WCA November 2013

❍ ❍ The MMH 104 type multiwire drawing machine with RMA 201 type annealer

controlled MSM type rod breakdown machines, the MMH series multi-wire drawing machines with more than 1,100 units working worldwide, the double twist bunching machines of the D series and the wire and cable handling system NPS. The MMH 104 type multi-wire drawing machine with RMA 201 type annealer has been specially developed for wires made of aluminium and aluminium alloys. The D type double twist bunchers are built in seven different sizes and cover a cross section range from 0.013mm² to 107mm² (copper wire). Compared to conventional bunchers, energy consumption and noise emission are signifcantly reduced. The reasons are their one-bow design and the aerodynamically optimised ECO-Bow together with a state-of-the-art energy saving drive technology. By means of the automatically working optoelectronic NBAT (Niehoff Bunching Automatic Traverse) system the spools are perfectly flled and can be paid off tangle-free and without wire damage even at very high speeds. The Niehoff Package System (NPS) is particularly foreseen for automotive wires and designed to spool automotive wires coming from extrusion lines with a particular wire laying technology onto collapsible NPS multi-way spools. The spools made of ABS plastic offer a secure, stable and tangle-free package both when full or partially empty, enable highest pay-off speeds and require much less return shipping space than traditional spools and packages of the same capacity. Another advantage for the users of Niehoff systems is that the company supports customers with comprehensive process knowledge, professional after sales services and expedient customer services. Users of Niehoff technology therefore have the tools at hand to beneft from all developments in the cable sector. Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH – Germany Website : www.niehoff-gmbh.info Expanding footprint in Asia Delfngen has acquired the Indian company Kartar Wire Industries to expand its footprint in Asia. Kartar, founded in 1981, is a manufacturer of plastic extruded tubing, profles and sleeves used in the protection of electrical wiring harnesses and the fastening of car seat covers. Kartar, with sales revenue of €3.5m, has two manufacturing locations in Pune (Maharashtra) and Gandhinagar (Gujarat), supplying major OEMs and automotive tier-suppliers in India. The acquisition of Kartar is an important step in Delfngen’s strategy to speed up its development in Asia and to strengthen its position in automotive wiring harness protection solutions, while supporting its local and international customer base on the fast growing Indian market. Delfingen SA – France Website : www.delfngen.com

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