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C ONTENTS

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40 SPRING WORLD 2006 wrapup

SPRING WORLD 2006 organizers report that there was serious interest from attendees at its event held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.

42 India ITC wrapup WAI’s first-ever ITC in Asia proved to be both a memorable experience and a good introduction for the Association.

48 Asia Outlook Asia continues to be a factor if not a key driver for many companies in terms of their business strategy.

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54 FE-analysis for multistage shape drawing for linear-motion guide rails Kazunari Yoshida, Shinji Fukano, Satoru Tsuihiji, Masaki Matsuzawa and Tetsuo Shinohara— Research efforts have shown that this process can be used to draw a round bar to a shaped product at reduced costs.

58 Criteria of central bursting — experimental verification Jan Krnác, Robert Kruzel, Jan W. Pilarczyk and Bogdan Golis—Research has found that there is a need for a new equation for predicting central bursts that takes into account the difference in the characteristics of materials.

65 Fields of application of nickelplated copper conductor 40

Selcuk Harput—The use of nickel to plate copper wire and cable has been shown to be preferable to silver or tin for a wide range of uses, especially for those involving high temperatures.

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Cover: Asia continues to play a major role for industry in terms of both direction and investment by companies. Asia Outlook begins on p. 48. The wrapup of WAI’s International Technical Conference held in New Delhi, India, begins on p. 42. Photo of Taj Mahal by Alberto Cervino, GCR Eurodraw S.p.A.

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10 Industry News Bekaert to close its steel cord plant in Tennessee, Nexans to acquire Australian cabler Olex, IWG to establish plant in Kenwood, New York, and more

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20 Asian Focus Tata Steel seeks to make India’s largest ever takeover, and more

25 Fiber Watch Nextrom delivers fiber draw tower, and more

30 Fastener Update EFDA President notes challenges to fastener industry

34 Chapter Corner Wrapup of New England Chapter program and a preview of its annual meeting, and Western Chapter golf tourney wrapup

36 WAI News Winners of Mordica and Donnellan memorial awards, Reconvene hosts wide range of association topics, WAI representative among those honoring the late Barry Loudon, and more

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6 Editorial 8 Calendar 24 People 69 Products 74 Media 75 Classified 75 Career Opportunities 80 Advertisers’ Index

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Editorial

Publisher Steven J. Fetteroll Editor-in-Chief Mark Marselli

The economy: just stop worrying From building wire to bridge wire, from fiber to springs, from Shanghai to New Delhi, earnings are up and companies can’t help worrying about the next downturn. Arguably, the best selling business book of all time has been “From Good to Great” authored by Jim Collins. It has sold more than 2.5 million copies since publication in 2001 and has been translated into 32 languages. And even if you haven’t read the book, nearly everyone has been exposed to its principles from colleagues or in conferences. The premise of the book is that many companies are good, more are average, but very few companies are great. In Collins’ research, great companies share common traits that give them the ability to withstand a wide range of challenges, from a downturn in economic conditions to aging product lines. Great companies just have so much momentum that they “fly” through economic downturns. Well with only 15 “great” companies identified by Collins, that leaves most companies monitoring and forecasting the business cycle to effectively manage capital expenditures, inventory, and production. Fortunately or unfortunately, there is a great deal of data and opinion on the subject. Some of it is conflicting because there are too many variables and as a result, forecasts tend to be imperfect. To that point, the National Bureau of Economic Research reports there have been 32 business cycles in the U.S. alone since 1954, and each have been unique in their circumstances. The truth is that economic forecasting is part science and part voodoo and as the economy becomes more global and the variables grow exponentially, there will be a significant learning curve. In fact with global data challenges, the recovery component of the next cycle will already be well underway by the time the downturn is clearly identified. Save your worries for the crushingly competitive marketplace.

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Senior Graphic Designer Bill Branch Director of Sales Robert Xeller Advertising Sales Anna Bzowski Director of Marketing Services Janice E. Swindells Circulation Manager Jan Valois Publications Advisory Board Kurt Breischaft - Belden/CDT (Chairman) Dane Armendariz - Henkel Surface Technologies, USA (Executive Committee Liaison) Antonio Ayala - J.J. Lowe, Mexico Ferruccio Bellina -TKT Group/President ACIMAF, Italy Anand Bhagwat - Wire and Cable Services, India Rick Kristensen - Beta LaserMike, USA Don Schollin - Q-S Technologies, USA Ken Scott - UK Ralph Skalleberg - Skaltek USA Dave Stackpole - Nutmeg Wire, USA Giulio Properzi - Continuus Properzi, Italy Robert Wild - Niehoff Endex North America, USA WAI Executive Committee Liaison Dane Armendariz Henkel Surface Technologies Technical Advisors John Drummond - Scotia Group Nate Rosebrooks - Fluid Coating Technology R. M. Shemenski - RMS Consulting, Inc.

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World Calendar April 18-20, 2007: 7th Wire & Cable Expo International Exhibition & Conference New Delhi, India. Contact: Sameer Nair, Intech Trade Fairs Pvt., tel. 91-22- 26861040; fax 91-22-26863716; e-mail intech@bom5.vsnl.net.in; Internet www.intechtradefairs.com.

MV, HV and EHV (extra high voltage) cables, mainly polymeric insulated cables, overhead, underground, underwater cables, accessories such as joints, splices and terminations, materials for cables, testing equipment, etc. The event is held every four years. For more details, go to www.jicable.org.

May 5-10, 2007: Interwire 2007 Cleveland, Ohio, USA. To be held at the International Exposition Center (I-X Center), Interwire incorporates: Interwire Trade Exposition, the technical program and the WAI’s 77th Annual Convention. It addresses both ferrous and nonferrous manufacturing, and electrical/data/voice segments as well as wire forming and related wire and wire products. For more details, go to www.wirenet.org.

October 16-18, 2007: wire Southeast ASIA 2007 Bangkok, Thailand. This event, which was formerly known as wire Singapore, is organized by Messe Düsseldorf Asia Pte Ltd. Singapore. Contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America, tel. 312-781-5180; fax 312-781-5188; e-mail info@mdna.com; Internet www.mdna.com.

May 5-10, 2007: International Fastener Exposition Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Co-locating with Interwire 2007 at the I-X Center, IFE is put on by the International Fastener Machinery Suppliers Association (IFMSA). Contact: Ray Zirkle, IFMSA, tel. 800-688-1698; fax 203-743-4810; e-mail rzirkle@bsales.com. May 28-31, 2007: Wire Russia 2007 Moscow, Russia. To be held at the Expo Centre Krasnya. Contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America, tel. 312-7815180; fax 312-781-5188; e-mail mail: info@mdna.com Internet www.mdna.com. June 25-28, 2007: FASTENER TECH™ ’07 Rosemont, Illinois, USA. To be held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Contact: www.fastenertech.com and www.mwfa.net. June 24-28, 2007: JICABLE 2007 Versailles, France. To be held at the Palais des Congres, JICABLE is an international conference and exhibition on LV,

November 5-7, 2007: Wire 07 Bolgna Bolgna, Italy. Look for more details in future issues about this technical conference, organized by multiple industry organizations. Contact: WAI, tel. 001-203-453-2777, ext. 133; Internet www.wirenet.org. November 11-14, 2007: 56th IWCS/Focus™ Conference and Symposium Orlando, Florida, USA. Contact: IWCS/Focus, www. iwcs.org; e-mail admin@iwcs.org; tel. 732-389-0990. March 31-April 4, 2008: wire Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany. Contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America, tel. 312-781-5180; fax 312-781-5188; e-mail info@mdna.com Internet www.mdna.com. October 15-17, 2008: Spring World 2008 Rosemont, Illinois, USA. Held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, this event is sponsored by the Chicago Association of Spring Manufacturers (CASMI). Contact: Tom Renk, tel. 847-433-1335; fax 847-433-3769; e-mail info@casmi.org; Internet www.casmi.org. ■

WIRE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL EVENTS For more information, contact the WAI, USA. Tel. 203-453-2777; fax 203-453-8384; Internet www.wirenet.org. January 18, 2007: New England Chapter 13th Annual Meeting Rosemont, Illinois, USA. The New England Chapter will return to the Mohegan Sun for its annual meeting. Along with the chapter’s annual report and introduction of the 2007 officers and directors, attendees will be entertained by hypnotist Dan LaRosa. Contact WAI’s Chip Marsh at cmarsh@wirenet.org. March 1-3, 2007: Modern technologies and modelling of manufacturing processes of wires and wire products Zakopane, Poland. Organized by the Poland Chapter and

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Industry News Nexans plans to acquire Australian cabler Olex Nexans reported that it has entered an agreement to acquire Australian cabler Olex for approximately US$397 million, a deal that it said would “reinforce its leading position in its core business and double its presence in the Asia-Pacific area.” The product lines for Olex, which has three manufacturing sites based in Tottenham and Lilydale in Australia, and in New Plymouth in New Zealand, and a dozen sales offices in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and China, include cables for power network infrastructure (33%), specialty cables for industry such as mining (24%), and cables for the building sector, both energy and telecom (43%), a press release said. The company has 910

employees, it said. “This acquisition is in line with our strategy to expand in the Asia-Pacific area, a fast-growing area, and strengthens the geographical rebalancing of our Group,” said Gérard Hauser, Nexans’ Chairman and CEO, who noted that the percentage of Nexans’ sales made in this area will rise from 6% to 11%. “This acquisition also reinforces Nexans’ core energy sector business, particularly in high-voltage and special cables for industry, thanks to Olex’s broad product range,” he said. It will also “offer synergies, mainly commercial, in particular through the pooling of Nexans sales teams in the world and Olex ones in the Asia-Pacific area.”

IWG to establish plant in Kenwood, New York International Wire Group (IWG) announced that it will turn the former Oneida Limited knife plant in Sherrill into a copper wire manufacturing plant. The Oneida Daily Dispatch reported that IWG plans to hire about 50 people once the plant is in full production. IWG, it said, purchased a portion of the knife plant previously owned by Oneida Limited for about $600,000. The purchase includes a 17-acre complex with an 80,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility. IWG CEO Rodney Kent said in a press conference that the company plans on investing over $14 million in the project, including $10 million for new equipment, the newspaper reported. It said that IWG

opted for Sherrill because of the available workforce and help in making lower-cost power available. The report said that that IWG has already put some employees and subcontractors to work at the Kenwood Avenue plant. The schedule calls for IWG to begin machine installations in either December or January. “We are pleased to acquire this facility in central New York to enhance our production capacity with lower utility costs,” Kent said. “This location’s proximity to our other plant sites provides greater production flexibility.” IWG manufactures wire products that include bare, silver-plated, nickel-plated and tin-plated copper wire.

Bekaert to close its steel cord plant in Tennessee Bekaert announced plans to phase out operations at its advanced wire products plant in Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA. The plant, which produces steel cord for a variety of tire and other rubber reinforcement applications, has about 200 employees, a press release said. Citing a slump in domestic tire production in North America and the increasing competition from

imports, “Bekaert is adapting its manufacturing footprint to remain competitive in the global market place,” it said. Dyersburg’s production will be integrated into other Bekaert facilities, including those located in North America, the release said. Based in Belgium, Bekaert, which employs 17,000 worldwide, has 12 manufacturing facilities in North America.

Russian firm bids $2.3 billion for Oregon Steel At press time, Russia’s Evraz Group announced that it has bid US$2.3 billion for Oregon Steel Mills, whose Rocky Mountain Steel Mills division produces high-carbon rod products, used for applications such as spring wire, wire rope and tire bead, among others.

Petron Atlantic to buy Atlantic Wire/Northeast Petron Atlantic, Inc., a Petron Pacific, Inc. business, announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with both Atlantic Wire Company LLC, Branford, Connecticut, and Northeast Steel and Machine Products, Inc., Stow, Ohio. A press release said Atlantic Wire’s product line includes low to medium carbon and alloy steel cold-heading wire and processed rod for sectors that include the fastener and wire-forming industries. It also provides industrial quality wire from bright basic to black and bright annealed from direct drawn copper-coated to annealed in process jewelry chain wire. Northeast Steel, it said, is a complete wire service center and precision wire drawing mill that has provided hot dip tin and alloy material in America for over 30 years. “Our growth will be focused on expanding market penetration, product diversification, inventory management, exports, and ...new equipment for increased manufacturing capacity,” said Wayne Lambroff, COO for both companies.

Freeport-McMoRan to buy Phelps Dodge At press time. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. said that it has agreed to buy Phelps Dodge Corporation for $25.9 billion, a deal that would make it the world’s largest publicly traded copper company. There was no mention of Phelps Dodge’s cable operations.

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CONDUSAL opens new plant, plans more expansion, U.S. exports Conductores Eléctricos Salvadoreños (CONDUSAL) recently inaugurated its new facility in Santo Tomas, El Salvador, and announced that its plans call for further expansion of its plant and for exporting its electrical wire products to the U.S. CONDUSAL President and CEO Jaime Fuente said that his company, which produces aluminum and copper wire, now has a facility with more than 21,000 sq ft. The site is expected to employ more than 80 people and process 300 tons of raw materials per month, becoming one of the largest electrical wire suppliers of the region, he said. The company spent approximately US$1 million for the project, he said. A press release noted that CONDUSAL was founded in

Among those taking part at Condusal’s facility inauguration were, l-r,: Condusal CEO Jaime Fuente; Rev. Luis Enrique Amaya; Yolanda de Gavidia, economic minister; and Carlos Sánchez Vasquez, mayor of Santo Tomas.

1993 in 3,000 sq ft of rented space, with three employees who processed two tons per month of its three product lines. Since then, it said, the company has seen a consistent average annual growth of more than 20 percent per year. During a recent ceremony inaugurating the new building, El Salvador Secretary of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia, said, “CONDUSAL is an example of a company that dared to compete… That is why our government has insisted in the importance of the international certifications,” the release said. It noted that during the ceremony, Santo Tomas Mayor Carlos Sanchez commended the company for the generation of new jobs in the area. Fuente said that he envisions the company, which is ISO 9001:2000 certified, expanding to more than 75,000 sq ft in capacity. He is also seeking UL certification so the business can export to the U.S. CONDUSAL, which currently exports 60 percent of its production to Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, notes that it was one of the top 100 exporting Salvadorean companies (excluding maquiladoras) in 2005. The projection is that with future site expansion, the company will climb to the top 50, Fuente said.

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Nexans holds inauguration for power cable plant in Japan Nexans recently held an inauguration ceremony for the official start of production at its new submarine high voltage power cable plant, a joint venture, at Tokyo Bay in Futtso, Japan. The event, attended by Nexans Chairman and CEO Gérard Hauser and Viscas President Teruyoshi Tanabe, celebrated the official start of production of NVC, a venture between Nexans (66 percent) and Viscas (34 percent), a joint venture between Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. and Fujikura Ltd. During the ceremony, Hauser, Tanabe and Jean-Luc Canivet, NVC’s managing director, underlined the strategic importance of the new manufacturing facility in a fast-growing market. “By creating this joint

venture and obtaining a new production facility, Nexans confirms its leadership position in the fast-growing submarine high voltage power cables market,” Hauser said. “The Tokyo Bay plant will actually allow Nexans to increase significantly its cable and service activity in this field.” In a related story, Nexans said that it has acquired the C/S Skagerrak, which it described as “one of the world’s most advanced cable-laying vesAn overhead view of the new NVC plant at Tokyo Bay sels.” Nexans noted that it has in Japan, a submarine high-voltage power cable plant venture between Nexans and Viscas. operated the ship exclusively for many years

Leoni to open high-temp cable plant in Germany Germany-based Leoni announced plans to build a new facility in western Germany to manufacture special products such as high-temp cables. A press release said that The Leoni HighTemp Solutions company was created in August, and that it is currently building a new facility, with a production area of about 8,500 m², in the North-Rhine Westphalia town of Halver. The plant will initially employ 40 people, the release said, adding that “the go-ahead for production and execution of customer orders at the new Leoni plant can be expected soon.” Leoni HighTemp Solutions relies on silicone and fluorinated polymers for cable insulation, it said. “These materials are especially well suited

for use under the most adverse conditions at temperatures between 150°C and 1000°C, as prevalent in industrial plant and in vehicle engine compartments.” “LEONI has (now) ... closed a strategic gap in the area of high temperature applications,” said Dr Klaus Probst, Chairman of the Management Board of Leoni AG and in charge of the Wire & Cable Division. The release cited the contribution from Swiss cable specialist Studer, now part of the Leoni Group, which has equipment to perform what is known as irradiation crosslinking, by which cable can be made exceptionally resilient and temperature resistant.

NEPTCO opens manufacturing plant in China U.S.-based NEPTCO announced that it has opened a new manufacturing facility in China’s Jiangsu province, a 100,000-sq-ft facility to support the company’s growing Asia/Pacific customer base by initially supplying shielding tape laminates for wire and cable manufacturers, and electronic packaging tapes to various semiconductor fabricators operating in the region. Operating under the name NEPTCO (Suzhou) Materials Company, Ltd., a wholly owned foreign enterprise, it is located in the export processing zone of Suzhou New District (SND) a few miles northwest

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of Shanghai, and will serve customers throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim, a press release said. It noted that the facility will provide NEPTCO with a local manufacturing presence and enable it to respond more quickly to customer needs. “As more of our existing customers relocate to Asia, NEPTCO must have a local presence in order to maintain its competitive advantage,” said NEPTCO President and CEO Guy Marini. The Suzhou facility will follow the same manufacturing processes and quality guidelines as the company’s U.S. facilities, the release said.

Wire Rope Corp. to get new fund owner Fox Paine Management III, LLC (Fox Paine), announced that via Fox Paine Capital Fund III, LP, it has agreed to acquire privately held Wire Rope Corporation of America (WRCA) from its current equity fund owners, KPS Special Situations Fund II. The price was not disclosed. Based in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA, WRCA is the largest manufacturer of wire rope and electromechanical cable in the Western Hemisphere, a press release said. It has about 1,500 employees and manufacturing plants, distribution facilities and R&D centers in the U.S. and Mexico. In June, it formed a joint venture to build a wire rope mill in Wuhan, China. It notes that it is the only major wire rope maker that is API certified, QPL Qualified, and ISO-9001:2000 registered. Ira Glazer will continue to serve as WRCA’s President and CEO.

IEWC agrees to buy Colonial Wire & Cable At press time, Industrial Electric Wire & Cable announced that it has agreed to buy Colonial Wire & Cable Inc., Sterling, Massachusetts, USA. Colonial supplies wire, cable and tube products for military, aerospace and commericial applications, among others.

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Davis-Standard management and investor group buy out company Davis-Standard, LLC, a supplier of extrusion technology, announced that the company has been acquired by its management and an investor group led by Hamilton Robinson LLC, a Connecticut-based private equity firm. The new Davis-Standard “will be more focused than ever on satisfying our customers,” a press release stated.

“When someone goes into Home Depot to buy a half-inch drill we understand their real need is a half-inch hole. Likewise, Davis-Standard will continue expanding its technological leadership position to fulfill its vision of ‘Converting Customer Ideas into Successful Products,’” said Davis Standard President Charles Buckley.

“Not only will the existing management team remain in place, it will also have plenty of skin in the game, owning more than 20% of the common equity,” said Buckley. “This is a very important ingredient for the future success of the Company. A management team thinking and acting as owners is an empowered leadership team,” he added. The deal supports Davis-Standard’s strategy to grow its global converting and extrusion systems businesses as well as parent company Chemtura Corporation’s decision to divest of a non-core business and focus instead on their specialty chemical business, the release said. The release noted that it has only been 18 months since Davis-Standard and Black Clawson Converting Machinery, Inc. merged. “By any measure, the integration of these two companies has been a tremendous success and has paved the way for this transaction,” said Buckley. The new ownership structure will continue to be led by the existing DavisStandard management team “and the company’s enviable financial strength will be preserved under the new capital structure,” it said. Davis-Standard has U.S. facilities in Pawcatuck, Connecticut; Somerville, New Jersey; and Fulton, New York; as well as in Germany and the U.K.

Layoffs reported at General Cable and Southwire Company General Cable Corporation and Southwire Company have both reported recent layoffs related to a general slowdown of the economy, which has been hampered by a decline in building starts. General Cable Corporation reported laying off about 60 of its 440 employees at its plant in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Southwire Company has had layoffs at several plants, including about 20 or more employees in Kingman, Arizona; 40 to 50 employees in Florence, Alabama; and about 20 in Long Beach, California.

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Spinnaker acquires supplier of coil winding and automation equipment U.S.-based Spinnaker Holdings, LLC, reported that it has purchased Itasca Systems, a coil winding machinery and automation company based in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin. Charles Brumder, president and owner of Spinnaker Holdings, described the acquisition as “a milestone event for our company.” The

Baldor Electric to buy Reliance Electric U.S.-based Baldor Electric Company announced that it has agreed to acquire Reliance Electric Company and certain of its affiliated companies that include the power systems business of Rockwell Automation, Inc.. in a $1.8 billion deal in cash and stock. The combined company will be one of the leading North American manufacturers of industrial electric motors and power transmission products, a press release said. The Power Systems business, which markets its products under the Reliance Electric® and Dodge® brand names, complements Baldor’s business in industrial electric motors, drives and generators. “The Reliance and Dodge businesses are a great fit with our existing businesses,” said Baldor Chairman and CEO John McFarland. “The Power Systems business will complement and add strength to Baldor’s product line, he said. “Dodge products have been available for over 125 years, Reliance motors for over 100 years and Baldor motors for over 85 years. These companies have a long history of customer preference and good profitability. Baldor, Dodge and Reliance have strong reputations in the industrial marketplace. This is a unique opportunity to build a stronger company for our customers, our employees and our shareholders.” Rockwell Automation provides Dodge power transmission products, including mounted bearings and enclosed gearing, and a wide range of Reliance Electric industrial, specialty and small/medium AC motors. Baldor manufactures industrial electric motors, drives and generators.

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AIM marks opening of new facility in Greece AIM Europe S.A. recently celebrated the grand opening of its new facility in Athens, Greece, where more than 150 guests networked at the company’s new 3,000-sqm building that it will use to serve the markets of Europe, Africa, Middle East and Russia. Partners with AIM AIM’s new facility in Athens, Greece. USA, Aim Europe will supply the company’s The building will serve as both a line of CNC wire bending equipment sales and a manufacturing facility. and partner with customers to provide Greece was selected primarily due to the most innovative products and soluthe port and shipping schedule availtions, a press release said. “AIM ability that serves the East, Middle Europe S.A. will give the same level of East and African Communities. It can quality and support in Europe that we be used for acceptance/training, and have been giving to our clients for over the area is an ideal vacation destina15 years in North America,” said AIM tion, the company noted. President Constantine Grapsas.

Ajex & Turner to represent Metalube India-based Ajex & Turner announced that it will represent U.K.based Metalube Ltd.’s line of wiredrawing lubricants in India, Srilanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan. The lubricants include LUBRICOOL, for drawing plain copper wire, plated wire and copper alloys, and ALUMOL, for drawing pure aluminum, electrical and mechanical grade aluminum alloys, a press release said. The lubricants have special cleaners, biocides, corrosion inhibitors and emulsion conditioners, which are designed to complement, and be accessories for wire and tube drawing of copper and aluminum, it said. Ajex & Turner supplies a wide range of dies and related equipment, accessories and consumables. It can be contacted by e-mail at ajex@ndf.vsnl.net.in or at ajexturner@ gmail.com.

Composite Technology Corp notes Lamifil to be supplier U.S.-based Composite Technology Corporation reported that Belgium’s Lamifil n.v., an ACCC conductor manufacturer, will provide CTC’s subsidiary, CTC Cable Corporation, with aluminum wire stranding services allowing ACCC conductors to be manufactured and sold from Europe. Lamifil’s initial qualification conductor was a 620 sq mm ‘”Vienna” conductor, equivalent to the Cardinal size in the U.S., a press release said. “We are pleased and impressed with the

skill of the Lamifil personnel and the quality of their product. Lamifil passed the qualification testing with flying colors,” said Dave Bryant, CTC Cable’s Vice President Product Development. The completion of this qualification testing has enabled Lamifil to begin wrapping their first 100 kilometer ACCC order.” Discussing the problems of demands placed on electrical grids operating, Dominic Majendie, CTC Cable’s vice president international marketing,

observed that, “Unlike the ACCC conductor, existing conductor technologies simply don’t provide the reserve capacity to handle emergency or highdemand conditions.” Majendie explained that CTC’s technology offers advantages over conventional conductors in terms of its ability to operate under high operating temperatures without causing line sag and its improved efficiency greatly reduces line losses.

These trade winds blow fair for American Superconductor Corporation American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) announced that it has received $4.6 million of new orders for D-VAR® systems for regulating voltage at wind farms in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. These orders are expected to enable AMSC’s Power Electronic Systems business unit to achieve its forecasted 50% growth in revenues for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007, a press release said. These latest orders will also increase the amount of wind-generated electricity served by AMSC’s 16 WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

power electronics solutions to more than 1.8 billion watts (1,800 megawatts), close to the company’s two billion watt objective for March 31, 2007, it said. “The performance of the Power Electronic Systems business unit has surpassed our expectations for this fiscal year,” said AMSC CEO Greg Yurek. “Following closely on the heels of several other contracts, these new orders are expected to enable us to grow revenues for this business unit by 50 percent year-over-year to more than $22 million. We also expect this busi-

ness unit to be profitable in FY2007 and going forward.” According to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the total installed base of wind generated electricity worldwide was 59,084 megawatts as of 2005, with 11,531 megawatts having been installed in 2005. An additional 13,100 megawatts is slated for installation in 2006. GWEC estimates that the market size will more than double to 134,800 megawatts by the year 2010.

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PolyOne opens new R&D color lab in Ohio PolyOne Corporation announced that it has opened a new R&D color lab at its facility in Avon Lake, Ohio, USA, that will be used to develop new color and additive solutions. The lab will be used to further PolyOne’s technology to develop new applications for existing products in markets such as packaging, automotive, wire and cable, and vinyl siding, decking and fencing, a press release said. It will offer customers advanced color matching services as well as ana-

lytical and physical testing services. The release said that the color lab, the company’s seventh, will house labscale applications equipment to simulate injection, blow and rotational molding processes. Six PolyOne color experts will staff the Avon Lake facility including the Color & Additives Masterbatches field technical service team and there also are plans to add an extrusion line to expand the lab’s capabilities, the release said.

Hitachi Cable withdraws from auto wire niche Hitachi Cable, Ltd., reported that its Philippines subsidiary, Hitachi Cable Philippines, Inc., has withdrawn from the manufacture and sale of vinyl-insulated wires. A press release said that “recently intensifying competition in the automotive-wiring market in the Philippines has led to projections of

declining profitability for Hitachi Cable Philippines’ automotive-wiring operations.” The decision was part of the Hitachi Cable Group’s restructuring of its core business, or wires and cables business, “to achieve optimal production, higher efficiency, cost reductions, and other improvements group-wide.”

Davis-Standard LLC reports extruder sales Davis-Standard, LLC, reported that Hayes Industries, Inc., has purchased three more Merritt extruders. A specialty plastics/custom cabling manufacturer and post-tensioning industry OEM, Hayes Industries installed one of the extruders at its Texas plant and delivered the others to customers as part of complete systems packages, a press release said. “This purchase is typical for the company, which has purchased two to three Merritt extruders annually for more than 10 years,” the release said. Hayes Industries President Norris Hayes said in the release that Merritt extruders have been an integral part of the company’s diversified operation as an OEM and manufacturer of cables used in the oil, defense, petrochemical, communication, geophysical, marine, high temperature and fiber optics industries.

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SEC charges former Delphi executives with fraud The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has filed civil fraud charges against former executives at Delphi Corporation, accusing them of manipulating the automotive parts supplier’s finances to make it look more solvent even as it descended into bankruptcy. The SEC noted in an announcement that the company, which cooperated with the investigation, itself is not named as a defendant and that it will not have to pay a fine or admit wrongdoing. It charged 13 people, including Delphi’s former chief executive, J. T. Battenberg III, and its former CFO, Alan S. Dawes. Charges were settled on six defendants, including Dawes, who agreed to pay $687,000 in fines and restitution, the announcement said, adding that Delphi and the six defendants settled without admitting or denying the allegations.

Dawes and his chief accounting officer, Paul Free, who was also charged Monday, were ousted by Delphi in early 2005 after an internal audit concluded that five years of financial statements were inaccurate, the announcement said, noting that that occurred just nine days after Battenberg announced his retirement. In July 2005, Battenberg’s successor, Robert Miller, filed for bankruptcy for Delphi. The settlement, one article said, “removes the cloud of a 27-month investigation and allows the company…to proceed with its reorganization plan.” In a published statement, Batternberg said that, “The SEC’s complaint against me relates entirely to a settlement of disputes between Delphi and General Motors in September 2000 that I believed and continue to believe was entirely lawful and proper.”

Graeber winner of new award by WCMA The Wire & Cable Manufacturers’ Alliance (WCMA) announced that George Graeber, former President and COO of Belden CDT, has been selected to receive the organization’s first Industry Leadership Award. The new award, chosen by the WCMA’s board of directors, recognizes an individual for ethical responsibility, moral value and judgment, commitment to mentoring peers and coworkers, and other contributions to the wire and cable industry. Graeber was described in the announcement as “an industry executive who has selflessly guided numerous careers while holding management and executive leadership posts” during his career. ■

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Asian Focus Asian Focus Asia news briefs Morgan Construction to build 2 mills in India U.S.-based Morgan Construction Company announced that it has been chosen to build two mills for Jindal South West (JSW) Steel Limited, both to be located in Toranagallu, India. The contract represents the first Morgan mills for JSW as it enters the long products market. In addition, Morgan will provide the complete automation of both mills. The rod mill, will produce 5.2 mm to 22 mm wire rods with a capacity of 600,000 tons, a press release said. Maximum production speed, it said, will be 120 meters per second. The rod mill represents “the first reducing sizing mill (RSM) in India as well as Southeast Asia,” said S. Mark Shore, Vice President, Rolling Mill Sales & Proposals. “With RSM technology, it will produce a level of quality unparalleled in the region. This will be a clear market differentiator for JSW.” Morgan Construction will also built a bar mill adjacent to the new steel melting shop being built as a part of JSW’s expansion from at the existing steel works at Toranagallu, Bellary District, Karnataka, India, the release said. Hebei Province suspends 151 new projects The Hebei Province conducted investigations of 535 new projects, among which 384 were met with nation’s criterion and 151 were not qualified, reports the China Iron & Steel Association The investigation covered whether a project meets nation’s industry policy and industry entry permission, approval status for projects, land procedure and environmental protection procedure, whether it meets credit policy and fixed assets credit policy and whether mining projects are complying with nation’s safe regulation. Among the 151 problem projects in Hebei, 12 enterprises that deviated from nation’s industry policy and industry entry permission were all steel producers, new projects included Xingtai Longhai Iron and Steel Group, Shengfeng Iron and Steel, among others. Hebei Puyang Iron and Steel, Northern Cold Rolled Plant, etc were not eligible for land/environmental protection rules. LS Cable wins US$52 million cable order The Asia Pulse reports that South Korean cable and wire manufacturer LS Cable Ltd has won a US$52.4 million order to supply marine and offshore cables to Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Under their contract, LS Cable will deliver the cables for 25 liquefied natural gas carriers, drill ships and other vessels that the world's No. 2 shipbuilder will manufacture by 2009. "Thanks to the order, we've secured a stable source of income for the next three years," LS Cable said in a statement.

Tata Steel embarks on India’s largest takeover The board of directors for the Corus Group, a Dutch-based steelmaker, has approved a US$8 billion bid from Tata Steel, a deal that once final approvals are made would represent the largest ever takeover by a company from India. At press time, the deal was going forward, but several wire reports warned that there could be other offers, possibly from companies from Russia or China. However whether Tata Steel or some other company does make the deal, it will further the consolidation trend in the fragmented steel sector. Corus, created through the merger of Dutch firm Hoogovens and British Steel in 1999, agreed in March to sell most of its aluminum assets in a deal that analysts said paved the way for the company to take part in steel consolidation. Consolidation has been a high-profile activity this year in the the steel industry. Earlier this year, Mittal Steel ultimately prevailed in its hostile takeover of Arcelor, a US$31 billion deal that saw the two largest steel companies merge, forming an entity that produces over 10 percent of the world’s steel. The deal would see Tata Steel, India's largest private steelmaker, climb from the world’s 56th largest steel company to number five.The two companies were reported to have had combined proforma steel production of 23.5 million tonnes metric in 2005. "Tata Steel strategy going forward is to grow fast, both in India and overseas and be a consolidator in the steel industry," Tata Steel Managing Director B. Muthuraman said at a conference call. During that call, one wire report noted, Muthuraman did not preclude cutting Corus's 47,000-strong workforce but said there were no short-term plans to relocate plants. "If Tata did not take this step today, it would have been invaded by the Mittals and Poscos of the world.This was a proactive move to acquire a company in the global space and helps Tata remain unchallenged in the Indian terri-

tory," said Jigar Shah, research head K.R. Choksey Securities in Mumbai. The Corus Group’s wide product range includes wire rod for applications from tire cord and springs to household nails and bolts and screws. Corus has manufacturing operations in many countries with major plants located in the U.K.,The Netherlands, Germany, France, Norway and Belgium.The company produced around 18 million metric tons of crude steel in 2005, which represented approximately 10% of total EU production and positioned the company as the ninth largest steel producer in the world and the second largest producer in Europe. Corus produces carbon steel by the basic oxygen steelmaking method in the U.K. at Port Talbot,Teesside and Scunthorpe and in The Netherlands. In addition, carbon steel is produced by the electric arc furnace method in the UK at Rotherham. Corus has approximately 50% of the U.K. carbon steels market and around 11% of the European (including U.K.) carbon steels market. It employs most of its staff in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands.Corus Chairman Jim Leng said the deal would give his company access to low-cost output and high growth markets and followed talks with companies in Brazil, Russia and India. One wire report said that the deal makes sense for Corus in a proactive way. "If Tata did not take this step today, it would have been invaded by the Mittals and Poscos of the world.This was a proactive move to acquire a company in the global space and helps Tata remain unchallenged in the Indian territory," said Jigar Shah, research head, K.R. Choksey Securities in Mumbai. According to Wikipedia,Tata Steel, formerly known as TISCO (Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited), is India's second largest steel company (slated to become largest after the completion of its ongoing takeover of Corus). In 2000, it was recognized as the world's lowestcost producer of steel.

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The Chinese conundrum in Africa The recent summit in Beijing and reduce corruption in these between the Chinese government countries, while at the same time and the leaders of more than 40 ignoring environmental standards. African countries has drawn attenIn Angola, which became China's tion to the increasingly important largest supplier of oil in the first half role that China is now playing on of 2006, there are fears that China's the continent. investment in the country's infraFor Chinese officials, the meeting structure—which usually comes with was a chance to celebrate Beijing's few strings attached—is underminbooming economic ties with the ing attempts by the IMF and World continent, particularly its drive to Bank to improve governance in the feed the booming Chinese econocountry. Most serious of all, China my's voracious appetite for oil and has been accused of ignoring other raw materials. For the West, genocide in Sudan. though, the summit highlighted a China's attitude is the main reason new and troubling source why the UN has been of friction with China: the so slow to introduce Asian giant's readiness to sanctions against bail out African regimes Sudan for the humanthat the U.S. and Europe rights abuses taking have been trying to presplace in its Darfur sure into improving their region. Sudan provides human rights and good up to 10 percent of governance records. China's oil imports, and Beijing’s presence in China has invested Africa has grown rapidly heavily in infrastructure since the late 1990s. for Sudan's oil industry. Between 2000 and 2005 As China moves to Kumar A. Chaliha trade between China secure more energy and Africa increased from resources for its just under US$10bn to nearly expanding economy, it has found US$40bn, and may more than doudifficulties in establishing markets ble by 2010. China's main interest in where it must compete directly with Africa is gaining access to its oil the large, Western multinational corand other natural resources. porations. For this reason, it has Over the past 20 years, China has been more willing to invest in less gone from being Asia’s largest oil competitive areas -- often in counexporter to the world’s second tries where sanctions prevent Westlargest oil importer. China has also ern companies from investing. In this become the world’s largest consense, Africa is ripe with opportunity. sumer of raw materials such as aluFor their part, Chinese officials say minum, copper, nickel and iron ore. that business is business, and that it With domestic production of oil is not their job to tell others how to stagnant and annual demand prorun their countries. jected to increase about 7 percent, In the short term China can disreChina is an increasingly important gard the behavior of its African player on the world energy scene. It partners. But in the long term, that is now gets about 30 percent of its oil not sustainable. Eventually the Chifrom Africa, mainly from Sudan, nese will be forced to take into Angola, and Congo-Brazzaville. account the African issues with China is also a big importer of copwhich the West is concerned. In per from the Democratic Republic the long term, Chinese investors, of Congo and Zambia, iron ore and both state and private, will conform platinum from South Africa, and timto the same positions as other interber from Gabon and Cameroon. national players because goverThis trend is expected to continue nance issues will be as much a since China will be dependent on problem for them as they are for imports of oil and other mineral other multinationals. It will eventualresources in the coming years. ly move away from its policy of not However, China is now being attaching conditions to its loans accused of undermining Western and investment. attempts to improve governance Kumar A. Chaliha

Asia news briefs ctd. Bandwidth growth seen for Asia Demand continues to increase for bandwidth growth on subsea routes throughout Asia and the Pacific Ocean, reports TeleGeography’s new Global Bandwidth Forecast Service. The report, which covers routes and regions around the world, projects that international bandwidth demand is projected to grow 42 percent in 2006. Between 2005 and 2012, international bandwidth demand is expected to slow to a compounded annual rate of 27 percent. TeleGeography notes that this year will mark the first time that intra-Asian bandwidth usage has significantly outpaced trans-Pacific capacity. Consumer behavior and the growth of Asian data centers are at the core of this shift, it reports. The company notes that throughout Asia today, more content (HTML, streaming video/audio, downloadable files) is stored regionally, creating less of a need to traverse the Pacific to access content. Rapidly expanding Internet backbones and overall bandwidth demand should grow fast enough to offset the effect of price declines on revenues until 2009. From 2009-2012, however, revenues could flatten and possibly decline as demand slows and providers migrate. For more details, go to www.telegeography.com. Profits narrow, but U.S. companies continue to expand in China as part of their business plans U.S. companies plan continued expansion in China despite narrowing profit margins, reports a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. A report accompanying the 2006 China Business Report, notes that there is “bullish sentiment toward China,” fueled by foreign direct investment of nearly half a trillion dollars into the country over the past decade.” However, the report noted, there are challenges for U.S. companies. Profit margins are being squeezed by increasing competition from Chinese companies and price pressure from their own customers, as well as by rising human-resources-related charges, it said, adding that only one-fourth of the respondents said their profit margins in China were higher than those of their operations globally. That said, the report shows that interest remains strong in China. About 72% of the 274 U.S. companies participating in the survey said they were profitable in 2005 in China, it said. About half the respondents forecast their revenue growth would top 10% in 2006. The report said that just over half said they planned to boost China investments by at least 10% this year. About a quarter said they planned an acquisition in China this year, while about half said they would invest in R&D in the country, it said. The chamber noted that foreign companies are looking beyond established cities such as Beijing and Shanghai. Top concerns, it said, included: access and retention of qualified employees; various issues related to government bureaucracy; protection of intellectual-property rights; and growing price competition.

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WELDING SOLUTIONS FROM PWM Minimise downtime with a PWM cold welder. Reliable, cost-effective and easy to operate, our machines produce a permanent weld on non-ferrous wire and strip without heat, flux or filler. Capacities range from .003145˝ (0.08mm) to .984˝ (25mm) copper and 1.181˝ (30mm) aluminium. So whether you’re working with fine wire or heavy rod, we have a welding solution to meet your needs.

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People PolyOne Corporation has named Craig Nikrant as vice president and general manager of the company’s North American Engineered Materials business unit. A veteran of the plastics industry, he began his career as an account manager with 3M. He then joined GE Plastics where his 17-year career advanced progressively, including positions as marketing manager, business manager and general manager. He is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt and holds a B.S. degree in business administration from Bowling Green State University. Based in Avon Lake, Ohio, USA, PolyOne Corporation supplies thermoplastic compounds, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) vinyl resins, polymer formulations, color and additive systems, and thermoplastic resin distribution. Paul Burke has been named business manager, North America, Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) Division at Teknor Apex Company. In his new position, he will be responsible for managing the TPE business in North America while working closely with the international leadership to achieve overall strategic objectives. He has been with Teknor Apex since 1988 in positions ranging from process engineer to plant manager. Until

recently he held the position of vice-president of manufacturing and was responsible for two Chem Polymer plants and TPE plants in Vermont and Kentucky. He holds an M.S. degree in plastics engineering from the University of Lowell. Andrew “Andy” Claytor has been named sales manager, Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) Division at Teknor Apex Company. In his new position, he will be responsible for managing the sales team, meeting strategic objectives and growing the TPE business. He began with Teknor Apex in 2001 as regional sales manager for the Custom Rubber Group. In 2004, he was promoted to national sales manager. Before joining Teknor, he worked for Preferred Rubber Compounding and for M.A. Hanna Rubber Compounding. He is currently serving as president of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society. He attended Kent State University and has a degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix. Lynne Daughters has been named sales representative for Teknor Color

Lynne Daughters

Company, responsible for sales of color concentrates in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and western Arkansas. Before joining Paul Burke

Teknor Color, she was national sales manager for Plastimin LLC, a supplier of calcium carbonate additives for the paper and plastics industries. She also worked for 18 years for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company where she was a senior sales representative, selling polyethylene products in Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi. She holds a B.S. degree in industrial distribution/engineering technology from Texas A & M University. The TPE Division and Teknor Color Division are part of parent company Teknor Apex, based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA. The Barnes Group Inc. announced that Gregory F. Milzcik has been promoted from executive vice president and COO to president and CEO of the company as well as a member of the board of directors. He joined Barnes Group in 1999 as Vice President, Barnes Group Inc. and President, Barnes Aerospace. He led two of the company’s three business units, Barnes Aerospace and Associated Spring. He previously was vice president and general manager, international operations, for Lockheed Martin Aircraft and Logistics. He holds a PhD in management from Case Western Reserve University. He succeeds Edmund M. Carpenter, who announced his retirement after serving in those posts for eight years. Based in Bristol, Connecticut, USA, The Barnes Group Inc. is a diversified international manufacturer of precision metal components and assemblies and a distributor of industrial supplies, serving a wide range of markets and customers. Dr. Bhaskar Yalamanchili has been promoted to Director of Corporate Quality for Gerdau Ameristeel, responsible for

coordinating process/product quality and quality assurance of Gerdau Ameristeel’s 17 plants. He had been Manager Product Development & Technology and previously was a Superintendent, Quality Assurance & Technology, for North Star Steel’s Beaumont plant. Previous employers include the Iron & Steel Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Mittal), Atlantic Steel company, Super Alloys and Mukand Iron and Steel, Bombay. He holds a PhD in

Dr. Bhaskar Yalamanchili

engineering from Lamar University and metallurgy degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology and Banaras Hindu University. He was past chairman of the West Indies Chapter of ASM in 1984 and the American Society for Quality Control, Beaumont, in 1994. An active WAI member and frequent presenter, publishing 26 technical papers, he holds a patent for producing low carbon wire rod with boron. Based in Toronto and with its executive offices in Tampa, Florida, USA, Gerdau Ameristeel, part of the Gerdau Group, notes that it is the fourth largest overall steel company and the second largest minimill steel producer in North America. General Cable Corporation announced the promotion of Roger A. Roundhouse from vice president to senior vice president, specialty wire harnesses. In 2002, he led the com-

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IFE ‘07 is co-located with INTERWIRE, the largest and longest running wire and cable event in the Americas, which is sponsored by Wire Association International. The natural affinity between wire and cable, and fastener manufacturers creates a synergistic event which significantly expands the business opportunities for exhibitors at both shows...while providing an additional value for attendees.

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American Fastener Journal Anderson Controls Arken Manufacturing, Inc. Asahi Sunac Corp. Barbarotto International B.M. Rebuilders, Inc. Can-Eng Furnaces Carlo Salvi S.p.A. Chun Zu Machinery Industry Cold Header Machine Computer Insights, Inc. Creative Carbide Drawing Technology, Inc. ELP E.W. Menn Fastener Equipment Corp Fastener World Sponsored Companies FH Machinery Formatec GmbH Greenslade Fastener Services Hariton Machinery Heroslam SAL Hilgeland-Nutap GmbH Hydropulsor Industrial Fastener Institute Intools Inc. J & J Carbide Tools, Inc. Jern Yao Enterprises Co., Ltd. Johnstown Wire Technologies, Inc.

Manufacturing Solutions, Inc. Mectron Inspection Systems, Inc. Metal Forming Systems, Inc. Nakashimada Engineering Works, Ltd National Machinery LLC OSG Tap & Die, Inc. PCC Precision Tool Group Plan-E-Tech, Inc. Push Up Tools Quality Rebuilding Corp. Reed Machinery, Inc. Reg-Ellen Machine Tool Corp. Rockford Manufacturing Group Rockform Tooling & Machining/Gator Die Supplies RTM Products Sacma Sakamura Machine Co. Ltd. Sanmei Company Scientific Forming Technologies SMART Technologies Sterling Die Talleres Saspi, SA Temsa Truform Equipment, Inc. USA Carbide Tooling Unimatic Engineering Universal Punch Corp Videx Machine Engineering Wrentham Tool Products

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pany’s Automotive Business Team, expanding the business globally, both through a joint venture in Turkey (GTB) and an acquisition in Mexico (General Cable Automotriz). In August 2004, he accepted the additional responsibility of managing General Cable’s Wire Harness & Assemblies business. He combined the two businesses in June 2006 to create the new Specialty Wire Harnesses Business Team. He began with General Cable in 1992 as an assistant product manager for its Outside Voice & Data Team, later serving as product manager of its automotive team and business unit manager, automotive products. He holds a B.A. degree in business administration from Ohio University and a MBA degree from Xavier University. Based in Highland Heights, Kentucky, USA, General Cable Corporation supplies wire and cable for sec-

tors that include energy, communications, industrial and specialty. Davis-Standard, LLC reports that Scott Coope has been promoted to senior product manager, wire and cable

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sales process engineer and as product manager for wire and cable. Based in Pawcatuck, Connecticut, USA, DavisStandard manufactures complete wire and cable extrusion systems for communication, construction/building, telephone, and automotive wire, high temperature wire, plug, optical fiber and specialty wire. Tom Herold has been promoted from district sales manager to national sales manage of Maxcess International. In his new role, he will lead a team of local representatives responsible for the care of Fife, MAGPOWR and Tidland customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. He has extensive background in the web handling industry, having worked for Maxcess as a district manager, where he worked closely with cus-

tomers to successfully match product solutions to specific applications. U.S.-based Maxcess International supplies winding, guiding, slitting, inspection and tension control equipment. The Eraser Company, Inc., has named Laura Prattico as its marketing manager, responsible for promoting Eraser products, both domestically and abroad. She has more than six years of experience in the marketing and advertising fields. She holds an undergraduate degree from State University of New York College at Oswego. Based in Syracuse, New York, USA, The Eraser Company, Inc., manufactures wire, cable and tube processing equipment. ■

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Fastener Update EFDA president outlines challenges to fastener industry The fastener industry in Europe and elsewhere faces challenges, but antidumping measures are not the solutions, said European Fastener Distributors Association President Bernhard Berrang. Speaking at a recent meeting of the Taiwan Fastener Trading Association, Berrang talked about the dynamics of the European Union’s 25 states. His comments, posted at EFDA’s website, www.efda-fastenerdistributors.org, explained how the European Economic Community was created to abolish national borders for the free exchange of goods and ensure the harmonization of duties and connected taxes, like the VAT. Europe faces challenges from lack of common foreign policy initiatives, high employment (from 8-11%) in countries such as France, Germany and Italy, and a changing age pattern in their societies. At the same time, the 25 European states have a population of about 460 million, which represents the largest interior market in the western world, Berrang said. The European output of goods and services, he noted, is now about the same as that of the U.S. and China is now the biggest supplier of E.U.’s imports. The EFDA represents 170 fastener distributors with annual sales of US$4 billion. At its last meeting, 71 distributors from 10 different countries met to discuss common issues and renew contacts and learned about the actual chal-

lenges in their fellow distributor’s markets, Berrang said. EFDA, for example, helped stop the European Fastener Quality Act, Berrang said. “The quality-conscious action of manufacturers and distributors has made this law obsolete. Also, we were able to reduce the effects of the anti-dumping law for stainless steel fasteners,” he observed. EFDA, he declared, cannot support any type of market regulation, in particular antidumping. “Feeling responsible for our employees and companies, we support all initiatives which add value to our customer-performances and which will protect our customers,” Berrang said. “Out of the same responsibility, and as passionate European citizens, we cannot support protection or any kind of limitation in free trading. For this reason the EFDA has not supported antidumping proceedings.” That stand is important “since apparently efforts are being made to restrict the import of high-tensile steel fasteners from Asia by anti-dumping duties,” Berrang said. “We are aware that we cannot escape from the law of competition, if we like it or not, there is simply no alternative to it. It can be bitter for individuals, but it is better for the industry by allowing the survival of the fittest.” European companies are concerned because imports from China to Germany, France, Italy and Spain have

almost doubled between 2002 and 2004, Berrang said. “In 2004 China supplied 51% of fasteners imported by these four countries from Asia. For Germany, imports from Taiwan are declining. In 2005 over 25% of fasteners imported into Germany came from China.” Customers in Europe and elsewhere now have requirements such as QS 9000, VDA 6.1, ISO TS 16949 and ISO 14001 that require imported parts to meet the legal requirements of the country where the product is applied, Berrang said. At the same time, customers also require that production of these parts complies with the legal requirements of the producing country, regarding worker safety, quality and environmental aspects. “Many processes, if not handled properly, may pose a threat to the environment and will become a burden for future generations,” Berrang said. “In the context of a fair comparison and serious offer, it is essential that these aspects have to be considered when designing and implementing the production processes.” Berrang said that the relevant conventions of the International Labor Organization must be respected. “A further aspect is the primary material. Wire rod, of course, considerably influences the costs and therefore final sales prices,” he said. “Up to today, I do not understand why a manufacturer in China pays the

Anixter International acquires Italy’s MFU Holding S.p.A. U.S.-based Anixter International Inc. announced that it had acquired MFU Holding S.p.A. (MFU), an Italian fastener distributor, from its management and private equity investors in a deal valued at approximately US$69 million. Anixter, a distributor of products that include fasteners as well as electrical and electronic wire and cable, said in a press release that the acquisition will help it in its international sales. Anixter CEO and President Bob Grubbs 30 WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

described the acquisition as “a significant step in expanding the European portion of our OEM Supply business from its predominately U.K.-based presence to include a broader portion of the European marketplace.” MFU was expected to have 2006 revenues of approximately $66 million, with about 80 percent coming from business in Italy, the remainder in Spain, Turkey, Germany and other European countries, the release said.

“This acquisition not only expands the geographic scope of our OEM Supply business, it brings us a very complementary customer base to our existing base,” Grubbs said. “Given our stated goal of building a strategic platform that will provide significant opportunity to drive organic sales growth, this acquisition is a very good addition.” ■

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Interwire 2007 Exhibiting Companies as of November 2006 A. Appiani Ace American Wire Die Co. Ace Metal Inc. ACIMAF AEB International Inc. Agape Industry Inc. AIM Inc. All Forming Machinery Inc. Alloy Engineering Co. Amacoil Inc. American & Efird Inc. American Electronic Components Inc. Anbao Wire & Mesh Co. Ltd. Anderson Controls Inc. ASB Industries Inc. Atlantic Wire LLC Automation Kinetics Inc. AW Machinery LLC AXIS Computer Systems Inc. Aztech Lubricants Baker Division of Sonoco Balloffet Die Corp. USA B&H Tool Co. Inc. Bartell Machinery Systems LLC Base Ten Consulting/Software Inc. Baum’s Castorine Co. Inc. BCS Industries LLC Beijing CEW International Fair Co. Ltd. Bekaert Beneke Wire Co. Bergandi Machinery Co. Beta LaserMike Blachford Corporation Rolf Bock Maschinenfabrik GmbH Bonko Inc./Machine Technology & Control Boxy SpA Breen Color Concentrates Inc. Buhler USA Inc. Bulk Chemicals Inc. C.M. Caballe SA Cable & Tubing Solutions Ltd. Cable Consultants Corp. Canterbury Engineering Co. Carris Reels Inc. Cemanco LC CeramTec AG CERSA-MCI Cheng I Machinery Inc. Chhaperia International Company Chi Ning Co. Ltd. Clifford Welding Systems (Pty.) Ltd. Clinton Instrument Co. CM Furnaces Inc. CN Wire Corp. Coats North America Cometo Commission Brokers Inc. CommScope Bimetals Condat Corp. Conductix/Delachaux Group Conneaut Industries Inc. Conoptica A/S Continuus-Properzi SpA CoorsTek Copperweld Core Furnace Systems Corp. Cortinovis America Cortinovis SpA

Crown Technology Inc. CRU North America Inc. Custom Machining & Fabrication D & S Wire Inc. Davis Electric Davis-Standard LLC Davis Wire Corp. Delachaux Design & Engineering LLC Die Quip Corp. Dynamex Corp. Easen Corp. E-Beam Services Inc. Ebner Furnaces Inc. Ebner Industrieofenbau ECD Inc. EFAF Engineered Control Systems Inc. Engineered Machinery Group Enkotec Co. Inc. Emmerre srl ERA Wire Inc. Erocarb SA Esteves-DWD USA Etna-Bechem Lubricants Ltd. Etna Products Inc. Eurobend SA Eurodraw Energy Spa Eurolls SpA Eurowire Magazine George Evans Corp. Exel Fil SA Facts Inc. Fasten Group Co. Fenn Technologies FH Machinery Fiber-Line Inc. Fil-Tec Inc. Filtertech Inc. Fine International Corp. Fisk Alloy Wire Inc. FMS Force Measuring Systems AG FMS USA Inc. Foerster Instruments Inc. The Foreign Trade Corp. of the Haidian Forming Systems Inc. Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc. Fortune Machinery Corp. Le Four Industriel Belge SA Frey Group LLC Friedr Krollmann GmbH Frontier Composites & Castings Inc. FSP-One T. Fukase & Co. Galvacor Inc. Garg Sales Inc. Gauder & Co. SA Gavlick Machinery Corp. GBC Technologies Inc. GCR Eurodraw SpA GE-Plastics Gem Gravure Co. Inc. GENCA Corp. Gibbs Wire & Steel Co. W. Gillies Technologies LLC Gimax Srl Global Signal Inc. USA Global Wire Inc. GMP - Slovakia

Rudolf Grauer AG GSG GmbH & Co. KG Guill Tool & Engineering Co. Hafner & Krullmann GmbH Heacock Metal & Machine Co. Inc. Heany Industries Inc. Hearl Heaton Heatbath Corp. The Heico Wire Group Henkel Technologies Henrich Service GmbH Heritage Wire Die Inc. Hezel GmbH & Co. KG Gebruder Hilgeland-Nutap GmbH The Hilliard Corp. Hitachi America Ltd. Houghton International Inc. Howar Equipment Huestis Industrial Huettner Maschineenfabrik GmbH Hyradix ICE Group IDEAL Welding Systems Ideal-Werk Imaje USA Industrial Steel & Wire Co. International Wire & Cable Symposium Inc. (IWCS) Intertek Testing Services InterWire Products Intras Ltd. Iowa Steel & Wire Italian Trade Commission IWE Spools & Handling GmbH IWMA International Wire & Machinery Association Jiangyin Kangrui Stainless Steel Keystone Steel & Wire Co. King Steel Corp. Kinrei of America KMK GmbH Knill USA Inc. Ernst Koch GmbH & Co. KG Kuhar Metallizing Co. Inc. Lamnea Bruk AB LaserLinc Laurel Wire Co. Leggett & Platt Wire Group Leibinger Inkjet Systems Leoni Wire Inc. Lesmo Machinery America Inc. Lloyd & Bouvier Inc. Loos & Co. Inc. J.J. Lowe Associates Inc. L-S Industires M+E Macchine+Engineering SpA MacDermid Inc. Mack-Brooks Publishing Ltd. Magnetic Technologies Ltd. Magnus Equipment MAGPOWR Maillefer SA Mang Systems Mapre Belgium SA Maschinenfabrik Niehoff Mathiasen Machinery Inc. William McCaskie Inc. Menam Stainless Wire Ltd. Merritt Davis

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Messe Düsseldorf North America Metavan N V MFL USA Service Corp. - Frigerio MGS Group Micro Products Co. Microdia Mikrotek Machines Ltd. Mittal Canada, Inc., Wire Products Mittal Canada Lachine Inc. Morgan-Koch Corp. Mossberg Reel LLC / Boxy Group National Standard National Strand Products Inc. NEPTCO Inc. Nevatia Steel & Alloys Ltd. Nextrom Oy Niagara Composites Industries Inc. Niehoff Endex North America Inc. North American Spring Tool Co. Northampton Machinery Co. The MGS Group Northeast Steel Corp. Norwalk Innovation Inc. NOVA-S a s NUMAMERICA Inc. Oklahoma Steel & Wire OM Lesmo OMA srl OMA USA Inc. OMCG North America Inc. Otomec Srl P & R Specialty Inc. Paramount Die Co. Inc. Parkway-Kew Corp. Pave Automation Design Phelps Dodge High Performance Conductors Pioneer Machinery Co. Ltd. Pittsfield Plastics Eng. Inc. Plastore Inc. Plymouth Wire Reels & Dies Inc. Polyone Ets Pourtier Pere & Fils Powder Tech International Ltd. Power Sonics LLC Pratto SA Precision Die Technologies Inc. Precision Payoff Systems, LLC Premier Wire Die Pressure Welding Machines Ltd. PrintSafe Process Control Corp. Process Technology Properzi International Inc. Proton Products Ltd. Push-Up Tools Udyog Pvt. Ltd. QED Wire Lines Inc. Qual-Fab Inc. Queins & Co. GmbH Raajratna Metal Industries Rad-Con Inc. Radcliff Wire Co. Inc. Radyne Corp. Rautomead Ltd. Reel-O-Matic RichardsApex Inc. Rizzardi Rolf Schlicht GmbH Rosendahl Inc. Roteq Machinery Inc.

Saarsteel Inc. SAMP SpA (SAMPSISTEMI) SAMP USA Inc. Sarkuysan SA Schlatter Inc. Scientific Forming Technologies SCOB Paul Schaaf GmbH Sealeze Seaway Yarns Ltd. Setic SAS Shanghai JinShen International Co. Ltd. Shuster-Mettler Corp. Sictra Srl SIKORA AG Sikora International Corp. Simple Packaging Solutions LLC Singleton Reels Sivaco Wire Group Sjogren Industries Inc. Skaltek Inc. SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH SNTN Sonoco Crellin Inc. South African Wire Association South Fence Machinery Ltd. Steeger USA Inc. Stolberger KMB-Maschinenfabrik GmbH August Strecker GmbH & Co. KG Subec AB Summit City Enterprises T & T Marketing Inc. TAK Enterprises Inc. Talladega Machinery & Supply Taubensee Steel & Wire Co. Taymer Industries Inc. Team Meccanica Srl Techalloy Co. - Central Wire Group Teknor Apex Co. Temsa Diamond Division SA Tensor Machinery Ltd. Teurema Tian Jin Yong Ze Metal Ltd. Timco Inc. Traxit North America LLC Troester GmbH & Co. KG Tubular Products Co. Tulsa Power LLC United Wire Co. Inc. Unitek North America Inc. Uniwire International Ltd. Upcast Oy Urbano Associates US Synthetic Vandor Corporation Vitari SpA Vollmer America Inc. Wafios AG Wafios Machinery Corp. Wardwell Braiding Machine Co. Wardwell Europe GmbH Wardwell Italy SRLWarner Electric Weber & Scher Mfg. Co. Inc. Windak Inc. Windings Inc. Wire & Cable Industry Suppliers Association (WCISA) Wire & Cable Technology International Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp.

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Interwire 2007 Exhibiting Companies cont’d. The Wire Association International Inc. Wire Forming Technology International Wire Industry Wire Journal International Wire Lab Co. Wire Machine Systems Inc. Witels Albert USA Ltd. Witels Apparate-Maschinen Albert GmbH Woodburn Diamond Die Inc. Worth Steel & Machinery Inc. Woywod Kunststoffmaschinen GmbH WRCA Wire Wyrepak Industries Inc. Ya Sih Technology Co. Ltd. Yield Management Corp. YMD Engineering LLC Zapp USA Zhejiang Minmetals Zhongchen Imp. & Exp. Co. Ltd. Zumbach Electronics Corp.

IFE Exhibiting Companies American Fastener Journal Anderson Controls Inc. Arken Manufacturing Inc. Barbarotto International BM Rebuilders Inc. Can-Eng Furnaces Ltd. Carlo Salvi S.p.A. Chun Zu Machinery Industry Cold Header Machine Corp. Computer Insights Creative Carbide Drawing Technology Inc. ELP Fastener Equipment Corp. Fastener World Group FH Machinery Formatec GmbH Greenslade Fastener Services Hariton Machinery Co. Inc. Heroslam S.A.L. Hydropulsor Inc. Industrial Fasteners Institute Intools Inc. Johnstown Wire Technologies Manufacturing Solutions Metal Forming Systems Inc. National Machinery LLC PCC Precision Tool Group PLAN-E-TECH INC. Push-Up Tools Udyog Pvt. Ltd. Reed Machinery, Inc. Reg-Ellen Machine Tool Corp. Rockford Manufacturing Group FELM Rockform Tooling & Machining RTM Products, Inc. Sacma Machinery Corp. Scientific Forming Technologies Sterling Die/OSG Talleres Saspi SA Temsa Diamond Division SA Unimatic Engineering Universal Punch Corp. USA Carbide Tooling Videx Machine Eng. Ltd. Wrentham Tool Products

Chapter Corner New England annual meeting Jan. 18 The WAI New England Chapter will review the past year, introduce its 2007 leadership team, and have a little fun with motivational hypnotist Dan LaRosa at its 13th Annual Meeting at the Mohegan Sun Conference Center in Uncasville, Connecticut, USA, on Thursday, January 18, 2007. The chapter returns to the resort to celebrate its successes, network with colleagues and look ahead to the year’s upcoming activities. “With Wire Expo 2006 in Boston, we had a very busy yet very good year as a chapter,” said Chapter President Donald Schollin of Q-S Technologies, Inc. “I look forward to celebrating the year with members and guests.” The evening begins with a networking reception at 5:30 pm, followed by a dinner buffet, the annual business meeting and introduction of 2007 officers and directors. Once the business is concluded, attendees will get to experience Dan LaRosa, considered America’s funniest motivational hypnotist. His shows are designed to both

enlighten and entertain and the veteran hypnotist will take you on an adventure in imagination that you don’t want to miss! “We learned last year that people wanted a chance to enjoy themselves and laugh, while networking with their industry colleagues,” said Annual Meeting Chair Keith Weber, Parker-Hannifin Co. “We invite members and guests to come experience the evening.” Registration—$85, $75 for non-chapter WAI members and $65 for chapter members—includes the entire evening’s activities, from reception to entertainment. Three company sponsorships are available: Gold, $300; Silver, $200; and Bronze, $100. All sponsors will be recognized with signage and be cited in the evening’s program as well as in the WJI wrap-up article. Gold Sponsors will also be in the annual review slide show. For information on rooms, go to the www.mohegansun.com. Contact WAI’s Chip Marsh at cmarsh@wirenet.org or at tel. 203-453-1748.

Western golf tourney a ‘top 40’ The WAI Western Chapter took advantage of a beautiful day to hold its 6th Annual Wild West Shootout on Thursday, October 19, at the Industry Hills Golf Club at the Pacific Palms Conference Resort in the City of Industry, California, USA. A total of 40 golfers vied in the annual scramble, which concluded with a Western-style barbecue dinner at the course. The winning team was the threesome of Gordon Dunn of Calmont Wire & Cable, Martin Kenner of Commission Brokers, Inc. and Michael Weiss of Whitmor/Wirenetics, with a very commendable score of 61, 11 under par. “We had a really good time and a nice turnout this year,” said Western Chapter President Michael Howard. “The course was a lot of fun to play, and the chapter really appreciates the support we get from the corporate sponsors.” Premier sponsors for the Shootout included Engineered Machinery Group

for the Jeep Wrangler Hole-in-One, Ditty Bag sponsor Martin Kenner – Commission Brokers, Inc., Long Drive sponsor NEPTCO, and Closest to the Pin sponsor Phelps Dodge. Corporate Hole sponsors were Bulk Chemicals, Cleveland Motion Controls, Comoso, Dunweizer Machine Inc., Laird Properties LLC, Motion Industries, Nord Gear Corp., Philatron, S & S Fluid Power and Whitmor/Wirenetics.

From l-r, the team of Gordon Dunn, Michael Weiss and Martin Kenner display the trophies awarded to them by tournament co-chair John Stevens.

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Sparks (and hoops) fly at New England Chapter program The New England Chapter continued its series of technical education programs on October 25 at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, with speaker Kenneth Bowes, director of transmission projects for Northeast Utilities, presenting “The Challenging Electrical Energy System in New England.” Bowes, whose company operates New England’s largest utility system, serving more than 2 million electric and natural gas customers, focused on the role that wire and cable plays in the transmission of electricity, He discussed the problems the current electrical grid has in New England, noting that electricity production capacity is shrinking, customer numbers are rising and the grid system is aging, all concerns that need to be addressed. Bowes, who manages major construction projects in Connecticut, talked about the major project taking place between Middletown and Norwalk to improve energy supplies to the state’s southwestern region. The project combines underground and above ground line, with a total of 100 miles of cable being used. Along the route, 62 underground splicing vaults are being built that will protect more than 252 cable splices. Since the bulk cable needs are so large, the order had to be split between multiple manufacturers. New conductor technology is being used to support overhead cable by having the center strand of steel annealed to the aluminum strands. This process allows the conductor temperature to be greater, thus allowing more current to flow than a similar sized conductor of standard materials. “Ken’s presentation was quite interesting,” said Chapter Education Committee chair Paul McDermott, Q-S Technologies. “There were a lot of good questions asked, and the interaction between Ken and attendees was excellent.” Event sponsors for the event included Gold Sponsors: Amacoil/Uhing, Dyneon LLC, a 3M Company and W. Gillies Technologies LLC; Silver Sponsors: Breen Color Concentrates Inc., Chromatics Inc., Delaware Marketing Services, Fluoropolymer Resources Inc., Mossberg Reel LLC/Boxy Group and Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp; and Bronze Sponsors: Mathiasen Machinery Inc. and Q-S Technologies Inc. A bonus prize for attendees was a chapter raffle for overnight stays at the

Mohegan Sun and the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel , won by Dennis Cardino, Dyneon LLC, and Rich DeHay, Q-S Technologies, respectively. The Basketball Hall of Fame was an outstanding setting, and attendees were able to tour the museum following the presentation. Several attendees were on the Hall’s basketball floor shooting hoops and enjoy-

ing the many interactive displays. “This was a very informative program at a truly entertaining setting,” said Chapter Vice President Lori Parent of Breen Color Concentrates, Inc. “It was great to have the support of the sponsoring companies, and we look forward to seeing everyone at the 13th Annual Meeting on January 18 at the Mohegan Sun Conference Center.” ■

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WAI News Petrohilos winner of Mordica Memorial Award Harry G. Petrohilos, an engineer and Greek native who introduced the scanning laser micrometer and was a cofounder of what is today Beta LaserMike, is the 2007 winner of the WAI’s Mordica Memorial Award, which honors an individual for contributions to the wire and cable industry. The holder of numerous patents, Petrohilos is best known for developing the original in-line laser micrometer, which was developed in 1970, first delivered in 1971 and sent to wire industry customers in 1972. The technology, the first non-contact gauge for the wire industry, found quick acceptance because of its high degree of accuracy at speeds faster than traditional methods. His work led to further advances, including the 1980 introduction of LaserMike’s Model 83 and 183 bench top lasers. Petrohilos was also a major force in improving the technology, devising innovations such as a scanner motor to overcome fundamental performance

pany for laser technology. limitations. His most recent patent One award endorsement letter (1991) was for a miniaturized handdescribed Petrohilos as “a true held laser scanning renaissance man.” It said he “is a micrometer. master of optical, mechanical, A 1961 graduate of analog and digital design. Also, Antioch College, Petrohihe is a skilled businessman. His los worked in several inventions would have been of engineering posts through little importance if he had not 1972. In 1972, he and had the acumen to successfully Paul Diles co-founded ‘sell’ them to the industry.” Techmet Co. Inc., to A second letter, from a former develop, make and market employee, said that Petrohilos non-contact laser-based Harry Petrohilos was more than just a technical gauging instruments for wonder. “Petrohilos is an inventor by drawn and extruded products. The nature, a leader by example, a teacher company grew from two people in a by desire and a mentor by choice,” the garage to 80 employees and annual person wrote. “He is not driven by sales of $7 million by 1987, at which acknowledgement but simply by the time it was sold to Bunzl PLC, a U.K. challenges brought on by the need for conglomerate, and the name was the invention. His solutions are based changed to LaserMike, Inc. Petrohilos, on practicality, simplicity and effecwho had been president and chief tiveness.” engineer at Techmet, continued in Petrohilos will be honored at the those posts for three years, then as WAI’s Kickoff Awards Breakfast durchief engineer through 1992. He then ing Interwire 2007 founded Eomet Co., a consulting com-

AWPA returns as a supporting sponsor to Interwire 2007 The American Wire Producers Association (AWPA)’s board of directors recently voted to serve again as a supporting sponsor for the 2007 event, which will be held at the I-X Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, May 5-10, 2007.

“AWPA’s member companies employ WAI members in the ferrous rod and wire sectors and many of them have had important leadership roles in WAI. We are pleased to support Interwire and value the strong relationship between these two

industry organizations,” said AWPA Executive Director Kimberly Korbel. AWPA’s members in North America represent more than 80 percent of the U.S. wire and wire products industry. See www.awpa.org for more about AWPA.

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Donnellan Memorial Award goes to Sharon Young Young was lauded for more than just her Sharon K. Young, a copper industry vetdirect association contributions. eran who served as president of the WAI One endorsement letter writer said that in 1997, has been named the 2007 winner he “has admiration, respect and accolades of the Donnellan Memorial Award, which for her technical, administrative and leadhonors an individual’s contributions to the ership skills while she was contributing Association. greatly to the WAI, the wire and cable field An expert in primary and secondary in general, and the copper procopper processing, Young has cessing industry.” been a member of the AssociaAnother letter endorsing the tion since 1981. In addition to nomination noted that Young serving as president, she served “represents the kind of person on the Board of Directors, Execany organization would be proud utive Committee, Nonferrous to call a member.” The author Management Committee, noted that Young had been her Finance Committee, Nonferrous mentor, making introductions at Wire Handbook Committee, industry events and promoting Publications Advisory Commitnew industrial relationships. tee, Membership Committee Sharon K. Young Those efforts, she said, convinced and Nominating Committee, as several co-workers to become WAI memwell as numerous subcommittees. She also bers. authored or co-authored a half-dozen techFinally, several people supporting nical papers, including the 1996 Marshall Young’s nomination highlighted her role V. Yokelson Metal Award for best nonferas the WAI’s first woman president. “In rous paper, as well as serving as a moderathis industry begat by the business of tor at various WAI technical programs.

‘fathers and sons,” Young holds the privilege of being the WAI’s first female president, having first elevated to rare female executive positions in a primary copper company. Her example will serve the new generation of members well, as more ‘daughters’ take on key operational roles.” A 1960 graduate of Colorado College, where earned a B.S. degree in chemistry, Young began her career at the Atomic Energy Commission’s Ames Lab at Iowa Sate University. In 1971, she joined Magma Copper Company, where she held a variety of positions including director of environmental affairs, assistant superintendent of refining and rod production and manager of metallurgical services. She continued with the company when it was acquired by Broken Hill Proprietary and renamed BHP Copper Inc. Young will be honored at the WAI’s Kickoff Awards Breakfast during Interwire 2007 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, on Monday, May 7, 2007. (continued)

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Wiredrawing workshop makes successful return to Cleveland The WAI’s “Practical Wiredrawing” Road Show Workshop returned to Cleveland, Ohio, USA, recently with a successful program that drew 20 attendees. The seminar received high marks from attendees, who generally rated both the instructor and course material as very good or excellent. “This is the second practical wiredrawing workshop (I’ve) attended and the best – most practical,” said one attendee. Another complimented the expertise and effort of

instructor Robert Shemenski. “(He was) very knowledgeable and willing to help,” he said. “He offered to look up info for us after the seminar.” Taught by industry expert Robert M. Shemenski, the course explored the fundamentals of wiredrawing, including drawing die design, simple methods for calculating drafting schedules, and examples to illustrate typical drawing problems and methods for solving them. Shemenski is president of RMS Consult-

ing, Inc., North Canton, Ohio, USA, which provides a range of metallurgical and corrosion engineering services. “The attendance was encouraging,” said WAI Director of Education Marc Murray. “Companies have been less inclined to spend money on educational opportunities like this recently, so it’s nice to see a change. In fact, several companies sent more than one person.” The one-day workshop made its debute in Cleveland in 2002.

Reconvene hosts wide range of association discussions Reconvene, WAI’s second business meeting of the year, proved to be a busy time for dozens of WAI volunteers who serve on the Association’s Board of Directors and different committees. One difference was the location itself. Reconvene is often held at the site of a future WAI event, but this year the meeting was held in the Chicago area at the Donald

Interwire 2007 was high on the agenda of the Exhibition Planning Committee at Reconvene.

E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, in conjunction with CASMI’s SPRING WORLD. During Reconvene, WAI volunteers had opportunities to tour the floor of the closed show (see p. 40.) During Reconvene, the WAI Board of Directors welcomed four members whose terms start in 2007: Thomas Maxwell, Die Quip Corp.; Nicolas Nickoletopoulos, Ivaco; Dominique Perrroud, SAMP USA;

and Andrew Stromer, Southwire/Essex Electric. The board also said goodbye to Giuseppe Marcantoni, Etna Products, Inc., who attended his last meeting, having completed his second 3-year term. The WAI’s budget for 2007 was approved and the dates were firmed for the 2007 ITC, which will be held October 5-7 in Bologna, Italy. In keeping with the need

Association. Ongoing challenges such as increasing membership and controlling expenses were also discussed. Presiding over his last official meeting as WAI President, Brian Bouvier thanked members for their support. He commented on the recent holding of the Association’s International Technical Conference in New Delhi, India, which he attended, noting that it had been

Discussing business at the Board of Director’s meeting, l-r, are: member Paul Pawlikowski, Tom Maxwell, Jr., 1st Vice President Tom Moran, WAI President Brian Bouvier, and WAI Exec. Dir. Steve Fetteroll.

to be proactive, as noted above, much time was spent in different groups discussing what products the WAI will offer, where it will offer them and how they will be delivered. Interwire 2007 was a key topic, with lengthy discussions on how to further improve the event, both in terms of adding more excitement to the programs and attracting more qualified attendees. At the same time, Reconvene addresses the day-in, day-out business of running an

a memorable event. “This is a fantastic direction we’re moving in,” he told WAI volunteers, noting that a key to the event was Anand Bhagwat, a former WAI president who now heads the Association’s office in Pune, India, and was very active in promoting the event. Some of the items discussed at Reconvene are expected to be acted on later this year and will be reported on as they happen.

WAI among those at AWIA meeting honoring Loudon WAI’s Anand Bhagwat was among those at the Australasian Wire Industry Association (AWIA)’s recent annual conference and general meeting, where the group honored its late leader, Barry Loudon. An Australian wire industry veteran who became the AWIA’s first Director Secretary, Loudon died from cancer August 12 at age 53, leaving behind his wife, Colleen, and three daughters. During the October 13-14 conference, attended by more than 60 members from Australia and New Zealand, the AWIA presented a plaque to Loudon’s family in appreciation of his dedication to the association. A permanent replacement has yet to been named for Loudon, who was a key figure in fostering

a strong relationship between the AWIA and WAI, including serving as a member of WAI’s board of directors. “For many reasons, Barry will be a very difficult person to replace,” said Bhagwat, who is managing director of WAI Wire and Cable Services Pvt. Ltd., the WAI’s subsidiary based in Pune, India. The conference, held at the Manley Pacific Sydney hotel, included two sessions: one on fencing and the other on reinforcement. Topics included general interest subjects, such as the Australian economic factor in manufacturing sector, labor laws, and international trade policy. During the event, Bhagwat made a presentation about WAI’s products and ser-

Steve Woodley, Tweedy Wire Products, presents a plaque to the wife and three daughters of the late Barry Loudon. At left is John Guest, Jubilee Springs.

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Exhibitors that displayed equipment, such as Wafios Machinery Corp., reported good results at SPRING WORLD 2006.

SPRING WORLD: overall results are positive By the numbers, organizers of SPRING WORLD 2006, reported that the biennual event held October 18-20 was better than 2004, but they noted that, more importantly, “reports from exhibitors indicate this year’s show was more active and successful.” Overall attendance at the event, held once again at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, rose from 2,147 in 2004 to 2,217 in 2006, said a report from the Chicago Area Spring Manufacturers Institute (CASMI). Attendance by spring and wire forming manufacturers rose 10+ percent, from 1,327 to 1,467, it said.

Long-time CASMI Executive Director Jerry Reese, who was to retire at year’s end, said that he was thrilled to see his last show go so well. He cited the companies on the exhibit floor for the range of equipment and information they displayed to the spring and wire forming sectors. “I extend my appreciation to all you great industry suppliers who have made the challenge of managing SPRING WORLD so rewarding,” he said. “Our loyalty to CASMI is unique and the relationship between exhibitors and CASMI members builds the show and the industry.” The results, Reese observed, verify “the

generally improved economic climate with a more positive attitude among attendees.” Exhibitors, he added, reported that many attendees came with an agenda to find solutions to their problems and had a more “open checkbook” approach to the show, he said. “It was a very good show, and sales were made so we are positive about the outlook for 2007 and we will return in 2008,” said Wafios Machinery Corp.’s Don Fisher. “The event was organized very well with good publicity. We shall return,” said Bob Sears, OMCG North America, a supplier of bending equipment. “We have many

New CASMI leader sees value in show tradition Thomas Renk, who will take over as executive director of CASMI at year’s end, attended Spring World for the first time. He liked what he saw. “Having seen the 2006 show, I find a well-oiled machine here,” said Renk, who may be new to springs but has decades of experience in industry trade groups. A certified Association Executive (CAE) and a Certified Meeting Planner (CMP) with a BS degree in Political Science and Economics from

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the University of Wisconsin, he owns an association management company with his wife that manages seven trade associations and a related foundation. Renk observed that CASMI Executive Director Jerry Reese, who retires at year’s end after heading the spring manufacturer’s group since 1986, has left the event with a very good base, one that does not need massive changes. “There’s a great sense of camaraderie

out on the floor,” Renk said. “The manufacturers and suppliers know each other, there’s a lot of machinery to look at and a great deal of business being done,” he said. He added that he liked the interaction he saw between exhibitors and attendees as well as that between direct competitors earlier that day at breakfast. “They were sitting together and talking like best friends, and that’s something.” CASMI is unusual in that it is a

member of the WAI’s Education Committee, said he appreciated being able to walk the floor. “This show is not in my area of expertise or required sales field, but it is always prudent to examine other industries whenever possible to see how they do things. You can never know where or when you will get that magic spark to help out in your own main field.” SPRING WORLD will return to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center on October 15-17, 2008. See www.springworld.org. ■

The Interwire Group saw a good deal of activity at its booth.

visitors and requests to follow up. Attendees were positive in outlook for the future and most were looking to grow their business. “Spring World 2006 was a good show for us because we represent quality products whether it is spring machines, spring grinders, wire forming machines, or spring testing equipment,” said Tim Weber, FSI. “We were fairly busy throughout the show, and the people visiting us were serious about buying good equipment.” “Spring World was much as expected,” said AIM Inc.’s Ken Olsen. “We’ll know more about the direct impact on sales after we’ve thoroughly exhausted lead opportunities, and for capital equipment, this takes time.” He added that AIM will come back but that it would like to see a return from the three-day format to two

days as that “can easily handle the crowd and ease the cost somewhat for exhibitors.” WAI board and committee members meeting during the show for Reconvene (see p. 39) were able to tour the floor of the closed event as well as stop by the WAI booth. “I enjoyed Spring World because it gave me an insight to a different segment of wire manufacturing,” said Masoud Garshasb, quality manager, Phelps Dodge Miami Copper Products, a member of the WAI’s Conference Planning Committee. WAI Board Member Erik Macs, vice president, North American machinery sales, Fine International Corporation, and a

closed show, which is rare for industry trade events. Renk acknowledges that only allowing spring or wire forming manufacturers to attend limits attendance, but he said he agrees with the philosophy behind that decision. As CASMI President Stan Banas explained, part of CASMI’s unique appeal is that it is a closed show. “The event was started by springmakers for spring manufacturers and wire formers bringing an exclusive target market to the exhibitors.” As for his first SPRING WORLD

show, to be held in 2008, Banas said that he is already quite optimistic, having already received a dozen space contracts. “Marketing plans have already been put in place and exhibitors are very interested in returning to the show.” For more details, go to www.springworld.org.

Horace Pops and Erik Macs were among WAI board and committee members who toured the floor at SPRING WORLD.

At SPRING WORLD 2006, l-r, CASMI President S.J. Banas; CASMI Executive Director Jerry Reese, who is scheduled to retire at year’s end; and the new CASMI leader, Thomas Renk.

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ITC in New Delhi provides introduction for WAI

R.K. Tyagi welcomes ITC attendees. Seated l-r are: WAI Ex. Dir. Steve Fetteroll; Nimo Punwani, CEO, Indian Steel & Wire Products Ltd.; WAI President Brian Bouvier; D.D. Kaushik, steel ministry; and Anand Bhagwat, WAI Wire and Cable Services.

ire Association Internationalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first-ever holding of an International Technical Conference (ITC) in Asia made for a memorable introduction when the event was held October 5-7 in New Delhi, India. The event marked a significant step forward for the Association, one that built upon the recent opening of the associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office in Pune, India. The ITC saw good contacts being made, both for attendees as well as for the WAI as it seeks to further its presence in a country that has growing industry potential. During a panel session, India Chapter President R.K. Tyagi, chairman of the local committee for the ITC, said that he saw the event as one that would open up further interaction

Taking part in a candle ceremony, l-r, were: Nimo Punwani of ISWP, WAI President Brian Bouvier, speaker D.D. Kaushik and India Chapter President R.K. Tyagi.

From l-r, local committee members Mahesh Astavans, Harish Jindal, R.K. Tyagi, Nirmal Singh and S. J. Kanal.

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between India and other countries. The tone of the meeting was that of a first introduction, in this case a meeting of west and east. “I have to say that since meeting Mr. Bhagwat and Mr. Tyagi over the past several years, I have developed an appreciation and understanding for India through their eyes,” said WAI President Brian Bouvier, whose wife, Ramona, accompanied him on the trip. “They both share an incredible passion for the culture, the history, the qualities of the people and the unfolding global opportunities of industry. In my visit this week, I have seen this first hand and the impressions will last my lifetime.” Bouvier observed that as a founding member of the WAI’s New England Chapter, much like the founding members of the India Chapter at the ITC, he had seen the Association evolve over the years to become more international. “However, it was not until this year with formation of the WAI Wire and Cable Services that we truly earned the international designation,” Bouvier said. “Wire and Cable Services, which is managed by Anand Bhagwat, is the Association’s connection to Asia. We feel fortunate to have Anand launching this operation and we hope that this operation will be an important service provider to not only the Indian industry, but other countries in the region.” In many respects, the event was similar to other ITCs, with a program that included technical paper presentations, panel discussion, tabletop exhibits and tours. The event had about 100 attendees and speakers from Indian companies focused on very practical topics. Nimo Punwani, CEO of The Indian Steel & Wire Products Limited, a subsidiary of Tata Steel, discussed the Indian market and outlook. See p. 50. D. D. Kaushik, made a presentation for Dr. A. Das, minister of state for steel, government of India (unable to attend), that outlined growth in the country and strong future demand. Mahesh Poddar, principal of Miki Wire and the head of the Steel Wire Manufacturers Association of India, discussed the need for the industry in India to benchmark its costs and to adopt innovative technology that will enable it to lower costs and improve profits. “We need to do benchmarking. We don’t know how much we can cut down. We need to set targets,” he said.

An attendee poses a question on test methodology to speaker Chitra Baid, JLC Electromat.

During a break, attendees had opportunities to talk to tabletop exhibitors and speakers.

Taking part in the sessions, l-r, were: Mahesh Poddar, Miki Wire; S. J. Kanal, chairman of SAI Forge Pvt. Ltd.; India Chapter President R.K. Tyagi, Assomac Machines Ltd.; and Anand Bhagwat, WAI Wire and Cable Services.

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ITC attendees who went on the tour of the Taj Mahal.

WAI Asia office: ITC was good introduction Below is a brief report from Anand Bhagwat, who heads WAI Wire and Cable Services (WCS), the WAI’s Asia office based in Pune, India.

Many tabletop exhibitors had also arranged business meetings before or after the ITC.

The trip to the Taj Mahal was full of activity.

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The recently concluded ITC was a good venue for the launch of WAI’s India office. The office was established in June 2006 to support the needs of the wire industry in this region. The technical conference served well as prelude to future programs and services. It was a good indication of the industry interest in advancing its technology and globalization. The encouraging sign was the demographics of the attendees, which included representatives from ferrous, nonferrous, fiber optics and suppliers; small as well as large companies; technical as well as sales staff. There were a number of requests for holding further such events, either biennially, annually or even more frequently. The positive feedback received from the attendees showed that we are on the right track. WCS is six months old. Much of this time has been spent laying down the foundation, establishing networks and managing the ITC. WCS has also undertaken a few long-term initiatives. A steel wire industry benchmarking survey has been conducted and the results will be provided to the participants. WCS is also working with local universities and wire industries to develop a undergraduate course in wire technology. With the roots firmly in ground, WCS is now embarking on a membership drive. These initiatives fall in line with WAI’s technical mission to help wire industry grow. While there is much, much more to do, it is good to be able to report that positive steps have been taken. Anand Bhagwat

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R.K. Tyagi, director of Assomac Machines Ltd., said that there are ways to bring costs down. “Quality must go up,” he insisted. He said that labor, tooling, maintenance and scrap reduction are all aspects of wire and cable production where improvement can be found. Manufacturers have needs in areas such as processing, annealing and energy savings. “Foreign friends can bring technology to India,” he said. S. J. Kanal, chairman of SAI Forge Pvt. Ltd., said that companies must adjust to fit the needs of customers as there has been “a shift in customers’ attitudes,” and the demands continue to get higher in terms of quality. One key is how businesses are run, he explained. India, he noted, has many family-owned businesses, and there are strengths to such companies, but there is also a need for them as a whole “to come out of their closed-lip family groove.” Professionals must run businesses, he insisted. “People with factories need to sit down and plan their future in terms of how it fits in a global market,” he said. The technical program included some 30 plus presentations and there were two dozen table top exhibits. Both exhibitors and attendees seemed generally pleased. “The seminar was a great opportunity to meet customers in India,” said Grant Latimer, Proton Products, who also made a technical presentation. “With the wire and cable industry growing rapidly it is important to hold these events so that knowledge can be shared. Bringing vendors and customers together in a relaxed and social manner to discuss process challenges and the technologies that are available can only benefit the industry as a whole. India is a vast country and the infrastructure has improved beyond most expectations. How-

ever, the challenges faced by visiting engineers and vendors to reach all the manufacturing facilities, spread around this magnificent country are real. You simply never have enough time when you visit India. I trust that many more ITC events will be scheduled … around the country.” Latimer added that India represents a very good opportunity for suppliers as “the need for technology is there and the massive infrastructure requirement can only be good for cable makers and machinery and technology suppliers. China has already peaked for foreign equipment, they quickly moved to design and build their own equipment, India has not done that yet, so the opportunity is now.” Martino Castelli, Mario Frigerio S.p.A., noted that his company has been active in India for more than a decade and welcomes opportunities to meet with industry representatives. “Today, everything is in place for a promising future,” he said. India’s middle class and needs are growing and suppliers

appreciate the “sense of ‘law’ protection that is definitely lacking in China,” he said. “Some things are (not yet good, such as high hotel prices, traffic tie-ups and even Internet access)… but it was the same in the Far East 15 years ago,” Castelli said. While there may not be many customers at this point, the future looks good and Mario Frigerio S.p.A. is there with the technology and experience that can give a boost to India.” Presenter Mahesh Poddar later said that he would like to see further technical conferences, especially if they are tied with trade fairs. as pleased with the event and hopes that others follow. “Perhaps for the frist time ever, the Indian technology people were able to withness such focused discussion. On the attendee side, there was much support as well. “This was my first WAI conference and I was happy to meet and hear from experts from the wire and cable industry,” said

Attendees at the Hero Honda tour got to see production at the company’s massive plant in Gurgaon. Note the finished motorcycles in the background.

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Kamal Mulchandani, technical manager, Unique Welding Products, Gujarat, India. “Some of the papers presented were really enlightening for me. I was also glad to know about some of the products shown in the table top exhibits. “I feel the WAI can arrange for a similar conference once in two years time. It should also have a practical wiredrawing Road Show Workshop in India as well. This will be really helpful to the industry.” Sanjeev Kumar Rai, a line manager for Usha Martin Limited’s plant in Jharkhand, India, said that the event was a beginning. “This type of seminar is worth attending (as it brings) technology closer. It was really a learning platform.” Conference evaluations followed that theme. “Though it was a small gathering, a new beginning has been made in the Indian wire industry,” one attendee wrote. “We expect more participation from (the) wire industry in the future,” another wrote. Another attendee suggested tthe event “should be at least biennial.” Beyond the technical program, attendees had an opportunity to go on one of two tours: the Taj Mahal and the Hero Honda factory, two tours that were decidedly different, but both of which got very good reviews. The WAI’s next ITC will be in Bologna, Italy, November 5-7, 2007. Future issues will have more information. ■

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one cable manufacturing operation in of those domestic companies operate It can be tempting to view the Asia OutChina. Most of the top 20 companies also regionally and little is known about them, look as the China Outlook because of the have manufacturing plants in China, with he said, adding that those companies could country’s magnet-like ability to draw fornumber 5,000 or even eign investment dollars ($60 billion 10,000. “Nobody really has in 2005) and the continuing trend a clear picture” of the total by companies outside China to domestic Chinese market, he “relocate” there to be closer to their observed. customers. The top cable companies China is also in the headlines for in the world have continued its short- and long-term concerns, to expand their presence in from its ability to remain the lowAsia. In the last two years, cost provider, ability to procure the Nexans opened cable manunecessary raw materials and energy, facturing units that include environment woes, troublesome Nexans (Shanghai) Wires population demographics and sensiand Cables Co. Ltd., in tive political topics, yet few industry China, for special cables, observers expect to see China lose and a power cable joint venits momentum as it seeks to build ture with Nhat Linh Co. in on its dominant position as the key China cable companies ramp up production. Revenues in US$ millions. Chart courtesy of Integer Research. Hanoi, Vietnam. powerhouse in Asia. During 2006, Prysmian As China has evolved, so has finalized the acquisition of the cable busithe exception of U.S. producers Southwire, competition from other emerging Asian ness activities of China’s Tianjin Angel General Cable and Belden CDT, he said. countries. India, the world’s eighth largest Group Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of The leading Japanese companies, such as steel producer, wants to follow the lead of specialized cables for industrial and OEM Sumitomo, Furukawa, Showa and FujikuChina, which saw its crude steel producapplications, with two factories in Tianjin ra, have all extended their Asian manufaction soar from less than 100 mmt in 1995 with approximately 300 employees. turing operations aggressively into China, to over 400 mmt in 2006. Vietnam, which Japan’s Furukawa has 28 manufacturing in he said, adding that the same is true of the has a strong electrical wire manufacturing Asia, outside of Japan. The most recent leading Korean and Taiwanese cable makbase, recently bolstered its image with two addition was the new automotive wiring ers such as LS Cable, Pacific Electric and marketing coups: becoming the 150th harness production plant set up in Shenzen, Walsin Lihwa. Superior Essex and Commmember of The World Trade Organization China. Japan’s Fujikura has expanded into Scope, he noted, have set up new plants in and an announcement by Intel Corp., the China, where it now has five sites manuthe last 18 months. world’s largest chip maker, that it would facturing electronics and fiber optic cables, “As yet, no major Chinese producers increase its investment in Vietnam to as well as in Malaysia, India, Indonesia have emerged to threaten the dominance of US$1billion. and Thailand. South Korea’s LS Cable’s these global players, but we would expect Below, the feature presents a range of overseas operations include a Malaysian one or two leading producers from China information, including perspectives from a joint venture in Penang; Chinese plants to emerge with the next five years,” French steel wire producer in India, the electrical located in Wuxi, Tianjin and Fujian; and said. cable sector in Vietnam, and the new ecotwo Vietnamese subsidiaries in Hanoi and Speaking at the recent IWCS/Focus nomic battleground: R&D. Haiphong. symposium, principal analyst Rob Daniels, For big steel, the big question may well CRU International, said that China’s Asia the place to be be, “How much is too much?” The Finandomestic cable production remains very Manufacturing as a whole has embraced cial Press notes that, with 2006 crude steel fragmented, with its top five domestic proAsia, mostly closely China, drawn by production projections raised to 1.2 billion ducers accounting for about 10 percent of lower labor prices, a desire to be located metric tons and consumption estimated at the market. By contrast, the top five U.S. where their customers are going and the 1.13 bmt, the likely result will be more producers account for about a third of the potential domestic demand stemming rom inventory and falling steel prices. China, on U.S. market, he noted. Another 10 percent a total population that numbers in the bila pace to produce from 420-430 mmt and or so consumption (production) in China lions of people. to consume 350-370 mmt, will seek to comes from foreign ventures while the Craig French, an analyst for U.K.-based export 40 mmt, a 45 percent increase from majority of production, nearly 80 percent, Integer Research, notes that of the world’s 2005, it noted. comes from small- and medium-sized top 60 cable companies, 30 have at least China, now supplying about a third of cable manufacturers, he pointed out. Many

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‘Cold War’ arms race now a ‘head and brains’ race grow to a projected 36.5 percent in Backtrack to the 1960s, and the U.S. 2007, it said. The U.S. will have and Russia were vying for supremacy dipped from 32.7 percent to 32.4 perin the “Cold War” arms race, each side cent in 2006 and likely to 31.9 percent seeking an edge through its military might, most notably its nuclear weapons. Today, reports Battelle, that competition has evolved into a global competition, with the playing field now a “head and brains race,” with success measured by how technology is developed and applied. “2007 Global R&D Report,” a recent study by U.S.-based Battelle, a non-profit organization that develops and commercializes technology, and R&D Magazine, describes what it sees as a unique evolution in world development. The world has gone from an arms race to a “hands race” based on lower-cost manual labor, to today what is a “head and brains race” that is based on escalation of R&D spending. “It is tempting, and certainly reasonable, to acknowledge the fact that each of these races has involved a reliable adversary,” says Dr. Jules Duga, senior research sci- The ability to field R&D rather than weapons has become increasingly important in determining entist at Battelle and co-author of which countries will be world powers, notes a the report. “These adversaries conreport from Battelle and R&D Magazine. tinue to present challenges to the United States that can be met and next year, it said. conquered or accommodated only by Factors cited for the trend include long-term strategic investment and changes in government attitudes, direct will,” he said in a press release. government investments, liberalization Instead of Russia, the U.S.’s might as of their economies, and an increased the leader in R&D is being challenged emphasis on developing a highly eduby China, in the number two position, cated, technology-oriented population. the report notes. “It is apparent that the modifications The U.S. remains a sizeable leader, in the internal policies of East and accounting for nearly a third of global South Asia, in particular, have had and R&D in 2006, compared to 13.4 perwill continue to have an influence on cent for China, the report said. The the amounts and patterns of R&D perabove numbers represent a decline for formance in the U.S. and other the U.S. and an increase for China, a nations,” said Tim Studt, editor of trend that is expected to continue in R&D Magazine, Duga’s co-author on 2007. the report. “There still is a considerable gap,” Outsourcing R&D will also continue said Duga, “but it’s closing.” China is to grow as long as the cost of doing the leader in Asia but as a whole Asia business makes sense for U.S. compais gaining a larger percentage of the nies, the report said. “The lower costs international R&D market, the report in most areas, especially China and said. Asia’s share of global R&D grew India, enhance the competitive position from 34.9 percent in 2005 to 35.6 peras compared to other (usually domescent this year and should continue to September 2006

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tic) resources and lead to measures of higher productivity. When other advantages, such as enhanced global R&D infrastructure and improved support for other global operations, are considered, the value of outsourcing becomes apparent,” Duga said. What is notable is how industry has changed how it develops relationships with the R&D communities, the report said. “The first steps could be characterized as casual, ‘testing-the-waters’ interactions that included preliminary contract research arrangements. These quickly have evolved into major investments in institutionbuilding, the creation of subsidiary operations, and the development of a wide range of joint ventures.” “Host countries like China and India have come well down the road in terms of providing a technology-friendly environment,” Duga said. Battelle has prepared a report on U.S. R&D funding annually for more than 40 years, including the last 12 in partnership with R&D Magazine. Duga has co-authored that forecast for 27 years. This is Battelle’s second comprehensive report on international R&D spending. Battelle is a global leader in science and technology. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, it develops and commercializes technology and manages laboratories for customers. Battelle, with the national labs it manages or co-manages, oversees 20,000 staff members and conducts $3.4 billion in annual research and development. Battelle innovations have included the development of the office copier machine (Xerox); pioneering work on compact disc technology; fiber optics for telecommunications; development of new medical products to fight diabetes, cancer and heart disease; breakthroughs in environmental waste treatment; homeland security technologies; and advancements in transportation safety and security. For more information, go to www.battelle.org.

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Perspectives: Indian Wire & Steel Products ping and handling cost, product quality, and cost of capital. Where does the Indian steel wire industry most need improvement? Punwani: Due to poor infrastructure, India is not at all competitive for shipping and logistics costs. Currently, the logistics cost in India is US $25 per MT vs. US $5 from China. Only when wire industry in

The Chinese government has also been promoting exports of value added steel products as compared to semi-finished products, thus ensuring that the steel manufacturers in China find it lucrative to export wires instead of semi-finished products. The Chinese wiredrawing industry has been simultaneously supported by research institutes focusing on development of local wire technology and by local wire drawing machinery manufacturing. The Indian wire industry, on the WJI: In your keynote address, you other hand, is fragmented with outmentioned several advancements desired dated manufacturing set-ups. Lack or undertaken by the Indian wire indusof domestic demand has ensured try. Do you think that Indian rod quality that the Indian wire manufacturers is at par with the global suppliers? have not invested in either up-graPunwani: In my address under dation of their facilities or their “Advances in Technology” I touched on product offerings for value added the improvements in steel made to cater wires. There has been very little to the stringent quality requirements of support from the government to the Indian steel wire industry. We are at grow, and capture the migrating par with global suppliers in low carbon wire industry, which is happening and mild steel wire rods. This is demonfrom the developed economies to strated by the exports of low carbon the developing economies like wire rods to neighboring countries by Indian Wire & Steel Products CEO Nimo Punwani China, India and South East Asia. both Vizag Steel and Tata Steel. Howmaking his presentation at WAI’s International TechniThe Indian wire manufacturers ever, some improvements in high carcal Conference in New Delhi, India. are thinking small. As a result, they bon and alloy steel wire rods are still have not been able to leverage the desired to achieve global standards. scales for driving down cost for aggressive India modernizes, will productivity and pricing. Also, wire drawing machinery and WJI: As a wire producer, what advances quality reach international standards. Barequipment manufacturing is almost absent would you like to see in Indian steel rod? ring a couple of world class manufacturers, in India. Punwani: Latest technical advances are the wire industry in India has a long way to required in the steel making and rolling go. WJI: Is there a government regulation or techniques to make wire rods for high-end policy that you would like to see changed applications such as engine valve springs, WJI: China is a major factor influencing to make the industry more competitive? suspension springs, steel tire cords and ball the competitive landscape in the global Punwani: Uniform tax structure across bearing wires. The recent Tata-Corus tie up market. What advantages and disadvanstates on wires and wire products and betwill expedite the process of bringing this tages does the Indian wire industry have ter tax compliance will provide the base to know-how into India. The new greenfield compared to China? the Indian wire manufacturers for growth. steel projects being set up in the country Punwani: Let me review the steel indusThis, coupled with government support for will also address these deficiencies. try in China versus India. exports of value added steel products in In the last decade, China has emerged as place of semi-finished products and WJI: As compared to cold drawn wire, the largest steel producer in the world, conimproved infrastructure leading to lower there is none to minimal capacity of tributing nearly 35% of the world steel proquenched and tempered wire in India. logistics cost and faster turnaround times, duction. This has given downstream activiWhy? will help the industry. ties like steel wire industry the necessary Punwani: With the growth of the auto I would like to add that events such as impetus to grow. sector, this segment is poised for growth. I the WAI’s international technical conferAdditionally, the exponential growth in know of several Indian wire companies ence in New Delhi are a must if the Indian demand for steel wires within China has planning to enter this product segment. wire industry wants to become global. It prompted many local manufacturers to Earlier, due to low demand, these specialnot only provides a good platform for invest into steel wire manufacturing, ized wires were being mainly imported. learning and networking, but also helps machinery and technology, which was Indian wire industry benchmark itself with hitherto the domain of MNC (multi-nationWJI: Consider the five factors for the the rest of the world. This should be an al corporation) wire manufacturers. This competitiveness of a manufacturing indusannual feature. investment has helped them to enter the try: productivity, raw material cost, shipinternational markets. Indian Wire & Steel Products (IWSP), a subsidiary of Tata Steel, is based in Jamshedpur, India. IWSP’s CEO, Nimo Punwani, an industry veteran with a proven record for improving the performance of wire companies, was a keynote speaker at WAI’s recent International Technical Conference in New Delhi, India (see p. 42). He later talked with the WJI about a range of topics. Following are the excerpts:

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the world’s raw steel, has seen consumption grow slower than production, the article said. It quoted one steel official as observing, “Like most emerging economies, China’s need for steel was driven on account of its heavy investment into infrastructure. At the same time, the domestic steel industry was encouraged to grow. Demand, however, has slackened a bit of late, with the result that production exceeds consumption.” U.S. and European government are concerned that excess Chinese steel could flow to their countries, and the article noted that China has brought down its export rebate on steel products by 3% as well as levying an export duty of 10% on semi-finished steel products and raw materials. Further, it cited efforts to reduce excess capacity by shutting down 10 mmt of steel capacity a year. In June, the Chinese national government asked provincial authorities to close down small and obsolete plants and to reduce overall steel-making capacity by as much as 55 million tons by 2007 Critics note that it is not unusual for a Chinese steel company that has been ordered to

be closed to later reopen. The Chinese steel industry remains fragmented, with estimates of the number of steel mills as high as 3,500. The world’s largest steel producer, Mittal, gave steel consolidation a major boost this year with its takeover of Arcelor Steel. It has called for China to consolidate its steel industry so its top 10 producers represent half the total market share by 2010. Speaking at a meeting of the American Wire Producers Association earlier this year, Jean Kemp, Director of Steel Policy at the Office of the United States Trade Representative, spoke of USTR’s ongoing dialogue with the Chinese regarding trade. She noted that, “Chinese crude steel output has increased 20% in the first 6-7 months of this year, in spite of China’s stated belief they would hold steady. Additionally, in March the Chinese said they would shut down mills of less than 300,000 tons capacity, but they have not been doing so because of the resistance from local governments, and therefore the federal government continues to fund these smaller, inefficient plants.” If steel production continues to increase, it will have an adverse effect on U.S. steel produc-

ers while decreasing steel prices for U.S. consumers, she said. The resulting increased demand for cheap Chinese steel will only encourage Chinese producers to produce more, thereby aggravating the problem, she warned. Further confusing the issue, however, some Chinese producers insist that that there is not overcapacity. A Bloomberg article cites Ding Lignuo, chairman of Delong Holdings in Singapore, as saying that his 1.6 mmt plant in the northeastern province of Hebei has been carrying inventories for just one day. Customers are paying upfront and new capacity at his steel plant already has orders, he said. “The reality is that supply and demand are in balance.” Another wire story cites two J.P. Morgan Chase analysts, Feng Zhang and Emily Zhang, as predicting that China’s steel demand in 2007 will grow faster than supply. That, they noted, will be the first time in six years that demand growth will outstrip supply expansion. Whether there is excess capacity or not, China’s place in determining what happens is undeniable. The International Iron and

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Steel Institute (IISI), which saw the five largest steel producers in China and the China Iron and Steel Association join the IISI in 2004, in April officially opened its Asia Office in Beijing. At that time, IISI Secretary General Ian Christmas commented at the ceremony held during the 4th China International Steel Congress, that this was “a clear illustration of how the steel world is changing.” The secretary general observed that “the center of gravity of the steel industry is changing from Europe and North America to Asia.” Asia, he noted, “already is responsible for over half of both the total steel production and use in the world and its dominance will increase over the next few years. IISI thinks it is essential that we establish a strong base in Asia to better understand the dynamics of the steel business, and improve the contact and services we give to our members in the region.” IISI, whose 190 plus steel producer members make around 60 percent of the world’s steel, projects that the world growth rate in Apparent Steel Use (delivered versus warehoused) will have risen from 1,029 mmt in 2005 to 1,121 mmt in 2006, an increase of 9%, with 2007 projected to rise about 5% to 1,179 mmt. “Reflecting on the current year, China and Asia have again dominated the world

market for steel,” the IISI reported. “With an increasing expenditure on infrastructure and construction in India, IISI forecasts the apparent steel use in India will grow 10% in 2006. However, the strongest growth in apparent steel use for 2006 comes from China, with a 14% increase. In 2007, China is expected to increase steel use from 374 mmt in 2006 to 413 mmt in 2007. This figure, however, suggests a more moderate growth in the Chinese use of steel. Stronger credit control and administrative measures introduced by the Chinese authorities will cause apparent steel use to grow by 10.4% compared to a 14.4% increase in 2006,” IISI said. Through 2010, annual world steel demand is expected to rise 4.9% per year, led by India (7%) and China (8.4%). Projections from 2010 to 2015, suggest a 4.2% annual growth, with a lead change for demand, with India at 7.7% and China at 6.2% during that same period. Following the lead of those big steel projections, the wire industry has been active in Asia, as seen by the moves made by Belgium’s N.V. Bekaert S.A. Most recently, Bekaert noted plans to take a minority position in Shougang Concord Century Holdings, a supplier of steel cord. Bekaert said it has sought to consolidate its position in the Chinese market,

going through a major expansion of its activities there over the recent years and added that it “intends to further strengthen its relationships with local market players.” Bekaert notes that it has steel cord production plants in Jiangyin (Jiangsu Province), Shenyang (Liaoning Province) and Weihai (Shandong Province). New steel cord products are being developed at its technical center in Jiangyin for the Chinese tire industry, it said, adding that Bekaert has increased its annual production capacity for steel cord products in China up to 200,000 metric tons. With its plants in Jiangyin, Shanghai, Changzhou and Wuxi, Bekaert is also extending market positions in its other advanced wire products. The company develops its activities in advanced materials and coatings for the Asian market out of its production facility in Suzhou. Bekaert has also expanded its production capacity for advanced wire products in Indonesia, where it makes pulp baling wires as well as cable armoring wires for data transmission cables both for land and for submarine applications. Its plant in Karawang supplies steel cord products to the tire manufacturers in the region. It also has a small production unit in Indonesia near Jakarta, which specializes in filtration applications based on fiber technologies. ■

Automotive: a big driver for the global industry Auto companies around the world have long focused on China as a production base for customers there, but while it has provided returns for some companies, there are signs that possibly like “big steel production,” producers in China may be looking at the rest of the world as an increasing part of its customer base. In 2006, the Chinese passenger car market, including sedans, SUVs and MPVs, is expected to grow to around 4.1 million units, nearly a 25 percent jump over 2005, placing it third in the world behind Japan in the passenger car segment, reports China Daily. China’s total vehicle sales volume (including all trucks and buses) in 2006 is expected to reach 6.9 million units and overtake Japan as the world’s No. 2 in market size, it said. Another survey found that more than 10 percent of car owners had purchased a second-hand vehicle, and nearly a quarter of prospective buyers were

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planning to buy a second-hand car. This, it said, was a sign “of the maturing of China’s car market,” which the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers estimated to be approximately US$6.9 billion for the first three quarters of 2006. General Motors, Chrysler and Ford Motor Co. are all active in China, as are Japan’s “Big Three” of Toyota, Nissan and Honda, as well as Skoda of the Czech Republic, and Citroen, Peugeot and Renault of France. Nick Reilly, head of General Motors Corp.’s Asia-Pacific operations, said that China will pass the U.S. in the next 10 years as the world’s largest market for cars and trucks. An estimated 16.5 million motor vehicles will be sold in the U.S. in t2006. The challenge is that domestic companies in China want to evolve from small producers to serious exporters. “Japan did

it. Korea did it. It’s only a question of time and in what format the Chinese enter the big Western markets,” John Parker, Ford group vice president for Asia-Pacific and Africa, said in a wire story. China’s top two domestic car producers, Geely and Chery, are seen as the likely first entrants into the U.S. market, although as with the Japan and Korean companies, it is expected to take time. Still, the Chinese car manufacturers have become stronger domestic suppliers, and that does not bode well for GM, which through partnerships with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. and Wuling, has a little more than a 12.1 percent share of China’s combined car and truck sales, although Volkswagen still leads in passenger-car sales. The stakes are high, as by some industry estimates, China may sell as many as 20 million motor vehicles by 2020.

Vietnam: celebrating WTO status and bright future labor and utility costs they are experileading investors. Major companies encing in such areas as Shenzhen, here are Sumitomo, which owns two Guangdong and the Shanghai Delta subsidiaries in Sumidenso (Vietnam Vietnam’s wire and cable industry region where development has now Co., Ltd. and Sumiden Vietnam Autoalong with the Vietnamese people in motive Wire Co., general (both the 83 million inside Ltd.), Tokyo Seiko Vietnam and the many million living Co, all from Japan, overseas, which includes four million and LG Cable Vietin the U.S. alone), are celebrating Vietnam from Korea. One nam’s December 8 entry into the interesting note here is World Trade Organization (WTO). that Taiwan’s Taya Vietnam’s wire and cable industry Electric Wire and has been growing steadily throughout Cable Co. in February the past six years with growth rates in 2006 became the first the high 20-30% levels according to foreign firm to list on Vietnam’s Ministry of Trade. Many the Vietnamese stock electric wire products are now proexchange which has duced in Vietnam, for instance electric given it much posiwire and cable for residences, electric tive publicity as well Cable is processed at Japanese-based Yazaki EDS’s wholly distribution wire and cable, middle as an increasing cap- foreign owned factory in the My Phuoc industrial park in voltage insulated copper and aluminum ital valuation. wire, high voltage wire and cable, elecBinh Duong Province, Vietnam. Most recent tromagnetic wire for machines and been going on for nearly 30 years now growth for wire and cable has been in electronics, message coding cable and and costs are starting to become less wire harnessing companies and other wire harnesses for vehicle and automoattractive. To date, Vietnam’s major labor intensive industries, with several tive use. Because of the growing export markets are Australia, Republic ventures from Japan and elsewhere investment in wire-related companies, of Korea and Hong Kong and Asean entering production. Most of these notes the Vietnamese government Mincountries. Many, however, believe that companies tend to locate in the South istry of Trade, Vietnam can satisfy 70 based on the improvement in quality of the country near Ho Chi Minh City percent of the country’s total demand. generated by the number of foreign in either Binh Duong, Dong Nai or forThere are now well over 100 small, investors starting up operations, that merly even in Ho Chi Minh City itself. medium and large enterprises mainly exports to the United States, Germany, Investment in wire projects is also producing cable and wire countrywide. China, Mexico and France will rise being made in the North and the CenSome major domestic companies are noticeably in the years ahead. tral region with investments in Hai CADIVI, Tran Phu Co., Tan Cuong Through the first six months of 2006, Duong, Danang/Quang wire and cable was the 11th largest Nam and other regions. export for Vietnam with $309 million Primary export marin exports. Although the figures are not kets to date for Vietyet in for the year as a whole, most nam in this industry is experts expect a figure close to $630Japan, which has tradi650 million, which means that it will tionally taken over have been another high growth year for 90% of Vietnam’s wire this industry in Vietnam, giving it and cable exports. The another reason to celebrate. percentage figure for Japanese exports is Chart caption: exports of electronic wire and projected Christopher W. Runckel is the decreasing while the increases through 2012. Chart courtesy of founder of Runckel & Associates, a total volume of exports U.S.-based consulting company that continues to ramp up assists businesses searching for expansteadily and countries such as Korea, Thanh, Co. and smaller in size Nhat sion opportunities in Asia. (www.busiTaiwan and Hong Kong start to take Linh, Hung Phat Electric Co. and Ngo ness-in-asia.com) He has served as larger shares of exports as national Han Ltd. International joint venture Minister-Counselor of the U.S. companies from these countries companies include LG Vina, CFT Vina Embassy in Beijing, China, lived and increase their investment into new Copper Ltd, Sumi-Hanel and TSC Taiworked in Thailand for over six years companies. The most recent develophan Sacom Co. (a Korean-Vietnamese and was the first permanently assigned ment has been the arrival of several JV), although increasingly the move is U.S. diplomat to return to Vietnam Chinese companies that are looking at to wholly foreign-owned companies after the Vietnam War. Vietnam as a solution to higher land, with Japan and Korea being among the By Christopher Runckel

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FE-analysis for multistage shape drawing for linear-motion guide rails Research efforts have shown that this process can be used to draw a round bar to a shaped product at reduced costs. By Kazunari Yoshida, Shinji Fukano, Satoru Tsuihiji, Masaki Matsuzawa and Tetsuo Shinohara

A linear motion guide (see Fig. 1) is used

in industrial robots, machine tools, equipment for the fabrication of semiconductors and so forth, and applied to high-precision positioning, automation and energy saving. Therefore, a linear motion guide rail is required for achieving a high dimensional accuracy, strength and quality1-3. Recently, a high corrosion resistance and lightness linear motion guide for use in medical machines, food manufacturing plants and amusement equipment has been demanded. As a fabrication method for the linear motion guide, drawing by cutting and section drawing is considered4-8. This study examines whether guide rails could be produced by multistage shape drawing from a round bar to a shaped product, for reduced processing costs. Stainless steel, because of its wide range of applica-

tions, and pure titanium, which is light and has a high corrosion resistance, were used9. The optimum section drawing conditions determined by 3D-FE analysis (FEA) were applied to the multipass section drawing process. The material flow, distributions of plastic strain and residual stress of the drawn products, distribution of pressure, which is difficult to clarify in section drawing experiments, and relationships between processing conditions and the dimensional accuracy of the drawn products were examined.

Fig. 1. Rail and block in linear motion guide.

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FEA and experimental conditions In this study, SUS440C and SUS304, (because the demand for stainless steel has been increasing), and pure titanium were used. The rail was produced by multistage section drawing from a round bar. Fig. 2a shows the pass schedule of a stainless steel rail, and Table 1a shows pass reduction. Pure titanium was subjected to four-pass drawing, because it was so hard to process it by three-pass drawing. Fig. 2b shows the pass schedule of a pure titanium rail, and Table 1b shows pass reduction.

Fig. 2. Die shape for multistage shape drawing.

Table 2. Material properties for FEA.

Table 1. Pass schedule of shape drawing.

The multipass section drawing of stainless steel was analyzed using commercially available 3D-FEM codes. The 1/2 FEA model regarded to shorten the analytical time is summarized in Fig. 3. In this experiment, the die half-angle α was 7°, 10° or 13°, and the friction coefficient μ was 0.1. Table 2 shows material properties for FEA, using experimentally obtained work hardening curves (e.g., those shown in Fig. 4). On the basis of the above the improvement of the quality of the drawn products and shortening of the required fabrication process are discussed in terms of the rate of filling of material into a die hole (dimensional accuracy), and the distributions of the equivalent strain and residual stress of the drawn products. Results and discussion Filling of material into die hole. In the drawing of the linear motion guide rail, the cost of grinding is reduced when the drawn material has a high dimensional accuracy; the dimensional accuracy of the drawn product is the most important factor. The dimensional accuracy is considered not only in obtaining a cross-sectional shape, but also in the bending and torsion of the material. Fig. 5 shows the FEA result for the filling of a drawing product into a die hole after three-pass drawing. When the die half-angle α is 7°, the material tends to flow in the direction of the drawing axis, not in the circumferential direction, leading to a low dimensional accuracy. On the other hand, when the die half-angle α is 13°, the drawing stress becomes slightly large and the drawn product becomes thinner. Therefore, the die half-angle α =10° determines the best cross-sectional shape. In addition, when

Fig. 3. FE Model for shape drawing.

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Fukano

Kazunari Yoshida is a professor in the precision engineering department at the school of engineering at Tokai University, Japan, where he researches wiredrawing, extrusion, and forging processes. He served as a member of the steering committee for Japanese Wire Drawing. He holds a Ph.D. degree in engineering. He authored a prize-winning paper for the Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity in 1984 and won medal

Shinohara

awards from The Wire Association International, Inc. for the best paper in the nonferrous division in 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2004. Shinji Fukano, Satoru Tsuihiji, Masaki Matsuzawa, and Tetsuo Shinohara are mechanical engineering graduate students at Tokai University. This paper was presented at WAI’s International Technical Conference, Prague, The Czech Republic, October 2005.

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Fig. 4. Work hardening curves of SUS440C and SUS304 bars.

Fig. 5. Filling of material into die hole during drawing.

annealing is carried out for every pass, the dimensional accuracy increases. Distributions of equivalent plastic strain and Vickers hardness. On the basis of distribution of equivalent strain of the drawn product, the conditions of hardening during the nonuniform processing of the drawn rail can be estimated. Fig. 6 shows the distributions of Vickers hardness and equivalent strain obtained by FEA for a drawn product after the 3rd pass with a die half-angle of 10째 with annealing performed after every pass. On the basis of the FE analytical and experimental results, it was found that the vicinity of the groove area is hardened and strain is induced. On the other hand, the interior of the product is not markedly hardened and has a small amount of strain. Moreover, a large reduction in groove area occurs due to the ring wear and seizure formed between the die and the drawn product in the groove area during drawing. Thus, annealing is performed after every pass to improve the dimensional accuracy and prevent such risks. However, the reduction in processing cost is important; therefore, the number of annealing processes should be limited. FEA is also useful for examining the timing and other factors of the annealing process. Distribution of residual stress. In general, tensile residual stress on the surface of a drawn product degrades mechanical properties, while compressive residual stress increases material strength. In the case of linear motion guide rail, compressive residual stress was applied in the groove area, because a high material strength was required on the surface of the linear motion guide on which rotation balls touched the groove area. Fig. 7 shows the distribution of residual

Fig. 6. Distributions of Vickers hardness and equivalent plastic strain obtained by FEA.

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Fig. 7. Distribution of axial residual stress stress of drawn shaped bar.

stress in the direction of the drawing axis of a product subjected to three-pass shape drawing using a die with α=10° When the die half-angles α were 7° and 13°, tensile residual stress appeared on top of the drawn material. When the die half-angle α was 10°, compressive residual stress appeared on top and in the groove area of the drawn material. The distribution of residual stress of the product obtained by section drawing was more complicated than that obtained by round bar-to-round bar drawing. Annealing reduced residual stress, but the distribution of residual stress was the same regardless of the annealing process. Risk of occurrence of ring wear and internal cracks in section drawing. In round bar-

Fig. 8. Optical micrograph of internal cracks in drawn material.

to-round bar drawing, there is a risk of occurrence of internal cracks when the die half-angle is too large or pass reduction is too small, because a high tensile stress is applied in the axial direction at the center of the material (Fig. 8). These defects are highly detrimental to the quality of the drawn products. Fig. 9 shows distribution of mean normal stress obtained by three-pass drawing in the FE simulation using a die with α=13° and without annealing after each pass when a high compressive stress is applied in the approach area of the die, there is a risk of occurrence of ring wear. However, the tensile stress at the center of the material in drawing is small when the occurrence of

internal cracks is inhibited. In addition, annealing performed after every pass is considered to be effective for the inhibition of occurrence of internal cracks and extension of the die life. Production of titanium linear motion guide rails. Fig. 10 shows the results for the cross-sectional shape after four-pass drawing in one experiment. The shape of the side and the length of non-annealing rail were considered sufficient for achieving a high dimensional accuracy, but not the shape of the corner particularly at the lower part; the seizure formed on the die in the second pass was considered detrimental to achieving such an accuracy. The annealed rail after drawing improved the dimensional accuracy

Fig. 9. Distribution of hydrostatic stress during shape drawing.

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Fig. 10. Cross section of drawn bar (- - - Target, _____ Experiment). Fig. 11. Distribution of Vickers hardness of drawn bar.

in the shape of the corner and inhibited the seizure formed on the die. Fig. 11 shows the distribution of Vickers hardness of a drawn product after the fourth pass. When annealing was not carried out, the Vickers hardness was not more than 270 in the groove area, although the drawn product was desired to have a high abrasion resistance. Because the work hardening of titanium could not be expected for the increased hardness, the requirement of Vickers hardness become Hv=400. Therefore, the titanium rail produced by multistage shaped drawing was used. The dimensional accuracy was improved by annealing after every pass. Although the rail exhibited a low abrasion resistance, it was still considered useful in applications requiring a high-corrosion-resistance light rail. Conclusions On the basis of results of FEA and experiments on multistage section drawing of rails for a linear motion guide, the authors made the following conclusions. Three-dimensional FE simulation enables the examination of material deformation in shaped drawing from various aspects; it was found that FEA is effective in an optimum drawing process. The results for the drawn products obtained by FE simulation were in good agreement with experimental results. FEA enables the estimation of the rate of filling of a drawn product into a die hole. FEA enables the determination of the distribution of residual stress of a drawn product. A large die half-angle increases die pressure and also the tensile stress at the center of the material; thus, internal cracks and ring wear are expected to occur. Annealing carried out after every pass prevents such risks. In multistage shaped drawing with stainless steel rails, the conditions of 12%~25%

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pass reduction and approximately 10° die half-angle α yield a high dimensional accuracy, a high quality and a high productivity. It was found that multistage shaped drawing with annealing after every pass enables the fabrication of the linear motion guide rails with pure titanium, which has a high dimensional accuracy. Acknowledgements The authors wish to express their gratitude to Mr. T. Shirai, Mr. E. Michioka and Mr. J. Shinbe at THK Co., Ltd. for helpful comments and discussion, and Mr. E. Hosaka for the assistance in the experiments. References 1. W. Steuff and R. Kopp, “Estimation of Designing Methods for Drawing of Section Rods and Wire,” Wire Journal International, March 1995, pp. 104-109. 2. J.R. Rentz and R. Kopp, “A New Calibration Method for Complex Shape Sections with Reflex Angles,” Wire Journal International, November 1998, pp. 96-100. 3. U. Greulich, “Das Ziehn von Sonderprofilen aus Stahl,” Drahtwelt, 1961, 7. 4. K. Yoshida, “Production Technology of Shaped Wire and Bar for Linear Motion Guide,” The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan, Bar and Wire Forum, 1999. 5. M. Kobayashi, “The Present Situation of Cold Drawn Special Section (in Japanese),” J. Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity, Vol. 39, No. 447, 1998, pp. 333335. 6. T. Shirai, K. Igarashi,Y. Taki, J. Shinbe and K. Yoshida, “Development of Special Drawing Bench for Section Drawing,” Proc. of 44th Japanese Joint Conference for Technology of Plasticity, 1993, pp. 403-406. 7. K. Yoshida, E. Hosaka, E. Miyazaki,Y. Taki and J. Shinbe, “Section Drawing for

Stainless Steel Rail Used in Linear Motion Guide,” Proc. of 43th Japanese Joint Conference for Technology of Plasticity, 1992, pp. 371-374. 8. K. Yoshida and S. Tuihiji, “3D-FEM Analysis of Section Multipass Drawing (in Japanese),” Proc. of 2000 Japanese Spring Conference for the Technology of Plasticity, 1992, pp. 371-374. 9. K. Yoshida and M. Matsuzawa, “Drawing of Titanium LM Rail with High Corrosion and Light Weight,” (in Japanese), 1998, pp. 58-63. ■

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Criteria of central bursting experimental verification Research has found that there is a need for a new equation for predicting central bursts that takes into account the difference in the characteristics of materials.

By Jan Krnác, Robert Kruzel, Jan W. Pilarczyk and Bogdan Golis

everal specialized works which S describe the increase of central bursts during the drawing process can be found in literature1-5. Equations were created by these works, which compare and evaluate causes of central bursts. This submitted work deals with a comparison of these criteria from the viewpoint of practical utilization in drawing plants during the process of high-carbon wires drawing. It finds that there are instances for which exiting equations do not satisfy prediction of central bursts. Specifically, it looks at the characteristics of different material, comparing the mechanical properties of wires in dependence on α angle in drawing die and partial drawing reductions.

Criteria of central bursts Avitzur1,2

confirmed that the stress causing an increase in central bursts during wiredrawing is dependent on the α angle in drawing die, partial drawing reduction and friction coefficient μ. He created the below equation for calculation of CB (Central Bursting) criterion1.

Eq. (1)

Fig. 1. Central burst criteria rise per Avitzur, Yoshida and Wright.

where, Ro = wire dia. before drawing die Rf = wire dia. behind drawing die α = drawing angle in drawing die A (α), B (α), f (α) = function of drawing angle equation m = friction factor for carbon steel which equals approx. to 1,41μ. Testing by Avitzur showed that reduction per pass during drawing and approach angle of drawing die (a) have a definite role in promoting central bursts. Avitzur recommends controlling a drawing process so that values of CB criterion would be equal to or greater than zero (positive). Occurrence of central bursts increases when CB criterion value is less than zero (negative). Therefore, when the reduction per pass is increased, the approach angle should be correspondingly increased to keep CB at the proper level. Similarly, if the approach angle is increased, reduction per pass should be increased to prevent an increase in central bursts. Avitzur reported that central bursts are not significantly affected by coefficient of friction (μ). Therefore, these factors do not influence the values of CB criterion. Yoshida criterion. Yoshida3 monitored the influence of drawing die contact length with wire and wire diameter resulting in an increase in central bursts by using the finite elements method. Yoshida recommends controlling the drawing process in such a way that the ratio of the length of contact of a wire DECEMBER 2006 59

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and a die in the approach zone to the initial wire diameter “do” parameter would reach the range of 0.5–0.7. According to this theory, when values are lower or higher than recommended, the result should be an increase in central bursts during drawing. The equation for calculating the Yoshida criterion is as follows:

Eq. (2)

d1 = wire diameter at the die exit Wright criterion. Wright4 describes the deformation in drawing die cone as the relation of drawing die angle α and partial drawing reduction. He described it as the Δ parameter. Eq. (3) r = partial drawing reduction α = drawing angle in drawing die given in radians

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Using the above equations, Fig. 1 was created. It shows the setting conditions of central bursts rise during drawing, per Avitzur, Yoshida and Wright. It is evident from Fig. 1 that the criteria of single authors differ and show different conditions of central bursts rise. According to Avitzur CB > 0 is valid and in case of values lower than 0 there is an increase in central bursts. Yoshida and Wright identify the upper and lower limit values of the criteria, and from that data, it is necessary to set the drawing process between these upper and lower limits. The critical values of α angle and partial single drawing reduction Úd, according to the Wright’s criterion Δ, are the middle ones, in comparison with values of criteria according to Avitzur and Yoshida. With the respect of easy calculations of these parameters, according to Eqs. (1), (2) and (3), their utilization then in wire manufacture is relatively simple. However, it is important to know which of these criteria is most appropriate for drawing manufacture of high-carbon wires and, to which extent these criteria are predicating for setting up of conditions for drawing of carbon wires in industrial scale.

Criteria summary The criteria of Avitzur, Yoshida and Wright evaluate the mutual influence of drawing angle α, partial drawing reduction Üd and friction coefficient μ on rise of central bursts in wire According to these criteria, the friction coefficient μ does not affect the rise of central bursts in drawing more significantly. According to the above authors, the drawing angle α and the partial drawing reduction has a decisive impact on an increase in central bursts in drawing. The selection of optimum values of drawing angle α and the size of partial drawing reduction can prevent from rise of central bursts in wire. In planning of the drawing process, it is suitable to work with the value Úd/α > 2. In case of these values according to Avitzur no central bursts arise in wire drawn. Testing and verification methods A dual procedure of testing was proposed for practical verification and comparison of given theoretical presuppositions of axial bursts in the drawing process. Two procedures were used: verification of influence of angle α and partial drawing reduction, and

Jan Krnác is a technologist in the wire mill at Zelazarny, Dratowny Bohumin, Bohumin, The Czech Republic. Robert Kruzel is an assistant professor in the department of materials processing technology and applied physics at Czestochowa University of Technology (CUT), Poland. He has authored or co-authored more than 70 papers. Jan W. Pilarczyk is an associate professor at this CUT department. He works on the development of new technology of wire drawing and metal products. He is the author or co-author of more than 170 technical papers. He is currently presi60 WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

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dent of the Poland Chapter of Wire Association international. Bogdan Golis is a professor of plastic working in the department of metallurgy and materials engineering at CUT. He joined Czestochowa in 1987. He previously worked in Poland’s Central Laboratory where he was responsible for scientific and research cooperation with other countries. He has more than 30 years of experience in the wire

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and rope industry. He holds a doctor of technology sciences degree and a master of science degree in metallurgy from Czestochowa. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 papers. This paper was presented at WAI’s International Technical Conference in Prague, The Czech Republic, October 2005.

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Table 1. Mean values of tensile strength Rm, Mpa of tested wires.

Table 2. Mean values of test wires’ number of bends.

Table 3. Mean values of twists Nk of tested wires.

α) Table 4. Values of Avitzur criterion (CB and Ud/α calculated for parameters of drawing applied in tests.

verification of given criteria of an increase in central bursts during continuous production of high-carbon wire on a continuous drawing machine. Verification of α angle and partial drawing reduction. For subsequent verification, the 5.5 mm patented wire rod, C68DP quality, with a fine lamellar pearlite structure, was selected. The chemical composition is as follows: 0.68 pct. C; 0.60 pct. Mn; 0.23 pct. Si; 0.011 pct. P; 0.011 pct. S. Six types of drawing die sets with different values of α were selected. Values of α were as follows: 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 9° and 10°. Values of partial reductions Ud% for drawing 5.2 mm wire were as follows: 4.94, 14.08, 20.04, 26.77, 30.02, 34.74 and 41.42%. The working of the 5.5. mm input wire rod to 5.2 mm was carried out intentionally, namely for the reason of

more favorable orientation of cementite lamellae in the direction of drawing axis. The drawing was done on a Koch machine so that a partial reduction, 10.61 percent, resulted in the 5.2 mm size. The wire was as required with set partial drawing reductions and α angle sizes. The lubricant powder STEARLUBE 3772 G. was used Samples of each drawn wire diameter and each α angle were taken from the drawn wire for tests to determine the mechanical properties and to do a metallographic analysis. An Instron machine was used to test tensile straight Rm. Samples were also tested for the number of bends – No and torsions Nk. The results of metallographic analysis were compared mutually with the results of the mechanical parameters of the wire.

Verification results. For all considered semi die angles, the drawing process has been performed without any problems for the single reductions in the range from 4.94 to 34.74%. For the single reductions 41.42% for a drawing in dies with semi angle 6°, 7°, 9° and 10° has run. Reductions for a die with a semi angle of 4° and 5 however saw the occurrence of wire breakage in a drawing die or close behind. Table 1 shows the mean values of tensile strength Rm of the tested wires. For a single reduction in the range of 4.94–34.7%, the highest tensile strength was seen in wires drawn in dies with α = 4°. For the highest single reduction applied in this work 41.4% (for which the breaks of wires in the case of drawing in dies with α = 4 and 5°), the highest tensile strength equal 1510Mpa was for wires drawn in a die with α = 6°. DECEMBER 2006 61

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Table 5. Yoshida criterion values calculated for drawing parameters used in tests. Criterion is 0.5-0.7.

Table 6. Values of Wright criterion calculated for parameters of drawing applied in tests

Table 7. Mechanical properties of 1.05 mm wires drawn in Series 1 and 2.

Table 2 shows the mean values of number of bends and No. of tested wires. For all considered values of die semiangle, an increase in the percentage of the single reduction led to a reduction in the number of bends till failure. For the single reduction 34.7% the highest number of bends (24) has exhibited wires drawn in dies with the semi-angle 6° and the lowest was found for wires drawn in dies with α = 4°. The increase of the single reduction to value 41.4% for all cases of drawing in dies with angles 6-10° has resulted in a sudden drop of number of bends 4050% (see Table 2). Table 3 shows the mean values of number of twists Nk of tested wires. The relation of Nk vs Ud is not monotonic for all considered values of semi – angles. For the single reduction equal 30% wires drawn in dies with different angles have exhibited (angles 4°, 6°, 9°, and 10°) the same value of number of twists 25-26. Increasing the reduction to 34.7% and 41.4% has resulted in a 62 WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

decrease of number of twists for wires drawn in dies with semi-angle 4° and 6°. Samples of drawn wires were subjected to metallographic monitoring at magnification 500x and 1000x. The metallographic analysis did not show the rise of axial bursts in any samples drawn. Analysis and discussion. The analysis of the drawing procedure proposed according to single criteria is carried out in Tables 4-6. According to these criteria, the area marked in grey is the area of safe drawing, without the possibility of a rise in internal axial bursts. On the basis of the results obtained from this analysis and evaluation of drawing conditions according to single criteria, the following can be stated: • Table 4 confirms, according to the Avitzur’s theory, that with the increasing angle α, a partial drawing reduction can be increased • It can be said, on the basis of drawing process evaluation according to single criteria and the results obtained that

the evaluation according to Avitzur corresponds best with practice. According to the Yoshida’s and Wright’s criteria the bursts should occur; however, they were not recorded. Verification of given criteria of bursts rise during continuous drawing. Patented galvanized wire (3.4 mm, C78DP steel grade) was reduced in a continuous wire-drawing machine. The chemical composition of the drawn wire was as follows: 0.78 pct C; 0.60 pct Mn; 0.2 pct Si; 0.009 pct P; and 0.006pct S. Two schemes of drawing with various partial drawing reductions and various angles α were proposed. The influence of angle α 4°, 7° and 8° die angles on the drawing process was evaluated. The proposed drawing reductions series with the total drawing reduction Úc = 90,5 % at final drawing velocity 12m/s. differs in the final stage of drawing from the 1.8 mm wire. In series I, the wire was drawn to a final diameter of 1.05 mm in six passes with reductions of 19, 16.5, 15.6, 15.5, and 15.2%. In series II, there were fewer passes,

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five, and the reductions were as follows: 21, 20.1, 19.0, 19.3 and 16.6%. The procedure for evaluating and obtaining the results of mechanical values of the wires drawn at different angles α was the same as used for the preceding testing and evaluating. Verification results. Table 7 shows the mean values of mechanical properties Rm, No, Nk, Z and amount of zinc on the surface of the 1.05 mm wires drawn to two series. Fig. 2 present a comparison of influence of various α angles on mechanical values of the drawn wires, showing values of Nk results of wires drawn at various α angles. The drawn wires were subject to metallographic analysis. Neither sample at different α angles showed the rise of

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axial bursts. Statistical analysis of results. Table 7 shows the mean values of mechanical properties of the 1.05 mm drawn wires for the two series of drawing in dies with different semi angles. The drawn wires were subjected to the variance analysis at single classification (Tukey algorithm) of the significance of their differences 6 . It has been found that assuming the level of significance equal 0.05 the following homogeneous groups of given properties were classified: Fm (N). Force in a tensile test for a rupture; 1902N: corresponds to α = 4°; 1868N: 1880N correspond respectively to α = 8°; 8° (series 2); and 1843N: corresponds to α = 7°

The above means that there is no statistically significant difference between mean values of Fm drawing wires in dies with α = 8° in series 1 and 2, but the highest tensile force have exhibited wires drawn in the die with the smallest semi angle α = 4° and differences with other variants are statistically significant. The lowest value of Fm was found drawing with a die with α = 7°. Tensile strength Rm, MPa. Homogeneous groups: 2128MPa corresponds to α = 7°; 2158MPa; 2170MPa correspond to α = 8°; 8° (series 2); 2196MPa corresponds to α = 4°; Comments similar as for Fm; Number of bends No; Homogeneous group:27 corresponds to α = 4°; 30; 31; 30 correspond respectively to α = 7°; 8° ; 8° (series 2). The lowest mean value of number of bends have exhibited wires drawn in the die with α = 4° and differences among this value and number of bends for other die angles are statistically significant. Number of twists Nk. Homogeneous group: 42; 40; 40; 37 correspond respectively to α = 4°; 7°; 8° ; 8° (series 2). There are no statistically significant differences among mean values of number of twists for wires drawn in dies with different angles. Contraction Z, %. Homogeneous group:53%; 51%; 51.3%; 48.4% correspond respectively to α = 4°; 7°; 8° ; 8° (series 2). Similar comment as in the case of number of twists.

Fig. 2. Dependence of number of twist Nk on total reduction Uc, % of tested wires.

Table 8. Values of Avitzur criterion CB = 0 for parameters of drawing in series 1. Criterion is 0.5-0.7.

Table 9. Values of Yoshida criterion calculated for parameters of drawing in series 1. Criterion is 0.5-0.7.

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Zn – Amount of zinc g/m2. Homogeneous group:99.6g/m2; 100g/m2; 99g/m2; 89g/m2 correspond respectively to α = 4°; 7°; 8° ; 8° (series 2) It can be stated that the die angle has no significant effect on the amount of zinc after drawing. Differences among mean values of amount of zinc on the wire surface are not significant at the assumed level of the probability 95%. Analysis and discussion Evaluation of criteria validity for continuous drawing according to Series 1 or Series 2 is based on the calculation of values of criteria placed in Tables 810. It can be stated on the basis of evaluation of the drawing proposed according to single criteria and results obtained that the greatest accordance was achieved with the criterion according to Avitzur. The tests carried out in the number of cases did not show the validity of criteria according to Yoshida and Wright what was showed at wire drawing according to Series 1 and angle α = 8° It is possible to state, on the basis of Fig. 2, that the values of torsions are non-uniform and disparate to a great extent and to a certain degree of deformation. Only after achieving approximately 75% Úc do these results stabilize, with the values drawn under the angle α = 4° the most stable. It can be stated, at comparison of single criteria for continuous drawing of 1.05 mm wire, that the criterion according to Avitzur is satisfying for α = 4° for partial drawing reductions in the range of Úd = 14-23%. It was proven that for saving of conditions according to Avitzur, it is necessary, with an increasing α angle, to increase the partial drawing reduction because otherwise the criterion gets to values 0 > CB. This is evident from Table 8. However, the compliance to given criterion in this way causes the drop of utility wire characteristics what can be seen from Table 7 and Fig. 2. Evaluation of conditions of drawing proposed according to Yoshida and Wright, show that the difficult practical availability of setting the central bursts rise in the drawing process. Especially then at angle α = 8° and higher when, 64 WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

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according to these criteria, it could not come to drawing without central bursts rise. Results of winding wires for different spring diameters. The additional tests by winding were carried out on 1.05 mm drawn wires. Dimensions of the wound springs were: 5 x 1.05 mm; 10 x 1.05 mm; 15 x 1.05 mm and 20 x 1.05 mm Monitoring of the influence of alpha angle on uniformity and stability of wire characteristics at winding into springs is the intention of this test. It was found that the wires drawn at α = 4° show the most suitable characteristics at winding into springs (single rings of springs bear against each other, without gaps and also the division of the spring surface is level), and namely both at 10 multiple of the diameter and at its 15 multiple as well. For the semi-angle α = 8° ( involved by increasing partial drawing reduction) – the drawing is marked as 8° yellow. For diameter of springs 5x d (where d = 1.05 mm) and 10 xd made from wires drawn according to all considered semidie angles (4, 7 and 8°) the quality of springs was very good. It suggests that for the smallest diameters of tested springs, the plastic deformation of the 1.05 mm wires has eliminated the effect of residual stresses on springs quality. The inhomogeneity of deformation on the cross section of the wire increases with the semi-die angle increase, which in turn results in higher residual stresses for wires drawn in the dies with a larger angle. For larger dies angles, the winding of the 15 xd has probably not eliminated the residual stresses that resulted in bad spring quality. The increase of winding diameter to 20 x d, even for wires drawn in dies with angle α = 4°, has not eliminated the residual stresses that contributed to bad spring quality. Conclusion When seeking to verify the validity of theories by Avitzur, Yoshida and Wright predicting increases in central burst, that this did not necessarily prove to be true for some industrial manufacturing of wires, despite meeting the criteria of Yoshida and Wright that there should be such an increase. The results of comparisons of single criteria show that evaluations of wiredrawing in industrial production can be

done according to the Avitzur’s method, which most closely addresses manufacturing processes. Compared with evaluation of criteria according to Yoshida and Wright the bursts did not occur in the areas where they should arise according to these criteria. Among others, the tests carried out showed also the possibilities of affecting the mechanical characteristics of wires drawn with using of various α angles and partial drawing reductions. It is well known that the ability for deformation of high carbon steel depends strongly on the thickness of cementite lamellae in pearlite grains and their alignment to the wire axis. The above cited equations do not take into account materials characteristics such as ability for deformation and fracture (coefficient of hardening, for example), one phase or two or multiphase material, inhomogeneity of distribution of properties on the cross sections, and surface layer state, among others. Further research is needed to find a new approach that takes into account materials characteristics. References 1. B. Avitzur, “Metal forming process and analysis,” McGraw Hill Book Company New York, 1968. 2. B. Avitzur, “New improved criterion for the prevention of central burst in wire drawing and extrusion, WJI, Nov. 1974, p 77. 3. K. Yoshida, “Chevron crack and optimum drawing condition in the diagram of mean stress and die-wire contact length ratio by FEM simulation,” Conference Proceedings, WAI’s Annual Convention, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, June 2000, p. 75. 4. R. Wright, “Basic of drawing,”. video cassette by Wire Association International. 5. J.W. Pilarczyk, J. Markowski, H. Dyja and B. Golis, “FEM modeling of drawing of wires for prestressed concrete,” Conference Proceedings, WAI’s 72nd Convention, Chicago, USA, June 2002, p. 13. 6. W. Volk, Applied statistic for engineers. WNT, Warszawa 1973 (in Polish). ■

Fields of application of nickel-plated copper conductor The use of nickel to plate copper wire and cable has been shown to be preferable to silver or tin for a wide range of uses, especially for those involving high temperatures By Selcuk Harput ickel, which has good high and low N temperature strength, high oxidation and corrosion resistance, is used to plate wire and cable, especially in high-temperature corrosive applications. It is estimated that over 10,000 metric tons of copper wire are plated worldwide per year with either silver or nickel. These plated wires are used principally for stranded conductors in high-performance electric cable for the aerospace, airframe, defense, computer, telecommunication and professional electronics industrial sectors. In addition, plated wire is used for high temperature cable, spark ignition leads and fuses. Nickelplated copper wires can resist temperatures up to 750째C. They are corrosion resistant and weld easily. Stranded conductors in this material are coated with suitable temperature-resistant materials for cables. This coating process requires high temperatures,

Fig. 1. Layers of a high-temp cable.

makes it unsuitable for silver-plated wires which would oxidize. A drawback with nickel-plated copper is its reluctance to solder easily without special fluxes and the need to plate the nickel under carefully controlled conditions for a pore- free and suitably ductile deposit for drawing. Parallel to the developments in nickel electroplating technology and exploring new insulating materials, silver-plated wires are not used for temperature-dependent areas. Nickel-plated copper cables are chosen by the aviation and aerospace industry because nickel-plated wires can resist thermal shocks, continuous high temperature exposure and, temporarily, temperatures higher than the melting temperature of copper substrates. Plating metals other than nickel over copper limit the working temperature of cable. But, in most cases, the working temperature of nickel-plated copper cables can

only be limited by insulating materials. Nickel-plated copper wires are also used in industrial applications such as, iron, steel, aluminum, glass, petrochemical and pyrometallurgical plants. Basic components Nickel-plated high temperature cables are generally resistant to the same high range of temperatures that insulation materials can withstand. In general, high-temperature cables consist of five basic components: conductor, insulation, protective braid, jacketing and shielding. Not all elements are appropriate for each construction. Simpler constructions may require only a conductor and extruded insulation. Usually, unprotected insulation is a tough thermoplastic or synthetic rubber with good electrical insulating (i.e. dielectric) properties. If severe service is

Fig. 2. SEM photo of 4% 0.25 mm nickel-plated copper wire, 20 min. exposure at 1000째C. DECEMBER 2006 65

Fig. 3. SEM photo of 4% 0.25mm nickel plated copper wire after 5 minutes exposure at 1100°C.

Table 1. Nickel layer thicknesses of some finished copper conductors according to ASTM B 355. expected at elevated temperatures, more complex constructions may be required. Conductor. Critical conductor selection variables are a composition of conductor material, conductor diameter and stranding. Expected service temperature should be considered first because conductor materials vary in heat resistance. Next to be evaluated should be the conductor’s capacity to carry current without surpassing the temperature rating of the conductor and insulation. Material and conductor circular mil area are key capacity determinants. Finally, the decision should be made on how much flexibility is required as this determines the stranding configuration. Per the ASTM B 355 standard, nickel-layer thicknesses have been classified as nickel percentages and nickel layer thickness as 1,27μ (50 μ in.) depending on the conductor diameter. Various nickel thicknesses are shown in Table-1. For extreme cases, a cable can be exposed temporarily to very high temperatures; the nickel layer thickness will be higher than normal working thickness, i.e. 10% or 27%. Three types of 0.25 mm copper conductors have been exposed to very high temperatures for the examination of the final conditions of conductors (Figs. 2- 5). It was found that 10% and 27% nickel-plated copper wires can resist temporarily up to the 66 WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

temperatures of minimum 1100°C and 1200°C respectively. At this stage, the copper substrate melts and the nickel layer acts as a tube for liquid copper and the conductor can still continue current transfer to give vital chance to the user. 4% nickel plated copper wire could not maintain its shape because of less nickel at 1100°C (see Fig. 3). Insulation. Insulation is normally extruded over the conductor or applied as a wrapped tape. Materials selected for the primary insulation (plastics, synthetic rubbers and mica) have good dielectric properties as well as heat resistance. For severe applications, it should be determined whether or not a secondary insulation may be required for protection against cutting, tearing or other damage. Insulation, jacketing, and metallic shields offer electrical and physical advantages to high-temperature cables. Primary insulation must be a good electrical insulator to contain and channel the voltage, while the secondary insulation is used to protect the primary insulation and conductor against physical damage. The outer layers, braiding and jacketing provide additional mechanical protection to the insulation with jacketing providing environmental protection as well. Finally, metallic shielding can be used to provide heavy-duty physical protection in

harsh environments and to prevent electrically generated interference that may be caused by motor ignition and shut-off, fluorescent tubes in lighting ballasts, and relays. Many insulation, jacketing, and metallic shield materials, which may be considered individually or in combination as a composite, are available for high-temperature wire and cable applications. Choosing an appropriate insulating material requires weighing the balance of desirable and undesirable characteristics for a particular application. For example, mica is

Harput Selcuk Harput is R&D manager at Sarkuysan Electrolytic Copper Co., Kocaeli, Turkey. He is responsible for all research and development activities at Sarkuysan. He joined the company in 1988. He was previously primary aluminum production superintendent at Etibank Aluminum Plant, Turkey. He holds a diploma in metallurgical engineering from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. This paper was presented at WAI’s ITC in Prague, The Czech Republic, October 2005.

Fig. 4. SEM Photo of 10% 0.25 mm nickel-plated copper wire after 20 minutes exposure at 1100째C. an excellent insulation material for 450째C temperature exposure, but not for a traveling cable that will be continually bent and flexed. Mica would probably fail very quickly in this application due to its embrittlement after exposure to heat. Another construction alternative would be to use layers of PTFE protected by layers of a fiberglass serve. This construction would allow the cable to remain flexible, but it would not have the heat resistance of mica, resulting in a relatively short life span. Braiding. Fiber glass is widely used in braided outer covers for limited mechanical protection. Glass braid almost always is saturated with an appropriate high-temperature finish to prevent fraying or moisture penetration and to improve fiber bonding. Jacketing. Also called sheathing, jackets generally are extruded from thermoplastics or thermoset materials for mechanical, thermal, chemical and environmental protection. They are also used as a supplemental elec-

Fig. 5. SEM Photo of 27% 0.25 mm nickel-plated copper wire after 20 minutes exposure at 1200째C.

trical insulation over metalic shields. Shielding. Metal shielding, applied as a corrugated or flat tape or as a woven braid, is used to protect insulation from severe operating conditions. It also prevents powergenerated interference from escaping to the surrounding environment. Metallic shielding is often used in low-voltage communications wiring to protect signal integrity. All the basic requirements must be con-

Fig. 6. Some insulating materials used for high-temperature cables.

sidered for selecting wiring materials for high-temperature wire or cable. These include: current-carrying capacity, voltage rating, dielectric strength of insulation materials, and ambient temperature. The evaluation of insulation materials for a high-temperature application must include how they are affected by the application environment as the next step. The first consideration is usually the relative heat resistance.

Table 2: Properties of some insulation materials. DECEMBER 2006 67

(Heavily nickel plated copper 27%). For circuits with severe, high temp. environment. Types: flexible-stranded 27% nickel-plated copper; 2) reinforced mica insulation tape wraps; 3) closely woven fiberglass braid conductor jacket, color coded with high temp. abrasion and moisture-resistant finish; 4) flame barrier of reinforced mica tapes; 5) moisture and fluid barrier of heat sealed PTFE tape; 6) heavy-duty braided fiberglass jacket with high temp. finish. Continuous working temperature: 450°C (UL); 530°C (NON-UL); * Motor lead and apparatus cable: (2% Nickel plated flexible stranded copper). These cables have three insulation layers: 1) PTFE tape insulation; 2) additional served fiberglass insulation; 3) fiber braid jacket with durable high temp. finish. Continuous working temp.: 250°C; 600V; and * High temp. lead cable: (27% nickel-plated flexible stranded copper). These cables are used in extreme environments and reduce the costs of added thermal protection (glass sleeve, ceramic insulator, etc). They consist of three insulation layers: 1) mica glass composite; 2) glass braid; and 3) modified silicone jacket. Continuous working temperature: 550°C

Bibliography Table 3. Properties of some insulation materials. Insulation materials Select a composite of mica with intermediate layers of fiberglass braid, mica, and more fiberglass braid. This choice provides the heat resistance of mica and extends the cable’s service life by diminishing the effects of flexing upon the cable. When considering a composite cable, one must remember that it is ultimately only as strong as its weakest component, and the components need to be compatible. High-temp cable applications There are many applications where cables are continuously or temporarily exposed to high temperatures. Some include aircraft interconnecting wire, all 2% nickel-plated copper wire, voltage rating 600V and wire temp. 260°C, unless otherwise noted. *.MIL-W-22759/2, fluoropolymer insulated TFE and TFE coated glass; *MIL-W-22759/3, fluoropolymer insulated TFE –glass- TFE; * MIL-W-22759/6, fluoropolymer insulated

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extruded TFE; * MIL-W-22759/8, fluoropolymer insulated extruded TFE; * MIL-W-22759/8, fluoropolymer insulated extruded TFE; and * MIL-W-22759/12, fluoropolymer insulated extruded TFE. * MIL-W-22759/10, voltage rating 1000V, fluoropolymer insulated extruded TFE; * MIL-W-22759/41; fluoropolymer insulated crosslinked modified TFE; * MIL-W-22759/45 V wire temp.:200°C fluoropolymer insulated crosslinked modified ETFE; and *MIL-W-22759/18, wire temp.:200°C fluorocarbon polyimide insulation. Other types include: * Aircraft cables for fire zones: (heavily nickel-plated copper 10% and 27%). Some Federal Aviation requirements refer to FAR 25 for flammability. All wire insulations must meet FAR 25.1359(d). Those in fire zones must also meet FAR 25.1359(b); * High-temp. lead wire for use in iron, steel, aluminum, glass, and petrochemical plants:

Copper Wire Production IWMATextbook Sarkuysan Tech. Information Database Proceedings: AESF SUR/FIN® 2000-03 www.gemelectro.com/npwire.asp www.brenscheidt.com/english/frame.asp ?content=products.htm www.elproman.se/eng/produkter/kabel/v arm.html www.cambion.co.uk/Main/Material_Spe cs.htm www.caltechplating.com/Approvals.htm www.radix-wire.com www.tefkot.com www.wirenet.org/technical/abstracts/Abs _Detail.cfm?ID=1355 www.niscom.res.in/ScienceCommunication/ResearchJournals/rejour/Jsir/jsir2k3/jsi r_jul03.asp www.nickelinstitute.org/index.cfm/ci_id/ 13.htm www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/handbook/0012_apC.pdf www.faa.gov/certification/aircraft/avinfo/dst/43-13/Ch_11-06.doc www.faa.gov/certification/aircraft/avinfo/dst/43-13/Ch_11-07.doc ■

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Products Product line offers OEMs RoHS compliant resource

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U.S.-based Southwire Company has introduced a full range of greenSpec® wire products that it says will enable OEMs to comply with the new restrictions related to EU’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive. Most greenSpec products are in inventory and are available in standard delivery times, but Southwire also will manufacture custom greenSpec products to meet OEM requirements, a press release said. The products will include all the documentation that OEMs may need to certify compliance for their customers, it noted, adding that the words “greenSpec” appear on all RoHScompliant wiring products.

The Eraser Company, Inc., reports that its model G10S Bench Wire Twister can twist pre-stripped stranded wires, twist strands of two or more wires together, twist wrapped shields on coaxial cables and tighten the twist of already twisted wire. The G10S, ia press release said, is supplied with one set of three twist length spacers to vary the twist length, depending on application needs. Twisting inserts, it added, can be ordered depending on wire size to be twisted. Based in the U.S., The Eraser Company manufactures a wide range of industrial products. Contact: The Eraser Company, tel. 315-454-3237; Internet www.eraser.com.

The European Union restrictions that took effect July 1, 2006, limit the content of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium (or chromium VI), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE). The release pointed out that Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Canada and Australia either have initiated or plan to implement their own versions of the RoHS directive, and that California has its own version scheduled to take effect in January 2007, with other states likely to follow. Contact: Southwire Company, OEM Division, at tel. 800-955-4590; www.southwire.com.

Four reasons why Sjogren’s Tensioning Brakes with Feedback Control are the best 1. During payoff operation feedback arm follows the spool as it spins from full to empty providing constant line tension 2. Self-adjusting torque utilizing permanent magnet design 3. Permanent magnet technology means no power and no wear parts

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Measuring system can test resistance elements Germany’s burster notes that its RESISTOMAT® model 2320 offers a sturdy and universally applicable milliohmmeter for the measurement of low-ohmic resistances in mobile service, lab and field applications for products such as wire and cable, motor and transformer coils, plugs and switches. The 800 gram, handy resistance measurement device is powered by rechargeable battery pack or standard batteries, said a press release that described the unit as easy to operate. The RESISTOMAT model 2320 performs single and permanent measurements, whereby the measuring changeover from 40.00 mOhm at 10 µOhm resolution up to 4.000 kOhm may be done either automatically or manually, it said, adding

that accuracy is < 0.05 % rdg. plus 2 counts. Unipolar and bipolar measurements are possible and on temperaturedependent test objects, the temperature can be measured in combination with a Pt 100 sensor and the object’s resistance is subsequently compensated to fit the value at 20°C, the release said. The temperature coefficients for copper and aluminum are included as standard, two more coefficients may be set individually for any given material to be measured, it said. The input voltage protection, it noted, is dimensioned for voltage peaks up to 415 Vrms which is of advantage especially for the measurement of inductive test objects. Contact: burster, www.burster.de

Updated filtration system extends coolant life U.S.-based Ebbco, Inc., reports that it has upgraded its media-free Sludge Masters Series to further extend coolant life by preventing the accumulation of contaminants anywhere in the system. Available models range from flush rates of 20 gpm to 250 gpm of clean coolant provided to the machine and combine the circulation, filtration and evacuation process into a continuous coolant management system that has few moving parts, a press release said. It noted that the system uses media-free filtration, so it is virtually maintenance free. Solids are col-

lected automatically into a 55-gallon drum or hopper or optional bag filter for low volume applications allowing for easy disposal or for resale as scrap, it said. The two-stage filtration system can service one or more machines with filters available from 40 to 10 microns, clarity depending on application, the release said. An optional chiller is available to eliminate thermal distortion, it said. Contact: Ebbco Inc., tel. 586-7165151; fax 586-716-4949; e-mail fredp@ebbcoinc.com.

Mandrel coating can help metal coils ro release more effectively and cleanly U.S.-based PICO Chemical Corporation reports that PICOGUARD 6275, an environmentally friendly mandrel release agent, forms a firm film without dripping that enables metal coils to release cleanly and easily. This special thixotropic lubricant saves metal processors money by eliminating oil run off or coil telescoping, a press release said. PICOGUARD 6275, it said, is easily applied by spray or brush to a mandrel but will not run off and create an oily/wet surface or messy residues on the plant floor. It is used as received, and while it appears as gel in its at-rest state, it will readily liquify when moved so that it can be easily applied at room temperature by hand-held spray or brush applicators, it said. A company spokesman explained that basic metal mills and service centers that process wire stock may need to protect their mandrels from the metal’s inside lap(s) and for easy coil release. “To accomplish this protection, they sometimes apply a coating to the mandrels by using an oil or solvent liquid that drips on the floors creating a very messy and unsafe condition. These coatings also do not last very long and thus they need to be frequently reapplied adding to down-time, expense, and more mess,” he said. Contact, Joe Manfreda, PICO Chemical Corporation, tel. 708-757-4910; e-mail jmanfreda@picochemical.com.

Foiled twisted pair technology can serve cable preferences for auto and other sectors U.S.-based CommScope Inc., a world leader in cable and connectivity solutions, announced that it has developed a Uniprise Foiled Twisted Pair (FTP) Solution to meet cabling preferences of its customers in specific markets such as automotive, industrial and the Federal government. The Uniprise FTP solution is a total solution product set and includes Cat. 6 and 5e cabling, patch cords, modular patch panels

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and information outlets, a press release said. Each of these components, it noted, is designed to meet the specifications set forth in TIA/EIA, IEC 60603 and ISO/IEC 11801 standards. The product solution is designed to certain specifications for use in high-noise environments where electromagnetic devices could impair the network. Uniprise’s FTP solution also provides a

plug-and-play design to facilitate easy interconnection without the use of special tools. The FTP modular panel accommodates 24 FTP information outlets, which allows for simple termination of 4-pair FTP cables, the release said. Contact: CommScope Inc., www.commscope.com.

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Copolymer can be used for critical wire and cable applications U.S.-based LANXESS announced that its LEVAPREN® line of ethylenevinyl acetate copolymers can be used for critical wire and cable applications. The versatile material, described as a unique, elastomeric alternative to traditional EVA thermoplastics, has been used successfully for a number of years to manufacture halogen-free and low-smoke wire and cables, a press release said. The product, which contains from 40 percent to 80 percent vinyl acetate (EVM), has been used for products such as the production of automotive sensor cables, it said. The release noted that LEVAPREN can reduce concerns of material contamination with gel particles that can tear open insulation during extrusion. Contact: Onofrio “Nuch” Palazzolo, LANXESS, at tel. 330-908-1036; or www.levapren.com.

Color section software now available on CD-ROM U.S.-based PolyOne Corporation reports that it has released its new OnColor™ Color Selection Software, on a CD-ROM, that simplifies the color evaluation and selection process. The tool enables color selectors and designers to search more than 250 standard PolyOne colorants by resin, hue, FDA status and price, a press release said. Color selectors and designers can also request color chips and submit custom matches electronically, it said, noting that the CD-ROM “provides quick access to pricing information for specific colorants, calculates the cost to color specific parts, and analyzes cost differences depending on colorants, resins and let-down ratios.”

Compatible with most resins, PolyOne’s OnColor catalog colorants include more than 250 standard colorants consisting of light, medium and dark shades of 12 primary colors as well as black and white. The colorants can have metallic or pearlescent special effects. OnColor catalog colorants are made without heavy metals, and several FDA-compliant colorants are available. The CD-ROM is a companion piece to PolyOne’s OnColor Colorants Catalog, an easy-to-use brochure for PolyOne’s standard colorants, and the online OnColor Catalog Color Selector available at www. polyone.com/oncolor/. Contact: PolyOne Corporation, e-mail color.catalog@polyone.com.

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Double-reel spooler unit replaces portal take-ups, eliminates rewinding Germany’s Troester GmbH reports that its double-reel spooler type DAS has performed well since being successfully integrated into a sheathing line since 2005. A press release said that the cable being manufactured is not only sensitive to external factors; due to its struc-

Reels can be ordered with accumulator partition GMP-Slovakia, represented in North America by HOWAR Equipment, reports that it is able to offer special designs for customers, recently providing specially designed structural steel reels that required an accumulator partition where the cable ends could be stored separate from the rest of the bulk cable. GMP, which manufactures a wide array of steel reels from 6 in. in diameter up to 102 in. for various applications, supplied the above-cited reel for a client who needed to have the ends of the cable accessible for

testing and termination purposes, the release said. HOWAR Equipment and GMP-Slovakia created a solution for the customer that used a sturdy spacesaving structural divider flange that would keep the ends of the cable with the final 6 ft termination separate from the rest of the wound cable, the release said. The solution provided a relatively small reel that remained sturdy but did not require a very wide partition flange, it noted. Contact: HOWAR Equipment, tel. 905-738-4010; fax 905-738-2474, e-mail sales@howarequipment.com; www.HowarEquipment.com

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ture it is also difficult to wind. Meeting this challenge, the design and the machine control on the previously manufactured double-reel spoolers were totally revised. The newly developed semiautomatic double-reel spooler replaces portal take-ups, the release said. The product is wound up without using an accumulator, ready to ship, it pointed out, adding that the standard winding lengths are between 500 m and 4,000 m so that at maximum manufacturing speed a ready-to-ship reel is ready about every nine minutes. With this method, the average manufacturing speed increased by up to 50 percent, it said. A key advantage of using the doublereel spooler type DAS is that the process completely eliminates the otherwise conventional rewinding of the cable onto shipping reels, the release said, noting that this is a cost-intensive manufacturing step. The result of using the DAS technology is that shipping reels can be delivered direct to the customer and repeat winding from the production to the shipping reels is avoided, all of which increases productivity and reduces costs, including storage. Contact: Troester GmbH, www.troester.de.

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U.S.-based Master Bond Inc., reports the development of a special dual cure (UV/heat curable) epoxy system, called UV15DC80, that is designed for bonding, sealing, coating and potting applications. The compound, a press release said, has a low viscosity, is easy to apply and requires no mixing. Environmentally friendly, it is 100% solid and contains no solvents or volatiles. UV15DC80 is not inhibited by oxygen and has low shrinkage upon cure, it said. The release said the product can cure in

shadowed areas by supplemental heat curing at 80°C for 15-30 minutes, while straight UV curing can be accomplished for thicknesses of .010”/.020” in seconds using UV light at 365 nm with 30-40 milliwatts per cm² of energy. Faster cures can be achieved at higher energy outputs, it said, adding that post curing at 125-135°C for 15-30 minutes can increase the Tg from 90°C achieved by straight UV cure to over 130°C. Contact: Master Bond Inc., www. masterbond.com.

Rotator makes for quick, safe rotations of loaded pallets U.S.-based Southworth Products describes its PalletPal Rotator as the fast, safe, easy way to rotate fully loaded pallets. The device, a press release said, is ideal for replacing broken pallets, switching to or from inhouse/shipping pallets, transferring loads to slip sheets, and replacing damaged goods at the bottom of a load without the need for manual restacking. The PalletPal Rotator, which can handle loads measuring up to 48”x 48”x 60” with

capacities up to 4400 lb, has a clamping mechanism that features user-adjustable pressure control to assure that lighter loads will not be crushed, it said. The release added that loads can rotate a full 180º on a massive anti-friction turret bearing and can be stopped at any point during rotation, it said. Contact: Southworth Products Corp., tel. 207-878-0700; fax 207-797-4734; e-mail salesinfo@ southworthproducts.com; www. SouthworthProducts.com. ■

Media Brochure offers engineered solutions for wire & cable U.S.-based DeWAL Industries has produced a brochure that describes a wide variety of high-performance PTFE films increasingly in demand by the wire and cable industry. The brochure, a press release said, gives specs and lists pertinent features of skived PTFE (Teflon®) films, both virgin and conductive as well as provides specs and notes the features of DeWAL extruded PTFE films (unsintered, low density and specialty laminated). These products are often used in high temperature wire and cable. The company’s laminate structures are used in flat and plenum cables while its low density PTFE (ePTFE) is used in areas where weight reduction has become a critical design criteria. The brochure describes a broad range of standard and custom DeWAL films as well as the considerations to be

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made when selecting traverse, pyramid or flat pad packaging. Contact: DeWAL Industries, tel. 800-366-8356 or 401-789-9736; e-mail cbrooks@dewal.com; Internet www.dewal.com.

Study projects U.S. demand for engineering plastics A study by The Freedonia Group, Inc., a U.S.-based industry market research firm, projects that U.S. demand for engineering plastics will grow to 3.5 percent per year to 5.4 billion lb in 2010. That growth, a press release said, represents “a marked improvement over the five-year period from 2000 to 2005.” It attributes the turnaround to a resurgent electrical and electronics market, the largest outlet for engineering resins, and by increasing per vehicle usage in the large motor vehicle market. Another contributor is “the continued drive to replace metal and other materials with lightweight, costeffective, high performance plastics.” The challenge for the sector, however, is increasing market maturity and competition with lower-cost commodity resins, the release said. “On the whole, demand for smaller-volume engineering resins will advance at a substantially faster pace than their 74 WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

large-volume counterparts. Polyphenylene sulfide, polyimides and polysulfones will lead gains, driven by increasing use in high-temperature applications such as electrical connectors and under-the-hood motor vehicle parts. Fluoropolymers will also see growing opportunities in wire and cable coatings and industrial components.” Electrical and electronic products and motor vehicles were the dominant markets for engineering plastics in 2005, combining to account for 60 percent of total demand, the release said. “Electrical/electronic markets will see the fastest growth, driven by increasing shipments of business machines and other electronic equipment, although slower advances in appliances and optical media will temper gains.” Contact: The Freedonia Group, Inc., tel. 440-684-9600; fax 440-646-0484; Internet www.freedoniagroup.com.

Steel Business Briefing Ltd. is offering the China Steel Yearbook 2006, published in English, by the China Steel Development Research Institute, a subdivision of CISA. The 114-page book, a press release said, “is packed full of statistics and analysis on the Chinese steel industry, not found anywhere else.” This is a good source for information about the major mills in China, including information on production by product, sales, profit, ownership, location, key people and history, it said. Contact: Andrew Goodwin, General Manager Asia, Steel Business Briefing Ltd., tel. 86-21-5110-5482; fax 86-215110-5480; Internet www.steelbb.com.

New catalog and parent company website on-line Witels Albert USA announced the addition of a new on-line catalog to its website, www.witels-albert-usa.com, as well as a recently launched website for its German parent company, Witels Albert GmbH, at www.witelsalbert.com. The on-line catalog contains both general and specific technical information about products used in the wire, cable, tube, flat strip, wire rope, and profile shape industries. Observed Witels Albert USA’s Bob Flower, “More and more industrial products users want to have product information available immediately. We built our catalog to address that need.” Parent company Witels Albert GmbH recently launched its new website: www.witels-albert.com. The site offers a range of customer-friendly services, designed to make it easier to find the best solutions to industry challenges. Contact: Bob Flower, Witels Albert USA, tel. 410-228-8383; info@witels-albert-usa.com; Internet www.witels-albert-usa.com. ■

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SUPERVISOR. Plastic Extrusion Company is looking for a manufacturing Supervisor for our Pawcatuck, CT facility. The candidate will be responsible for production supervision, training, manpower utilization, scrap reduction and inventory control. A strong Plastic Extrusion and Wire, Cable, or Fiber Optic background is desirable. Salary is based on the candidate’s experience. Apply via fax 860-5995461 or call 860-599-5877.

With two locations in the S.E., we are in immediate need of 3 qualified sales engineers. Qualified candidates need to have 35 years process and or hands on extrusion experience. Please fax your resume to Ron Neuman H (770) 454-9021 or e-mail to rneuman@cec75.com. All qualified persons will be considered.

facturing plants. They will be accomplished in the use of modern manufacturing techniques such as lean manufacturing and six sigma continuous improvement, and be accomplished at building and directing teams. A degree in engineering or metallurgy or equivalent, with a minimum of three years experience in high carbon steel wire is essential. This EEO company seeks candidates interested in metropolitan area of Dallas, Fort Worth, or Atlanta, Georgia and offers competitive compensation and benefits as well as a challenging and innovative career. Interested applicants may send resumes to: Blind Box 12-1.

SALES ENGINEER EXTRUSION. Leading manufacturer of extrusion tooling and crossheads for the wire, cable, pipe, medical, and profile industries as well as screws and barrels for injection machines and extruders, is expanding its operations.

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DUNHILL PROFESSIONAL SEARCH OF GREENWOOD. Serving the Wire and Cable Industry since 1978. Phone: 864366-5555; e-mail dunhill@ wctel.net. Contact: Hal Freese.

WIRE RESOURCES, INC. 522 E. Putnam Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830, tel: 203-6223000 or 800-394-WIRE, email: wri@wireresources. com, Internet www.wireresources.com.

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CARBIDE SPECIALISTS, INC. offers excellent quality, price and delivery on all your carbide wire die needs (R2-R12). Yes, you can have all three! Give us an opportunity to prove it. For personal attention to your specific requirements, contact Ray Northern at 440951-4027 or fax 440-954-9094. APOLLO DIA-CARB COMPANY. Buy & sell new/used Natural & PCD DIAMOND DIES. Fair prices & excellent lead times. Contact Paulette, Owner-Sales, by telephone at 1-508-226-1508 or by e-mail at apollodie@wmconnect.com. MOLONEY DIE COMPANY. Low prices on all sizes of new, used and recut carbide dies. We also recut tapered nibs.

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AUCTION - GALLMAN WIRE TECHNOLOGIES - DEC. 14, 2006 DRAWING - SYNCRO FX-13 ROD BREAKDOWN LINE, FOR COPPER, L-R, w/SYNCRO FX-13 Rod Breakdown Machine, Ceramic Draw Cones, 350HP Motor; SYNCRO ‘F’ Annealer; BEKAERT Dancer; BEKAERT Model ECC-36Continuous Coiler; SYNCRO Pointer/Stringer; MICRO Model J7C Butt Welder - COOK ROD BREAKDOWN LINE, FOR ALUMINUM, L-R, w/ COOK Model DH4+8 13-Die Rod Breakdown Machine, Ceramic Draw Cones, EATON 250HP Dynamatic Motor; ENDEX Dancers; ENDEX 300KVA Annealer; SYNCRO 36" ‘Continucoil’ Vertical Drop Coiler; MICRO Model J7C Butt Welder - SYNCRO BG-16 DRAWING LINES, FOR COPPER, L-R (4 units), enter 10ga, finish 18 thru 22 ga Copper, Ceramic Draw Cones, Motors; SYNCRO C-3 Annealers; VITECK Dancers; ENDEX 630mm Spoolers - SYNCRO BG-16 DRAWING LINES, FOR COPPER, L-R (2 units), enter 10ga, finish 25-1/2 thru 26-1/2 ga Copper), Ceramic Draw Cones, Motors; ENDEX 50KVA Annealers; ENDEX 630mm Spoolers - SYNCRO C-13 DRAWING LINE, FOR COPPER, L-R, enter 10ga, finish 19 ga Copper, Ceramic Draw Cones, Motor; SYNCRO 16" Spooler - SYNCRO BG-16 DRAWING LINES, FOR ALUMINUM, L-R (2 units), enter 10ga, finish 20 ga AL, Ceramic Draw Cones, Motors; Line 11 w/BEKAERT OBE 630mm Spooler, 1985, reel elevator, VITECK FDV-55-1-5 Dancer; Line 12, ENDEX 630mm Spooler - FILTERTECH Model SCF6-3300 and HOFFMAN Model 126C Filtration Systems - SYNCRO F-13 and BG-16 Draw Boxes BUNCHING - SAMP Model BM/560D D.T. Buncher, 2002, MAGNETIC 19.5kw Motor - LESMO Model DTO450BM D.T. Bunchers, 1992, SICME 10.2kw and BALDOR 15HP Motor (2 available) - BARTELL Model DTS65-16 D.T. Bunchers (2 available) EXTRUSION 1 - DAVIS STANDARD 4.5" - 2.5" 24:1 L/D EXTRUSION LINE w/ D/S 4.5" 24:1 L/D PVC Extruder, MAGNETEK 150HP AC Motor; D/S 2.5" 24:1 L/D Nylon Extruder, Model 25IN25DSPA301, MAGNETEK 40HP Vector Motor; SYNCRO 18" Barrel Packer, ENDEX Head upgrade, 20HP 1 - DAVIS STANDARD 3.5" - 2.5" 24:1 L/D EXTRUSION LINE w/ D/S 3.5" 20:1 L/D PVC Extruder, Model 35T, MAGNETEK 100HP Vector Motor; D/S 2.5" 24:1 L/D Nylon Extruder, Model 250SIII, MAGNETEK 40HP Motor; ENDEX Model CC-18 Barrel Packer, 10HP Motor TINNING - Tin Line #1, to include: SYNCRO BG-16 Drawer, Ceramic Cones, Motor; SYNCRO C-3 Annealer; Tin Pot, all Controls; Bath; SYNCRO DFH 30" Spooler, 20HP - Tin Line #2, to include: D/S 36" Shaft Payoff; Tin Pot, all Controls; Bath; 30" Spooler - Tin Line #3, to include: SYNCRO C-13 Drawing Machine; SYNCRO C-3 Annealer; Hot Dip Tin Pot, all Controls; Bath; SYNCRO DFH 30" Spooler

REWIND LINES - Line #1, to include: D/S 36" Payoff; D/E 30" A-Frame Payoff; 30" Respooler - Line #2, to include: 30" Single Cone Flyer Payoff; D/E 30" Payoff; CLINTON HF15AC/BD-12 Sparker; D/E 16" Respooler - Line #3, to include: D/E 30" Payoff; CLINTON HF20H Sparker; 16" Respooler MAGNET WIRE DEPARTMENT Round Wire only, No shapes 3 - Vertical Machines - MAG 10-Wire, COPPER AND ALUMINUM, 1983 (ID #15), enter 12-18 ga, finish 14-22ga; LEAR Inline Tester; MAG Ovens, Model VL6K/2S-5+5/7+3; MAG Take-ups - MAG 9-Wire, COPPER, 1998 (ID #7), enter 10-20 ga; MAG Drawers, Model M/VOTA-6/1-500S+C/KE-6/1-9Z26, 1998, Inline Testers; 3 MAG Ovens, Model VZ 6/3L; MAG Dual Sided Takeups w/A/B PanelView Controllers - MICHIGAN OVEN CO (MOCO), for ALUMINUM, 1972, enter 1214ga, finish 14-22ga; Model D24 Ovens; Take-ups 6 - Horizontal Machines - MAG 24-Wire, COPPER, 1982 (ID #1), enter 12-18 ga; MAG Drawers, Model ZM3-4/12-11, finish 26-35ga, top and bottom heads can run different sizes; Dies and Felts; Annealer; MAG Ovens, Model H4/2; MAG 24-Head Horizontal Take-up; LEAR Tester - MAG 16-Wire, COPPER, 1995 (ID #6), enter 14-20 ga; 16 MAG Drawers, finish 22-30ga; LEAR Testers; 2 MAG Ovens, Model HN/4, 8-wires each; MAG Take-ups, Model T/VUT+KE-4/1-400S+15Z26, 1994, rated 280m/min - MAG 10-Wire, ALUMINUM (Could do Copper if needed) 1983 (ID #3); LEAR Tester (continuity and beads) - MAG 10-Wire, COPPER OR ALUMINUM, 1983 (ID #4), MAG Tester for continuity only - MAG 10-Wire, COPPER, Polyester or Urethane, 1980 (ID #12), 2 MAG Ovens, Model HES 5/3-6/7D, AWG 18-24; 10-Head Takeup; LEAR Tester - MAG 20-Wire, ALUMINUM, 1982 (ID #14), MAG Ovens, Model H5, AWG 17-22ga; LEAR Tester NOTE: - ALL OVENS ARE ELECTRIC EXCEPT THE MOCO, WHICH IS GAS - MOCO AND MAG 14 ANNEALERS ARE GAS, ALL OTHERS ELECTRIC QC LAB - DANSK SYSTEMS TD300 Tangen/Delta Machine with IBM Computer; YOKOGAWA 2768 Precision Wheatstone Bridge; A/Z TECH MW-4 Copper Softness Tester; A/Z TECH MW-9A Pneumatic Snap Elongator, 4/03; AMPAC Nova 210LSE Low Stress Elongation Tester, 12/00; THERMO ELECTRON SIC-HT Total Hydrocarbon Analyzer; DAVIS ELECTRIC H5.5 High Pot; DESPATCH Ovens, LAC Series; FEDERAL 57B-13 Pin Gauges; CHATILLON LTCM-4 Pull Tester; Fume Exhaust Chamber; Die Scope; Solder Pots; GRALAB Timer

MAINTENANCE 1 - FORTUNE 2080 Lathe, Model S2080, 10HP 1 - BRIDGEPORT Milling Machine w/SONY ‘Millman’ Controller 1 - ROCKWELL 20" Drill Press, Model 70-6X0 1 - DAYTON 5-Speed 13" Bench Drill Press, Model 3Z993B 1 - DAKE 3-Ton Arbor Press, Model 3A 1 - DAKE 75H Hydraulic Press 1 - DELTA ‘Shopmaster’ Band Saw, Model 194088 1 - PORTER CABLE Portable Band Saw 1 - MILLER Dialarc HF Welder 3 - BALDOR, CINCINNATI, DAYTON 2-Head Grinder 1 - Single Head Buffer 1 - Band Saw, Model 28-300 1 - RIGID Pipe Threader, Model 353 2 - SULLAIR 150HP Air Compressors MISCELLANEOUS 1 - BBC INDUSTRIES Model PSB6334 ‘Black Body’ Shrink Wrapper 1 - MULLER Model 303 Shrink Wrapper 1 - CUMBERLAND Model 20GRAN-5KN.R Granulator, GE 100HP 1 - COOK Model IPS Intermediate Pointer/Stringer 1 - A/Z TECH MW-8 Elongator, 5/95 5 - KELSEY HAYES KBM5 and KBM9 Kold Welders 2 - MICRO GP-1, J7C Butt Welders 1 - GEM GRAVURE Spiral Striper 3 - Scrap Rewinders 1 - MAG Model RSW1 Take-up, 15-24 ga, 1979 10 approx - LASERMIKE Diameter Gauges 1 - DRUMBEATERS OF AMERICA Model 7000-10-70 Drum Crusher, 10HP Motor 1 - Water Evaporator, 3-4 years old 1 - TENNANT Floor Scrubber, Model MS400, #5400-10036032 1 - RAYMOND Pallet Truck, Model 21i-R40TT, #021D-92-06252, 4000 lb capacity 1 - JLG Scissor Lift 5 - Battery Chargers, 36VDC, 24VDC, 12VDC. Lot - Warehouse Racking (rated 6000lb/section); Spare Motors; Spare Parts; Blue Print Cabinets; LISTA Cabinets; Whisker Discs and Caps for Dual Flyer Cone Payoffs; Ship Office; Fire Extinguishers; Eye Washers; Lockers; Scales; Hoists; 4-Wheel Dollies; Spare Crossheads; 3.5" 20:1 L/D Barrel, Used; 4.5" 24:1 L/D Barrel, NEW VEHICLES 1 - FORD F350 Flat Bed Truck, 8.5' Bed 1 - CHEVROLET ‘Astro’ Van REELS, SPOOLS, TUBULAR CARRIERS Steel Reels: 630mm, 30", 16", 8" Plastic Magnet Wire Reels: 8.5" x 9.15"; 10" x 11"; 15" x 16" Tubular Carriers: 46" OD x 26" ID x 55' H, 4000 lb capacity Cardboard Barrels: 24" Dia x 43.5" H

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tion. Produces up to 1250 lbs per hr output. Conveyor in-feed opening 21 in. x 26 in. Requires 7 x 16 ft of space. Turnkey installation includes operator training, East Coast or West Coast. Machine demonstration available upon request. Call: 714-8421146. Fax:714-842-0406 or send by e-mail to sales@copperrecovery.com.

16" Blocks, 22" finish, 75 H.P. AC motor and drive, 1500 FPM. Morgan 6B, 22" finish, 100 HP DC and drive. Dead Block Morgan, Dead Block Vaughn. Financing available. Call: J-M or M-A Perron, #450447-5000, ext: 23.

MACHINERY KRUPP MADE FOR BICC. ROTATING REWINDING LINE (1984). LIKE NEW, under power, consists of rotating payoff - 4 ft; rotating take-up - 6 ft; rotating caterpillar haul-off; television equipment; cable guide equipment; lifting equipment; transmission; operator’s station; manual, drawings, additional specs. Price negotiable. Basic Wire & Cable, tel. 800-227-4292. HANGER PLANT CAPACITY 1250 BOXES/WEEK. (3) Liberty hanger machines with hopper; (2) Chin Yn Chang Hanger machines converted to American twist with hopper; (2) Electric hanger oven white & gold; (1) Phosphate dipping system (1) Chin Yn Chang Capped hanger machine. Financing available. Call: J-M or M-A Perron #450-447-5000 ext: 23. NEW-COMPLETE SYSTEM WIRE GRANULATOR. Single-person opera-

WWW.URBANOASSOCIATES.COM. For New & Used Wire & Cable Equipment. Tel. 727-863-4700; fax 727-863-4711; or by e-mail at urbassoc@verizon.net. MACHINERY. (2) Lamnea Bruk wire drawing lines. Dry Double deck bull blocks. Wet drawing machines 11 dies 1000 Spoolers Years 1996 & 1994 speed 5000 fpm with controls. Still being manufactured. Financing available. Call : J-M or M-A Perron, #450-447-5000, ext: 23. MACHINERY. 7/8 HRS Vaughn w/Mounted Dead Block, 35 HP each block, Speed 3500 FPM. Morgan 4BW, 125 HP DC Motoro with controls 26: Block. Morgan 5B, 22" finish, 100 H.P. AC motor and drive, 1950 FPM. Morgan 7C,

GALVANIZING LINE. (A) Annealing Furnace Fluid Bed ICE, 24 Strands Gas 34 Feet Length. (B) Take-ups V-Groove Kosch Design NAKO made in Canada. (6X 16"/22") (12X22"/26") Variable Speed Siemens Controls. (C) Pre-owned used 6 months. Financing available. Call: J-M or M-A Perron, #450-447-5000, ext: 23. AJAX #5 (1") AND AJAX #4 (3/4") Wire draw/straighten/cut off machines complete with uncoilers, shot blasters, tooling, 1978/1979. Contact Westway Machinery Ltd., tel. 905-803-9999, fax 905-803-9109. EXTRUDER. Davis Standard Thermatik II 2 1/2", 24:1, w/Screw. Guill Crosshead Flange heater kit, Price: $40,000. PreOwned - Used 2 months. Financing available. Financing available. Call: J-M or M-A Perron, #450-447-5000, ext: 23. ■

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• Macbee Style 30" x 75/100 HP Bullblock; .625 rod enter; 500-950 FPM; SCR controls • Vaughn Roll Pointer, extra heavy duty, 1-1/4 rod • (1) MacBee 30" x 40HP Drawing Deadblock Coilers; 1374 FPM • (1) Vaughn 18SD Bullblock; 30" x 125HP; 3/4" rod

- (2) Vaughn Model DST Rod Drawers; .375" start Al., 10block-die tandem, 200HP DC with coiler - (3) Shaving Lines for .250" aluminum rod

• Schlatter Pg12; 48” wide; 1.8-10mm wire dia; 60-80 SPM; cross wire spacing min. 50mm; 470KVA

STRAIGHT & CUT MACHINES: - Shuster 4AV; .375"-.625", 90-180 FPM, 3'runout (new 9'runout track) • Shuster 1AVS-5; .062"-.250"; 50-200 FPM; 6' runout; 5HP; Reeves drive • Lewis 2SV5; .062" to .312", 10' runout, 1993 • Lewis 8C; .156-.375", 12' runout • Lewis 2C4; .062"-.250", 4' runout • (3) Shuster 1AVS3; .062"-.187", 12' runout

• Herborn Model EG-1 Double Deck Bullblock; 30"/22"; 120 HP; start .437" single pass; .218" 2-pass • Herborn Model FVI-14 Super Fine Wire Drawer; 14 die; start .004", finish: .002"-.0007" • Morgan 6BW, 22" blocks, 500 HP • (2) Morgan DB24 Deadblocks • Wirematic 36" x 100HP Horizontal Bullblock • Vaughn Heavy Duty #22 Bullblock; 42" x 250HP; start 1-1/4"; Sabina controls (2001); stripper, crane system, 6000 lb. turntable payoffs

TAKE-UPS: • (20) MacBee Inverted V-grooved 22"/26" Coilers; .086"-.135"; 5-200 FPM; powered turntables.

BUTT WELDERS: WIRE FLATTENING MILLS: • Fenn/Marshall Richards 4 Stand; 10”x5”-6”; 75 HP/Stand; 420/2000 FPM; edging; 36” spooler; PLC controls new 1997-2000 • Lee (UK 4 Stand; 6-1/2”x4”; 78 HP/Stand; 1018 FPM; edging; 48” x 4200 lb. spooler; PLC drives

• Micro J3S; .020"-.080"; 110V • Micro J5S; .060"-.250" • Micro T-HD; .125"-.500" • (2) Strecker Model 2B Butt Welders; 5-16mm, new 1997

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• (4) Bag-Bar Tie Machines; 16 ga.; 5"12" lgths. • (4) Bar Tie Wire Spooling Machines; 3- 3-1/2 lbs.; 16 ga.

• (8) Reed/Prutton Model 75 Roll Threaders; min.-max. wire dia .050".312"; thread lgth 2"; blank lgth 3"; vib. bowls • N-4's and N-5's; wire dia. .070"-.133", nail lgth .511"-3.14"

- Fenn Model 5U + 5P tandem, 28" shedding drum, 25/30HP - Fenn 6U Turkshead - Fenn 5TH Turkshead; max. sq. .437" - Karl Fuhr 3-stand Turkshead

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NEW PURCHASES WRD774 Niehoff 8 wire MMH101 wire drawing machine, RM141 Annealer, S631 single spooler. WRD772 Niehoff 4000 amp plater with GBC rod breakdown line. WRD766 Syncro C17DC Tandem Telephone Wire Drawing/anneal/Preheat/Dancer, DC drive (1990’s). CBR880 (2) Pourtier 2m Fork Type rotating payoff’s. CBR881 Pourtier 1m flyer arm payoff. CBR869 22" Kraft planetary cabler, 18 wire. 24" conc. taper, 72" wheel capstan, 60” takeup.

CBR870 16" Kabmatik 12 + 12 Planetary cabler, 1982, 30" dual capstan, Hi-Speed taper, 1.6m portal payoff & takeup, individual VAC drives.

CAT347 Conair 36" x 4". CAT348 RDN 48" x 9" belt caterpuller.

EXP727 45mm Nokia Maillefer piggyback extruder, 24:1 L/D, (1996).

TPR223 24" Lesmo Hi-Speed dual ecc. taper.

EXPL287 Tandem Line with Samp TRB 2, annealer, multipass capstan. - D.Std. 3 1/2" Extrusion Line with 30” B.W. capstan, Viteck 875 ft horiz. Accum, DR-30 takeup. PRN159 Medek & Schoerner bandmarker RC707, (1996).

REWINDERS/COILERS

Takeups: Hall 40", 42", 48”, 60", 72", 96" portal. Bartell: 60", 72", 84", 96". Nokia EKP5 (1) Yr. 2001, EKP50 (4) 1997, EKP100-124 1995 TKU969 Ent. 30" dual TLE16/30 take up recently rebuilt, PLC, AC Vector drives, Caliper disc brakes. TKU951 (2) 40" Davis Electric TURA shaftless. TKU903 (7) 24" Clipper dual takeup, shaftless, parallel axis, Model PS-24HS late 1990’s. TKU968 36" D.Elec. dual take up Rebuilt recently w/caliper disc brakes, VCD703 drives, GE PLC. TKU950 (2) Nokia EKP100-124 dual takeup, 1995. Payoffs: Bartell 48", 60", 72", 84", 96".

RWD377 (2) 1.6m Skaltek cut to length lines: A164K payoff, U16T takeup, L100 cutter counter, dancer accum, footage counter. (1)w/SC4 accum. CLR169 Reelex/Windings D1000, (8)dual, (5)D500 single. CLR182 X-Spooler, single w/ 36" driven P/O, vert. 8 ft dancer, Clinton sparker, Target flaw indicator.

CBR884 1000mm Northampton D.T. buncher, Yr. Mfg. 1990’s, 3000 RPM, 19 wire payoff. CBR867 30 wire AFA fiber/fine wire 8" planetary cabler CBR864 (4) 36" Pourtier shaftless rot. P/O. CBR833 96" Ceeco Drum Twister (1997). CBR798 48" Entwistle single twist rotating takeup, w/conc. unit binder, oscillating plate, conc binder, 25 pair 16" payoff. (1989). CBR845 24" Ceeco 25 pair Group Twinner. CBR816 (2) Ceeco 4 pair 24" Group Twinner for LAN cables, Type 531 w/1m flyer arm cablers. CBR834 Gauder loose tube SZ line, 2001, 1.8m portal P/O. (12) 1m S/L driven P/O’s, SZ strander w/torsion block cat, 1.8m portal T/U, Touch screen controls. CBR807 (4) 760mm Samp, Model BM760D, Yr. of Mfg. 1997. (10) 1993-1995.

TST452 (2) DCM-FF-2XB50 Cable measuring systems, Epson printer. BRD343 (8) Hacoba 16C Model DF16-H wire braiders (yr 1990). BRD335 (60) 16C Wardwell Speedmaster 150 wire braiders, 30" frame, direct drive, large bobbins.

CAT341 48" Nokia BCA-12 belt caterpuller (1995).

TAKEUPS/PAYOFFS

CABLING/BUNCHING

DAN231 16 ft Tulsa/D.Std. vertical accumulators - 16 ft Tulsa/D.Std. vertical accumulator.

EXTRUDERS EXP730/731/732 (3) 3 1/2" D.Std. 24:1, 75 DC, panels. EXP733 3 1/2" Ent. 24:1. EXP729 3 1/2" D.Std. 24:1, 75 DC, Therm III, panel. EXP728 2 1/2" D.Std. 24:1 Mark V, 1996. EXP710 80mm Nokia Maillefer 24:1 Extruder (1995) (100) 1 1/2", 2", 2 1/2", 3 1/2", 4 1/2", 6" D.Std. EXPL289 D.Std. 3 1/2" Extrusion Line with 30" B.W. capstan, Viteck 875 ft horiz. Accum, DR-30 takeup.

WIRE DRAWING LINES WRD722 Nextrom 7 wire multi-wire, annealer, 630mm single spooler, stem P/Os, 1999, 100 HP DC, 20 HP DC for annealer, Touch Screen controls. WRD717 Nextrom 12 wire multiwire drawer w/annealer, (2) 630/800mm spoolers, 12 stem payoff, 100 HP DC drawer, 50 HP annealer. (1995). Enter 12 AWG 2.05mm, Finish 28 AWG 0.10mm, 29 dies, 5000 FPM, MGH529A. WRD770 Samp MT25.2 w wire drawer, w/annealer, (2) 630mm TE65-M spoolers, Yr. Mfg. 1987/1989.

WRD769 Niehoff M40 drawer 17 die, with GBC rod drawer 5 die, VG-30 annealer (1997), Samp 800mm spooler (1993) 5/16"22 AWG. - (3) Samp MS200 (TRB-3) lines with RC15 annealer, TE42 spooler, 40 DC Eurotherm drive.

METAL TUBE SHEATING LINES EXPL267/268 (2) Metal tube forming/Welding/Sheathing Lines w/Norwalk 7500 lb driven Uncoiler, cold strip welder, O.H. accum. (2) 60" cable payoffs edge trimmer, IR oven, Yoder/Abbey Etna tube mill, Miller tig welder, Mill tube reduction (Yoder/Abbey Etna) MAC eddy tester, Gould strip chart recorder, cooling trough, 48" vert. cap, 24" belt cat, (2) 72" S/L takeups, Siemens PLC.

INSULATING/JACKETING LINES EXPL252 3 1/2" D.Std extruding line, (2) Skaltek A12PS portal payoffs, 3 1/2" 24:1 Thermatic II extruder, Touch Screen panel with Eurotherm controllers, hopper, loader, dryer, 60" MGS belt caterpuller, Beta dia., (2) 36"/40" D.E. TURA S/L take ups, Viteck accumulator. - (3) 3 1/2" lines as above available, w/Skaltek A12 P4K & 40" Hall T/U. EXPL262 4 1/2" D. Std. 24:1 Therm III Ext. Line (1996), 150 DC Reliance drive, 30" Clipper dual driven flyer P/O, multipass capstan, Clipper PA-30 dual T/U, spark tester, Zumbach dia., Gem printer, trough, loader, colormeter, Roots tech preheater, chiller etc. EXPL265 3 1/2" 24:1 EXT. line w/(2) 72" Bartell P/O’s, (2) 84" Bartell T/U’s, 60" D.E. belt cat., W & S corrugator, Nordson pumps.

Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp. 100 Franklin Street Bristol, CT 06010 USA Phone (860) 583-4646 Fax: (860) 589-5707 sales@wireandplastic.com www.wireandplastic.com Reader Service No. 35

Advertisers’ Index/Key Contacts ADVERTISER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PAGE

ADVERTISER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PAGE

Amacoil, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C3 Bob Eisele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 800-252-2645

Pressure Welding Machines Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Steve Mepsted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 44-1233-820847

Anbao Wire & Mesh Co. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 BJ Hur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 86-335-389-3600

Properzi International, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 563-386-9590

Beta LaserMike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Rick Kristensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 937-233-9935

Queins & Company GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 H. G. Queins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 49-2472-8080

Bomco Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Patricia M. O'Neill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 978-283-2800 ext.1218

Sanxin Wire Die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Doug Thornton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 434-906-2340

Bongard Trading GmbH & Co. KG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 49-23-78-91-55

Sheaves Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Stew Walton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 866-344-6786

CM Furnaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 973-338-6500

SIKORA AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Jeff Swinchatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 770-486-1233

Carris Reels, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C4 David Ferraro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 802-773-9111

SIKORA International-USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Jeff Swinchatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 770-486-1233

Central Wire/Techalloy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Stan Merrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 800-638-1458

Sjogren Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Carl Sjogren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 508-987-3206

Commission Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Martin Kenner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph. 401-943-3777

Summit City Ent. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Craig Martenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 260-747-1345

Computer Process Automation GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Barbara Steiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 43-316-4670-67

Talladega Machinery & Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Bob Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph. 256-480-5096

Dow Wire & Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 800-441-4369

Teknor Apex Co./Vinyl Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C2 Mike Patel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 800-554-9892

George Evans Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 David Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph. 309-757-8300

Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Rahul Sachdev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 860-583-4646

Fisk Alloy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Eric Fisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 973-427-7550

Wire Machine Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Jay Griffith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 260-483-9269

Gauder Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Sandrine Rombaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 32-4367-8787

Witels Albert USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Bob Flower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 410-228-8383

Gavlick Machinery Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Sue Pare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph. 860-589-2900

Woodburn Diamond Die, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Jackie Lichty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 260-632-4217

Henan Sifang Super Hard Material Co. Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 86-371-672-8022

Wyrepak Industries, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Ray Browne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 860-632-5477

IFMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-25 Ray Zirkle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 203-794-0444

Zumbach Electronics Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Keith Donahue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 914-241-7080

Kinrei of America/Donnelly Reels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Steve Hess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 973-677-9500 Lesmo Machinery America/Cometo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Allan Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 905-761-6165 Mathiasen Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Mark Mathiasen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 860-873-1423 Micro Products Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Bill Keiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 630-787-9350 Northwire Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 800-468-1516 Paramount Die Company Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Richard Sarver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 410-272-4600

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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.

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