EOW May 2007

english corporate news

l Dramatic growth for Stuttgart fair

Following its much-praised launch in 2005, Fastener Fair Stuttgart has grown dramatically. “With more than 330 confirmed exhibitors and six months to go before the show opens, I can confidently predict this will be the industry’s main event in 2007,” said exhibition organiser Jerry Ramsdale. “Not only are there already 132 more exhibitors than there were in 2005, but the show has also grown from one hall to cover three.” Taking place on 19 th and 20 th September at Messe Stuttgart in Germany, the exhibition has been designed as an ‘end-to-end’show, exclusively dedicated to the fastener and fixings industry. Celsa’s new Cardiff site For Celsa Steel, a member of the Celsa Group, SMS Demag has successfully commissioned a turnkey steelmaking plant with a downstream continuous billet caster from Concast AG, Switzerland. The facilities are installed at the customer’s operations in Cardiff, Wales. Acting as consortium leader, SMS Demag provided the engineering and supplied the equipment for the steel plant. The continuous casting machine came from Concast and is designed for an annual production of 1.2million tons. Pre-coating Chemicals The new innovative Lubricant Viscosity Control (LVC) system, operating in conjunction with the PDH ultra high- pressure lubrication technology, is used in themost demanding drawing applications, allowing mechanically descaled high- carbon, or low-carbon rod, to be drawn directly, without pre-coating chemicals, at the highest speeds. The LVC/PDH rod dry coating/lubrication system benefits from the most unique fully controlled 3-way interaction between the pressure, temperature and lubricant viscosity, enabling an automatically l ADVERTISER’S l ANNOUNCEMENT Lubricant Viscosity Control Eliminates

Two years ago, 2,000 senior trade buyers from 51 countries visited the show, and that number is expected to double in 2007. “We’re not in the numbers game when it comes to visitors – we focus on high quality attendees that are the true decision influencers and makers,” insisted Ramsdale. “Because we focus on a niche sector, visitors come knowing exactly what they need. They are not simply there to walk the aisles, but to buy.”

Fastener Fair Stuttgart – UK Fax : +44 1727 831033 Email : jerry@fastfair.net Website : www.fastenerfair.com

The EAF meltshop for carbon steel consists of a 140 ton AC ARCCESS® electric arc furnace with electric bottom tapping, a 140 ton ladle furnace, as well as the associated dust extraction facilities. The six-strand billet caster features the Convex® technology for rapid high- capacity casting of various section sizes.

The scope of supply also included the complete electro-technical outfit.

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SMS Demag AG – Germany Fax : +49 211 881 4386 Email : info@sms-group.com Website : www.sms-group.com

controlled fusion of standard lubrication compounds, making themmolten/liquefied with a viscosity suitable for the application. Such a substance eliminates completely traditional pre-coating chemicals and performs an exceptionally adherent

dry technology, completely eliminating the need for phosphate and borax pre-coating chemicals and their substitutes in the most demanding multi-draft applications from rod to wire in a one-step operation. The new rod dry coating/lubrication system allows a wide range of residual coats, strongly adherent for high-tensile wire, and light water soluble coat for plating wire. Typical applications of the LVC/PDH dry coating system include direct drawing from mechanically descaled H/C rod, without pre-coating chemicals, from 5.5mm down to 1.3-3.25mm at 18-8.3m/s, and with die life enabling production of 200-220 tons/die in the first draft. Decalub – France Fax : +33 1 60 20 20 21 Email : info@decalub.com Website : www.decalub.com coating/lubrication

and consistent residual coat in the 1 st draft, operating in close circuit lubrication, automatically adjust- able in weight at all speeds without limitation, completely eliminating traditional wet pre-coatings for all drawing applications, including mechanically descaled 0.90%C bare rod.

LVC/PDH dry coated spring wire

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The system permits full film ‘frictionless’ drawing in remaining drafts, benefiting from the innovative LVC/PDH rod

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EuroWire – May 2007