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At the moment, China really is at the centre of all reports. Firstly, the Olympic Games, then wire China, not forgetting, of course, the many current business news items. For example, China has been...
Geneva/CH (ISO) – ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) and its partner IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) have published a new guide on the vocabulary of metrology...
With continuous casting technology specifically designed for the production of 3,000 – 5,000 tonnes of Cu-Mg rod per year, in 8.0mm – 30.0mm diameter, Rautomead Limited is rapidly gaining a reputation as the leading provider of continuous casting equipment for Cu-Mg rod for use in the manufacture of trolley wire and cables for high-speed train lines.
Düsseldorf/Germany (SMS Group) – The SMS group, a group of leading companies in metallurgical plant and rolling mill technology as well as tube, long-product and forging technology, increased...
Venlo/NL (Belden) – Belden has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trapeze Networks, a leading provider of wireless local area networking (WLAN) equipment and management software,...
For controlled, backlash-free linear movements, Uhing developed the drive nut with fixed pitch. This solution proved to be particularly successful as a compact axle drive in measuring devices. Both...
Friedrich Petig GmbH has produced a solution for the connection of two wires with the help of a short length of tubing. The tubing must of course meet the requirements as the wire is stained or...
Hilden/Germany (F. Kocks) – By introducing the new business division Process, Service & Consulting (PSC), Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG implements its strategy with regard to active...
Altdorf, CH/Swindon, UK (Dätwyler) – Dätwyler Cables announced that Paul Cattell was appointed as the new Managing Director of Datwyler (UK) Ltd. and runs the Swindon-based company since April...
Dätwyler Cables now offers Category 5e and 6 U/UTP patch cords with a certified quality for the international UTP markets. With the company´s twisted pair Cat. 5e and 6 uninet UTP installation...
Düsseldorf/Germany (Messe Düsseldorf) – The next date for wire and Tube 2010 is confirmed: The two leading international trade fairs, wire, International Wire and Cable Trade Fair, and Tube,...
The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc. reports pre-publication details of its new Ferrous Wire Handbook that will be introduced at WAI’s 78th Annual Convention and Wire Expo 2008 in...
Multi-wire springs by Dr. Werner Röhrs are highly sophisticated technical products. They are employed wherever single-wire springs of round or profiled wire would normally fail due to high impact...
Wire and the products made from it play an important role in all sectors of industry and our daily lives. According to the "Confederation of Indian Industry" (CII), in 2005 the business volume of the world’s wire and cable industry reached an estimated total of 20 billion US$ and is expected to increase to 25 billion US$ by 2010. Due to the growing global economy, a further increase in demand is expected in the next few years. Up-and-coming, economically developing countries such as India and China are both key sales markets for the wire and cable machine manufacturers as well as producing countries with great economic potential.
Since June 1st, 2008, the European Regulation 2006/1907/CEE, better known under the name REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization of CHemicals) officially started. The fundamental REACH concept...
Düsseldorf/Germany (SMS) – Jiexiu Xintai Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., in the province of Shanxi, China, has placed an order with SMS Meer, a company of the SMS group, Germany, for the supply of...
Coinciding with the current global boom in the energy industry, Schumag AG is presenting a new machine generation for peeling forged bars with a diameter of up to 500 mm. The innovative PMH machine concept not only takes into account the technological requirements of these special applications in an unprecedented way, but also meets demands with respect to reducing operating costs and achieving flexibility – a concept which has already attracted the first customers from the steel industry.
Everyone is trying to differentiate their products to get an edge in the market place. Global competition is hotting up and additives offer a way to enhance products at a reasonable cost. Applied Market Information (AMI) brought together leading experts to debate the latest developments at its conference on Polyolefin Additives held in Cologne, Germany.
Carl Zeiss is now offering the HDR (High Dynamic Range) image acquisition software module for the AxioVision 4.7 analysis program. This enables a camera’s dynamic range to be expanded for the...
On wire China 2008, Condat stringed its extensive range of lubricants covering all the industrial needs in the field of rod wire, cold rolling, wire drawing, drawing of bars and tubes as well as cold...
For heat treatment of powders, for brazing and annealing processes. The insert tube with gas tight end cap is arranged shiftable on a sliding frame. It is possible through this to insert or take out...
Pan Chemicals is an Italian producer of special drawing lubricants and coatings for ferrous-non ferrous and stainless steel wire and equipment for the wire industry.The production program...
Rosendaal/SE (Hypertherm) – Magnus Olsson, previously a district sales manager responsible for Hypertherm Europe’s Nordic region, has been promoted to the new position of Regional...
Zwolle/NL (Rood) – During the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in Rood Testhouse International N.V. of 30 July, the company's new name and logo were presented. The trading...
Zumbach Electronics manufactures a comprehensive range of non-contact, on-line measuring and control instruments. Recently the Profilemaster SPS 300-N4 has successfully been commissioned at...
Sønderborg/DK (Strecon) – Strecon A/S has obtained the distributorship of Dijet Industrial, a Japanese high-quality manufacturer of die inserts, punches, knock out pins and other carbide...
Warwickshire/UK (Intras) – These major concurrent exhibitions co-organised by Al Fajer Information & Service and Messe Düsseldorf will take place early next year in the Dubai International...
Ajex & Turner produces ND, PCD, Carbide Dies from 0.010 to 2mm and polycrystalline diamond dies from 0.070 to 32mm and carbide die up to 150mm for all kinds of application in drawing,...
German manufacturer Leistritz Turbinenkomponenten Remscheid GmbH produces components for the aircraft industry and the energy sector, together with high-end forgings such as turbines and engine components made from super alloys and lightweight materials. Quality assurance requires adherence to the ASTM standards applicable to the aircraft industry for production control. Thanks to recent modernisations by Zwick, Leistritz’s testing machines now satisfy ASTM and Nadcap requirements. Nadcap (see pri-network for more information) is a cooperative program of major aerospace and automotive companies for the certification and continuous improvement of special production processes.
Northfield/MN, USA (All Flex) – All Flex focuses sales efforts in Europe in an effort to continue their solid growth. The enterprise specializes in the manufacturing and assembly of quick turn...
Fortress has introduced new dustcovers for use with its mGard range of industrial safety interlocks. The dustcovers are available as standard or padlockable and fit over the lock preventing build up...
Wien/AT (Borealis) – Borealis value creating plastics solutions, announced the appointment of Alfred Stern as Vice President (VP) for Innovation and Technology, effective June 1, 2008. He will...
Bremen/Germany (Sikora) – Sikora AG, manufacturer and vendor of measuring and control technology for the wire, cable and hose and tube sector opened a service office in Cairo for the...
Hilden/Germany (F. Kocks) – On August 1st, 2008 Pascal Rénevier became the Managing Director for the division Marketing & Sales at Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG. The independent,...
Pliezhausen/Germany (TKD Group) – For almost twelve months Nettetal has been undergoing drastic expansion work and this July, TKD, well-known supplier of special and standard cables, has...
The wire, cable and wiring systems specialist Leoni received this year’s “Intelligence for Transportation and Logistics” innovation prize of the Center for Transportation & Logistics (CNA) in Nuremberg for its new kind of metallisation process called Flamecon. This technology, developed entirely at Leoni, enables automated application of the finest metallic structures for electrical functions to different base materials such as plastic, wood, ceramics and metal. Before about 40 participants representing government as well as the business and scientific communities, Uwe H. Lamann, member of Leoni AG’s Board and President of its Wiring Systems division, accepted the prize on 11 July in Nuremberg: “Power of innovation and the ability to respond flexibly to changing conditions are mainstays of our corporate philosophy. We regard having been awarded this CNA innovation prize as substantiation of the outstanding and successful work of our colleagues in the Research and Development department,” said Lamann.
Erlangen/Germany (Siemens) – Siemens Metals Technologies received a contract from the Chinese steel producer Maanshan Iron & Steel Company Ltd. (Masteel) to install the first Meros plant...
Hypertherm’s Centricut brand is building upon the success of its recently introduced line of Innerlogic ProLine2200 consumables by adding a 150 amp consumable set to its family of products. The...
In the Interview with Hans Christian Ambjerg on page 24 of the WIRE issue 3/2008 the wrong address was printed with the article. The head office has moved to Wien/Austria in 2006.The correct address...
The X-Ray 8000 for the measurement of wall thickness, eccentricity as well as the diameter and ovality of high-voltage cables has been improved regarding design and technology. The focus of the...
Fullstage Technologies, a distributor of premium CNC tube bending machines made in Japan and Taiwan, offers CNC wire benders with up to 11 axes manufactured by a market leader in the Japanese wire...
The Videx VCM-D dual-side 2-station chamfer machines will chamfer and turn straight bars as they come out of the draw bench; uneven in length.The machines can either be self-standing hand feed, or...
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