WCA March 2016

wire 2016 Although based in the UK, the company exports 95 per cent of its production worldwide, with sales offices located in Mumbai in India, Shanghai and Dong Guang in China, São Paolo in Brazil, and Dubai in the UAE. Research and development is at the core of the business with over 20 per cent of its workforce dedicated to science. The Metalube team of chemists is committed to solving the toughest technical challenges – always striving to achieve the optimum results for customers. The company takes pride in formulating all of its own lubricants and greases from its new purpose-built laboratory, which opened in 2015. This facility is fully equipped for both quality control and research and development. Metalube is a winner of two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise: the first for International Trade in 2013, and the second for Innovation in 2014, when the company invented a new synthetic grease, ‘OCG 6000’, which protects overhead electrical conductors. Its Manchester factory was also recognised in 2015 for its commitment to sustainable business practices and awarded the ISO 14001 certification. Looking ahead, commercial director Douglas Hunt said: “We have seen excellent growth in 2015 but there are global challenges predicted for 2016, particularly in China. However, the company still expects to increase sales and market share during the forthcoming financial year. Our priority is for our products to out-strip our competitors ensuring that customers who require quality will always be assured of excellence if they

Maschinenfabrik Niehoff Stand: 10C06

Maschinenfabrik Niehoff, a manufacturer of machinery engineered for the wire and cable industry, will be exhibiting its latest generation of equipment. The company’s future-orientated production equipment is designed to support wire and cable manufacturers in improving their energy and materials efficiency and reducing manu- facturing costs. In a separate booth area, Niehoff’s after-sales service will be introducing its comprehensive offer and wear parts with the “Niehoff Original+“ label. Also present at the stand will be HFSAB, specialised in horizontal lead extruders and cable repair and recovering systems. Maschinenfabrik Niehoff develops and builds with an experience of more than 60 years all machinery needed for the production of non-ferrous metals wires and the further processing into automotive, data and special cables, with the exception of extruders. In addition, the portfolio contains technical assistance by professional specialists who speak the customers’ languages. The reliable supply with original Niehoff wear parts and spare parts, machinery inspection, refurbishment and maintenance measures as well as machine operator and maintenance training courses complete the range of services. Niehoff Group offers custom-tailored solutions from development and planning to turnkey projects of complete cable factories. The group, with nearly 800 employees worldwide, is composed of its head- quarters, five manufacturing subsidiaries (in Brazil, the USA, the Czech Republic, India and China) and sales and service centres in Japan, Singapore and Russia. Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co KG – Germany Website : www.niehoff.de Pourtier Stand: 10E40 Pourtier, France, develops and produces high quality stranders, cablers and armouring lines for ferrous and non-ferrous cables. These machines are made in Europe with the highest standards in design and manufacturing for the production of all types of power cables, from low and medium voltage up to high and extra-high voltage, overhead cable (including new development with various shaped wires) and insulated cable, AC type (using high quality Milliken conductor) or DC type (using large round compacted cross sections).

Both gauges perform ultra-fast diameter and ovality measurements at 9,600 scans per second and are claimed to offer the highest single-scan accuracy in the industry, with single-scan repeatability down to 2 micron with the AccuScan 6050 and down to 1 micron with the AccuScan 6012. In addition, both gauges improve ovality accuracy up to 100 per cent and provide the highest flaw detection accuracy with 25 per cent improvement over three-axis measurement methods. The new DCM SCS-700 efficiently tests Cat 5e/6/6a cables to 700MHz and offers a low-frequency option to test cables down to 100Hz. Dual-frequency testing is per- formed with a single connection to significantly reduce set-up and testing time. Automated four-pair switching platform enables operators to perform cable testing in less than three minutes. Easy-to-use testing software offers complete test management and reporting capabilities. In addition, the next generation of process controllers will be previewed at the show. The new InControl™ system brings an advanced level of graphical user interface, functionality and ease of use to operators for increased productivity. Other products on display include: • Latest high-speed AccuScan 5000 Series two-axis diameter and ovality gauges • New LN Series three-axis lump and neckdown detectors • Innovative LayScan lay length measurement system • CenterScan eccentricity measurement system • Preheaters and spark testers • CapScan capacitance measurement system • SRL Pro structural return loss prediction software • LaserSpeed ® length and speed measurement system NDC Technologies – USA Website : www.ndc.com/betalasermike ❍ The new AccuScan 6050 and 6012

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NDC Technologies Stand: 11D68

NDC Technologies will exhibit the latest Beta LaserMike products for in-process dimensional monitoring and automated quality cable testing. The new line-up delivers higher accuracies, production efficiencies and savings for profit-minded wire and cable manufacturers. NDC will be introducing the latest addition to the AccuScan 6000 Series 4-axis diameter gauge family: the new AccuScan 6050. Like the AccuScan 6012 gauge which was released last year, the AccuScan 6050 provides a comprehensive measure- ment coverage around the product’s circumference to instantly detect changes in product diameter. The AccuScan 6050 measures products up to 50mm, while the AccuScan 6012 measures products up to 12mm.

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