EoW May 2012

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New ownership for AEI

char for fire alarm and emergency lighting cable, possess superior oil resistance coupled with cold temperature performance for transport applications and flexible compounds for appliance wiring. At the same time developments continue in improving the range of highly successful thermoplastic compounds for armoured cables used in hot climates with improvements in crack resistance and smoke evolution and as required for LPCB approval. Backed by the company’s excellent reputation for quality, service, innovation and depth of experience in the cable industry, AEI Compounds continues to offer assistance to companies either through attendance at trials or modification of its compounds to suit customers’ equipment and final application. AEI Compounds Ltd – UK Website : www.aeicompounds.com

first chance for AEI to show off its new image and the well-respected Pexidan range from Saco Polymers, as well its own expanding range of crosslinkable and thermoplastic compounds for the wire and cable industry. New and important developments within the range of zero halogen products are compounds that form a hard ceramic

AEI Compounds Ltd, in Sandwich, Kent, UK is now part of the Saco Polymers group of companies following the change of control in July 2011. The new ownership brings with it a fresh new philosophy and a significantly increased development capability.

The recent wire 2012 exhibition was the

Hutchinson Engineering of Widnes, Cheshire, UK, is investing more than £500,000 in new technology to streamline its performance in manufacturing mobile phone masts and wind turbine structures. The new Ficep equipment will speed up the fabrication and cutting process by generating quality parts for better fit and less welding time. This new machinery will allow the company to manufacture larger wind turbines – 50kW and 100kW models – with added ease. It will also improve manufacturing lead times for the production of base plates for telecommunication masts, designed for O2 and Vodafone. Hutchinson Engineering – UK Website : www.hutchinson-engineering.co.uk Investment to streamline manufacturing

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EuroWire – May 2012