . . . . . . .516 Gem Gravure Co Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401 GMP-Slovakia sro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 MGS Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 North American Steel & Wire . . . . . . . . .221 Northampton Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 Reel Options速 by Vandor Corporation . .316 Roteq Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 SIMPACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .816 Tubular Products Company . . . . . . . . . . .504 Windak Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Wire Machine Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309 Pallets

Parkway-Kew Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308 Oscillator Tubes New/Rebuilt

Nickel & Nickel Alloys

Radyne Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .813

Brookfield Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408 Central Wire Industries Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .116 Leoni Wire Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

Ovens/Furnaces

Appiani Reels/Appiani Group . . . . . . . . .516 GMP-Slovakia sro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Mossberg Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .815 RTD Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208 Tubular Products Company . . . . . . . . . . .504

Plasmait GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418

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Payoff Reels Appiani Reels/Appiani Group . . . . . . . . .516 Engineered Machinery Group, Inc . . . . .702 Fabritex Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .707 Fine International Corporation . . . . . . . . .118 GMP-Slovakia sro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Going Well Precision Industry Co, Ltd . .323 Howar Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Lesmo Machinery America, Inc . . . . . . . .516 Metavan NV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Reel Options速 by Vandor Corporation . .316 Reel-O-Matic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307 Sonoco Reels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 Talladega Machinery & Supply Co, Inc . .407 Ultimate Automation Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . .321 WAFIOS Machinery Corporation . . . . . . .503 Plating Equipment

Proton Products International . . . . . . . . .315 Reel-O-Matic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307 Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH . . . . . . . . .515 Sikora International Corp . . . . . . . . . . . .802 Starrett-Bytewise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .805 Vollmer America Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .716 Zumbach Electronics Corp . . . . . . . . . . .502 Publications/Media EuroWire/Intras Publications . . . . . . . . . .605 Industrial Heating Magazine ..........105 The WAI Connection ...........show floor Wire & Cable Technology International . .121 Wire & Cable ASIA Magazine .........605 Wire Forming Technology International . .121 Wire Journal International . . . . . . .show floor Wire Journal Reference Guide . . . .show floor WireWorld Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

GMP-Slovakia sro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Going Well Precision Industry Co, Ltd . .323 Howar Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Inosym Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315 Lesmo Machinery America, Inc . . . . . . . .516 Metavan NV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Mossberg Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .815 P & R Specialty, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .522 Pittsfield Plastics Engineering, Inc . . . . .420 Plymouth Wire Reels and Dies Inc . . . . .215 Reel Options速 by Vandor Corporation . .316 Sonoco Reels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 Stolberger Inc dba Wardwell Braiding Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508 Tubular Products Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .504 Wire Machine Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309 Roller Guides

Filtertech, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .514

Cemanco LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .710 Guill Tool & Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . .314 Heany Industries Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .614 KEIR Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .606 Kyocera Industrial Ceramics . . . . . . . . . .119 Parkway-Kew Corp (PKC) . . . . . . . . . . . .308 RTD Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208 Talladega Machinery & Supply Co, Inc . .407

Process Control Equipment

Reclamation Equipment

Amaral Automation LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . .803 Cemanco LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .710 Cometo snc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516 Frontier Composites and Castings . . . . .122 W Gillies Technologies, LLC . . . . . . . . . .318 Guill Tool & Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . .314 Heany Industries Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .614 KEIR Manufacturing, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .606 Lesmo Machinery America, Inc . . . . . . . .516 Parkway-Kew Corp (PKC) . . . . . . . . . . . .308 Wire Machine Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309 Witels Albert USA Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503

Amaral Automation LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . .803 Beta LaserMike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411 Davis-Standard, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .703 FMS USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 LaserLinc, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209 Maxcess/MAGPOWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521 Numalliance North America . . . . . . . . . . .620 Polytec, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Filtertech, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .514

Rolling Mills & Auxilliary Eqpt.

Reels, Spools, Drums & Bobbins

Buhler Wuerz Kaltwalztechnik GmbH . . .818 Cortinovis Machinery America, Inc . . . . .416 Engineered Machinery Group, Inc . . . . .702 IDEAL Welding Systems LP . . . . . . . . . .813 Gauder America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Mathiasen Machinery, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .810 Morgan Koch Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . .818 Niehoff Endex North America . . . . . . . . .511 Plasmait GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Properzi International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410 Team Meccanica/Eurolls Group . . . . . . .416 Teurema SpA/Eurolls Group . . . . . . . . . .416

Lamnea Bruk AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 Mathiasen Machinery, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .810 Niehoff Endex North America . . . . . . . . .511 Plasmait Gmbh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Polyfab Plastics & Supply, Inc . . . . . . . . .718 Sirio Wire Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .818 Pollution Control Equipment

Pulleys

Ace Metal Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Appiani Reels/Appiani Group . . . . . . . . .516 Carris Reels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .609 Commission Brokers Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 George Evans Corporation . . . . . . . . . . .112

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Secondary Op. Machines Numalliance North America . . . . . . . . . . .620 Sensors Beta LaserMike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411 FMS USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Maxcess/MAGPOWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521 Polytec, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 Starrett-Bytewise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .805 Zumbach Electronics Corp . . . . . . . . . . .502

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Shaping Machinery Bock Maschinenfabrik GmbH . . . . . . . . .418 Numalliance North America . . . . . . . . . . .620

WAI OPERATIONS SUMMIT & WIRE EXPO 2012

Spoolers/Respoolers Amacoil, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .506 Cemanco LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .710 Commission Brokers Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 Davis-Standard, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .703 Engineered Machinery Group, Inc . . . . .702 Fine International Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 Howar Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Lamnea Bruk AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 Lesmo Machinery America, Inc . . . . . . . .516 Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 MGS Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 Niehoff Endex North America . . . . . . . . .511 Northampton Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 OM Lesmo SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516 Properzi International, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .410 Queins & Co GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403 Reel-O-Matic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307 Roteq Machinery Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 SAMP USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415 Sictra Srl/Eurolls Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416 Stolberger Inc dba Wardwell Braiding Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508 Talladega Machinery & Supply Co, Inc . .407 Teurema SpA/Eurolls Group . . . . . . . . . .416 Thermoplastics Engineering Corp . . . . . .223 Weber & Scher Mfg Co, Inc . . . . . . . . . .315 Windak Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp . . . . . . . .608 Wire Machine Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309 WTM - Wire Technology Machinery Srl . .418 Spring Making Machinery Numalliance North America . . . . . . . . . . .620 WAFIOS Machinery Corp . . . . . . . . . . . .503 Stainless Steel Wire Mfg. Anbao (Qinhuangdao) Wire & Mesh Co .806 Brookfield Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408 Central Wire Industries Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .116 Tri Star Metals, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 United Wire Co, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Steel, Rod, Bar & Bare Wire Brookfield Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408 ERA Wire Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Leggett & Platt Wire Group . . . . . . . . . . .507 North American Steel & Wire . . . . . . . . . 221 Taubensee Steel & Wire Co . . . . . . . . . .617 United Wire Co, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Worth Steel and Machinery, Inc . . . . . . .123 Stepcones Cemanco LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .710 Kyocera Industrial Ceramics . . . . . . . . . .119 Parkway-Kew Corp (PKC) . . . . . . . . . . . .308 Talladega Machinery & Supply Co, Inc . .407 Wire Machine Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309

Straighten-Cutoff Machy./Eqpt.

Bock Maschinenfabrick GmbH . . . . . . . .418 Clifford Welding Systems (Pty) Ltd . . . . .813 Cometo snc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516 Cortinovis Machinery America, Inc . . . . .416 ERA Wire Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Fastener Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .623 IDEAL Welding Systems . . . . . . . . . . . .813 Lesmo Machinery America, Inc . . . . . . . .516 Lewis Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .623 Mossberg Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .815 Rockford Manufacturing Group Inc . . . . .623 Teurema/Eurolls Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416 Tramev srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516 Vitari SpA/Eurolls Group . . . . . . . . . . . . .416 WAFIOS Machinery Corp . . . . . . . . . . . .503 Wire Machine Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309 Witels Albert USA Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503 Worth Steel and Machinery, Inc . . . . . . .123 Stranders & Auxiliary Equipment Bartell Machinery Systems LLC . . . . . . .607 Ceeco Bartell Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607 Commission Brokers Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 Cortinovis Machinery America, Inc . . . . .409 Fine International Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 Flymca & Flyro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 Gauder Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Lesmo Machinery America, Inc . . . . . . . .516 Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Magnetic Technologies Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .208 Maxcess/MAGPOWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521 MGS Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 Niehoff Endex North America . . . . . . . . .511 OM Lesmo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516 Properzi International, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .410 Queins & Co GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403 Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH . . . . . . . . .515 Roteq Machinery Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH . . . .818 Talladega Machinery & Supply Co, Inc . .407 Weber & Scher Mfg Co, Inc . . . . . . . . . .315 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp . . . . . . . .608 WTM - Wire Technology Machinery Srl . .418 Switches/Couplers/Connectors Maxcess/MAGPOWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521 Systems and System Design B&H Tool Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .715 Davis-Standard, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .703 FMS USA, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 SIMPACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .816

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Take-ups/Payoffs/Accumulators AIM Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400 Amacoil, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .506 Bartell Machinery Systems LLC . . . . . . .607 Ceeco Bartell Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607 Cemanco LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .710 Commission Brokers Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 Davis-Standard, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .703 Engineered Machinery Group, Inc . . . . .702 Fabritex Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .707 Fastener Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .623 Fine International Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 Flymca & Flyro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 Gauder Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Howar Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Lamnea Bruk AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 Lesmo Machinery America, Inc . . . . . . . .516 Lewis Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .623 Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 M+E Macchine+Engineering Srl . . . . . . .818 Magnetic Technologies Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .208 MGS Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 Morgan-Koch Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . .818

Niehoff Endex North America . . . . . . . . .511 Northampton Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 Numalliance North America . . . . . . . . . . .620 OM Lesmo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516 Properzi International, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .410 Queins & Co GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403 Rainbow Rubber & Plastics, Inc . . . . . . .807 Reel-O-Matic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307 Rockford Manufacturing Group Inc . . . . .623 Rosendahl Nextrom Technologies . . . . . .515 Roteq Machinery, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 SAMP USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415 SIMPACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .816 SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH . . . .818 Joe Snee Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .218 Sonoco Reels and Spools . . . . . . . . . . . .203 Stolberger Inc dba Wardwell Braiding Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508 Talladega Machinery & Supply Co, Inc . .407 Team Meccanica SpA/Eurolls Group . . .416 Teurema SpA/Eurolls Group . . . . . . . . . .416 Thermoplastics Engineering Corp . . . . . .223 Tubular Products Company . . . . . . . . . . .504 WAFIOS Machinery Corporation . . . . . . .503

Weber & Scher Mfg Co, Inc . . . . . . . . . .315 Windak Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp . . . . . . . .608 Wire Machine Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309 WTM - Wire Technology Machinery Srl . .418 Tape-Film/Machy.-Materials Ceeco Bartell Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607 Fine International Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 Howar Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 MGS Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 OM Lesmo SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516 Northampton Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 Queins & Co GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403 Roteq Machinery Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 Weber & Scher Mfg Co, Inc . . . . . . . . . .315 WTM - Wire Technology Machinery Srl . .418 Tension Ctrl./Brakes/Clutches FMS USA, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Howar Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Maxcess/MAGPOWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521 Weber & Scher Mfg Co, Inc . . . . . . . . . .315 Yield Management Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . .618 Testing/Measuring/Insp. Eqpt.

ACM AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Beta LaserMike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411 Clinton Instrument Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200 FMS USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Foerster Instruments Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 LaserLinc, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209 Proton Products International . . . . . . . . .315 Sikora International Corp . . . . . . . . . . . .802 Starrett-Bytewise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .805 Vollmer America, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .716 Zumbach Electronics Corp . . . . . . . . . . .502 Thread Rolling Machinery AIM, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400 Rockford Manufacturing Group Inc . . . . .623 WAFIOS Machinery Corp . . . . . . . . . . . .503 Training GENCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311 Paramount Die Company . . . . . . . . . . . .721 Tubular Wire Carriers Ace Metal Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Fabritex Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .707 GMP-Slovakia sro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Howar Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 Metavan NV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418 RTD Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

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Sonoco Reels and Spools . . . . . . . . . . . .203 Talladega Machinery & Supply . . . . . . . .407 Tubular Products Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .504 Turntables AIM, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400 Amaral Automation LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . .803 Engineered Machinery Group, Inc . . . . .702 Fabritex Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .707 Fastener Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .623 Lewis Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .623 Mossberg Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .815 Queins & Co GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403 Reel-O-Matic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307 Rockford Manufacturing Group Inc . . . . .623 WTM - Wire Technology Machinery Srl . .418 Used Equipment and Machinery Amaral Automation LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . .803 Commission Brokers Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 ERA Wire Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Flymca & Flyro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

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The decline in both commercial and residential construction has been well documented over the past few years. Where are we headed now and how long will it take to get there? What would be the impact of a two year infrastructure bill that is currently being discussed in Congress?

Scott Hazelton, Director, Industrial Manufacturing & Construction, IHS Global Insight

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Economic Outlook Economic risks and opportunities facing the nation and our industry in 2012-15 Clare W. Zempel, CFA, Principal, Zempel Strategic

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State of Wire Rod

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David Bond, Partner, White & Case Don Cameron, Partner, Practice Group Leader, Morris, Manning & Martin Steve Jones, Partner, Practice Group Leader, King & Spalding LLP Alan Price, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP Moderator: Kimberly Korbel, Executive Director, AWPA

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Milton Magnus, President, M&B Metal Products Company John Martin, CEO, Mar-Mac Wire Walt Robertson, President, Johnstown Wire Technologies

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Production reports have verified that dies with a cost-effective nanocrystalline diamond composite (NCDC) coating can last 10 to 20 times as long as tungsten carbide dies while offering improved product quality, raw material savings, “green” advantages and more.

By Al Zhang, Guo Songshou, Shen Hesheng, Zhang Zhiming and Sun Fanghong

The synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) coatings have gained widespread research interest though the development of chemical-vapor-deposited (CVD) diamond films. Compared with conventional polycrystalline diamond (PCD) coatings, NCD coatings are very attractive for unique properties such as their smooth surface, low friction coefficient, high electrical conductivity and high electron emission efficiency. These properties promise a wide range of applications, including wear resistance and corrosion-resistant coatings, optical component coatings, electrochemical electrodes, surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices, conformal coatings for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and electron-emitting surfaces for flat-panel displays. Wear-resistant NCD coatings can be used for drawing dies and tribological parts, with great potential for commercialization1.

Tungsten carbide (WC-Co) cemented carbides are usually used as the substrates for CVD diamond films in cutting tools, drawing dies and other wear-resistant components, The

cemented carbides include primarily two grades: YG6 (6% cobalt) and YG8 (8% cobalt).

The key problems for industrial application of diamondcoated products are producing adherent diamond films on WC-Co cemented carbide substrates and obtaining diamond films with a low degree of roughness. In recent research, authors have solved the adhesion problem by appropriate pretreatment methods and use of enhanced adhesion agent addition in reactive gases2-3. However, synthetic diamond films deposited by the conventional CVD processes are polycrystalline, with a large grain size that results in a very rough surface because of the diamond’s higher surface energy. As diamond is the hardest known material, polishing methods are difficult to apply and very time consuming, especially for thin diamond films. The friction coefficient increases as the diamond films grow rougher, and the surface roughness is not appropriate for many applications.

Drawing dies play a critical role in production efficiency and product quality in electrical cable, metal wire and tube sectors, which require high surface hardness and low surface roughness.

Conventional tungsten carbide drawing dies, which are quickly worn and have a short working lifetime, cannot satisfy the demands of high-speed wiredrawing.

In the present work, the authors of this paper solve the problem of high surface roughness of PCD coatings by the deposition of NCD composite coatings. Composite diamond films with a smooth surface recevied a Table 1. Deposition parameters of conventional and nanocrystalline diamond coatings.

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two-step chemical vapor deposition procedure: a conventional rough PCD layer was desposited and layers of NCD coatings were then added. The morphology and structures of NCD composite coatings were investigated and compared with conventional diamond coatings on plane substrates. Practical application tests were performed for drawing dies with these composite coatings so as to examine the die’s working lifetime and other performance parameters.

Preparation details Cemented tungsten carbide YG6 (Co6%) plates and drawing dies were used as the substrates, which were pretreated by various methods including leaching cobalt by Fig. 1. Schematic of the bias enhancement hot filament CVD acid solution and by scratching the subfabricating apparatus for diamond-coated drawing dies. strate using diamond powders.

Conventional and nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) films were deposited in a biasgrowth phenomenon suggests that atomic hydrogen plays an enhanced, hot filament CVD apparatus. important role in suppressing secondary nucleation. Only the The detailed deposition parameters are listed in Table 1. large diamond crystals of micron size survive after a longer NCD thin films (10 to 15 Îźm thick) were continuously period of growth. Fig. 2b shows a cross-section of the SEM deposited on conventional diamond films by adjusting the image of the nanocrystalline diamond film with a highly CVD process parameters to significantly enhance the seconddense continuous growth structure, which suggests that the ary nucleation. Composite diamond films with a smooth surnanocrystalline diamond (NCD) does not grow initially at the face were achieved by the deposition of alternate rough polysubstrate-film interface but is the result of very high renuclecrystalline diamond (PCD) and smooth fine-grained NCD ation rates. Fig. 2c shows a cross-section SEM image of the layers. composite film. Evidently, the coating consists of four layers.

The hot filament(s) used as the excitation source were The bright domain represents a coarse columnar structure of arranged according to the substrate shape to achieve homothe conventional diamond film. The dark domain displays a geneity of the diamond coating. For the plane substrates, pargranular section of the NCD film, still in the form of very narallel tantalum filaments were arranged 5 to 12 mm above the row columns. substrate, using a rotary substrate holder. For drawing dies, a Fig. 3 shows the surface morphology of conventional and single straight tantalum filament was arranged to lie on the NCD coatings. For conventional diamond, as shown in Fig. center line of the die to be coated. See Fig. 1. The tantalum 3a, the film displays a well-faceted microcrystalline diamond wire is held straight by a high temperature spring. A single surface with a grain size ranging from 2 to 4 Îźm. The surface, straight filament located at the axis center of the die can which is very rough, is a combination of {111} and maintain uniform temperature on the surface of the bore of facets. For NCD, as shown in Fig. 3b, the film appears very the drawing die during the deposition process. A DC bias is dense with a fine-grained morphology. The surface morpholapplied between the filament and the drawing die substrate so ogy is nonfaceted and much smoother than PCD films. as to enhance the diamond nucleation density.

An AFM image of the NCD film is shown in Fig. 4. Further For the plane substrate, the films were characterized by investigation using atomic force microscopy (AFM) shows means of a scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic that NCD coatings are composed of small diamond particles force microscopy (AFM) and Raman spectroscopy. For the with average grain sizes of 50 nm. This proves that the grain interior hole substrate, the application test was performed in sizes of the diamond films are reduced to the nanometer scale the real product line after NCD-coated drawing dies were and that second nucleation rates are very high. polished.

Fig. 5 shows the Raman spectrum of the conventional and NCD film. For a conventional diamond, a sharp peak for diaCharacterization and discussion mond appears at 1332 cm-1, and a weak and broad peak near The cross-section morphologies are shown in Fig. 2 for 1560 cm-1 corresponds to amorphous carbon or non-diaconventional, nanocrystalline and composite diamond coatmond carbon. It can be inferred that the conventional diaings. Fig. 2a shows a cross-section of the SEM image of the mond film contains less non-diamond component. For NCD, conventional diamond film with a columnar growth structure, the diamond band at 1332 cm-1 is significantly broadened, which becomes coarse with diamond growth. This columnar APRIL 2012 | 139

TECHNICAL PAPERS Fig. 2. Cross-section SEM images of the coating: (a) nanocrystalline diamond coating; (b) conventional diamond coating; and (c) composite diamond coating. and the Raman scattering intensity near the 1560 cm-1 region is pronounced. Broadening of the diamond band is a result of decreasing the grain size to the nanometer scale, and the presence of scattering intensity at 1560 m-1 is due to increasing graphite-like sp2-bonded components at the grain boundaries

in films. Raman scattering is 50 to 60 times higher for sp2bonded carbon compared to sp3-bonded carbon, hence the diamond component dominates in films. The Raman spectrum of the NCD film in Fig. 5 can be regarded as the representation of the surface of the composite diamond film because the Raman spectrum reveals the structure of the top layer of the film.

According to the above characterization and analysis, the NCD coating has a smooth surface with a grain size of about 50 nm, which is much smaller than conventional diamond coatings. This is advantageous to the surface polishing of diamond coatings. As noted earlier, the conventional diamond coatings are first deposited on the substrates, then NCD coatings are continuously deposited on the conventional coatings by regulating the gas pressure, hydrocarbon-hydrogen gas mixture ratio and applying bias voltage (or not) during the deposition. Such composite diamond coatings show good adhesion and wear resistant properties as well as smooth surfaces that are relatively easy to polish.

Fig. 3. A plane-view SEM images of conventional and nanocrystalline diamond coatings.

Fig. 4. Surface AFM picture of the nanocrystalline diamond coating.

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Fig. 5. Raman spectra of the conventional and nanocrystalline diamond coatings.

Fig. 6 shows a group of diamond-coated dies fabricated by the nanocrystalline diamond composite (NCDC) coating method Development and application of NCDC coatings on drawing dies not only can greatly increase the working life of dies compared with traditional tungsten carbide dies (see Table 2) and raise productivity, they also improve the product quality of wires (smoothness and diameter stability), save raw materials, simplify the process and reduceswaste discharge to protect the environment. Some users have reported lower energy costs due to the reduced surface friction in drawing and compacting processes. NCDC-coated drawing dies are suitable for drawing welding wires (e.g.

Fig. 6. Appearance of nanocrystalline diamond stainless steel wires), nonferrous metal wires (especially copcomposite (NCDC) coatings drawing dies. per, aluminum and their alloys) and low-carbon steel wires.

According to practical stranding/bunching/compacting electric cable tests performed on the production line in Shanghai Huapu Cable Limited Company (see Fig. 7), comNCDC die results pared with using tungsten carbide dies, the working lifetime of NCDC coating dies showed an improvement by a factor of Welding and drawing (calibrating) dies with nanocrysabout 10 (see Table 3) when the stranding/compacting speed talline diamond composite (NCDC) coatings were used in was 28-35 m/min. polyethylene-aluminum (PE-Al) and polypropylene reinThe excellent results can be attributed to high surface forced-aluminum (PPR-Al) composite pipe production lines. smoothness, hardness, thermal conductivity and low friction See Fig. 8). The NCDC dies produced 1000 km of compound coefficient of the NCDC coating. In addition to the much pipe, a volume that represents 100 times that of traditional longer working life, using NCDC dies promotes production polytetrafluoroethylene or nylon calibrating and welding dies efficiency and reduces die costs, process costs and inventory can produce, and about 10 times longer than tungsten carbide costs. Application of NCDC dies can also greatly improve the surface smoothness of an electric cable surface (Ra 0.05 Îźm) conductor cross-section stability (see Table. 4) save

materials effectively (estimated 2% for replacing PCD dies and 3% for replacing TC dies) as well as other advantages Many cable enterprises find that when they use NCDC stranding/compacting dies, they can: 1) eliminate burs or edges on the surface of electric cables, which is beneficial for increasing the insulation level, especially the local discharge level of the electric cables; 2) significantly decrease the oxidation phenomenon; and 3) maintain the diameter of the cross-section of manufactured electric cable constant Table 2. Working lifetime comparison summary between tungsten carbide dies for all practical purposes, which and NCDC dies in specific applications4. NCDC cable stranding/compacting is beneficial for controlling the dies for copper, aluminum wire. * The working lifetime of NCDC dies are about thickness of the semiconductor 10 times that of TC dies, and the nominal conductor cross-section using NCDC shielding layer and the insuladies become bigger (better) than the initial status, while using traditional TC dies tion layer, as well as increase the results in the opposite. The nominal conductor cross-section is directly related to withstand voltage level of the the cable conductivity, which is better when NCDC dies are used. finished electric cables4-5.

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Application results

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adhesion and cold welding occurring between the cone sleeve and aluminum pipe6.

In particular, a water lubricating system can be adopted to replace the conventional oil-based lubricating system when using NCDC diamond coated drawing dies for producing coaxial cable, see Fig. 9, which is beneficial for reducing the environmental pollution and implementing a green manufacturing process5-6.

NCDC wire applications (TC) dies can produce. The NCDC dies also provide many of the above-described benefits for cable compacting operations.

Product quality and surface smoothness can be greatly improved without creating a friction trail because the unique properties of the NCD coating, such as low friction coefficient to Al-Si alloy (only about 0.09) and copper alloy (only about 0.01 to 0.03). This new technology solves the difficult problem in Al-plastic compound pipe production, and promotes the wide application of advanced technique of onestep co-extrusion. The wonderful wear resistance of diamond-coated welding dies guarantees that the diameter of the produced coaxial cable can be maintained practically constant, which is beneficial for generating stable impedance and decreasing cable attenuation. The stable aperture of a cone sleeve can guarantee the stability of argon arc while welding, and thus guarantee the good weld strength, diminishing the

As observed in practical wire drawing tests, as compared with the tungsten carbide (TC) drawing die, the working lifetime of the nanocrystalline diamond composite (NCDC) drawing die increases by a factor of 10 to 15, and the wire quality can be greatly improved.

Using NCDC dies not only can greatly increase the working lifetime of dies, reduce die replacement time and raise productivity, it can also improve the diameter stability and surface smoothness of drawn wires, which is especially good for high speed wiredrawing without acid treatment.

For example, in a wiredrawing test performed in a welding electrode enterprise in Shanghai, a TC (WC-Co) drawing die produced 10~15 tons of low-carbon steel wire while a NCDC drawing die produced 150~ 180 tons, with lifetime elongation of 10~15 times. The end-product also had a higher surface finish. An NCDC wiredrawing die has no need during its lifetime for die repairing or acid treatment, which are most necessary for a TC die to get rid of hard oxide on the surface

Table 3. Working lifetime comparison between tungsten carbide dies and NCDC dies in cable stranding /compacting applications for copper wires5.

Table 4. Conductor cross-section stability comparison between tungsten carbide dies and NCDC dies in cable stranding /compacting applications for copper wires5.

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Fig. 8. NCDC welding/drawing dies for coaxial cable: (a) NCDC welding die; (b) NCDC drawing die; (c) outer conductor of coaxial cable. of a welding electrode prior to use. Hence, use of NCDC dies can significantly increase production efficiency and reduce the costs. The welding electrodes in the trial contained Fe (96%), Mn (2%), Si (1%) and C (0.08%), etc. The lubricant was talcum powder. The aperture of the drawing die was 4.0 mm, the drawing speed was 300 m/min and the compression rate was 28%.

NCDC dies are being specified not only to replace TC dies, but in some circumstances they are a very attractive alternative to PCD dies. The costs for using NCDC dies is dramatically less than that for PCD dies. In some cases, such as drawing aluminium alloy wire where particular electrical and surface parameters are being targeted, NCDC dies can provide the required characteristics of the wire much better than PCD dies, due to the very low friction coefficient of NCDC dies.

NCDC tube applications

Conclusions

Nanocrystalline diamond composite (NCDC) coatings are deposited on tungsten carbide (TC) WC-Co substrates by a range of hot filament CVD processes.

Analysis of SEM, AFM and Raman spectroscopy tests, show that nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) coatings also contain a useful percentage of polycrystalline diamond structures with very small grain sizes of about 50 nm and a large number of grain boundaries. These coatings appear very smooth and homogeneous with a fine-grained morphology.

Compacting/stranding, welding, wiredrawing and tubedrawing dies fabricated with (NCDC) coatings are now widely used in practical production lines. Compared with TC drawing dies, the working lifetime of NCDC drawing dies increases by a factor of 10 to 20. Compared with polytetrafluoroethylene or nylon calibrating and welding dies, the working lifetime of NCDC dies increases by a factor of about 200. The cost of NCDC dies is not much higher than those traditional dies, so the cost-effectiveness benefits are obvious.

Considering the improved end-product quality, raw material savings, process simplifications and green elements, NCDC drawing dies offer excellent prospects for commercialization for a wide range of applications.

For drawing low-carbon steel tube with conventional tungsten carbide (TC) drawing dies, a die repair is required after drawing 9 to10 tons. This process can be repeated four to five imes, so the total production of one TC drawing die is 40 to 50 tons. By comparison, one NCDC drawing die can draw 400 to 500 tons lowcarbon steel tube without any die repairing process.

This can significantly increase the production efficiency and reduce the costs.

In the drawing process of copper tubes with hollow sinking, one NCDC drawing die can draw 700 tons of copper tube, which is more than 30 times a single TC drawing die, which generally can produce 20 tons. For drawing copper tubes with a fixed plug, a single NCDC drawing die can produce 50 tons, compared to seven tons for a TC drawing die. For drawing copper tubes with a floating plug, the production of a diamond coated drawing die is 80 to100 tons, compared to 10 to 15 tons for a TC die.

The elimination of costly repair and exchange Fig. 9. Surface finish comparison of coaxial cable by different cycles greatly increases production efficiency. Also, dies and lubricating systems. tubes produced using NCDC drawing dies have a

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nearly constant diameter, which saves a large amount of raw materials such as copper or steel.The NCDC dies also improve the surface finish of drawn products. Some enterprises report that when they use NCDC dies to replace TC dies to draw low carbon steel tube, they can omit chemical pretreatment and reduce lubricant use, thus reducing environmental pollution and adding further to the savings they achieve on their process cost.

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Rev. Mater. Sci. 1999, 29, pp. 211-259.

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Al Zhang has been deputy managing director of Shanghai Jiaoyou Diamond Coating Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China, since 2009. He holds a master’s degree in polymer science. Guo Songshou has been senior engineer, managing director of Shanghai Jiaoyou Diamond Coating since 2002. Shen Hesheng has been vice president of Shanghai Jiaoyou Diamond Coating since 2002. He is a retired professor of the Research Institute of Micro/Nano Science and Technology at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Zhang

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Al Zhang, Shanghai Jiaoyou Diamond Coating Co., Ltd., delivers the award-winning paper at Interwire 2011. He had been introduced by the company’s North American representative, Doug Thornton, president, Nano-Diamond America, Inc., www.nano-die.com.

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Zhiming has been president and CTO of Shanghai Jiaoyou Diamond Coating since 2002. He is a retired professor of the Shanghai Jiao Tong Research Institute of Micro/Nano Science and Technology. Sun Fanghong is a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong. This paper, which was presented at WAI’s 81st Annual Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, May 2011, won the Horace Pops Award for the best paper in the General Division.

Investigation into baghouse fires This study into why copper dust materials caught fire at an Encore Wire Corporation baghouse focused on potential factors and resulted in practical steps to prevent further instances.

By Gary L. Spence

This technical study presents the results of dust explosibility and thermal stability measurements performed on copper dust material from the Encore Wire Corporation melting furnace baghouse under actual operating conditions.

This hazard analysis review focuses on fuel, oxidant, ignition, source, confinement and dispersion. The analytical analysis includes: dust constituents, volatile organics, minimum ignition temperature of dust clouds and dust layers, limiting oxygen and minimum explosible concentrations, thermal stability of the dust, particle size characterization and carbon content. Finally, a technical report summary and recommendations are made for fire/explosion prevention.

Material, experimental method and specs All test results were obtained during actual production.

Feed material into the shaft furnace was Grade A copper cathode conforming to ASTM B-115.

Background. Following the installation of a new Air Pollution Control (APC) system on July 8, 2009, Encore Wire experienced three unexplained fires within the baghouse modules and two fires in collection containers downstream of the baghouse. The fires were intense and fast, with temperatures inside modules >540oC (1000oF).

The application is a natural gas-fired shaft furnace that employs copper cathode feed stocks to produce wire rod used for the manufacture of electrical wire products. The APC system consists of new ductwork from the furnace stack to a cyclone-type mechanical collector, a three-module pulse-jet fabric filter with Nomex filter bags and a new I.D. fan with stack. The furnace off-gas temperature is controlled by two open-air dilution dampers upstream of the cyclone and baghouse. Below are the general specifications: • The average flow rate from the shaft furnace was 25,085 actual cubic feet per minute (ACFM). The flow rate range was 11,481 ACFM to 62,124 ACFM. The secondary air dilution was 7500 ACFM. • The stack velocity was 3,052 feet per minute (fpm) or 15 m/sec.

• The average exhaust temperature was 237oC (459F). The range was 81oC to 535oC (178oF to 995oF).

• Temperature exhaust range: 81o to 536oC (178oF to 995oF).

• The moisture in the stack gas was 6.82% (by volume).

• The oxygen content at the stack was 14.9%; the oxygen content after dilution was 18.5% • The copper dust generated was 0.056kg to 0.067kg (0.150.18 lb) per ton of copper charged into furnace.

• The number of felt bags was 196 per module.

• The bag maximum continuous allowable temperature was 205oC (400oF).

• A GreCon spark detection and extinguishment system was used.

Hazard analysis review The baghouse structure is considered a partial confinement and allows for dispersion or venting of combustibles.

Explosible fuels/oxidants concentrations exist in the following areas/conditions: ducts; cyclones; baghouses; conveyor transfer points; super sack filling and unloading stations; ignition criteria and ignition sources: hot temperatures; sparks, burning embers and agglomerates; self heating (exothermic/pyrophoric); impact/friction; electrical equipment; and electrostatic discharges.

An analysis of the dust constituents is done. See Table 1.

Volatile organics are also measured. See Table 2.

Minimum ignition temperature-dust cloud A test is done to determine the lowest temperature capable of igniting a dispersed dust. A Godbert-Greenwald furnace is used in accordance with American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Method E-1491.

The dust is dispersed downwards though the furnace tube and an ignition is defined when flames appear from the open bottom or in the observation glass of the apparatus. Dust concentration and furnace temperature are varied until the lowest furnace temperature for the dust ignition has been found.

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result is that the minimum ignition temperature of dispersed dust is found to be 800oC (1472oF). The minimum ignition temperature for dispersed dust is principally used to ensure that plant surface temperatures cannot cause the ignition of the dispersed dust. See Table 3.

Minimum ignition temperature-dust layer A test is done to determine the minimum ignition temperature at which exothermic reaction or combustion can commence. A hot plate is used in accordance with ASTM E-2021.

The test involves heating a circular layer sample that is 5 mm thick and 100 mm in diameter on a hot plate at a constant temperature for 30 minutes. The temperature of the sample layer and the hot plate are monitored and the minimum surface temperature capable of igniting the powder or dust layer is determined.

In contrast to dispersed dust, a powder layer often requires a protracted period for the ignition process to become fully established. At temperatures near to the ignition point, a dust layer may show self-heating due to heat release from the initial oxidation reactions, but may not generate enough heat to fully initiate combustion. See Table 4.

Dust layers on equipment and structures can be formed by

Table 2. Volatile organics (copper dust/powder).

deposition of airborne dust during processing and can accumulate inside ducts, baghouse modules, and inside pipes. The surface temperature of any equipment must be less than the ignition temperature of the specific dust to be encountered.

Limiting oxygen concentration (LOC) A test is done to determine the minimum oxygen concentration below which dispersed dust ignition is not possible. A 20-liter sphere explosion chamber is used in accordance with ISO 6184/1.

Explosion trials are performed at different (known) oxygen levels. The ignition sources are 2 X 1000 joule chemical igniters. The pressure/time is recorded of any subsequent explosion in the sphere using two piezo-electric pressure transducers with charge amplifier output recorded by transient recorder and processed by microcomputer. A positive ignition result is characterized by an explosion pressure of 0.2 bar or greater. The measured limiting oxygen concentration (LOC) is defined as a range of values from the highest oxygen concentration for which three negative ignition results are obtained to the lowest oxygen concentration for which positive ignition result is obtained.

The test indicates that the material did not ignite in the ambient air when tested. See Table 5. It is advisable to incorporate a safety factor. Where oxygen concentration is not continuously monitored, the oxygen concentration within the vessel or baghouse should not exceed 60 percent of the LOC.

Table 3. Tests shows that minimum ignition temperature-dust cloud does not take place at a temperature of up to 800oC.

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A test is done to determine the minimum explosible concentration (MEC) of varying size dust clouds. A 20-liter spherical pressure test chamber is used in accordance with ASTM E1515.

Dust samples of varying size are dispersed in the test chamber and attempts are made to ignite the resulting dust cloud using one 5000-joule chemical igniter. If the test indicates an ignition has occurred, then the dust concentration is reduced until no Table 4. Tests shows that minimum ignition temperature for a dust layer ignition is evident. The MEC is condition can take place at a temperature as low as 240oC (464oF). reported as a range of values from the highest dust concentration at which three negative ignition results are are: To = 140oC (284oF); Tm = 194oC (380oF); and Tr = observed to the lowest dust concentration at which a positive 217oC (422oF). The sample peak temperature is 459oC ignition result is observed. The MEC is found to be >6000 (858oF) and the difference between the peak and oven temg/m3. See Table 6. perature is 286oC (547oF). An exothermic reaction is The minimum explosible concentration (MEC) is someobserved during the test commencing at 140oC (284oF) and times used to design plants with sufficient air throughput to rising to 459oC. (856oF). keep dust levels below the flammable limit.

The characterization of the self-heating properties of powdered materials (metals) is a complex subject, and no single Bulk powder screening test-diffusion cell test method can be used to cover all aspects of thermal A test is done to simulate conditions in silos or bags and at decomposition. The screening test provides a good first estithe bottom of modules where material can collect to determate of the minimum onset temperature (To). However, the mine preliminary information on the thermal stability of solid onset of exothermic activity is a function of both temperature substances at elevated temperatures. Isothermal bulk powder and time. testing is used to evaluate temperature/time relationship for self-heating properties. If the heat developed by a reaction of Sieve considerations substance with oxygen or by exothermic decomposition is Material that is 420 microns or smaller in diameter (maternot lost rapidly enough to the surroundings, a self-heating ial passing a U.S. No. 40 Standard Sieve) is considered a condition can occur that leads to self-ignition. This takes combustible dust and presents a fire or explosion hazard place when the rate of heat production exceeds the rate of when dispersed in air. Table 7 shows specific data for differheat loss. ent sized sieves.

A test is done with a temperature-programmed oven of 30 Self-ignition can lead to burning, which can then ignite dust liters volume to examine exothermic reaction at different heat cloud if burning product is flaming. The critical temperature rates. A glass cylinder is closed at the base with a porous for self-heating decreases with increasing size of pile or layer glass sinter and the top is left open. The oven temperature is of dust. continuously monitored by four thermocouples. The thermoTwo basic factors contribute to spontaneous heating and couples are used to detect the exotherm onset temperature of the sample independently of the oven temperature. The temperature of the oven and the sample are continuously recorded as the oven temperature is increased to 400oC (752oF) at a rate of 0.5oC/min.

When an exothermic reaction begins in the sample, a temperature difference is seen for three levels: onset, To, is the onset temperature of the exotherm; marked, Tm, is a temperature increase of >5oC/min; and rapid, Tr, is a temperature increase of >50oC/min. The test results (exotherm) Table 5. Test results showed that material did not ignite in the ambient air.

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ic agent concentration that may be present in the furnace dust. However, larger quantities could be added to dilute the furnace dust.

Another method is to inject inert dust into the gas stream to dilute the concentration of catalyst and fuel on the bag.

This would also increase the mass of material that must be heated before combustion could occur.

Table 6. Tests showed that the minimum explosible concentration (MEC) of varying size dust clouds was greater than 6000 gm3.

ignition: heat generation and heat dissipation. If heat generates faster then it dissipates, it accumulates and the temperature increases. Metals in the form of fine powder are oxidized in the atmosphere and self-heat. The larger the pile, the easier it is for self-heating and ignition to occur.

Carbon content test A Perkin-Elmer model 2400 CHN analyzer is used for a thermal stability test to determine the percentage of carbon.

A standard process method is followed that uses NIST traceable acetanilide reference material. About 1.5 mg of the sample is weighed into a tin capsule and sealed. The crimped capsule is then inserted into the analyzer for determination of carbon content. The material is combusted in 99.9% oxygen at 950oC. The results show that the baghouse dust sample carbon content is 5.60%.

Other considerations Other possible explosion prevention and protection measures are considered, one of which is injection of lime.

Typically, the quantity of lime sorbent to be injected is established by the furnace gas hydrochloric acid (HCI) content, which develops from the chlorides contained in PVC and other plastics. These quantities are usually relatively low and hence the lime injection rates are correspondingly low, which means that they do not help much in lowering the pyrophor-

Summary and conclusions

The most probable hypothesis associated with the cause of baghouse fires at the Encore Wire facility is that dust clouds were ignited by burning embers and nests.

Ignition from self-heating (embers) of accumulated copper dust above the airlocks produces a fireball from fine dust particles that have become detached from filter bags during cleaning cycles and detached from walls and floor and carried upwards by the residual and decaying turbulent gas motion and are oxidized in the atmosphere. It does not appear that pyrophric reactions of the metals were responsible for the reported fires. Hot sparks entering the baghouse were not detected during the fire incidences.

In retrospect the new APC design should have incorporated a heat exchanger for controlling the larger than expected variations in furnace flue temperatures that occur during periods of charge material hang-ups (voids) or when emptying the furnace. The self-heating or exothermic reaction temperatures for the copper dust were also found to be lower than expected values.

Recommendations

This investigation resulted in the following recommendations of practical measures to prevent baghouse fires: • keep baghouse inlet oxygen content <16%.

• prevent residual dust collection within the baghouse modules.

• keep the temperature into the baghouse <280oF. • clean and pulse bags off-line, and clean frequently to minimize accumulation of dust.

• conduct regular inspection and maintenance of equipment and facilities to minimize ignition sources and dust releases (airlocks, ductwork, screw conveyors).

• assure proper grounding of equipment and collection hoppers and bags.

• minimize high particulate flow rates that may produce electrostatic discharges.

• evaluate lime injection and/or inert gas.

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of the keys being the installation of a heat exchanger for managing the baghouse inlet temperatures, rotary airlocks and off-line cleaning of filter bags.

Acknowledgements The author wishes to thank the following people and groups for their valuable input into resolving the issue of fires within the Encore Wire baghouse: Penny Baccus of Baccus Environmental; Herm Pilates of SPE-AMEREX; Kevin Carpenter and the Freeport McMoRan Company; the FMI El Paso team, which includes John Quinn, Randy Luebke, Jill Kelley and Chuck McGrath; John Hugens of Fives North American; E. Papanicolaou of Halcor; Jorge Blanco of Cunext; and Chilworth Global Laboratories and Air Sampling Associates for testing and analysis. Also, the Encore Wire team, which includes Darrell Breitling, Melvin DeBord, Rogers Hester, and Michael Anderson.

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3. Material subject to Spontaneous Heating, Fire Protection Handbook NFPA, Boston, Mass., January 1976.

4. B. Zalosh, “Dust Explosion Fundamentals,” FPRF Dust Explosion Symposium, October 20-21, 2010.

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6. Gary B, “Spontaneous Combustion and Self-heating, fourth edition,” The SFPE handbook of Fire Protection Engineering.

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Spence

Gary Spence is vice president, nonferrous metals, at Encore Wire Corporation, McKinney, Texas, USA. During his 40-year career in the metals industry he has been involved in start-up and management activities of three continuous cast copper rod processes including Essex, Contirod, and Southwire SCR, in addition to a conventional cross-country wire bar mill. He has coauthored a number of technical papers and is the co-holder of two U.S. patents. He has served on various committees for ASTM and WAI. This presentation was made at the Global Continuous Casting Forum, held in conjunction with Interwire 2011, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, May 2011.

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PRODUCTS AT WIRE EXPO 2012 PRODUCTS New eco-friendly reel line offers manufacturers multiple advantages At Wire Expo 2012, U.S.-based Evolution Products will introduce the company’s latest product, the Reduction Reel, a reusable knock-down reel designed to help wire and cable companies substantially improve their bottom line by eliminating the waste associated with wooden reels.

A press release said that the company designed the Reduction Reel to last at least 25 cycles, thus requiring fewer purchases of traditional wooden reels.

Other benefits it cited include reduction of physical inventory, better utilization of warehouse space, reduction in shipping, ease of material handling and reduction in disposal costs and carbon footprint. The four-part reel, developed by company founder and CEO Richard Witwer, is easy to assemble (less than 30 seconds), and collapse for consolidated shipping and storage is even quicker, it said. The Reduction Reel has molded parts (core and hub) made from recyclable ABS plastic while the core and hub are designed to fit any style flange, which could include wood, plywood, composite material, plastic and steel, it said, noting that the flanges can be made up of any material, although the most common choice now is either nailed wood or plywood because of the cost, flexibility and availability.

The reel, designed for weights up to 1200 lb, is now available as a 16 in. traverse with a 12 in. core that will fit any size flange up to 38 in., the release said. A 630 mm steel reel version will be ready later this year, it noted.

Another benefit, it said, is customization, as no re-tooling of factory equipment is needed as the product is customer-specific to the size flange and arbor hole they currently use.

Contact: Bill Laubach, Evolution Products, tel. 717515-8591, blaubach@evolutionproducts.com.

Phosphate neutralizer provides triple advantages for ferrous wire At Booth 603 at Wire Expo 2012, U.S.-based Heatbath® Corporation will showcase Phosphate Neutralizer 12, a product for use in ferrous wire cleaning house processes.

The neutralizer, it said, can help provide corrosion protection for finished product in storage or during transit as well as providing a means to extend the tank life of topcoats such as polymer and stearate lubes.

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1.0 oz./gallon, accomplishes three functions, the first being neutralization. The buffered alkalinity (around pH 9.2 in a new working bath) will neutralize acid residues left on the coil upon exiting the phosphate rinse.

Both stearate lube and polymer baths are sensitive to changes in pH. A typical stearate runs at a near neutral pH, while polymer in a range of 8.5-9.5.

The second function, the release said, is prevention of cross contamination. Phosphate Neutralizer 12 will reduce the amount of metal contamination being dragged into topcoat baths, thus increasing tank life. One customer who used the product was able to increase its dump schedule from every 8-12 weeks to 26 weeks, it said.

The third function, the release said, is corrosion protection. Phosphate Neutralizer 12 has a rust inhibitor that has been proven both in the laboratory and in the field to prevent corrosion during transit or when warehousing coated product. This added protection, it noted, is extremely beneficial during the humid summer months.

Contact: Heatbath Corporation, tel. 413-452-2000, info@heatbath.com.

Calibration system ensures all is right At Booth 200, U.S.-based Clinton Instrument Company will introduce a modular calibration system for AC mains, high frequency, and DC spark testers.

A press release said that elements of the system are separate high- and low-frequency dividers, a window-based touch-screen tablet and connecting cables in a portable and durable case. The system’s components are light enough to be carried to the hard-to-reach locations where spark testers are sometimes situated.

To begin a calibration, the release said, an operator chooses the components for the particular equipment that needs calibrating, connects them to the spark tester, selects a spark tester pro-

Feeding unit that employs a belt offers advantages over feed rolls At Booth 503, U.S.-based Witels Albert USA, Ltd., will highlight its new NAK 160 Z feeding unit, which uses a feed belt that the company said offers multiple advantages over traditional feed rolls.

A press release said that, compared to feed rolls, feed belts have better friction coefficients and exert less surface pressure on the work piece, adding that at a given contact pressure and torque, belts generate higher feed force than rolls. Feed belts generally have a shorter service life than feed rolls, but a new coating applied to the back of the belts on the NAK 160 Z feeding unit significantly extends service life at the same friction coefficient, it said.

The model features centric clamping of the process material. The two feed belts each are mounted on a moveable insert that can be positioned with a pneumatic cylinder to clamp the material in the direction of movement of the cylinder. The inserts are adjusted in the open position using a wedge and a spindle mechanism and mechanical position indicator ensure reproducible adjustment. In contrast to upstream and downstream mechanisms, the unit can be used to clamp and feed process materials which

have varying diameters or symmetrical cross-sections in thicknesses between 0.6 mm and 40.0 mm while maintaining a defined, identical zero line. The tooth belt drive which is driven by the actuator consists of toothed pulleys mounted on the drive shafts and drive belts which are toothed on both sides. Belt tension can be set exactly using an adjustable toothed pulley and the associated pneumatic cylinder. Bores are provided on the NAK 160 Z for horizontal or vertical mounting.

Contact: Witels Albert USA Ltd., Bob Flower, tel. 410-228-8383, info@witels-albert-usa.com, www.witels-albert-usa.com.

Crosshead excels for production that requires the use of FOC jelly At Booth 515, Austria-based Rosendahlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s range of technology will include its new RX crossheads that it reports are highly effective for FOC jelly applications. It notes that the design guards against process deviations and helps to increase quality and efficiency.

A press release observed that the principle of jellyfilled fiber optical cables continues to represent a substantial percentage of the FOC market.

Rosendahlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RX crossheads, it said, meet this demand by an optionally available modular jelly injection system with easily changeable and adjustable needles that are mounted on a highprecision linear guiding. The resulting constant feeding of thixotropic jelly material and a perfectly balanced polymer flow within the RX-crosshead distributor guarantees a smooth and stable emergence of FO cable compound across the outlet zone, it said.

The RX crossheads provide high-precision centricity that helps manufacture to an accurate cable wall thick-

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file from the touch screen menu and follows the on-screen instructions to complete the calibration procedure.

Precise data, compliant with known standards for voltage accuracy, is quickly recorded for download, printing and storage in the customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s master computer, it said, adding that a calibration certificate may be printed at the touch of a button.

Contact: Clinton Instrument Company, tel. 860-669-7548, support@clintoninstrument.com, www.clintoninstrument.com.

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ness, thus saving material and production costs related to over-sizing, the release said. Enhanced flow-channel geometry fits the rheology of special jacketing materials, ensures short residence time of polymer melt and enables a quick and easy change of color or material, it said, adding that the compact and modular design and comfortable fine-tuning centering makes it easy to handle as well.

Contact: Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH, tel. 43-3115100-294, swinkler@rosendahlaustria.com, www.rosendahlaustria.com.

Tools, guide rollers and pulleys have effective tungsten carbide coating At Booth 710, U.S.-based Cemanco LC will introduce a new line of tungsten carbide-coated drawing tools, guide rollers and pulleys that provide an excellent price-performance ratio.

A press release said that the new line can come with a coating thickness of up to1 mm, with a high-gloss diamond polished finish. The surface quality of drawing tools and guide rollers or pulleys, it noted, plays a substantial role for the quality of products and manufacturing costs. A dense and finely polished surface reduces friction, protects the material, saves energy costs, prolongs the useful life of a tool, reduces machine down time and helps to avoid production problems, it said.

Using tungsten carbide-coated components is an economically interesting way to take advantage of the excellent priceperformance ratio of this material, the release said. Use of tungsten carbide coatings was once limited to high-end applications, but it has become a cost-effec-

tive way of protecting tooling, it said. Components are manufactured to customer specifications and can be ordered in small quantities.

Contact: Cemanco LC, tel. 954-970-3099, rainer@cemanco.com, www.cemanco.com.

2 compounds to be introduced for multi-pair and solid coaxial cables At Wire Expo 2012, U.S.-based T&T Marketing, Inc., will introduce TT 100 FR and TT 103FR, two products for data grade multi-pair and solid coaxial cables at its booth.

A press release described TT 100FR as a halogenated, fireresistant, lowdensity polyolefin compound that offers an excellent balance of flame retardancy, processability and electrical and physical properties. When used in conjunction with the correct flame-retardant PVC jacketing compound and suitable constructions, it said, the compound will pass the UL 1581, IEEE 383 and CSA C22.2 No. 3 requirements for vertical flame tests. It added that TT 100FR, when used as singles coatings, will pass UL 44 VW-1.

The second product, TT 103FR, also developed by T&T, can be used as an insulating material for data grade multi-pair and solid coaxial cable constructions. TT 103FR can be used in certain cable designs to meet UL 1581, UL 444, CSA FT-4, UL 1666 specifications and IEEE 383 and CSA C22.2 No. 3 requirements for vertical flame tests, the release said, adding that it also provides good resistance to abrasion, impact and crush. Samples

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Line of air wipes and flyer bows constructions to be highlighted At Booth 606 at Wire Expo 2012, U.S.-based KEIR Manufacturing, Inc., will highlight its flyer bow constructions and Frontiersman™ line of air wipes, part of the company’s solutions that focus on continuous process improvement, energy savings and longer operating life.

A press release said that KEIR’s triaxially braided composite Standard and Backbone flyer bow constructions have greater durability than layered/laminated designs allowing them to take more hits and endure higher stress, yielding increased operating life and less machine downtime. The more aerodynamic BackBone design functions at lower power consumption and higher TPM with improved wire quality and a further reduction in bow breakage. Up to 40% less energy (AMPS) is used along with a decrease in wire scrapped.

The company’s patented SureShot and SplitShot air wipes provide a far more effective drying method that does not depend on high-volume airflow, the release said.

“Our efficient design yields effective drying using a very low volume of compressed air and lasts much longer than other brands due to the rugged ceramic insert lining the wire path.

This equates to over 25% reduction in compressed air usage and an operating life of years versus months.”

Contact: KEIR Manufacturing, Inc., tel. 828-885-8444, sales@keir.com, www.keirmfg.com, www.backbonebows.com.

Reel now has transition notch for better handling of delicate cables At Wire Expo 2012, U.S.-based Reel Options®

by Vandor Corporation will display its 19.75 in.

DEAD~BOLT® series reel, which is now available with a transition notch molded into the middle flange.

A press release said that the improved design was developed specifically to allow delicate cables, such as fiber optics, to transition smoothly between winding areas, eliminating areas for pinching or snagging cable.

The three-flange reels, widely used to deploy, test and transport wire with connectors in the field, have two sepa-

rate winding barrels, with a notched flange in between to safely transition the wire.

The reels are available in core sizes of 7 in., 8 in., 10 in. and 12 in., with arbor hole options of 1.59 in., 1.75 in. or 3.06 in., with traverse lengths made to customer specifications, the release said. The reels can be KD or assembled. Also in development is a 14” and a 23.75” molded notched flange that will be introduced as soon as available. The 14-in. flange has an 8 in. core OD and an arbor hole of 1.75 in. The 23.75 in. flange comes in core sizes of 8 in., 10 in., 12 in. and 16 in. with an arbor hole of 1.75 in. The notched flanges, it said, will feature the same smooth-walled notch molded directly into the flange. Standard die-cut notched reels are also currently available with flange diameters ranging from 11.75 in. to 23.75 in. Product samples are available on request.

Contact: Reel Options by Vandor Corporation, . tel. (800)428-6991, sales@reeloptions.com, www.reeloptions.com.

Technology enables velocimeters to work where other models cannot At Booth 109, U.S.-based Polytec, Inc., will highlight the company’s LSV family of laser velocimeters that provide a range of solutions for noncontact length and speed measurements on buffering lines, jacketing lines and other process lines.

A press release said that the velocimeters are ideal as a footage counter on take-up reels or as a footage counter input to printing systems.

Various LSV solutions are available for footage counting on long product lengths with very few or no stops, while zero-speed systems are available to provide the highest precision for those applications with frequent start/stops or line reversal, such as cut-to-length of special cable lengths, it said.

The velocimeter employs precision optics, with advanced signal conditioning techniques and high optical sensitivity that enable the LSV to measure surfaces and colors where other so-called laser speed systems cannot, the release said. The combination of various output signals and logic I/O such as encoder pulse train, Serial, Ethernet and more make interfacing to counter displays APRIL 2012 | 153

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are available for both products, it said, noting that they also comply with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive, Citation 2002-95-EC. Contact: T&T Marketing, Inc., tel. 800-608-1577, info@ttmarketinginc.com, www.ttmarketinginc.com.

New system provides manufacturers with more precise measurements At Booth 411, Beta LaserMike will debut its new threeaxis LN (Lump & Neckdown) Detector and LayScan measurement system, an advanced, compact system that the company said provides more precise detection of short-term faults (lump and neckdowns) in the product diameter than two-axis systems.

A press release said that the three-axis scanning system offers a higher degree of coverage around the productâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s circumference to instantly detect sudden changes in the surface. The LN Detector, it said, can measure products

up to 15 mm (.59 in) in diameter at line speeds up to 3000 m/min (9842 ft/min). It can accept a range of inputs including length encoder, tachometer, line start/stop, and clear faults and can be connected to a host PC or PLC using Ethernet IP, Devicenet, Profibus, and Profinet. Data capture capabilities enable reporting critical process information such as height, length, number and location of the flaw, it said.

Beta LaserMike will also show its new patent-pending LayScan measurement system, an innovative gauge that accurately and consistently measures the lay length of twisted pairs used in telecommunication cables, the release said.

The system uses optical, non-contact measurement technology to perform on-line, high-speed lay length measurements with accuracies to 0.0254 mm (0.001 inch).

Contact: Beta LaserMike, tel. 937-233-9935, sales@betalasermike.com, www.betalasermike.com.

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The LSV laser velocimeter enables users to directly measure cable lengths with complete confidence, accurately, reliably and with long term repeatability, the release said. This, coupled with little-to-no maintenance requirements, results in reduced costs, optimized production control and increased yield, it said.

Contact: Polytec, Inc., tel. 949-943-3040, info@polytec.com, www.polytec.com.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES METALLURGIST/OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR WANTED: Non-ferrous metal and non-ferrous based alloy products. B.S. degree, 1-3 yrs. experience. Salary mid-60s. Industry leader.

TS16949/ISO 14000. Comprehensive benefit package. ELEKTRISOLA located in state of NH offering quality of life, great schools, safe neighborhoods, plenty of things to do from oceans to mountains. NH ranked multiple years as best state to raise a family.

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ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS NEEDED. CNA Technology, LLC, located in Greenville, North Carolina is currently recruiting for experienced engineers and technicians to work in a fast past - team oriented Coaxial Cable Manufacturing environment. All qualified candidates should have experience in processing of foamed insulation jacketing extrusion and preferably

welding know-how of trunk and distribution products. A background in Drop cable products is a definite plus.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits. All applicants will be treated in a confidential manner. Resumes can be submitted by e-mail to: kbryan@ cablenetwork.net

PERSONNEL SERVICES “LET OUR SUCCESS BE YOUR SUCCESS” Wire Resources is the foremost recruiting firm in the Wire & Cable Industry. Since 1967 we

Visit us at Wire Expo booth #215

COMMISSION BROKERS, INC. EQUIPMENT SPECIALISTS TO THE ELECTRICAL WIRE & CABLE INDUSTRY APPRAISERS • COMMISSION BROKERS • INDIVIDUAL PIECES OR ENTIRE PLANTS

FOR SALE 1 - NIEHOFF Model SPH801.1.G.E.A Automatic Spooler 1 - NEB 12-C #2 Braider, Long Legs, Motor 3 - TMW 24-Carrier Cable Braiders, 6” Horn Gears 1 - EDMANDS 18-Wire, 6+12, 16” Planetary Cabler Line 2 - NEB Model C62-2 12-Wire 8” Vertical Planetary Cablers, 1987 1 - PIONEER 50” Caterpuller Capstan, new belts 1 - CONAIR 39” Continuous Belt Caterpuller Capstan, Model 6-39 3 - DAVIS STANDARD 3.5”, 4.5” 24:1 L/D Extruders 1 - D/S 2.5” 24:1 L/D Hi-Temp Extruder 1 - D/S 2” 30:1 L/D Hi-Temp Extruder 1 - SKALTEK 1600mm Motorized Payoff, Model A16-4K 1 - HALL 40” Motorized Payoff w/Dancer 1 - CLIPPER DF6 Dual Cone Flyer Payoff (24” Reels) w/Reel Jacks 1 - ROSENDAHL 630mm Parallel Axis Dual Reel Take-up, never used 1 - SPHEREX 18” Dual Reel Take-up, refurbished

1 - NOKIA Model EKP50 Parallel Axis Dual Reel Take-up, 1997 1 - CLIPPER Model SP16 Dual Spooler 1 - TULSA Model WTR-2416 Respooler 2 - AL-BE Model MS12 Respoolers, 12” Reels 1 - REEL-O-MATIC Model PRR1 Rim Drive Powered Reel Roller 1 - REEL-O-MATIC Model RD-5 Rim Drive Takeup w/Coiling Head 1 - WEMCO 84” Take-up, Model 8284B, w/Mobility Package 1 - TEC Model DTC630 D.T. Twister 2 - ENTWISTLE 4-Wire 24” D.T. Twisters, Model 4WDT24 1 - FINE Preheater, Model IP4000-180-1, 2007 1 - EUBANKS Model 4000-04 Cut and Strip Machine 1 - EUBANKS Model 9800-03 Cut & Strip Machine 1 - GETTIG Tape and Labeling System 1 - CARPENTER 3-Head Stripper, Model 74-C 3 - CARPENTER Strippers, Model 70-B 1 - MICRODIA Crosshead, Model M9000/10XFL

Contact: Martin Kenner

COMMISSION BROKERS, INC. P.O. Box 8456 • Cranston, RI 02920-0456 • Tel. (401) 943-3777 • Fax: (401) 943-3670 WEB: www.commissionbrokers.com • E-MAIL: marty137@aol.com

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have partnered with industry manufacturers to secure the services of thousands of key individual contributors and managers.

Contacts: Peter Carino, pcarino@ wireresources.com or at www. linked in.com/in/petercarino1, or Jack Cutler, jcutler@wireresources.com.

Wire Resources Inc, 522 E Putnam Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830, tel. (203) 622-3000 or (800) 394-WIRE. Visit our website at www.wireresources. com.

MACHINERY WWW.URBANOASSOCIATES. COM. For New (Hakusan Heat Pressure Welders, Ferrous & NonFerrous; Marldon Rolling Ring Traverses) & Used Wire & Cable Equipment (buttwelders, coldwelders, color-o-meters and pointers). Tel: 727863-4700 or by e-mail, please send to urbassoc@verizon.net.

DIES TO ALL WIRE AND CABLE MANUFACTURERS: IWD (International Wire Dies) division of DS Hai Dies , LLC announces the opening of another new and bigger factory in Gilman, CT .

United States .

• We can supply high quality Diamond and PCD dies at very competitive prices. A few of our specialities are dies for high performance for drawing and bunching Soft wire (Bare/Silver/Tin etc) and Hard Wire (nickel/Hyenss 25/ 156 | WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

Stainless Steel/Titanium ,etc.).

• DS Hai Dies services wire manufacturers in the United States as well as Internationally.

• SEMI-FINISHED PCD for sale – D12, D15, D18, D21, D24, D27, an economical solution available for customers to refinish themselves. We always have finished dies available as well.

DS Hai Dies is looking for sales Representative in Europe and Asia.

Please contact Simon Farjoun at simon@dshaidies.com or tel. 860-8841270 or 860 574 4771.

APOLLO DIA-CARB COMPANY. Buy & sell new/used Natural and PCD DIAMOND DIES. Fair prices and excellent lead times. Contact Paulette, Owner-Sales, by telephone at 1-508226-1508 or by e-mail at apollodie@ comcast.net.

PURGING COMPOUNDS AMERICA’S OLDEST SUPPLIER. Since 1948, we’ve supplied millions of pounds so we know a little bit about JIT deliveries and customer satisfaction. We sell for less because our costs are less. BUY SMART – WE DO. Alan Plastics Co., Inc. PH: (781) 828-0700. FX: (781) 828-2087.

Contact: E-mail: Alplas@aol.com www.

Alplastic.com

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For more details, you can call her at 203-453-2777, ext. 116.

MEDIA THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE PROCESS CAPABILITY STUDY. Creating a universal language for problem solving, this new (published in 2011) 135-page, indexed softcover book was written by industry expert Douglas B. Relyea, founder and senior partner of Quality Principle Associates, a New England-based consulting firm that specializes in the education and application of data analysis techniques to industrial problem solving. The book delineates the process capability study, a powerful tool that, when understood and implemented, provides benefits to every department within a manufacturing organization.

With easy to read, step-by-step flow diagrams on how to perform process capability studies and measurement process analyses, the book’s coverage includes: the benefits of statistical process control over statistical product control; realworld industrial examples and case studies illustrating how to use the techniques; ways for management to determine if the investment in process capability studies is providing an appropriate return; methods to correct lack of stability and capability once either condition has been identified, such as the ANOVA technique and the simple three-factor designed experiment; and a flow chart that enables machine operators to execute a process capability study without interfering with productivity.

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Miller Park - Milwaukee Brewers Frontier Airlines Center

If you’re a decision maker who designs, specifies, purchases, installs, sells, maintains or manufactures electrical manufacturing equipment or you’re in the wire and cable processing industry, this Expo is for you! In just two days, you’ll discover how new New for 2012 The Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo will co-locate with the Electrical Manufacturing & Coil Winding Expo 2012 and one badge gets you in to two shows!

technologies can make an immediate, profitable impact on your business. Bring your prints, parts and problems for review by technical experts staffing the booths—at the Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo.

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ADVERTISERS’ INDEX

ADVERTISERS’ INDEX ADVERTISER . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PAGE

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Ace Metal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

T Fukase & Co Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Amacoil Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cover 3

Gauder Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Amaral Automation Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56, 59, 115

GCR Eurodraw SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Anbao Wire & Mesh Co Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Gem Gravure Co Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Bergandi Machinery Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Gimax Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .insert, between 16-17

Beta LaserMike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Howar Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Bongard Trading GmbH & Co KG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Howar Equipment Inc/Bock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Cable Components Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cover 2

Howar Equipment Inc/GMP Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Cable Consultants Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Howar Equipment Inc/Metavan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Carris Reels Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cover 4

Howar Equipment Inc/Unitek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Cemanco LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113, 126

Huestis Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16, 57, 63

Clinton Instrument Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Ideal Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Commission Brokers Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

JoeTools Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Conneaut Industries Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Keir Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93, 124

Cuprom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Leoni Wire Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

DeWal Industries Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Lesmo Machinery America Inc/OM Lesmo . . . . . . . . . . .109

Dow Electrical & Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 .

Lesmo Machinery America Inc/Appiani . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Esteves Group USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Lesmo Machinery America Inc/Tramev . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

George Evans Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Lloyd & Bouvier Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Expo Productions Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Locton Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Filtertech Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Micro Products Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Flymca & Flyro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Niagara Composites Industries Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

FMS USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

P&R Specialty Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Foerster Instruments Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Paramount Die Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Parkway-Kew Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Frontier Composites & Castings Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

PolyOne Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

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Power Sonics LLC/Magnus Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Sheaves Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Pressure Welding Machines Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

SIKORA AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Properzi International Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Sjogren Industries Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

PRO-pHx Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Sonoco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Queins Machines GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Steel Orbis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Rautomead Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Stolberger Inc/Wardwell Braiding Machine Co . . . . . . . .89

REDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

August Strecker GmbH & Co KG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Reel-O-Matic Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Suzuki Garphyttan Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Refractron Technologies Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Talladega Machinery & Supply Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

SAMP USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Teknikor Contracting Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-19

Sanxin Wire Die Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Teknor Apex Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Sealeze A Unit of Jason Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Tubular Products Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Visit us at Wire Expo booth #608

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ADVERTISERS’ INDEX

ADVERTISER . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PAGE Ultimate Automation Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

June 2012 WJI

US Synthetic Wire Die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

• Integer Research Analysis/China Outlook

Vandor Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Advertising Deadline: May 1, 2012

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Wind up with an Amacoil/Uhing assembly for perfect pitch every time Pitch is adjustable (10:1) without requiring gear changes or adjusting motor speed. A single Amacoil/Uhing assembly may be used for winding many different diameter materials. Automatic reversal of the traverse is mechanically controlled – without clutches, cams or gears. No electronics or programming needed.

FEATURES • Zero backlash.

• Automatically synchronizes pitch with take-up reel rotational speed.

• Traverse drives with up to 800 lbs. axial thrust.

• Smooth, unthreaded shaft won't clog or jam – no bellows assembly needed.

• One inexpensive, unidirectional motor drives both the traverse and take-up reel.

• Free movement lever – no need to "jog" system on and off to position linear drive.

• Options and accessories for every winding situation.

• Light, medium and heavy-duty systems.

For Brochure or CD-ROM Call toll free 800-252-2645

email: amacoil@amacoil.com

www.amacoil.com AMACOIL, INC. PO Box 2228 • Aston, PA 19014 • Phone: 610-485-8300 • Fax: 610-485-2357

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