PREVIEW of Exhibitors

Tuesday-Wednesday, May 9-10 | 10 am - 5 pm

Thursday, May 11 | 10 am - 3 pm

40Factory Srl

Tel. 349-312-8764 www.40-factory.com/

USA Booth 411

Exhibiting: 40Factory Srl specializes in the end-to-end development and delivery of Industrial AIoT (Artificial Intelligence Internet of Things) solutions that range from edge computing applications (data acquisition, pre-processing, on-theedge storage and data visualization) to cloud web applications for machine efficiency analysis, production traceability, process telemetry, energy consumption, and predictive analytics (maintenance and quality). Whether you are an OEM or an end user, 40Factory has the right solution for your needs.

Ace Metal, Inc.

Tel. 610-623-2204 www.acemetalinc.com

Richard@acemetalinc.com

USA Booth 1410

Exhibiting: Ace Metal manufactures high-quality, fine wire metal spools that are used in the ferrous, nonferrous, tire cord, fiber optic and aerospace industries. Our spools range in size from 6 in. to 14. in flange diameter. They are designed with uniform quality and precision. They are made from prime cold-rolled steel and are available in multiple colored powder coatings. Our tubular wire carriers, which come in square-base, star-base, clover-leaf base and circular-base designs, are used to ship large diameter wire and rod. Manufacturers are welcome to contact Ace Metal to find out how we can help your company continue its legacy.

Personnel: Richard Medoff, Gerri Medoff.

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ACIMAF, Italian Wire Machinery

Manufacturers’ Association

Tel. 39-02-5412-5301 www.acimaf.com acimaf@acimaf.com

Italy Booth 1137

Exhibiting: ACIMAF, based in Brescia, Italy, was founded in 1987 to promote the image of Italian technology for the wire and cable manufacturing industry. It serves an important role in coordinating and improving the presence of its member companies in major industry trade shows. ACIMAF collaborates with the Italian Trade Agency in promotion and marketing activities to increase opportunities for its members for either entry and/or expansion in foreign markets.

ACM MT

Tel. 905-669-4010 www.acmmt.com sales@howarequipment.com

Canada/Sweden Booth 1522

Exhibiting: Represented in North America by HOWAR Equipment, ACM supplies measurement systems designed to save insulation compound usage and $$$ by controlling wall thicknesses. Cable cross-section measurement and data acquisition equipment from ACM will be displayed and operated for all to see the extremely precise and quick method of performing all two-dimensional cable measurements. The KSM model also allows quality control departments to track the efficiency of products or equipment with its sophisticated database and graphing + trending capabilities and analysis of data. Bring your samples to the show to experience first-hand this innovative measurement system.

Personnel: Stefan Askenfors, Martin Plut.

ADVARIS GmbH

Tel. 49-7251-981760 www.advaris.com manfred.moser@advaris.de

Germany Booth 952

Exhibiting: ADVARIS is an international software and consulting company. Active in the marketplace since 1997, ADVARIS fields an experienced team of specialists in the fields of manufacturing execution systems (MES), product data management, and enterprise resource planning in the wire and cable industry. Headquartered in Bruchsal, Germany, the branch offices in the U.S. and India provide their customers with around the clock support worldwide.

AESA S.A.

Tel. 41-32-8430395 www.aesa-cortaillod.com/ dmilz@aesa-cortaillod.com

Switzerland Booth 232 See p. 106

Exhibiting: AESA Cortaillod is a leading Swiss manufacturer of automatic test equipment (ATEs) that specializes in solutions to fully characterize electrical parameters of cables and wires. It will display its latest innovation: the Scorpius DT. This equipment (see p. 106) is a complete and integrated solution to characterize coaxial cables. In addition to this, AESA offers also baluns and balunless solutions for LAN or category cable up to Cat. 8, linear resistance measuring equipment covering very small to very large section range, either in the lab or directly on-the-line, data management systems, ISO 17025 certification, knowledge and expertise in the cable industry for boosting your production yield.

Agape Industrial, Inc.

Tel. 310-325-9000 www.agapeindustrial.com info@agapeindustrial.com

USA Booth 1515

Exhibiting: Agape is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of metal mesh and wire-forming machinery. Agape’s installations circle the globe, meeting domestic and international customers’ expectations for quality, cost and performance.

AIM Inc.

Tel. 813-818-8222 www.aimmachines.com sales@aimmachines.com

USA Booth 1111

Exhibiting: AIM will present automated work cell solutions: input wire from straight-and-cut or coil and form, weld and systematically arrange the finished parts. During the past 30 years, AIM has developed many bending equipment, from our patented hybrid forming solution, the Synchro AFM line, capable of unmatched versatility, fast output, and low-cost maintenance to our newest innovation in wire bending, Upgraded and updated 2D and 3D CNC wire-bending solutions, singleand double-bending head machines with robotics integration and complete automated systems. Our equipment provides flexibility and simplicity in programming and is offered in all “universal languages.”

Personnel: Mike Zintak, Matt Hathcock, Constantine Grapsas.

AITMAC Inc.

Tel. 905-761-6165 www.aitmac-ca.com allan.aitmac.ca@gmail.com

Canada Booth 713

Exhibiting: See how our best-in-class equipment and accessories from world leader manufacturers will keep you at the leading edge of technology and maximize your productivity, with wire straightening, guiding and feeding equipment by COMETO; butt-welders, wire and cable cutters/ shears, rod straighteners and flat bar cutters by TRAMEV; and a display of steel reels for shipping and processing and reel handling equipment by APPIANI. Aitmac is also the official supplier of LESMO and EURODRAW ENERGY machine spare parts and service requirements.

Altec Srl

Tel. 39-039-877419 altecsrl@altecsrl.com www.altecsrl.com

Italy Booth 368

Exhibiting: The product lines of Altec Srl include stranding, taping, extrusion, spooling, specialty machines and ancillary tools.

American Progress Group Corp.

Tel. 312-973-2559 steger@progress-m.com

USA Booth 770

Exhibiting: The automated machinery from American Progress Group provide innovative solutions for the reinforcement industry. The highly automated mesh welding plants are ensuring the fast and flexible production tailor-made bespoke mesh directly from coil. Their strengths lie in their versatility and in the infinite number of possibilities for adapting them to the needs of the individual customer. With the increased cost-effectiveness and reduced staffing requirement, no clippings and manageable maintenance costs this system is one of the most advanced on the market. The machinery contains also a combined bending and logistics system for a smoothly run, just-in-time production. Production processes and order positions can be ideally managed and controlled with the software solutions from the same company group. From work preparation and production to logistics and data evaluation, the American Progress Group offers an interesting complete package.

Anderson Forest Products

Tel. 270-487-6778 www.afp-usa.com janderson@afp-usa.com

USA Booth 767

Exhibiting: Anderson Forest Products offers high-quality wooden reels that are available in hardwood and plywood, but also plastic. We recycle reels and refurbish them if possible.

Asahi Kasei Asaclean Americas

Tel. 800-787-3438 www.asaclean.com sales@asaclean.com

USA Booth 219

Exhibiting: ASACLEAN™ is a world leader in commercial purging compounds. Their product line features mechanical, chemical and concentrate grades that are scientifically engineered for optimal performance based on your process and resins. Asaclean purges are optimized for injection molding, extrusion, film and sheet, blow-molding, and blownfilm applications. Asaclean benefits include: faster changeovers/reduced downtime, effective removal of color/carbon contamination, reduced screw-pulls, lower scrap/reject rate, increased productivity and greater cost savings. Manufactured and distributed by Asahi Kasei Asaclean Americas, Asaclean products are backed by the technology and resources of parent organization Asahi Kasei Group.

ATE Applicazioni Termo

Elettroniche Srl

Tel. 39-0444-601455 www.ate.it sales@ate.it

Italy Booth 266

Exhibiting: ATE designs and builds equipment and plants for induction heating, complete with the related automation, control and supervision systems. In over 30 years of activity, the company has supplied and installed hundreds of induction heating systems and plants, with unit powers from a few KW up to 4 MW.

August Strecker GmbH & Co. KG

(See Strecker GmbH.)

Why is our company a WAI Elite sponsor?

Southwire is proud to be a WAI Elite Sponsor. In our 73-year history, we have witnessed significant change and innovation within the industry, and Southwire has grown to become one of the world’s leading full-service manufacturers of wire and cable. We see WAI as an advocate and partner for our industry. We believe there is unquestionable benefit in the Interwire events, educational materials and networking opportunities, which is why we support WAI through our Elite Sponsorship, individual memberships and by volunteering our time and services. We challenge our fellow industry leaders to consider your organization’s position and to support WAI to keep our industry strong! Looking forward to seeing everyone at Interwire.

Tom Heberling Vice President of Manufacturing Southwire Co.

AW Machinery LLC

Tel. 210-268-8491 www.awmachinery.com rudyf@awmachinery.com

USA Booth 1540

Exhibiting: AW Machinery (AWM) is a North American manufacturer and integrator of machinery and control systems. Although our primary line of machinery is used in the manufacture of electrical wire, electrical cable and fiber optic coating, AWM also manufactures and produces equipment used in other applications. These include tube and hose manufacturing, rewinding applications, extrusion applications, etc. AWM designs and fabricates electrical control systems used in its machines and for various other applications. Digital touch screen control systems design and fabrication is a specialty of AW Machinery.

AWT Machinery Inc.

Tel. 815-315-4260 www.awtmach.com whitec@awtmach.com

USA Booth 1530

Exhibiting: AWT Machinery offers local sales, service, spare parts and technical assistance near to Chicago, Illinois. We represent world-class machinery builders that include: CLIFFORD, www.cliffeng.com, which specializes in mesh welders for industrial mesh, reinforcing mesh and welded wire fencing; and ULTIMATE AUTOMATION, www.ultimatwiremachines.com, specialists in 2D wire forming with optional automated butt welder, for wire frames and rings. We also build resistance welding machines for industrial wire products such as ladder mesh and political signs; and PROGRESS, www.progress-m. com, for engineering mesh welders, specialty welders for pre-casters and rebar stirrup benders.

Axjo America Inc./Axjo Group

Tel. 828-322-6046 www.axjo.com sales@axjo.com

USA Booth 661 See p. 88

Exhibiting: Axjo is headquartered in Sweden, with production facilities in Sweden, North America and China. At an early stage we identified the potential to use plastic for packaging purposes and today we are a leader in drums, spools and reels in smart plastics. Axjo has established longterm collaboration with a number of global companies that use our solutions in their production. These not only improve cost efficiency, they provide a secure transition to a new era and new technology. For more than 15 years, Axjo has been a leading developer of sustainable recycled polymer compounds for our products. Now we are taking the next step, making our progress clearer through the Axjo Greenology Concept. Here we convey our vision of how we can help, educate and improve our customers’ sustainability work in both the short and long term. Four key areas – innovation, efficiency, sustainability and closed loop recycling – form the collective starting point for this work. We make the most of the knowledge we already have in each area and refine it to ensure an even smaller footprint. This can involve everything from techniques with weight reduction, mono material design and the use of 100% PCR (Post Consumer Recycling).

Aztech Lubricants LLC

Tel. 405-310-0034 www.ezdraw.com janderson@aztechlube.com

USA Booth 1452

Exhibiting: Aztech Lubricants is a global provider of wire drawing lubricant solutions, with over 18 years in business and over 100 years of experience. Stop by our booth for information on some of our new high-fusion insoluble drawing lubes. We now also offer new more environ- mentally friendly packaging that is also a cost-savings for you. We excel at providing a full line of calcium, sodium and potassium stearate-based drawing powders, RP oil, drawing oils, vanishing oils and precoats.

B&H Tool Company LLC

Tel. 760-471-8949 www.bhtool.com pneville@bhtool.com

USA Booth 518 and manufacture any feature a customer may want or need. With stateof-the-art technology, we can take the art out of plastic extrusion.

Balloffet Die Corp

Tel. 915-592-5252 www.balloffetdie.com bill@balloffetusa.com

USA Booth 700 mhovey@bartellmachinery.com

USA Booth 1539

Exhibiting: B&H Tool manufactures annular crosshead dies, including related tooling, for all types of wire and cable, insulated wire and fine wire applications. Our team shines in two areas: flow optimization and mechanical design. Our industry leading engineers can literally design

Exhibiting: A family business founded in 1870 in Lagnieu, France, Balloffet is a world leader in the manufacturing of diamond wire drawing dies and precision tools. It is also a specialist in the machining of ultra-hard materials with its extensive experience and expertise in constant evolution, Balloffet manufactures dies and precision tools for industries that include wire, cable, tubes, rods and metal profiles in the diameter range of 0.003 mm up to 35 mm.

Bartell Machinery Systems

Tel. 315-336-7600 www.bartellmachinery.com

Exhibiting: Since 1940, Bartell has been a fixture in the wire and cable industry, delivering innovative and robust solutions based on an expertise of shaping, winding and twisting wire and cable. From payoffs and take-ups to bunchers and stranders, Bartell’s solutions deliver the performance and dependability needed to ensure your success.

Baum’s Castorine Co., Inc.

Tel. 315-336-8154 www.baumscastorine.com twhitcom@twcny.rr.com

USA Booth 853

Exhibiting: Key personnel will be onsite to answer your questions and showcase our newest line of products. Bring us your toughest challenges and together we can formulate a solution.

Personnel: Tom Whitcombe, Mike O’Herien.