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Volume 40 Number 11 November 2007

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FEATURE

24 Equipment: Part 2

Suppliers of equipment for the wire and cable industry present an example of their technology. The feature includes a number of systems that were on display at Interwire 2007. It also includes information about WAI’s Virtual Trade Show, which enables readers to easily search for potential suppliers from thousands of companies around the globe. Just go to www.wirenet.org and click on the Virtual Trade Show logo at the lower right of the screen.

71 Thermomechanical processing of spring steel rod with reducing sizing mills for improved properties and microstructure R.A. Varo, W.P. Krejdovsky and B.V. Kiefer—Trials showed that thermomechanical rolling through a Reducing Sizing Mill could provide a desirable change in material hardness and more control over reduction of area and tensile strength.

88 Influence of heat treatment of TRIP steel wire rod on structure and mechanical properties Jan W. Pilarczyk, Zbigniew Muskalski, Bogdan Golis, Sylwia Wiewiórowska, Maciej Suliga and Nicholas Nickoletopoulos—Controlling hydrostatic stress and the cooling rate of steel wire rod was found to have a major effect on properties such as tensile strength and ductility. 78

76 Basic study of straightness in roller leveler straightening for bar in coil Megumi Nagahira, Motoo Asakawa, Sigeyuki Aizawa, Masahi Motoda, Hironori Yoshida and Masahiko Amari—The main factor determining the straightening limit was found to be a three-dimensional shape containing a twist in the bar in coil before straightening.

Cover: Among those displaying equipment at Interwire 2007 were (top left, clockwise): WAFIOS AG, SAMP USA, Niehoff Endex North America and Domeks Makine. See p. 24.

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12 Industry News Chinese company to buy Copperfield Bimetallics, Leoni to acquire French wire harness company, Prestolite to stop manufacturing at Georgia facility, and more

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28 Asian Focus Mittal expands presence in China, and more

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38 Fastener Update Orica Ltd. acquires U.S. mining bolt manufacturer

85 Products 98 Media

40 WAI News Mexico seminar draws well, 2nd one planned for November 15 at same location in Mexico City

44 Chapter News Record attendance at New England Chapter golf tourney, Mid South Chapter tour of Talladega Machinery includes nearby speedway

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91 Classified 91 Career Opportunities 94 Advertisersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Index

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Editorial

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

Industry Becoming ‘Lean’ and Prospering In case you haven’t noticed, these are the good times. Sure there are no streamers flying or trumpets playing, but machines are humming, product is moving out the door and margins are good. It is hard to imagine economic prosperity with copper at $3.50 a pound, oil at $90 a barrel, an auto industry in transition, credit crisis, bursting housing bubble, fears of inflation, and intense global competition, but fortunately it is not a mirage and it is certainly not localized. Trade show stops in Düsseldorf, Shanghai, Cleveland, Moscow, and most recently in Bangkok tell a story of an industry that is prospering worldwide. While China is getting the headlines, every region is booking business. For equipment manufacturers, leads are turning into orders and production schedules are growing longer. In fact, equipment makers are finding themselves in the enviable, but delicate position of quoting lead times equal to or exceeding high points not seen since the late 1990s. While quality initiatives involving lean and Six Sigma are more likely to be heard from the wire and cable manufacturers, these are just as appropriate and becoming more common among the supplier community. Of course, lean tools are more easily deployed for suppliers that are mass producing their products, but for many purchasers of capital equipment they consider the equipment to be customizable because of the price tag, historical practices and the unique needs of the end-user. It seems ironic that in a world that is accustomed to immediate delivery of just about any purchase and that lengthy waits are major obstacles to success, that an indication of the wire industry’s health would be long lead times of capital equipment. I am convinced that with the efficiencies of a consolidating industry and various lean initiatives, including customer/supplier partnering, that steady but shorter lead times will be the barometer of the future. After all, speeding up production while chasing the best quality will serve the interests of both the customer and the supplier.

Steve Fetteroll WAI Executive Director

Senior Graphic Designer Bill Branch Proofreader Livia Jacobs Director of Sales Robert Xeller Advertising Sales Anna Bzowski Director of Marketing Services Janice E. Swindells Circulation Manager Jan Valois Publications Advisory Board Antonio Ayala - J.J. Lowe, Mexico Ferruccio Bellina -TKT Group/President ACIMAF, Italy Anand Bhagwat - Wire and Cable Services, India Malcom Michael - Australasian Wire Association, Australia 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.

WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL (ISSN-0277-4275) is published monthly by the Wire Journal, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Wire Association International, Inc. Address all correspondence concerning advertising production, editorial and circulation to Wire Journal International, 1570 Boston Post Road, P.O. Box 578, Guilford, CT 06437-0578, USA. Tel: 203-453-2777; fax: 203-453-8384; web site: wirenet.org; e-mail mmarselli@wirenet.org. Printed in USA. Subscription rates: $95 per year, USA; $105 per year, Canada and Mexico; other countries, $125 per year (includes air mail). Single copies: $6 in the U.S.; all other countries $7. Periodicals postage paid at Guilford, CT 06437, USA, and at additional offices. Wire Journal International grants photocopy permission to libraries and others registered with Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), 21 Congress St., Salem, MA 01970, USA, for a fee of $0.50 per article. Payments should be sent directly to the CCC. Requests for bulk orders or reprints should be sent to the Wire Journal International, P.O. Box 578, Guilford, CT 06437-0578, USA. © 2007 by Wire Journal, Inc. All rights reserved. The Publisher of Wire Journal International assumes no responsibility for the validity of manufacturers’ claims made herein. Back issues of Wire Journal International are on microfilm and available from University Microfilm, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, USA. Phone: 313-761-4700. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Wire Journal International, P.O. Box 578, Guilford, CT 06437-0578, USA.

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For quality control of (foam insulated) coaxial cables as well as data cables (CAT5/6/7), SIKORA offers built-in, all digital FFT spectrum analysis and SRL prediction. Aside from measuring diameter, capacitance or eccentricity, the FFT equipped devices allow for precisely locating the source of periodical cable parameter fluctuations and predicting the resulting structural return loss (SRL). SIKORA devices with built-in FFT spectrum analysis and SRL prediction: 쎲 CAPACITANCE 2000 all-digital capacitance measurement to detect even the smallest fluctuations (0.003pF/m) – with intelligent multi-zone design for cables operating at up to 8GHz. 쎲 LASER 2000 dual- and triple-axis diameter measurement with non-scanning, calibration-free laser diode/CCD technology

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World Calendar November 11-14, 2007: Fabtech International and AWS Welding Show Chicago, Illinois, USA. North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating and welding event will be held at McCormick Place. Contact: tel. 800-432-2832; e-mail information@ fmafabtech.com www.fmafabtech.com. November 11-14, 2007: 56th IWCS/Focus™ Conference and Symposium Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA. To be held at the Coronado Springs Hotel and Conference Center. Contact: IWCS/Focus, Internet www.iwcs.org; admin@iwcs.org; tel. 732-389-0990. December 4-7, 2007: Fastener China 2007 Guangzhou, China. Fastener China 2007 will be held at the Pazhou Complex in Guangzhou. Contact: Business & Industrial Trade Fairs Ltd., tel. 852-2865-2633; fax 852-2866-1770; enquiry@bitf.com.hk; www.bitf.com.hk. March 3-5, 2008: Cables 2008 Cologne, Germany. To be held at the Maritim Hotel. Contact: Applied Market Information Ltd. www.aimplastics.com. March 31-April 4, 2008: wire Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany. To be held at the Messe fairgrounds. Contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America, tel. 312-781-5180; e-mail info@mdna.com. June 7-11, 2008: Wire Expo 2008 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. To be held at the Pittsburgh Convention Center, this event incorporates: the Wire Expo trade exposition, the technical program and the WAI’s 78th Annual Convention. The event addresses ferrous/nonferrous manufac-

turing, and electrical, data and voice segments as well as wire forming and related wire and wire products. Contact: WAI, tel. 203-453-2777; fax 203-453-8384; www.wirenet.org. September 23-26, 2008: wire China Shanghai, China. wire China, The All China - International Wire and Cable Industry Trade Fair, organized by Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd. and SECRI Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute, will be held at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Center. 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. To be 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. November 20-22, 2008: Wire & Cable India 2008 Mumbai, India. Contact: Cheryl Fernandes, Business Fairs, Confederation of Indian Industry, tel. 91-22-24931790, ext. 470; fax 91-22-24939463; Internet www.ciionline.org. May 2-7, 2009: Interwire 2009 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 79th Annual Convention. It addresses ferrous and nonferrous manufacturing, and electrical/data/voice segments as well as wire forming and related wire and wire products. ■

WIRE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL EVENTS For more information, contact the WAI, USA. Tel. 203-453-2777; fax 203-453-8384; Internet www.wirenet.org. January 17-18, 2008: Wires in Automotive Applications Pune India. This international technical conference will be held at the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Pune, in Pune, India. Contact: Anand Bhagwat, abhagwat@wirenet.org. See p. 40. June 7-11, 2008: Wire Expo 2008 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. To be held at the Pittsburgh Convention Center, this event incorporates: the Wire Expo trade exposition, the technical program and the WAI’s 78th Annual Convention. The event addresses ferrous/nonferrous manufacturing, and electrical, data and voice segments as well as wire forming and related wire and wire products.

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October 19-23, 2008: ITC Mexico Monterrey, Mexico. To be held at the Crown Plaza Monterrey, this WAI ITC includes a technical conference, tabletop exhibits, a plant tour and networking opportunities. May 2-7, 2009: Interwire 2009 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 79th Annual Convention. It addresses ferrous and nonferrous manufacturing, and electrical/data/voice segments as well as wire forming and related wire and wire products.

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Exhibits • Full Technical Program • Networking Activities Answers. Results. Solutions. These three powerful reasons will prompt thousands of wire and cable industry professionals to cross one of the region’s 944 bridges to explore Wire Expo 2008, as America’s Road Show for Wire and Cable visits Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, June 7-11, 2008. Solutions to manufacturing challenges. Explanations about industry trends. Clarification about processes or product differentiation. At Wire Expo 2008 your prospects will find the latest industry information.

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Will they find you? Whether your company’s solutions are tangible products or valued services, your results count. And if you’re a past exhibitor, your accumulated points count too. So, let your customers and prospects count on seeing you at Wire Expo. Are you ready to join the hundreds of exhibiting companies that will define the Wire Expo 2008 landscape? See details online at: www.wirenet.org; call WAI at: (001) 203-453-2777; or, if you’ve exhibited at a WAI event before, check your mail for your exhibitor’s package.

June 7-11, 2008 Exhibits:

June 9-11, 2008 Pittsburgh • Pennsylvania David L. Lawrence Convention Center

Wire Expo 2008 is organized by The Wire Association International, Inc. 1570 Boston Post Road • P.O. Box 578 • Guilford, CT 06437-0578 USA Tel.: (001) 203-453-2777 • Fax: (001) 203-453-8384 • Web site: www.wirenet.org

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Wire Expo 2008 Exhibiting Companies as of October 2007

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Ace Metal Inc. ACIMAF AIM Inc. Amacoil Inc. American & Efird Inc. Anbao Wire & Mesh Co. Ltd. Arcelor Mittal Atlantic Wire Co. LLC AXIS Aztech Lubricants B & H Tool Co. Inc. Baker Division Balloffet Die Corp. Bao Zhang Galvanized Iron Wire Co., Ltd. Bartell Machinery Systems LLC Base Ten Consulting/Software Inc. Bekaert Beta LaserMike Bongard Drummond Trading LLC Bonko Inc./Machine Technology & Control Caballe SA Canterbury Engineering Co. Carpenter Technology Corp. Carris Reels Inc. Cemanco LC Clinton Instrument Co. Commission Brokers Inc. Condat Corp. Conneaut Industries Inc. CoorsTek Copperweld Bimetallics LLC Core Furnace Systems Corp. Cortinovis America LLC Die Quip Corp. Engineered Machinery Group ERA Wire Inc. Esteves-DWD USA Etna Products Inc. Eurobend SA George Evans Corp. Fabritex Inc.

Fiber-Line Inc. Filtertech Inc. Fine International Corp. FMS USA Inc. Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc. Frontier Composites & Castings Inc. Gauder & Co. SA GCR Eurodraw SpA Gem Gravure Co. Inc. Genca Guill Tool & Engineering Co. Heany Industries Inc. Heatbath Corp. The Heico Wire Group Heritage Wire Die Inc. Hitachi America Ltd. Houghton International Inc. Howar Equipment Inc. Huestis Industrial IDEAL Welding Systems International Fastener Machinery Suppliers Association (IFMSA) Intras Ltd. Italian Trade Commission Jiangyin Kangrui Stainless Steel Products Co. Ltd. JJI Technologies Kamatics Corp. Kinrei of America Lamnea Bruk AB LaserLinc Inc. Laurel Wire Co. Leggett & Platt Wire Group Leoni Wire Inc. Lesmo Machinery America Inc. Lloyd & Bouvier Inc. J.J. Lowe Associates Inc. L-S Industries MacDermid Inc. Madem SA Magnetic Technologies Ltd. MAGPOWR Maillefer SA Mathiasen Machinery Inc. William McCaskie Inc. MGS Manufacturing Inc. Morgan-Koch Corp. Mossberg Reel LLC/Boxy Group NEPTCO Inc. Niagara Composites Industries Inc. Niehoff Endex North America Inc. Numamerica/Numalliance Oklahoma Steel & Wire Pannier Corp. Paramount Die Co. Inc.

Parkway-Kew Corp. Phifer Wire Inc. Pillar Induction Pittsfield Plastics Eng. Inc. Polyone Power Sonics LLC Precision Die Technologies Inc. PrintSafe Properzi International Inc. QED Wire Lines Inc. Queins & Co. GmbH Rad-Con Inc. Radyne Corp. Rainbow Rubber & Plastics RichardsApex Inc. Rosendahl Nextrom Technologies Roteq Machinery Inc. SAMP USA Inc. Sanxin Wire Die, Inc. Schlatter Inc. Shuster-Mettler Corp. Sikora International Corp. Simpacks Sealeze Sylvin Technologies Inc. T & T Marketing Inc. Talladega Machinery & Supply Thermcraft Inc. Timco Inc. Traxit North America LLC Tubular Products Co. Tulsa Power LLC Uniwire International Ltd. US Synthetic Vandor Corporation Vollmer America Inc. Wafios Machinery Corp. Wardwell Braiding Machine Co. Weber & Scher Mfg. Co. Inc. Wire & Cable Technology International Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp. The Wire Association International Inc. Wire Harness News Wire Journal International Wire Lab Co. Wire Machine Systems Inc. WireWorld Witels Albert USA Ltd. Woodburn Diamond Die Inc. Worth Steel & Machinery Inc. WRCA Wire Wyrepak Industries Inc. Zumbach Electronics Corp.

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Industry News Chinese company to buy Copperweld Bimetallics Fushi International, Inc., a Chinese manufacturer of bimetallic wire, announced that it has agreed to acquire Copperweld Bimetallics, LLC, a major U.S. manufacturer of bimetallic wire, for $22 million plus debt assumption. The deal, expected to be finalized in the fourth quarter 2007, is subject to adjustment based upon Copperweld’s net working capital at closing, a press release said. Copperweld has approximately 130 employees and for its most recent fiscal year generated approximately US$70.0 million in revenue, it said. “This transaction makes Fushi a truly global operation and establishes our business as the leading supplier of bimetallic products worldwide,” said Li Fu, Chairman and CEO of Fushi International. “It combines Copperweld’s dominance in North America, South America, and Europe, leading product lines and exclusive worldwide rights to proprietary manufacturing technologies, with Fushi’s efficient manufacturing base, existing product lines and leading market position in China.” Based in Fayetteville, Tennessee, Copperweld Bimetallics manufactures

bimetallic wire, principally copper clad steel (CCS) and copper clad aluminium (CCA). Copperweld produces a range of products for use in communications, utility, transportation, and industrial applications in both the U.S. and international markets. The Fayetteville plant, built in 1975, underwent a $17 million capital investment in 1989 and an $11.5 million expansion in 1997. A second manufacturing location in Telford, England, principally services the European market. The Telford plant specializes in fine and specialty wires with a single filament diameter in the range of 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm, and can offer a wide range of strand constructions. Fushi International’s subsidiary, Fushi International (Dalian) Bimetallic Cable Co., Ltd, makes bimetallic composite wire products, principally copper-clad aluminum wires. Copperweld CEO Chris Finley and CFO Jim Todd “will continue to play a key role in the combined companies moving forward,” the release said. “We approach this new association with great enthusiasm,” Finley said.

Leoni company to acquire French wire harness business Leoni Bordnetz-Systeme GmbH, a company of the Leoni Group, has entered into an agreement to acquire Valeo Electronique et Systèmes de Liaison S.A. (Valeo Connective Systems), the wiring systems division of the French automotive component supplier Valeo. The deal, valued at approximately US$320 million, was expected to be concluded by January 2008, a press release said. It described VCS as being “a global player in electrical and electronic distribution systems for the automotive market,” with expertise covering system architecture and engineering and the development and volume production of the related components. Valeo reported that its VCS unit had sales of approximately US$600 million, with 14 plants and eight R&D centers in nine countries. Valeo noted that the divestiture was in line with its strategy to focus on its core activities “through targeted divestitures and acquisitions.”

Prysmian Cables & Systems awarded 3-year contract from Australian company Prysmian Cables & Systems said that it has entered into a three-year agreement to continue the supply of both fiber optic and metallic communication cables to Telstra, which was described as Australia’s largest telecommunications service provider. “Having competed in a global tender process for this supply contract, the largest of its kind in Oceania, Prysmian successfully demonstrated competitiveness in price, product innovation and supply capabilities to maintain its long term commercial partnership with Telstra,” said a press release. It noted that the contract, based on

a pre-existing agreement, was made through Prysmian Telecom Cables and Systems Australia Pty Limited. Prysmian’s CEO Paul Atkinson said that the company plans to double the capacity of its Dee Why manufacturing facility in New South Wales to meet the Telstra demand. Telstra’s Executive Director of Procurement Ian Wheatley, said that Telstra “is ready, willing and able to roll out highspeed broadband to Australian homes and businesses should the regulatory hurdles be removed. We have a plan and we have the

contracts in place to execute it.” The investment in Dee Why, to be completed by early next year, will enable Prysmian to offer greater flexibility of supply and to develop supply chain efficiencies for Telstra, the release said. Prysmian notes that it is the only company in Australia and New Zealand producing a full range of communication cables and associated connectivity systems including optical fiber, Sirocco Blown Fibre systems, FTTP (Fiber to the Premises) solutions, metallic and premises/data cables.

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New home for Allied Wire & Cable Citing continued growth, Allied Wire and Cable has broken ground for a new facility in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, that will eventually serve as its headquarters.

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The company notes at its website that it has come far from its humble beginnings, a single office in 1988, blossoming into one of the largest independent distributors of wire and cable products in the country. “When you consider that we just moved into our current building less than six years ago, the move is truly remarkable,” said Allied Wire and Cable President Tim Flynn. “The incredible growth we have experienced at Allied Wire is only possible due to the hard work of our employees and the support of our customers.” Allied Wire and Cable’s headquarters are currently located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, but with the new construction AWC plans to relocate its headquarters into the Collegeville facility by the end of 2007, a press release said. The project, it noted, will see construction of an 82,000-square-foot office, warehouse and production area. Among those at the ceremony were Pennsylvania Congressman Jim Gerlach and Representative Bob Mensch. Allied Wire & Cable products are sold to the aerospace, medical, automotive, transportation, computer, telecommunications and shipbuilding sectors. It also has offices in New England, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Wisconsin, as well as warehouses across the U.S.

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Brothers buy August Strecker GmbH

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August Strecker GmbH & Co. KG, a manufacturer of buttwelding equipment for the global wire and cable industry, reported that the company’s former major shareholders, Mrs. Jutta Voigt and Mrs. Ruth Hanisch, have sold their interests to brothers Bernd and Michael Stock. Both Bernd and Michael Stock have a sound background as engineers in mechanical engineering with many years of experience in the industry, the release said. Through their father, Rainer Stock, for decades managing director of Strecker, they already have strong ties to the company, it said. “In a joint effort, the Stock family as company management will take care of (Strecker’s) future stable, solid and long-term development.”

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Sikora expands Bremen site, cites strong growth in both revenue and work force Germany’s Sikora AG, a global supplier of measuring and control technology, reports that it has continued to expand its business, adding a third building that connects two existing buildings at its base in Bremen, Germany. The new building offers about 11,000 sq ft that will be used for production and R&D, said a press release that noted the

company has undergone significant growth. Sikora’s 2006 revenue of approximately US$23 million represented an increase of 15 percent, and the company’s workforce has also grown, up 30 percent since the end of 2006, it said. Projected 2007 sales show even stronger results, estimated at US$34 million, said Jeff Swinchatt, who heads the U.S. region-

al office. “Increased customer demands for powerful measuring devices led to a need for employees and for larger production space,” the release said. It noted that the company, “which was originally made up of a one-man-company, has more than 150 employees worldwide today.” Harald Sikora, founder and president of SIKORA AG, attributed the growth to a continued focus on making customer satisfaction the top priority. The company noted that its X-ray and laser technology continues to be exclusively made in Bremen, Germany, and that it has regional offices in the U.S., China, Russia, Korea, India, Italy and The Ukraine as well as more than 30 international representatives.

Marmom Wire & Cable forms new cable unit The Marmon Wire & Cable LLC announced that it has formed the RSCC Wire & Cable Group, an entity that will support Marmon’s growth in the oil and gas, industrial and nuclear utility markets. The RSCC Wire & Cable Group includes the operations of Rockbestos-Surprenant Cable Corporation (East Granby, CT), a supplier of specialty engineered wire and cable; PMC Wire & Cable, (Manchester, NH) a supplier of thermocouple and military airframe wiring; and TE Wire & Cable (Saddle Brook, NJ), a recent acquisition that is a supplier of thermocouple wiring and specialty cable assemblies, a press release said. A number of personnel changes were announced in connection with the new entity (see p. 30). One position of note is that Nick Carver, who has been appointed President, Marmon Wire & Cable (Europe) Ltd., “will focus on the growth of RSCC and Marmon Wire & Cable in Europe and the Middle East.” The release notes that Marmon Wire & Cable, which has 13 business units, is one of North America’s leading manufacturers of engineered wire and cable products. The Marmon Wire & Cable companies are members of The Marmon Group, an international association of more than 125 business units that operate independently within diverse business sectors.

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Morgan Construction reports on projects in Russia and Czech Republic U.S.-based Morgan Construction Company reported that Zao Kyshtym Electrolytic Copper Plant of Ekaterinburg, Russia, has started up a single-strand copper rod mill that it supplied. A press release said that this is the second SCR system purchased by Russian Copper Company, the parent company of Kyshtym. The first system is operated by

NMZ at Velíky Novgorod, Russia. John T. Buell, Manager, Non-Ferrous Sales for Morgan Construction, noted that the SCR 2000 copper system is being supplied to Kyshtym by the Southwire Company. Morgan supervised the installation and start up of the mill. Morgan supplied the mill with an entry shear, a 12-inch stand, eight 8-inch stands,

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a pickling line, turndown, pinch roll, coiler and a five-station conveyor, the release said. The mill is designed to produce 8 mm to 16 mm copper rod at 12 metric tonnes per hour. Morgan Construction noted that it and Southwire have worked together for 30 plus years, with Morgan building more than 60 nonferrous mills for Southwire customers and completing some 30 upgrades, the release said. Morgan Construction also reported that it will provide a bar in coil outlet for wire rod and bar producer Tøinecké elezárny A.S. in Tøinec, Czech Republic, that incorporates a heat retention tunnel to achieve specific mechanical properties. “Tøinecké is upgrading its bar in coil outlet to increase the variety and range of their specialty steel products,” said Martyn Bowler, Technical Sales Engineer, in announcing the contract, which marks Morgan’s re-entry into the Czech market after many years. The equipment will be able to produce bar coils from 16 mm to 50 mm with coil sizes of 1350 mm in outside diameter, using special steels -- high alloyed and microalloyed steels as well as cold heading grade steel, the release said.

Germany’s Niehoff opens Middle East office Germany’s Maschinenfabrik Niehoff announced that it has opened a sales and service center in Dubai. The entity, Niehoff of the Middle East (NME), is responsible for the countries of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen, a press release said. The area is currently served by Hans-Joachim Melcher, who will retire next year. His successor is Michael Dalal, who will be the Managing Director of NME. Plans call for a service engineer to become part of NME. Dalal, who worked as a manufacturing engineer for power cable manufacturer The Okonite Company between 1988 and 1996, joined Niehoff in 1996 as a regional sales manager. A native of Lebanon, he is highly familiar with the language and customs of the Arab world. He can be contacted at tel. 971-4-2045153, m.dalal@niehoff.de.

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Bekaert ends takeover talks with ZAO Uralkord, notes job cuts at Rome plant Bekaert reports that, after months of negotiation, it has withdrawn from talks for a possible takeover with ZAO Uralkord, a Russian producer of steel cord products for tire reinforcement for the Russian market. “In the course of the difficult and protracted negotiations, it became clear that no agreement could be reached with the

current shareholders of ZAO Uralkord that would meet Bekaert’s criteria for pursuing its strategy of sustainable profitable growth in Russia,” a press release said. It noted that Bekaert remains “determined to advance its existing position in Russia,” and that the company will consider “further options to achieve this goal.” The company, it said, has already built up a

customer base in Russia for steel cord products for tire reinforcement, steel fibers for concrete reinforcement and other specialized wire products, which are currently supplied to Russia from Bekaert plants in Central Europe. In other news, Bekaert reported that its Bekaert Steel Wire Corp. is eliminating 23 jobs at its plant in Rome, Georgia, due to a combination of factors. Reports cited a slow auto market as well as foreign competition for the cuts at the Rome plant, which produces steel cord wire for tires. The report said that Bekaert does not intend to close the Rome facility. Bekaert has made a number of strategic moves this year. It plans to close its carding wire plant in France, consolidating European production in Belgium, and its steel cord plant in Australia. Production from the carding wire manufacturing plant, located in Roubaix, France, will be integrated into Bekaert’s plant in Zwevegem, Belgium.

La Farga Group to build new copper rod facility The La Farga Group plans to establish a new company that will produce electrolytic copper rods and extra-thin wire, which require a more purified kind of copper. Based in Spain, La Farga is made up of three companies: La Farga Lacambra, which produces more than 100,000 metric tons of wire rod, copper billets and drawings; La Farga Tub, which produces copper tubes; and the newly announced La Farga Rod, which will have the capacity to produce around 180,000 metric tons of wire rod, a press release said. The new plant will be located by the company’s other plant in the Barcelona, Spain, area, and be producing in 2008, it said. Finished products, it added, will be marketed in Spain, southern Europe and North Africa. The company will use copper cathode from mines in South America, Spain and Asia, as well as some foundries, the release said. This copper source will enable the company to serve markets such as enameled wire, thin wire and extra-thin wire, which require a more purified kind of copper, it noted.

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India’s Paramount Communications expands with buy of U.K. cable company India’s Paramount Communications Ltd. announced that it has bought U.Kbased AEI Cables for approximately US$26.5 million, a sum that a Reuters report said could be adjusted at the finalization stage. AEI Cables, a unit of TT Electronics,

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Citing slower U.S. residential construction, higher transport costs and the stronger Canadian dollar, Alcan Inc. announced that it plans to lay off 46 employees at a plant in Shawinigan, Quebec. The company cited slower U.S. residential construction, higher transport costs and the stronger Canadian dollar as some of the reasons for the layoffs. An AP wire story cited a company spokesman as saying that the plant, which manufactures aluminum cables, is not as competitive as other Alcan facilities making the same product. Further, there were labor considerations as the previous labor agreement had expired, it said. The plant has 171 employees, including the 46 who are being laid off, the story said. Alcan notes that it is the only fully integrated manufacturer of aluminum cable, rod and strip products operating throughout North America, with three manufacturing operations in the U.S., and two in Canada. Alcan Cable also has a distribution warehouse in Canada.

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PolyOne Corporation dedicates new color concentrates plant in Poland U.S.-based PolyOne Corporation announced that it has opened a new color concentrates manufacturing facility in Kutno, Poland, to serve rapidly growing regional markets in Eastern Europe. The new plant is centrally located in Poland, with easy access to all major industrial regions and proximity to the main Berlin-to-Moscow transportation route, a press release said. The Kutno plant represents PolyOne’s second manufacturing facility in Eastern Europe, the other plant being a facility

in Gyor, Hungary, that it opened in 1998. At a dedication ceremony, PolyOne Chairman, President and CEO Stephen D. Newlin cited the new plant as another example of PolyOne’s specialization and globalization strategy. “Today’s dedication reaffirms PolyOne’s commitment to specialization and globalization in support of our customers worldwide. Our new stateof-the-art Kutno facility expands our capacity to offer quick, convenient access to specialized materials, ser-

vices and solutions for both locally based and multinational customers who are establishing manufacturing sites in this rapidly growing region,” he said. The plant is designed for PolyOne’s color products, but can be expanded to handle other PolyOne products, the release said. The facility, the release said, will include a laboratory to develop and test products to customer specifications, and meets the strictest safety and environmental standards.

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Bekaert to buy rest of Vicson S.A. Bekaert reported that it has entered into an agreement with Siderurgica Venezolana Sivensa S.A. to buy its interest in Vicson S.A. company (50.002%) for a purchase price of approximately US$35.5 million. Vicson, S.A., which is located in Valencia (Venezuela), manufactures wire products for industrial, construction and agricultural applications. The company has 650 employees, annual production capacity of about 100 000 metric tons and annual revenues of approximately US$130 million. The release said that with the deal, Bekaert also indirectly acquires a majority interest in the joint venture Productora de Alambres Colombianos S.A. - Proalco S.A. in which Vicson, S.A. has a 75% share. Combined with the 12.5% share that Bekaert holds through its joint venture in Ecuador, Bekaert becomes an 87.5% shareholder of Proalco S.A., it said. The company, which produces similar wire products for the Colombian market, has 340 employees and annual revenues of approximately US$70 million. Bekaert CEO Bert De Graeve observed that, “Latin America is for Bekaert a growth market which is in full development. This agreement is important as it allows us to strengthen our strategic positions in Venezuela and Colombia.” Bekaert notes that those operations represent about one third of combined sales by means of successful joint ventures in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

Prysmian awarded submarine link contract for COMETA project Prysmian Cables & Systems, a supplier of energy and telecom cables and systems, announced that it has been awarded a contract for the design, supply and construction of a high-voltage DC submarine link between the electricity grids of the Iberian peninsula and the island of Majorca (Balearic archipelago) on behalf of Red Electrica de España (REE). The project, named COMETA (COnección MEditerránea Transporte Alta tensión) has been assigned to a consortium between Prysmian and Nexans, said a press release, noting that the value of the Prysmian portion of the project is approximately US$145 million. Working with Nexans, Prysmian will provide a turnkey system including the engineering, production and laying of two 250 kV DC cable terminals, comprising 240 km of submarine cable and 7 km of land cable, with a total transmission capacity of 400 MW, the release said. Prysmian, it noted, will produce and lay one of the two paper insulated high voltage cables and the medium voltage return cable which, together with the cables Nexans is to produce and lay, will form the link between the Sagunto (mainland) and Santa Ponza (island of Majorca) sub-stations. Prysmian reported that it will install the different cables with its cable-laying ship, the Giulio Verne. Given the length of the cable link, the laying process will be split into two stages with the return cable and the optical cable bundles laid first followed by the high voltage cable, it said. Both the submarine and land cables required for the link will be produced by the Italian Arco Felice plant (Naples), it noted. The project is scheduled for completion by spring 2011.

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American Superconductor a part of HTS venture for offshore wind farms U.S.-based American Superconductor Corporation reported that it and TECO-Westinghouse Motor Company (TWMC), a manufacturer of motors and generators, have formed a research joint venture to develop high temperature superconductor (HTS) and related technologies for high-power, direct drive wind generators for offshore wind farms. Direct drive wind generator systems usng HTS wire instead of copper wire for the generator’s rotor are expected to be much smaller, lighter and more efficient than conventional generators and gearboxes, the release said. The net effect, it observed, is expected to be a lower cost of wind generated electricity, particularly for offshore wind farms. AMSC and TWMC also reported that they have received an award from the National Institute of Science and Technology’s (NIST) Advanced Technology Program (ATP), which is

providing $3.4 million in funding toward the $6.8 million research project to be conducted under the joint venture. “The objective of the TWMC-AMSC research joint venture is to develop technologies that will enable the deployment of offshore 10 megawatt class, direct drive wind generators double the power capacity of conventional systems,” said AMSC founder and CEO Greg Yurek. The 30-month cost-shared research project to be conducted by the joint venture with NIST funding calls for the development of new HTS wire and coil technologies that will help enable the design and manufacture of 10 MW class, direct drive AC synchronous generators for off-shore wind turbines. According to BTM Consult, the installed base of offshore wind generated electricity at the end of 2006 was approximately 877 megawatts (MW), representing approximately one per-

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Wire is at heart of key medical concern U.S.-based Medtronic Inc., a supplier of medical devices, suspended sales in October of an electrical wire that connects the hearts of 235,000 patients world-wide to the defibrillators implanted in their chests, saying they may have contributed to five deaths. The reason cited for the sales suspension was problems related to the thin insulated wires, called leads, that connect an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) directly to the heart. Medtronic reported that it is pulling its Sprint Fidelis lead from the market because of a higher-than-expected failure rate (2.3% within 30 months after implantation). No specific cause was cited, but in previous instances, deterioration in a wire insulator surrounding a high voltage wire was found to make the deviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s battery run down too soon or deliver a powerful, unnecessary shock to the patient. The leads, threaded through a vein toward the heart, are quite small. In 2004, Sprint Fidelis introduced a 6.6 French lead that it said was the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smallest right ventricular defibrillation leads. (One French equals .33 mm/0.0130 in.). While a 2.3% failure rate is significant, some experts advise against replacing the wires as scar tissue often forms around the wire leads. Trying to remove and replace it could result in a tear in the vein or the heart itself, and the possibility of dangerous or lethal bleeding, and any replacement wire lead will also have a potential failure rate, which often can exceed 1%. â&#x2013;

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Asian Focus Asian Focus Asia news briefs ArcelorMittal expands its presence in China ArcelorMittal announced that it has acquired a 90% stake in Rongcheng Chengshan Steelcord, a privately held Chinese steel cord wiredrawing company based in Shandong province for US26.6 million. “This acquisition is an important step for us in expanding in a major market,” said ArcelorMittal President and CEO Lakshmi Mittal. “We have already shown through our joint ventures in China the value and skills we can bring the Chinese steel industry and we look forward to bringing our expertise to Rongcheng Chengshan Steelcord. As well as showing our commitment to the broader Chinese steel market, this acquisition also underlines our commitment to the wire business specifically and recognizes China’s leading position in this sector.” A press release said that Rongcheng Chengshan Steelcord specializes in steel cord wire and bead wire (used for tire reinforcement). It noted that the company forecasts a turnover of US$71 million for 2007. China, it noted, represents the largest steel cord wire market in the world with very close proximity of the steel cord producers to the tire manufacturers. Sterlite power line rolling, gets patent in China India-s Sterlite reported that it has begun production of power transmission conductors at its new Haridwar Power Transmission & Distribution Conductors facility in Haridwar, India. With the new plant, Sterlite said in a press release that it now has a cumulative manufacturing capacity of 115,000 metric tons, making it the largest manufacturer in India and amongst the top five global manufacturers of power conductors. The new facility, it said, has the latest generation drawing and stranding machines capable of manufacturing standard and specialized power conductor products. A Properzi Rolling Mill capable of producing specialized mechanical alloys is also being installed. In other news, Sterlite reports that it has been granted a patent by the State Intellectual Property Office, China, for its Sterlite OH OH-LITE ® Single Mode Optical Fiber Fiber. The Product Patent, CN1317212C, is for "Optical Fiber with low attenuation at 1380 nm wavelength region and the method of producing the same," is valid through the year 2024, a press release said. The fiber product is designed for transmission system over entire wavelength range from 1260nm to 1625nm. OH-LITE® fiber, the release said, offers 100 nm more usable spectrum than conventional single mode fiber, which makes it ideal for cost effective, high bandwidth metro, access networks with 16 channels CWDM operation.

Outsourcing labor is a multiple-direction street One key of a company’s having a global presence is being represented in areas that are undergoing growth. That direction, however, can also apply to companies in emerging countries as well. A recent article in The New York Times cited a trend where students from emerging countries that go to the U.S. to earn a college degree return home, then undergo training and go on to other emerging markets, with some even returning to the U.S., this time to represent their homeland employer. The article explained that there were a number of factors for the trend, which it noted was especially discernible in India. The country has excelled as a destination for companies seeking call centers and software, but that same success has translated to higher wages and a shortage of qualified candidates in the right places. Combined with a stronger currency and demands for employees who can speak more than just English, some companies have found that they need to be elsewhere too. One such company, the article said, is Infosys, a key technology company in India. The story cited Ashok Vemuri, an Infosys senior vice president, as explaining that the future of outsourcing is “to take the work from any part of the world and do it in any part of the world.”

Infosys has operations in Mexico, the Czech Republic, Thailand and China, as well as low-cost regions of the United States. This summer, it also opened a Philippines office and bought sites in Thailand and Poland from Royal Philips Electronics, the Dutch company, the story said. European companies have turned to Infosys to manage back offices in Europe, the article said. It cited a case of an American manufacturer that needed to process bills from multiple vendors supplying its factories in different European countries that was able to send them to an Infosys office in the Czech Republic that has expertise in more than a dozen languages. Other companies in India have followed the lead of Infosys, the article said. Tata Consultancy Service has some 5,000 employees in Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, and is opening an office in Guadalajara, Mexico. Indian firm, Cognizant Technology Solutions, has opened offices in Phoenix and Shanghai, while India’s Wipro, another technology services company, has outsourcing offices in Canada, China, Portugal, Romania and Saudi Arabia, and has plans to open a software development center in Atlanta. Wipro Chairman Azim Premji said he is also considering hubs in Idaho and Virginia, the article said.

A credit to their country: 50 million times worth For the first time ever, some 50 million people in India will be getting credit scores, as the world’s largest democracy, whose banking system is largely state-dominated, is adjusting to meet a changing environment brought about from economic growth and global competition. An article in The Wall Street Journal said that the Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd. will assign credit scores to millions of urban borrowers in its database for the first time. The process, ide-

ally, will reduce the time banks need to process retail loans and to enable them to determine risk, it said. This could help consumers in India as banks there charge interest rates of up to 40% a year for credit cards. Getting a reliable basis to assess the viability of credit card holders could have a big impact as use of credit cards in India has averaged 30% growth for the past three fiscal years, the article noted.

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Call for sustainable growth in production and real jobs made at Asia Forum The theme at a forum held in Beijing in August was that policies were needed to further sustainable development and jobs that will help people. International Labour Organization Director-General Juan Somavia called on delegates from 20 countries to create a new paradigm “integrating sustainable development and decent work.” The ILO, a UN agency, estimates that Asia’s vast labor force, already estimated at some 1.8 billion workers, is expected to grow by more than 200 million between now and the year 2015, and that the key is to make sure that growth helps not just gross product but the citizens of the countries that produce it. “We meet at a moment when Asia is contributing to shaping a new world economy,” Somavia said.“Asia is moving in ways that are not only impressive, but unprecedented. You are exercising new forms of leadership in this truly Asian century.” Despite unprecedented economic growth,

“we’re not seeing jobless growth, but job-weak growth. This is not politically sustainable over the long run because underlying it all are different forms of social tensions already expressing themselves in different ways,” he said. Also addressing the Forum were Hua Jianmin, Secretary-General, State Council of China, and Tian Chengping, Minister of Labour and Social Security of China. Hua Jianmin listed policy measures taken by the government to promote employment, adding he hoped the Forum would serve as a “platform for expanding common ground, sharing best practices and enhancing cooperation in our common endeavor to ensure economic growth, employment creation and decent work.” Tian Chengping, in his address, said over the past few years China had “achieved remarkable progress in increasing employment and realizing decent work.” He pledged stepped up efforts to “give priority to the development of harmonious work relations

and to safeguard workers’ legal rights and interests in earnest so as to realize decent work.” “There is no single Asian strategy,” Somavia said.“But there are commonalities… The time has come to strive for a social floor in every country according to its means, pursued as a systematic national and international development objective to expand the security of its people. This requires an integrated strategy that can tap the energy and creativity so often present in informality. It can mean, for example, a basic income, health care and education package – together with organization, rights at work and empowerment to voice and defend their interests. Taken together, these measures can no doubt enhance growth and productivity. But they are also justified by the enormous growth in wealth creation that has been taking place.” For more information about the International Labour Organization, go to www.ilo.org. ■

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People Marmon Wire & Cable LLC has announced a number of changes in connection with its formation of the RSCC Wire & Cable Group and new initiatives (see p. 14.). Fred Schwelm has been named president of the RSCC Wire & Cable Group. For 14 years, he has been president of Rockbestos-Surprenant Cable Corporation (RSCC) and was responsible for the 1999 acquisition of PMC and the July 2007 acquisition of TE Wire & Cable. Dennis Chalk has been promoted to president, RSCC, responsible for the business units and facilities in East Granby, Connecticut, and Houston, Texas. He has 34 years of experience n the wire and cable industry. Nick Carver has been appointed President, Marmon

Wire & Cable (Europe) LTD. He will focus on the growth of RSCC and Marmon Wire & Cable in Europe and the Middle East. Tim Grass has been promoted to president of PMC Wire & Cable. He joined PMC in 2006 and has led the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development in thermocouple and military airframe products. Raymond Sobieski is president of TE Wire & Cable. For the last three years, he has led TE Wire & Cable, a supplier of thermocouple wire and specialty cable assemblies. Gary Gagnon is vice president, finance, for the RSCC Wire & Cable Group. He has been vice president of finance for RSCC since 1997. Sue McGurn has been promoted to controller of RSCC. She was most recently assistant

controller and has been with the company for 16 years. U.S.-based Marmon Wire & Cable, with 13 business units, is a leading North America manufacturer of engineered wire and cable products. Its companies are members of The Marmon Group, an international association of more than 125 business units that operate independently within diverse business sectors.

Charles E. Fisher

Rea Magnet Wire Company, Inc., announced that Charles E. Fisher has been named as the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s president and chief executive officer, responsible for overseeing all Rea operations in the U.S., Mexico and China. He had most recently worked as CEO and president of North American operations for EDSCHA,

a global tier one supplier to the automotive industry. He previously worked at the Lear Corporation, where his positions included president of its Customer Focused Division and vice president of Global Purchasing. His career began with the National Security Agency followed by several years each with MIOSHA,

Obituaries Peter Woodhouse Ware, a veteran employee and key official of Southwire Company, died Sunday, August 19, at age 57. He had worked for Southwire for 32 years in

Peter Woodhouse Ware

its SCR Department, where he contributed greatly in developing and marketing the Southwire Continuous

Rod (SCR) system. He traveled extensively to meet SCR customers and was respected worldwide for his breadth of knowledge and ability to communicate it. At the time of his death, he was Senior Vice President, SCR Technology. A registered professional engineer, Ware was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the WAI. He held numerous patents and had received numerous awards within Southwire, including being named the Roy Richards Engineer of the Year in 1985. He held a degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA degree from the University of West Georgia.

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Survivors include his wife, Dr. Laurie J. Ware; sons, Patrick and Bob Ware; daughter, Amy Ware; and a sister and two brothers. Memorial contributions may be made to the Peter Woodhouse Ware Graduate Nursing Scholarship Fund, University of West Georgia Foundation, 1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30118. Kelvin D. Spain

Kelvin D. Spain, president of Radyne Corporation and a wellrespected person in the field of heat treating, died after a brief illness on September 21 at age 59. A native of London, he moved his family to the U.S. in 1978 to continue with Radyne, where he worked for more than 40 years in different positions, including that of vice president

of sales, general manager and president. He had just been promoted to president of Inductoheat, a sister company of Radyne, but he never started there. Survivors include his wife, Barb, and daughters Joanna, Vickie and Jess.

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Borg Warner and Excel Automotive. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and a master’s degree in business administration. Fisher replaces Larry Bagwell who recently retired from Rea as chairman and CEO, and had been instrumental in expanding Rea’s operations. Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA, and with operations in the U.S., Mexico and China, the company notes that it is largest manufacturer of magnet wire in North America. U.S.-based Belden Inc. reported a number of personnel announcements: Peter Leung was named Vice President and General Manager, LTK Wiring, a business acquired by Belden in March 2007. He has general man-

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agement experience with several U.S. multinational companies in Asia, most recently with Alcoa Closure Systems International and International Paper (Asia) Ltd. In Guangzhou, China, Louis Pace, currently Belden’s Vice President, Business Development, has been named President of the Specialty Products Division (SPD) and has been promoted to an officer of the company. He joined Belden in 2006 as SPD Vice President, Marketing, and was promoted to Vice President, Business Development. He replaces Robert Canny, who has elected to pursue other interests. Daniel Krawczyk, who most recently served as Manager of Mergers and Acquisitions and Strategy with DTE Energy, has been hired as Vice President, Business Development, to replace Pace. He

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most recently served as Manager of Mergers and Acquisitions and Strategy with DTE Energy. Wolfgang Babel, Ph.D., was named Managing Director of Belden Automation, which comprises the recently acquired Germanybased businesses Hirschmann Automation and Control and Lumberg Automation Components. He served most recently as managing director of Germany’s Endress + Hauser Messtechnik GmbH, and previously with Diehl GmbH. He takes over from Hirschmann Automation CEO Reinhard Sitzmann, who had served in that capacity during the transitional period. Naresh Kumra, President, Belden Asia/Pacific, has been appointed an officer of the company. He will oversee the entire Belden Asia segment, including the recently

acquired LTK Wiring business. He joined Belden in March 2006 as Vice President, Business Development, and in June 2006 was named President, Belden Asia/Pacific. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Belden Inc. provides signal transmission solutions for wired and wireless enterprise networks, as well as industrial, broadcast, residential and security markets. Central Wire Industries reported that Kerry Buck has joined the company’s sales department, responsible for internal and field sales of fine wire, spring wire, lashing wire, wireline, EPQ and cold heading wires in the greater Toronto area. She previously held a similar position with Roechling Engineered Plastics. She holds a degree in business administration from

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Wilfrid Laurier University. Based in Erin, Ontario, Canada, Central Wire Industries manufactures stainless, nickel and copper alloy wires for use in making springs, fasteners, screens and belts. Jamey Cook has joined the service team of Windak USA at its location in Hickory, North Carolina. As a mechanical service engineer, he will help implement, modify, and upgrade new and existing equipment. He has a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering and previously worked in a similar post for Georg Manufacturing Systems. Part of Sweden’s Windak AB, Windak USA, based in North Carolina, supplies palletizing, pallet handling, coiling and spooling technology for wire and cable.

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The Spring Manufacturers Institute announced that Shane Johnson has been named as its executive vice president. He comes to SMI with 15 years of association and management experience, most recently at American

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Anixter International, Inc., announced that Robert Eck has been promoted to the newly created position of Executive Vice President/ COO and that Dennis Letham has been promoted to the position of Executive Vice President Finance/CFO. Eck has worked for Anixter Inc. for 17 years in a variety of staff and commercial positions, most recently as Executive Vice President Enterprise Cabling and Security Solutions. Letham has been with Anixter for the past 14 years and has served as Senior Vice President/Finance and CFO for the past 12 years. Based in Glenview, Illinois, USA, Anixter International, Inc., distributes products that include electrical and electronic wire and cable and fasteners. ■

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Fiber Watch CTEL subsidiary launches FTTH in Hong Kong City Telecom (HK) Limited (CTEL) reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited (HKBN), has become the first Internet service provider in Hong Kong to launch Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) residential broadband services. “Significantly, HKBN has turned tra-

ditionally cost prohibitive FTTH technology into affordable mass-deployed residential service, at US$48.5 service fee for its 100Mbps access service,” a press release said. It noted that, “as early as 2002, HKBN already envisioned the future need for bandwidth, (in Hong Kong) and invested more than HK$2 billion in network infra-

structure, set to offer symmetrical broadband service up to 1Gbps.” Use of optical fiber not only allows for easy bandwidth upgrade beyond 1Gbps, but “the reliability of the broadband service will also be enhanced considering the fact that optical fiber device are passive devices that do not require electricity,” it said.

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cable operators’ networks. Several solutions are available and the results could cost some $80 billion worldwide in investment over the next five years, a press release said. “Cable TV operators trying to satisfy the increasing bandwidth demands of HDTV customers feel very much like the thrifty

grocer who tried to cram ten pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag,” the release said. “The increasing bandwidth demands on cable operators will soon reach crisis stage, yet this is a ‘dirty little industry secret’ that no one talks about.” For more details, go to www. abiresearch.com or call 516-624-2500.

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IGI offers fiber report on FTTP, updates existing report A new report from U.S.-based Information Gatekeepers Inc. (IGI), “FTTP Equipment and Fiber Cable Requirements – 2007,” details requirements for various equipment items and for fiber cable. IGI President Dr. Paul Polishuk said in a press release that FTTP continues to be the lead story in the telecom press as well as in parts of the secular press. The new report, prepared by IGI’s Clifford Holliday, “provides the detail of required units of equipment, OSP hardware, and fiber cable to complete these massive programs of the RBOCs,” he said. The report, Polishuk said, “is being issued on the dawn of the new age resulting from the mergers and the massive investment in residential fiber. It will be an indispensable guide to all who are, or want to be, involved in the markets resulting from the RBOC/IXC mergers and their FTTP programs. System vendors, component vendors, carriers, investors and others will all gain from the clear, extensively

illustrated text in this report.” Holliday, the author of IGI’s Lightwave Series, said in the release, “As Dr. Polishuk indicates, we feel that it is going to be essential to understand the details of the FTTP projects in the RBOC/IXC merger world.” The report follows a prior IGI report, “FTTP – The New Standard and How it Is Changing – Already!” the release said. “This new report, while a companion to the previously mentioned FTTP report, is a complete, stand-alone product. It includes two full sets of data; one based on the plans now announced by the RBOCs and one based on our forecast of what will actually transpire in the FTTP/RBOC world. It provides a complete picture for manufacturers, vendors, and suppliers of the detail of these massive investments,” it said. IGI reported that it has completed a statistical appendix for its report, “FTTP – The New Standard and How It Is

Changing – Already!” Polishuk said that some clients raised questions requiring further analysis by Holliday. In response, Holiday developed a statistical appendix that is being incorporated in the full report. Customers who bought the initial report will be sent the appendix, which includes 19 new graphs and over 20 pages of material to a report that already has about 140 pages and 70+ charts, he said. The new material deals quantitatively with the needed central office equipment and the needed fiber to implement the FTTP plans. We have also elaborated on our forecasts for added FTTx customers of each of the RBOCs. All of the data are provided for the existing plans of the RBOCs and for our forecasts of what they will actually do. As readers will see, these are very different things.” Contact: Dr. Paul Polishuk, Information Gatekeepers Inc., tel. 617-7782-5033, ppolishuk@igigroup.com ■

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Orica Ltd. acquires U.S. mining bolt manufacturer Australia’s Orica Ltd., announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Excel Mining Systems for approximately $670 million. Orica reported that it has signed an agreement with a consortium led by affiliates of Snow Phipps Group, LLC, to acquire all of Excel Mining Systems LLC for approximately US$670 million (A$775 million), subject to closing adjustments, a press release said. It described Excel as the leading manufacturer and distributor of specialty bolts and accessories for strata support in underground mining in the U.S. The company has annual sales of more than US$240 million and approximately 325 employees, the majority of which are employed at strategically located production facilities, it said, adding that some of Excel’s customers are also customers of Minova and Orica Mining Services. Key senior management of Excel will remain with the business, it said. “The opportunity to acquire the Excel business is consistent with our strategy of growing our business close to the core in markets that we believe have a long term growth outlook,” the release said. Over a three-year period, Orica’s goal will be to introduce Excel’s bolts and technologies into areas where Minova products are already sold, the report said. Orica completed its acquisition of U.K.-based Minova, a mining chemicals provider, for $857 million in January this year, it said. A trend towards more focus on safety in underground mining should prove to be a positive, it said.

Fastener Fair notes strong showing for Stuttgart Organizers of Fastener Fair Stuttgart, held Sept. 19-20, 2007 in Germany at Messe Stuttgart Killesberg, report that the event showed great gains in both attendance and exhibitors from the first event two years ago. Organizer Jerry Ramsdale said that the 2007 event had 435 exhibitors, up 120 percent from 2005, and 3,506 visitors, up 75 percent, from the 2005 event (198 exhibiting companies, 2000 visitors). He noted that attendees came from 37 countries: 57% from Europe (52% from the European Union), 38% from Asia (mainly Taiwan, China, India and Korea), and the remainder came from North America, it said. The event is scheduled to return in October 2009 at the Messe Stuttgart trade fair centre near the Stuttgart airport, the release said. Contact: Jerry Ramsdale, Fastener Fair, tel. 44-1727-739-150; jerry@fastfair.net; www.fastenerfair.com. ■

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WAI subsidiary part of India ‘Call for Papers’ for January 17-18 conference on wire for auto uses WAI Wire and Cable Services, WAI’s Indian subsidiary, in collaboration with Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Pune and the Pune Chapter of Indian Institute of Metals, is seeking technical presentations for an international conference they are organizing. The program, “Wires in Automotive Applications,” is scheduled to be held January 17-18, 2008, at the College of Engineering, Pune. The conference will include technical sessions as well as a table-top exhibition on wire applications such as fasteners, steel tire cords, springs, electrical cables, harness wires, and more. The conference is expected to attract technocrats and executives from automotive-sector manufacturers as well as the automotive supplier industry from

submitted by e-mail by November 30, 2007, to WAI’s Anand Bhagwat at abhagwat@wirenet.org. An adjoining table-top exhibition will allow the supplier industry to display their products and advances in a cost effective way. Plenty of opportunities will be provided for the conference attendees to visit the exhibition during the conference days. Principal organizers for the event include Anand Bhagwat, WAI Wire and Cable Services Pvt. Ltd., Dr. B. P. Gautham, TRDDC - Indian Institute of Metals – Pune Chapter; and Dr. M. J. Rathod, HOD, Dept. of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Pune. For more information, both on how to present abstracts and arranging for a table-top display, e-mail Anand Bhagwat at abhagwat@wirenet.org. ■

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Chapter Corner Record (not rain!) fell at New England golf tourney scores on the hardest handicap hole. Taking second was Premier Wire Die’s Vincent Griffin and Mike Swift along with Sumitomo Electric’s Dave Simpson and Chris Winkel of Worldwide Superabrasives. There was another tie at 9-under par for the third and fourth place teams, with Mark Mathiasen of Mathiasen Machinery Inc., Phil DuPuis of The Kerite Co., and Paul McDermott of Q-S Technologies taking third and Chromatics Inc’s Ralph Marcario, PMC Wire’s Ken Berube, Arkema Inc.’s Don Gaynor and Comtran’s Dimitri Maistrellis finishing fourth. The fifth place team from Horizon Wire & Cable consisted of Ron and Scott Reed, Al DiVencenzo and Dick Palmer. Taking the final paying position was the sixth place team of Ken Strandberg of T & T Marketing, Bill Dinardo of Data Guide Cable, It was a picture-perfect day for the 153 golfers competing in Mark Denne of Draka the chapter’s 13th Annual Golf Tournament. Cable, and Dave Fundin of C & M Corp. As for individual skills, no one aced the tied with the best score of 12-under par $10,000 hole-in-one sponsored by Martin 60! The winning team, consisting of Kenner’s Commission Brokers. Staying Marty Leach of IMS Inc., Michael Wells with the lucky 13 theme, the tournament of Harbour Industries, Bill Griffin of introduced a special contest on the 13th PWC and J R Dubovick of Colonial Wire hole in which a 13-foot circle was placed & Cable, was determined by matching After several years of having to adjust to rain – sometimes just a sprinkle to the 2005 downpour that ended the tourney early – the WAI New England Chapter enjoyed picture perfect weather for its 13th Annual Golf Tournament held, oddly enough, on September 13, 2007, at the Kettle Brook Golf Club in Paxton, Massachusetts, USA. The day saw 153 golfers tee it up for what was the largest chapter sponsored tournament ever. When all was said and done, two teams

with its center at exactly 213 yards from the tee. Derek Olson of Gem Gravure Co. Inc. bested the competition with his drive that was one of only a few in the circle. Another incredible shot was made by NEPTCO’s Paul McLaughlin, whose tee shot on the Accurate Drive hole ended up right on the line. The three closest-to-the-

New England Chapter President Lori Parent watches Joe Snee, Huestis Industrial, making his participation in the event official.

pin prizes were won by Scott White of Siri Wire, Mark Daniels of DavisStandard LLC and Marty Leach. Al Kozlowski sank the longest putt on #7, and long drive contests were won by Sue Whitmore of Draka Cableteq and Deb Dilorio of Heat Trace Products for the women, and Dave Fisher of James Monroe Wire & Cable winning both of the men’s long drive prizes. Teknor Color’s Lamar Henise won the post tour(continued)

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Record (not rain!) fell at New England Chapter’s 13th Annual ... ney chipping contest, and Kevin Buchanan of Fluoropolymer Resources Inc. narrowly missed winning the $2,500 prize for sinking a putt of 50+ feet. The chapter dedicated this year’s tournament to the memory of 1998 chapter president Tim O’Farrell, who was the driving force behind making the tournament increasingly popular and successful over the years as its chairman from 19972003. During the awards banquet, 2007 Chapter President Lori Parent, Breen Color Concentrates, toasted Tim’s memory with a lilting Irish toast celebrating his honor and spirit. “The Board wanted to recognize Tim in a meaningful way,” she said afterward, “and to dedicate this tournament to him was something we feel he would have appreciated.” A big part of the success comes from the support of corporate sponsors. In addition to Commission Brokers, major event sponsors included Amacoil/Uhing (Snack Shack); Dyneon – A 3M Company (Tee-Off Breakfast), NEPTCO

(Chipping Contest) and Whitmor/ Wirenetics (Accurate Drive hole). The two Long Drive holes were sponsored by Lloyd & Bouvier Inc. and Mathiasen Machinery Inc. and the three Closest-tothe-Pin hole sponsors were Breen Color Concentrates, Chromatics Inc. and W. Gillies Technologies. The Long Putt was sponsored by Delaware Marketing Services and the Mystery Hole 13 contest by Q-S Technologies. The Beverage Cart was co-sponsored by Amaral Automation Associates and Zumbach Electronics, and the 19th Hole Reception was co-sponsored by Champlain Cable Corp., DavisStandard, Fluoropolymer Resources Inc., IWG High Performance Conductors Inc. and Sylvin Technologies Inc. Additional Corporate Hole Sponsors were Arkema Inc., Carris Reels, Fluoropolymer Resources Inc., Gem Gravure, Horizon Wire & Cable, Huestis Industrial, Leoni Wire, MacDermid, Industrial Solutions, Mantec, Mossberg Reel LLC, Premier Wire Die, Siri Wire,

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Sonoco/Crellin, Unitek North America, WCMA and Zumbach Electronics. Another positive result is the proceeds from the prize raffle, sports memorabilia auction and shirt sales. These three activities generated $2,375 for the WAI New England Chapter Scholarship Fund, which awards two $1,000 scholarships each year to graduating high school seniors whose parent or guardian is a chapter member in good standing. “Being able to help grow the Scholarship Fund has been a major focus and one of the key things our chapter, through the success of this tournament, has done for the past two years,” said tournament chair Mike McKee of Lloyd & Bouvier Inc. “We’re very pleased that we are able to host such a popular event on such a wonderful golf course, and we truly appreciate the outstanding support of the scholarship program by all of the participants. It is a very worthwhile program we are proud to be sponsoring every year.”

Mid-South Chapter tours TMS, visits Talladega speedway Talladega Machinery & Supply Company (TMS) facility hosted a Sept. 19 tour by the WAI Mid-South Chapter, which later got to see the Talladega Superspeedway for a tour of the International Motor Sports Hall of Fame museum and famed racetrack. TMS opened up its facility in the morning, with a tour that included its fabrication and assembly facility. The tour also included its CNC machine facility across town, where processes include fabrication (laser, burning, forming, robotic welding),

assembly, gear manufacturing, equipment rebuild, and heavy conventional and precision CNC machining. Later, the chapter was able to tour the racetrack area. Mid-South Chapter President Andrew Stromer, Southwire Florence, thanked Talladega Machinery & Supply Company for their hospitality. ■

Talladega Machinery & Supply Company (TMS) hosted the Sept. 19 Mid-South Chapter tour.

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Equipment: Part 2 This issue, the second of two features, presents a wide range of machinery, much of it presented at Interwire 2007. Below are write-ups provided by the equipment suppliers. As in the first equipment feature (September), the contact list that traditionally runs with these features has been replaced by an on-line venue. Readers will find that this approach provides them with far more information in a format that is remarkably easy to use. See opposite page. AIM Inc. With Fanuc Robotics, U.S.-based AIM Inc. offers “The helping hands that do not need lunch!” One of the biggest challenges that today’s wire formers face is competing in a global marketplace. Automated Industrial Machinery’s goal is to continually take the cost of labor out of the profit equation. Through effective use of automation, customers will not only stay competitive, but increase the potential for higher profit margins. As an integrator of technology from Fanuc Robotics, AIM can move a product to and through multiple processes quickly, precisely and automatically all within the footprint of a high production workcell. Fanuc robots come in different sizes with varying load, speed and reach capabilities. They can be very effective with both AIM ‘s AFM 3DT12T system with 2D and 3D parts applicaFanuc Robotics. tions where secondary operations are involved and more complex movement and/or placement of the part is required. For simple parts transfer, most typically when welding frames on AIM’s AFM Series 2D bending machine, customers can also turn to AIM’s Automatic Servo Part Transfer Module. Pick up and drop off locations are programmable and the unit is available for all 2D models with up to 5kg load capacity. AIM has the experience and technology to enhance manufacturing efficiencies and maximize throughput. It can help make businesses prosper by selecting the right product(s) to design and build a true workcell solution. Contact: Peter Zafiro, 630-458-0008, sales@aimmachines.com. Davis-Standard Corporation U.S.-based Davis-Standard Corporation’s roll-thru payoff and take-up, Model AK and AKO, is a versatile model configured for either payoff or take-up operation. The frame can be supplied in single, double or triple widths to accommodate front and rear positioning and X-Y “Park” positioning. Models are available to accommodate reels with 30 to 144-in. (762 to 3,660 mm) flange diameters weighing up to 60,000 lb. For accurate winding, this 48 WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

machine features a digital traverse system to positively lay cable according to the diameter set on the control panel. The traverse features adjustable digital delay at the reel flanges and is settable in degrees of rotation. Davis-Standard produces high-speed wire and cable extrusion systems for datacom, construction/building and optical fiber, as well as for automotive wire, high temperature wire applications and specialty wire processing applications, including gas injection systems. Under the brands of Davis-Standard, Merritt The Davis-Standard/Merritt Model and Davis Electric, wire AKO-96 payoff. and cable extrusion systems are available with either its Clipper automatic or semi-automatic payoffs, spoolers or single reel payoffs, take-ups and accumulator systems, customized feedscrews and patented dual thermocouple temperature control and microprocessor based control system. Contact: Larry Fitzgerald, tel. 860-599-1010; lfitzgerald@davis-standard.com. Domeks Makine Turkey’s Domeks Makine, established in 2002, has focused on production of full automatic coiling lines and PVC compounding machines. At Interwire 2007, it displayed its DOUBLEMATIK 400 system, developed for automatic spool winding and coiling in the same line without having to change any mechanical parts when passing from the coiling operation to the spool mode. With this system, it is simple to change the mode of coiling from coil to spool. The Doublematik 400 coils cables with 5-15 mm diameter with shrink film or winding of spool with stretch wrapping, per the following specs. Line speed: 2-3 coils per minute for 100 meters, 2 spools per minute for 100 meters cable length; Available coil sizes: outside coil diame- From l-r, Domeks Makine’s Umut Açýkgöz, ter: 240-440 Hüseyin Öztürk, Doðan Özbaran, Orhan mm, inner coil Özbaran, Eyüp Tabak and Halis Öztürk at Interwire 2007 by the company’s diameter: 180 mm, coil height: DOUBLEMATIK 400 system.

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3,000 industry sources a click away at Virtual Trade Show Recognizing that contacts and resources are important to any company, the WJI has changed its traditional equipment feature format to offer far more potential solutions. To that end, rather than present listings for some 50 or 60 industry suppliers at the end of this feature, we are directing readers to a single site that hosts a wealth of information about some 1,600 manufacturers and 1,400 suppliers. Whatever you are looking for, from a supplier of accumulators to a manufacturer of zinc wire, you will be able to find it at the Virtual Trade Show (VTS) at wirenet.org. Just click on the last icon at the lower right grid of the home page of the website, powered by the WJI’s Reference Guide, and you will find entries in some 1,100 categories. See p. 70. Numbers alone, however, are only half the story. The ability to

search that haystack of possibilities is equally important. The VTS allows a user to do searches by using any combination of the following parameters: company name, geographic location (country, city, postal code), product type or business type. Search results are delivered instantly. Further, the product categories are broken down into very specific niches. For instance, reels (99 suppliers) is broken down into 12 categories while dies (171 suppliers) is broken down into 23 categories. Each supplier entry has a link to full information, including representatives, websites, other products and more. The site is free and simple to use. Give it a try and see what solutions may be available for your business.

60-190 mm. Available spool sizes: inner diameter: 70-105 mm; outer diameter: 120-400 mm, height: 80-300 mm. More than 10 cable producing companies from Turkey and around the world use the Doublematik 400 successfully as a coiling line. The company also offers its Coilmatik 280 for coiling of mono wire cables and a PVC compounding machine, the “Granulator 600,” available since 2003. Since then, the company has developed the Coilmatik 400 for multi wire cables and Reelmatik 350 for round and flat type cables. Contact: M. Murtaza, DURTAZA, tel. 90-2163-643904; murtaza.domeks@gmail.com; www. domeksmakine.com.

spoolers from 1 lb to 8000 lb capacity, compact space requirement and no mechanical wear parts on tensioning device. Custom units are available to suit any application. John Stevens, tel. 909-476-9776, ext. 21; jstevens@emc-wire.com.

Engineered Machinery Group U.S.-based Engineered Machinery Group/MACBEE Engineering has developed and is producing a line of dual block payoffs and take-ups for non-stop, in-line process operations. The units feature AC flux vector drives for the pullout capstan, flyer and optional spooler. This machine is operator friendly and requires minimal attention during operation. The advanced AC drives feature a unique software program that allows for automatic accumulation count during spool changeover. The flyer, which is driven by its own motor (no brakes or clutches), is utilized as a dancer control for the spooler take-up as well as a tensioning device for the wire. The system is offered in two standard sizes: a 16” dual block for .032 to .100 diameters, for high and low carbon wire at speeds up to 450 fpm; and a 22” dual block for .100 to .250 diameters, high and low wire, at speeds to 220 fpm. Features include: precise tension control, constant line speed during changeover, (optional)

GBC Technologies

A dual-block process line payoff/take-up with an accumulation device available from Engineered Machinery Group.

At Interwire 2007, U.S.based GBC Technologies displayed payoff system technology that was developed for bunching equipment but can also be used in several other applications. The technology is very innovative, as the payoff is achieved vertically and dynamically with automatic tension control via multi range pneumatic dancer control and a minimal amount of pulleys (only two pulleys for each wire path). The combination of a dynamic vertical spooler (a newly developed equipment of Sictra/GBC) in line with wiredrawing equipment and automatic tension control dynamic vertical payoffs at the buncher allows the production of high-tolerance and high quality bunched product. Floor space usage and material handling are minimized, wire separation is extremely easy. This high-tolerance product is achieved mainly because the desired tension is continuously constant from full to empty reels. These payoffs are modular and NOVEMBER 2007 49

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can be ganged together for the desired customer layout and application. Reel removal is extremely easy: simply lift the reel and lower it to the rotating table using the appropriate tooling (no pintles, Marco Baldassarri, GBC Technologies, by a driving pins, payoff line exhibited at Interwire 2007. etc.). The operator does not need to manually move the reels on the floor. Instead the reels can be rotated on the flange, which means the operator does not have to manually move/push heavy reels on the floor that can weigh up to 3,000 lb. These payoffs are well proven with more than 150 units in production. With today’s high copper prices, bunched product specifications are getting tighter and tighter because the amount of copper used for a specific conductor size has to be minimized. This can be easily achieved with GBC’s constant tension payoff. Contact: Giuseppe Baldassarri, tel. 770-214-2358; info@gbc-tech.com. GCR Eurodraw SpA At Interwire 2007, Italy’s GCR Eurodraw SpA displayed a new double spooler equipped with a single wire traversing system that serves both spool positions. This unit is very easy to operate as well as mechanically very simple. The main advantage of having a double spooler in line with a drawing machine is that the stopping time to switch from a full spool to an empty one is very short. This is particularly useful when producing large diameter wire, as the time

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necessary to fill up a spool is not very long. GCR Eurodraw also produces other types of takeups such as horizontal spoolers, single or double that work on the same principle as the spooler displayed. Double spoolers can be combined with accumulation blocks that will accumulate the wire during spool changeover and thus avoid stoppage of the wire drawing line, which prevents lubricant freezing in the dies, hence improving die life. GCR Eurodraw also had on display a few rolling cassettes made by its subsidiary company DEM Srl. Rolling cassettes are becoming more and more a substitute to dies and have proven to be particularly efficient in case of mass production of single wire diameters. For very high operating speeds, DEM rolling cassettes are now fitted with an exclusive air/oil mixture cooling and lubrication system that ensures long roller bearing life and low operating temperatures. On the occasion of the wire exhibition, GCR Eurodraw SpA announced its acquisition of Comapac Srl, an Italian company that produces efficient and GCR U.S. representative Don Young by the company’s new double spooler sturdy pay-offs at Interwire 2007. and take-ups for multi-wire processing lines as well as other wire equipment such as pointers, spoolers and ribbed wire rolling lines. With DEM, Comapac and GCR Eurodraw the GCR Group can now offer the most complete range of wire equipment starting from rod to fine wires, ropes and cables, steel cord, welding wire and profiled wire and much more.

RESPOOLING Solid and tubular wires (MIG, stainless steel, aluminium, bronze, flux cored)

POLISPIRA DIGITAL FOUR VERSIONS AVAILABLE – “BASE” manual unit, “EVO” semi-automatic version, “SAW” solution for large diameter wire and “COIL” model for large coils. Economical: low cost respooling line with a full range of Gimax features Extremely flexible: the Polispira can handle many spool sizes (wire baskets, plastic spools, fibreboard spools, spoolless coils), to hold from 1 kg up to 45 kg of solid wire. Large range of wire diameters: wire from 0,6mm up to 5mm in diameter. High speed: up to 35 metres per second. Precision layer or Random winding.

DRUM PACKING

C&S Associati (VI) Italy

INF-4 PAIL PACKER

NEW HIGH-SPEED LINE. No twist: twist-free coiling of solid or tubular wire into drums. Gimax technology and design: modern design, extremely compact, all elements of the line are very easily accessible to the operator. High speed: line speed in normal operation can exceed 30 metres per second depending on wire. High degree of flexibility: different types (round, hexagonal, octagonal and square) and sizes of drums, up to 1000 kg of solid steel wire. Representative USA – Canada Cable Consultants Corporation - 7 Woodlands Avenue – Larchmont NY 10538-3198 Ph: (914) 834 8865 – Fax: (914) 834 8903 - E-mail: cableconsultants@aol.com Charlotte NC Office: Ph: (704) 375 9313 – Fax (704) 375 9321 - E-mail: fhardyccc@carolina.rr.com

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N. America contact: Don Young, tel. 615-4523331; e-mail dyoung6775@cs.com; elsewhere, gcr@gcrgroup.com. IDEAL Welding Systems U.S.-based IDEAL Welding Systems (Ideal-werk/Clifford Welding Systems) displayed new technology. It notes that in recent years it has had more requests from manufacturers for efficient equipment for small product runs. Such runs, as low as 25 pieces, are uneconomical for conventional mesh welders. In response, the company offers its latest generation of Quick Setup mesh welders: the GAE100 series, a highly flexible machine designed to be the quick setup solution. The key to it is the development of a unique welding head that incorporates the weld press, top and bottom electrodes and even the crosswire magnet in a neat element that can be moved into the required position in a matter of seconds. The system is offered in both DC and Medium Frequency DC welding, ensuring minimal flashing and extremely flat parts. Setup times on these machines can be as low as 20 mins and should never exceed 1h, 30 min, making short runs feasible and cost effective. IDEAL’s approach has been simplicity, so not only is the machine suitable for low volume runs, but the machine is also priced accordingly. The range of new Quick Setup machines opens up doors for new product lines and making a customer more productive and effi- A close-up of “Quick Setup” technology from IDEAL Welding Systems. cient with existing products. All machines supplied by Ideal are locally backed up with a staff of experienced technicians while offering a comprehensive stock of spare parts in the U.S. Contact: Scott Liebenberg, tel. 815-8744349, scott@idealweld.com. Kinrei of America

8465 Bethel Ridge Court, Gainesville, GA 30506 Telephone: +1 (770) 889-0689 Fax: +1 (770) 205-3298 E-mail: Steve@Jouhsen.com

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U.S.-based Kinrei of America notes that its NB-900 double-twist buncher is the latest addition to its line of high-speed twisting equipment. The NB-900 is capable of handling the standard U.S. 36 in. reel (915 mm) having a capacity of 2,860 lb (1,300 kg).The NB-900 is designed for all types of bare and plated wire constructions from awg 16 through awg 6 at a maximum variable speed up to 4000 twists per minute controlled by an AC frequency control unit. Lay length is controlled by changing a single capstan wheel and is offered in multiple lay ranges to suit customer’s needs and requirements. The model features Kinrei’s uni-weldment frame that fully integrates all drive components to produce an extremely stable frame controlling not only noise but vibration. It installs directly to the factory floor with no need for any type of foundation. The power supply is a 37kW induction motor for the rotor with additional

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motors for exhaust removal, spool lift and pintles drive. Double capstans, mechanically interconnected, control a precise lay length with no open gearing for an ultra clean internal environment without any grease to contaminate the conductors. Reel take-up tension is Kinrei of America’s new model NB-900 double-twist high speed buncher. controlled through the use of a magnetic powder clutch with Kinrei’s proven automatic tension controller. Spool loading and unloading is done through a motor driven spool lifter and motor driven pintles to not only pick up and remove the spool but also to make sure it is perfectly centered. No hoist is needed. The NB-900 is also available as a cabler (model CB-900) for manufacturing insulated wires with a maximum diameter of 0.500 in. (12.7 mm) in a slightly different configuration. At Interwire 2007, Kinrei also showed a respooling line that has a shaftless motorized payoff, integral dancer and take-up model RW630-300. See p. 85. Contact: Steve Hess or Mitch Jacobsen, tel. 973-6779500, shess@kinreiusa.com, mjacobsen@kinreiusacom. MGS Group-MGS-Hall-Northampton Jim Zampogna, VP Sales and Marketing, and David Smith, Regional Sales Manager at The MGS Group-MGS-HallNorthampton, report that the 2003 acquisition of Northampton Machinery by The MGS Group has provided the industry with a unique combination of stranding expertise from Northampton Machinery with the controls and automation input from MGS/Hall. The result is rugged, reliable equipment with state-of-the-art process technology. That capability can be seen in the Northampton SLB 1250 (54”) double-twist buncher, which includes the following features: 1800 twists per minute; finished cables up to 1 in. (25 mm); runs 4/0 THHN at 900 twists; ruggedly built, over (23,000 kg) 50,000 lb gross weight; AC bow drive; new, efficient and reliable, plug-in slip ring/brush holder design; low cost for installation as it is shipped completely assembled with enclosure, no pit required; assembled and shipped from Rome, New York, for North American customers; double twist machines available in sizes from 560 mm (22 in.) to 1600 mm (72 in.); same machines will run bare or insulated conductors with tape; and service, support and spare parts available in Rome, New York, and Northampton, U.K. The Northampton SLB 1250 The MGS Group also (54”) double-twist buncher, availmanufactures a full range able from the MGS Group. of payoffs, take-ups, auto-

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mated/robotic packaging systems, dancers, accumulators, capstans, measuring machines, air wipes, swage tools and electric brazers. Contact: Jim Zampogna, tel. 315-337-3350; David Smith tel. 44-1604-782220; sales@mgshall.com. Nextrom Oy Finland’s Nextrom Oy has developed a high-speed optical fiber coloring/upcoat line to improve productivity and to provide the flexibility to manufacture a variety of quality products. The development focuses upon the design of key line components to achieve speeds up to 3000 m/min for coloring. It has a robust mechanical and electrical design that, in combination with optimized tooling, improved UV lamp system, UV monitoring instrumentation and increased spool sizes, provides the capability to produce longer fiber lengths with faster set-ups. The result is a significant productivity improvement. It consists of a large capacity spool payoff, a dancer for payoff speed control, a coating station, followed by a series of high powered UV lamps below the coater. The precision capstan is located below the UV lamps. The fiber then passes through a dancer and a “tension balancer” that reduces loops causing OTDR steps, before being precisely wound onto a large capacity traversing take-up spool. Optional payoff/take-up sizes are available as well as ring A close-up of Nextrom Oy’s fiber technology. marking. Other options include UV intensity and oxygen measurements to assure proper UV cure during long production runs. Nextrom and its sister company, Rosendahl, are global suppliers of high-tech cable manufacturing solutions for extrusion, SZstranding, optical fiber, forming, welding and corrugation technology. Contact: www.nextrom.com and/or www.rosendahlaustria.com.

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Niehoff Endex North America At Interwire 2007, Niehoff Endex North America’s displays included its ECC42 coiler from its ENDEX product line. The ECC42 has a new Oscillating Thumbing Table (OTT) that combines the benefits of both the RDF & RTT pattern making designs: the package quality of the RTT (Rotating Thumbing Table) and the automatic unattended basket changeover of the RDF (Rotating Deflector Fingers). With the OTT, the rosette pattern is created at ground level by an oscillating motion of the table and basket. Since the basket does not rotate, the OTT allows fully automatic basket change; the presence of the operator is not required at basket changeover to cut the wire. The automated operation can be enhanced with extended chain conveyors allowing basket storage at both entry and exit of the coiler. The coiler can run up to line speeds of up to 8,500 fpm inline with rod breakdown and extrusion lines for copper and aluminum. It also is suc- Robert Wild, Niehoff Endex North cessfully used behind America, by the company’s ECC42 coiler that it displayed at Interwire 2007. the slower speeds wire plating lines. The coiler’s popularity is largely due to its simple yet robust mechanical design. Operators and maintenance personnel alike enjoy its ease of operation and maintenance. The planetary gear flyer mechanism is ingenious and simple. A unique “spring finger gang adjustment mechanism” allows the operator to obtain repeatable and precise lay patterns with adjustments that can be made during operation. The ENDEX coilers, designed, engineered and manufactured in the U.S., are available in different sizes: from 18 to 42 in. coiling

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capstan diameters, which covers nearly all the industry’s common baskets, stems and barrels. Insulated (solid and stranded) as well bare wire can be coiled in package sizes up to 6,000 lb. The largest packages are ideal for use in downstream processes such as jacketing insulating or in front of winding machines, since they are capable of achieving high pay-out speeds in the range of 1,500 fpm to 2,000 fpm. Contact: Robert Wild, tel. 856-467-4884, sales@niehoffendex.com. NUMALLIANCE At Interwire 2007, NUMALLIANCE demonstrated a new tooling concept on one of the most productive machines in the wire bending industry. The NUMAC CNC wire forming machine by NUMALLIANCE is a fast changeover, high production rate forming machine. In its classic configuration, tooling designed for production of a specific part is mounted on individual die plates which can be quickly and easily mounted and dismounted on the machine work bed. Precise positioning of the bending units along with programmable stroke length and sequencing eliminates complex cam design, set-up and adjustment. The new NUMAFLEX tooling concept offers a huge benefit in flexibility while still maintaining much of the speed and all of the accuracy designed into this sophisticated CNC bender. The NUMAFLEX tooling package consists of two CNC programmable bending heads. Each head has a second CNC axis providing a full

meter of lateral movement. These 2-axis bending heads are accompanied with a rotating CNC gripper to provide full 3D capability. The fully programmable NUMAFLEX tooling can be used alone or NUMALLIANCE’s Wes Wassell by the coupled with company’s 3006 wire bender that was hard tooling. displayed at Interwire 2007. This flexibility allows the tooling designer to determine the optimum compromise between tooling cost and production rate for any particular application. It also allows for fast prototyping while still providing the high speed platform required for full production. A wide range of accessories is available for the NUMAC including 15 and 35 metric ton presses, chamfering units, and welders. The control of these accessories is programmed directly into the CNC units of the NUMAC assuring high quality,

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high speed and easy set-up for a wide range of parts in either wire or narrow strip. Contact: Wes Wassell, tel. 563-386-9590, bshockey@numamerica.com. Power Sonics The exclusive new TunnelSonics cleaning systems from U.S.based MPP-Power Sonics/Magnus Equipment are part of a complete line of radial ultrasonic systems for wire industry applications joining original PowerZone systems (for continuous products such as wire, strip, rod and tube). TunnelSonics systems (for continuously fed individual parts such as fasteners, stampings, machined components and assemblies) are possible because of newly developed type NT radial ultrasonic transducers and GM self-diagnostic generators. More powerful than belt or barrel type washers, these machines are fully automatic and fully integrated on a single base for compact cellular installations. A loop conveyor transports parts at high volume production rates through precision immersion cleaning eliminating rotation in virtually all applications. Parts can be loaded individually or in quantity. Automatic loading can be direct from machine, conveyor, feeder bowl, chute or robotic interface. Most parts are able to be loaded randomly although some complex part configurations may require specific placement. Parts are conveyed down and immersed in solution. They continue through the “ultrasonic tunnel” which completely encircles the part with high power ultrasonic cavitation

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“scrubbing.” Exiting immersion from the solution, the parts receive a filtered wash solution spray, and then enter a filtered spray rinse solution stage. Additional rinse or inhibit stages may follow prior to entering the air wipe or drying stage(s). Drying stages can be simple air wipe, regenerative blower, hot air or infrared. The machine pictured is a basic three-stage ultrasonic wash, spray rinse, air blow off dry system with heat and filtration in both wet stages and PLC control. Contact: Bob or Scott Miller, tel. 800-959-0693, info@powersonics.com.

At Interwire 2007, Bob Miller and Scott Miller, Power Sonics, by the company’s TunnelSonics cleaning system.

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Pourtier/Gauder Group France’s Pourtier, part of the Gauder Group, reports that its CAHi 900 armoring system, designed for 36 in. spools, is a compact machine that can be used to produce interlock strip (steel, galvanized steel, stainless steel, aluminum, aluminum alloys) on a bundle of insulated conductors. The machine has one head made of a spool paying-off unit and a tape pulling system. Specially developed for heavy spools/traverse pack, the CAHi 900 offers very high productivity with a rotating speed of up to 1500 rpm whatever the spool weight. Line downtime for product loading is reduced by the spool’s big capacity. A very precise strip tension control guarantees a consistent armoring process whatever the speed and the spool weight. The machine is quite compact (5.6 ft long) available for 2 in., 4 in. and 5 in. diameters. Strip thickness is 7.9 to 25.6 mils A close-up look at Pourtier’s CAHi 900 armoring system.

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for steel and 19 to 59.8 mils for Al. Width 0.236 in. to 1 in. Contact: Doug Sedgwick, tel. 336-856-8176, sales.usa@gaudergroup.com. PS Costruzioni Meccaniche Srl Italy’s PS Costruzioni’s engineers designed and manufactured a new packaging line, the automatic coil winding machine, mod. PS 200/8-2, for a specific request from Prysmian–Aberdare/U.K. The new line is unique because it can wind short length coils (eg. 5, 10, 15 and 25 meters), having the following dimensions: max. outer diameter, 230 mm; inner diameter, 110 mm or to be decided according to the customer’s requirements; adjustable height, from 30 mm. to 110 mm. The standard PS 200/8-2 comprises units such as a 1,800 mm. driven portal payoff stand, a vertical dancer, an electronic control cabinet, as well as a meter-counter group, a coiling head, a diametric strapping unit, a thermo shrinking tunnel, a film drilling machine, an automatic perimetral taping unit and two labeling machines. Worth noting is that the line has a perimetral taping and film drilling units. The perimetral taping machine is designed to automatically apply adhesive tape onto the coil outer diameter to make the final packaging more presentable. The adhesive tape can display data such as company particulars and cable characteristics. The film drilling machine, located at the exit of the

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PS Costruzioni’s PS 200/8-2 coil winding line.

tunnel, can drill both sides of the shrink-wrapped coil simultaneously, thus producing a circular drilling and a hole to enable the customer to pull the end of the cable easily. Moreover, by pressing slightly the film-drilled area, the end-user can therefore have a shrink-wrapped coil provided both with a central hole and a small one just to pull the end of the cable. These holes, on the shrinkwrapped coil, also enable the customer to shelve the coils accordingly. Contact: Franco Parma, tel. 39-039-6898763, ps@pscostruzioni.com. Rockford Manufacturing Group (RMG) Inc. At Interwire 2007, U.S.-based Rockford Manufacturing Group (RMG) Inc., exhibited a new wiredrawing system. This machine has many new features, including a chainless drive as well as a

hardened D2 capstan. It also has enhanced safety features, i.e. through the door controls and a revised SLIPGARD which shuts down the production line. It has a smaller footprint therefore requiring less space. RMG has a legacy of offering wiredrawing equipment. Operating out of state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, its fully integrated operation includes CNC milling and turning, welding, grinding, painting, sub-assembly including all electrical control panels, final assembly and testing, all done in-house. RMG products can be seen in operation in Rockford’s demon- A new wiredrawing system that was disstration showroom. played by Rockford Manufacturing Contact: tel. 815Group (RMG) Inc., at Interwire 2007. 624-2500; rmgfelm @rmgfelm.com. Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH Austria’s Rosendahl notes that it has further developed its proven ROCOMAT 5 crosshead to create the ROCOMAT 5L, a specially designed crosshead for processing flame retardant materials. The innovation features the possibility of an increased output quantity, e.g. 400l/h PVC, which is being mastered by the

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same system. The ROCOMAT 5L and 5 models have the same rotating shaft in the crosshead, but the new model has a larger format with deeper channels o reduce the pressure build-up. A shorter extruder adapter favors the flame-retardant materials, since the color change takes place inside the shaft, which requires that only the mass within the distributor shaft needs to be rinsed. Additionally this process results in minor colour change lengths for the flame retardant materials. The 5L model offers the possibility to A schematic view of Rosendahl’s purge the nonnext-generation color change used extruder or to use this extruder for an inner skin layer. The color change shaft is also used to realize the bypass function on all extruders.This unique solution is applicable in any Rosendahl automotive line, some processes are: change of layer, which requires two extruders, skin or strip change – three extruders as well as layer and strip changes which requires four extruders. Rosendahl, and its sister company, Nextrom, are global suppliers of high-tech cable manufacturing solutions for extrusion, SZstranding, optical fiber, forming, welding and corrugation technology. Contact: www.rosendahlaustria.com and/or www.nextrom.com. SAMP USA

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At Interwire 2007, SAMP USA displayed a tandem PVC/Nylon extrusion group system for producing typical building wire or THHN products. The PVC extrusion group, set-up for a co-extrusion configuration, included a TE 120-25D for the main insulation and a TE 45-25D for the skin coloration. This concept of skin coloration is economically very advantageous, not only in terms of master batch consumption, but also in terms of the amount of scrap generated during a color change sequence. Scrap is drastically reduced with this skin coloration concept combined with the much lower output volume of the TE 45-25D. A TE 60-25D was also displayed representing the nylon insulation in a tandem configuration. The complete extrusion group is supervised by means of the control system type “MP370” (SIEMENS). It is an intermediate line control system with touch screen and PLC networking capability, perfectly suited to the complexity level of such an extrusion system. Line configuration and extruder sizes may be modified to suit the product mix and specific customer production requirement. A TE 100-25D or TE 160-25D is also available for the main PVC extruder, as well as a TE 80-25D for the nylon if greater output is required. Line control can also be upgraded to a “SPS” sys-

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Rolf Schlicht GmbH At Interwire, Rolf Schlicht GmbH displayed an RSC powder coating machine that offers the latest technology for coating cables, wires, hoses and strands with powders like talc, stearate, water absorbing powders, graphite etc. The patented filter system is not cleaned off anymore by compressed air, so that the vacuum can be lower and the turbulences inside the dusting chamber are reduced to a mini-

SAMP USA’s Dominique Perroud by the company’s extrusion group technology it displayed at Interwire 2007.

tem that consists of a fully computerized control system with all the necessary capabilities for data, alarms, recipes and production management, including automatic line sequence control. SAMPSISTEMI can offer a wide range of extruder configurations and complete line systems, providing the optimum solution to each specific customer’s production needs. Contact: Dominique Perroud, tel. 301223-8584, info@sampinc.com.

Joachim Schlicht by Rolf Schlicht GmbH’s RSC powder coating machine.

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mum which leads to a more even and stronger powdering, absolutely dust-free operation. The filter system is maintenance free. The powdering is done by up to four electrostatic powder guns of up to 100 kV each. Bridge building or blocking of powder in the machine is not possible as the powder hopper is fluidized and vibrated and the powder is sucked out of it by Venturi pumps blowing the powder through hoses into the powder pistols. The powder flow indicator gives an alarm in case no powder enters into the powder guns. Rolf Schlicht delivers machines for any line speeds. In small spaces it is possible to accommodate the machine with a free-standing dusting chamber connected by hoses to the machine. The dusting chamber can be installed directly in the line or on a stand with wheels. For SZ stranding machines the company can deliver a dusting chamber with a width of only 200 mm or the machine can be obtained without dusting chamber to connect it directly to an existing one. A machine with two dusting chambers can also be delivered. Contact: Joachim Schlicht, tel. 4940-679942-0, info@schlicht-gmbh.de.

SIMPACKS U.S.-based SIMPACKS (Simple Packaging Solutions LLC) reports that it can supply a dual-head automatic coiler that can coil or wind telephone and building wire cables, both round and flat, as well as computer cables with diameters from 1 mm/0.04 in. to 8 mm/0.30 in. The coiler is capable of producing six coils per minute and controls can be chosen by the customer from

A SIMPACKS dual-head automatic coiler.

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suppliers such as Allen Bradley, Siemens, Telemecanique, Mitsubishi, Omron and more. Each system comes with PLC and a color-touch screen built in control, monitoring, alarms, troubleshooting and recipe. An optional XCoupler Module can be added that will exchange data between the machine and Microsoft SQL via Ethernet. Contact: Hernando Blanco, tel. 877-264-5123, sales@simpacks.com. Skaltek Inc. Skaltek Inc. notes that the company’s E-lines are developed to offer highly efficient delivery of rewinding equipment. “E” is short for Exact, which is the purpose of the E-lines – to produce exact customer lengths without wasting cable, and to do so efficiently with a minimum of settings and down time. In most conventional delivery rewind lines, where cable types and reel sizes are changed often and where specified customer lengths are to be wound, the downtime of the equipment is up to 70% due to adjustments, settings of the equipment and reel changes, etc. In order to compensate for the inefficient production, the equipment is often required to operate at unrealistic line speeds. The E-lines have been developed to increase the effective running time by elimination or automation of settings. By increasing the up-time of the equipment the top line speed becomes less critical. When operating at more realistic line

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TAK Enterprises, Inc.

Standing by a company system at Interwire 2007 were Skaltek team members: Jim Vance, Jan Larson, Wilfrid Garrido, Ray Riddle and Mike Penaranda.

speeds the winding quality improves, and the stress and pressure on the operator decreases, thus improving the safety. In many cases, one Skaltek E-line has replaced two or more conventional re-wind lines. Contact: Skaltek Inc., tel. 770-449-4263; contact@skaltek.com.

U.S.-based TAK Enterprises has introduced a TAK servo-feed system that is designed to offer maximum flexibility involving applications where wire or narrow strip material needs to be processed, inspected or maneuvered in support of customers needs. Applications requiring the maneuvering of wire or narrow strip in either a forward or reverse direction, at different speeds over different distances and with positional repeatability within +/- .003 in. (.075 mm) are ideal. The standard software package allows for a maximum feed rate of 300 fpm (100 mpm), precise forward or reverse motion control, metric/english operation, 25-step operations, program storage, password protection, Ethernet connection, batching, jog function, system monitoring alarms, RS 232 or A servo-feed system from IEEE 488 interface TAK Enterprises, Inc. and eight addressable

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I/Os. Typical applications for the TAK servo feed system are: wire or strip ablation; high-speed long length material cutting applications; material feed control for stamping, welding, marking, annealing, etc for wire or narrow strip; linear material inspection lines such as eddy current, x-ray, laser, etc.; and non-repeating cut to length applications requiring “on demand” cut pieces. TAK Enterprises offers the servo feed device as a standalone element for use by system integrators or to companies who wish to interface it into existing process lines or as a turnkey system to prospects that require a total solution from a single source. Contact: Norman Pierce, tel. 860583-0517, n_pierce@takenterprises.com. Tulsa Power LLC U.S.-based Tulsa Power LLC recently introduced a line of turnkey planetary cabling systems. Components of the line include a 50,000-lb powered traversing frame gantry/portal payoff and takeup system, two 12-position planetary cabling bays and a heavyduty 72 in. caterpuller capstan. Each cabling bay will accommodate six 66 in. diameter primary reels weighing up to 6,500 lb each and six 36 in. diameter filler reels weighting up to 1,500 lbs. each. Both primary and filler cradle positions are powered and controlled by load cell mounted material guide sheave for precise communication to drive system. Each cabling bay is pit mounted and supported by heavy-duty trunion

At Interwire 2007, Michael Spence, Tulsa Power LLC, next to the company’s poster displaying some of its technology.

rollers and phenolic topside rollers. The drive system utilizes an AC Vector motor, a two-speed transmission connected to a helical/bevel gearbox with a four-strand chain and sprocket driving the cabling bay. The entire cabling line is PC controlled allowing for individual cable recipe retrieval precisely controlling the cabling bay(s) speeds and caterpuller capstan speeds pro-

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ducing exacting lay lengths per cable specification. Tulsa Power manufactures a broad range of wire and cable handling equipment that includes shafted and shaftless payoffs and take-ups, capstans, accumulators, respoolers, coilers, eccentric and concentric taping systems, measuring systems and specializes in custom designed equipment to meet customers exacting requirements. Contact: Jim Miller, tel. 918-584-1000, sales@ tulsapower.com. Ultimation Machines

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At Interwire 2007, U.K.-based Ultimation Machines displayed its UMW-65 2 axis wire bending model and its new and innovative UCW-65 support wire welder. The technology is suitable for manufacturing refrigerator, cooker and supermarket shelves and is able to accommodate different size frames and support/brace wire configurations. Models are available for a wire range from 3.00-10.00 mm (.120 in.-.395 in.). The major benefit is that the complete frame and support wire can be manufactured in one operation direct from coil. The two machines can operate as a fully integrated cell with the UMW wire former producing the rectangular butt-welded frames directly from coil. The frames are then transferred with the FUS frame unloading system, into the UCW welder. The frames support/brace wire is fed direct from coil, straightened and cut to length. It is then positioned onto the butt welded frame and can be either T-welded or spot welded into position. Both machines can

Martin Smith, Ultimation Machines, with the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s UMW 65 wire former and UCW 65 welder at Interwire 2007.

also be operated independently of each other. All ULTIMAT models use a closed die forming and cutting system to produce a high quality bend and a square, burr-free cut. Options available include additional multiple bend heads for high speed production of complex wire forms, press tools, drilling and chamfering stations. They can also be configured to form flat and shaped wire, as well as round wire, making UMW models the ideal wire forming machine for the POP and white goods industries.

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At Interwire, both show models were sold direct from the booth. Contact: Martin Smith, tel. 44-1306-712205, martin@ultimat.com. WAFIOS AG/WAFIOS Machinery Corp. At Interwire 2007, Wafios presented one model of its BM series of single-head wire-bending machines. This seven

WAFIOS Service Engineer Dan Tetrault demonstrates the BM 41L wire bending machine at Interwire 2007.

model series excels at processing mild steel wire from 0.060 in. to 0.590 in. (1.5 to 15 mm). The BM series machines are designed to be extremely versatile and productive, able to be equipped for simple tasks or for a variety of more complicated bending and processing tasks including bending after cut-off, chamfering, threading, stamping, heading and butt welding. The standard 3-axis bending head can have an additional lateral axis for bending from both sides of the wire with a wide range of movement. BM machines can also be equipped with a CNC axis to reposition the feed unit, relative to the bending head. When more bending space is needed, the feed unit moves further from the bending tool, to allow that additional bending space. When less bending space is needed, the feed system moves closer, improving both wire control and accuracy. This CNC feature also makes it possible to feed the wire forward and backward through the bending head while making only a single pass through the roll straightener. The bending accuracy provided by this feature cannot be matched by other systems. The WAFIOS WPS 3 operating system with industrial PC and 15 in. touch-screen operator interface that is used on the BM series is common to over 30 WAFIOS machine models for bending and forming wire and tube. The WPS can be simply programmed by entering the part geometry and dimensions to create the CNC program or programmed using X-Y coordinates or NC language. U.S. Contact: Don Fisher, tel. 203-481-5555, sales@wafios.com.

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Wire Lab Company(WILCO) At Interwire 2007, Wire Lab Company (WILCO) chose to bring descaling machinery covering all models from its comprehensive line that it currently supplies to the ferrous wire industry. The machinery included its model 920 air jet descaling system, model 1030 water jet descaler, its model 1060 mechanical descaling system with lubricant precoating and two wire brush descalers, its model 1250 automatic brush descaling

Wire Lab Company’s Rob Fulop and Al Luikart by the company’s model 1250 automatic brush descaling system.

system and model 1750 automatic brush descaling system with lubricant precoating. Presenting the variety of models was done in response to the changing nature of the steel wire industry in general and the very real fact that the increase in foreign rod supplies and especially the higher degree of surface corrosion is presenting wire drawers with serious quality issues while, at the same time, limiting options due to cost issues. By supplying five standard models, customers may feel confident that the WILCO descaler they choose will be most closely fit to their wire drawing requirements. Customers who need higher wire quality may consider a WILCO descaler incorporating the automatic rod brushing unit, such as the Model 1250 shown. This system incorporates eight standard wire brushes oriented 90° to the wire rod which is beneficial in producing a radial brush mark, for better lubricant pickup, and providing approximately 350 tons of brush life per set. Its most unique feature, however, is that the advanced controls continually monitor brush condition and automatically, with no operator intervention, adjust the wire brushes to account for wear. This assures that the material is consistently very clean since no operator adjustment of the machinery is necessary, thus eliminating unbrushed or inadequately brushed rod that will result from improper brush pressure adjustment in other types of non-automatic brush systems. Contact: Rob Fulop, tel. 216362-0800,e-mail@wirelab.com. ■

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Thermomechanical processing of spring steel rod with reducing sizing mills for improved properties and microstructure Trials showed that thermomechanical rolling through a Reducing Sizing Mill could provide a desirable change in material hardness and more control over reduction of area and tensile strength.

By R.A. Varo, W.P. Krejdovsky and B.V. Kiefer

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(NTM) mini-finishing blocks (MFBs) and Reducing Sizing Mills (RSMs) in rod mills in the early 1990s increased finishing speeds and improved product tolerance, together with the ability to achieve normalized rolling that was previously unattainable due to temperature accumulation through each stand of the NTM. The processing aspect of this new technology required products to be water-cooled and

temperature equalized immediately after leaving the NTM and prior to entering the MFB or RSM. Although high productivity and efficiency remain the main attraction of the RSM to most plain-carbon and unalloyed steel producers, metallurgical processing flexibility is becoming an equally important benefit to the specialty steel and cold heading quality producers. By improving as-rolled properties and microstructures of rod and bar

Fig. 1. Iron-Carbon diagram showing three rolling temperature regimes.

products, subsequent downstream processes, most of which are done in-house by the major down-stream users, can be eliminated or significantly reduced, therefore lowering the conversion cost. Increasingly, rod and bar users are requesting mechanical properties closer to that of the annealed product to avoid the costly steps of heat treatment. This trend has been driven by the need to reduce costs and as a result, manufacturers of cold heading, spring steel and other products are pushing rod and bar producers to maximize the capability of new rolling mill equipment. To achieve the desired properties in the as-rolled condition, products have to be thermomechanically rolled, requiring low entry temperatures into the MFB or RSM. Through an engineered combination of the high load design of these RSMs and a proper mill layout, thermomechanical rolling at low temperatures becomes a practical production process. A successful combination of equipment design and process design has been developed, evidence of which is provided by 44 installed and operating MFB/ RSM blocks in a variety of mill configurations, from existing two-strand rod mills to new high-speed, high production rate, single-strand rod mills. These were first introduced by Morgan Construction Company (Morgan) in 1993. With the possibility to design these blocks with high

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Table 1. Chemical analysis of trial heats. load capacity for rolling at low temperatures, the RSM is an ideal production tool for thermomechanical rolling. Thermomechanical rolling Thermomechanical processing has its roots in the manufacture of rolled plate for applications to offshore structures, ship building, bridge building and line pipes. The process has evolved from off-line normalizing of plates and controlled rolling or normalizing rolling in order to cost-effectively satisfy a need to meet paradoxical requirements of a low-carbon equivalent and high strength. The product attributes and properties for these applications emphasize the need for high strength, impact toughness, ductility and weldability1, 2. In the rod-rolling industry, the emphasis until recent years has primarily been on controlled cooling after the rolling process, with the Stelmor® cooling process, which evolved in the 1960s from downstream lead/air-patenting of high-carbon rod. Typical direct-drawn wire products include roping, pre-stressed concrete, spring, fastener and bearing wire as well as ultra-high strength steel cord. Within the last decade, the Stelmor cooling process has been advantageously refined as a result of lower rolling temperatures to influence the final rolled microstructure on a wider range of steel grades for direct processing such as cold-heading, direct-drawing of welding wire, low-alloy spring wire, chain wire, etc. Hot rolling of rod is generally carried out in one of three basic temperature regimes that can be described as – Conventional Rolling (CR), Normalizing Rolling (NR) and Thermomechanical Rolling (TMR). Although practices may vary from mill to mill, conventional rolling is carried out at temperatures greater than 950°C, significantly higher than the Ac3 transformation temperature, principally because of rolling equipment and production rate limitations. Normalizing rolling is carried out at a stable austenite rolling temperature generally 60ºC above the Ac3 temperature. Thermomechanical rolling is carried out just within the austenite or meta-stable austenite region 72 WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

near to the transformation start temperature (see Fig. 1). The metallurgical benefits of thermomechanical rolling result from grain refinement. In conventional high-speed rod rolling, rod exiting the last rolling pass will have a grain-size smaller than ASTM 13 (4 μm)but the grain size very quickly grows as it travels several meters in air before entering a water cooling box. During this time, which is less than about 0.5sec for most rod sizes, the grains grow very rapidly to, e.g., ASTM 8 (22 μm). Upon entering the water box, the surface grains are quenched but internally the grains are still growing due to the limiting rate of heat conduction. The net result is fine grains on the surface while those below gradually increase in size to much larger grains in the core, as the rod is then laid onto the Stelmor cooling conveyor where final temperature equalization takes place. The grain size after conventional rolling from a ten-stand NTM followed by Stelmor cooling generally lies between ASTM 5-10 for most grades and situations. The mechanism of recrystallization during NTM rolling is dynamic and is followed by rapid metadynamic recrystallization, which requires no incubation period and finally by static grain growth as the temperature decreases. Dynamic recrystallization in metals occurs when both nucleation and growth take place during deformation. This is described in a classic paper by Sellers and Whiteman3. In order for dynamic recrystallization to take place, certain basic conditions must be fulfilled. In ferrous materials, the accumulated strain must exceed about 0.12 (15% reduction). In high-speed rod mills, this is easily exceeded in the NTM due to strain accumulation from previous passes, i.e., there is insufficient time for ‘recovery’ between passes. This is described in a paper by Neishi4. If this critical strain falls within a region of about 0.06-0.1, the the result may be a mixed grain size commonly described as “abnormal grain growth.” However, Morgan recognized this possibility and avoided that condition in the design of the RSM by placing the stands very close together. The inter-pass time is thus very

small (i.e., <0.05sec) and consequently considerable strain accumulation occurs easily, exceeding the critical value of about 0.12. Such abnormal grain growth has not been recorded in these mills since the above stand placement was first introduced in 1993. Dynamic recrystallization will take place uniformly throughout the section during RSM rolling but the limiting factor thereafter is the rate of cooling. This is restricted

Ron Varo, now semi-retired, is an independent consultant for Morgan Construction Co., Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He graduated in Metallurgy from Sheffield Hallam University and has spent the last 50 years in the wiredrawing and rodrolling industries. He previously was chief metallurgist at Morgan Construction. Bruce V. Kiefer is manager of mill process modeling and analysis at Morgan Construction, where he has been since 1986. His focus is on water and air cooling systems for rod and bar mills and development of process simulation models and mill process management systems. He previously worked at the Homer Research Laboratories of Bethlehem Steel Corp. He holds a Ph.D. in applied mechanics from Lehigh University. Wade P. Krejdovsky is a metallurgist for the Rolling Mill Process Group at Morgan Construction, where he has worked since 2005. He previously was a metallurgist at SPS Technologies Aerospace Fastener Division. He holds a B.S. degree in materials science and engineering from Lehigh University, and an M.B.A. degree for management from Saint Joseph’s University. This paper was presented at WAI’s 76th Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, May 2006.

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Fig. 2. Photos of microstructures at 920°C, 860°C and 820°C RSM entry temperatures, size 6.5 mm, AISI 9260. by the rate of heat conduction from core to surface, not by the rate of surface heat transfer. Consequently, larger grains will grow in the center of the rod as the rod size increases. If the rod is rolled at, e.g., 850ºC (1560°F) in the NTM and at 800ºC (1470°F) in the RSM, then little or no water-cooling is required for most common steel grades before laying onto the Stelmor cooling conveyor. Consequently, the grain size is more uniform from surface to center of the rod section and, by virtue of the lower temperature, will be smaller. The uniformity and ductility of the end product will be higher but the tensile strength may be slightly lower in high carbon products. Nevertheless, the core grain size will be much smaller as a result of thermomechanical rolling. This is an important consideration in minimizing pro-eutectoid grainboundary cementite precipitation in hyper eutectoid carbon bearing steels, especially

where central carbon segregation may have resulted from the casting process. TMR refines the final grain size as a result of dynamic recrystallization and, combined with final in-line water cooling and controlled-cooling on a Stelmor conveyor, has a strong influence on the final product properties. It is particularly beneficial for low and medium alloyed steel products that are subsequently spheroidize annealed during downstream processing. As a result of smaller grain size, the incubation period (transformation start time) to the more desirable pearlite structure is shortened and consequently reduces the risk of transformation to undesirable hard products, bainite and martensite. Thus thermomechanical rolling can benefit direct downstream cold working and reduce subsequent annealing times7.

Thermomechanical rolling and mill layout design In many existing rod and bar mills, the finishing block or finishing stands cannot sustain rolling temperatures less than about 900°C (1650°F) due to load or power restrictions on the older design equipment. In the case of a rod mill with a heavy-duty, 10-stand NTM, allowable temperatures may be as low as 850°C (1560°F), but the rod temperature will increase during highspeed rolling by at least 100°C (180°F) on smaller sizes, (due to the very high strain rates) therefore making it generally unsuitable for TMR. By reducing the number of stands in the finishing block (e.g., from 10 to eight) less heating occurs and by adding an RSM with high-load capacity with adequate water cooling and equalization distance between the two groups of stands, the ability to roll at very low temperatures, well within the TMR range, can be achieved. A significant benefit of this new mill layout configuration is that the maximum surface to center temperature differential of the rod at entry to the RSM is minimized. The combination of a relatively small center-tosurface temperature differential, a lower rolling temperature and control of the final cooling rate produces an end product with a fine-grained, uniform microstructure. The mills at which the described trials were conducted are installations where an RSM has been incorporated into the original layout design. Thermomechanical rolling experience Operators of recently installed high speed rod mills with Reducing Sizing Mills (RSMs) are increasingly taking advantage of the TMR capabilities of the mill. Studies have been conducted at several of these installations to demonstrate the potential benefits of this type of processing. These rolling mills are very similar in design and consist of a six-stand roughing mill, an eight-stand intermediate mill, two 2-stand Vee pre-finishing mill blocks, an eight-stand No-Twist Mill and a four-stand RSM block. Water cooling boxes are positioned before the NTM, between the NTM and the RSM and after the RSM for control of rolling and laying (coiling) temperatures. A Morgan temperature control system monitors and controls the water cooling system to attain programmed, stable temperatures at various positions in the finishing train. Following the high-speed Morgan

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Fig. 3. UTS reduction with TMR and controlled cooling, size 6.5 mm, AISI 9260. laying head, a Stelmor conveyor of more than 90 meters in length provides final cooling in a variety of modes, from accelerated air-cooling with high-capacity cooling fans to retarded cooling under insulated covers. Several sets of rolling and controlled cooling trials have been conducted on these up-to-date mills to study the influence of low rolling temperatures on material properties and structures. Some results of this work have been reported elsewhere8. Addi-

tional details on trials of two sizes of spring steel rod are discussed below. Spring steel products/processing Two rod sizes were rolled at two different mills – both with similar equipment configurations as described above. The first set of trials involved 6.5 mm and the second 8.0 mm. Chemistries of the billet heats for each case are shown in Table 1. The objective of the 6.5 mm trials was to

achieve the lowest possible tensile strength combined with the highest possible ductility (reduction of area % after fracture) in order to avoid or significantly reduce the time for annealing heat treatment before drawing. The product was rolled at 112 m/s and water-cooled to several different entry temperatures into the RSM: 920°C, 860°C and 820°C (1690°F, 1580°F and 1510°F). Cooling on the Stelmor conveyor was in the retarded mode under insulated covers. On the 8.0 mm product, the end user had a requirement consisting of tensile strength maximum value and minimum elongation % and reduction of area %, which were difficult to achieve without post-rolling heat treatment. This product was rolled at 85 m/s and water-cooled to a laying temperature of 820°C to 850°C (1510°F to 1560°F). Cooling on the Stelmor conveyor was in the retarded mode, under insulated covers. 6.5 mm rolling trial results

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The product microstructures at the ½ radius position for the samples rolled at each temperature are shown in Fig. 2. It is obvious from these photographs that the lower rolling temperature produced a much finer ferrite grain size. It was estimated to be ASTM 10/11 compared to ASTM 8/9 for the higher temperature normalizing rolling case. Tensile strength is significantly affected by the quantity and morphology of the transformation products, in this instance pearlite, which is greater in quantity and can therefore be utilized to effect variations in tensile strength5. Some reduction of tensile strength was recorded with the reduction of

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RSM entry temperature from 920°C (1690°F) to 860°C (1580°F), but not significant enough to meet the end user requirements. The resulting smaller austenite grain size initiated earlier transformation to ferrite/pearlite and thus suppressed transformation to the harder bainite. Therefore, the rolling temperature was further reduced to 820°C (1510°F) and the cooling practice on the Stelmor conveyor was changed to give more time under the insulated covers. By providing more cooling time under the insulated covers of the Stelmor conveyor in the temperature range of 820°C (1510°F) to about 500°C (930°F), the transformation time to ferrite/pearlite is extended with proportionately less transformation to bainite. Similar extended cooling time from higher rolling temperatures became impractical due to the coil collection temperature being too high at the end of the conveyor. The resulting microstructure was again finer than the previous trial as seen in Fig. 2 and the tensile strength was further reduced, meeting the product requirement. Fig. 3 shows the range of tensile strength measurements for all three cases. 8.0 mm rolling trial results Following these rolling trials, microstructures of the samples were digitally analyzed to obtain the percentages of the micro-constituents of the microstructure for each of the trials. The first trial, using a rolling temperature of 850°C (1560°F) and a Stelmor conveyor setup to attain 650 seconds under the slow-cool covers, yielded a microstructure consisting of 6.2% ferrite and 93.8% pearlite. To improve on these results for the second trial, the rolling temperature was reduced to 820°C (1510°F) and the conveyor setup was changed to attain a time of 800 seconds under the covers (a 20% increase in cooling time). The results show that a combination of low-temperature rolling plus increased slow cooling time, effectively changed the microstructure to 16.5% ferrite and 83.5% pearlite. The reduction in pearlite amount and increase in ferrite amount reduces the hardness of the asrolled product. The 8.0 mm 9260 spring steel trials produced the microstructure in photos in Fig. 4. Photos A and B show microstructures that were rolled at a slightly higher temperature compared to the material displayed in photos C and D. Photos C and D utilized the lower RSM entry temperature of 820°C (1510°F) that produced a finer grain size.

The average tensile strength for the material in photos C and D ranged from 835-905 MPa, with a reduction of area of 48%. Six hardness readings were taken ranging from 97.0 to 102.5 on the HRB scale. These values are only slightly higher than material in the annealed state of approximately 94 HRB. This value could probably be obtained by further reducing rolling temperature to the 780-800°C (1470°F) range. Advantages of thermomechanical processing for wiredrawing Low rolling temperatures reduce hardenability as a result of grain refinement. Ultimately this promotes ferrite formation and retards the evolution of bainite and martensite. The refined structure associated with reduced rolling temperatures improves nucleation and diffusion of carbides during heat-treating and can result in reduced spheroidize annealing heat-treatment times. For those rods which are not heat-treated, the refined and complex structures resulting from low temperature rolling can increase tensile pickup during wiredrawing. TMR product advantages can be summarized as the following: • reduced as-rolled tensile strength by minimizing transformation to bainite and martensite; • improved heat treat response; and • increased work hardenability. In all three above-mentioned cases, the improvements stem from grain refinement and microstructural control. Indirectly, the reduced hardenability also improves the process stability, particularly on the conveyor by reducing chances of forming unwanted hard phases. Summary and conclusions The results of rolling trials show definite evidence of grain refinement and promotion of structural uniformity as a result of thermomechanical rolling through the Reducing Sizing Mill. Although the trials to date have been limited to several sizes and grades, the results show that a desirable change in material hardness, reduction of area and tensile strength can be produced with purpose designed rolling mill equipment and process parameters. These encouraging results pave the way for much more investigation of TMR on different sizes, grades and rolling temperatures. Studies on other sizes of these same grades would be helpful to quantify the

influence of strain/strain rate and strain distribution throughout the rod section, on the evolution of microstructure. Further trials with other grades, sizes and rolling temperatures are being planned. From the perspective of bar or rod rolling, this type of work has not been extensively reported for this fairly unique combination of high strain rates, short interpass times and consequent accumulated strain on medium to high plain carbon and alloy steels. For the wiredrawer, the benefits are immediately realized in the form of a more consistent drawing product, greater uniformity, and elimination/reduction of time consuming and costly post-rolling heat treatments. References 1. K. Nishioka, “Market Requirements of Thermomechanically Processed Steel for the 21st Century,” Proceedings, Thermomechanical Processing of Steels, IOM Communications Ltd., London, May 2000, Vol. 1. 2. R.C. Cochrane, “Customer Driven Steel Development, the Future for Structure/Property Relationships?” Proceedings, Thermomechanical Processing of Steels, IOM Communications Ltd., Conference TMP, London, May 2000, Vol. 1 3. C.M. Sellers and J.A. Whiteman, “Recrystallization and grain growth in hot rolling,” Metal Science, March-April 1979. 4. Y. Neishi, et al, “Determination of hot sizing conditions for bar rolling to suppress the grain coarsening phenomenon,” 67th Annual Convention of the Wire Association International, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, April 1997. 5. P.D. Hodgson, R.E. Gloss and G.L. Dunlop, ‘”Microstructure Evolution During Rod and Bar Rolling,” Proceedings, 32nd Mechanical Working and Steel Processing Conference, ISS-AIME, 1990. 6. Tamura, “Some Fundamental Steps in Thermomechanical Processing of Steels,” 113th ISIJ Meeting, April 1987. 7. Y. Ichida, “21st Century Trends in Steel Wire Rod and Bar,” Kobelco Technology Review No. 25, April 2002. 8. B.V. Kiefer, J.C. Vincent and R.A. Varo, Thermomechanical Process Improvements in High Speed Rod and Bar Rolling with Reducing Sizing Mills, International Conference on Thermomechanical Processing: Mechanics, Microstructure & Control, June 23-26, 2002, Sheffield, England. ■

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Basic study of straightness in roller leveler straightening for bar in coil The main factor determining the straightening limit was found to be a three-dimensional shape containing a twist in the bar in coil before straightening. By Megumi Nagahira, Motoo Asakawa, Sigeyuki Aizawa, Masahi Motoda, Hironori Yoshida and Masahiko Amari

Bars need to be straighter today for use as

automobile shafts, precision machinery and office automation industries because the straightness of the material affects its dimensional accuracy after manufacturing, which in turn influences its productivity1-2. Roller leveler straightening is the most popular methods for shafts manufactured by hot rolling or cold drawing because of its simple mechanical structure. However this method still relies on the experience and perception of the artisans, and on trial and error. Much research into roller leveler straightening methods for sheets has been conducted. Strain and bending moments of the sheet during straightening and the effects of the intermesh conditions on the residual stress distributions have been investigated3-4. However, research investigating bars and wires is quite rare. Further study is needed to further development of the roller leveler straightening methods for bars. When a straight bar was fed through the roller leveler straightening, a high level of bar straightness was easily achieved. On the other hand, a (bar in coil) placed through rolling or drawing did not demonstrate a high level of straightness. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of a roll intermesh on the limits of the straightness values and why the bar in coil limits the straightness values.

Fig. 1. Overall view of roller leveler straightening for bar in coil.

Fig. 2. Structural deference of roll support unit.

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Fig. 3. Definition of roll intermesh.

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Fig. 4. Measuring method of roll intermesh. coil’s curvature. The bar was fed through a pinch roller after straightening. The X-axis was defined as the direction of the fed bar, the Y-axis was defined as the direction of straightening, and the Z-axis was defined as the vertical direction from the X-Y plane. A newly developed roller leveler straightener was used that produced higher mechanical stiffness than the industrial straighteners because the roller shafts were center impelled as shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 3 shows the definition of the roll intermesh, h, which is defined as the displacement of the bar’s roll. If the roll intermesh increased, the bar’s bend also increased. Fig. 4 shows the eddy-current sensor that measured roll intermesh, h, with an accuracy of +/- 1μm. Five straightening rollers were used. The roll numbers were defined as shown in Fig. 5 and the roll intermesh, h of the even-numbered rolls were fixed. The roll intermesh was adjusted by moving the odd-numbered rolls. Fig. 6 defines the curvature, κ. When the

Fig. 5. Arrangements of rolls for roller straightening.

curvature, κ was 0, the bar’s straightness increased. In order to measure the Y and Z displacement of the bar after straightening, a parallel beam line sensor was placed behind the straightener as demonstrated in Fig. 7. The original position of the Y-Z plane was defined as the pass line of a straight bar. When the curvature after straightening was in the same direction as before straightening, the displacement Y was defined as positive. The positive and negative values of straightness are determined by the Y displacement. To evaluate the rotation of the bar, a line was applied in the longitudinal direction. The rotation was determined with this marked line. Before straightening, the tilting angle θ was 0. A positive tilting angle was defined as rotation in the clockwise direction as shown in Fig. 8. A 6 mm diameter 0.45% carbon steel drawn bar was used as the material in this study. Table 1 reports the chemical composition of the material. Fig. 9 displays the variation of bar before feeding. In order to determine the effects of

Fig. 6. Measuring method of straightness.

Table 1. Chemical compositions.

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the initial conditions on the resulting straightness, several variables were investigated: a straight bar (a one-dimentional bar), curved bars (two-dimensional bars), and curved and twisted bars (three-dimentional bars).

Asakawa Dr. Motoo Asakawa is a professor in the mechanical engineering department at the school of science and engineering, Waseda University, Japan. He came to the university six years ago from Sumitomo Metals Co. He has studied both the process engineering and materials engineering of the mechanical parts of cars, trains, aircraft, and construction and electric devices. He earned a doctoral degree in bar and rod rolling from Waseda in 1980. He is a recipient of Japan’s Okochi Memorial Prize, the Society for Technology of Plasticity Prize, the Institute of Metals Prize, and Iron & Steel Institute Prize. Also contributing to this paper were Megumi Nagahira, Sigeyuki Aizawa, Masahi Motoda, Hironori Yoshida and Masahiko Amari. This paper was presented at WAI’s 76th Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, May 2006.

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Result and discussion The effect of the initial condition on the bar’s straightness. Fig. 10 shows the effects of the No. 4 roll intermesh, h4,on the straightness, κ of the bar in coil. In this experiment, the No. 2 roll intermesh, h2, was fixed at 2.0 mm. In general, the straightness, κ was improved by adjusting the No. 4 roll intermesh, h4. However, the ideal straightness was not achieved and there was a limit to the straightness as shown in Fig. 10. When the bar’s straightness peaked, the No. 4 roll intermesh position was defined as the “best roller position” in this study. Fig. 11 shows the effect of the No. 4 roll intermesh, h4, on the straightness, κ of a straight (1-dimentional) bar and a curved (2dimentional) bar. In this experiment, the No. 2 roll intermesh, h2, was fixed at 1.2 mm. There was no limiting to the straightness value, when the straight (one-dimentional) bar and the curved (two-dimentional) bar were straightened. There was no apparent difference between the straight (one-dimentional) bar and the curved (two-dimentional) bar as both bars had curvature in only the plane of bending. The effect of the No. 2 roll intermesh on straightness. It is known theoretically that the three-dimentional bar becomes a twodimentional bar after one-plane bending5. In order to investigate the effects of the No. 2 roll intermesh, h2, on the limit of the straightness value, the No. 2 roll intermesh, h2, was varied. The bar in coil was straightened through the No. 2 roll intermesh, h2, with fixed positions: 2.0 mm, 3.0 mm, 4.0 mm and 5.0 mm. Fig. 12 shows the effect of the No. 4 roll intermesh, h4, on straightness, κ. As the No. 2 roll intermesh, h2, increased the straightness limit decreased. Fig. 13

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Fig. 9. Original conditions of bar.

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Fig. 11. Result of straightness using straight bar and curved bar.

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Fig. 12. Effect of No. 2 roll intermesh on straightness of bar in coil.

shows the effects of the No. 2 roll intermesh, h2 on displacement, Z after straightening under the condition that the no.4 roll intermesh, h4 was set in its “best roller position”. Displacement, Y was 0, as the apparatus was set in its “best roller position”. Although the bar was bent in only the Y direction, displacement, Z was generated. The displacement, Z had a profound effect on the straightness, κ. As the No. 2 roll intermesh, h2 was increased (2.0 mm, 3.0 mm, and 4.0 mm), the straightness limit decreased. However, when the No. 2 roll intermesh, h2, reached the value of 5.0 mm, the straightness limit increased when compared to when h2 = 4.0 mm. When h2 = 5.0 mm, the pass line of the bar was unstable during straightening because the No. 4 roll intermesh, h4 was negative. The effect of rotation of the bar on straightness. It was determined that the bar in coil rotated during straightening. In order to evaluate the rotation of the bar in coil, experiments were performed when the No. 2 roll intermesh, h2, was set at 0 mm, 2.0

Fig. 14. Result of tilting of bar in coil during straightening.

Fig. 13. Effect of No. 2 roll intermesh on displacement of Z direction.

mm, 4.0 mm, and with no roller. Fig. 14 shows the relationship between the displacement, X, and the tilting angle, θ. In all conditions the bar in coil rotated during straightening. Straight (one-dimentional), curved (twodimensional), and a curved and twisted (three-dimentional) bars were prepared and straightened. Regarding the relationship between the displacement, X, and the tilting angle, θ, compared to the bar type. There was no rotation of the straight (one-dimentional) bar or the curved (two-dimensional) bar during straightening. However, there was rotation of the curved and twisted (three-dimentional) bar. As the bar rotated during straightening, there were changes in the direction of the curvature of the bar and in the plane of straightening. The authors considered that there was a limiting value of straightness because of this difference. Conclusion

There was no rotation of the straight (onedimentional) bar or the curved (two-dimentional) bar during straightening. However, there was rotation of the bar in coil and the curved and twisted (three-dimentional) bar during straightening. References 1. Y. Onoda, T. Yanagihashi, T. Hama and M. Asakawa, Advanced Technology of Plasticity, 2002 Proceedings of the 7th ICTP, 2002, pp. 625-630. 2. K. Li, C. Chen and S. Yang, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 94, 1999, pp. 157-166. 3. Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity, “Straightening of Metal Products –Technology to Straighten Sheet, Tube and Others,” 1992, pp. 42-63. 4. K. Park and S. Hwang, ISIJ International, Vol. 42-9, 2002, pp. 990-999. 5. H. Suzuki, J. Araki and N. Yamamoto, J. of Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity, Vol. 15-156, 1974-1, pp. 35-42 ■

The effects of the roll intermesh on the straightness limit and the effect of the original conditions of bar on the straightness limit by roller leveler straightening were investigated and discussed. When a straight (one-dimentional) bar or a curved (two-dimentional) bar was fed into roller leveler straightening, excellent straightness was achieved. However, there was a straightness limit using a bar in coil. The main factor in the generation of the straightness limit in the bar in coil was the three-dimensional twisting present in the bar in coil before straightening. When the No. 2 roll intermesh was large, the straightness limit decreased.

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Influence of heat treatment of TRIP steel wire rod on structure and mechanical properties Controlling hydrostatic stress and the cooling rate of steel wire rod was found to have a major effect on properties such as tensile strength and ductility.

By Jan W. Pilarczyk, Zbigniew Muskalski, Bogdan Golis, Sylwia Wiewi贸rowska, Maciej Suliga and Nicholas Nickoletopoulos

In this work, the influence of different heat

treatment schemes on structure and mechanical properties of a TRIP steel have been investigated. Following hot rolling, the wire rod was subjected to controlled cooling on a Stelmor line using two different cooling schemes to obtain the structure constituents that are typical of TRIP steels (i.e., ferrite, bainite, significant amounts of retained austenite, and perhaps martensite)1-3. It has been found that an increase in cooling rate allows for the formation of a bainitic structure, however, retained austenite and/or martensite were not found to be present in the microstructure during optical microscopic examination. The third cooling scheme, performed using a GLEEBLE 3800, allowed for higher cooling rates that enabled the formation of phases characteristic of TRIP steels. It has been proven that for the given steel (carbon content 0.09%, manganese 1.57% and silicon 0.90%), one

can obtain a TRIP steel structure that results in a significant improvement in the tensile strength of wire rod (about 80 MPa) and in elongation (about 8%) compared to properties obtained using conventional and accelerated Stelmor cooling schemes. Introduction Much research has been performed the last few decades to develop new steels that exhibit high tensile strengths while maintaining good ductility. It has resulted in a type of multiphase steel known as a TRIP TRansformation Induced Plasticity). The

Table 1. Chemical composition of steel.

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advantageous strength to ductility ratio in TRIP steels results from strain-induced transformation of metastable retained austenite to martensite during plastic deformation. A multiphase structure is formed by specialized thermal treatments that allow for the formation of austenite, ferrite, bainite and perhaps martensite. The volume fraction, morphology and stability (at room temperature) of the retained austenite have a pronounced effect on the mechanical properties of the TRIP steel. Austenite stabilization occurs by carbon enrichment during heat treatment and by the addition of ferrite

Fig. 2. Time-Temperature curve for wire rod cooling according to Variant B.

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stabilizers (silicon and manganese). Carbon enrichment takes place during the initial holding period in the two-phase region followed by secondary enrichment that takes place during isothermal transformation of a portion of the austenite in the bainitic region. Silicon helps to stabilize the retained austenite and manganese promotes an increasing amount of retained austenite by lowering the transformation temperature. Wire rod with a TRIP type structure is expected to exhibit more desirable mechanical properties than those exhibited by low and medium carbon steels cooled using conventional methods. Experimental procedures Wire rod coils (5.5 mm) were rolled using conventional and accelerated cooling schedules at Ivaco Rolling Mills. The steel chemical composition is shown in Table 1. The microstructure and mechanical properties were determined for the two aforementioned controlled cooling schedules, and also for a heat treatment cycle effected with the use of a Gleeble 3800 thermal-mechanical machine that allows modeling physical processes of continuous casting of steel, rolling, drawing, extrusion, forging and pressure welding, structural analysis of plastic

Pilarczyk

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Jan W. Pilarczyk is an associate professor in the department of materials processing technology and applied physics at Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland. He works on the development of new technology for wiredrawing and metal products. He holds a Ph.D. degree and a degree in specialty plastic working of metals from Czestochowa. He is the author or co-author of more than 170 papers. Zbigniew Muskalski is a lecturer in the department of metallurgy and materials engineering at Czestochowa. He holds a Ph.D. degree from the Central Institute for Mining in Katowice, Poland. He is the author or co-author of more than 20

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deformation phenomenon and characteristic of material construction. The three cooling schedules are designated as follows: Variant A, accelerated cooling on Stelmor line; Variant B, conventional cooling on Stelmor line; and Variant C: twostage heat treatment using a Gleeble 3800. Fig. 1 shows the cooling schedule of Variant A. The wire rod exited from the last rolling stand at approximately 915°C; during the initial 55 s, the wire rod had an average cooling rate of about 4.3 C°/s. During the next 37 s period, the wire rod temperature remained constant at about 680°C. Subsequently, the rate of cooling decreased to about 0.9°C/s until the wire rod temperature fell to about 620°C. The cooling rate then increased to about 3°C/s until the temperature dropped to 440°C. The cooling rate then decreased to about 0.7°C/s down to room temperature. Fig. 2 shows the cooling schedule of Variant B. The wire rod exited from the final rolling stand at about 958°C; during the initial 55 s, the wire rod had an average cooling rate of about 5.6°C/s. Subsequently, the cooling rate decreased to about 0.4°C/s down to a temperature of about 630°C, and increased thereafter to about 1.2°C/s down

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papers. Bogdan Golis is a professor of plastic working in the department of metallurgy and materials engineering at Czestochowa. He joined the university 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; experience in the wire 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 coauthor of more than 100 papers. Sylwia Wiewiorowska is an assistant professor with the faculty of materials processing technology and applied

to room temperature. With Variant C, a two-stage heat treatment was employed using a Gleeble 3800 under laboratory conditions. Fig. 3 shows the timetemperature curve that was designed to achieve a TRIP-type microstructure. Microscopic analysis was performed on specimens from all three cooling variants using a Neophot 32 optical microscope. A nital etching (2% nital solution) was employed to identify the structural constituents of the wire rod cooled according to Variants A and B, while a LePer etchant (mixture two reagents: a) 1 g Na2S2O4 + 100 ml distilled H20; and b) 4 g dry picric acid + 100 ml ethanol)4 was employed for Variant C. LePer etches ferrite as yellow and bainite as brown but retained austenite and martensite remain white. Results of the microstructure observations are shown in Figs. 4-9 and Figs. 12-14. Figs. 4 to 6 illustrate the steel microstructure of Variant A following Stelmor cooling using various magnifications. A ferrite matrix with a pearlite and bainite precipitation has been obtained. The content of each phase as calculated by using the point method5 is listed in Table 2. Figs. 7-9 illustrate the steel microstructure

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physics at Czestochowa. She holds a Ph.D. degree in nonferrous metals and she is the author or co-author of more than 45 papers. Maciej Suliga is a Ph.D. student in the department of material processing technology and applied physics at Czestochowa. He is experienced in the field of drawing steel products. He is the co-author of 11 papers. Nicholas Nickoletopoulos is manager technical services and field product development at Ivaco Rolling Mills, l’Orignal, Quebec, Canada. This paper was presented at WAI’s International Technical Conference, New Delhi, India, October 2006.

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Fig. 4. Variant A wire rod specimen etched using Nital and exhibiting a ferrite matrix with pearlite and bainite (low magnification). Fig. 3. Time-Temperature curve for wire rod cooling according to Variant C.

Fig. 5. Variant A wire rod specimen etched using Nital and exhibiting a ferrite matrix with pearlite and bainite (intermediate magnification).

Fig. 6. Variant A wire rod specimen etched using Nital and exhibiting a ferrite matrix with pearlite and bainite (high magnification).

Fig. 7. Variant B wire rod specimen etched using Nital and exhibiting a ferrite matrix with ferrite and pearlite (low magnification).

Fig. 8. Variant B wire rod specimen etched using Nital and exhibiting a ferrite matrix with ferrite and pearlite (intermediate magnification).

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Table 2. Phase content in tested steels. Fig. 9. Variant B wire rod specimen etched using Nital and exhibiting a ferrite matrix with ferrite and pearlite (high magnification).

Fig. 10. Cooling temperature variation drawn on TTT diagram for variant A.

Fig. 11. Cooling temperature variation drawn on TTT diagram for variant B.

Fig. 12. Variant C wire rod specimen etched using Leper and exhibiting a TRIP-type structure composed of a ferrite matrix with bainite, martensite and retained austenite (low magnification).

Fig. 13. Variant C wire rod specimen etched using Leper and exhibiting a TRIP-type structure composed of a ferrite matrix with bainite, martensite and retained austenite (intermediate magnification).

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Table 3. Mechanical properties of tested wire rod.

Fig. 14. Variant C rod specimen etched using Leper and exhibiting a TRIP-type structure of a ferrite matrix with bainite, martensite and retained austenite (high magnification).

of Variant B following Stelmor cooling using various magnifications. This particular cooling schedule prevented the formation of bainite thereby resulting in a structure composed of only ferrite and pearlite. The content of each phase is also listed in Table 2. For a better understanding of structure transformations, cooling curves were drawn on the TTT diagram for the particular chemistry (TTT diagram was developed at Czestochowa University). Fig. 10 illustrates the cooling curves for Variant A and Fig. 11 that of Variant B. With both Variants A and B, the cooling curves show that the Stelmor cooling schedule did not realize the conditions necessary to yield a TRIP structure. With Variant A, a low cooling rate from a temperature of 680°C to the zone of bainite transformation resulted in too short a time period in the region where bainite is formed. With Variant B, a low cooling rate resulted in the elimination of bainite transformation altogether. In order to avoid pearlite transformation and to increase the volume fraction of bainite, it was necessary to increase the cooling rate. This was accomplished using a Gleeble 3800. The microstructure obtained with Variant C is shown in Figs. 12-14. The figures show that for Variant C, the cooling schedule adequately achieved a TRIP-type structure composed of a ferrite matrix with bainite, martensite and retained austenite. The content of each phase is listed in Table 2. Mechanical properties of wire rods following Stelmor cooling or Gleeble treatment according to Variants A, B and C were obtained using a ZWICK Z100 tensile test machine. Mean values of tensile strength (Rm), yield strength (R0.2), total elongation

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(A), uniform elongation (Agt), contraction (Z) and area of cross-section of wire rod (So) from five measurements are presented in Table 3. The results of this work have confirmed that the heat treatment (cooling profile) has a significant effect on the structure and mechanical properties of a TRIP-type steel chemistry. The application of accelerated cooling of the wire rod following hot rolling (Variant A) resulted in the formation of a structure with ferrite matrix with pearlite and small amount of bainite. This material exhibited slightly higher tensile strength values than those seen with Variant B whose structure is composed solely of ferrite and pearlite. The increase in the tensile strength in Variant A over Variant B is about 5% (23 MPa). Conversely, the wire rod obtained with Variant B can be characterized by better ductility (higher elongation and contraction). The most advantageous properties were exhibited by the wire rod specimens treated according to Variant C with the TRIP-type structure. The increase in tensile strength of Variant C over Variant A was about 15% (~70 MPa) with a slight improvement in the ductility of wire rod. These results are significant in that the authors were able to significantly improve the tensile strength of the material without compromising the ductility.

yielded a structure composed of a ferrite matrix with pearlite and bainite. Wire rod from this variant exhibited higher tensile strength values and lower ductility than wire rod with a ferrite-pearlite structure (Variant B). Heat treatment of the wire rod according to Variant C has allowed for obtaining a TRIP-type structure for the particular steel chemistry. The tensile strength of wire rod from this variant was about 15% higher than that from Variant A, while the elongation increased by about 8%. References 1. H. Huang, O. Matsumura and T. Furukawa, Retained austenite in low carbon, manganese steel after intercritical heat treatment, Materials Science and Technology, Vol. 10, 1994, pp. 621-626. 2. K. Sugimoto, N. Usui, M. Kobayashi and S. Hashimoto, “Effects of volume fraction and stability of retained austenite on ductility of TRIP-aided dual-phase steels,” ISIJ Int’l, Vol. 32, 1992, pp. 1311-1318. 3. P. J. Jacques, A. Petein and P. Harlet, “Improvement of mechanical properties through concurrent deformation and transformation: new steels for the 21st century,” International Conference on TRIP-Aided High Strength Ferrous Alloys, Aachen, Mainz, 2002, pp. 281-285. 4. E. Girault, P. Jacques, P.H. Harlet, K. Mols and J. Humbeeck, “Metallographic Methods for Revealing the Multiphase Microstructure of TRIP-Assisted Steels,” Materials Characteryzation 40 1988, pp. 11118. 5. J. Ryœ, Stereologia materia³ów. Wydawnictwo, POTOBITB–DESIGN, Kraków, Poland, 1995.

Conclusions Too low a cooling rate following hot rolling as was applied to Variants A and B prevented the development of a TRIP-type microstructure. The application of accelerated cooling of the wire rod (Variant A) on the Stelmor line

This scientific research was supported by Polish Ministry of Science in the frame of the project No. 3 T08B 010 27, granted for the years 2004/2006. ■

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Products Respooling line is compact, free-standing and practical At Interwire 2007, Kinrei of America, the agent for Kopilowitz Engineering, Ltd., exhibited a compact, free standing, simple respooling line that includes a shaftless motorized payoff, integral dancer and take-up model RW630-300. The line is used to rewind single end, stranded, bunched, multiwire or rope constructions from a payoff reel (1625 in.) onto a take-up reel (612 in.) at up to 2500 fpm, a press release said. Tension range is 0.4-5.5 lb (0.2-2.5 kg) and is maintained through the use of an integral dancer with a P.I.D. close loop system, it noted. Loading on the payoff side is via a hydraulic lift activated by a hand pump for easy release from the pintles; the unloading side on the take-up is pneumatic with the pintles being activated

by a manual hand crank, the release said. Different size spools can be handled by changing the spool adaptors and the braking system is pneumatic for a smooth transition even during e-stop, the release said. Wire guides and pulleys are made from HDPE and the respooling line is supplied with a die holder for policing of the wire being respooled, it said. All drives are AC inverters and motors are normally Siemens AC with other brands available upon request. An operator station with touchscreen has normal operator functions (start/stop, etc.) plus a wire length counter, hour meter and line speed indicator. Contact: Steve Hess or Mitch Jacobsen, Kinrei of America, tel. 973-677-9500, www.kinreiusa.com.

System provides plating quality wire cleaning Franceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Decalub reports that its new in-line Pressure Wet Cleaning (PWC) system has been developed to clean drawn wire from lubricant residual to obtain a smooth and glossy finish in plating quality. The system, a press release said, simultaneously performs surface cleaning and polishing, in-line with the wire drawing machine and is intended to be used for the most demanding applications using standard cleaning medium including cold water, emulsions, oil, etc. The wire, the release said, leaves the cleaning unit completely dry, ultraclean, with highly reflective appearance. Contact: Decalub, tel. 33-1-64-2620-66; info@decalub.com.

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Copolymer is elastomeric alternative to traditional EVA thermoplastics U.S.-based LANXESS notes that its LEVAPREN® line of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers for critical wire and cable applications is an alternative to traditional EVA thermoplastics. A press release said that LEVAPREN has been used successfully for a number of years to manufacture halogenfree and low-smoke wire and cables. It is manufactured using a unique polymerization process, the release said. It provides a positive effect on the processability of the material and the

quality of the fabricated product, such as in the production of automotive sensor cables, it said, noting that the use of material contaminated with gel particles would be unthinkable for many critical wire and cable applications. “Gel particles would not only have a negative effect on the surface, but also impact function. Large gel particles could tear open the insulation in the course of extrusion, resulting in electrical breakdown and short-circuiting. LEVAPREN reduces such concerns.”

Finished goods based on LEVAPREN, the release said, are highly resistant to hot air, weathering, ozone and light. They have good mechanical properties, including very good compression set behavior at elevated temperatures. The raw compounds can be processed very easily, making plasticizers unnecessary. Contact: Onofrio “Nuch” Palazzolo, LANXESS, tel. 330-908-1036; www.levapren.com.

Line of PTFE and FEP inks can produce clear marking stripes, are EU compliant U.S.-based Standard Technical Applied Resources, Inc. (S.T.A.R. Corp.) reports that it is offering PTFE and FEP inks that excel for marking cables, creating clear stripes and print compliant with EU Directive 2002/95/EC. A press release said that the water-based inks, very color retentive to 1000°F, undergo minimum color change between the ink

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as supplied and after sintering. The inks will readily wet Teflon and FEP substrates to produce a clean stripe and print, it said. The inks both come in 10 colors and are formulated to meet the requirements of MIL-STD-104, it said, adding that the inks have excellent adhesion and when fused, become an integral part of the insulation. The PTFE inks are commonly applied in

spiral striping apparatus in conjunction with a high temperature tower or fusion of the ink to the Teflon®, while the FEP ink, a suspension of FEP, allows for a fusion temperature that is approximately 200°F, lower than that for PTFE, the release said. It also meets military Spec. MIL-22759-11. Contact: S.T.A.R. Corp., tel. 732-9686776; starspatola@aol.com.

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New line of bundled access control cables meets most security specs to 500 ft U.S.-based Coleman Cable Inc. (CCI) announced that it offers a new line of Signal速 bundled access control cables for use in typical access control installations where a card reader, door lock and motion detector are situated at a single location. Made for most access control applications up to 500 ft, the new cable line for the security market includes constructions for both plenum and riser

applications and is rated CMR (riser) or CMP (plenum) to meet specific safety requirements, a press release said. The bundled cables are available jacketed or unjacketed, with the individually jacketed wires color-coded for easy identification by application type, while offering extra protec-

tion when the cable is pulled, it said. The unjacketed version satisfies costconscious needs but speeds termination by easily separating into application-specific cables, it noted. Contact: Coleman Cable, Inc. (CCI), www.colemancable.com.

Automatic cutting machine intended for larger materials, both round and flat Swiss-based Schleuniger reports that its new PowerCut 3700 automatic cutting machine for measuring and cutting larger round and flat materials has a powerful pneumatic cutter head that guarantees a clean, perpendicular cut and may be used for a wide range of applications. The PowerCut 3700 offers a combination of high transport speed and

short cutting cycle times while belt drives ensure high performance cable transport and outstanding length precision, a press release said. The model is user-friendly, with reliable adjustment of the variable cable guides and easy to read scales, as well as a simple, userfriendly programming interface, it said. The model can cut materials ranging from flat and flexible wires to profiles

and corrugated tubing with ease, the release said. Flexible user interfaces allow full integration of active and passive peripheral machines, making the PowerCut 3700 the core of a fully automatic processing system, but it can also be used as a standalone machine, it said. Contact: Schleuniger, Internet www.schleuniger-na.com.

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Maintenance-free coding system offers fast speeds, flexible integration U.S.-based Videojet Technologies Inc. reports that its VideojetÂŽ 3430 laser marking system combines high-speed coding and 50 watts of laser power in a mobile unit that provides best-in-class speeds for high-throughput lines. A press release said that the 3430 model can operate at marking speeds up to 2,000 characters per second and line speeds up to 50 feet per second, it said, adding that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;No

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pressed air, which enables the system to set new standards for economical and maintenance-free operation, it said. Contact: Videojet Technologies Inc., www.videojet.com.

Compound can be used for outdoors/oil-resistant uses At IWCS 2007, the TPE Division of U.S.-based Teknor Apex Company was scheduled to introduce ElexarÂŽ EL-1392B compound for insulation and jacketing applications, including outdoor and oilresistant products. The new thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compound meets stringent UL criteria for flame retardance while providing the rubber-like flexibility and toughness required over a wide temperature range for flexible

cord and industrial cable, a press release said. The RoHS-compliant TPE Elexar EL-1392B compound can be used in insulation, jacketing, and molded plugs and connectors, it said. The product meets flame test requirements specified in UL 94 V-0 for thicknesses of 0.06 in. (1.5 mm), passes the single-cable vertical flame test specified in UL 1651 as both insulation and jacket, has an oxygen index of 28%, and exhibits no drip-

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Wire stripper can be used for magnet wire, film-insulated wire and more The Eraser Company, Inc., based in the U.S., reports that it model DV1 twin wheel wire stripper, with integral dust collector, is perfect for stripping magnet, enamel and film insulated wires from round, rectangular and square section wires. A press release said that insulations such as Formvar, ML, Dayglass, Isonel, Polythermaleze and many more can be stripped by either Fybrglass® or wire brush wheels. The Fybrglass wheels rotate at high speed and generate frictional heat

that softens the insulation on the wire, it said, noting that the “nap” of the wheel wipes it away. The dust collection system traps insulation residue as it is removed from the wires during stripping and the system produces a clean polished surface with no risk of nicking, it said. The wire brushes remove insulation by

the cutting action of their many bristles. These are more abrasive than Fybrglass wheels and are recommended for larger wires where a roughened surface aids subsequent soldering, the release said, adding that the wire brush wheels will also remove glass and fabric insulations. Contact: The Eraser Company, Inc., tel. 315-454-3237; www.eraser.com.

Cord assembly permits faster molding speeds U.S.-based Etco Incorporated notes that its male bridge power cord assembly has a rigid design to make the molding process simpler. A press release said that the patented cord assembly, which holds standard brass blades and a ground pin, features crimp ears that are uniformly positioned to accept

3-wires in one step. The assembly holds standard brass blades and a ground pin within a polypropylene housing and has all crimp ears facing in the same direction to accept 3-wires in a single step, it said, adding that it is designed to speed fabrication, wires can be attached manually or by automatic equipment.

The assembly is offered in two sizes for 10 to 12 and 18 to 14 gauge wires, with blades certified to UL 1659, the release said. Contact: ETCO Incorporated, tel. 401-467-2400; www.etco.com. ■

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Media Semi-monthly copper publication returns as a monthly Longtime copper guru John Gross announced that he has resumed publication of The Copper Journal, a monthly publication he founded in 1989 and published twice a month through the end of 2002, when the global copper market swooned. The publication, which returns as a monthly for an annual subscription fee of $379 in U.S./$418 elsewhere, will offer “significantly more information, not only on copper and other metals, but on a variety of commodities and financial indices, to provide a comprehensive summary,” said a press release. The goal is to take “the noise out of the numbers,” providing monthly averages for metals to get a better perspective of the real underlying trend, by applying a similar logic to the equity markets, foreign exchange and financial instruments, the release said. It is not meant to be an investment advisory newsletter, but it will “provide the facts so you can make a more informed decision.” Each issue of The Copper Journal will present more than 75 charts that illustrate a broad overview of important long and short

term trends in the economy, metals, energy, foreign exchange and equity markets, a press release said. Gross, who is director of metals management at Scott Brass, notes that he has worked in the copper industry for 35 years, and written extensively on it for industry. He has held positions of increasing responsibility with metal producers AMAX Inc. and Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting, and served as Vice President, Strategic Metals for the North American operations of BICC Cables Corporation, whose wire and cable operations were acquired by General Cable. Gross was a futures broker with Johnson Matthey & Wallace, where he gained experience in metals on the New York Commodity Exchange, Comex and the London Metal Exchange. He is also president of J.E. Gross & Co., Inc, a metals consulting firm he founded in 1987. Contact: The Copper Journal, John, Gross at tel. 401-921-0452; john.gross@ copperjournal.com

Website presents focus on company products, applications U.S.-based Lenze-AC Tech, a supplier of drives and controls, reports that it has updated its company website, www.actech.com, to provide an even greater focus on its products and applications. The new website, a press release said, designed to be a working tool for its customers, is a userfriendly information resource where customers “can access proven technological advances and check out real-world answers to their challenges.” “This website is another way to prove our commitment to performance and 90 WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

simplicity,” notes the release, which highlights the site’s straightforward toplevel navigation, clear-cut design and immediate access to product information. Other key features of www.actech.com are the content-rich support and library section with technical and sales literature as well as a full range of application stories and an overview of the Lenze-AC tech training schedule, which was described as “one of the company’s most successful support mechanisms.” Contact: Lenze-AC Tech, www.actech.com.

Website blog covers material testing topics such as grips/fixtures U.S.-based Tinius Olsen reports that it has launched a blog at its website geared to informing the materials testing community about a wide range of technical subjects, especially grips and fixtures. A press release notes that most blog entries to be found at www.thetestingtimes.blogspot.com are supported with CAD images of the products being discussed. Visitors are encouraged to post their own messages about blog entries and get feedback from Tinius Olsen designers.

Typical entries have focused on the specifics of individual projects developed by the design team, as well as important advice on Tinius Olsen equipment and global test standards, the release said. Subjects can be as esoteric as the use of Bespoke grips for holding insulation and other fibrous materials during testing to a blog discussion on a tapered, female Luer fitting, a device for holding needles with ends in order to perform compression and puncture tests according to ISO 594, the release said. The company notes that its equipment can test for tension, shear, compression, flex/bend, puncture/burst, tear, peel, melt flow, Charpy and Izod impact, friction, stiffness, heat distortion temperature, and more. Contact: Tinius Olsen, Interent sites www.tiniusolsen.com or at www. thetestingtimes.blogspot.com. ■

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POSITION WANTED SALES ENGINEERING MANAGER PROFESSIONAL seeks to contribute to new account development in stainless, basic, or wireforms/equipment. Former sales manager, an accomplished and dedicated sales engineer, is well versed in shaped wire products, annealed or coated. Fax 860-585-0474 E-mail dsh762@aol. com.ER

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER– PRODUCT SPECIALIST. Republic Engineered Products is North America’s leading supplier of Special Bar Quality (SBQ) steel, a highly engineered product used in axles, drive shafts, suspension rods and other critical components of automobiles, off-highway vehicles and industrial equipment. We’re Everywhere! Republic’s steel goes into everything from bicycles and hand tools to bulldozers and automobiles. Odds are you’ve seen our steel at work. The Product Specialist will provide advanced materials engineering technical support for customer and mill organizations. This includes: Identifying customer products/process needs and trends; working directly with customers to identify/develop new products and processes for enhanced value/improved quality, cost and reliability; Developing and reviewing engineering specifications and managing technical research and testing; Conducting trial productions; collecting and analyzing

COMMISSION BROKERS, INC. EQUIPMENT SPECIALISTS TO THE ELECTRICAL WIRE & CABLE INDUSTRY APPRAISERS • COMMISSION BROKERS • INDIVIDUAL PIECES OR ENTIRE PLANTS

FOR SALE 1 - NORTHAMPTON 760mm D.T. Buncher 1 - NORTHAMPTON 630mm D.T. Buncher 1 - NEW ENGLAND BUTT 12-Head 18” Planetary Cabler 1 - WATSON 36” Rotating Cabler Line 1 - SYNCRO FX-13 Rod Breakdown Drawing Line, Copper 2 - VAUGHN 10-Die Rod Breakdown Drawing Lines, AL and CU 1 - ENTWISTLE 4.5” 24:1 L/D PVC Extruder 1 - DAVIS STANDARD 2.5” 24:1 L/D Nylon Extruder 1 - D/S 2” 30:1 L/D Hi-Temp Extrusion Line 1 - D/S 2” 24:1 L/D / 1.25” 30:1 L/D Extrusion Line 6 - BARTELL 60”, 72” Payoffs and Take-ups 1 - 30” Core Neutralizer Payoff 1 - NEB 18-Head 22” Rigid Strander, L-R

1 - CLIPPER Model PS50 Parallel Axis Dual Reel Take-up 1 - CLIPPER Model PS36 Parallel Axis Dual Reel Take-up 1 - ENTWISTLE 36” Dual Reel Take-up, Model THE 24/36 1 - DAVIS STANDARD 30” Dual Reel Take-up 1 - SYNCRO DFH Spooler, 30” Reel w/ENDEX Dancer 1 - DAVIS ELECTRIC Model CRS30 Rewinder 1 - E.J.R. Triple Head Taper, Model 2002HT 1 - VIDEOJET Model 37e InkJet Printer, new 2000 1 - ADVANTAGE Chiller, Model MK-25AM41HBX, 9/98 41 - 48” x 32-1/4” ID x 25” Barrel x 3” Arbor Toroidal Reels

Contact: Martin Kenner

COMMISSION BROKERS, INC. P.O. Box 8456 • Cranston, RI 02920-0456 • Tel. (401) 943-3777 • Fax: (401) 943-3670 WEB: www.commissionbrokers.com • E-MAIL: marty137@aol.com

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data; Providing work direction; and supporting continuous quality improvement initiatives.

familiarity with industry standards, skills in advanced metallurgical analysis systems and have received formal training in fractography and failure analysis. Strong communications, problem-solving, and analytical skills are critical to success in this role. This position will be based at our Technical Center in Lorain, Ohio. 30-40% Travel is required in this role (domestic and international). Republic offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits including fully paid healthcare, profit sharing, 401k and relocation. All applicants should respond to: Mboyd@republicengineered.com, Republic Engineered Products,Attn: Melisse Boyd, 3770 Embassy Parkway, Akron, OH 44333.

H.A. SCLATTER AG, an international machine tool builder, is seeking a Field Service Technician with a strong electromechanical background to install, troubleshoot and service our complete line of wire resistance welding equipment. We offer an excellent salary and benefits package. Please fax your resume to (815) 874-8585 or send via e-mail to sales@schlatter-usa.com as a .doc file attachment. The position will be based out of our Rockford, IL subsidiary and will travel throughout the USA, Canada and Mexico. Responsibilities include: • Responsible for training plant personnel on proper machine setup procedures and reviewing daily/weekly maintenance schedules. • Responsible for commissioning new, reconditioned or used resistance welding equipment.• Responsible for installing upgrades accessories on existing equipment. • Responsible for providing field service for existing resistance welding equipment. • Responsible for providing responsive technical assistance /customer support via the telephone when in the office. • Responsible for preparing In-House machine demonstrations for customers. Job Requirements: The successful applicant should possess the following credentials: •A high school degree or vocational diploma specializing in machine mechanics. Must have several years of practical field experience in installing and

Requirements: Qualified candidates will possess a metallurgical engineering or related degree; advance degree preferred and offer extensive cross functional experience in ferrous metallurgy, steel plant operations – bar product, or automotive industry. Related experience with hot forging gears, crankshafts, bearings and familiarity with customer operations, products and processes is highly desired. Candidates must offer demonstrated experience conducting academic level quality research, knowledge and

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servicing machine tools. • Have a basic knowledge in electro and mechanical drive system engineering as well as pneumatic, hydraulic and SPS controls. • Must have hands on experience working with Siemens S5/S7 PLC troubleshooting and Profibus/CAN bus systems. • The ability to travel extensively to customer facilities, often on short notice. •Ability to work alone, strong attention to details, meeting deadlines and commitments required. • Basic knowledge of German language, however, fluent in writing and speaking would be a plus.

Excellent salary, commissions and benefits. Qualified candidates may send resumes by e-mail to resume@ ttmarketinginc.com.

lead times. Contact Paulette, Owner-Sales, by telephone at 1-508-226-1508 or by e-mail at apollodie@wmconnect. com.

SALES REPRESENTATIVES WANTED. A rapidly expanding global corporation specializing in drawing lubricants and surface technologies for the wire industry is seeking sales employees and independent sales representatives to sell high quality lubricants and associated technologies in several regions worldwide. If you are adept at building strong customer relationships, developing markets and increasing sales and want to work for a dynamic and rapidly expanding company please reply to: Box 11-1.

MOLONEY DIE COMPANY. Low prices on all sizes of new, used and recut carbide dies. We also recut tapered nibs. Fast turnaround. Quality service since 1985. Tel. 904388-3654.

SALES–METAL INDUSTRY. Central Wire Industries, LTD, North America’s leading stainless and nickel alloy wire drawer is searching for an experienced metal industry district sales manager. The position is based in California and has an existing multi-state account base. Requirements include a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of metal industry experience. Send resume and salary history/requirements to: resume @centralwire.com. EOE M/F/ D/V.PE

CARBIDE SPECIALISTS, INC. offers excellent quality, price and delivery on all 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 440-951-4027; fax 440-954-9094.

INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTOR We are a 65-year-old manufacturing company, with 26 products that could be added to your distributor list. We are looking for independent distributors already involved in the wire industry, with at least 10 years experience. Please provide resume to Box 11-3. MANUFACTURING & PROCESS DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER. High performance medical tubing manufacturer seeks qualified Manufacturing & Process Development Engineer. This position is responsible for wire enamelling process improvement and advancement. Qualified candidates must have a BSME or equivalent Science degree plus a minimum of five years experience in wire coating/enamelling processes and systems. Candidate should have working knowledge of rigid and flexible polymers and related processes such as extrusion and molding. Master’s degree in Engineering and/or Business Administration is preferred. MicroLumen, Inc is an equal opportunity employer. We offer highly competitive benefits including medical, dental, life, vision, 401K with match, generous personal time off plan, tuition reimbursement, plus much more. If interested please submit your resume including cover letter and salary expectations to: Timothy J. Lynch, Operations Manager, TLynch@ microlumen.com. ACCOUNT MANAGERS WANTED. T&T Marketing, a growing compound distributor and manufacturer in the Wire & Cable Industry is seeking highly motivated sales managers for the New England and the Midwest (Chicago) areas. Products include: PVC, PE, TPV, TPE, TPU, EPDM, Nylon, Filling Gels, Fluoropolymers, Masterbatches, and LSNH materials. Ten years sales experience and willingness to travel required. Wire & Cable experience highly preferred.

PERSONNEL SERVICES LET OUR SUCCESS BE YOUR SUCCESS.” Wire Resources is the foremost recruiting firm in the Wire & Cable Industry. For 30 plus years our clients have secured the services of thousands of key individual contributors, managers and executives. For corporations we provide recruitment, outplacement, and salary assessment functions. For the job seeker exploring new opportunities, we provide a wealth of information. Our services are performed in absolute confidence. Contact: WIRE RESOURCES, INC. 522 E. Putnam Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830, tel: 203622-3000 or 800-394-WIRE, email: wri@wireresources. com, Internet www.wireresources.com. DUNHILL PROFESSIONAL SEARCH OF GREENWOOD. Serving the Wire and Cable Industry since 1978. Phone: 864-3665555; e-mail dunhill@wctel.net. Contact: Hal Freese.

DIES APOLLO DIA-CARB COMPANY. Buy & sell new/used Natural & PCD DIAMOND DIES. Fair prices & excellent

WANTED: USED DIES. Case size R4s and up. Send us your dies. We will sort, check for cracks and buy usable dies. tel. 205-841-8400. DPI@Bham.rr.com. Precision Die Service, serving the nation’s wire industry since 1970.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY WIRE MILL FOR SALE. Northeast location close to all major shipping arteries. 40,000 square feet. Fully operational and turn key. Equipment in very good condition. 2 shifts operating. All responses will be answered. Box 11-2.

EQUIPMENT NAIL PLANT IN OPERATION: Nails 1 ¼” X 6” Wafios N-3,N-4,N-5,N-6 Capacity: 6000 tons; Collated nails; Welded Coil: Capacity 1200 tons; Zeus coil High frequency (1); Plastic Strip:Capacity 2000 tons; Willy Heiff (3); Thread rollers (6); Wafios tool grinders (3); Nail tumbling units (3); Bulk packaging line; Accessories. Call: J-M or M-A Perron # 450-447-5000 ext: 23; e-mail: ma@norfilinc.com.ME WWW.URBANOASSOCIATES.COM. For New & Used Wire & Cable Equipment. Tel. 727-863-4700; fax 727-863-4711; or by e-mail at urbassoc@verizon.netNT W

EQUIPMENT WANTED WE BUY SURPLUS LASER MICROMETERS. For a quote simply fax or email the manufacturer name and model #'s. Any condition. Fax 1-386-4262056; e-mail: johnknight@microtex.net; www.microtex.net. ■ NOVEMBER 2007 93

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

Alloy Wire International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Angus Hogarth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 44-1384-566775

FH Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Ed Krause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 215-355-6641

Anbao Wire & Mesh Co. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 BJ Hur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 86-335-389-3600

Fisk Alloy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Eric Fisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 973-427-7550

Axjo Plastic AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.axjo.se

FMS Force Measuring Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Paul Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph. 847-392-7872

Bergandi Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 951-361-8000

T. Fukase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 81-43-276-0630

Beta LaserMike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Bob Stockholm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 937-233-9935

Genca Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Brian Schemenaur, Bill Holmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 727-524-3622

Bongard Drummond Trading LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 John Drummond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 260-625-6275

W. Gillies Technologies LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Mark Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 508-852-2502

Caballe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 34-93-460-14-13

Gimax Srl/Cable Consultants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Enrico Romagnolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 39-0444-551790

Canterbury Engineering Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Brian Schemenaur, Bill Holmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 800-241-7650

Guill Tool & Engineering Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Bill Conley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 401-828-7600

Carris Reels, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 David Ferraro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 802-773-9111

Howar Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Chris Hauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 905- 738-4010

CM Furnaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 973-338-6500

Howar Equipment/Metavan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Chris Hauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 905- 738-4010

Commission Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Martin Kenner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph. 401-943-3777

Huestis Machine Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Joe Snee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph. 800-972-9222

Die Quip Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Tom Maxwell, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 412-833-1662

Jouhsen-Bundgens USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Steve Van Duzen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 770-889-0689

Durant Tool Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Ed Boulin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 401-965-4981

KEIR Manufacturing Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 800-992-2402

Esteves-DWD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Steve Marcum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 260-728-9272

Kinrei of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Steve Hess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 973-677-9500

Eurolls Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15, 17, 19, 21, 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 39-0432-796-511

Kiswire Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 An G. Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 82-2316-6122

The George Evans Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 David Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph. 309-757-8300

Lanxess Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cover 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 412-809-1000

SALES OFFICES NORTH AMERICA

EUROPE

Robert J. Xeller Anna Bzowski Wire Journal International 1570 Boston Post Road P.O. Box 578 Guilford, CT 06437-0578 USA Tel: (203) 453-2777 Fax: (203) 453-8384

U.K., France, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Denmark & Scandinavia Jennie Franks David Franks & Co. 63 St. Andrew’s Road Cambridge CB4 1DH, England Tel/Fax: +44-1223-360472 E-mail: franksco@btopenworld.com

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ASIA/WAI India Office Germany, Austria, & Switzerland Dagmar Melcher Media Service International P.O. Box 103 D-82402 Seeshaupt Germany Tel: +49-8801-914682 Fax: +49-8801-914683 E-mail: DMelcher@t-online.de

Anand Bhagwat Wire & Cable Services Pvt. Ltd. (WCS) E-mail abhagwat@wirenet.org or mobile 91-98-508-38467

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Lesmo Machinery America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Allan Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 905-761-6165

Queins & Company GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 H. G. Queins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 49-2472-8080

Maillefer SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Andy Gosselin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 41-21-694-4111

Rainbow Rubber & Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 610-373-1400

Mathiasen Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 Mark Mathiasen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 860-873-1423

Reelex Packaging Solutions, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Carolyn Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 845-878-7878

Metavan/Howar Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Chris Hauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 905- 738-4010

Reel-O-Matic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 405-672-0000

Micro Products Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Bill Keiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph. 630-787-9350

Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Mike Kos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 828-328-4319

Niehoff Endex North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cover 3 Robert Wild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 609-467-4884

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