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Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Industry News . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Asian Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Fiber Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Fastener Update . . . . . . . . . . 32 WAI News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Chapter Corner . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Technical Papers . . . . . 132-141 Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Classified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Career Opportunities . . . . . . 147

Preview: wire Düsseldorf 2012 . . . . .40 The world’s largest wire and cable show returns to the Fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany, where wire 2012 will be held March 26-30. It is returning in a big way, as the event organizers, Messe Düsseldorf, report that, combined with its co-located sister show, Tube 2012, the total space for the event for the first time will exceed one million sq ft. This preview includes information about the event and comments from the seven sponsoring associations, the organizers and the exhibitors as well as booth listings and an alpha list of exhibitors.

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Cover: The wire and cable industry will converge in March at the Fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany, for wire Düsseldorf, the world’s largest trade show for wire and cable. Cover photo by Rene Tillmann/Messe Düsseldorf.

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Nexans reports that it will provide and place an XLPE submarine cable that it said would set world records for both length and depth placement for a project to provide a high-voltage connection between Mallorca and Ibiza. The 100 MW link, it said, will establish records for both the longest three-core high-voltage AC connection, 115 km, and for the deepest placement, at an installation depth of 750 meters. Shown is the company’s cable ship, the Skagerrak, which will bury the cable.

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It’s time to set aside concerns about the global economy and future growth, because this preview has a positive focus, and that is all the latest technology and advances for the wire and cable industry that will be showcased March 26-30 at wire Düsseldorf, the world’s largest trade show for the wire and cable industry. The biennial show will once again highlight the advances that will enable the industry to succeed and flourish through innovation.

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More than technology on the show floor It’s getting closer to wire Düsseldorf again, and even if the Alstadt section of the city wasn’t a great place to enjoy pig knuckles, white asparagus and glasses of alt after a long day on the show floor, there’s something else about the event that makes it special: the experience never gets old.

There’s a sense of energy, of life, of community at wire Düsseldorf, made possible by the exhibitors that collectively have created an enormous buffet spread of technology. Ferrous?

Nonferrous? Fiber Optic? Ancilliaries? Commodities? Whatever you need, it’s there, and if something special is needed, the exhibitors have plenty of ideas to share. The show floor is a land of opportunities and new directions, and it is bolstered by movement, such as increased demand for power and for better global data sharing and communication. Consider all the exhibitors in recent years that have adopted “green.” A cynic might question how “green” they really are, a marketing person might smile at the initiative and a company owner might just pray that end-users will be willing to pay for the extra value. And it may be.

The event is truly a story of possibilities, and that’s the essence of the preview in this issue, which accounts for 91 pages. All this matters, because come March 26-30, there will be thousands of attendees walking the hall aisles, and some of them will end up making big-dollar decisions that they fervently hope will improve their company’s future. This takes a real-world belief in both what they see now and what they feel the future will hold.

Ironically, the industry understands the value of a show like wire Düsseldorf, but the story generated by it and most other positive events or initiatives are but a faint shadow in everyday life, buried under a seemingly endless series of headlines that declare the euro is once again on life support or that yet another country may default on bonds. Such stories generate fear, and repeated enough, they are numbing. Advances in technology and better ways to manufacture are also news, even if they do not include the word “trillion.” And no, as much of the ferrous sector could tell you, life is not easy, but that doesn’t mean that the technology will not continue moving forward, driven by a collective focus on finding better ways and a sense of optimism. Belief in the show floor sounds better all the time.

Mark Marselli Editor-in-chief

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

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CALENDAR March 26-30, 2012: wire Düsseldorf 2012 Düsseldorf, Germany. To be held at the Messe fairgrounds. Contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America, info@mdna.com, tel. 312-781-5180.

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

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

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

May 22-23, 2012: 2012 WAI Operations Summit & Wire Expo Dallas, Texas, USA. This WAI event at the Omni Dallas Hotel includes the trade show, technical programs and the Association’s 82nd Annual Convention.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sept. 17-19, 2013: wire Southeast Asia Bangkok, Thailand. This event is organized by Messe Düsseldorf. Contact: MDNA, info@mdna.com. ■

W IRE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL EVENTS For more information, contact the WAI, USA. Tel. 001-203-453-2777; fax 001-203-453-8384; www.wirenet.org.

May 22-23, 2012: 2012 WAI Operations Summit & Wire Expo Dallas, Texas, USA. This WAI event at the Omni Dallas Hotel includes the trade show, technical programs and the Association’s 82nd Annual Convention. www.wirenet.org.

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INDUSTRY NEWS Nexans awarded record contract for high-voltage submarine power cable Nexans reports that it has been contracted to create a new high-voltage submarine power link between Mallorca and Ibiza, a deal worth more than 90 million euros.

A press release said that the turnkey contract from Red Eléctrica de España (REE), the operator of the Spanish power system and the owner of the power transmission grid, calls for Nexans to create a new 115-km high-voltage (HV) submarine power link between the islands of Mallorca and Ibiza. The order, it said, will require Nexans to design, manufacture and install the world’s longest and deepest three-core XLPE submarine power cable. It is part of the overall REE project, which is to interconnect the Balearic Islands with the Iberian Peninsula to improve the electricity supply of the islands.

The submarine cable will be manufactured at the Nexans’ cable ship, the C/S Nexans specialized Nexans facility Skagerrak, will be used to bury the submarine power cable. in Halden, Norway, and will incorporate fiber optic elements produced at the Rognan facility in Norway, the release said. In addition to the 115-km subsea cable, the project will include 24 km of singlecore HV land cable from the Nexans factory in Charleroi, Belgium, together with accessories from Nexans Cossonay in Switzerland, it said. The cable will be transported and installed by Nexans’ cable ship, the C/S Nexans Skagerrak, and will be buried in the seabed, using the CapJet system, and mechanical trenching, it said.

Installation and commissioning are scheduled to take place between 2013 and 2014.

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ROMULO project, a 400 MW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link between Spain’s 400 kV grid and Mallorca, for which Nexans manufactured, supplied and installed 240 km of DC submarine cables. In this new contract, Nexans will extend the connection to Ibiza by constructing a 132 kV AC submarine cable featuring state-of-theart XLPE insulation. The 100 MW link, it said, will establish two world records for both the longest threecore high-voltage AC connection, and the deepest, at an installation depth of 750 meters.

“Building on the success of the earlier ROMULO DC project, this new AC cable contract is a perfect illustration of Nexans’ proven capability to design, manufacture, install, protect and commission turnkey HV submarine cable systems to meet virtually any customer requirement for AC or DC technology, voltage, length or installation depth,” said Dirk Steinbrink, executive vice president, High Voltage & Underwater Cables Business Group.

Huber+Suhner wins Malaysian contract for broadband powerline Switzerland’s HUBER+SUHNER reports that it has won a contract for the fiber optic portion of a Broadband Powerline (BPL) project that will bring broadband internet connections to more than two million Malaysian households.

A press release said that the order, from Realm Energy/JSR Sdn Bhd, calls for HUBER+SUHNER to design, supply, install, test and commission the fiber optic part of the BPL project, which will use existing power lines to transmit the signal over the last mile at data rates of up to 16 MB per second. It described the project as “one of the largest of its kind in the world.”

“This is another true success story for our fiber optic division,” HUBER+SUHNER CEO Urs Kaufmann said in the release. “On one hand we can demonstrate our technological leadership and system solution competence, on the other hand we contribute to connecting millions of Malaysian people to the high speed internet world.”

The contract, worth CHF 60 million, calls for the company to equip 5,000 sites within the next three and a half years with the fiber optic technology. The end-to-end fiber optic links, the release said, will connect existing power stations and substations to optimize network capacity and to ensure a reliable and durable high quality data transmission.

A company spokesman provided additional details, including that HUBER+SUHNER will be providing dif ferent aerial cables, with fiber counts ranging from 6 to 48. All told, the project will require about 3,000 km of cables, with full deployment to start in the second quarter of 2012. HUBER+ SUHNER is producing as much of the cable as possible but may have to outsource part of the cable production.

Nashville Wire Products Mfg. Co., has purchased substantially all of the assets of a key U.S. competitor, AWP Industries of Frankfort, Kentucky, an acquisition that was finalized on Dec. 30, 2011.

The deal establishes Nashville Wire “as the undisputed leading manufacturer of wire decking for pallet rack and wire containers,” an article in Modern Materials Handling said. It noted that Nashville Wire is a 78-year-old family business now under its third generation of family management, operating in three primary markets: material handling, retail displays and components for the appliance industry.

“The AWP acquisition presented us with a perfect opportunity to grow the material handling segment of our business by absorbing a capable and well respected competitor,” Nashville Wire President and CEO Steven Rollins said in the article. AWP was established in 1990

by Craig Chamberlin, and was renamed to AWP Industries in 1995, partly to recognize growth in areas beyond their core competency of wire deck fabrication, it said, adding that AWP today is one of the largest producers of steel bulk containers and custom parts handling solutions.

Major power cable order in Illinois expected soon for General Cable At a recent press briefing, ComEd President and COO Anne Pramaggiore said that her company plans to go ahead soon and invest about $2.6 billion over 10 years to help modernize the state’s century-old electric grid in northern Illinois, a project that is expected to result in big orders for General Cable Corporation, which has a plant in the state.

An article in Platts cited Pramaggiore as saying that General Cable’s Du Quoin plant would supply much of the cable needed for the utility’s planned electric distribution system improvement. She also said that the Du Quoin plant is expected to add a new shift to meet the increased demand. Also cited in the article was General Cable spokeswoman Lisa Lawson, who said the Du Quoin facility, which primarily makes medium-voltage copper and aluminum cable for electric distribution systems, currently runs five days a week with three shifts, employing about 190 people. “We hope we’ll soon be getting those orders,” she said.

PR Newswire reported that ComEd filed its 10-year plan, which allocates $1.3 billion to strengthen the electric system, on Jan. 6 with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC). The project focuses on reliability enhancements, with a key being refurbishment and replacement of underground residential distribution (URD) cable. Upgrades will also be made to the utility’s mainline underground system, which includes 8,300 miles of cable, it said.

Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of

Chicago-based Exelon Corporation, one of the nation’s largest electric utilities with approximately 5.4 million customers. ComEd provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across northern Illinois, or 70% of the state’s population. The project also includes installation of smart meters in the homes of most of its 3.8 million customers in northern Illinois.

Molex acquires Temp-Flex Cable U.S.-based Molex Incorporated, a global electronic components company, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Temp-Flex Cable, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of specialty wire and cable products in South Grafton, Massachusetts.

The deal represents a “strategic acquisition that will give Molex access to development and manufacturing expertise … that will expand (Molex’s) high performance cable assembly business,” the release said “Temp-Flex is an excellent fit for Molex because it expands our design and manufacturing capabilities in the specialty wire and cable products that are such an important part of our high performance cable assemblies,” said Mike Miskin, vice president and general manager, Cable Products Business Unit, of Molex Incorporated’s Global Integrated Products Division.

In the release, Temp-Flex founder and president, Ray Baril, said that both companies will benefit by the deal, which will provide Temp-Flex with Molex’s global resources and presence in the high performance cable assembly market. “Our capabilities complement each other. Together, we are confident we can become a major force in the rapidly expanding global market for high performance cable assemblies.”

Bridon to invest in wire rope plant Last April, U.K.-based Bridon International announced plans to invest 30 million GBP in a new state-of-the-art wire rope manufacturing facility, Bridon Neptune Quay, at the Neptune Energy Park on the banks of the River Tyne. At its website, the company notes that the new facility, which should have its SKET technology fully operational by the end of 2012, expects to be shipping finished product early in the New Year of 2013.

Bridon reports the following schedule: spring 2012,

Bridon Group CEO Jon Templeman at the announcement last April of the new plant.

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Nashville Wire buys competitor assets

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The plant, which will create some 50 initial positions, will be producing multi-strand ropes in gross package weights of up to 650 metric tons, a news release said.

“The ropes produced at this state-of-the-art facility will expand the boundaries of the possible for customers across the sector,” said Bridon Group CEO Jon Templeman. “Bridon Neptune Quay has been built to help us solve our customers’ most significant technological challenges whether it is reaching new depths off the coast of Brazil, or operating in some of the most challenging environmental conditions on earth.”

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Belgium’s NV Bekaert SA announced that it now has a controlling interest in a number of joint operations it has operated in Chile, Peru and Canada.

A press release said that the steel cord and wire manufacturer entered into a restructuring agreement with its partners, represented by members of the Matetic and Conrads families. The deal includes five companies in Chile (Industrias Chilenas de Alambre–Inchalam SA in Talcahuano and Productos de Acero SA–Prodinsa in Maipú; and Maipú Prodalam SA, Acma SA and Acmanet SA, all of Santiago); two companies in Callao, Peru (Productos de Acero Cassadó SA (Prodac) and Procables SA); and one company in Pointe-Claire, Canada (Wire Rope Industries Ltd.); “as well as all related sales entities and financial companies.”

The release said that Bekaert’s presence in Chile dates back to 1950 with a first investment in Inchalam, and the start of a joint-venture with the Matetic and Conrads families. “Today, they represent more than 35% of combined sales by means of successful joint ventures with ArcelorMittal in Brazil, the subsidiaries under the Bekaert Ideal Holding in Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia, and those within the partnership in Chile and Peru.” Inchalam will increase its interest in Prodac from 40% to 72% with Bekaert owning 52% of Inchalam, it said.

“Bekaert will further pursue the business strategy and approach in place,” Bekaert Group Executive Vice President Henri-Jean Velge said in the release. “As proven by our long-standing partnership, Bekaert will be sustaining the entities’ local identity and best practices, while we see increased opportunities for synergies and future growth in the respective businesses as part of Bekaert’s consolidated platform and of its important Latin American segment more in particular.”

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Srl this year celebrates its 50th anniversary as an industriBefore al supplier of reels and shipping spools to the wire and establishing cable industry. From its early days, a company statement A. Appiani, said, the business has followed a philosophy that says, to Andreas be a market leader, one must consider a client’s problems Appiani to be one’s own, and to deal with them accordingly, an was part of Moel-Bre—the first Italian company to make approach that has enabled A. Appiani to flourish. Below, industrial pressed reels—in Brescia, Italy. The company grew from its steadfast focus, and thanks to the support of its ever-increasing wire Visit us at Wire Düsseldorf – stand 09 F09-01 and cable customer base, it has been able to expand and continue to upgrade to become a leading supplier in the field. The results of that hard-earned success can be seen at its facility and head office in Manerbio, Brescia, which has some 8,000 sq m of manufacturing space. Inside, the company has new-generation automation technology that includes modern CNC machinery and semi/fully automated welding and coating equipment that makes it possible to manufacture to international standards for both DIN specifications and imperial standards while containing costs.

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Researcher | Developer | Troubleshooter | Fact Finder | Puzzle Solver | Panoptic | Alchemist | Visionary An amalgamated wire professional, this troubleshooting research chemist detects operational problems at the root level. He’s known for getting his customers out of a pickle.

He resides on the gold level in WAI’s knowledge bank.

Materialistic? No. But he is into shiny surfaces. Bare metal to be exact. And when it comes to wire he’s all about clean and dry—just like his sense of humor. Paul’s cerebral workshop is equipped with decades of technical experience; he can identify and dismantle a customer challenge faster than a pit crew can refuel a race car.

Since he’s saved so much time his pace is about to change.

He plans to drive to Alaska rather than fly. He’ll save the flies for his fresh-water past time. Not to worry, he’s still accessible. He’s about to resurface as a guest speaker.

Once you meet Paul, think of him and his input as we do: under the heading of “Good to know.”

MNEMONIC TIP: PAUL KULONGOWSKI. A LONG FOR THE FACTS.

Q: What do you do for leisure?

A: When I’m not working you can find me fresh-water fishing in Chapleau, Ontario, Canada. I have been going there to Lake Windemere for over 35 years and absolutely love it.

Q: What is your best wire industry related travel story?

A: Many stories, which involved solving customer problems.

The issues are normally related to the productivity of drawing wire. Often the issues are with cleaning or they can be issues with the steel, the die, the drawing machine, or other factors.

I need to look at everything to try to determine the root cause of a problem.

Q: What is your greatest accomplishment?

A: Becoming one of the most knowledgeable cold forming people in the industry.

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Antidumping petition filed over Vietnam and Taiwan hangers

more than 10,000 percent from 2007 to 2011. “Imported hangers from these countries are underselling domestically produced hangers by significant margins. These remarkable expansions of production capacity have occurred in countries which themselves consume no hangers for their own use.”

The attorneys for the U.S. garment industry, Frederick

A lawyer representing three U.S. companies—M&B Metal Products Co.; Hanger Co. LLC; and Innovative Fabrication LLC/Indy Hanger—has filed antidumping petitions against imports of steel wire garment hangers from Vietnam and Taiwan and a separate countervailing duty (antisubsidy) petition against hangers from Vietnam.

A press release said that the petition, filed Dec. 29, 2011, estimates the dumping margins for imported hangers from Vietnam to range from 83 to 159%, and that the dumping margins for imports from Taiwan range from 57 to 166%.

The release noted that U.S. industry has identified subsidy programs that the Vietnamese government makes available to its hanger producers that provide preferential loans, reductions in land rents, export promotion grants and income tax holidays, all in violation of the World Trade Organization’s rules. “All of these subsidy programs aid the Vietnamese hanger industry in targeting the U.S. market,” it said.

The release noted that in 2008, the U.S. Government imposed antidumping duties on imports for steel wire garment hangers from China to offset unfair trading practices, including predatory pricing.

The release said that hanger imports from Vietnam went from zero in 2007 to almost one billion hangers in 2011 while Taiwan’s shipments of hangers to the U.S. surged by

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For more information, both past and present, about A. Appiani, which is represented in North America by Lesmo Machinery America, Inc., go to its updated website, www.appianigroup.com, or visit them at the company’s booth at wire Düsseldorf, Hall 11 G32.

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P. Waite or Kimberly R. Young, can be contacted at fpwaite@vorys.com and kryoung@vorys.com.

U.K. spring expert launches a multi-service company for industry Well-known spring expert Mark Hayes, B.Sc., C. Eng., has founded a new business entitled “Spring Expert” that will offer a wide range of spring-related services.

A press release said that the U.K. business, based in Sheffield, will provide consultancy and problem solving as well as training for spring material suppliers, spring manufacturers and spring end users, including training at a company’s plant with a course tailored to the specific interests of each client. “Spring Expert will consider any request for consultative advice regarding spring technology and will make an assessment of how best to address the question,” it said. The service covers a wide range, including spring material selection, failure analysis, design, sourcing of materials or springs, optimizing production and more. The company has contacts with organizations and engineers all over the world to help it provide these services, it said.

Hayes, who holds a degree in metallurgy from Leeds University, in 1983 joined SRAMA, which later became the Institute of Spring Technology (IST). During his 28 years at IST, he took part in numerous studies and research into the properties of spring materials and springs, often serving as a speaker and a technical paper author for industry publications that include WJI. He said that he will continue to offer technical support and training courses to IST. For more information, contact m.hayes@springexpert.co.uk, www.springexpert.co.uk.

RAD-CON expands scope of its operations with acquisition of ERC U.S.-based RAD-CON, a leading supplier of 100% hydrogen, bell-type batch annealing furnaces (BAF), announced that the RAD-CON Group has expanded with the addition of Energy Resource Control Corporation (ERC), a provider of equipment that generates protective atmospheres for a variety of industrial processes.

“The addition of ERC makes available a complementary product that can reduce energy costs for our existing customers, as well as other annealing facilities,” said RADCON President Christopher Messina. He noted that ERC’s primary product is a co-generator that produces high purity nitrogen and steam, typically used in metal processing facilities that clean product using steam-heated pickle lines, and heat treat product in furnaces using a protective atmosphere. The ERC technology is a good fit, with payback in as little as a year on reduced energy costs alone, and RAD-CON’s global operation will be offering the equipment worldwide, including areas outside the annealing market, he said.

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non-ferrous annealing and other heat treating, Messina said. He added that ERC President and company founder Bud Weiland will remain to assist with marketing and sales.

Borealis joins campaign for Free Movement of Electricity Borealis, a leading provider of high performance plastics-based solutions for the global wire and cable industry, reports that it has joined 33 other concerned organizations to form Free Movement of Electricity, an alliance calling for a single European electricity market.

A press release said that alliance, whose members range from renewable energy associations to high-tech engineering companies, is urging European legislators to increase competition in the electricity sector, improve security of supply, help deliver climate goals and integrate modern technologies, including renewables.

“From a practical point of view, we want to see a simplification in permit procedures for extending the grid that will lead to increased installation efficiency as well as improved environmental aspects,” said Rudi Peters, Borealis value chain marketing manager. “For example, when a new transmission line is being deliberated, we would like the option for laying the line underground or partially underground to be considered at the outset alongside overhead alternatives. This is not always the case at the moment.”

Observed Borealis Vice President Wire & Cable Marc Hubert in the release, “The electricity industry and its suppliers, together with environmental organizations, can find a common cause in pushing to increase the efficiency of European power grids and unlocking the full potential of renewable energy resources.”

Pourtier gets further order from ABB France’s Pourtier reports that it has won a repeat order from ABB for delivery of complete lines for a new HVDC cable production unit that will manufacture highvoltage power cables, including AC cable (Milliken type) as well as HVDC cable (trap wires).

A press release said that ABB, one of the world’s most experienced cable manufacturers, has had a long collaboration with Pourtier, a member of the Gauder Group. It noted that ABB needs to rely on heavy-duty equipment for its biggest projects, especially for production of highvoltage cable with XLPE insulation.

T&T Marketing to represent several product lines from Italy’s Mixer SpA U.S.-based T&T Marketing, Inc., reports that it will now offer several product lines from Italy’s Mixer SpA, a supplier of products for wire and cable applications that has a significant presence in Europe, most notably in the Italian and Spanish markets. T&T will now distribute sev-

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Commerce Dept. on Mexican wire rod: size doesn’t matter The U.S. Commerce Department has made a preliminary determination that 4.75-mm wire rod imported from Mexico should be subject to the same anti-dumping duties as 5 mm wire rod.

In an article in Metal Bulletin, attorney Frederick P. Waite, general counsel for the American Wire Producers Association (AWPA), said that the preliminary determination that went against Deacero S.A. de C.V. “is very significant on the commercial side.” The anticircumvention case was initiated June 8 after five companies (ArcelorMittal USA LLC, Cascade Steel Rolling Mills Inc., Gerdau Long Steel North America, Evraz Inc.’s Rocky Mountain Steel and Nucor Corp.)

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eral Mixer products, namely EPDM, CPE and high-qualiclaimed that the 4.75-mm imports from Deacero and ty color concentrates for all polymers, a press release Ternium Mexico SA de CV were essentially the same as said. This new relationship, it said, will enable T&T to 5-mm wire rod material, and should be subject to the provide the North American wire and cable industry with same duties, which for Deacero was as much as 20.11%.

EPDM for jacketing, insulation and bedding for low-, medium- and high-voltage cable applications, it said.

Several T&T staffers recently visited Mixer’s facility in Ravenna, which is a state-of-theart plant, the release said. Further, Visit us at Wire Düsseldorf – stand 10 E76 the two companies will co-exhibit at wire 2012 “to promote their newly forged relationship and T&T’s new product offerings.”

T&T, which has been a singleFeatures: source supplier to the industry for • Improved bow strength more than 20 years, distributes a (no holes) wide range of compounds, insula• Wire is out of the air tion and products for wire and stream cable.

• Bow shaped like a wing for improved aerodynamics CCI logs cable order and low cw factor India’s Cords Cable Industries • Wear strip eliminated and (CCI) announced that it has replaced by wear bushings received an order worth US$1.226 with windows for easy million to supply LT power cables inspection and dust from ArcelorMittal. A press cleaning release said that the cables, to be • Wear bushings can be used in Saudi Arabia, represent changed while bow is the third such order from the mounted on the rotor company.

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tors. ... Belgium’s GER S.A., reports that, in cooperation with DEXSEN, it recently sold a multipurpose extrusion line for insulating and sheathing to one of its customers in Algeria. This state-of-the-art production line is composed of new and overhauled secondhand machines. The new machines include one 75 mm extruder, four payoffs, one coloring unit and two crossheads. The order includes commissioning and training of operators at the customer’s plant. … U.S.-based CommScope has been honored by two suppliers: the “Golden Partner” award from Huawei Technology Co., and with inclusion in the 2011 Top 10 Cabling Brand in China by Cabling Team (CTEAM) Ltd. The Golden Partner Award marked the fifth straight year the honor was given to CommScope, one of few award winners among thousands of

News briefs As of press time, U.S.-based Belden was still pursuing its $270 million offer to acquire Canada’s RuggedCom Inc. The bid was rejected by the board of directors for RuggedCom, a supplier of communications equipment.

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Huawei partners, a press release said.

CommScope provides Huawei with antennas, cabling and indoor coverage. The award, the second consecutive one from C-TEAM, a global provider of next-generation telecom network solutions for operators around the world, is for brand value, product innovation and customer service.

CommScope, it said, received the highest scores of all vendors judged. “Even as technology evolves, our goal remains the same—to help our customers create, innovate, design and build faster and better network infrastructures,” said Laura Chen, sales director, Enterprise Solutions, Greater China, … InnoVites B.V. has announced that Twentsche Kabelfabriek BV (TKF) has selected CableBuilder as its cable design solution. Per a press release, TKF wanted a flexible and powerful software solution that could replace their in-house developed system, and InnoVites set themselves apart by offering a Pilot Project on a “no-cure, no-pay basis.” In three weeks, InnoVites trained the TKF team and assisted with setting up a product family in CableBuilder and integrating it with the TKF backend systems.

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EXHIBITING COMPANIES Ace Metal Inc. • AIM Inc. • Amacoil Inc. • Amaral Automation Associates • Anbao Wire & Mesh Co. Ltd. • AXIS Computer Systems Inc. • Aztech Lubricants LLC • B & H Tool Co. Inc. • B & Z Galvanized Wire Ind. Inc. • Balloffet Die Corp. • Bartell Machinery Systems LLC • Beta LaserMike • Brookfield Wire Co. • Carris Reels Inc. • Cemanco LC • Central Wire Industries Ltd. • Clinton Instrument Co. • Commission Brokers Inc. • Condat • Conneaut Industries Inc. • Cortinovis Machinery America Inc. • Davis-Standard LLC • Die Quip Corp. • Engineered Machinery Group Inc. • ERA Wire Inc. • Esteves Group USA • Eurolls Group/Eurolls SpA • George Evans Corp. • Evolution Products • Fabritex Inc. • Filtertech Inc. • Fine International Corp. • FLYMCA & FLYRO • FMS USA Inc. • Foerster Instruments Inc. • Forming Systems Inc. • Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc. • Frontier Composites & Castings Inc. • Gauder Group Inc. • Gem Gravure Co. Inc. • Genca/Canterbury Engineering • W. Gillies Technologies LLC • Going Well Precision Industry Co. Ltd. • Guill Tool & Engineering Co. • Heany Industries Inc. • Heatbath Corp. • Heritage Wire Die Inc. • Howar Equipment Inc. • IAT International Inc. • IDEAL Welding Systems • Intras Limited • KEIR Manufacturing

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Inc. • King Steel Corp. • Lamnea Bruk AB • LaserLinc Inc. • Leggett & Platt Wire Group • LEONI Wire Inc. • Lesmo Machinery America Inc. • Lloyd & Bouvier Inc. • Magnetic Technologies Ltd. • Mathiasen Machinery Inc. • MAXCESS/MAGPOWR • MGS Manufacturing Inc. • Micro Products Co. • Morgan-Koch Corp. • Mossberg Associates Inc. • Niagara Composites Industries Inc. • Niehoff Endex North America Inc. • NUMALLIANCE • Oklahoma Steel & Wire • P&R Specialty Inc. • Paramount Die Co. • Parkway-Kew Corp. • Phifer Wire Inc. • Pittsfield Plastics Engineering Inc. • Polytec Inc. • Power Sonics LLC • Precision Die Technologies Inc. • Premier Wire Die • PrintSafe • Properzi International Inc. • Queins Machines GmbH • Radyne Corp. • Rainbow Rubber & Plastics • Reel-O-Matic Inc. • Refractron Technologies Corp. • RichardsApex Inc. • Rockford Manufacturing Group Inc. • Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH • Roteq Machinery Inc. • SAMP USA Inc. • Sealeze, A Unit of Jason • SIKORA International Corp. • SIMPACKS • Sivaco Wire Group • Sonoco Reels • Stolberger Inc. dba Wardwell Braiding • T & T Marketing Inc. • Talladega Machinery & Supply • Taubensee Steel & Wire Co. • Teknikor • Tri Star Metals • Tubular Products Co. • Ultimate Automation Ltd. • Untied Wire Co. Inc. • US Synthetic Wire Die • Vandor Corp. • Vollmer America Inc • Wafios Machinery Corp. • Weber & Scher Mfg. Co. Inc. • Windak Inc. • Wire & CableTechnology International • Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp. • The Wire Association International, Inc. • Wire Journal International • Wire Lab Co. • Wire Machine Systems Inc. • WireWorld Internet • Witels Albert USA Ltd. • Woodburn Diamond Die Inc. • Worth Steel and Machinery Inc. • Yield Management Corp. • Zumbach Electronics Corp.

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ASIAN FOCUS Communication companies to build Asia Pacific submarine cable system A consortium of more than a dozen Asian telecommunications carriers has signed a contract to build and maintain the Asia Pacific Gateway (APG), an undersea cable network that is scheduled to launch by June 2014 with a total design capacity of 54.8 terabit-per-second (Tbps).

A press release said that the network initially will use the latest 40 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) wavelength technology and is designed to accommodate 100 Gbps wavelength technology for increasing efficiency and high-capacity. The APG will connect most countries and regions of East Asia via landing sites in Korea, Japan, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and others, it said. The cabling route, it noted, “was chosen carefully to avoid damage from natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons.”

A view of the Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) network.

Submarinenetworks.com reports that the APG cable system “will be one of the most important next generation submarine cable systems in Asia,” while the others include the Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE) and the South-East Asia Japan Cable (SJC), both of which were to be built this year. “It is not only the growing demands on capacity but also the concerns on infrastructure diversity that drives the APG Cable Consortium to reach this milestone.”

The submarinenetworks.com report said that many members of the APG Cable Consortium “exhausted all their efforts to achieve this significant milestone.” The APG Cable Consortium, it noted, was initiated in early 2009 and reached an MOU in May 2009. “In its three-year running, there were many difficulties, some initial MOU members

stepped out, and some new faces walked in.” The consortium, it said, includes Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan), KT Corporation (Korea), NTT Com (Japan) and many others members from mainland China, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and the U.S.” In related news, NTT Communications Corporation announced that it has expanded the data-transmission capacity of its Global IP Network between Japan and the U.S. to an industry-leading 600 gigabits per second (Gbps). It said that the new capacity, equivalent to approximately 35,000 channels of digital terrestrial television or five centuries’ worth of content in a daily newspaper, further enhances the company’s leadership in Tier-1 trans-Pacific IP connectivity.

Zhongchao Cable reports plans to acquire 3 industry peers in China Jiangsu Zhongchao Cable, a power cable manufacturer, plans to acquire three industry peers through a private placement to help expand its production capabilities and shorten delivery times.

Citing a report in Shanghai Securities News, multiple news services report that Zhongchao Cable plans to issue up to 68 million shares to raise a maximum of U$142 million to acquire a 51% stakes in Yufang Cable, Mingzhu Cable and Xizhou Magnet Wires, and to set up an operations center in Shanghai. The three companies are described as follows: Yuanfang Cable produces and sells cables such as 35KV cross-linked power cables, and is a high-technology firm based in Jiangsu province. It recorded respective net profits of US$1.86 million and US$2.10 million on revenues of US$59.6 million and US$55.4 million in 2010 and during the first nine months of 2011, respectively.

Mingzhu Cable produces and sells power cables, electric wires used in electronic equipment, cables used in mines, and bare wire cables. It earned net profit of US$1.74 million on revenue of US$61 million during the first nine months of 2011.

Xizhou Magnet Wires produces and sells winding wires, paper-covered wires, and multi-split wires used in new power generation equipment and metro transportation. It is one of the companies designated by the State Grid to produce transposed conductors used in EHV and UHV transformers. It posted net profit of US$505,000 on revenue of US$99.6 million during the first nine months of 2011.

In addition to the acquisitions, Zhongchao Cable intends to use the proceeds raised to produce energy-saving frequency conversion cables and optical fiber low-voltage cables, the reports said. Upon completion, the production facility is expected to generate average annual net profit of US$8.4 million on revenue of US$83.3 million.

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Sun shining on demand for Lapp India cables Cable manufacturer Lapp India reports that it expects a significant jump in business from the emerging solar-energy sector, noting that it expects business of €7-8 million this year from solar power plant installations in India, up from just a little over €1 million last year.

Lapp India, a subsidiary of Germany’s Lapp Group, manufactures cables and connectors for application in steel plants, refineries, engineering, robotics and automotives.

Currently, it imports cables for solar installations from Korea and some components from Switzerland, a report in The Hindu said. The company may also manufacture solar cables at its new facility in Bangalore.

“Cables are a key component of solar panels and modules,” said Managing Director Srinivas P. Kamisetty. “With huge government thrust and subsidies for solar energy, this sector has huge business potential for us.” He noted that cables for solar need to be protected from ultra-violet radiation and that they also need to last longer. “We are tweaking our manufacturing processes in Bangalore to be able to do this.” The 30-acre manufacturing facility in Bhopal is scheduled to start operations in April. The first phase will see manufacture of single-core wires for households, followed by multi-core industrial wire.

The outlook should improve for solar-panel builders as the government has issued licences for numerous megawatts of solar energy, the report said. But only [a] fraction of that has been deployed. “But now with states such as Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan moving forward to deploy solar power plants, there is lot of scope for us in the domestic market.”

China continues expansion of wind power China Longyuan reports that as of the end of 2011, the power supplier had successfully launched the first phase of Jiangsu Rudong pilot offshore (intertidal zone) wind farm into operation, with the installed capacity of 99.3 MW. The planned capacity of the project is 150 MW, which is the largest offshore (intertidal zone) wind farm across the nation, a press release said. For 2011, the company launched 38 wind power projects with a cumulative installed capacity of 2,042 MW, it said.

Wind power projects included five in Inner Mongolia (247.7 MB installed capacity); two in Heilongjiang (99 MW), two in Liaoning (99 MW), three in Hebei (249 MW), one in Gansu (49.5 MW), one in Xinjiang (49.5 MW), one in Tianjin (49.5 MW) two in Shanxi (99 MW), one in Ningxia (49.5 MW), two in Jiangsu (121.5 MW), two in Fujian (96 MW) and two in Guizhou (99 MW). ■

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PEOPLE

PEOPLE Jersey Strand and Cable, Inc., reports that it is solidifying the company’s top management with an expansion of duties for Executive Vice-President John Pratt, who more than 30 years ago joined the business founded by company President Al Pratt, his father. Starting out as a wire “scrapper,” John Pratt was educated by masters in the custom wire rope business, earning his stripes as he learned, under his father’s tutelage, every aspect of the business. His responsibilities now include project management, strategic John Pratt planning, productivity, operations and legal and compliance. Based in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, USA, Jersey Strand and Cable, Inc., is a diversified fine diameter custom strand and cable manufacturer with plants in Phillipsburg and Washington, New Jersey.

Mark Hayes, B.Sc., C. Eng., a long-time industry veteran widely known for his expertise in spring technology, is the principal of a new business he has started called Spring Expert. He graduated with a degree in metallurgy in 1975 from Leeds University, and pursued a career in the steel industry that led him in 1983 to join SRAMA, which later became the Institute of Spring Technology (IST). During his 28 years at IST, he took part in numerous studies and research into the properties of spring materials and springs, often serving as a speaker and as an author of technical papers Mark Hayes for industry publications that include Wire Journal International. Spring Expert will continue to offer technical support and training courses to IST as well as offer services to the world spring industry, including spring material selection, failure analysis, design, sourcing of materials or springs, optimizing production and more. Based in Sheffield, U.K., Spring Expert offers a range of expertise to spring manufacturers. See p. 18 for more details.

Marty Clark has been named the president and COO of SEA Wire and Cable, Inc., responsible for strategic direction and daily operations. He joined SEA in 1988 and quickly advanced from an entry level warehouse position to sales, IT management and operations management prior to becoming general manager seven years ago.

He holds a B.S. degree in accounting that he earned in 1992. Locally, he serves as director of coaching and general manager for Huntsville Futbol Club, a premier soccer club in North Alabama. Based in Madison, Alabama, USA, SEA Wire and Cable, Inc., is a distributor of military/aerospace wire, cable and related harnessing products.

Starborn Industries, Inc., has named Scott Nowatzki as its national accounts manager, responsible for developing new business opportunities, expanding relationships with existing clients and training customers and employees nationwide on the benefits and usage of the company’s leading brands of high-quality fasteners. He has more than 20 years of experience in the home and building products industry. He holds a B.S. degree in business administration from North Dakota State University. Based in Edison, New Jersey, USA, Starborn Industries, Inc., manufactures and distributes fasteners and related products for the building industry.

Cemanco LC announced that Mark Votypka has been promoted to the director of operations for the company in the U.S. Prior to joining the company two years ago, he was a partner in several enterprises, including jewelry manufacturing, among others. His interest two years ago in the technical field led to his joining Cemanco, where he has worked in sales and marketing. He has dual majors from Florida Atlantic University in business marketing and business manageMark Votypka ment. Based in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA, Cemanco LC represents a broad variety of ancillary products for the wire and cable industry in the Americas, from ceramic wear parts and cones/capstan and pulleys to wire guides/straighteners, cutters and filters.

Thermcraft, Inc., and Electrotherm Industry announced that Scott Miller recently joined as sales manager in the U.S. He has more than 30 years of manufacturing, engineering and sales experience. He will be based in St. Louis, Missouri. Based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, Thermcraft, Inc., is an international supplier of thermal processing equipment, in partnership with Electrotherm Industry, an Israeli company in Migdal HaEmek, Israel, a supplier of precision forging and heat treatment furnaces. ■

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FIBER WATCH

FIBER WATCH Prysmian reports FTTH contract The Prysmian Group announced the signing of a new FTTH deployment contract with VolkerWessels Telecom, a division of Dutch construction company VolkerWessels. The contract will be executed by Draka which earlier this year became part of the Prysmian Group.

Draka estimates that the project requirements will include over 1,100 km of fiber cable and 6,200 km of direct-buried fiber access cable, together with the ducts, micro-tubes, ODF drawers and cabinets required to complete the installation, a press release said.

“This offers a protective, convenient solution to bring the retracted fiber over the last section from the trench to customer homes when they agree to be connected.”

The release said that the contract is the first Dutch multicity agreement of its kind, with Draka becoming the sole partner of VolkerWessels Telecom for a series of FTTH projects that will bring next generation broadband closer to an additional 48,000 homes in five townships throughout the Netherlands and a possible extension to 63,000 house-

holds. Construction, it said, began in phased stages in January and is expected to be completed by the end of 2012. These latest regional networks, it noted, are an expansion of the Reggefiber nationwide fiber network which currently covers 110 municipalities in the Netherlands.

Under the agreement, Draka will be responsible for the entire materials requirement of VolkerWessels Telecom FTTH projects over the coming year, the release said. Draka will provide materials from an extensive portfolio for passive infrastructure deployment to townships and communities throughout a total of five regions in the center and northeast of the country.

Undersea cable connects India to Italy A US$455 million undersea cable that connects India to Italy via the Gulf and Egypt has been completed, coming ashore in Fujairah and is to be used by du, a UAE telecom provider, and regional operators that include the Saudi Telecom Company and Vodafone Qatar.

A report by Ben Flanagan in The National said that it is being tested and the first internet traffic will be carried in “the coming few weeks,” said Gulf Bridge International (GBI), one of the companies behind it. “Once the operators

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have more capacity, they can offer better speed for the end user,” said Mohamed Elagazy, a senior vice president at GBI. “They can drop the prices, and they can offer more capacity, which will definitely affect the speed for the end user.” He added that the cable took three years to build and its capacity of 5.18 terabits is enough to carry all traffic in the Gulf to the rest of the world and vice versa.

The article said that the Middle East has relatively poor internet provision. The average speed is just 1.63 megabits per second (Mbps), well below the global average of 2.1 Mbps, according to a report published by internet specialist Akamai Technologies, it said, noting that in Lebanon, the average speed is just 0.3 Mbps. The UAE, it observed, has the region’s fastest broadband connectivity, with an average of 3.92 Mbps.

Taipei to deploy fiber-optic network The city of Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan, has entered into an agreement with a consortium of 15 local and foreign companies led by Tai Tung Communication, a Taiwanbased maker of fiber-optic cable, for construction and operation of a city-wide fiber-optic network to provide 100 Mbps access to the internet for 80% of the city's households.

The fiber-to-the-home project will connect approximately 80 percent of the city's residential buildings to an optical network by 2015, the Taiwan Times reports.

Digi Times reports that the Taipei City government announced the 25-year contract, which requires that the fiber-optic service be charged at a rate 10% lower than services offered by other operators. The project, it said, calls for an estimated investment of US$1.28 billion over the contract period. The fiber-optic network will consist of fiberoptic cable systems to be deployed mainly along sewage pipelines with a total length of about 3,000 km; two master facilities; 10 area facilities; and 50 access facilities, it said.

Fiber optic project to provide another connection between Ireland and U.K. U.K.-based Sea Fibre Networks, owner and operator of Europe’s CeltixConnect subsea telecoms network, reported that it has won a contract with Colt, a leading European information delivery platform, to provide a latency solution connecting Ireland to the U.K. with onward access to Colt’s industry leading pan-European network.

The deal, a press release said, extends the CeltixConnect footprint opening a gateway to Europe by connecting the fibre network to London, around the UK and on to Europe.

CeltixConnect, at 131 km the shortest sub-sea network linking Ireland and the U.K, provides the lowest latency solutions for businesses, it said. The new fiber network will more than double the existing data capacity between Ireland and the U.K., supporting the explosion of online media, noting that just under three million photos can be uploaded per second on each fiber. ■

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FASTENER UPDATE

FASTENER UPDATE Mack Brooks to stage Fastener Fair in Hannover for the first time in April The Fastener Fair series organized by U.K.-based Mack Brooks Exhibitions will expand by one when Fastener Fair Hannover is held for the first time, April 24-26, 2012, at the Hannover Exhibition Grounds in Hannover, Germany.

A press release said that the new Hannover event will be held every other year, alternating with its sister show in Germany, Fastener Fair Stuttgart. The Hannover event will extend Mack Brooks Exhibitions’ Fastener Fairs portfolio, with Fastener Fair events outside Germany including those staged in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Mumbai, India; and Bangkok, Thailand.

“The analysis of the exhibition survey at the highly successful Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2011 event shows that there is demand in the fastener and fixings industry for a business platform in the north of Germany,” said Susanne Rauberger, exhibition director for the Fastener Fairs. “With Stuttgart as an important technology region in the south and Hannover as a key trade exhibition site for the north of Germany, we now offer our exhibitors the opportunity to present their products and services to a specialised trade audience in both of Germany’s most prosperous business regions.”

The Hannover event, the release said, will cover a wide product range, including industrial fasteners and fixings, assembly and installation systems, storage and logistics services, fastener manufacturing technology and construction fixings. “Some four months ahead of the show, a total of 304 exhibitors from 28 countries have already booked their stands at the first edition of Fastener Fair Hannover,” it said. “The majority of exhibiting companies are European with Germany and Italy being the largest European exhibitor countries, followed by Turkey, Great Britain, the Netherlands and France. Companies from Asia and North America are also represented at the show. A total of 55 companies have never exhibited at any Fastener Fair before and will therefore add value to the fastener and fixings show with their new range of products and services.”

Fastener Fair Hannover will be held alongside Hannover Messe, a leading event for industrial technology that offers participants an ideal marketing platform in which to conduct business, the release said.

In 2011, the Fastener Fair that was held in Stuttgart was described as the largest ever, taking up three halls to serve a total of 667 exhibitors from 40 countries, a press release said. More than 8,300 trade visitors from 85 countries attended the event.

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EU renews fasteners tariffs on stainless steel fasteners from China and Taiwan The European Union has renewed tariffs on stainless-steel screws and bolts from China and Taiwan for another five years to curb competition for EU manufacturers including Italy’s Bontempi Vibo SpA. Bloomberg reports that the EU reimposed the import duties as high as 27.4% on stainless-steel fasteners, seeking to aid European producers that also include Bulnava Srl of Italy, Germany’s Reisser Schraubentechnik GmbH and France’s Ugivis SA. The levies, it said, punish Chinese and Taiwanese exporters for selling the fasteners in Europe below cost, a practice known as dumping.

The article said that the EU decision found “a likelihood of continuation of dumping on the union market in case the current anti-dumping measures are removed.” The five-year renewal, it said, will take effect after being published in the EU Official Journal.

The combined Chinese and Taiwanese share of the EU market for stainless-steel fasteners was 7.2% in the 12 months through September 2010 compared with 6.9% in 2007, the Bloomberg article reported. The anti-dumping duty rates were said to be up to 23.6% for Taiwan and as high as 27.4%, depending on the company.

The renewal, the article said, is the outcome of an EU investigation opened in November 2010, when the levies were originally due to expire. The duties automatically stayed in place during the probe into whether to prolong them.

When it started the expiry review, the EU let lapse separate anti-dumping duties on stainless-steel fasteners from Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, the article said. Other countries that export these fasteners to Europe include India, the Philippines and Malaysia, whose combined share of the EU market was 36% in the 12 months through September 2010 compared with 22.6% in 2007, it said.

The Bloomberg article cited the EU report as observing, “It appears that exporters in other third countries, particularly India, the Philippines and Malaysia, have profited from the existence of anti-dumping measures” against China and Taiwan.

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A press release said that UFC, described as an innovative provider of complex supply chain management and inventory logistics solutions to aerospace original equipment manufacturers, currently distributes over 150,000 SKUs (stock keeping units) that include fasteners, chemicals, paints, sealants, tooling, and duct/bent tubing assemblies to over 1,000 customers. ■

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WAI NEWS

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WAI Operations Summit & Wire Expo 2012 to feature 2 plant tours Attendees at the WAI’s Operations Summit and Wire Expo 2102 this May in Dallas, Texas, will be offered an opportunity to go on a plant tour of either Encore Wire or Gerdau.

Event participants are cordially invited to tour Encore Wire Corporation’s headquarters and sole manufacturing location in McKinney, Texas. Encore manufactures commercial, residential, and industrial building wire as well as metal-clad and armored cable.

Encore sits on more than 180 acres of land that includes nearly 1.5 million sq ft of construction under roof. Included in the tour will be Encore’s new LEED

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Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing Course

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Past Presidents Luncheon

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

SCC General Session

12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

AMM & AWPA SCC Registration

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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SCC General Session

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Wire Expo Exhibits Open

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Memorial Awards Committee Meeting

12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Keynote & Lunch

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Exhibition Planning Committee Meeting

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Conference Sessions - Operational Excellence

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Education Committee Meeting

3:30 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

WAI Annual Meeting

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Member Relations Committee Meeting

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Production Solutions

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Board of Directors Meeting

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

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5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

SCC Cocktail Reception

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

WAI Awards Reception

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. WAI Registration 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Conference Sessions 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Wire Expo Exhibits Open 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Mordica Lecture 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Plant Tours: Tour #1 Encore Wire; Tour #2 Gerdau

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Platinum Research and Development center, a building that has achieved the highest rating by the U.S. Green Building Council for its environmentally sound achievements in architectural design, building materials, and operating systems. Also on tour will be Encore’s Plant 1: Residential Building Wire Plant; Plant 2: Commercial Feeder Wire Plant; Plant 3: Circuit Wire Plant; Plant 4: Armored Cable/Metal Clad Cable Plant; and Plant 5: Industrial Wire Plant. Additionally, the tour will take participants through the copper rod casting mill as well as the distribution center.

The Gerdau mill in Carrollton, Texas, is an awardwinning facility producing wire products servicing a number of markets, including appliance, automotive, construction and OEMs. The plant was built in 1962 and was previously owned by Davis Walker Corporation and Cargill Steel and Wire before it was acquired by Gerdau in 2004. The location, which employs more than 50 people, is frequently recognized for environmental excellence and superior safety performance, as well as the dedication of its employees to social responsibility

activities. The production capacity of the mill is in excess of 80,000 tons annually.

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WAI’s first webinar program for 2012 ‘sparked’ the interest of participants There’s a lot more to sparks than the sparkle, as spark testing and spark safety were the focus of WAI’s first webinar for 2012, presented Jan. 19 by David Carroll, application engineer, Clintion Instrument Co., with support from the Southeast Chapter.

A total of 15 different companies were represented by one or more participants during the webinar. Carroll discussed safety aspects of grounding and the potential problems that result from improperly grounded products.

He also covered the basics of testing technology.

Tom Siedlarz (back, l) and Mark Spencer (front, r) joined WAI staff for the Interwire 2011 Points Meeting.

At that meeting, exhibit space will be allocated for Interwire 2013, to be held April 23-25, 2013, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, along with WAI’s 83rd Annual Convention. The booths are allocated on a points system based on past activity by exhibitors. At the points meeting for Interwire 2011, more than 140 companies booked about 70% of the inventoried floor space.

Best 2011 tech papers named From l-r, WAI staffers Marc Murray and Chuck Szymaszek share some “spark humor” after the webinar with presenter David Carroll, Clinton Instruments.

Carroll fielded a number of questions during the webinar, including: Does ozone build up over time? How much capacitive current can be stored during a DC test?

What are the issues if you don’t ground the test product?

If the center conductor is not grounded, is the test voltage shown on the spark tester inaccurate? We heard that we don’t have to ground if the test is high frequency. Is this true? What do you do if an unknown break conductor breaks the ground? Can induced charge on wire cause a discharge that damages tooling?

“I know David put a lot of energy into creating a topnotch presentation, and it definitely showed in the final product,” said WAI Director of Education & Member Services Marc Murray. “We got some nice compliments from attendees in the immediate feedback.”

The webinar was sponsored by WAI’s Southeast Chapter, whose president, Art Deming of Superior Essex, helped organize the program.

Interwire points meeting: March 15 The booth selection process for Interwire 2013 will begin with the points meeting at WAI headquarters on Thursday, March 15, 2012.

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

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

Electrical Division: the Urbain J. H. Malo Memorial Medal Award goes to H. Scheid, Siebe Engineering,

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

Germany, for “Extended quality control of cable insulation by colour measurement during extrusion.” The Silver Certificate Award goes to Patrick De Bruyne and Gaël Mauron, AESA SA, Switzerland, for “Effects of contact resistances in multi-strand cables on linear resistance measurements.”

General Division: the Horace Pops Medal Award goes to Zhang Wenhua, Guo Songshou, Shen Hesheng, and Zhang Zhiming, Shanghai Jiaoyou Diamond Coating

Co. Ltd., China; and Sun Fanghong, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, for their paper: “Preparation and application of nanocrystalline diamond composite coatings for wiredrawing dies.” The Silver Certificate Award goes to Kazunari Yoshida and Ryoto Koyama, Tokai University, Japan, for their paper: “Reduction of residual stress of drawn wire.”

The winning authors will be honored this May at the WAI’s Operation Summit and Wire Expo 2012. ■

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CHAPTER CORNER

CHAPTER CORNER Members of 3 WAI chapters can seek a college scholarship for their children Three Wire Association International chapters, in conjunction with the Wire Foundation, are seeking applications from the children of chapter members in good standing for their 2012 Scholarship awards.

Members of the New England, Midwest and Southeast chapters will receive letters this month, inviting applications. Submissions must be postmarked no later than Friday, March 30, 2012.

The chapter scholarship program got its start in the New England chapter in 2006, and the Midwest and Southeast chapters offered their first scholarships in 2008.

The Wire Foundation connection allows donations to support the chapter scholarship funds to be tax deductible.

For both the New England and Midwest chapters, eligible candidates for the awards are graduating high school seniors who will be continuing their education

in college. The Southeast Chapter also allows continuing college students to apply.

“The Chapter Scholarship program is the wire and cable industry’s version of the ‘Pay it Forward’ philosophy,” said WAI Executive Director Steve Fetteroll. “With the ever increasing cost of college, the scholarship program makes an immediate difference for the student and their family.

Over the long term, it expands the community of the industry while reinforcing the value of education and helping your fellow human being.”

Fetteroll said that it is a pleasure to see deserving students whose families are active in the wire and cable industry benefitting from the chapters’ efforts.

Non-members of WAI who have students who would be eligible to apply for the scholarships are welcome to join WAI and their respective chapter. For more information about the scholarship programs or WAI membership, contact Fetteroll at tel. 203-453-1777, ext. 115, or at sfetteroll@wirenet.org. ■

New England, Midwest and Southeast chapter 2011 scholarship recipients 2011 New England Chapter Scholarship winners The four chapter award recipients were: Jaclyn Tules, the daughter of Michael Tules, who is an engineer with Prime Materials Recovery, Inc.; James Streifel, the son of Jim Streifel, who is the vice president of sales for Specialty Cable in Wallingford, Connecticut; Erica Normandin, the daughter of Marc Normandin, who is a key accounts manager with 3M in Bow, New Hampshire; and Ian Goodney, the son of David Goodney, president of WBS Machinery in Warwick, Rhode Island.

2011 Southeast Chapter Scholarship winners The three chapter award recipients were: William Hammontree, the son of Joe Hammontree, vice president of Temple Terrance Industries in Plant City, Florida; and Rebecca and Melissa Hutchinson, twin daughters of David Hutcheson, plant manager, copper rod mill, Southwire Company, in Carrollton, Georgia.

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2011 Midwest Scholarship winners The two chapter award recipients were: Colin Downey, the son of John Downey, sales manager at Fort Wayne Wire Die in Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Jacob Benner, the son of Bradley Benner, president of Alps Wire Rope Corporation in Glendale Heights, Illinois.

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WIRE AND TUBE TO OCCUPY OVER 1 MILLION SQUARE FEET

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For the first time, exhibitors at wire 2012, International Wire and Cable Trade Fair, and Tube 2012, International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair, have reserved morethan than 1two million square feet of biennial exhibit space – with still four to go until the shows’ start. n less months, the pilgrimage to months Düsseldorf, Germany, Both events will be held concurrently at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany from March 26 – 30, 2012. A for the 2012 staging of the world’s largest trade show for the wire list ofbegins exhibitors is available at www.wire-tradefair.com and www.tube-tradefair.com.

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Since 1988, the two trade fairs have been held jointly at the Düsseldorf fairgrounds and developed steadily into their positionsorganizations as leading international trade fairs. and an alpha list of exhibitors (p. 94). sponsoring and exhibitors

TheAProducts (p. 142) features technology that will be at the show. wire: success storysection in numbers The first “wire style exhibitions” were held in London as early as 1967 and 1970. It quickly became obvious that they were important ing points of the growing international wire and cable The bizarre “volcanic” conclusion industry. Due to its central location, the previous orga of wire 2010 will undoubtedly be exhibition grounds became too small. The event move grist for many a travel-nightmare wire and Tube have been held together at this location story to be told over a glass or two “WIRE AND TUBE TO OCCUPY OVER 1 MILLIO of alt, but the focus will decidedly be on the excitement and potential that awaits on the show floor when the wire and cable industry returns Starting in 1988, the development of both trade fair March 26-30 to the Fairgrounds for with 488 exhibitors on a net display area of just about the 2012 staging of wire Düsseldorf.

21,000 visitors attended. Held every two years, the tra The industry will be returning in a more exhibitors until 2002. In 2002, 1,096 exhibitors big way, note the organizers, Messe Due to the overall economic situation, a slight reducti Düsseldorf, who report that wire feet was recorded, before 2008 produced a top result.

2010, along with its sister event, was booked and 1,130 exhibitors presented their innov Tube 2012, will for the first time good results of 2008 leveled off: while exhibitor numb account for more than a million minor decline in the rented exhibit space. For wire 20 sq ft of exhibit space. have already booked an area of over 602,700 square f As of press time, 1,142 companies result of the previous event. from 45 countries had registered for wire and 918 exhibitors from 44 Tube: Fast-paced development from the start nations for Tube, said a press release In 1988, the first Tube trade fair took place in Düsse 42 | WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

FOR Show name: THE wire 2012, International Wire and Cable Trade Fair Dates: March 26-30 Location: Düsseldorf Fairgrounds, Düsseldorf, Germany Venue: Halls 9-12, 15-17: fasteners (15) springs (17) Halls 1-7a: tube Show hours: 9 am – 6 pm, March 26-29 9 am – 5 pm, March 30 U.S. contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America info@mdna.com/www.mdna.com or www.messe-duesseldorf.de

Industry partners: International Wire and Machinery Association (IWMA) International Wire and Cable Exhibitors Association (IWCEA) Verband der Draht und Kabelmaschinen Hersteller (VDKM) t meetAustrian Wire & Cable Machinery e that noted the following. The For further details about attending Manufacturers Association anizers decided to event hold wire every see twostrong years in the Swiss city of Basel starting in contact 1972 where it remained until 1984 when the Basel wire will again paror exhibiting at wire 2012, (VÖDKM) ed to Düsseldorf whereofwire has been organized since 1986.North In 1988, Tube by was founded in Düsseldorf and since then, ticipation exhibitors from Italy, successfully Messe Düsseldorf America IWMA France n.

Belgium, France, Austria, Turkey, e-mail at info@mdna.com or go to Italian Wire Machinery Manufacturers ON SQUAREthe FEET” – page 2Switzerland, Great Netherlands, www.mdna.com.

Association (ACIMAF) Britain and Germany. A large Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers number of registrations from Association (WCISA) Sweden were also records has increased startedof ed, rapidly: while thewire majority N. American Pavilion organizer: t 290,000 square feet. That year, the overseas companies Messe Düsseldorf North America ade fair continued to attract and will come from more the U.S., North American Pavilion participated China, on 549,000 feet.

Indiasquare and Taiwan. sponsor: Wire and Cable Industry ion in exhibitor numbers and square The wire exhibits will be Suppliers Association (WCISA) A display area of 576,900 square feet in Halls 9 to 12, 16 and Admission vations at wire In 2010, the15 17,2008. fasteners in Hall 1 day: 48 euro/33 online presale bers were rising slightly,inthere and springs Hallwas 17. a Event: 85 euro/68 online presale 012, 1,142 exhibitors 47 countries Tube willfrom be held in Halls eet and the trade fair will exceed the 1 to 7a.

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Event sponsors An integral element of wire Düsseldorf are the industry associations that sponsor the event, making it easier for their members to exhibit there. Below, the leaders of

the event’s seven industry sponsors (ACIMAF, AWCMA/VODKM, IWCEA, IWCEA France, IWMA, VDKM and WCISA) share their thoughts on the event.

ACIMAF ACIMAF, the Italian Wire Machinery Manufacturers Association, promotes Italian technology for the wire and cable manufacturing industry. A non-profit voluntary association, it plays an important international role of cooperation in improving the location and organization of the major wire and cable trade fairs. It is headed by Ferrucio Bellina, TKT Group.

WJI: How important is wire Düsseldorf to your members?

Bellina: The wire Düsseldorf trade fair has become the most important international event in the wire and cable industry. It includes a huge range of products from raw materials to highly complex plants and equipment and covers all types of processing and uses. The Düsseldorf trade fair is without doubt the number one showcase where companies present technological innovations and where you can see machinery and equipment in operation. ACIMAF members take part with Ferruccio Bellina large stands and in fact in terms of square meters of surface area, Italy is the second largest country to exhibit in Düsseldorf after Germany.

WJI: Can exhibitors just show up and wait for customers, or has there been a lot more behind-the-scenes preparation work being done?

Bellina: You could say that the programming work for participation in the next Düsseldorf Fair begins soon after the return from the previous fair. In practice it takes almost two years to plan the event properly, especially

when a company wants to present new products and plant. This preparation work involves all company departments and constitutes the basis for the organization of a successful event. Naturally, the preparation work includes informing potential customers in all areas, who are invited to come and learn about a company’s innovations that are to be presented during the fair.

WJI: At Wire 2010, the unsetting economic conditions in much of Southern Europe did not seem to affect activity at wire Düsseldorf: what are your expectations for 2012?

Bellina: Our member companies are exporters, with percentage exports exceeding 80%, and therefore they sell on the global market in all geographical regions.

Consequently, the current turmoil in the European economy is certainly reason for concern, but it is definitely not sufficient to prevent or limit work to prepare for the wire trade fair. ACIMAF companies have worked very intensely and profitably in recent years to supply new technologies to customers and therefore we expect a positive response in terms of orders and opening new market segments. It must also be said that the fall in the price of the euro compared to past years should make our products more competitive.

AWCMA/VÖDKM The Austrian Wire and Cable Machinery Manufacturers Association represents 22 Austrian companies that are global suppliers of leading technologies for the production of wires and cables, with an average export rate of more than 90%. It is led by President Dr. Kurt Eder, Eder Engineering, Inc. WJI: How important is wire Düsseldorf to your members?

Eder: Undoubtedly, wire Düsseldorf–and certainly not just for AWCMA member companies–since 1986 has become the leading global platform for the wire and cable industry,

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and is host to the unrivalled forum for trade and business within this important technical and economical sector. No “satellite wire show” elsewhere can claim such a strong number of exhibitors and attendance of expert visitors, nor

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such a great variety of attractive exhibits to be seen on the booths. Düsseldorf is “the show window” of our industry and what is not shown there in time, hardly will catch any similar attraction later on. Therefore, for our members, wire Düsseldorf is the hot spot for business in the next two years.

Dr. Kurt Eder

WJI: Can exhibitors just show up and wait for customers, or has there been a lot more behind-the-scenes preparation work being done?

Eder: There is no event nor exhibition existing in our industry, where business is affected by just the mere presence of exhibitors at a certain location. Any participation in an exhibition and particularly one in wire Düsseldorf, requires a clear conception and a strategic planning, starting many months prior to the opening of such events.

Representations have to get informed and motivated to strengthen their activities, there are agency members to be made familiar with new and readily available developments, logistic problems to be solved, hotels to be booked and–last not least–the press media and customers to be informed and invited to come and see exhibitors at their booths in time.

If done so, in most cases, these many efforts will be rewarded.

WJI: The unsettling economic conditions in much of southern Europe did not seem to affect activity at wire Düsseldorf 2010: what are your expectations for 2012?

Eder: The importance of wire Düsseldorf goes far beyond the markets of Europe only and results achieved there are of global influence for the wire and cable industry. At this stage, “unsettled economic conditions” are to be found in many countries now, often artificially influenced and worsened by the financial-political sector and rating agencies etc., while most of our industry is working hard in the “real economy” onwards, trying to get “molested” and affected just as little as possible by speculative elements. Products like wire and cables are too important for our global welfare and activities to produce these goods will persist. With an average export rate of over 95%, the expectations of the AWCMA for 2012 do remain absolutely optimistic.

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wire 2012: Focus on Innovations Welcome to the No. 1 trade fair for the wire and cable industry!

This is where you meet the international experts, specialists, innovators and world market leaders of the industry. You will get comprehensive information on the latest developments and future trends concerning wire and cable. wire 2012 is especially focusing on fastener and spring-making technology as well as state-of-the-art machinery and equipment for the manufacturing of springs and fastening elements.

A firm date for your calendar – visiting wire 2012 in Düsseldorf!

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International Wire and Cable Exhibitors Association (IWCEA) The International Wire and Cable Exhibitors Association (IWCEA), founded in 1988, serves as a wire industry partner for national associations in their interactions with trade organizations and organizers. It is headed by President Heinz Rockenhaeuser, Niehoff GmbH. WJI: How important is wire Düsseldorf to your members?

Rockenhaeuser: Most of our members are major suppliers of machinery and equipment, tools and dies, accessories and materials for production of ferrous and nonferrous wires and cables. For them, this is the most important marketing instrument. For anyone who is in a responsible function in the wire and cable industry, the visit every two years in Düsseldorf is a must. Suppliers are eager to present their latest developments, and over five very busy days customers can talk to experts about the latest available technology, methods and equipment. They can see solutions and know-how for important market developments.

Imagine all the needs for the distribution network resulting out of growing renewable energies, such as wind power and solar energy! Think of the new products needed for hybrid and electric driven vehicles! To be prepared for the future, a visit to Düsseldorf is a must.

WJI: Can exhibitors just show up and wait for customers, or has there been a lot more behind-the-scenes preparation work being done?

Rockenhaeuser: To be successful at such an exhibition requires extensive preparations. One must present new and improved products and be ready to speak about developments of methods and processes. At Niehoff, we decide more than a year in advance what we will show. Design departments will get their development targets later in

2012, and prototypes will be built and tested in 2013 for the next exhibition in 2014. Sales and service technicians have to be trained on new products we will have on display, while sales and marketing partners get the latest information and training just before the show starts.

WJI: At wire 2010, the unsetHeinz Rockenhauser tling economic conditions in much of southern Europe did not seem to affect activity at wire Düsseldorf: what are your expectations for 2012?

Rockenhaeuser: Up to now the real economy has not (yet) been affected by the currency crisis in Europe.

However, sooner or later the consequence will be that less money is available for the consumers and for investments.

Compared to the first half of 2011 the growth rates of European economies are slowing. We have similar expectations from the fast growing markets in Asia because of recent high inflation rates, but the absolute growth rate figures will stay substantially higher in these markets than in Europe. Signs for recovery we can register from North Amercia. As a summary: we expect a lower but still moderate positive growth in 2012, compared to 2011.

IWCEA France The International Wire & Cable Exhibitors Association France represents industry suppliers to the wire and cable industry, including French-speaking persons in countries outside France. It helps members at pavilions at international exhibitions as well as through industry surveys/analysis. It is headed by President Valéry Mercier, IVA Insulations.

How important is wire Düsseldorf to your members?

Mercier: For our IWCEA members, there is no doubt that wire Düsseldorf is the exhibition to attend. It is the place to introduce your latest developments for two main reasons. Firstly, there is the old motto, “Be strong on your national market, then in the continental market before tackling the worldwide market.” In our industry there is no alternative to being a European exporter, and Düsseldorf attracts the major European as well as global customers.

Secondly, despite the fact that other wire exhibitions in the world (Shanghai, Mumbai, Moscow, etc.) are growing, the number of visitors to Düsseldorf is also growing year after

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year. Even with the internet and new systems of communication, a technical B-to-B business still requires more and more face-to-face meetings with its customers.

WJI: Can exhibitors just show up and wait for customers, or has there been a lot more behind-the-scenes preparation work being done?

Mercier: Yes, there has been a great deal of preparation before the day of the opening ceremony. Most IWCEA members started to prepare for Düsseldorf 2012 the day after Düsseldorf 2010. Because Düsseldorf is the premier exhibition for our industry, everybody wants to showcase

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their latest developments, be that a new generation of product or equipment. I am sure many of the exhibitor’s development departments are doing extra hours before the exhibition. Such an exhibition is becoming more and more costly, and in the current economic climate one must be able to justify such costs. It is therefore essential that they are very professional in their preparation to ensure the required payback.

Valéry Mercier

WJI: The unsettling economic conditions in much of southern Europe did not seem to affect activity at wire Düsseldorf 2010: what are your expectations for 2012?

Mercier: Forecasting is the most difficult task of all, especially under the current climate, so please be kind not to republish my answer in 2014! I think, for sure, the debt crisis is affecting the real economy; the cash shortage is hurting final demand and so starts the risky recession loop. It is now clear the crisis we are facing is not the same as 2008, which saw a huge contraction followed by significant growth. In 2010 during the Düsseldorf exhibition we felt that we could see the light of hope at the end of the tunnel. This time the risk is much more likely to be longer term, with signs that the European market will remain flat for several years. I also no longer think we will see two different scenarios between the north and the south of Europe. Currently the economies are so strongly connected that weak demand in the south will after a few months also affect the machinery makers of the North.

Düsseldorf visitors and exhibitors are coming from all over the world, it is clear that 2012 will be a year of transition with the presidential elections in U.S. and the change of leadership planned in China.

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International Wire Machinery Association The International Wire Machinery Association (IWMA), based in the U.K., is one of the world’s largest and most influential corporate membership associations for the wire, cable and wire product industries. It is a non-profit organization totally committed to benefitting its members and promoting technical development, technical exchange and education in the wire and cable industry. It is headed by executive secretary Phillip Knight.

WJI: How important is wire Düsseldorf to your members?

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show for the wire and cable industry in what has become its spiritual home. Its importance to our members is amply demonstrated by the very high proportion exhibiting here, 60%, a remarkable figure given that we have members in so many far flung parts of the world. Of course a high proportion of Phillip Knight those not exhibiting will come to wire 2012 and take advantage of the support facilities that the IWMA provides on its stand, whether exhibiting or visiting. The IWMA is very proud to be a main industry partner for this show.

WJI: Can exhibitors just show up and wait for customers, or has there been a lot more behind-the-scenes preparation work being done?

Knight: That is certainly one approach! But we see quite clearly a very high level of professionalism from our

member companies in their preparations for the exhibition.

The range of supporting media available to provide prepublicity is immense from magazines like Wire Journal, our own WCN newsletter, websites, emailed bulletins, etc.

In addition the organizers, Messe Düsseldorf, in recent years introduced their exhibition “portal” on which all exhibitors can post comprehensive information for visitors. It is very important for exhibitors to make full use of these media as well as other support services. For example there are entry vouchers available which exhibitors can mail to prospects in advance with personal invitations to visit their stands. Prospects can register their visits in advance to facilitate entry to this very busy event. With 1,150 exhibitors occupying 602,500 square feet of display space it is essential to use everything at one’s disposal to attract visitors to one’s stand, bearing in mind that most visitors might only be attending for one or two days. After all, no one would pretend that it is cheap to travel to and stay in Düsseldorf and given the investment involved in staffing, stand construction, etc., the “show up and wait for customers” approach might well not produce cost effective results.

VDKM The exhibitors wish to have all their customers and visitors at the fairground and not outside their booth. They want to have a direct contact to them during the whole fair.

One key trend is to offer in addition to the innovated products a customer service. The machine manufacturers want to know more about the products the customer are producWJI: How important is wire Düsseldorf to ing with their sold machines. The machine your members? manufacturer has developed new software Bartz: The show in Düsseldorf is the wire programs to create and optimize the procekey factor in the year 2012! The wire exhibidure to get a higher performance and a Dr. Gerhard Bartz tion is the number one event worldwide for greater output. While the machine is workall kinds of wire products, including wire ing the machine is correcting by itself to optimize the promachinery producers. No important player of the wire duction process and all functions including the product industry can miss this global event. Participation at wire quality and the speed. This is a complete new thinking to Düsseldorf is a must. establish a 0-fault-production.

The main focus of Verband der Draht- und Kabelmaschinenhersteller (VDKM) is promoting the common interests of German wire and cable machinery manufacturers, their suppliers and customers at industry fairs and exhibitions in Germany and overseas. It is headed by President Dr. Gerhard Bartz.

WJI: Can exhibitors just show up and wait for customers, or has there been a lot more behind-the-scenes preparation work being done?

Bartz: The exhibitors play an active role in showing at the fairground the latest innovations and improvements on hand to convince their customers about the necessity of investing in this new technology. The exhibitors present the result of their intensive development to get products of high quality to reasonable price. The policy of our association is not to have any symposium and conferences during the showtime.

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WJI: The unsettling economic conditions in much of southern Europe did not seem to affect activity at wire Düsseldorf 2010: what are your expectations for 2012?

Bartz: The expectations for wire 2012 are positive. The demand for wire products comes not only from the booming automotive sector but from all types of the metal industry. I remain confident that the upcoming wire event will be successful.

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WCISA Based in the U.S., the Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association® (WCISA®) is a nonprofit corporate membership association with approximately 90 North American suppliers of machinery, materials and accessories. It provides members with representation, networking/social opportunities and services at trade events and conferences. It is headed by President Rahul Sachdev, Wire & Plastic Corp.

Rahul Sachdev

WJI: How important is wire Dusseldorf to your members?

Sachdev: The Düsseldorf show is very important for dozens of our member companies. Nearly half of WCISA’s members are exhibiting at the show in Germany, and many others have individuals represented at wire 2012 as visitors walking the exhibit halls. We have over 40 member companies showing their products and services, either as co-exhibitors in the North American Pavilion in Hall 9, which WCISA co-sponsors, or on their own as stand-alone exhibitors. I think that this is the wire and cable industry’s largest and most-important show. At wire 2012, WCISA is hosting a networking outing for WCISA members, guests and partners, and it is distributing its 2012 Member Directory and Product Listing from stand 9D14-04 in the North American Pavilion.

WJI: Can exhibitors just show up and wait for customers, or has there been a lot more behind-the-scenes preparation work being done?

Sachdev: Exhibitors need to do a good amount of advance preparation to be successful at this demanding trade show.

We have a long-term partnership with the show organizer, Messe Düsseldorf, and the entire organization in Germany, North America and Asia does a great job helping first-time and returning exhibitors. Messe Düsseldorf North America, the co-sponsor and organizer of the North American Pavilion, is based in Chicago, which means that U.S. and Canadian exhibitors have quick access to their expertise in planning their exhibition experience in Germany.

WJI: The unsettling economic conditions in much of southern Europe did not seem to affect activity at wire Düsseldorf 2010: what are your expectations for 2012?

Sachdev: We expect an even better show in 2012, and the advance booking of exhibition spaces and visitor registrations are pointing us in that direction. That being said, there are obviously pockets of economic uncertainty throughout the world, and some countries and industry segments are receding while others are moving forward. The wire show in Düsseldorf gives our members access to all of the wire and cable markets and sectors, especially the ones that are doing well because they are likely to have a strong presence at this important trade fair.

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wire Düsseldorf exhibitors ACM AB Sweden Hall 9 E40

ACM AB will display its well-known KSM off-line measuring unit for cables. More than 200 of the units have been delivered to date because the system provides: quick accurate measuring, replacing manual methods with technology that takes just a second to provide a measuring protocol; handing of measuring data by a built-in summary protocol handler; handling of specification values for comparing automatic measurements, including a remote function to make specs directly from a database; trend curves with over dimensional cost calculations as well as a dynamic set target area depending on the stan-

dard variation of the walls for the measured product in the actual extruder line (customers report typical annual savings of US$300,000); the KSMData office program to handle data at the office with a Dataviewer module to recreate KSM protocols including measured image; and the KSMAnalyze office program to analyze measuring data, display trends and calculate over dimensional cost in your cables.

With KSM, the extra is not paid for. www.acmab.com.

AICON 3D Systems GmbH Germany Hall 7 B02 Founded in 1990, AICON 3D Systems is one of the world leading providers of optical camera based 3D measurement systems. In doing so, AICON has specialized in the development of measuring systems for formed tubes and wires. With AICON’s latest products for automated test and process control, the company enters new worldwide market fields. The majority of AICON’s

clients operate in the automotive and aerospace market. Today, it has 45 staff members. www.aicon3d.de.

Ajex & Turner Wire Dies Co. India Hall 11 F02

Ajex and Turner is a pioneer in manufacturing wire drawing and compacting dies in PCD/ND/carbide up to 1000 mm conductor. It also supplies die polishing machines and accessories, ceramic tools and lubricants. Visit the company’s booth and see all of its products and discover the wire and cable-related solutions that are Ajex & Turner’s forte. www.ajexturner.com.

WAI returns to Hall 11 B-25 The Wire Association International (WAI) will display a range of the association’s publications, products and services, including Wire Journal International; The Wire Journal International 2012 Reference Guide; and its India publication, WIRE BULLETIN; as well as association technical books, reports and DVDs. Also, news about the WAI’s 2012 International Technical Conference as well as information for WAI membership opportunities, its chapter network and WAI’s Internet site (www.wirenet.org). The booth will also include information on booth availability for the Association’s Operations Summit & Wire Expo, to be held May 22-23, 2012, in Dallas, Texas; as well as for Interwire, the largest wire and cable show in the Americas, to be held April 23-25, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. www.wirenet.org.

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WAI Executive Director Steve Fetteroll, r, with 2010 WireLink Scholar Peter Funk, Talley Metals Tech., at WAI’s booth at wire 2010.

wire and strand, overhead ground wire and message strand, message/ guy/stay/span wire and strand, aluminum-clad steel wire and strand, armoring cable wire, braiding wire etc. ANBAO produces the above products as per standards ASTM B498, ASTM B500, ASTM A475, BS EN50189, BS 4565, BS 183, IEC888, DIN48200 (Pt. III), ASTM A363, ASTM A640, ASTM A641 ASTM A111, ASTM B502, EN10270-1 and BS443. We are also engaged in various metal wire mesh products. ANBAO works under the ISO 9001&14001 quality control system and has a customer quality guarantee, you can trust in it. www.anbao.com.

Ambrell The Netherlands Hall 6 H15 Ambrell offers induction heating systems ranging from 0.5-400kHz in frequency and 1-800kW in power.

Induction heating offers many advantages over other heating methods including repeatability, speed, energy efficiency, flameless heating, and precision. Ambrell systems have been installed over 10,000 times across the globe. www.ambrell.com A. Appiani Italy Hall 11 G32 Celebrating 50 years in business in 2012, A. Appiani manufactures standard and custom build steel reels

according to DIN specifications or to customer requirements. It will display the company’s complete range,

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Anbao (Qinhuangdao) Wire & Mesh Co., Ltd. China Hall 16 K59 Anbao is a manufacturer and exporter of steel wire product, galvanized steel wire and strands, Galfan wire and strands, including ACSR

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Exhibitor Comments wire Düsseldorf, the preeminent global wire show, is the place to go for anyone with an interest in wire.

The Fisk sales, engineering and manufacturing teams will participate to

refresh old acquaintances and make new ones, learn of new opportunities and return with fresh inspiration as well as to introduce an innovative product, Percon 28. (See p. 142 for details.) For Fisk, a company driven by innovation, “new” is the operative word and whether good economic times or bad, participation at wire Düsseldorf has always been time and money well spent. Eric Fisk, CEO, Fisk Alloy, Inc. We are very optimistic that the 2012 trade show will exceed the 2010 results in terms of attendance. We

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which includes: steel reels for wiredrawing; reels for bunching and stranding; cable reels and drums; fully machined steel reels; spools for steel cord; hose wire, saw wire and special fine wire; all B-type spools; finned, flanged corrugated steel reels (cable drum), collapsible; take-apart reels; and ABS plastic and steel composite reels. www.appiani.reels.it

Automated Industrial Machinery, Inc. (AIM) U.S. Hall 11 A25

Aumann GmbH Aumann Inc. Germany/U.S. Hall 10 H38

Aumann will present its complete line of horizontal wire enamelling systems for wire from 0.015 mm to 1.20 mm. The complete systems include an inline drawing unit, annealer, enamel applicator, baking oven with cooling system, inline control devices, double spooler for bi-tapered coils and controls with modern visualizations. Shown is the DLH eight-inline drawing unit, 2.5 mm inlet, with an enamel application unit. German technology provides very high enamelling quality at the highest output, efficiency, very simple operation, low energy requirements and short commissioning times, all assured by full function tests with customer materials during pre-acceptance at the Aumann factory prior to shipment.

Aumann offers are all inclusive, including commissioning and without any hidden extra cost. Other core businesses are winding machines for coils and motors, assembly automation systems and complex production lines.

We automate your production! www.aumann.com.

AIM, Inc., will demonstrate the latest innovations in wire bending technology: Modular equipment powered with the latest in automation technology suitable for companies that grow with their markets. New engineering designs and software innovations unmatched for the industry and distinguished for their ingenuity. Simple programming, advanced tools, graphic simulation with collision detection and production estimation that has never been seen before! Automated bending with automated auxiliary operations for a total automated production. 2D and 3D CNC large and small bending capabilities with wire capacities up to 16 mm (5/8”) with two years limited warranty. Depend on AIM: “Forming our future with yours.” www.aimmachines.com.

Bekaert NV Belgium Hall 10 E62

Bekaert is a global technological and market leader in advanced solutions based on metal transformation and coatings, and the world's largest independent manufacturer of drawn steel wire products. Thanks to our modern research facilities and

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have been experiencing a large increase on our business in 2011 and 2012 looks very strong. Due to the state of economy, business owners are trying to automate and increase efficiencies. They all know that the best way to accomplish this is to find what is new so they can decide their strategy. wire Düsseldorf has been the most prominent worldwide stage for that.

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advanced manufacturing processes we are able to supply a large variety of markets with a unique range of wire products in terms of coatings, diameters, basic materials and shapes. To guarantee the quality of our wires, Bekaert only uses the best wire rod. For this, we rely on a global network of top suppliers. Bekaert employs over 28,000 people who serve customers in 120 countries.www.bekaert.com.

As the end of March approaches, we are becoming more optimistic that the exhibition in Düsseldorf will bring new opportunities for success in the wire industry. There are certainly plenty of global economic uncertainties to feel otherwise, but, there are also signs of growth and expansion

Besel Group Turkey Hall 12 E61 The Besel Group has been a leading producer and converter of flexible materials for technical applications since 1975.

Films, foils and tapes became a passion for us and we process 800 tons of these items every month. Our 42,000-sq-m site includes 10.000 sq m of production and stock space equipped with latest designs of converting technology for us to produce insulating, semi-conductive and conductive films as well as tapes and foils for the cable industry. With our ISO 9001 certified quality system, experienced and skilled staff and energetic management team we try our best to be ideal partners for our customers. www.beselfoil.com.

taking place once again where “survival skills” were among the more significant plans of the recent past.

Inroads have been made the past 1 1/2 years now since the last show took place and will be beneficial as the market improves and the industry begins to grow – hopefully with Woodburn being a valued partner in this growth. Bill Schwehn, sales manager, Woodburn Diamond Die. I expect that 2012 wire Düsseldorf will surpass the attendance and activity of 2010 because 2011 was a recovering year for most as business picked up. Businesses as well as customers are focused more than ever in 2012, looking for the most value for their purchases as well as embracing “green technology” in the process. I think we will see, once again, fresh eager faces, along with the veterans of 54 | WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

Beta LaserMike U.S. Hall 11 A78 Beta LaserMike, a leading global provider of precision measurement and control solutions, will debut two new products. See p. 142. The first is its new patent-pending LayScan system for measuring the lay length of twisted pairs used in telecom cables.

The system’s optical, non-contact technology performs on-line, highspeed, lay-length measurements with accuracies to 0.0254 mm. The second is the company’s new three-axis

LN Detector, an advanced, compact system that provides more precise detection of short-term faults (lump and neckdowns) in wire diameter than a two-axis system. The scanning system provides a higher degree of coverage to instantly detect changes in the surface profile.

The company will also exhibit its: CenterScan 2010 eccentricity measurement system, AccuScan diameter gauge, LaserSpeed length and speed gauge, High-Frequency Spark Tester and Pre-heater systems, BenchMike table-top cut sample measurement system, DataPro process controller and data management system and SRL Pro on-line structural return loss (SRL) prediction and analysis system. www.betalasermike.com. www.betalasermike.com.

Blachford Corporation U.S. Hall 9 D14/01

Blachford, a U.S.-based producer and designer of technically advanced dry and wet wire drawing lubricant programs, will introduce its latest new products, Low Dust Dry Lubricant, as well as other valuable new technologies. The company has been serving wire drawers since 1921 with the Chemdraw trademarked products that have been a consistent and recognizable symbol of value for decades. Blachford is a leader in R&D of new lubricant technologies for the wiredrawing

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this industry as the economies regain stability and move forward looking to invest in the products that will

industry, and has developed widely accepted new lubricant technologies for the welding wire, spring wire, steel cord and tire bead wire markets. It exports Chemdraw products globally to world class wire producers. www.blachford.com.

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Boockmann GmbH Germany Hall 9 C32

Bock Maschinenfabrik GmbH Germany Hall 10 B31

make their business more profitable and more environmentally friendly while “delighting the customer.”

Howard Fancher, director of business development, Huestis Industrial.

We certainly hope that wire 2012 will match the activity of 2010. We are not sure, however, as today’s markets are changing continuously, due to political and economical uncertainties, such as the so-called “Euro-

Crisis.” Basically, the demand for stranding machines, our major product, should increase considerably due to planned investments in new transmission lines/high voltage cables.

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Bock GmbH will display a new wire pointer with 90° rotating/swivel pointing head. The hydraulic swivel roll-pointing machines (HSM) are especially designed to work with large diameter (up to 20 mm) and high tensile wire, where movements of the material are extremely difficult. The head, with one pair of pointing rolls, can be swiveled at an angle of 90° between the horizontal and vertical position, therefore avoiding the need of the traverse motions between separate horizontal and vertical rolls on standard pointing machines. All work is now done on the same set of pointing rollers, thus making it quicker and safer for the operator to point large and/or high tensile materials. Feeding the wire into the forming grooves is very easy, because the rolls do not rotate continuously. They perform only one revolution, after kicking a pedal switch. The machines can be supplied with an additional pre-straightener (DRM model) to open the coil, straighten the wire and feed it to the pointing machine. www.bock-mf.de.

Bogimac NV Belgium Hall 9 E0 Bogimac manufactures worldclass equipment for dynamic testing of flexible materials like belt, cable, cord, rod, strand, tape and wire and

Boockmann GmbH will exhibit its HELILUB/ HELICORD technology for cleaning wire and cable, lubrication of magnet and welding wire and application of other additives, e.g. strip-aids or adhesives to cable. Two years ago, Boockmann displayed its unique multi-stage abrasive treatment for removing solid drawing lubricants. This time, the company will focus on welding wire finishing materials and processes. It will also offer a demonstration of these materials and technology prior to wire 2012 at its facility in Niederlauer, Germany, on Saturday, March 31, by prior arrangement. For information on participation, please contact Boockmann directly at info@boockmann.com, or through www.boockmann.com.

BOW TECHNOLOGY France Hall 10 E38

BOW TECHNOLOGY, a member of the Gauder Group, is the answer to cable makers concerned by quality and long-life reliable bows for all brands of double twist machines.

With a comprehensive range of 500+ designs in constant evolution, the division offers a global service from

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cable lengths, a demand which we can satisfy with our lines of heavy duty payoffs and take-ups. Hopefully, the volcano will remain quiet this time so we can expect plenty of visitors. Manfred Hoffmann, commercial director, Queins Machines GmbH. We have, in the last two years, seen continual investment from the large multinational companies into innovation and product design. However, smaller manufacturers seem to be more exposed to the current economic conditions and therefore are less confident to invest. But, in order to compete in the same market, smaller manufacturers will be looking to leveling the playing field. wire Düsseldorf

2012 will be a good place to shop for innovative solutions. We are expecting wire Düsseldorf 2012 to exceed the activities of 2010. We already see that the sold floor space for 2012 is more than 2010. This, in my opinion, translates to more exhibitioners, more exhibits that will attract more attendees. Ali Shehab, CEO, Cimteq Ltd. We are very optimistic heading into wire Düsseldorf 2012, despite the uncertain economic climate in many regions of the world. 2010 was our first time to exhibit and we had a terrific business experience. We fully expect the activity and outcome of the 2012 show to be better than 2010.

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conception to production taking advantage of long-lasting experience (this is the only manufacturer capable of running comparative trials on a bow testing bench) and high-quality components to reach enhanced performances. From a comprehensive range of bows displayed on its own booth, the innovative and patented GreenBow will seduce every producer concerned by energy savings, with its clean line shape and a totally protected wire path. Also, a pre-shaped 1600 bow will be shown. www.bowtechnology.com.

cessing equipment for ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Whether manufacturing a simple, manually controlled furnace or a turnkey automated system, CAN-ENG focuses on the development of high volume batch and continuous industrial furnaces for challenging applications. www.can-eng.com.

Candor Sweden AB Sweden Hall 10 B72

C.M. Caballé S.A. Spain Hall 11 G65

With over 60 years of experience in the design and manufacture of rotating machinery for the production of power and telecom cables as well as steel ropes, C.M. Caballé provides the cable industry with a wide array of stranding, twinning, bunching and cabling machinery, and is constantly developing new equipment to meet the ever-changing needs of the wire and cable industry. It will display a new range of rigid stranders and drum twisters to manufacture extrahigh-voltage power conductors (Milliken) and aluminum aerial conductors with round or trapezoidal wires. Its full portfolio includes all types of stranders for making power cables, telecom and LAN cables and steel ropes as well as ancillary equipment such as take-ups and payoffs, capstans, caterpillars, taping machines and binders. www.cmcaballe.es.

Can-Eng Furnaces International Ltd. Canada Hall 7 D13 Established in 1964, CAN-ENG Furnaces International Limited has grown to become a leading designer and manufacturer of thermal pro-

Candor supplies processes and equipment for the surface treatment, the benefits of its chemicals knowhow and plants tailor-made to customer request. The company, with equipment in more than 25 countries, delivered its first plant 35 years ago. Today, it offers high-speed single and multiwire technology for plating nickel or copper on stainless and HC steel spring wires; plating on low and high-carbon steel wires, including high-speed, single wire plating plants for electro-galvanizing, copper, nickel or tin-plating on various wire products; plating on copper and copper alloy wires, high speed single wire plating plants for electro-plating nickel, silver, zinc or tin on various copper wire products.

Also, two cleaning systems: CANDOWIRE, for high-speed single and multi-strand cleaning systems with bipolar electrolytic degreasing and ultrasonic cleaning or combination of both technologies, and CANDOJET HW, a patented high-speed, hotwater cleaning system for high wire speeds in line with dry and wet drawing processes as well as precleaning or cleaning after rolling mill operation for shaped wires. The company will also display: COPPERJET, a high-speed copper coating unit for CO2 welding wire using

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ments using value-added products that yield optimum performance, energy savings, and longer operating life. KEIR and our booth exhibit partners, Heinze & Streng and Kinrei, offer the productive solutions that accomplish these objectives. Mike Walters, sales and marketing manager, KEIR Manufacturing.

The wire and cable industry is seeing a real upward trend. With global competition on the rise, manufacturers are going to be looking for better ways to increase productivity, improve product quality, and realize bottom-line results. This will drive wire and

Candor’s Inhibitor E1 that typically is used with CANDOJET, followed by a spray rinse unit; as well as single- and multi-strand acid pickling lines using hydrochloric or sulfuric acid in line with hot-dip galvanizing, phosphating and electroplating. www.candorsweden.com.

Ceeco Bartell U.S. Hall 9 F64 Ceeco Bartell will introduce its most recent innovations to its product range. This includes: a high-speed, side-loading roll form strander, up to 300 sq mm; a modularized roll form unit, producing 240 sq mm compact aluminum at 200 m/min; a high-speed Orbistrand rigid-strander machine; backtwist high-speed data cable twinning technology; high-performance OPGW stranders; and new high-speed strip armoring lines, 300 sq mm wide coil width.

Ceeco Bartell remains one of the world’s premier suppliers of rotating equipment. www.ceecobartell.com.

Cimteq Ltd. U.K. Hall 11 D21

cable makers to seek out new measurement and controls solutions to get the competitive advantage. And, wire Düsseldorf will be the premier venue in 2012 to make this happen.

We expect this year’s activity to be on par or even exceed 2010 results.

We’re looking forward to a very successful show. Richard Snaith, director of EMEA sales, Beta LaserMike.

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Cimteq’s flagship product is CableBuilder, a cable design and quotation software application that helps companies design wire and cable faster, quote faster and avoid costly mistakes that lead to scrap and re-work. Application features include: low cost of ownership, easy to use/implement; fast design for all

cable types; easy to use mass-update tools; generates 2D, 3D and profile drawings; version control with version comparison; workflow and approval control; completely customizable configurations; integration to ERP systems; integrated crystal reports engine from SAP; data import/export with spreadsheets; fast quotation generation; packaging calculations; length-based costing; professional datasheets; cable configuration/variant generator; produces manufacturing instructions; what-if analysis of value engineering; bill-of-material and routing generation and alternative.

Implementing software is a partnership between the cable maker and software provider, so when it comes to purchasing a design and quotation software, you need a company that understands the requirements of your industry. And Cimteq is precisely that kind of company. www.cimteq.com.

Clinton Instrument Company U.S. Hall 9 E38

Clinton Instrument will display its latest spark test calibration unit made especially for AC mains, high frequency, and DC spark testers. See p. 145 for more details. A world leader in spark testers for the wire and cable industry, the company has continued to expand its high-voltage pinhole detection technology to include new quality control tools for manufacturers of plastic- and dielectric-coated materials. A Clinton pinhole detection system performs a 100 percent inspection on the manufacturing line, ensuring product reliability and averting further pro-

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cessing of substandard material. www.clintoninstrument.com.

Cometo Italy Hall 10 D38

the wire industries in North America and Europe continue to recover from their recessionary lows in 2009, growth in Asia is even more rapid.

For our company, participation in both wire Düsseldorf and the wire shows in Asia has become important.

Mike Patel, industry manager, Vinyl Division, Teknor Apex Company.

I think many of us will be looking to Wire 2012 to gauge how the world feels about the economy. There are certainly signs that many feel the

worst is over and all signs seem to be pointing towards optimism. If that optimism is indeed there, I think we will see a great resurgence in activity with people looking to crawl out from their bunkers looking for new ways to innovate and get back to business.

2010 was a great year for us interestwise, but there was not a great deal

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Cometo will display an extensive product line of feeders, rotating dies, traversing units, wire straighteners, wire guides and rollers. Cometo wire-handling equipment can meet the most critical demand of wire straightening, guiding and feeding requirements. Whether you are considering low-cost straighteners, feeders or guiding devices for production and manufacturing lines, upgrading and modifying equipment, or an advanced wire forming, bending or coiling system requiring the inclusion of wire-handling accessories, Cometo has the wire handling equipment for your specific needs.

Cometo products are easily integrated into almost any manufacturing operation and can be tailored to your requirements. Visit us to discuss the advantages and service we bring our customers as we are confident that we may offer you top quality products and service at affordable pricing. www.cometo.eu.

Condat France Hall 10 D16 Condat offers the widest range of wiredrawing products: non reactive surface treatments, dry powder lubricants and oils.

A world leader, Condat develops close partnerships with its customers and offers developments at the forefront of technology. It can have products of identical quality ready for shipment to any

location in three weeks. The company’s philosophy is to offer products whose chemistry is stable and environmentally responsible while maintaining product performance as the first priority. Condat’s technical expertise has made the newest generation of wiredrawing soaps even more efficient than previous versions. With a high level of expertise in the wiredrawing field, CONDAT is the first to offer tailored products for emerging and highly technical applications such as saw wire and spring wire. For these two applications, CONDAT offers optimum solutions, as well as others, to be discovered at wire 2012. www.condat.fr.

Conductix-Wampfler Delachaux Group France Hall 11 D61 Based on four plus decades of experience, ConductixWampfler machinery is recognized worldwide for its perfect tension control, its high speed solution, excellent traversing, reliability and innovation. It offers a complete range of equipment for production of bare fiber optic (complete draw towers), fiber optic cable (SZ stranding lines, loose tubes lines and microtube lines, etc.) and copper (a unique rollertwist stranding line, concentric and longitudinal taping units, motorized and Gantry payoffs and take-ups, rotating capstans, caterpillars, flyers, accumulators, etc.). The company proposes innovative solutions to achieve our customers’ expectations, developing new products to meet their requirements while ready to adapt standard equipment to each customer’s specific needs. Its experts have worked hard to analyze and re-design complete sub-assemblies so our

The Colorant-Chromatics Group Switzerland Hall 11 J12 The Colorant-Chromatics Group produces a full range of high quality color concentrates, speciality compounds, pigment dispersions, inks and additives for processors of high performance plastics and fluoropolymers in particular. It is a leader in fluoropolymer color concentrates and world-class supplier of fluoropolymer and high performance

polymer compounds for fields that include the wire and cable industry. www.colorant-chromatics.com Cosmos North America U.S. Hall 12 A27 In 2011, Cosmos, a specialist in diamond-polished wire guides, added the LIAN line of carbon fiber flyer bows made of carbon fibers imported from Japan, manufactured in Taiwan and assembled in China. The high-quality LIAN bows are competitively priced and promptly delivered. Cosmos is a global supplier of flyer bows and wire guides, the latter of which have been honed to perfection over the years to minimize friction, which in turn upgrades wire quality and reduces downtime. It also carries air wipes, tungsten carbide guides, thermal-spray coated pulleys/capstans, annealing contact nickel bands for drawing, hot butt

welding ceramic and glass tubes, print wheels, and ceramic bearings and welding machines. We are at your service. To find our representative network and the latest product information, including the top wire guides, please visit our website. www.cosmos-na.com Cortinovis Machinery SpA/Sictra Italy Hall 11 D-44/11 G43 Italy

Cortinovis Machinery, a member of the Eurolls Group, is known worldwide for designing and manufacturing rotating machines for power cables, telecom cables and steel ropes. Its technology includes: central tube stranders, drum twisters and rigid stranders for power cables;

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machines become more competitive each year, while never reducing the quality of its integrated mechanical, electrical and PLC design. These departments are a key to our flexibility and constant improvement.

Moreover, we carefully select our suppliers and we make sure that they send quality parts for use in manufacturing our equipment. www.conductix.com.

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of actual investment. Hopefully 2012 follows intrigue with orders. Tim Copp, business development, REELEX. As I reflect on the upcoming 2012 Düsseldorf show, I realize I have a unique perspective since I attended the 2010 show as a spring/stamping rep, and will attend the 2012 show in support of spring/stamping facilities worldwide. To say I’m optimistic of

the Düsseldorf productive turnout is a large understatement because in the years leading out of the recent challenging economic downturn I witnessed new equipment and technology that allows manufacturing facilities across the world to increase profit margins while reducing waste.

Combine the hunger for a return of American manufacturing greatness with recent increased purchasing from the medical, firearm, and automobile industries, and the outlook for 2012 is positive! Dan Tetreault, vice president of technology, Wafios Machinery Corporation.

The market trend has fluctuated a lot in recent years, and many areas are facing the consequences of the economic situation. It is not easy to get an idea of how this will affect the upcoming show, because even if a part of the market is in a very bad situation, other parts seem more positive, although even for them growth is still slow. Our range of products includes products for different mar66 | WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

skip/bow and tubular stranders for steel ropes; and its Conotorsion system for control cables. In 2011, Sictra, a Eurolls Group member, was incorporated into Cortinovis Machinery. Sictra’s product range includes: twin/single tandem rod breakdown machines, semi-tandem rod breakdown machines, twin and single intermediate wiredrawing lines, twin and single fine wire drawing lines, multi-wire drawing machines with modular systems available from 4 to 28 wires, wiredrawing units for tandem telephone lines and a wide range of spoolers, coilers, static spoolers, double automatic spoolers, robotic spoolers.

Its U.S. operation, Cortinovis Machinery America, provides customers with immediate and qualified on-site support. .

The Sictra division will exhibit a multi-wire drawing machine type TFC 16T/20-50/21-16L, complete with horizontal continuous annealer, model RCO 250/16-1700, suitable for 16 wires, inlet wire range 1.8 mm, outlet wire range 0.20 – 0.50 mm and 21 drafts. Cortinovis Machinery will exhibit a new range of double twist stranders. The BBA040 is designed to manufacture highquality galvanized strand, stainless steel strand and steel cord for applications such as aeronautics, automotive, motorcycle, bicycle, maritime, medical applications and more. www.cortinovisamerica.com www.cortinovismachinery.com.

Daloo China Hall 10 E38

As a member of the Gauder Group, Daloo has a long background in the cable industry as an equipment supplier. For cable producers wanting

simple and reliable machines at an affordable price, Daloo is the obvious choice. While the design is based on European experience, the manufacturing is done in China following strict criteria. There is systematic quality control all along the process, with main and critical components sourced from well-known companies and supported by local agents. The equipment line, which includes rigid-cage stranders, taping lines, rewinding lines, and payoffs and take-ups as well as pulling caterpillars, has been expanded to meet the needs of today and for the future. www.daloo-machines.com.

Dow Electrical & Telecommunications U.S. Hall 9 A38

Dow Electrical & Telecommunications is a global business unit of The Dow Chemical Company and its subsidiaries. We provide plasticsenhanced insulation, semiconductive, flame retardant and jacketing materials with a unique combination of mechanical strength, flexibility, and aging stability. With more than 60 years of experience developing products for power, telecommunications and specialty cable applications, we create value for customers by supplying material and compounding solutions backed by research, engineering and market validation expertise. Dow Electrical and Telecommunications materials have very high standards of processability and performance, combined with a superior balance of properties, including excellent stress-crack resistance, high thermal stability, toughness, and outstanding electrical properties. www.dow.com/electrical.

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kets, which is good for us as we can remain active. For sure it will be a difficult year, but we are confident that we will receive important contacts during this big show. GMPSlovakia.

We fully expect wire 2012 to be on par and probably superior to the previous exhibition in 2010. Activity over the past two years has been consistently on the rise. Inquiries for 2012 budgets also show substantial

Ebner Industrieofenbau Austria Hall 10 A40/06 Ebner designs and manufactures industrial furnaces for semi-finished products for the steel and nonferrous industries. Its HICON/H2® bell type furnace technology was established for wire and rod in the early 70s.

Exceptional, reproducible quality and uniform mechanical properties are achieved by means of precision temperature control. www.ebner.cc.

a new die tool identification/storing system that provides a unique numeric alpha datamatrix code with marking/reading device and die-tool administration software; precision wiredrawing die tools and diamond powders, pastes, suspensions and more. www.eder-eng.com.

ENKOTEC A/S Denmark Hall 15F26 ENKOTEC will demonstrate three nail manufacturing lines: 1) Its

Eder Engineering GmbH Austria Hall 10, A40/01

interest from the energy, communications and medical sectors. Erik Macs, vice president sales, Fine International Corporation.

Despite the difficult situation worldwide, at SAMP we expect that the 2012 edition of wire Dusseldorf will be even better than the previous one and that our booth will attract a high-

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Austria’s Eder Engineering, with nearly 65 years of experience in ultrahard precision die-tools and particularly in advanced die-tool processing machines, will display: high-efficiency, die workshop equipment for processing of even large die reconditioning throughputs of diamond/PCD wiredrawing dies; the USP-Twin (shown), a revolutionary ultrasonic machine with two workstations for double efficiency by one only operator; the HGM-21, a twinspindle, high-speed, wire-type sizing/calibrating machine with two independent workstations and an extended work range. The UFW-1, a fine wire-type sizing/polishing machine for ultrafine die-bores; and a range of advanced semi- and fully automatic machines for processing of tungsten carbide dies with round bores as well as ancillary equipment to complement each dieworkshop. Also, the new EDDS-2,

brand-new NI02 machine, the first NX nail machine to be supplied in an upgraded version featuring: the disco variator replaced by a robust and maintenance-free servomotor drive, a new improved system for insertion timing with easy and quick adjustment, larger eight-groove feed rollers with longer life, a user-friendly pedal for manual drive of machine and exhaust air connections for efficient dust evacuation. The NI01 is one of six high-capacity NX machines, for nails from 1.8 to 4.2 mm/32-130 mm lengths, that have a compact, space-saving design and production speeds up to 2,000 nails per minute (npm), and include a PLC control system and touch screen operator interface for quick setup of nail parameters. 2) The MI01 model for making nails from 2.3 -3.8 mm/50-90 mm lengths at speeds to 1,000 npm, ideal for small and midsize capacity needs. The model, with new coated long-life knives, will be running with ENKOTEC’s new movable stand-alone packaging machine, type NCP02, that automatically feeds nail cartons the accurate number of nails, and transports the nail cartons via automatic drive belt conveyors. This can be done in-line with a standard ENKOTEC nail machine or thread-rolling machine.

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er number of visitors than in the past.

Although not all of our customers might be ready to invest in new machinery at the moment, they will be surely attracted by the large number of technical innovations we will bring to the show. The central attraction will certainly be the breakthrough multi-wire drawing machine DM 80, with its revolutionary energy saving potential. Also starring at the show will be the high-performing bunching machine BM 800 C, with its brand new, ergonomic and compact design.

Giorgio Albertazzi, Sampsistemi Sales Manager. wire 2012 will be another great show for the industry. Despite the economic concerns of the European community, those companies planning improvements or investments will be sure they send staff to the event. Our customers in North America have been cautious as most companies during these times. Cash on hand is at high levels and investments are restricted to those project promising great returns. Forward-thinking companies

will be sending staff to see what is new for the industry at the event. This is the climate Sikora does best in, when close detail is paid to the decision-making process. Under careful consideration the value provided by our technologies are recognized as the best investment. Jeff Swinchatt, president, Sikora International Corp.

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3) Finally, the high-volume NH01 machine for short nails (1.8-2.87 mm/32-65 mm lengths), running head-marked shear point nails profiled in the TA01 thread-rolling machine, for screw shank or annular nail profiles at speeds up to 2,500 npm. The TA01 working area is 1.8-4.2 mm x 32-105 mm, profile height of 27-76 mm. It offers highquality output and stability, quick tooling changeovers, simple adjustments and a low noise level. www.enkotec.com.

ESTEVES Group U.S. Hall 10 C72 ESTEVES-DWD is a global supplier of a wide range of wiredrawing dies, all types of shapes and sizes, including natural single crystal synthetics, PCD diamond and tungsten carbide dies. It also supplies ultrasonic die making and cleaning equipment and microscope equipment as well as extrusion tooling such as tips and dies. www.esteves-dwd-us.com.

The Eurolls Group Eurolls Wire Machinery Division, Eurolls/Team Meccanica, Eurolls/Teurema Italy Hall 11 D40-Hall 11-G43

The Eurolls Group leader, Eurolls Wire Machinery Division, specializes in engineering and manufacturefficient and high-speed straightening and cutting lines, stretching units, and steel fiber production machines as well as electro-welded lattice girder lines. Teurema specializes in designing and manufacturing cold rolling lines, multi-pass dry drawing lines, horizontal and vertical spoolers, static coilers, payoffs, and take-up lines for single usage or with lattice girder machines or welded mesh machines, as a part of the wire industry process. Team Meccanica specializes in ferrous drawing lines, dead blocks, coil cleaning and coil

spooling. The R&D department contributes to the development of new and innovative technologies for the other Group companies.Eurolls will exhibit a complete cold rolling line, model TD760-3 that uses three tilted blocks and sensor arms for speed control and synchronization. The wire rod inlet range is 5.5 mm to 8.00 mm, output size range from 3.4 mm to 6.0 mm. Also, a high-speed, carbon-steel, wet drawing machine, model TSB4025, that uses 25 dies with four submerged cones. This latest-generation machine provides extended performance and easy string-up, specifically designed for plated wire, steel cords with hi-tensile, super-high tensile, and ultrahigh tensile. www.eurolls.com.

Fine International Corporation U.S. Hall 9 F22 Fine International Corporation, a worldwide supplier of wire and cable machinery, will display several operational machines.

Two 16-carrier braiders will be shown. The first is a fine wire braider with dual-drive electronic pitch control and the second is our standard 16-carrier braider with 800mm reel capacity and tape applicator. A single-head vertical taping machine for traverse wound mica tape will also be on display.

Enclosed offices in the 132 sq m booth will allow for quiet project discussion for our complete product range of braiders, tapers, extrusion lines and components, optical fiber machinery and power cable stranding equipment. A slide presentation highlighting Fine’s complete manufacturing capabilities will be provided in the outside waiting and seating area. www.fineinternational.net.

Fisk Alloy, Inc. U.S. Hall 9 F13/04

FLYMCA & FLYRO Spain Hall 10 H64

A leading manufacturer of copper alloy wire and the original innovators of cadmium free alloy conductors, Fisk Alloy will be presenting Percon 28, the most recent addition to its environmentally friendly Percon family. Percon 28 is proven to offer significant performance improvements over existing alloy conductors. See p. 142 for more details. With custom equipment and manufacturing technologies from rod processing to ultrafine wire, bare or electroplated, Fisk Alloy engineers wire products in single end, shapes, and stranded constructions for applications in aerospace, automotive, electronic, industrial, medical and

FLYMCA is a well known and experienced Spanish rotating machinery manufacturer building top class equipment for the wire and cable industry. It recently supplied an innovative SZ laying-up line for submarine /offshore power cables within an extremely short delivery time to a key European cable manufacturer producing these type of cables, which are used for cabling offshore wind farms, oil and gas production sites, islands connections or any other connections under water. This

line will be used for medium- and high-voltage cables with up to 4 conductors (630 sq mm), each one with a diameter of 65 mm over insulation; four additional conductors, each up to 30 mm; and 16 additional conductors (fiber optics and filling items), each up to 25 mm. This unique and high efficiency machine can run at speeds up to 20 m/min. FLYMCA’s production range includes tubular, skip, rigid and planetary stranders as well as bow cablers, drum-twisting lines, double- and single-twist bunchers and special machinery of huge dimensions. Also, lines for producing CTC transposed cables.

FLYMCA produces 100% of its machinery in Spain for the highest quality requirements. Our sister company, FLYRO, deals with used machinery for cable production: drawing, stranding, cabling, extrusion, specific equipment, etc. Our professional team can “un-install,” revamp or quote your existing machinery to help customers adapt

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military products. Come see us in the North American pavilion. www.fiskalloy.com.

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compacting dies, Di-ProTM diamond powder and compound and miscellaneous wear parts. www.fwwd.com.

Fortuna Federn GmbH Austria Hall 16 D19 Fortuna Federn will present its COM-8 CNC and COM-16 CNC hydraulic servo-controlled spring making machines, and much more. www.fortunafedern.com.

Mario Frigerio SpA/MFL Group Italy Hall 11 J65

their facilities to the new standards and market requirements. www.flymca.com, www.flyro.es.

FMS AG/FMS USA Switzerland/U.S. Hall 11 G20 Based in Switzerland with a U.S. office in Illinois, Force Measuring Systems (FMS), will display its full line of products for the wire and cable industry. FMS products include: wire and cable tension measurement and control systems, tension sensors (load cells), measuring amplifiers, tension controllers (closed loop), BUS systems (Profibus, DeviceNet, CAN-open, etc) and other direct tension control products. Also, the new Radio Transmitted Tension Monitoring (RTM) System for transmission of tension values via wireless communication for rotating machinery uses. www.fms-technology.com.

Foerster GmbH Germany Hall 9 C26 Institut Dr. Foerster GmbH & Co. KG manufactures a wide range of products for non-destructive material testing, detection and magnetic field measurement. It serves a wide range of sectors, including the wire and cable industry, with 11 subsidiaries and agencies in more than 50 countries for its customer base. www.foerstergroup.com

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Fort Wayne Wire Die, Inc. U.S. Hall 12 A52

Fort Wayne Wire Die (FWWD) has solutions for wire manufacturers looking to maximize profitability and remain competitive in the current marketplace. Along with showcasing its full line of diamond wire drawing dies, FWWD personnel will be ready to provide details about the company’s unique die-inventory management and recutting services that optimize return on investment for its customers. Its matched elongation die sets provide numerous cost-efficiency benefits for highspeed multiwire drawing applications. It will display its complete product line, including: wiredrawing dies (single crystal diamond, PolyDi® polycrystalline, Dual-DrawTM and tungsten carbide), extrusion tips and dies, shaped profile dies, PolyStrandTM stranding, bunching and

The MFL Group, led by Mario Frigerio SpA, will present a wide range of equipment covering the ferrous, nonferrous and extrusion market. The ferrous business is represented by the world renowned Frigerio brand and the nonferrous business by the growing Frigeco brand that has been active in this market now for more than 15 years.

At wire 2012, it will display drawing machines, stranding lines and extrusion units to provide a complete view of the production range. The MFL Group sales and technical staff will be ready to assist customers. www.mariofrigerio.com.

T. Fukase and Company Ltd. Japan Hall 11 D60 T. Fukase and Company, Ltd., founded in 1974 as a trading division of Japan’s Hakusan Manufacturing Company, represents Hakusan heat pressure welders, Clinton spark testers, SYG cold welders, Techno Base air wipers and other cablemaking machines and equipment.

Hakusan Welder specializes in dualupset, heat-pressure welders for non-

HENRICH Wire Drawing Technology Boasts Competitive Edge through Innovation A highly motivated and qualified workforce have always teamed up to join progress and tradition, with over 3,000 wire-drawing units in operation worldwide striking an excellent balance.

The new generation of machinery and equipment available from HENRICH offers users benefits in terms of both economic efficiency and environmental compatibility, allows notable savings to be achieved in power demand, and sustainably guarantees a competitive lead.

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Innovative technology and tailor-made design have always been the dominant features of our products for the cable and wire rope industry.

In an effort to meet the unmistakable capacity requirements ensuing from the growth potential in the Àeld of offshore wind power, Stolberger have now added a machine to the Àeld-proven BTE 100/2 - 300 tangential steel taping head with two tape pads and fully developed and delivered the Àrst BTE 100/4 - 300 tangential steel taping head with four tape pads. Customised for heavy and offshore cables, this steel taping head for the Àrst time uses 1,000 mm diameter tape pads intended for tape widths from 20 to 100 mm and cable diameters up to 260 mm.

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ferrous wire and stranded conductors of copper and aluminum and steel wire. It is especially known for offering reliable welding quality systems for high-carbon steel wire rod for high-speed drawing machines with automatic programmable annealing by the pyrometer-controlled annealing system, model PY-5. www.fukase.co.jp

Group, earned a leadership position by providing reliable and economical solutions ready to manufacture nonferrous and ferrous products like rods, wires, conductors, cables, strands, ropes, bars, meshes and more. It will display a new heavy duty Mapre extruder. Gauder is known for the quality of its stock and the services it offers to customers. The company’s 1,000 plus second-hand machines physically in stock at its location in Liège can be visited each day during the fair week by a free shuttle. Contact the company for more details about using this service to see the inventory, which can also be seen at the website. For more details about the Gauder Group at wire 2012, see the individual booth listings for the following entries: BOW TECHNOLOGY, Daloo, Setic and Poutier. www.gauderonline.com.

Gauder/Gauder Group Belgium Hall 10 E38

Gauder, a member of the Gauder

Gavlick Machinery Corporation U.S. Hall 12 E56 Established in 1957, Gavlick supplies used machinery for the international ferrous and nonferrous industry. It offers appraisals, liquidations, and buying and selling of single machines and complete plants. www.gavlick.com.

GCR Group/GCR Eurodraw Srl Italy Hall 11 A66 GCR will display a dry drawing machine with 1200 mm diameter blocks for very large wire; a new cold-rolling line for LC indented steel wire; a descaler for HC wire; a double-twist cabler for steel ropes; a double-vertical spooler for take-up of indented or smooth wire with a semiautomatic spool changeover and an automatic wire cut; and a new range of wet drawing machines www.gcrgroup.com.

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Deflector Wheel Assemblies for Niehoff Coiler

Annealer Contact Tubes for Niehoff, Samp & DeAngelis

Ceramic and Tungsten Carbide Coated Sheaves for Non-Ferrous Wire Drawing

Niehoff-Endex 19” & 42” Coiler Capstan

Regrinding of Solid Ceramic Draw Rings and Stepcones Airwipe (Metal) Restoration and Coating

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Gimax Srl Italy Hall 10 B18 Gimax Srl will exhibit four machines that will be fully operational and can be easily demonstrated to any customers that may visit: The REV fully automatic respooler for small plastic spools (100 mm up to 200 mm

flange diameter) will be shown running with aluminum wire, likely with 200-mm-flange-diameter plastic spools at a speed of up to 60 spools per hour; the fully automatic respooler (model ROBOBINA) for larger spools (300-mm flange wire baskets or plastic spools), part of the ROBOBINA range offered for more than 20 years, which will soon see the 250th sale of this popular model; the INF-4 high-speed drum packer, the most compact and the fastest drum packer available on the market; and a POLIDIGITAL semiautomatic respooler, which exists in various versions that render it an extremely flexible machine. www.gimaxgroup.com.

GMP Slovakia sro Slovakia Hall 10 E66 GMP Slovakia is a world leader in the production of steel reels, drums and handling equipment. The range of products includes many different reels: one way reels, standard reels for bunchers, drawing and stranding, reinforced double flange reels for steel wire drawing processing, big drums for cable and rope process or for transport. GMP Slovakia also manufactures different

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take-apart reels for coil production, i.e. our patented Easykoil, which allows the operator to release automatically the flange below without any intervention, and also available in Plus version, to permit the use of the reel as a coil lifter. To handle all these items, GMP Slovakia supplies tilters, lifters and other ancillaries.

In the workshop GMP Slovakia also manufactures different pallets, racks, stands and many different products of metal carpentry. www.gmp-slovakia.com.

H&R ChemPharm U.K. Hall 17 A23

H&R ChemPharm, which offers water-blocking technology for telecom, fiber-optic, medium- and highvoltage power cables, joints and accessories, benefits from additional production capability in Australia, South Africa and Thailand, as well as from investment in a new cable compound production facility in Ningbo, China. The DussekCampbell brand will be used for all existing and new product developments for the cable industry, and includes BP cable compound brands such as Insojell, Dijell and Naptel petroleum jellies, Optifill and Rheogel thixotropic gels for filling and flooding, the T series of dielectric fluids for high voltage AC paper insulated cables, Napelec and ND impregnating compounds for MV DC cables, and T2015 for EHV DC paper insulated cables. Innovative new products include the H2000

range of hydrogen-absorbing gels for OPGW, OPPC and submarine fiber optic cables; Sahara products with particulate-free water-swelling coating technology that enable exciting new cable designs; and Tracer technology for rapid leak location in low-pressure, oil-filled HV cable networks. Developments include strand-blocking compounds for XLPE submarine cables, overhead conductor greases for corrosion protection and ETPR compounds for telephone cables. www.hur.com.

H. Folke Sandelin AB (HFSAB) Sweden Hall 10 C18

For more than 50 years, H. Folke Sandelin AB (HFSAB) has been a world leader in supplying continuous lead extrusion equipment and knowhow for trouble-free lead sheathing of cables that have a perfect moisture barrier. The company’s newest lead extruder is a horizontal, floor standing, easy to install and maintain, fully automatic design that is extremely reliable with a state-ofthe-art control system that enables continuous operation for weeks with little or no variation in temperatures and wall thickness/concentricity. The lead wall thickness can be kept to a minimum for corresponding savings.

Die blocks are available for diameter range of 6 mm to 225 mm (over lead), and melting pots for 10, 18, 35 and 60 metric-ton capacities. Its Cable Repair and Recovery System (CRRS) can remove individual layers (such as the outer jacket, lead sheath or triple-layer XLPE insulation) without damage to the below layer, enabling the outer layers to be re-applied and the cable repaired. If a cable must be scrapped, the price for metals in their “bright” form makes for a very short pay-back period. www.hfsab.com.

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experience and innovation Blachford is technology-driven. We understand customer needs and our robust R&D team creates solutions, such as our Low Dust Lubricants.

Blachford is a US company supplying the global wire industry with new technology products. Our customers represent 20 countries on 5 continents.

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Huestis Industrial U.S. Hall 9 F05/01 Huestis Industrial is a leading manufacturer of high quality machines and ancillary equipment for the wire &

mesh welding and jig welding equipment from its green line series, that provides power-optimized resistance welding to meet the increased demand for energy efficiency, while providing a very cost-effective process. Other equipment on display will be Clifford’s grating welder technology and a wide range of IDEAL butt welders for the wire and cable industry. www.ideal-werk.com, www.cliffeng.com. iiM AG Germany Hall 17 E19

cable industry. It will exhibit the company’s latest technology as well as standard models of Huestis Air Miser air wipes, and cable jacket strippers as well as ample literature of all of our machines and product lines. Booth personnel will be able to handle all requests and inquiries. www.huestis.com.

IDEAL-Werk & Clifford Welding Systems Germany Hall 11 H05/06

IDEAL-Werk of Lippstadt, together with Clifford Welding Systems of South Africa, will exhibit their welding technology at wire 2012. IDEAL is well known for the development and manufacture of wire mesh welding machines for various types of industrial mesh and fences, jig welders for wire and sheet metal articles, butt-welding machines for all branches of the wire and cable industry while Clifford specializes in equipment for reinforcing mesh, grating welders and offcoil mesh welding lines. IDEAL will exhibit

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pounds and ideas to the market.

More focus on CV end moisture curable compounds will be the goal for the forthcoming years. Inhol/PTL has an comprehensive range of special irradiation cross linkable compounds for the wire and cable industry to meet many international specifications. Concerning test equipment for the wire/cable and heat-shrink industry, Inhol will show its Hot Set Oven as well as the TVAB abrasion tester, which is so precise that it has set the standard for ISO 6722. More new equipment for testing and handling purposes will be introduced in 2012. www.inhol.com.

InnoVites B.V. The Netherlands Hall 11 C22

Besides the familiar products of VisioCablePro®, iiM AG presents the new software ProValue and the updated version of ProCable: ProCable 3. ProCable 3 now provides an interface to SQL and Access databases and a lot of new useful features and possibilities. The new software ProValue is an interface software module. It enables a connection between external devices such as elongation, adherence or resistance meters and the CAQ database of iiM AG. Furthermore ProValue includes the possibility to manually enter various information.www.iimag.de.

Inhol/PTL The Netherlands Hall 12 A15

With the slogan, “The future counts,” the Inhol/PTL team will continue to introduce new com-

InnoVites B.V., a software development company, will introduce a new module to optimally load bottle-neck resources in a cable factory. The module, available from InnoVites for Cable 2.10, is designed to reduce the set-up times for processes such as extrusion and armoring. Scheduling the production orders in the right sequence increases the output of these bottleneck resources and improves the bottom line of the company. InnoVites continuously enriches its software solutions with capabilities that create value for our customers. The Lean concepts are a guiding principle in the development of new functionalities. See p. 144 for more details. The new module is the latest offering from Innovites, which sells and develops InnoVites for Cable©, an ERP software for the wire and cable industry based on Microsoft Dynamics AX©. www.innovites.com KEIR Manufacturing, Inc. U.S. Hall 10 E76 KEIR Manufacturing is an American based manufacturer of high-purity 99.8% alumina ceramic guides,

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LAP GmbH Germany Hall 7 B13 For more than 20 years, LAP systems have been measuring dimensions of long and flat products in production lines. We manufacture laser-based systems for non-contact measurement of position, width, thickness, length, diameter, contour, shape and flatness for the entire productionchain, from continuous casting to the finished product. More than 200 LAP systems are successfully in use. www.lap-laser.com.

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the Frontiersman™ line of air wipes, and Composite Standard and BackBone™ Flyer Bows serving the global wire and cable industry. We

are dedicated to making products that enable manufacturing processes to run more efficiently and productively through the application of leading edge materials. Our solutions are focused on continuous process improvement, energy savings, and longer operating life. We are coexhibiting with our business partners Heinze & Streng from Germany and Kinrei of Japan. www.keirmfg.com.

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design and manufacture of machines for the ferrous and stainless steel wire industry. It is a reliable supplier of payoffs, mechanical descaling equipment, drawing machines and take-up units. More than a century of company wiredrawing experience is incorporated in the design of our machines and equipment. For the solid welding wire industry, we supply complete lines including payoffs, cleaning equipment, drawing machines, copper coating and takeups. For flux/metal cored wire, we supply strip rewind lines, strip pay offs, forming/filling/closing machines, drawing machines and take-ups. We also supply high-speed rewinding lines, including a new automatic precision layer and drum packer (No Twist Coiler) for both solid and tubular wire. For low/high carbon and stainless steel wire industry, we supply rotating and/or over head payoff systems, mechanical cleaning units (for carbon wire), drawing machines and take-ups.

Take-up systems range from down coilers with controlled filling systems to automatic spoolers. Lämneå Bruk also makes payoffs and take-up systems (live block and dead block) for heat and surface treatment of high and low carbon wires as well as stainless steel wires. Lämneå Bruk AB: A passion for service is always included. www.lamnea.se.

Leibinger GmbH Germany Hall 9 F55 Leibinger GmbH will display its new traverse system: the JETmotion.

This automated traverse system for the printer series JET2SE and JET3 was developed for applications where the printhead should be moved over the product. The company’s latest camera system, JETvisio, will appear as a “watch-dog” and check its partner. Vistors will see how well JETvisio collaborates with the well-proven industrial inkjet printer JET3. Also, information about the new software for Leibinger printers: JETedit3 and NiceLabel. www.leibinger-group.com.

Leoni AG Germany Hall 11 A40

Leoni AG is a global supplier of wires, optical fibers, cables and cable systems as well as related development services for applications in the automotive business and other industries. The company’s Histral® technology has become a whole group of products, such as high-strength Histral® Hxx alloys with different surface coating (Sn, Ag, Ni) and Histral® Rxx resistance

OM Lesmo/Eurodraw Energy Italy Hall 11 A28

Celebrating 50 years in 2012, OM Lesmo will display its new-genera-

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alloys. It will also display special products, such as miniature strands made from single 0.03 mm wires. www.leoni.com.

tion double twist DTO630 and a DTO800 with full electronic capability, designed for peak efficiency and elevated outputs. With its rotating machinery and wiredrawing machinery, visitors will discover the past 50 years of Lesmo developments in the wire and cable industry. OM Lesmo will have its technical sales and applications staff on hand to discuss the manufacturing solution that best fits your need. www.omlesmo.com.

Lukas Anlagenbau GmbH Germany Hall 12 B61 Lukas Anlagenbau GmbH, a specialist in spinning, taping, rewinding and drawing, is a global supplier of machinery for the wire and cable industry, located in Albersrieth (Factory 1) and Vohenstrauß (Factory 2), Germany/Bavaria. As a technology leader, the company is known for its high quality and high-

precision products. Both standard machinery and customized solutions are provided. It will display a vertical taping line with vertical in-line sintering oven suitable for nearly all available kinds of tapes, including PTFE, kapton, mica, polyester, fleece, laminated tapes, metal tapes, etc. The high speed and high-precision taping is enabled by a closed

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loop tape tension control and a very precise speed synchronization between the capstan and the taping heads. www.lukas-anlagenbau.de.

Macro Bars and Wires (India) Pvt. Ltd. India Hall 17 A19

imately four million reels yearly with manufacturing plants in Brazil, Spain and Bahrain. It has more than 20 warehouses worldwide and supplies high quality reels made of renewable pine, HT (Heat Treated) according to ISPM 15 and PECF certified (Spain and Bahrain) www.pefc.org.br. Madem covers all production steps, from the forest to the sawmill to the reel plant, using logistic solutions. Its monthly production is around 500 truckloads that supply more than 150 customers in more than 40 countries. Madem Group is ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 certified. www.mademreels.com.

Maillefer SA Switzerland Hall 10 D21

Macro Bars And Wires (India) Pvt. Ltd., a manufacturer of stainless steel wire (SSW) since 1978, exporter to more than 50 countries.

The company is ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 registered and has received the Highest Export Award from the government of India. It is known for superior quality and timely delivery as well as for being an environmentally conscious company with renewable energy utilization.

Macro Bars And Wires offers sizes from 0.10 mm to 24 mm diameter in AISI 200, 300, 400, Duplex series and in all finishes and packaging as per customer requirements. With state-of-the-art machinery from specialized companies in the world, they assure the top most quality at competitive prices.

Its website is in six languages, www.mbwindia.com.

Madem Group/Madem Reels Brazil/Spain/Bahrain Hall 12 E70

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and the technology for ultra-performance microcoax wires has become a reference. The latest MXC extruders feature a larger processing window due to third-generation axial air cooling with 50% more cooling capacity to process materials like EDPM and EPR that otherwise would need liquid-cooled machines.

This also helps to process temperature-sensitive materials like HFFR, as well as the use of new screw designs for higher outputs. The MXC developments are available on the company’s principal machines.

For XLPE insulated cables up to 500 kV, new technology and innovations will be presented for higher productivity, longer production runs and improved quality as well as superclean insulation material handling. www.mailleferextrusion.com Mathiasen Machinery, Inc. U.S. Hall 12 A22

Maillefer will present its portfolio of extrusion systems for energy cable, fiber optic cable, telecom cable and tube manufacturing systems. For energy applications, expect to see a series of continued improvements for the production of low-, medium-, high- and extra-high voltage cables.

Maillefer provides high-end manufacturing solutions for every stage of the fiber optic cable process.

Tight buffering, secondary coating, SZ stranding and jacketing lines are available for different cables, including FTTx cables with low fiber counts and short lengths. A compression caterpillar with tension feedback keeps accurate control of excess fiber length. For higher performance coax and LAN cables, Maillefer’s processing capabilities for RF and leakage cable can attain foaming degrees of up to 85% and its program for fluoropolymer LAN cables can now include large diameter wires used, for example, in the oil industry. The equipment supports the latest fluoropolymer compounds for both solid and foamed products,

Mathiasen Machinery Inc. (MMI) buys and sells used wire and cable machinery internationally, serving the domestic and international ferrous and nonferrous wire machinery markets. Machinery is purchased for inventory or it can be sold on an exclusive basis. MMI has interest in locating individual machines, complete lines or entire plants.

Consignments, warehousing, appraisals and liquidation services are also offered. MMI has buyers seeking all types of good quality used wire and cable machinery. The booth will display photos of a wide variety of second-hand machinery.

Customers are asked to bring their surplus machinery list and photos to the booth for on-site evaluation. www.mathiasen-machinery.com.

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Medek & Schörner Austria Hall 10 A56/1 Medek & Schörner has been a world market leader in cable marking machines and optical fiber processing lines for decades. As the only

company operating in this market segment, Medek & Schörner covers virtually the entire spectrum of machines for marking cables and coding optical fibers, in particular for power, telecom and data cables.

It will demonstrate high-quality

Gravure printers (LAN cables, control cables, etc.) for speeds up to 1200 m/min; a water-misting unit for pre-cooling of hot wire immediately after the extruder; embossing meter markers/hot-foil sequential meter markers for the highest length accuracy; high-performance ring markers for marking telephone wires, switchboard wires, automotive cables and LAN cables; a video system for real-time monitoring of fast-running cable printing machines; and a lasermarking system for cables. Medek & Schörner will also display opticalfiber coating systems for color coding up to 3000 m/min, ring marking, tight buffering up to 1300 m/min, fiber ribbon production with excellent ribbon planarity for speeds up to 1000 m/min and CFU production of compact fiber units. The company can serve other marking applications, such as copper wire insulation

with UV varnishes (enamelled wire) and dimension-sensitive precision, micro flexible flat cables (FFC) using UV resins. www.medek.at.

Meltech Engineering U.K. Hall 9 C73 Meltech Engineering has over 25 years experience of developing electric-powered furnaces, extrusion and automated winding and coiling equipment for the wire and cable industry.www.meltech.co.uk.

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Micro Products Company U.S. Hall 16 F84 Micro Products Company, a leading manufacturer of electric resistance welders since 1928, will be displaying selected Micro-Weld butt welders for welding stranded and solid steel, copper and aluminum

conductors. Over 50 models are offered for both ferrous and nonferrous applications for a wide range of wire diameters for continuous processing of wire, rod or cable. Also available are ceramic fusion welders that weld within ceramic sleeves for containment and perfect welds with-

Miltec UV U.S. Hall 9 F05/6 Miltec UV is a leading UV industry manufacturer of high-performance UV electrode (arc) and electrode-less (microwave) systems. These innovative systems can be used in the optical fiber industry. At wire 2012, it will introduce a faster curing, more efficient, high-powered UV curing system, the MPI-400, a 400 watt per

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Schlatter is known internationally as UIF leading manufacturer of resistance welding and wire weaving systems. Our machines are reliable and built to last using the latest technology.

Schlatter systems can be adapted to individual requirements due to their modular construction.

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out burrs on stranded conductors.

Micro Products, whose butt welders are in use in over 30 countries, has been increasing its global presence through its representatives in different countries, including China, India, Bangladesh, Middle East, Turkey, Western Europe, Africa, Mexico/South America, Brazil, Russia, etc. Total customer support is available worldwide. www.micro-weld.com

Steel reels from 12 in. to 49. in (305 to 1250 mm) to the highest quality and consistency will be showcased.

Metavan’s philosophy is to offer a specialized product mix of pressed steel reels using highly advanced machinery in order to offer only the highest quality reels and spools for stranding, bunching, and cabling.

Using automatic machinery, all reels are able to be produced to the strictest standards at valuable costs. All products are then powder coated in any RAL color. www.metavan.com.

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core wire for electrodes as well as products for the automotive, marine, petrochemical, food and paper industries. www.nevatiasteel.com.

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inch electrodeless UV curing system that it outperforms the market. See p. 144 for more details. Over the past 21 years, Miltec UV has developed comprehensive capabilities and a staff of technical experts to provide custom engineered turnkey arc and microwave technology UV systems for our customers, as well as consulting, training, technical support, and replacement parts for all UV systems on the market. www.miltec.com.

Nanjing Capatue Chemical Co. China Hall 17 E54/5 Nanjing Capatue Chemical Co., Ltd., is a SGS-UKAS ISO 9001-certified specialty chemical company supplying organo-functional silanes and relative chemical goods. Its innovative and value-added product line includes a silane coupling agent,

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formulated silane (so-called “silane cocktail”), dry silane and porous polyolefin carrier. They are widely used in wire and cable, particularly for silane crosslinking PE. It supplies vinyl silanes used as crosslinking agents, amino silanes used for HFFR (ATH, MGH) wire and cable, and formulated silane for a fully crosslinking system for either the Monosil one-step process or the Spherisil process manufacture of wire and cable that is equivalent to Silcat or Dynasylan SILFIN but at a lower cost. Also, XLPE for the Sioplas process (two-step technology, Part-A & Part B) used for wire and cable. We have many standard formulations and can tailor to a customer’s request. www.capatue.com.

Nevatia Steel & Alloys Pvt. Ltd. India Hall 11 D65 Nevatia Steel & Alloys was incorporated in 1988 to manufacture stainless steel wires for the international market.It makes wire products from 0.10 mm to 10.0 mm for demanding applications tha include round springs, screws, nails, sieves, wire mesh, fasteners, staples, wall ties, kitchenware, EPQ for baskets and trolleys, TIG & MIG filler wire, and

It is all about communication, and Nextrom equipment makes it possible. A premium supplier of manufacturing technology for optical fiber and fiber optic cables, Nextrom develops the advances that today’s telecommunication requires: glass preform technologies using MCVD, OVD and VAD systems, fiber draw towers and associated machinery for the global fiber market. Besides providing optical fiber equipment, Nextrom is a leading global supplier of fiber optic cable production lines. Its Austrian sister company, Rosendahl, is a leading global supplier of high-tech wire and cable manufacturing solutions. See its listing. Together, Nextrom and Rosendahl offer first-class products and turnkey solutions that combine leading edge know-how and state of the art technology in close cooperation with its customers and product suppliers. At wire Düsseldorf, they will present the latest advances and technology highlights, such as those in VAD technologies and high-speed proof testing as well as cable production lines for power and automotive industries. Well-trained, skillful staff will be ready to welcome you and answer all your questions. www.nextrom.com.

Niehoff GmbH Germany Hall 10 C18 Niehoff, a manufacturer of machinery for the wire and cable industry, will present equipment both at its booth as well as at an in-house exhibition at its plant in Schwabach, which will take place before, during and after the trade fair. Exhibits at wire 2012 will include: a multiwire

WIRE DÜSSELDORF drawing machine, model MMH 101, for 20 wires; a double-twist buncher, model D 1001; a rotary-braider, model BMV 124; a double-twist stranding line, model DSI 631; an SV 410 D type NPS double spooler; and an induction annealer, model RI 120 F. Exhibits at the Schwabach inhouse exhibition will include: a double-twist buncher, model D 1251; an induction annealer, model RI 420; a galvanic tin plating line, model WPT 400, with an in-line drawing machine, model M 81; HFSAB lead extruders; and Bühler Würz rolling mills. Niehoff’s models, equipped with AC motors, meet current safety regulations of the machinery directive RL 2006/42/EG, and benefit from the company’s continuous improvement efforts to maximize energy and material efficiency as well as performance. Customized solutions can be provided to meet specific user requirements, and all technology is supported by comprehensive technical assistance, reliable after-sales service and quality wear parts. Niehoff will be joined at its booth by its partner, HFSAB, a specialist in designing horizontal lead extruders and cable repair and recovering systems. www.niehoff.de, www.niehoff-usa.com.

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Otomec Srl Italy Hall 11 B-28 Otomec Srl, which supplies a full range of machinery for cleaning and plating of metal wire, strip and bar, will showcase the OTO FF Line, mod.1W MICROPLATER, a reel-to-

steel wire and nonferrous wire (PANLUBE L series). The company also offers full technical support for wire production process and development of customized products.

Recently, it has focused on lubricant carriers for drawing carbon steel

reel electroplating system for ferrous and nonferrous fine wires from 0.10 mm up to 1 mm, with a fully integrated electronic quality control system for production parameters: wire tension, thickness, temperature and the physical properties of chemicals and rinse water. The unit is very compact, easy to set up, is made from acid-resistant materials and can run at adjustable speeds from 60 to 300 mt/min, making it attractive for special wire and cable manufacturers. It can process copper, brass, steel, aluminum, copper clad and alloys to be plated with silver, tin, nickel and zinc in thicknesses to and exceeding 50 micron with concentric and uniform deposition. Also, the company’s machine range for electro-plating copper and aluminum wire for cable with nickel, tin and silver; and for electro-plating steel wire with zinc, copper and a new patented NiZ alloy with high performances to corrosion) as well as the OTO STRIP, a new concept for continuous plating of metal strip from 20 to 400 mm. www.otomec.it.

wire, stainless steel wire and cold forming operations (PANCOVER series); surface treatment technology with new fluxes for hot dip galvanizing, anticorrosive products and special wiping media (PANCHEM series); and especially on developing ecological products to meet new international regulations (BORAXFREE coatings and lubricants).

The engineering department also offers descaling machines, coating devices, a rotating die holder and die reconditioning equipment. www.panchemical.com.

Pan Chemicals SpA Italy Hall 9 B5 For 25 years Pan Chemicals has produced/supplied the wire industry with high-tech drawing lubricants, covering all applications. It offers different grades of calcium, sodium and combined dry lubricants (PANLUBE S series) and a full range of wet lubricants for low- and high-carbon wire, welding wire, stainless

Paramount Die Company U.S. Hall 10 D37

Paramount Die will exhibit a full line of wiredrawing dies and related equipment. Featured products include our TR series of carbide drawing inserts, our new “T” series inserts for PC wire, ParaLoc pressure and non-pressure holders, PCD dies, and ParaLoc accessories.

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Plasmait GmbH Austria Hall 10 A56

Plasmait, a supplier of heat and surface treatment solutions based on plasma technology for continuous and batch applications in to the ferrous (F) and nonferrous (NF) metals industry, supplies turn-key production lines, stand-alone machines or individual custom-made machines, designed for integration into the existing production lines. Systems that the company will display include: PlasmaANNEALER, a heat-treatment machine for F and NF wire, rod, tube, and strip; PlasmaPREPLATE, a plasma heat and surface treatment machine for surface cleaning, deoxidation and 90 | WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

surface activation of NF wire, tube or strip for plating applications both (hot dip and electroplating); PlasmaCLEANER, a plasma surface treatment machine for surface cleaning, degreasing or deoxidation of both F and NF wire, tube or strip; PlasmaGRAPH, a graphite degreasing graphite removal process, for tantalum/wolfram, molybdenum and other hot-drawn products such as high-speed steel; PlasmaDEGREASER, a surface treatment machine that removes oil and grease lubricants from wire surface; PlasmaDESCALER, a descaling process for steel galvanizing applications; and PlasmaPREPLATE, a tinning Line for PV ribbon production.

Stop by to see the wide range of applications and materials the technology can process for sectors from solar/photovoltaics and medical to electronics and welding/plating and more. www.plasmait.com.

PolyOne Corporation U.S. Hall 9 C56 PolyOne Corporation will feature its latest solutions and developments formulated to help wire and cable customers drive value and accelerate

their ability to compete on a global scale. PolyOne will showcase its latest range of innovative solutions for end-use markets such as: FTTX (fiber optics); railway; solar photovoltaics; oil, gas and petroleum; and consumer goods. PolyOne’s comprehensive portfolio, which includes numerous globally available options, include: color and additive concentrates; low-smoke and fume, zerohalogen compounds; halogen-free, flame-retardant TPE compounds; bio-based, halogen-free, flame-retardant TPU compounds; polypropylene compounds; and vinyl compounds. www.polyone.com.

Pourtier/Gauder Group France Hall 10 E38

Pourtier, a member of the Gauder Group, provides high quality stranders and cablers made in Europe with the highest standards in design and manufacturing for the production of all types of High Voltage (HV) and Extra-High Voltage (EHV) power cable, from overhead to insulated, AC type (using high quality Milliken conductor) or DC type (using large round compacted conductor or trapezoidal wires).

With up to 80 carriages sold per year, Pourtier will highlight its core business, exhibiting a rigid frame strander, 630 mm, flexible for all type of conductors (Al/Copper /Al alloy) and equipped with the equip-

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ment (for tension control, wire path and specific TZ head) to produce the latest generation of overhead conductors made of trapezoidal wires (ACCC™, ACSS-TW and ACSRTW) and shaped wires. Upgrading and services departments will highlight most recent developments to maintain and improve production capacity of existing machinery.www.gaudergroup.com.

Pressure Welding Machines, Ltd. (PWM) U.K. Hall 9 B41

per/aluminum. The versatile BM10 and BM30 models (workbench or trolley), produce strong, consistent welds on wire from 0.1 mm to 1.8 mm copper/aluminum. The M101 model, for wire from 1 mm to 3.6 mm copper, and 5 mm EC aluminum, has few component parts, and is easy to maintain. The popular M101 model can be bench-mounted or used with a trolley for easy wheeling to the work area. A pneumatic version, the P101, is also available. www.pwmltd.co.uk or (U.S.) www.amaralautomation.com.

QED Wire Lines Hall Canada Hall 12 A53 QED designs and provides state-ofthe-art multiple strand heat-treating, cleaning and coating lines. These include annealing, stress relieving, patenting, oil quenching and austenitizing. www.qedwire.com.

Queins Machines GmbH Germany Hall 9 B06 Queins, a German manufacturer of first-class machinery, will display a

PS Costruzioni Srl Italy Hall 11 B21

PWM will showcase its manual and energy-efficient powered cold-pressure welders, including its EP500 and P1000 rod welders for economical welding of large nonferrous rod sections up to 16 mm copper, and 20 mm aluminum. They are quiet, clean and easy to operate. PWM’s HP100 and HP200 energy-efficient, portable cold welders are powered by air/hydraulic intensifiers and equipped with solid steel welding heads for extra strength. The reliable trolley-mounted machines provide effortless welds on wire from 1 mm to 6.5 mm. PWM’s cold-welding equipment is made at its U.K. workshops. Dies are individually handmade in matched sets, in standard or custom sizes for round or profile wire as well as dies to weld two different wire sizes together. PWM’s manual cold welders include handheld machines, such as the M10, M25 and M30, ideal for repairing breaks in confined spaces, wire sizes from 0.1 mm to 1.8 mm for cop-

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PS Costruzioni will display and operate an automatic coiling line, model PS 470/16. Engineers can answer all questions about its functioning and output. Staff will also be prepared to talk about a new doubleautomatic spooling line, model PS 630/15 2B, which it describes as “a result of the tangible reminder of PS’s commitment to material-technology based innovation and product development.” See p. 145 for more details. The PS Costruzioni product line includes semi-automatic coiling/spooling lines; fully automatic coiling/ spooling lines; rewinding lines; and portal take-ups and payoff stands and horizontal and vertical accumulators. www.pscostruzioni.com

newly manufactured, heavy-duty rigid stranding cage for top- or side loading, for round or pre-twisted sector conductors as well as trapezoidal wires; a section of a highspeed skip strander for 1+6 bobbins 630 mm; various cradles for planetary stranders; a high-speed, steeltaping head for two pads 600 mm diameter; and pictures of delivered machines to the rope and cable industry. Queins key products include all kinds of high-speed stranding machines, machines for CTC conductors, payoffs/take-ups, taping heads, disc- and belt-type caterpillars (the picture shows a part of a vertical strander) as well as second-hand machines and equipment.

It can provide further information about manufactured lines for special applications, such as power transmission, steel rope applications, continuously transposed conductors, subsea cables, and other fields during the exhibition. www.quiens.com.

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ACIMAF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 A58 Amic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 H22 ACM A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 E40 AMPAC International Inc . . . . .16 H26 Acuity Products Limited . . . . . .11 G64 Anand Arc Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 G58 ADC Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 C02 Anbao Wire & Mesh Co . . . . . .16 K59 Adtech (Shenzhen) Tech . . .16 J60-02 Angeli Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 H32 Advaris GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 B22 Anhui Wire/Cable Mchry . .16 H44-06 AEI Compounds Ltd . . . . . . . . .11 D52 Anhui Herrman Mchry . . . .16 K44-09 AeroeL Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 B55 Anhui Hubin Mchry Ftry . . .17 E40-04 AESA SA AESA Cortaillod . . .10 B38 Anping Metal Products . . . .17 E48-01 AFH-Antriebstechnik GmbH . .11 A39 Anu Extrusions Pvt. Ltd . . . . . .15 D37 Agibi Srl . . . . .the . . . . .WJI .16 B19 Alloys Imphy . . . and . . . .12fasA47 or Progetti this feature, posedAperam questions to wire AGIR Technologies . . . . . . . . .10 G56 Aperam Alloys Rescal . . . . . . . .12 A47 The below list of exhibiotrs was protener equipment suppliers about the status of their Agro Steel Wire GmbH . . . . . . .16 H60 Ara Makina Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 E10 vided by wire Dusseldorf. For the latest information to the Shwo AGST Drahtto GmbH . . . . . .how .10 A32 ArcelorMittal Com bars/rods . .12 D51 fields, both refer in terms of what they have offer. . and they find the current conditions.

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Brüninghaus & Söhne . . . . . . . 12 C34 Bruker EST Hyd Extrusions . . .16 C83 Bruker-Spaleck GmbH . . . . . . .10 B66 Brune GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 H26 Bühler Würz GmbH . . . . . . . . .12 A26 Bültmann GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . .05 B21 BURK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 C60 burster GmbH & Co . . . . . . . . .11 E02 Buss AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 C48 Butler Engineering Ltd, T. . . . . .16 E16 BWE Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 F26 C.P.A. Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 D35 Caballé SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 G65 Caber Impianti SRL . . . . . . . . . .15 E38 Cable Tapes UK Ltd . . . . . . . . .11 E05 Câbleries Namuroises SA . . . . .16 B70 Camera di Commercio . . . . . . .10 C11 Camfart Mole Abrasive Srl . . . .16 A16 Candor Sweden A/B . . . . . . . . .10 B72 Caparo Wire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 F29 Carbex - Carburo Export SA . . .15 C45 Carbodies SRL . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 C30

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CPA Wire Tech GmbH . . . . . . .10 H18 CPM GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 E36 Crosspolimeri SpA . . . . . . . . . .12 E34 CSG Germany GmbH . . . . . . . .09 F60 CSM Met Ind & Eng Ltd Co . .16 A48 CTR Carbide Dies Ltd . . . . . . .15 D25 CTS - Compound Tech Svs . . .17 D08 CWI Consolidated Wire Ind . . .17 A15 D.H. Exports Pvt. Ltd . . . . . . . .17 B20 Dahmen & Co GmbH . . . . . . . .11 J28 Dalian Pro-Sun Metal Prd Co . .16 K45 Dalian Tongda Equipment . . . .16 K43 Daloo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 E38 Danieli SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 F01 Danyang Resistance Wire . .16 K48-09 Davis-Standard, LLC . . . . . . . .09 A21 Dayi Plastik San Ve Tic Ltd . . .10 B32 DCM Industries Inc . . . . . . .09 F09-02 De Angeli Prodotti Srl . . . . . . . .12 C75 Decalub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 E72 Dee Weldogen India Pvt. Ltd . .17 D66 Delisi Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 H24 Delta Tecnic SA . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 E67 DEM Costruzioni Srl . . . . . . . .11 H27 Demirci Makina San Tic . . . . .16 D60 Deuk-Young Co, Ltd . . . . . . . . .17 A44 Deutsche GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . .17 E20 Deutsche Mickel GmbH . . . . . .12 B36 Dexsen SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 E76 Dexten Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 D29 Deyang Bochuang Elec . . . .17 E66-02 Deyang Dedong Elec . . . . . .17 E54-04 Deyang Dongjiagang Ltd . . .16 K44-02

Deyang Hongguang Mchry . .16 J60-05 Deyang Jiechuang Mchry . .16 K44-03 Die Quip Corporation . . . . .09 D06-01 Diler Iron & Steel Ind/Trade . . .16 K65 Dimac Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 E46 Dirk Susk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 H42 Disa Industrie AG . . . . . . . . . . .09 B38 Domeks Makine Ltd . . . . . . . . .10 F72 Dominion GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . .12 D35 Dongguan Gemwell Mchr . .16 K48-07 Dongguan Xinmei Mold . . . 16 K60-02 Dongguan Zhangli Mch . . .16 H44-04 Dongqiang Co, Ltd, Jiangsu . . . .16 J67 Dongseo Auto Tech Co, Ltd . . .16 B28 Dorn GmbH, G + M . . . . . . . . .16 F04 Dorstener Drahtwerke GmbH . .11 J27 Dow Eletrical & Telecom . . . . .09 A38 Drahtseilwerk GmbH . . . . . . . .10 D62 Drahtwerk Altena GmbH . . . . .10 G55 Drahtwerk Elisental GmbH . . .12 C23 Drahtwerk Köln GmbH . . . . . . .11 E74 Drawing Tech, Inc (DTI) . . . . . .15 A45 Drumet Liny i Druty Sp. . . . . .16 D80 DSE Test Solutions A/S . . . . . . .09 F31 DSM Desotech B.V. . . . . . . . . .12 C61 DSR Wire Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . .16 A63 DTN AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 J27 Duferco La Louviere SA . . . . .12 B52 DuPont de Nemours Int’l Srl . . .17 E65 Durit Hartmetall GmbH . . . . . .09 C31 Dutch Vision Systems GmbH . . .16 J68 E. Ponziani SpA . . . . . . . . . . . .10 C62 East Hill Int’l Co, Ltd . . . . . . . .16 K79 Easydur Italiana . . . . . . . . . . . .10 E10 Ebner GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . .10 A40-06 Ecoform GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . .09 C69 Edelstahl Rosswag GmbH . . . .17 A65 Eder Engineering GmbH . . .10 A40-02 Effegidi International SpA . . . . .10 F65 Egyptian Co for Plastic Ind . . . .17 A66 Eisen/Eisendraht . . . . . . . . . . . .10 G55 EJP Maschinen GmbH . . . . . . .09 C21 Ekomor Sro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 A44 Elantas GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 A62 Elaskon Sachsen GmbH . . . . . .16 E63 EMA Indutec GmbH . . . . . . . . .15 D49 Emcocables SA . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 E47 EME Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 E50 Engelmann GmbH . . . . . . . . . . .10 D62

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Forplan AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 H42 Fort Wayne Wire Die, Inc . . . . .12 A52 Fortek GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 A52 Fortuna-Federn GmbH . . . . . . .16 D19 Foshan Huanyi Clad Metal . . .16 G75 Fox Wire Limited . . . . . . . . . . . .15 F29 Frank Sieber GmbH . . . . . . . . .15 F49 Frekans Makina San . . . . . . . . .09 B04 Frekans Makina San . . . . . . . . .16 H40 Frezpol Sp. z.o.o. . . . . . . . . . . . .17 A48 Fritz Finkernagel GmbH . . . . .12 A50 Frohn GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 D27 FSP - one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 A66 Fuchs Lubricants (UK) Plc . . . .16 G67 Fuhr GmbH & Co KG . . . . . . . .11 A54 Fukase & Company. Ltd . . . . . .11 D60 Fushi Copperweld Inc . . . . . . . .09 C55 Gabarro SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 D40 Gala Thermo Shrink Pvt Ltd . . .16 D64 Galdabini SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 A52 GARG INOX Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .09 A74 GarnTec GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 E51 GAUDER SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 E38 GCR Eurodraw SpA . . . . . . . . .11 A66 Gebauer & Griller GmbH . .10 A40-03 Gebr. Hezel GmbH & Co . . . .16 H63 Geca Tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 D76 Gefra GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 G26 GEM International Co, Ltd . . . .15 G43 GEM Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 C18 GEMA Europe s.r.o. . . . . . . . . .16 D28 GemmeCotti srl . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 B23 General Inspection, LLC . . . . . .15 F11 GEO GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 A34

George Jowitt & Sons Ltd . . . . .16 A40 Georgsmarienhütte GmbH . . . .12 C53 GER SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 F60 German Machine Trade Co . . .16 G59 Gersfelder GmbH . . . . . . . . . . .16 A08 Gimax Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 B18 Giovanni Anceschi Srl . . . . . . .15 D45 Global Steel Wire, SA . . . . . . . .12 A51 Global Wire SA . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 A56 Gloser Srl Mrktg & Tech . . . . .09 B75 GMM Güven Mühendislik . . . .16 F74 GMP Slovakia s.r.o. . . . . . . . . . .10 E66 Gössling, Dr. Ing. GmbH . . . . . .15 F53 Goizper S.coop. . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 D21 Golden Spot Industry Inc . . .11 C06-05 Golden Tch Wire & Cable .16 K60-04 Gongyi Hengxing Hrdwr . . 17 E40-02 Goodwin Machinery Ltd . . . . . .09 C34 Gotex SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 A26 GPP Chemnitz mbH . . . . . . . . .15 G12 Grote-Apparatebau GmbH . . . .11 H74 Gühring oHG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .06 A31 Guidetti Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 A79 Gunes Tel Cekme ve Transmisyon San. Tic. LtdSti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 A25 Guney Celik Hasir ve Demir . . 16 F64 Gurfil A.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 F22 Gutmann Aluminium GmbH . . .10 B62 GWI GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 F29 Gwo Lian Machinery Ind . . .11 C06-02 H & B Verpackungen GmbH . .12 B76 H. Folke Sandelin AB . . . . . . . .10 C18 H. Künne GmbH & Co KG . . .10 G55 H&R ChemPharm (UK) Ltd . . .17 A23

Heinrich Stamm GmbH . . . . . . .11 J44 Heinze & Streng GmbH . . . . . .10 E76 Helmut Steinfels GmbH . . . . . 15 D46 Hempel Wire Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . .11 D18 Henan HuaXing . . . . . . . . .16 K48-03 Henan Metals & Min Exp . . . .16 K53 Hendok Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 A15 Henrich GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 B31 Herkula Farbwerke SA . . . . . . .12 E22 Heroslam SAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 F29 Herzog GmbH & Co KG . . . . .09 B70 Hesse, Diedr. GmbH . . . . . . . .10 H26 High Voltage Test Syst SAS . . .11 C02 Highvolt GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 H30 Hilker & Partner GmbH . . . . . .15 E04 Hindustan Inox Ltd . . . . . . . . . .17 B53 Hipotronics Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 E74 Hivotec AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 C02 HMP GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 C65 vom Hofe Drahtwerke GmbH . .10 D62 Hofmann Ceramic GmbH . . . . .09 E48

Holifa Fröhling GmbH . . . . . . .11 C40 Holton Crest Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . .11 H39 Holzrichter GmbH, Peter . . . . .04 H41 Hormesa-Conticast . . . . . . . . . .12 D75 Hsiang Chuan Machinery . . . . C06-03 Huei Shang Industrial Co . . . . .16 D03 Huestis Industrial . . . . . . . . .09 F05-01 Hüttner GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 F43 Huntsman (Germany) GmbH . . 09 A07 HyoDong Machine Co, Ltd . . . .15 A03 ICE Wire Line Equipment . . . . .11 J05 I.LE.S. Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 E18 I. Penkert GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . .15 E07 IBA Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 E44 ICDAS Celik Enerji Tersane . .16 F63 Ideal-Werk GmbH + Co . . . . . .11 H05 IFP SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 H16 iiM AG meas + engineering . . .17 E19 Ilke Çelik Metal Sanayi A.S. . .16 D79 Imanpack Pckg & Eco Sol . . . .15 G41 imess GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 F24

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HTC Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 C75 Håmex AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 F75 Haefely Test AG . . . . . . . . . . . .12 E74 Häfner & Krullmann GmbH . . 09 A25 vom Hagen & Funke GmbH . . .10 E40 Hagener Feinstahl GmbH . . . . . .11 J44 Hambi GmbH & Co KG . . . . . .16 G16 Handuk Ultrasonic Co, Ltd . . . .17 A69 Hangzhou Harbor Tech . . . .16 H48-05 Hangzhou Juli Insulation Co . . .16 F09 Hanil Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . .11 D60 Hanwha Chemical Corp. . . . . . .17 C47 Hanyu Cable Materials Co . . . .16 H67 Harditalia SRL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 E77 HAriton Machinery Co Inc . . . .15 B26 Has Celik ve Halat San Tic . . . .16 A43 Hascelik San Ve Tic A.S. . . . . . .17 C03 Hatebur AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 F03 Hefei Hening Co, Ltd . . . . .16 K44-06 Hefei Smarter Tech Co, Ltd . . .11 D08 Heinrich Geissler GmbH . . . . . .12 C53

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IML Labels & Systems Ltd . . . .17 C48 IMS Costruzioni Srl . . . . . . . . . .16 F28 India Steel Works LTD . . . . . . .17 C31 INDORE Composite Pvt . . . . . .16 J80 Induflex NV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 B76 Indutherm GmbH . . . . . . . . . . .16 G63 info-Gel/a Stewart div . . . . . . .16 H79 Ingramatic SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 D30 Ingwenya Reinf Wire Prdcts . . .17 A15 Inhol BV - PTL . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 A15 InnoVites Cable ERP Sftwr . . . .11 C22 Inosym Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 D58 Institute of Spring Tech . . . . . . .16 A28 Inter Business Net 17 . . . . . . . . . .E08 Int’l Machtronic Co Ltd . . . .16 F44-03 Int’l Wire & Mchry Assoc . . . .11 D26 Invernizzi Presse . . . . . . . . . . . .15 G54 Invimec Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 C76 IQAP Masterbatch Group . . . . .16 B73

Iran Technic Mchry Inds . . . . . .16 H80 Isabellenhütte GmbH . . . . . . . .12 E05 Isend SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .06 H31 ISIS SAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 C67 IT Engineering GmbH . . . . . . . .10 F22 ITA SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 D62 ITAL SrL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 A22 Itaya Europe GmbH . . . . . . . . .16 A39 Itco Industries Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .09 E55 Itec Co, Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 J60-06 Ito-Sin (Deyang) Co, Ltd . . . . .11 D22 ITW Pckg Sys Group GmbH . . 09 F25 IVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 F48 IWCEA France . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 A05 IWCEA International Wire and Cable Exhibitors Association . . . . . . . .11 A05 IWE GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 E22 IWG High Perf Conductors . . . .09 A73 J. Adolf Bäuerle GmbH . . . . . .12 C53

j-fiber GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 D57 Jacques Allemann SA . . . . . . . .12 E53 Jankowski GmbH & Co KG . . .15 C42 JCC Incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . .15 B16 Jern Yao Enterprises Co, Ltd . . .15 A25 Jian Hwa Enterprise Co, Ltd . . .15 A15 Jiangsu Wire & Cable . . . . . .16 K44/8 Jiangsu Handling Mchry . . .16 K44-01 Jiangsu Hongtai SS Wire . .16 K42-02 Jiangsu Jubilant Imp/Exp . .16 K48-02 Jiangsu Qunye Elctrl Co . . . . . .11 E11 JiangSu Xinda Science . . . . . . .16 F70 Jiangyin Hengfeng St Rope . . . 16 A50 Jiangyin Kangrui SS Prd Co . . .16 H30 Jiangyin Ninesky Tech Co . . . . .16 B44 Jiangyin Walsin Spc Alloy . . . . 16 K63 Jiashan Winsun Ind Co . . . . .17 E40-06 Jiaxing Tition Elect Wire . .16 K48-08 Jin Yang Technology Co . . . . . .16 K49

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Kaigo Co, Ltd . . . . . . . .11 C06-01/05/ 15 A18/H48, 16 F44-01/06 Kalpena Industries Limited . . . .12 B44 Kamatech Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 B03 Kamman Group . . . . . . . . . . . .16 K35 Kar-el Demir Tel San . . . . . . . .17 A36 KATEC GmbH + Co . . . . . . . .16 H26 KBA-Metronic GmbH . . . . . . .16 K19 KCEI International . . . . . . . . . .15 G48 KEI Industries Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .11 C54 Keir Manufacturing, Inc . . . . . .10 E76 Keller GmbH + Co KG . . . . . . .16 A64 KFM Müller GmbH . . . . . . . . .09 A20 KGHM Polska Miedz SA . . . . .12 B37 KHK Scaff & Formwork . . . . . .17 B25 Kieselstein GmbH . . . . . . . . . . .10 E17 Kingwin Precision Co, Ltd . . . .15 D54 Kinrei Machinery Co, Ltd . . . . .10 E76 Kistner Anlagenbau GmbH . . . .10 A76

Kiswire Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 B26 Kiveton Park Steel Ltd . . . . . . .11 G21 Klawe GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 A48 Knight SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 E47 Koch GmbH & Co KG, Ernst . .10 F22 Körner GmbH -Wire/Zinc . . . . .09 C14 Kolon Industries, Inc . . . . . . . . .17 E13 Konfu Enterprise Co, Ltd . . . . .15 H48 Kordt GmbH, TVT . . . . . . . . . .09 C14 KOS Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 B26 Kovohuty, A.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 E35 KRB Machinery Company . . . .16 G27 Krenn Albert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 G66 Krollmann GmbH . . . . . . . . . . .12 B16 Kühne + Vogel GmbH . . . . . . . .10 C75 Kun Shan Greatloy Co, Ltd . . .15 G32 Kurre GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 C47 Kuwait Petroleum Int. Lub . . . .11 D25 Kyoeisha Chemical Co, Ltd . . .17 A69

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Jinyang Machinery Co, Ltd . . .16 D73 JLC Electromet PVT Ltd . . . . .16 G29 JOC International Ltd . . . . . .17 E40-05 Joly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 A38 Josef Hölscher GmbH . . . . . . .12 E51 Jouhsen-bündgens GmbH . . . . .11 G61 JSC Kamensk-Uralsky . . . . . . .16 K05 JSC Petroplasma . . . . . . . . . . . .16 A84 JSC Severstal-metiz . . . . . . . . . .12 E36 JSC/VNIIKP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 A65 JUAN Corporation Ltd . . . . . . .16 E83 Jun-En Enterprise Corp. . . . .11 C06-01 Juwelier Betzler . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 A43 Jyoti Steel Industries . . . . . . . . .17 B47 Kabeltrommel GmbH & Co . . .12 A23 Kabmak Mühendislik San . . . . .16 D44 Kämpfer GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . .10 A55 Kämpfer Würz GmbH . . . . . . . .12 A34

WIRE DÜSSELDORF Lämnea Bruk AB . . . . . . . . . . . .09 A06 Lamifil nv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 A43 Laminage de Precision Int’l . . .10 B66 Landgraf Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 B66 Langfang Supower . . . . . . .17 E54-05 Lantor B.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 H55 LAP GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .07A B13 LAW-NDT GmbH . . . . . . . . . . .15 E29 Laxcon Steels Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .17 D16 Lazpiur SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 F04 Lear Engineering Corp . . . . . . .16 C84 Lech-Stahl GmbH & Co KG . . .12 C35 Lech-Stahlwerke GmbH . . . . . .12 C35 Leggett & Platt Wire Grp . . .09 F13-02 Leibinger GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . .09 F55 Leicatex Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 B76 Leimbach GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . .11 B34 Lennerts & Partner GmbH . . . .16 H20 Lenzen GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 E09 Lenzing Plastics GmbH . . . .10 A40-04 Leoni Draht GmbH . . . . . . . . . .11 A40 OM Lesmo Spa/Eurodraw . . . . .11 A28 LG Chem Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 D36 Liaoning Wanrong Co . . . . .16 K60-03 Lindemann KG, Robert . . . . . . .10 E27 Lindemann & Störmer Co . . . .12 B23 Lishui TSingshan Prec Wire . .16 G05 Locton Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 F17 Lötters GmbH & Co KG . . . . . .10 A75 LOI Thermprocess GmbH . . . . .10 A61 Longcombe Labels Ltd . . . . . . .11 D06 LongVision (Shanghai) . . . . . .16 H39

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Loomis International Ltd . . . . . .15 E34 Lubrimetal SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 G62 Lucchini SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 C37 Lüling GmbH & Co KG. . . . . .11 H44 LUKAS Anlagenbau GmbH . . .12 B61 Luma Metall AB . . . . . . . . . . . .12 B77 Lumpi Berndorf GmbH . . . .10 A56-08 M.D.M. Srl Special Tools . . . . .15 D26 M + E Macchine + Eng Srl . . . .10 H43 M.E.P. SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 K20 M & M Industries Co, Ltd . . . .11 G26 Macchine Speciali SrL . . . . . . .09 B47 Macro Bars + Wires (India) . . .17 A19 Madem SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 E70 MAG AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 A56-06 Magnetic Analysis Corp. . . . . . .06 F19 Magnetic SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 A29 Maillefer SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 D21 Mair Research SpA . . . . . . . . . .06 A40 Mali GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 A40-07 Manassero & C. Srl . . . . . . . . . .15 E35 Manentimacchine Srl . . . . . . . .16 D03 Manfisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 H65 Mario di Maio SpA . . . . . . . . . .11 C57 Mario Frigerio SpA . . . . . . . . . .11 J65 Marldon Group Ltd . . . . . . . . . .09 E34 Mathiasen Machinery, Inc . . . . .12 A22 Mayes & Warwick Ltd . . . . . . .15 D29 Mazzoleni Trafilerie SpA . . . . .10 C62 MBK Maschinenbau GmbH . . .16 G19 MBZT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 F76 Mcc Vic Trading CC . . . . . . . . .17 A15

MDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 J27 MEA Maschinen GmbH . . . . . .15 E38 Mechel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 E32 Mectron Inspection Systems . . .15 A45 Medek & Schörner GmbH . .10 A56-01 Medya Analiz Yayin Grubu . . .16 F05 Mega Metal San. ve Tic. Ltd . . .10 A72 Meisenbach GmbH Verlag . . . .09 C01 Mekosan Elektrik Elektronik . .16 G40 Meltech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 C73 Mema-Maschinenbau GmbH . .12 A17 Menam Stainless Wire Co . . . . .11 F21 Menn GmbH & Co, E. W. . . . . .15 E42 Messe Düesseldorf India . .16 C65/C66 Messe Düsseldorf North America . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 D06-01/09 F21-02/15 F54 Metal Flex Co, Ltd . . . . . . . . . .17 E03 Metal Forming Systems, Inc . . .15 B22 Metal Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 B69 Metalle Schmidt GmbH . . . . . . .17 E10 Metallurgica SpA Steelgroup . .11 D62 Metalube Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 G25 Metavan Reels NV . . . . . . . . . .11 B43 MGS Manufacturing, Inc . . . . D14-07 Micro Products Company . . . . .16 F84 Microdia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 D27 Micron Machine Co . . . . . . . . .09 A63 Microstudio SAS. . . . . . . . . . . .16 D20 MiGro GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 C66 Mikrotek Machines Ltd . . . . . . .11 E06 Miltec UV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 F05-06 Mixer SPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 C66 mobac GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 D18 möller-tools GmbH . . . . . . . . . .15 E07 Montanstahl SA . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 C04 Montanwerke Brixlegg AG . . . .12 E35 Moravia Steel a,s. . . . . . . . . . . .12 D67 Moravia Steel GmbH . . . . . . . .12 D67 MPI Machines Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .11 J01 MPK Special Tools GmbH . . . .15 B07 Müller & Co OHG . . . . . . . . . . .12 E51 Mukand Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 A04 MVO GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 C53 MWO GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 E27 Naber & Wissmann GmbH . . . .10 F46 Nakashimada Engr Works . . . . .15 E41 Nanjing Capatue Chem . . . .17 E54-07 Nano-Diamond America, Inc . .11 C24 National Machinery LLC . . . . .15 A45

WIRE DÜSSELDORF Nedschroef Machinery . . . . . . .15 H04 Neptco Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 E41 Neumann GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . .09 E56 Nevatia Steel & Alloys Pvt . . .11 D65 New Spool Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 A73 Newtech Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 B75 Nexans Deutschland GmbH . . .09 B42 Nextrom Oy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 A60 Niagara Composites Int’l . . . . .09 B37 NiehofF GmbH & Co . . . . .KG10 C18

Ningbo Kaite Machry Co . .16 H48-07 Ningbo Powerway Alloy Co . . .16 K68 Ningbo Sijin Machry Co . . .17 E40-01 Nippon Seisen Co, Ltd . . . . . . .16 K16 Nissin/NHV America . . . . . . . .09 B17 Niwar GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 E78 NNDI bv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 A32 Nordic Woodfibre A/S . . . . . . . .12 A55 Notz Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 E53 NOVA Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 A69

Novacciai SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 J25 Novametal do Brasil LTDA . . . .11 J25 Novametal SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 J25 Nowofol GmbH & Co KG . . . .12 C56 NPA Skawina SA . . . . . . . . . . .17 A58 NPP LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 K09 Nucoil Industries Co, Ltd . . . . .16 G20 Numalliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 A17 Nuova Sima Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 D54 Nuova Tecno Tau SrL . . . . . . . .10 C03 Nyrosten GmbH + Co . . . . . . . .09 A59 OM Lesmo/Eurodraw Energy . .11 A28 OMA Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 A39 OML SrL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 A35 OMR Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 H76 OMSA Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 B21 ORI Martin SpA . . . . . . . . . . . .12 B66 OCN SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 E17 ODS Software GmbH . . . . . . . .16 H06 Olly's International LLC . . . . . .16 A68 Omas Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 C05 OMCG Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 D05 OMD SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 E18

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Plasmait GmbH . . . . . . . . . .10 A56-10 Plasticolor Woywod GmbH . . . .09 A42 Platestahl GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 J57 Pleuger GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 A43 Polifibra 2011 SpA . . . . . . . . . .11 A65 Polifibra Folien GmbH . . . . . . .11 A65 PolyOne Luxembourg Sarl . . . .09 C56 Polyplast Müller GmbH . . . . . . .10 F71 Polyprofils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 D50 Polystal Composites GmbH . . .11 H33 Post GmbH, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 D70 Pourtier SAs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 E38 Prasum Metals Pvt. Ltd . . . . . . .16 J63 Pratech Mühendislik San . . . . .09 C41 Pratik Wire & Cables Mach . . .16 C69 Pratto SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 B17 Prebena GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 E11 Precision Fasteners LLC . . . . . .16 J64 Pressure Welding Machines . . .09 B41 Profiroll Technologies GmbH . .15 G35 Progress Maschinen AG . . . . . .11 B74 Promills Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 G04 Promostar Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 H10 Propagroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 E16 Proteco SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 F74 Proton Products Europe NV . . .11 D77 Provex Consorzio Exp/Imp . . . .12 D60 Prüftechnik NDT GmbH . . . . . .06 G09 PS Costruzioni Srl . . . . . . . . . . .10 B21 PTG Hi-Life Tools . . . . . . . . . .15 H14 Push-Up Thread Dies Pvt . . . . .15 F38 PWT Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 E36 PX Précimet SA . . . . . . . . . . . .17 B61 Pyromaitre Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 A05

QED Wire Lines Inc . . . . . . . . .12 A53 Queins Machines GmbH . . . . . .09 B06 R. Lisciani Trafilerie Srl . . . . . .11 C74 R.T.P. Paganoni Srl . . . . . . . . . .11 B32 Raajratna Metal Ind Ltd . . . . . .12 D35 RAD-CON Inc . . . . . . . . . . .09 D06-03 Radyne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 E47 Rapid Coat Division . . . . . . . . .16 D70 Ratnesh Metal Industries . . . . .17 D04 Rautomead Limited . . . . . . . . . .10 E56 Ravni Technologies . . . . . . . . . .10 A10 Reber Systematic GmbH . . . .10 H62 Redex SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 A26 Redies Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 B25 Redimo GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 C26 Reelex Packaging Solutions . . .09 F06 Refractron Tech Corp. . . . . .09 F09-04 Regg Inspection Srl . . . . . . . . . .15 C57 Reliable Wires & Eng Pvt . . . . .16 D66 Remer SrL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 C58 Repsol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 D53 Rex Maquinas e Equip Ltda . . .15 F45 RG Attachments Ltd . . . . . . . . .11 C26 RichardsApex, Inc . . . . . . . .09 F21-02 Ridgway Machines Ltd . . . . . . .10 G46 Rigon Instruments . . . . . . . . . . .09 F74 Rimjhim Ispat Ltd . . . . . . . . . . .12 E16 Ringspann GmbH . . . . . . . . . . .11 C21 Rio Tinto Alcan . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 A16 Rizzardi Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 J40 RK Umformtechnik GmbH . . .12 A77 RLS Tooling Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . .15 C57 RMM Metallhandel GmbH . . . .12 E23 Roba metals B.V. . . . . . . . . . . . .17 B31 Roblon A/S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 F41 Rockford Mfg Group, Inc . . . .15 E41 Rodacciai SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 E37 Roeslau Wire GmbH & Co . . .10 G55 Rohmann GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . .16 F03 Rolling Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 F25 Rollwalztechnik GmbH . . . . . . .15 C49 Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH . .09 A60 Roteq Machinery Inc . . . . . . . . .09 B02 Royle Systems Group . . . . .09 D14-06 RSD Technik GmbH . . . . . . . . .10 H72 RSK GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 C42 RTM Products, Inc . . . . . . . . . . .15 F29 RUD GmbH & Co KG . . . . . . .15 D57 Rudolf Grauer AG . . . . . . . . . . .10 F40

Sarkuysan Elektrolitik Bakir . . 10 H75 Sarmakina Sanayi ve Ticaret . .10 H71 Sarvasv Mach & Eqt Pvt . . . . . .16 C64 SAS Eng and Planning Srl . . . .09 E60 SAS Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 B27 SASA - TRÉFIL ALU . . . . . . .11 D33 Saspi Talleres SA . . . . . . . . . . .15 G42 SB2C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 E69 Scapa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 D75 Scaw South Africa . . . . . . . . . . .17 A15 Schleiftechnik GmbH . . . . . . . .16 F20 Schlatter Industries AG . . . . . . .11 A06 Schlicht GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 A35 Schmelzmetall GmbH . . . . . . . .11 G51 Schmidt & Co GmbH, Hans . . .09 B22 Schmidt GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 A83 Schmolz+Bickenbach GmbH . .17 E20 Schnell SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 G44 Scholz GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 J32 Scholz-Edelstahl GmbH . . . . . .12 A04

Schwer + Kopka GmbH . . . . . .15 H03 Scleros SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 E77 Scorta Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 D45 SeAH Metal Co, Ltd . . . . . . . . .11 D53 Sebald & Co GmbH . . . . . . . . .16 A19 Sebir SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 C38 SEI Sistemi SRL . . . . . . . . . . . .11 B66 Seny Laminadoras . . . . . . . . . .15 A29 Sertek Serra Global Tech SL . . .16 C79 Setic SAs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 E38 SFOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 A58 Shaanxi Metalong Ind Co . .16 K60-01 Shah Fabricators Pvt Ltd . . . . . .16 C63 Shanghai Bao Zhang GmbH . . .12 C36 Shanghai Bao Zhang Ind Co . . .12 C36 Shanghai Hold Mach Market Co, Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 F11/16 H48-01 Shanghai Huayi Wire Die . .17 E48-02 Shanghai Kechen Machinery . . .11 E31 Shanghai Nanhui Cable . . . .16 K44-07

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Rudolf Grauer AG . . . . . . . . . . .10 F40 Rudolf Rafflenbeul GmbH . . . .12 E12 S.M.A.R.T. Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 H25 S.O.F.I.M.A Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 B74 S+P Samson GmbH . . . . . . . . .12 C71 S.P.T. GmbH & Co KG . . . . . .16 A04 Saarstahl AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 B04 Sachsenröder GmbH . . . . . . . . .10 F56 Sacma Limbiate SpA . . . . . . . .15 D30 Sadev Inox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 E30 Safco Systems Srl . . . . . . . . . . .12 E52 Safed Suisse SA . . . . . . . . . . . .15 D49 Saint-Gobain GmbH . . . . . . . . .16 E40 Sakamura Machine Co Ltd . . . .15 C26 SAMP SpA/SAMPSISTEMI . .09 C74 San Shing Fastech Corp. . . . . . .15 H46 San Yung Electric Heat Mch . .15 A18 Sandvik Hard Materials . . . . . . .16 B43 Sandvik Heating Tech Prd . . . . .11 E32 Sandvik Wire Products . . . . . . .11 G31

WIRE DĂ&#x153;SSELDORF Shanghai Seti Ent Int'l Co . .16 H44-01 Shanghai Shenchen . . . . . . .16 H48-02 Shanghai Wangxun . . . . . . . . . .17 B23 Shanghai Xudong . . . . . . . .16 H48-03 Shanghai Yajue Mach . . . . .17 E48-06 Shanxi Tianxiang Mach . . .16 H48-04 Shaoxing Kaicheng Mica . .16 H44-05

Sheng Chyean Enterprise Co . . .16 E23 Shenyang Jinggong Co Ltd . . . .12 C04 Shenyang Tianrong Co, Ltd . . . .11 J73 Shenzhou City Hongli . . . . .17 E48-05 Shijiazhuang Kingway Co . .16 K60-06 Shikaree SS Seisen Co . . . . .16 K48-01 Shinko Machinery Co . . . . . . . .16 A03

Siapi Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 A25 Sicme Italia Impianti Srl . . . . . .09 B14 Sictra/Cortinovis Mach SpA . . .11 G43 Sidasa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 E66 Siebe Engineering GmbH . . . . .10 D22 Sieber Form Solutions GmbH . .15 G25 SIF MDC SAs. . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 C76 Sikora AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 A41 Silon s.r.o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 D62 Simco Spring Mach Co . . . . . . .16 A11 SIMPACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 F13-03 Simplex Rapid Srl . . . . . . . . . . .16 D16 simufact engineering gmbh . . . .15 E12 Sinoleader Ind Group Co . . . . .16 K69 Sinosteel Zhengzhou . . . . . .17 E66-01 SIRIO Wire Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 H43 Sjogren Industries Inc . . . . . . . .11 C34 Skako Vibration A/S . . . . . . . . .15 G04 Skaltek AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 D74 SKET GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 G44 Smeets n.v./SA . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 G72 SMF A.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 F08

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SMF Tools B.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 H14 Sneham International . . . . . . . . .16 B79 SNTN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 J61 Société Tun de Trefilage . . . . . .16 E30 Solvay Solexis SpA . . . . . . . . .12 B53 Sonoco Plastics Germany . . . . .11 J70 South African Wire Ass’n . . . .17 A15 Southwire Co SCR® Tech . .09 F13-01 Spirka GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 B31 Spring Tooling Ltd . . . . . . . . . .16 D24 Springwire Sweden AB . . . . . . .12 A36 Sprint Metal GmbH . . . . . . . . . .17 E20 SPX Precision Comp . . . . . .09 F09-01 Stadthafen Lünen GmbH . . . . . .12 A59 Stahl Judenburg GmbH . . . . . . .12 C53 Stahl- und Drahtwerk GmbH . .10 G55 Stahlrump GmbH & Co KG . . .11 A77 Stahlveredelung GmbH . . . . . . .12 C35 Stahlwerk GmbH . . . . . . . . . . .12 C35 Staku GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 A12 Stalkanat-Silur . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 E79 Stampo Enterprises Co, Ltd . . .15 H41 Steeger GmbH & Co KG . . . . . 09 B19 Steelcom Fittings SRL . . . . . . .12 B13 Steeltec AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 E20 Stefan Hertweck GmbH . . . . . .15 D41 Steffens Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 F21 Steintex Walter vom Stein . . . .09 C38 Steuler Anlagenbau GmbH . . . .09 E26 Stilma SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 B69 Stolberger GmbH . . . . . . . . . . .11 G44 Streicher GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . .15 A04 Studer SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 E53 Subec AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 B73 Sudhir Enterprise . . . . . . . . . . . .09 E51 Suhil Co, Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 D29 Sung Won Eng . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 B50 Sungmin Instrument . . . . . . . . .16 H28 Supermac Ind (India) Ltd . . . . .11 G05 Supertek GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 C63 Supreme Superabrasives Co . . .16 A36 Suzhou Listrong Mech . . . .16 K42-04 Suzhou Zhihong Co, Ltd . . . . . .16 G74 Suzuki Garphyttan AB . . . . . . .12 D04 Svensson Packaging AB . . . . . .11 H73 Swaraj Technocrafts Pvt . . . . . .16 G64 Sweco Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 F73 Swiss Steel AG . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 E20 Swissmetal GmbH . . . . . . . . . . .17 C43

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Syscom Advanced Materials . . .17 E07 T&T Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . .17 C-66 T.M.I. Srl Trafileria Ferro . . . .11 C61 Taiwan Asahi Diamond . . . .16 F44-01 Tajima GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 H11 Talleres Margalez, S. A. . . . . . .11 B44 Talurit Sahm GmbH . . . . . . . . .16 A60 Tartak Zebowo Sp J . . . . . . . . . .17 C53 Tata Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 B51 Taymer International Inc . . . . . D06-04 TDV SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 J25 Technodiament Ltd . . . . . . . . . .10 H69 Technokabel SA . . . . . . . . . . . .10 H69 Tecna SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 D54 Tecniche Nuove SpA . . . . . . . . .11 B58 Tecno Impianti Srl . . . . . . . . . . .15 D03 Tecnofil SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 C57 Tecnofil SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 E45 Tecnopress SrL . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 D17 Tecnovo SrL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 A62 Teijin Aramid B.V. . . . . . . . . . .09 C37 Teknor Apex Company . . . . .09 F05-03 Tekstilna tovarna Okroglica . . .12 B22 Temsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 A36 Tensometric GmbH . . . . . . . . . .09 F47 Tensor Machinery Ltd . . . . . . . .09 F37 Tepe Kimya San Tic . . . . . . . . .17 B45 Teracom Limited . . . . . . . . . . . .16 K64 Teudeloff GmbH & Co KG . . .15 D29 Teurema/Eurolls Group . . . . . .11 G33 Teutenberg GmbH & Co . . . . .12 B67 Texera SRL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 A54

Schleiftechnik GmbH . . . . . . . .16 F20 Thermcraft, Inc . . . . . . . . . . .09 F21-02 Threesixty Extrusion Tech . . . .09 B68 ThyssenKrupp VDM GmbH . . .12 A70 Tiac srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 A12 Tianchang Tianyi Dies Co . .17 E54-06 Tianjin Huayuan Times . . . . . .16 F80 Tianjin Mei Jia Hua Trade . . . .16 E81 Tianjin Zhaohong Co, Ltd . .16 K48-04 Tianjin Zhiyan Imp/Exp . . .17 E48-07 Tianjinshi Chunyuan Co . . .16 K48-05 Ticho Industries Ltd . . . . . . . . .15 A35 Tiendat SS Group . . . . . . . . . . .17 B31 Tillos Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 J15 TIM Trefilados Inoxidables . . . .11 J25 TKO Kalip Sanayi Ticaret . . . .15 F36 Tonglu Xingguan Cable Eqt. . . .16 J60 Tooling International Limited . .15 D29 Trafco Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 D66 Trafileria SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 A20 Trafileria Colombo Srl . . . . . . .17 A53 Trafileria Lariana SPA . . . . . . . .12 B14 Trafileria Lecchese srl . . . . . . . .16 H16 Trafilerie Brambilla SpA . . . . . .11 B33 Trafilerie Manzoni Srl . . . . . . . .16 H16 Trafilerie San Paolo Srl . . . . . . .11 C53 Trafilix SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 A03 Trafilspec ITS Srl . . . . . . . . . . .11 H78 Trafilsteel SRL . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 C26 trakus-feindraht GmbH . . . . . . .11 J28 Tramev Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 B54 Transco GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 H11

Unigel (U.K.) Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . .11 J26 UniRomSider Romanian Steel Producers Union . . . . . . . . . . . .17 A61 Unison Technical Co, Ltd . . . . .12 A27 Unitek GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . .10 A56-11 Universal Punch Corp. . . . . . . .15 B12 Upcast Oy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 C06 US Synthetic Wire Die . . . .09 D14-02 Usakligil Ins.Tel Orme Cit . . . .11 H01 UTA Auto Industrial Co, Ltd . .15 G45 Uygar Makina San. Ve Tic . . . .16 B59 V+S GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 B48 Vacuumschmelze GmbH . . . . .16 A49 Valbruna SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 B13 Van-Dies di Vanossi & C. . . . . .10 G68 Van Merksteijn Int’l BV . . . . . .12 A71 Vapormatt Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 G36 Varo Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 C42 Varzene Metal San Tic Ltd . . . .17 A40 Vaspo Vamberk sro . . . . . . . . . .12 C66 VDKM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 A05 Venus Wire Ind Pvt Ltd . . . . . . .09 E32 VI.PA. Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 D71

Vida Packaging A/B . . . . . . . . .16 E73 Videx Machine Eng Ltd . . . . . .15 A46 ViewSystems GmbH . . . . . . . . .10 F04 Vikas Spool Private Limited. . .17 B58 Vinco Vizcaina de Industria . . .17 E10 Viraj Profiles Limited . . . . . . . .17 A35 visicontrol GmbH . . . . . . . . . . .15 H29 Vision Engineering Ltd . . . . . . .16 H64 Vitari SpA/Eurolls Group . . . . .11 G39 Vitari SpA/Eurolls Group . . . . .15 D12 Vivirad SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 A26 Voco France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 E53 VÖDKM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A40-01 VÖDKM/AWCMA . . . . . . . . . .11 A05 Voestalpine GmbH . . . . . . . .10 A40-09 VOL-Stahl GmbH . . . . . . . . . . .16 A69 Volme-Draht GmbH . . . . . . . . .12 E12 Von Roll Schweiz AG . . . . . . . .12 A29 VSM AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 C62 W.T.M. Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 E77 Wafios AG . . . .10 F22/10 F40/16 A20 Wagener GmbH & Co KG . . . .10 G55 Walzwerke Einsal GmbH . . . . .12 B35

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Trasma SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 C13 Traxit Int’l GmbH . . . . . . . . . . .09 F26 Trecem - Wire Products SA . . .17 C61 Trefilados de Navarra SA . . . . .10 H65 Trefilerias Quijano SA . . . . . . .17 A31 Trelleborg AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 A64 Tremefil SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 D13 Tri-Wire Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 A42 Tribo Hartstoff GmbH . . . . . . . .12 D17 Trinca SNC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 A71 Trinecké Zelezárny, as . . . . . . .12 D67 Troester GmbH & Co KG . . . . .10 F62 Tulsa Power, Inc . . . . . . . . . .09 F05-04 Tycsa PSC, SL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 A31 U Queen Machinery Co . . . . . .15 H45 UDM Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 K03 Ugitech SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 E20 Ugivis SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 B13 Uhing KG GmbH & Co . . . . . .11 B40 UL Int’l Germany GmbH . . . . .16 G23 Uldrian GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 G16 Ultimation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 C17 Unience Co, Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . .17 E62

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Wardwell Braiding Co . . . . . . . .09 B31 Wasik Associates, Inc . . . . . .09 F09-05 WCISA Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association . . . . . .09 D14-04 WDI GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 D04 Weber & Scher Mfg. Co Inc . . .10 B71 Webster and Horsfall Ltd . . . . .11 E21 Weighpack, WPI Services . . . .15 E26 Welding Wire Machineries Srl . .11 J39 Well Gain Cable Systems . . . . .12 E71 Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH . . .16 D35 Whitelegg Machines Ltd . . . . . .11 G28 Willi Bremer GmbH . . . . . . . . .10 A63 Windak OÜ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 B56 Wire & Cable Tech Int’l . . . .09 D14-04 Wire Association Int’l . . . . . . . .11 B25 Wire Forming Tech Int’l . . . .09 D14-04 Wire Journal International . . . .11 B25 Wire Lab Company . . . . . . . . . .10 H40 Wire & Plastic Mach . . . . . .09 F21-01 Wire Products Stainless Steel . . 11 J25 Wire Supplies & Manuf Co . . .17 A15 Wire World Internet . . . . . . . . . .EN 10

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wirecon GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 G59 Wirex Dies & Steel India . . . . .10 D28 WISTA GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 C53 WiTechs GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 H39 Witels Albert GmbH . . . . . . . . .09 E37 WKÖ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 A40-08 Wolf-Signiertechnik GmbH . . . .09 F55 Wolfgang Kohnle GmbH . . . . . .15 F43 Woodburn Diamond Die, Inc . .09 C71 Wrentham Tool Products . . . . . .15 C04 WTN GmbH & Co KG . . . . . . .15 D29 Wuxi Kemaite Co, Ltd . . . . . . .16 B44 Wuxi Quantong Cable Mater . . .09 F75 Wuxi Sima Meida . . . . . . . . . . .11 B77 Wuxi Xinrun Ind Furnace . .16 H48-06 WVG GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 B60 Ya Sih Technology Co, Ltd . . . .11 J06 Yangzhou Hongri Mach . . .17 E48-08 Yangzhou Yalong Cable Co . .16 H44-2 YHM Springtech Machinery . .16 B20 Yield Management Corp . . .09 D14-05 Yih Shen Machinery Co . . .11 C06-01 Yildirim Folyo Ambalaj . . . . . . 16 K21

Young Heung Iron & Steel . . . 16 D75 Yuang Hsiang Metal Ind . . .11 C06-04 Zami 1950 Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09 C03 ZDB Group A.S. . . . . . . . . . . . .09 C59 Zeller+Gmelin GmbH . . . . . . .09 E31 Zenkoh Co, Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 A69 Zeus Techno Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .15 H30 Zhejiang Meili Co . . . . . . . . .17 D03-2 Zhejiang Minmetals Co, Ltd . . .16 H54 Zhejiang Rongtai Co . . . . . . 16 K42-01 Zhejiang Tenglong SS . . . . . . .16 G80 ZhengZhou VIC . . . . . . . . . . . .17 C07 ZT Srl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 H15 Zumbach Electronic AG . . . . . .11 D43 Zwez Chemie GmbH . . . . . . . .15 G50 Zwick GmbH & Co KG . . . . . .16 H73

Jean-Paul Sartre

A more than 55 years commitment to develop and manufacture exceptional solutions for measurement and control requirements in the wire & cable industry is our act. A commitment which is reflected in more than 90'000 successful operating measurement and control systems worldwide. The Zumbach name guarantees reliability, longevity and state-of-the art technology.

Ensuring the best possible price-performance ratio for each application, greatest possible material savings, sustainable process improvement and highest quality are objectives for each and every system.

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s More than half a century of successful, in-line and off-line dimensional and quality control with measurement and control systems.

Zumbach Electronics Switzerland, Argentina, Benelux, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Spain, Taiwan, UK, USA www.zumbach.com

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Our technology, your vision

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RAD-CON U.S. Hall 9 D06/03

Founded 44 years ago and operating on a global basis, RAD-CON’s main product is 100% hydrogen bell-type annealing equipment, along with the necessary process expertise to set-up a plant, helping companies increase BAF capacities of high-quality annealed wire and wire rod. RAD-

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CON has very specific expertise in the area of spheroidized annealing and cold-heading quality wire production for the fastener and bearing industries. RAD-CON’s 100% Hydrogen Super-High Convection™ (H2SHC™) bell-type annealing furnaces offer the highest convection flow in the industry to reduce temperature variations in a minimum amount of cycle times. RAD-CON’s AC/APEx™ system minimizes cycle time and reduces utility costs while producing decarb/soot-free wire.

RAD-CON’s experience also encompasses ferrous and nonferrous applications in the agricultural, electrical, construction, spring, industrial and communications industries. If you need new or quality-improved annealing capacity, look for the bell furnace in the North American pavilion. www.radcom.com.

REELEX Packaging Solutions Inc. U.S. Hall 9 F06/01

Known as the preferred packaging method for LAN and coaxial cables for more than 30 years, REELEX packaging is a patented method of winding flexible products into a figure-eight coil featuring tangle- and twist-free payout. This packaging method has become the standard for major wire and cable manufacturers around the globe and is quickly being adopted as the package of choice for products such as fiber optics, building wire, plastic tubing and more. The company will publicly debut the innovative new ProFlex™ shrink bag package(shown) as well as EcoCore™ the next-generation pull box package. See p. 143 for more details. www.reelex.com.

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RichardsApex U.S. Hall 9 F21/02 RichardsApex, a leading global manufacturer of wet lubricants for wiredrawing and hot-rolling applications, provides semisynthetic and synthetic compounds for wet drawing of nonferrous and ferrous wire as well as protective coatings, cleaners, corrosion inhibitors and oil-form lubricants for all nonferrous and ferrous alloys for both wire and tube applications. Its core products can be made at all of the company’s manufacturing locations in the U.S., Europe, Australia and Mexico.

With over 110 years of history, RichardsApex has an established global sales network to service customers throughout the world, including on-site support and technical sales assistance. The company has subsidiaries located in both the U.K. (RichardsApex Europe) and in Australia (RichardsApex AustralAsia), and representatives in Canada, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Taiwan, Thailand, Venezuela and Vietnam, with many other countries serviced by the subsidiaries and representatives. Please stop by and see how partnering with RichardsApex can help your company achieve your goals for production and cost savings. www.richardsapex.com.

Roblon A/S Denmark Hall 9 F41

Choices abound when you’re best all around.

Just one call gets you the best in service, selection, size and performance.

You may have known us as Crellin or Econoreel.

Today we are part of Sonoco—one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-quality, high-performance plastic reels and spools. Sonoco offers you whatever size and capacity reel or spool you can imagine.

For more than five decades, manufacturers around the world have relied on this family of plastic reels and spools. The Reel Tough® line offers you less weight, less maintenance, and long life through the rigors of high-speed winding applications. We continue to grow your choices, adding patented corrugated (fluted rib) flange technology with

lighter-weight, strong, low-cost utility spool options.

Whether you need process reels, fine wire or standard spools, reel-in-the-box packaging or lightweight utility spools, Sonoco works to help you control packaging costs. Perhaps even better, every reel and spool is backed by a company that has loyally served and valued its customers for more than 110 years.

Contact Sonoco for more details about your best-all-around plastic reel and spool choices.

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sonoco.com/reels joerg.meschut@sonoco.com (Europe and Asia) david.gluth@sonoco.com (North America)

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class products and turnkey solutions that combine leading edge knowhow and state of the art technology in close cooperation with its customers and product suppliers. At wire Düsseldorf, the company will present its latest advances, such as those in VAD technologies and high-speed proof testing as well as for cable production lines for power and automotive industries. www.rosendahlaustria.com.

Roblon is a total solution provider to the cable industry, focusing on cablemaking machinery and industrial yarns for OFC. It has a unique extensive knowledge of industrial fibers and related machinery and can supply both product groups.

Customers experience a strong technical support and reassurance of a smooth production. Roblon will show its latest developments, which include lightly coated glass strength members that offer very high wear resistance, thus making them ideal for high-speed production and all types of machinery. Also, new production equipment further enhancing its range of cable making machinery.

Roblon, which is ISO 9001 and 14001 certified, develops high-tech industrial fibers such as glass and aramid strength members, binder yarns and ripcords and develops and manufactures serving, binding, takeup and payoff equipment. It has more than 400 servers and binding machines operational worldwide. www.roblon.com Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH Austria Hall 9 A60 Made in Austria: Not only Mozart had good ideas and a passion on his compositions. Ideas and passion isMade in Austria: Not only Mozart 118 | WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

had good ideas and a passion on his compositions. Ideas and passion is also what has made Rosendahl well known in the wire and cable industry as a leading global supplier of hightech wire and cable manufacturing solutions. We also do compositions, depending on your demands. We offer first-class products and turnkey solutions in the fields of extrusion, SZ stranding, fiber optic cable as well as forming, welding and corrugation. Knowledge, experience and production are “made” in Austria, where we live and do what we are good at. Our new business unit, Rosendahl Metal Tubes & Hoses, will display its products at Tube Düsseldorf in Hall 6, G-19. Our sister company in Finland, Nextrom, is a premium supplier of optical fiber glass preform manufacturing equipment. See its listing. Together, Nextrom and Rosendahl offer first-

Saint-Gobain GmbH Germany/UK. Hall 16 E40 Saint-Gobain High Performance Refractories has the expertise to design, engineer and manufacture refractory systems for most of your demanding high temperature applications, as well as for wear resistant solutions. We are a worldwide producer and applications expert of specialty refractory products for the ceramics, metallurgy, chemical, petrochemical, power generation, electronics, waste processing and glass making industries. We specialize in products ranging from refractory bricks, tiles and blocks to mortar, cements, ramming and gunnable monolithics and trowelling mixes to low mass kiln furniture systems. www.refractories.saint-gobain.com SAMPSISTEMI/SAMP USA Italy/U.S. Hall 9 C74

SAMP USA, the U.S. operation of Italy’s SAMPSISTEMI, offers the full range of equipment for the nonferrous wire drawing, bunching and extrusion business segment. SAMPSISTEMI will display new breakthrough technology that anticipates future trends in the wire and cable

Saspi Talleres Spain Hall 15 G42

Saspi will display its latest advance in innovation and technology, the Saspi Model GV-4-30, a size 30 flatdie thread roller capable of rolling fasteners up to 14 mm. All Saspi machines come with a touch screen control and standard motorized controls to raise and lower feed rails and vibratory bowl feeder, with optional complete touch screen set-up that includes hydraulic clamping of die block, hydraulic clamping of dies and opening and closing of feed rails for a complete wrench-free set-up of the machine. Job numbers can also be store into the memory and recalled when needed with all setup dimensions. Saspi offers a complete line of flat-die thread rollers from 0 through 100, high-speed thread rollers, and rotary thread rollers through 12 mm, high-speed shave pointers that can be run independently or mounted on our thread rollers as well as fully mounted washer assemblies and independent washer assembly units. www.saspi.es.

Rolf Schlicht GmbH Germany Hall 12 A35 Schlicht GmbH will exhibit different versions of its electrostatic powder coating machines, including one model with two corona guns, one model with a free-standing dusting chamber and one pneumatic version without electrostatic, but with four

powder nozzles. The RSC machine model was designed to powder cables, wires, hoses, and profiles evenly, finely dosed and absolutely dust free with powders like talc, stearate, varnish powder, swellable powder, graphite, etc. It has a fully automatic and maintenance-free filter system that instead of a com

The best die selection

This classic presentation of a high-quality product is the way Esteves Group considers each piece of its wide range of high precision wire dies. 100 years of experience and a team of trusted and technically skilled people guarantee that each piece is produced using the highest quality speciďŹ cations. Esteves Group - The best selection of high qualitiy wire dies

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manufacturing world. The latest SAMPSISTEMI products pay particular attention to production savings by minimizing the machine energy consumption and reducing the quantity of raw materials used. In particular, SAMPSISTEMI will show its latest multi-wire drawing developments, bunching solutions and brand-new extrusion technology for power cable applications. Pictured is its new multi-wire drawing machine, DM 80.www.sampsistemi.com.

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pressed air, uses a strong and constant vacuum that guarantees no powder escapes. The RSC can be made to meet the desired extrusion speed and diameter, with several options available to make sure it perfectly fits into the line. In Germany, Rolf Schlicht represents SAMPSISTEMI’s complete range of SAMP products and systems, including rod breakdown lines, single-wire and multi-wire drawing machines, bunching and laying-up machines, winding and unwinding solutions as well as LV, MHV & CV extrusion lines and spare parts. Also, the line of highly efficient Huestis Air Misers, the air wipes available for sizes from 1.6 mm up to 178 mm diameter; MOVACOLOR

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color dosing units; and RAPID PURGE cleaning compound. www.schlicht-gmbh.de.

Setic/Gauder Group France Hall 10 E38

Setic, a member of the Gauder Group, designs and manufactures high-quality machines, made in France, that lead the innovation for optimized wire and cable production by its lines of double-twist bunchers and stranders for the power cable and automotive industry as well as complete solutions to produce high quality LAN cables with enhanced performances (in one step or two steps according to product mix). It will display a double-twist buncher for automotive application offering

the highest reliability as well as the lowest operating cost thanks to the well-known GreenBow and single bow design. Also, a 1000 mm singletwist cabler that is highly efficiency (900 RPM) and flexible, for production of LAN, control, instrumentation and special cables. Upgrading and services departments will highlight most recent developments to maintain and improve production capacity of existing machinery.www.gaudergroup.com.

Sikora AG/Sikora International Germany/U.S. Hall 9 A41 Sikora AG, a manufacturer and worldwide vendor of measuring and control technology for the wire and cable industry, will display its latest technology. It will showcase sophisticated equipment for optical fiber measurement in the drawing tower.

The FIBER LASER 6003 measures the diameter of optical fibers with an accuracy of ± 0.05 micrometers while providing information on the ovality, fiber technology. It will

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showcase sophisticated equipment for optical fiber measurement in the drawing tower. The FIBER LASER 6003 measures the diameter of optical fibers with an accuracy of ± 0.05 micrometers while providing information on the ovality, fiber position, spinning, vibration frequency and amplitude.

In addition to diameter measurement the FIBER LUMP 6003 offers the most reliable detection of smallest lumps and neck-downs down to a size of 5 μm. Also, the X-RAY 6000 series for measuring diameter, wall thickness, eccentricity and ovality of insulating and jacketing lines. The X-RAY 6000 includes XLL-X-ray tubes (eXtra-Long-Life tubes) and provides a selectable measuring rate of 1 to 3 Hz or optional 10, or 100 Hz. Also, the LASER Series 6000 line, with innovative diameter gauges that enable a measuring rate of 2.5 kHz for highest accuracy. The gauge heads are equipped with an integrated LED display with control

panel option, which allows the operator to read the diameter value directly from the device. Also, the LENGTH 6000 for non-contact online measurement of produced cable lengths and the PREHEATER 6000, a conductor preheater that ensures optimum adhesion of the insulation on the wire, and other new product solutions in the pipeline. www.sikora.net.

SPX Precision Components/Fenn Division USA Hall 9 F09/01 Established over 100 years ago, the Fenn Division is a global supplier of metal forming machinery. Our product line is used in both the ferrous and nonferrous industries and includes rolling mills, wire flattening and shaping lines, power and nondriven Turks heads, single and double capstans, drawbenches, swaging machines, and Torin CNC camless spring coilers. Recently completed projects include wire flattening lines used to produce PV strip used in the manufacture of solar panels. www.spxprecision.com.

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ous electrolytic zinc-calcium phosphating process is used for coating of cold heading and steel wire material. Descaling and phosphating process is done in one pass for complete wire surface coverage that permits optimum cold-forming and drawing results. The fine crystalline structure of the electrolytically deposited zinc-calcium-phosphate layer quickly dries and provides due to the zinc proportion a very good corrosion protection. The e-copp process dissolves copper-ions that get deposited on a wire surface in an acidic bath utilizing an external power supply unit. The crystal profile of the electro-deposited copper layer is denser, more homogeneous and less porous than the chemically deposited copper layer. The outer layer prevents copper salts or acid radicals from creating corrosion problems in storage or shipping. The advantages of cleaning and coating

Staku Anlagenbau GmbH Germany Hall 12 A12

A specialist in surface treatment, Staku Anlagenbau GmbH last year introduced its â&#x20AC;&#x153;e-systemsâ&#x20AC;? line of processes (e-clean, e-phos and ecopp) that have become extremely popular because of their proven ability ensure optimal product quality in cleaning and coating that is unmatched in the market today. The e-clean process uses a fraction of the usual treatment time but achieves far better cleaning results. The continuous electrolytic cleaning current blasts surface pollutant particles away. The patented e-phos continu-

wire surfaces with e-systems in regard to the traditional chemical processes are obvious: Very short treatment periods, lower consumption of chemicals, lower bath temperature, avoidance of waste water to neutralize and no creation of bath pollution. All this results in a considerable increases in productivity and reduced production costs while using an environmently friendly process. www.staku-gmbh.de.

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Taymer International, Inc. Canada Hall 9 D06/04 Taymer has been designing and building marking equipment for the wire and cable industry for more than 40 years. Its marking product range includes hot-foil printers, indent printers, emboss printers, contact printers, ink jet printer solutions and, more recently, sinter printers and laser printers. Its hot-foil printers overcome common printing challenges, providing: very durable marking on PE, HDPE, XLPE, nylon and Teflon; bright, high-contrast white printing on dark cable jackets; highly accurate length measurement and sequential numbering; simple operation and easy-to-change printing colors; and low maintenance costs. It will exhibit the HF 2000 hot foil printer, the workhorse of the North American outdoor cable industry. The HF 2000 is used at 200 m/min in 24 x 7 facilities for hot-foil printing in either one meter or two-

foot print intervals. A new surface inspection system (SI4200) can detect pinholes, neck-downs, bulges, blemishes as small as 0.6 mm, providing 360 degrees of wire coverage at line speeds to 200 m/min. Also, print verification systems: the Print View 1400, which uses patternmatching algorithms to automatically inspect and verify print quality, and the PV Snapshot 4500, which shows a section of the legend at speeds up to 1500 mpm. Taymer’s Length Rite 1200 can improve productivity and save costs through 0.05% length measurement accuracy, interfacing to marking equipment to ensure that the right length is being printed on product. Wire harness manufacturers or cable assembly fabricators seeking to improve productivity should ask about Taymer’s Stamp Marker 1000. www.taymer.com.

Teknor Apex Company U.S. Hall 9 F05/3

light PVC elastomer jacketing compounds for the wind energy industry; PVC-TPU blends for industrial cable jacketing; and low-smoke, halogenfree flame retardant (LS-HFFR) compounds for insulation and jacketing. For wind turbine cable compounds, it offers Flexalloy® 960980, an 80 Shore A PVC-based elastomer that provides superior longterm UV resistance and a brittle point of -60ºC, and Apex® N-56001, a 76 Shore A blend of PVC and nitrile rubber that provides superior long-term low-temperature flexibility and excellent oil resistance, and a brittle point of -54ºC. For industrial cable compounds, it offers two jacketing compounds, Apex® P-55003 and P-55004, both recommended for factory automation networks, industrial robots and other plant systems requiring data or control cable.

For HFFR compounds, it offers HalGuard® halogen-free compounds for processing on extruders designed for PVC/PE. The company’s Vinyl Division supplies RoHS and REACH-compliant, UL-Recognized Apex® flexible and semi-rigid PVC, Fireguard® plenum compounds, Flexalloy® UHMW-PVC elastomers, Halguard® low-smoke, halogen-free FR compounds, and Vidux® and Polydux® conductive compounds.

IMCD Group is the European distributor of Teknor Apex’s PVC compounds. www.teknorapex.com.

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T&T’s new product offerings. T&T will now distribute several Mixer products, namely EPDM, CPE, and high quality color concentrates for all polymers. T&T has been a single source supplier to the wire and cable industry for more than 20 years, offering everything from bare copper and shielding to filling, insulating and jacketing products. With Mixer, T&T has the ability to provide EPDM for low-, medium- and high-voltage applications. www.ttmarketinginc.com.

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Thermcraft, Inc. U.S. Hall 9 F21/02

Wire quenching has gone even greener! Thermcraft will display its new second-generation Liquid Quench Fluidized(LQF) bed technology, an environmentally friendly replacement for lead quenching and sand fluidized bed wire quenching.

The new LQF technology, released last October and now in operation, is as a replacement for a moltenlead bath, quenching 1-2 mm highcarbon steel wire. The latest LQF unit consists of three cooling zones; two liquid zones separated by a short air-cooling zone. It is installed immediately at the exit of

the patenting furnace. The hot wires (± 920°C) exit the furnace and go directly into the first liquid quench zone. The length of each quench zone is adjustable and determined by a target wire temperature, which can be dependent on the TT-curve or the type of steel alloy. The two liquid quench zones are subdivided into smaller zones and each sub-zone is equipped with an independently controllable air-liquid ratio. There is no lead (Pb) drag-out or sand drag-out with the company’s eco-friendly LQF technology. Lower initial investment, lower maintenance costs and lower operating expenses all mean that you will spend less to make more. Precision adjustability for different steel grades yields an enhanced pearlitic structure in medium and high carbon steel wire. Stop by our booth to learn more!

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Thermcraft has 40+ years of experience. www.thermcraftinc.com.

Tramev srl Italy Hall 11 B54

Tramev is a world renowned producer of portable hand-held cutting tools for shearing, cutting-off, bending and straightening of wire, cable, rod, bar, strip, strand, metal banding, and bolts and nuts. Tramev’s cable division has provided someof the largest manufacturers of power cables in the

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pounds), PVC and XLPE compounds to the cable industry. The booth will have specialists from both companies. www.troester.de.

world with portable cutting tools.

Its shears can cut cable up to diameters of 150 mm, even 170 mm. The wire division tooling can cut, bend and straighten wire and rod up to 50 mm. Stop by to learn about easy solutions to problems that occur in the production and manufacturing of wire, rod and cable products. www.www.tramev.com.

Troester GmbH & Co KG Germany Hall 10 F62 The Troester group, with its integrated companies, is a worldwide leading manufacturer of complete extrusion systems for the cable industry.

The Troester name is synonymous with technological progress, top quality and extreme reliability. With the integration of the Swiss company, X-Compound, the extrusion specialist from Hannover has expanded its range of services. The goal is to

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offer plastics compounding and processing from a single source and X-Compound is essential to this strategy. During its development, X-Compound specialized in the planning and construction of complete systems for the compounding of plastics over the process steps: conveying, melting, dispersing, mixing and degassing. It is able to deliver systems for the manufacture of HFFR compounds (LSOH com-

Tulsa Power, Inc. U.S. Hall 9 F-05/04 Tulsa Power Inc. has almost 40 years of manufacturing experience leading the way in wire and cable handling equipment. The company designs and manufactures a wide range of material-handling equipment including payoffs, take-ups, accumulators, linear measurers, caterpullers, coilers, rewind/test lines, twinner/ quadders, taping lines, spiral striping machines and control upgrades, as well as the development of customized handling equipment for manufacturers and distributors of wire and cable, wire rope, pipe, hose and tubing. www.tulsapower.com

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UNITEK Crossheads, Inc. Austria Hall 10 A56/11

Unitek will be exhibiting its high precision/high concentricity fixedcenter single and multi-layer crossheads for thermoplastic and fluoropolymer thermoplastic materials.

The high-precision designs can achieve the highest concentricities and hold them for extended service life. PVC heads are documented to last up to 50,000 hrs. Unitek manufactures a complete line of fixedcenter crossheads capable of producing up to 120 mm over-insulation cable diameters. With special tool designs, a variety of materials and applications can be handled. It also offers peripheral equipment, such as bypass valves for efficient purging of material and changing of product that keeps the head clean during tool changes. Unitekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s automatic color change technology allows production lines to change colors within 50-100 feet while at full line speed. More than 16 systems are available for various applications in automotive, building wire and communication cables. Information and crossheads for these systems will be available. www.unitek.au.

Vitari SpA Italy Hall 11 D44 Hall 11G43

Vitari SpA, a member of the Eurolls Group, specializes in the engineering and manufacturing of efficient and high-speed straightening and cutting lines, chain forming and welding, cold heading, garment hanger, nail and tack machines, barbed wire and fence equipment. The exhibit will

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display the new generation NR-100 straight and cut machine. It has a linear velocity of up to 180 meters/min, a diameter range of 1.0 to 4.0 mm diameter and can cut lengths down to 50 mm with an accuracy of 0.2 mm. This project was executed using the most modern methods of control and operator interface to guarantee easy operation and repeatability of process.www.eurolls.com.

Windak OU Estonia Hall 9 B56 Windak OU will display the newest addition to the line of automatic reelers, model AR24-D. See p. 142 for details on the system, which can be used for both in-line and off-line applications. With offices in Sweden, the U.S., Australia and Estonia, the company provides the wire and cable industries with reliable, innovative

W.T.M. Srl Italy Hall 11 E77 W.T.M. will display a new horizontal line suitable for taping extra-fine conductors with PTFE tapes of very small dimensions.

This machine will be equipped with a new taping head with multiple motorization suitable for adjusting the tape tension down to 100 grams (3.5 oz). A special electronic system allows direct control of the tape tension in any processing application.

The taping area temperature is controlled by means of an industrial airconditioner, for working with tapes that are sensitive to elongation, even with unfavorable outside temperature conditions. The strobe light, which is automatically synchronized with the head rotation, makes it easy to monitor the tapes’ position. W.T.M. has also developed a vision system: a camera for continuous monitoring and adjusting of the accuracy of the tape placement during the taping process. The equipment is supplied with a payoff and a take-up with an electronic wire guide and integrated capstan. The compact design, its ergonomics and its high accuracy are the characteristics that make this equipment optimal for the production of high performance cables. www.wtmachinery.com.

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and cost effective solutions and services. Its equipment includes coilers, payoffs, take-ups and rewind solutions, with complete solutions offered for reel diameters from 500 mm to 5000 mm. Also, a new integrated take-up cable guide, a handsfree tool for complete winding control and safety. www.windak.se.

Witels-Albert GmbH Germany/U.S. Hall 9 E37 Witels-Albert will present both new and field-proven solutions from its range of straightener, roll, guide, feed and pre-former products. Using “Making Things Happen” as its motto, the company will spotlight engineering solutions for straightening applications and the feeding of process materials. Visitors can see

new products in action and find out how good they really are. The show also gives visitors the opportunity to learn more about the latest clever ideas from the world of wire, tube,

rope and cable production and to familiarize themselves with the services Witels-Albert can offer. www.witels-albert.com and www.witels-albert-usa.com.

Woodburn Group U.S. Hall 9 C71 The Woodburn Group provides diamond and carbide dies to the wiredrawing community around the world through its network of manufacturing facilities. Based in

ply both their domestic and export markets with support from sales representatives throughout the regions. We look forward to seeing our friends and customers while working to expand our global share of the market via wire Düsseldorf. www.www.woodburndd.com.the U.S., Woodburn Diamond Die services the North American and European markets along with its counterpart, Woodburn Wire Die, which services much of the Mexico market from inside the country.

Other global markets, especially Asia and the Middle East, are serviced by the Walson Woodburn Wire Die Group in India. Utilizing two manufacturing sites, it is able to sup Woywod GmbH Germany Hall 9 A42 Woywod GmbH will show its wellknown PLASTICOLOR product range. Several new products will be presented, including a new improved control for volumetric dosing units

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and mixing stations, re-designed dosing systems and mixing stations.

The PLASTICOLOR dosing systems are covering the full range from freeflowing powders and granules up to regrind materials. www.plasticlor.de YHM Springtech Machinery Co. Taiwan Hall 16 B20 Yeou Heuy Machine (YHM) Co., Ltd., is a Taiwan leading company that always focus and concentrate on the design and manufacture of spring forming machines since 1987. For these 20 years, YHM developed many models of spring machines related bending, forming, coiling, winding, stamping actions with wire, strip or stock material and covered various kinds of industries. It offers a range of CNC machines for producing micro springs, torsion springs, compression springs wire/strip bending units, screw

thread insert units, tube bending machines and more.

Yield Management Corporation U.S. Hall 9 D14/05

Yield Management Corporation (YMC) will exhibit an interactive demonstration of new products. One is a laser wire-counting system for stranding and cabling lines that verifies the correct number of wires at the forming die and works with any material or color, and is ideal for insulated conductors where traditional ground ring detectors are not

effective. Another is fail-safe, wirebreak detection devices for cabling and stranding machines. YMC has launched a series of new products for monitoring individual spool rotation on rigid-frame planetary and tubular stranding and cabling machines without the use of slip rings or expensive radio frequency transducers. The system detects wire breaks and stops the machine before the broken wire reaches the next section, in most cases before the forming die. The result is reduction in scrap and increased productivity. www.yieldmanagementcorp.com.

Zumbach Electronic AG Switzerland Hall 11 D43 Zumbach will again present many new developments and products.

Sensors, which include: new one, two and three axis diameter gauges for any cable and wire and any

APPIANI Celebrates 50 Years – this year marks A APPIANI’S 50th Anniversary.

As we look back over the past 50 years and see how dramatically the manufacturing industry has changed in response to customer demands, we’re grateful that we, too, have been able to respond to those demands by offering an ever-expanding line of quality products while maintaining the highest level of customer service 50 years of success in any business is an achievement worth celebrating. Marco Appiani, who is carrying on his father’s legacy, remembers his family’s hard work, especially his father Andrea which established the foundation which made possible today's success. It is important to acknowledge with thanks all those who contributed and been part of Appiani’s success: our valued staff, our valued customers, our vendors and our appointed worldwide sales agents and we look forward to continue our services to our customers for the years and decades ahead..

Visit us at Wire Düsseldorf – stand 11 G32 As we begin the New Year, we are pleased to let you, our clients and friends, be the first to know of the exciting things happening here at A APPIANI. As this year marks the Firm’s 50th anniversary, not only are we planning internal and external celebrations, but, as you may have noticed, we also thought we’d take this opportunity to redo our corporate look, including our web site www.appianigroup.com. We wanted to make sure that our trade mark not only reflects our rich history, but encompasses the innovative and progressive way of thinking that has brought us into the present and will continue to help us be successful in the future.

Appiani acknowledges, “that in order to be successful, we believe that as a market leader we have to consider our client’s problems to be our own and deal with them accordingly”.

“Innovation and customer service will always rule the day for us,” Appiani said, “and the coming years will be no different.”

We take this opportunity to welcome you to visit us at Wire Dusseldorf 2012, booth 11G32, to commemorate what we have achieved so much in 50 years.

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budget; in addition to its line of ODAC® laser diameter gauges, new models with special beam geometry, fault detection function and high scan rate; laser diameter gauges with incorporated fault detection; the advanced ODEX® concentricity and diameter gauge for wire extrusion, fully non-contact, based on magnetic and laser technology; a new ultrasonic wall thickness and eccentricity scanner of the UMAC® RZ series with quick and easy adaptation to cable diameters and space-saving integration; unique SPEEL length and speed gauge down to zero speed measurement; new spark tester sys tems; and advanced KW fault detectors with new local BAE control and display unit. Data Acquisition, Processing and Display Units (Processors), which include: new economic, modular high perform-

Photo courtesy of Messe Düsseldorf.

ance USYS IPC data acquisition, processing and display units; and two complete measuring and control systems: the RAYEX® D series, Zumbach’s X-Ray measuring and control system for CV lines, for wall thickness (three layers), eccentricity and diameter/ovality for CV lines,

and the WALLMASTER/UMAC® DIACAL line of ultrasonic wall thickness and eccentricity systems for cable jackets and DIACAL option for fully automatic calibration and control. www.zumbach.com. ■

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TECHNICAL PAPER Determination of plastic fracture deformation of steel in a round specimen A more accurate method of determining plastic fracture deformation is proposed that relies on measuring sectional necking instead of elongation percentage.

By Rafael Bueno and David Villegas

Determination of plastic fracture deformation is increasingly of interest in the field of material sciences.

Better understanding of plastic phenomena and how to quantify it is important research for industry and engineers.

One of the most important characteristics that defines a material’s technical properties is the maximum fracture deformation that it is capable of withstanding. There is a globally accepted procedure for determing the percentage of elongation at failure. Two standards that spell this out are the European standard, EN-10002-11 (Metallic materials.

Tensile tests) and the American standard2, ASTM E8/E8M08 (Methods for tension testing of metallic materials).

The method, for round section metallic test specimens, consists of joining together the two broken pieces of the sample—after the simple tensile test, so that their axes are situated in a straight line—then checking the longitudinal elongation that has taken place. Calibration marks must have previously been established on the test specimen for subsequent calculation of its percentage elongation. See Fig. 1.

In general, A5d and A10d are the basic characteristic parameters used in different standards regulations around the world. One key drawback to these parameters lies in the hyperbolic behavior when compared with yield limit. Indeed, the results become asymptotic when the yield increases, which is why these are not good ductility quantifier parameters. In fact, the relation between tension and deformation parameters cannot be treated as an accurate reference. Further, there are uncertainties in the method of measurement because of the phenomenon of necking or localized deformation, which can predetermine measurements and thus raise considerable doubts as to the accuracy of the result. Lastly, the local necking elongation (α) depends on the the diameter of the bar. For all these reasons, a revised procedure is needed.

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total plastic deformation at fracture (εf) for round-section test specimens is a function of the geometry of the sample.

Numerous attempts have been made to rationalize the distribution of tensile test deformations. One generally acceptable conclusion is that geometrically similar test specimens develop geometrically similar neckings. In accordance with Barba (1880), local elongation at the necking may be expressed as: Eq. (1) where β is a coefficient of proportionality and A0 is the initial area.

Eq. (1) shows that, to compare deformations at fracture for different-sized test specimens, they must be geometrically proportional as that factor must be maintained.

Thus, as the elongation of a centimeter of a steel bar at the neck depends on the bar’s actual diameter, one must define the necking elongation by using a multiple of the bar diame-

Fig. 1. A5d measuring procedure.

Description The main innovative aspect of the new procedure lies in the quantification not of the longitudinal plastic deformations, as is now done, but of the sectional necking deformations.

Below is a brief description of the fundamentals of this proposal, as it is essential to understand it.

Study of the distribution of stresses and deformations in the necking of a bar subjected to traction was first undertaken by Bridgman4-5 in 1944. His work opened up a path to various contributions on this subject. Davidenkov and Spiridinova10 put forward expressions on the basis of experimental evidence in 1946. Kaplan6 extended the work of Bridgman beyond the minimum section in 1973, and predicted the shape of the neck of the test specimen with its same parameters. Eisenberg/Yen7 generalized their expressions for orthotropic bars in 1983, while Jones/Gillis9 in 1983 and Cabezas/Celentano8 in 2004 extended it to flat sheets.

The result obtained from using cylindrical coordinates is that, in the central section of the test specimen, where the necking takes place, the state of deformation is defined by the following tensor (Bridgman):

Considering the hypothesis that radial deformations are uniform10-11, one gets:

Eq. (3)

where â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;râ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and D are the radius and the diameter at the necking at any time of the test and D0 at the initial time.

Similarly, in order to obtain the distribution of axial deformations, elastic deformations are disregarded and the condition of incompressibility is imposed:

Eq. (4)

Effective or equivalent plastic deformations at the neck are obtained by again disregarding elastic deformations and considering that tangential deformations are nil, whereby:

Eq. (5)

At the time of fracture, the maximum deformation reached, which is the parameter we want to measure, may therefore be found by means of the expression

Eq. (6)

where D0 is the initial diameter of the test specimen and Df is the necking diameter at the time of fracture This expression, which the authors used to quantify plastic deformation at fracture, does not evaluate longitudinal but sectional deformations. This approach successfully eliminated the present drawbacks described in the previous point.

Measuring procedure

Eq. (2)

Below is the procedure that may be used for measuring the plastic deformation at fracture. Owing to its actual formulation, one only has to measure the diameter of the test specimen before and after the test.

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ter as the measurement base, not a centimeter. The fact that a multiple is set in some standards but not in others underscores the conventionalism surrounding the procedure. For example, countries such as Spain and Germany, adopted five diameters (A5d) as the measuring standard, while Italy and Austria use 10 diameters (A10d ) as the base. A key disadvantage to this method is the lack of physical sense of A5d or A10d, as this parameter will weigh the overall longitudinal deformations in this range, but it will not indicate the maximum plastic deformations that are generated at fracture.

Further, depending on the diameter of the sample, different necking deformation values are obtained, so no comparison may be made between one and another.

Despite research to try and establish a correlation between plastic deformations at fracture for samples of different geometry, to date no conclusive result has been reached. In fact, ISO-2566-13 (Steel. Conversion of elongation values) sets out to allay this disadvantage by using proportional samples as well as tabulating with tables and graphs the correspondences between values obtained with samples of different lengths. In practice, the infinite number of cases makes this unfeasible.

This article presents the development of a new procedure that can eliminate the above-described disadvantages and will enable a definite value to be obtained for the plastic tensile deformation (true strain) of round section bars.

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Fig. 2. Sample arrangement on profile projector.

Table 1. Mechanical characteristics of the SAE 1015 and SAE 1045 tested.

accuracy and promptness that has not been proposed in other methods (e.g. JP 200432540312 and JP 14458813). Besides the afore-mentioned advantages, a further benefit of the equipment is that it is standard in materials testing laboratories.

This equipment, used by materials testing laboratories for measuring the corrugation geometry of reinforcement, is an optical instrument for measuring distances directly on a screen where the enlarged profile of the sample is shown. The precision of this equipment is 0.005 mm, 10 times greater therefore than that of the gauge (0.05 mm) used for the standard test.

The following steps are used to determine the final diameter (Df) once the uniaxial tension test is finished: Place the specimen on the profile projector and reassemble the two pieces over two accessories in a “V” form (Fig. 2), so that their axes are located on a straight line. To prevent the sample

Fig. 3. Profile projector screen.

from moving, use clamping screws on the ends to fix the two specimen pieces.

Once aligned, the longitudinal axis of the sample together with the X-axis of the profile projector—after placing the absolute reference to zero—measure the value of minimum diameter at the necking (y2-y1) in the fracture zone on the projector screen profiles. See Figs. 3-4.

The boundary conditions of the test (clamps) generate uncertainty about the determination of stresses and strains in the area immediately adjacent to loads (Saint-Venant). Also, the effect of compression of the clamps on the bar produces significant geometric alterations during the tensile test process. See Fig. 5.

The tests shows that the uniformity on deformation is recovered at a maximum distance of 50 mm (about 2.5 times the nominal diameter ) from the end of the clamps. Therefore, to validate the test the fracture should take place at a distance greater than 70 mm and three times the initial diameter of the sample, as measured from the zone of actions of the clamps.

See Fig. 7. Also, the authors propose using the arithmetic mean of two measures, in perpendicular directions. One reason for this is that experimental evidence showed that the initial samples are not perfectly cylindrical. Further, due to anisotropy of material, circular cross sections do not remain circular during tensile test.

Example of quantification in steels

To show this experimentally, tests were done to bars 16 mm in diameter and 500 mm long, belonging to two different types of steel: SAE 1015 and SAE 1045. Three specimens of each type of steel were tested and similar results were obtained for each group. Table 1 shows the conventional diagrams for each type of steel considered.

The mechanical characteristics obtained experimentally after the tensile test for each type of steel are summarized in the table below: The mechanical values shown in Table 1 show that Sample 1 presents lower values for yield strength and maximum loading stress. Following metallurgical logic, one can observe from this that the greater the resistance, the lower the deformation, and vice versa.

For this reason, the maximum load deformation and elongation at fracture values, on the basis of five diameters, are greater in Sample 1 than in Sample 2.

The hardening factor (fs/fy), however, is greater for the second sample than for the first one.

Analysis of the geometry at fracture, using the method proposed in this article, enables one to obtain further information. Fig. 6 shows a photograph with the original geometry of the bar and the two types of steel subjected to tensile testing. It can be seen that the degree of deformation in the neck achieved by Fig. 4. Determining Df as Sample 1 is greater in comparison to Sample 2, which y2-y1 on the projector breaks with hardly any necking. screen.

If one examines the geometry of the fracture using the profile projector method suggested, it is possible to quantify the shortening of the bar diameter occur-

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ring in the necking area, with a precision of ±0.005 mm. Figs.

10-11 show the projection of both geometries on this equipment. With these measurements one can quantify the plastic deformation at fracture (true strain) for each steel type.

In Figs. 8-9, one may observe that Sample 1 presents a “ductile fracture” as compared with the “brittle fracture” presented by the second Sample, which breaks with hardly any deformation. In fact, for Sample 1 the result was a true strain of 1.8, while for Sample 2 the obtained value was 0.44.

Therefore, Sample 1 is 2.7 times more deformable than Sample 2.

Fig. 5. Altered geometry in the area of the clamps.

Conclusions This article has presented findings from an in-depth examination of the current procedure for measuring deformation at fracture of metallic materials. Starting from Bridgman’s studies and analyzing the necking stress-deformation state of a round test specimen subjected to tensile testing, a new method is proposed for determining plastic deformation at fracture (true strain).

The method consists in the evaluation of the sectional deformation in the necking after the uniaxial tensile test by means of an optical profile projector. This provides a clear understanding of the minimum diameter with an accuracy of 0.005 mm.

References 1. EN-10002-1 Euronorm, Metallic materials. Tensile tests.

2. ASTM E8/E8M-08 American Standard, Methods for tension testing of metallic materials.

3. ISO 2566-1 International Standard, Steel. Conversion of elongation values.

4. P.W. Bridgman, The stress distrbution at the neck of a tensile specimen,Trans. Amer. Soc. Metals, 1994, Vol. 32, pp.

553-574.

Fig. 6. Comparative image of the fracture in the two types of test steels and the initial geometry. One can see greater deformation in the top sample.

Fig. 7. Validity interval of test.

Fig. 8. Sample 1, SAE 1015 steel, conventional diagram.

Fig. 9. Sample 2, SAE 1045 steel, conventional diagram.

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TECHNICAL PAPERS Fig. 10. Sample 1, necking. Initial diameter (D0) =16.02 mm, final diameter = 8.87 mm.

Fig. 11. Sample 2, necking. Initial diameter (D0) = 15.97 mm, final diameter = 12.79 mm.

5. P.W. Bridgman, Studies in Large Plastic and Fracture, McGraw-Hill, 1952, New York.

6. M.A. Kaplan, The stress and deformation in mild steel during axisymmetric necking,” J. Appl. Mech., 1973, Vol. 40, pp. 271-276.

7. M.Y. Eisenberg, An isotropic generalization of the Bridgman analysis of tensile necking, Eng. Mater.

Technology, 1983, Vol. 105.

8. E. Cabezas and D. Celentano,. Experimental and numerical análisis of the tensile test using sheet specimen, Finite Elements un Analysis and Design, 2004, pp. 555-575.

9. G. Jones, Analysis of a plane strain neck in a flat sheet.

Mechanics o Materials, 1983, 3, pp. 35-40.

10. Davidenkov and Spiridinova, Análisis of the state of stress in the neck of a tensión specimen, Proc. Amer. Soc. for Testing Mater, 1946, Vol. 46, pp. 1147-1158.

11. J. Goicolea, Numerical modelling in large strain plasticity with application to tube collapse analysis, Doctoral thesis, 1985, University of London.

12. JP 325403, Patent, 2004, material testing machine.

13. JP 144588, Patent 2004, Tensile test method and device. ■

Rafael Bueno is a professor at the Department of Structures at the University of Seville in Seville, Spain.

He worked as technical manager of G.P. Manufacturas del Acero S.A, a steel and welded mesh producer the last 10 years and is the author of articles and is a patent holder for the field of cold rolling and steel. David Villegas is an architect who develops research lines in the Department of Structures at the University of Seville.

His focus is studying the mechanical properties and industrial processes of steels commonly used in construction. In collaboration with several companies in the sector, he spent the past year improving the manufacture of reinforcing bars for concrete, where he specialized in steel ductility parameters. This paper was presented at CabWire World Conference, Düsseldorf, Germany, November 2011.

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TECHNICAL PAPER Optimization of spring designs A given spring design may be quite useful, and some would wonder why change a good thing, but a new industry software can provide the ability for manufacturers to offer the same performance in a lighter-weight spring.

By Mark Hayes and Cﾃｩdric Chauvin

Users of springs increasingly require that designs are optimized.

They take for granted that springs will be reliable, but are interested to know the scope for reducing weight and the minimizing or maximizing rate and using cheaper raw materials without compromising reliability. This paper illustrates new software for optimizing compression, conical, extension and torsion spring designs that was developed by the International Spring Institute (IST) and Schneider Electric. The team effort resulted in software that accomplishes each of the abovecited goals and much more.

The responsibility for spring design usually lies with the end user. The springs are manufactured by specialized (mostly small) companies that interpret the design requirements needed for the drawing of the end user, their customer.

This supply arrangement predominates in all countries of the world.

IST encourages spring manufacturers to offer design advice to their customers as a means of enhancing customer service. Design advice is usually offered after validating the design they are asked to manufacture. The new software described in this paper enables the spring manufacturer to offer a higher level of service窶馬ot just pointing out

Fig. 1. Printout showing compression spring attributes.

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TECHNICAL PAPERS Fig. 2. Schematic of a typical compression spring.

Fig. 3. Goodman diagram. Note: there is no safety margin at one million cycles when operating between a load of 80 and 200N. aspects of the design that could be improved, but advising, for instance, how the weight could be reduced without compromising reliability. This software, which naturally would be very useful to end users, was developed by IST in collaboration with a major global user of springs, Schneider Electric, with the assistance of Laboratoire Génie de Méchanique in Toulouse. Optimization software is available now for compression springs, and will be available soon for conical, extension and torsion springs.

This paper will describe typical benefits that could be obtained.

Compression springs Figs. 1-3 presents an example of compression springs.

Such springs are required to perform one million cycles in service and not be susceptible to corrosion. These springs work well today, so why change them? Consider the spring as it is supplied today. Fig. 1 shows the design

Fig. 4. Optimization screen.

printout, Fig. 2 is the drawing and Fig. 3 presents the Goodman Diagram.

This spring works well – it is made from EN 10270-1 DH (equivalent to ASTM A228 music) wire and is coiled and stress-relieved. England tends to subscribe to the saying, “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.” While the authors agree with this philosophy, it is also reasonable to explore the potential for lower-weight springs. How much lighter could this spring be, and still do the same job? If one keeps the two loaded lengths the same and specifies that the outside diameter should be between 16 and 20 mm, could prestressing be beneficial? The printout in Fig. 4, from the

Fig. 5. Lowest weight conical spring that meets the end users constraints. Note: values in blue are exactly equal to one of the constraints.

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TECHNICAL PAPERS Fig. 6. Maximum rate attainable with given constraints is 5.0 N/mm.

Fig. 7. Hardening curve of alloy CuAg15P5 at a temperature of 500째C.

optimization CAD program, shows a spring weight reduced from 1.52 Kg per 100 to 1.08 Kg. A 29% weight saving may not justify the extra cost of prestressing in manufacture, but can further savings be made by using shot peening, or both peening and prestressing, or using of DM quality wire in place of DH? The answers are that: peening alone of DH wire saves 25%, peen and prestress saves 37% and using DM wire with shot peen and prestress manufacturing processes saves 30% compared with the original spring.

All these options have the same reliability, which may not be sufficient for some customers looking at the original Goodman Diagram in Fig. 3. However, there are a number of options presented, enabling savings to be made in weight, and possibly cost as well. The savings available in this example are not particularly dramatic, but the authors have deliberately chosen a real example of a well-designed spring, and not all compression spring designs are so close to their performance limit.

Conical springs Consider an example in which the end user has a new static application, and 302 stainless is to be used to avoid corrosion. The space available is conical in shape, 26 mm

Fig. 8. Possible system definitions.

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Fig. 9. Lowest weight torsion spring.

For example, a spring defined with polarised angles, that is made from carbon steel and is required to complete 30,000 operations reliably between 30° and 90° may be optimized. The space constraints are 8mm maximum outside diameter, 6 mm maximum body length, and at 30° the minimum torque is 20Nmm. Fig. 9 shows the lowest weight spring that will be suitable for these constraints.

By pressing the transfer button, all the usual validation screens are accessed so that a drawing of the spring can be seen, along with screens that give tolerances, relaxation and fatigue prediction, among others.

Extension springs For extension springs, consider another possibility of the software, that of optimizing a static-duty carbon steel spring for maximum or minimum spring rate. Again, there are space and load constraints on the spring, as shown in Fig. 6, which shows the design with maximum rate, and Fig. 7, which shows the minimum rate. Characteristics that are presented include: operating length or load (L1, L2 or F1, F2), spring rate, energy between L1 and L2, free length, outside diameter and spring weight. Figs. 6-7 show the optimization parameters for extension springs, each available as a maximum or minimum, even if the solution is unlikely, such as a maximum weight spring.

Conclusion This paper has illustrated the possibilities available from this new software development, and the contribution the Anglo-French team has made to the advancement of the spring design process. ■

Torsion springs Optimization of a dynamically operated torsion spring may be achieved, but first the method of definition of the system being used has to be selected from the options shown in Fig. 8.

Mark Hayes is the senior metallurgist at U.K.-based Institute of Spring Technology (IST): The International Centre of Excellence for Spring Technology. He manages IST’s spring failure analysis service, and designs and delivers the spring training courses that the IST offers globally. He has been providing technical support to the world-wide spring industry for more than 28 years. Cédric Chauvin began his career as a simulation engineer in the automotive industry, where optimization is a key focus, and joined Schneider Electric, a U.S.based global specialist in energy management. He is in charge of the mechanical analytics network, i.e. mechanisms and mechanical structures design through simulation tools, and is the company’s India Project Coordinator. This paper was presented at the Wire Association International’s 81st Annual Convention.

Atlanta, Georgia, USA, May 2011.

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max at the large end and 14 mm max at the small end. A rising rate is required after 10 mm of deflection at which length the load should be 40N minimum. Without prestressing, no feasible solution is found. This is usual for conical springs because of their rising rate and high load and stress at the solid length. With prestressing and use of regular tensile NS grade, the spring weight is 2.25 kg per 100 springs, but the wire diameter is 2.29 mm, a non-standard size. Impose the next higher standard size of 2.30 mm on the software solution and the result is shown in Fig. 5.

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PRODUCTS AT WIRE 2012 PRODUCTS New higher-strength alloy conductor allows use of smaller gauge sizes At its booth (Hall 9 F13/04) at wire 2012, Fisk Alloy, Inc., will introduce the latest addition to the company’s innovative family of cadmium-free, environmentally friendly alloy conductors: Percon 28.

A press release said that Percon 28, designed and developed to have comparable economics but superior mechanical performance, provides 33% more minimum break strength and twice the conductor flex life than existing alloy conductors.

Percon 28 addresses the engineering need for high strength, high conductivity wire and cables.

“With this improvement, designers of wire and cable systems can elect for increased reliability from existing cable products or—facing the ever present need for reduced size and weight—smaller cable systems without sacrifice to performance reliability.”

Since 1973, Fisk Alloy has been a supplier of specialty wire systems, principally in copper alloys, to the demanding designs and specifications of the aerospace, automotive, defense, medical and electronics industries. The company said that all of its products are custom-engineered to the requirements and specifications of its customers, and that in many cases, products feature alloys available in wire form only from Fisk Alloy. It notes that Fisk Alloy engineers wire from 8 mm rod to 0.0157 mm (52 awg) ultrafine single end wire as well as rolled shapes and stranded constructions, either bare or electroplated with single or multi-layered surface finishes of gold, nickel, silver or tin. For more details, stop by the Fisk Alloy booth at wire 2012. A copy of the technical paper can be obtained by sending an e-mail request.

Contact: Fisk Alloy, Inc., tel. 973-427-7550, sales@fiskalloy.com, www.fiskalloy.com.

Automatic reeler offers short payback Sweden’s Windak AB reports that its latest automatic reeler, model AR24-D, to be displayed at wire 2012 (Hall 9 B56), offers multiple packaging advantages to manufacturers, including reduced material handling and reduced scrap.

A press release said that the dual-head fully automatic reeler was developed for automatic packaging of cable

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and wire products on spools and reels between 300 mm (12 in.) and 600 mm (24 in.) in overall diameter. The reeler, which can be used for both in-line applications and off-line applications, automatically loads and unloads the reels and includes stretch wrapping of the spool to contain the cut end, it said. Operating speeds for the AR24 system was described as 460 mpm (1500 fpm). The model requires minimal floor space, and when combined with an integrated palletizer, the result is a complete automatic spooling line that provides manufacturers with a short investment payback, it said.

The release noted that the company also offers a range of coilers and payoffs, take-ups and rewind solutions for reel diameters from 500 mm to 5000 mm reel diameter. It also offers a new integrated take-up cable guide that provides the operator with a hands-free tool for perfect winding control and complete safety, it said.

Contact: Windak AB, info@windak.se, www.windak.se.

Compact measuring system offers precise detection of short-term faults At wire Düsseldorf, U.S.-based Beta LaserMike will debut its new three-axis LN Detector at its booth (Hall 11, A78).

A press release said that the advanced, compact system provides more precise detection of short-term faults (lump and neckdowns) in the wire diameter than a twoaxis system. The three-axis scanning system ensures 360degree coverage around the product’s circumference to instantly detect sudden changes in the surface, it said, noting that the LN Detector can measure wires up to 15 mm (.59 in.) in diameter at line speeds up to 3000 m/min (9842 ft/min). It can accept a range of inputs including length encoder, tachometer, line start/stop, and clear faults and can be connected to a host PC or PLC using Ethernet IP, Profibus, and Profinet. Data capture capabilities make it possible to report critical process information such as height, length, number, and location of the flaw, it said.

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urement system (patent pending) accurately and consistently measures the lay length of twisted pairs used in telecommunication cables. The system, it said, uses optical, non-contact measurement technology to perform online, high-speed lay length measurements with accuracies to 0.0254 mm (0.001 in.).

Contact: Beta LaserMike, www.betalasermike.com.

Next-generation pull box package is greener, smaller and more economical At wire Düsseldorf, U.S.-based REELEX (Hall 9 F06) will introduce EcoCore™, the company’s next-generation REELEX box package that it said combines the best aspects of both REELEX “I” (small tube) and REELEX II® (big tube) packaging.

A press release said that EcoCore is a more environmentally-friendly packaging option, as it reduces the amount of plastic in the REELEX package by up to 80%.

It also offers large-diameter tube payout performance suitable for high-performance, twisted-pair cable and fiber optics without an increase in package size or cost

from REELEX “I” packages, it said. Unlike existing injection-molded plastic payout tube systems, EcoCore uses an off-the-shelf two-in. diameter cardboard tube that can be cut to any length for ideal payout performance and greater product versatility, it said, adding that the tubes (or “cores”) can be sourced from any number of corrugated suppliers around the world, and are significantly cheaper than plastic payout tubes. The tubes are then fastened to the package using a specially-designed locking ring or a “PLR” purchased from REELEX that uses a unique pull-off tab to thwart theft and a compression-fit

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A Vertical Taping Line with Vertical In-line Sintering Oven will be exhibited at the WIRE show (booth no. 12B61). It is suitable for nearly all available kinds of tapes, such as: PTFE, Kapton, Mica, Polyester, Fleece, Laminated Tapes, Metal Tapes, etc. The high speed and high precision taping is enabled by a closed loop tape tension control and a very precise speed synchronization between the capstan and the taping heads.

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screw design to ensure the tube does not dislodge itself from the package during shipping and handling.

EcoCore is intended to consolidate both small and large-tube REELEX packages into a single one-tube-forall-products packaging system, the release said. The new package combines enhanced payout performance, an improved environmental profile, great versatility and unique package features at a lower cost than existing pullbox packaging.

Contact: REELEX, sales@reelex.com, www.reelex.com.

Latest-generation glass yarn offers superior wear resistance properties At its booth at wire Düsseldorf, Denmark’s Roblon A/S will introduce Ultra Light-flex, the company’s latest generation of impregnated glass yarns that offers extremely high wear-resistance properties.

The low meter weight and flexible behavior of the strength member makes it ideal for all applications and machine types, a press release said. The special formulation impregnation is based on a new coating technique and ensures evenly distributed impregnation and thereby eliminates the risk of dust during production, it said. The strength member, it noted, has successfully been tested at 400 rpm in a high-speed, low-tension (HSLT) Roblon server, making it extremely competitive compared to heavier strength members, it said, adding that the product has a special formulation coating that maintains the roving-like surface while offering high-wear resistance. The formulation, it noted, results in a minimum coating level, minimum dust during production and a final product that is both extremely soft and flexible, it said.

Contact: Roblon A/S, info@roblon.com, www.roblon.com.

UV curing system excels for hi-speeds At wire Düsseldorf, U.S.- based Miltec UV (Hall 9 F05/06) will introduce a faster curing, more efficient, high powered UV curing system, the MPI-400, a 400 watt per inch electrodeless UV curing system that it said outperforms the market.

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A press release said that the shockingly fast cure speeds are now possible because of the system’s ability to deliver the highest peak irradiance UV energy at the focal point available today. The MPI-400, it said, is an excellent choice for manufacturing optical fiber, coloring of optical fiber, fiber reinforcement polymer coatings, ribbon cable manufacturing and curing inkjet printing on labeling. The inherent benefits include long bulb life, stable UV output for the life of the bulb, low heat (IR) emissions, modular design for ease of installation, fast starting lamps eliminating the need for shutters, and more, it said. The unit, it noted, uses less electrical consumption with energy savings of 25% compared to the leading competitor’s UV system.

The MPI-400, the release said, features patent-pending quick release ADV Honeycomb RF Screen for quick, easy bulb, and component changes equaling less down time and labor savings as well as increased UV light transmission through the RF screen resulting in more UV light to the fiber, it said. The feature also results in higher UV peak irradiance, by as much as 8%, leading to faster production, it said.

Contact: Miltec UV, tel. 410-604-2900, sales@miltec.com, www.miltec.com.

Software module can eases away bottle-necks in cable production InnoVites B.V., a software development company based in The Netherlands, is introducing a new module at wire Düsseldorf (Hall 11 C22) to optimally load bottle-neck resources in a cable factory.

A press release said that the module, available from InnoVites for Cable 2.10, and based on Microsoft Dynamics AX©, is designed to reduce the set-up times for processes such as extrusion and armoring. Scheduling the production orders in the right sequence increases the output of these bottleneck resources and improves the bottom line of the company, it said, noting that the problem often is from either the extrusion or the armoring

Fault detector pinpoints problem area At its booth (Hall 9 E38) at wire Düsseldorf, U.S.-based Clinton Instrument will display its latest spark test calibration unit made especially for AC mains, high frequency, and DC spark testers.

A press release said that the dedicated equipment precisely measures output voltage, assuring compliance with all known norms for voltage accuracy. Using a Windows-

based touch screen tablet, an operator selects a spark tester profile, initiates an automated or assisted calibration procedure, and all data is recorded for download, printing, and storage in the customer’s computer system, it said. The unit, it noted, is easy to use on the factory floor as it is light enough to be carried to calibrate spark testers in the hardto-reach locations that they sometimes occupy.”

Contact: Clinton Instrument Company, tel. 860-6697548, support@clintioninstrument.com, www.clintoninstrumentcom.

Automatic coiling line designed for both flexible and solid cores cables At wire 2010, Italy’s PS Costruzioni Srl will display an automatic coiling line, model PS 470/16, that will be in operation at the company’s booth (Hall 10 B21). A press

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process. To make sure that the machines are optimally loaded, it’s important to minimize the setup and changeover costs, which makes it vital to optimize the sequence of production orders, it said. The optimal sequence depends on properties of the cable design, such as by minimizing set-up losses at the extrusion, with insulation material sequenced from lighter to darker colors, it said.

The scheduling module is also an easy tool for the production planner to optimally load active production orders on the various production resources, the release said. The planner, it said, uses an overview screen to see the active production orders, and can move orders between production resources with just some mouse clicks.

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release said that the PS 470/17 is suitable for flexible cables from 5 mm up to 16 mm, and solid cables from 5 mm up to 10 mm, with a production speed of 3.5 coils (100 meters long) per minute. Engineers will be at the booth to answer all questions about its functioning and output.

Staff will also be prepared to talk about a new doubleautomatic spooling line, model PS 630/15 2B, which it describes as “a result of the tangible reminder of PS’s commitment to material-technology based innovation and product development.” In addition to engineering excellence and a high level of performance, the machine is fully automatic, allowing the operator to be there strictly for supervision, it said. The model, it noted, has been in operation and customer feedback has been very positive.

It can process flexible cable from 6 mm to 15 mm, rigid cable from 6 mm to 10 mm and flat cable from width 4 mm to 16 mm/thickness from 4 mm to 7 mm, spools diameter from 400 mm to 630 mm at speeds to 400/500 mt per minute depending on cable type, length in meter to be wound and diameter of the reel barrel, it said. The machine is available in different models, and depending on spool dimensions custom units can be offered.

The company also offers a standard rewinding line, such as the 600-1000 model (for processing cables from 2 mm up to 15 mm) that includes a payoff unit, spark tester, meter counter and take-up unit.

Contact: PS Costruzioni Srl, ps@pscostruzioni.com, www.pscostruzioni.com.

CNC wire bender is far more flexibile At wire 2012, U.S.-based AIM Inc. will debut its AFM 3D synchro series, a model line that is designed to make life a lot easier for manufacturers that have to made frequent tooling changes.

A press release observed that CNC wire benders typically require additional tooling for new wire forms because of the requirements for different profiles, multiple radii and even occasional secondary opera-

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tions that prevent a machine from making the part complete. “You never know what order is going to come through our doors next,” it said.

The AFM 3D Synchro series helps alleviate most of those issues through its three independent rotary heads, a four-position turret head and a large forming envelope, all of which results in more versatility. In a single tool setup, bending in both directions at any Z-position the user has over 18 tooling combinations and seven hard tooled radii, it said, adding that a common bender usually has two to four tooling combinations with two to four radii. The patent-pending technology of the Synchro series does away with many of the shortcomings of current CNC wire bending technologies, it said.

Contact: AIM Inc., info@aimmachines.com, www.aimmachines.com.

EPDM product line to be expanded U.S.-based T&T Marketing, Inc., reports that it will now offer several product lines from Italy’s Mixer SpA, a supplier of products for wire and cable applications that has a significant presence in Europe, most notably in the Italian and Spanish markets. The company will be at wire

Düsseldorf with its Italian partner in Hall 11 C66.

A press release said that T&T will now distribute several Mixer products, namely EPDM, CPE and high-quality color concentrates for all polymers. This new relationship, it said, will enable T&T to provide the North American wire and cable industry with EPDM for jacketing, insulation and bedding for low-, medium- and high-voltage cable applications, it said. It noted that EPDM offers significant advantages in terms of service life, flexibility and performance in the medium-voltage cable market.

The EPDM is available for cable insulation (low- and medium-voltage compounds and halogen-free, flameretardant compounds; cable sheathing (fire-resistant, halogen-free compounds and oil- and fire-resistant compounds) and cable-filling compounds.

Contact: T&T Marketing, info@ttmarketinginc.com, www.ttmarketinginc.com. ■

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Innovites BV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Cemanco LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Inosym Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Cimteq Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Keir Manufacturing Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19, 116

Clinton Instrument Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Lamnea Bruk AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

CM Furnaces Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Paul Leibinger GmbH & Co KG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Commission Brokers Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Lesmo Machinery America/A Appiani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

CPA Wire Technologies GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Lesmo Machinery America Inc/OM Lesmo Spa . . . . . . .125

Daloo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Locton Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Domeks Makine Ltd Sti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Lukas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

The Dow Chemical Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Enkotec Co Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Micro Products Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Esteves Group USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Mobac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

George Evans Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Niagara Composites Industries Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

FIB Belgium sa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Niehoff GmbH & Co KG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Fine International Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Numalliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Fisk Alloy Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Paramount Die Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Flymca & Flyro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Parkway-Kew Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

FMS USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Pourtier/Gauder Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Power Sonics LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

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Pressure Welding Machines Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Properzi International Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 PRO-pHx Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 Queins Machines GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

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RAD-CON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120 REELEX Packaging Solutions Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Refractron Technologies Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Roblon A/S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 SAMP USA Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Sanxin Wire Die Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Schlatter North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Setic/Gauder group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 Sheaves Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 SIKORA AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Sjogren Industries Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62-63 Sonoco Reels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 SPX Precision Components FENN Division . . . . . . . . . . .14

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Staku-Anlagenbau GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Steel Orbis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Witels Albert USA Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Stolberger Inc dba Wardwell Braiding Machine Co . . . . .67

Woodburn Diamond Die Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Stolberger/KMB Maschinenfabrik GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Wyrepak Industries Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Suzuki Garphyttan Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Zumbach Electronics Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Talladega Machinery & Supply Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Thermcraft Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

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Paul Troester Maschinenfabrik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

WAI membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Ultimate Automation Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

WAI Operations Summit & Wire Expo 2012 . . . . . . . . .22-25

Teknor Apex Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

US Synthetic Wire Die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Vandor Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Wafios Machinery Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

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Wind up with an Amacoil/Uhing assembly for perfect pitch every time Pitch is adjustable (10:1) without requiring gear changes or adjusting motor speed. A single Amacoil/Uhing assembly may be used for winding many different diameter materials. Automatic reversal of the traverse is mechanically controlled – without clutches, cams or gears. No electronics or programming needed.

FEATURES • Zero backlash.

• Automatically synchronizes pitch with take-up reel rotational speed.

• Traverse drives with up to 800 lbs. axial thrust.

• Smooth, unthreaded shaft won't clog or jam – no bellows assembly needed.

• One inexpensive, unidirectional motor drives both the traverse and take-up reel.

• Free movement lever – no need to "jog" system on and off to position linear drive.

• Options and accessories for every winding situation.

• Light, medium and heavy-duty systems.

For Brochure or CD-ROM Call toll free 800-252-2645

email: amacoil@amacoil.com

www.amacoil.com AMACOIL, INC. PO Box 2228 • Aston, PA 19014 • Phone: 610-485-8300 • Fax: 610-485-2357