WCN Spring 2009

WIRE & CABLE NEWS

ISSUE N° 40

OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL WIRE & MACHINERY ASSOCIATION

New plant on a green field site for Niehoff

Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co KG is building a new plant at the com- pany’s headquarters in Schwabach near Nuremberg, Germany. The September groundbreaking ceremony marked the beginning of the development. The first phase of construction, comprising a production area of 17,000m 2 and production-related offices of 1,500m 2 , will include the new locations for assembly, test stand, trials, shipping, paint shop and apprentices workshop. The company is investing €25 million, not including the property purchase, in this first construction phase. Dependent upon future business conditions, the company is planning a second phase of construction of a further 8,000m 2 production area. Niehoff continuously invests in the development of new products and in machinery, equipment andmanufacturing and organisational methods. During the last few years the company has expanded its portfolio by adding braiding machines, stranding machines for data cables and inductive annealers to its product line. The forthcoming headquarters relocation in Schwabach is another contribution to the company’s capacity expansion. Spacious shop floors with optimally designed workplaces will enable a more efficient organisation of process flows and savings for material handling and order processing. The new plant will include a new state-of-the-art paint finishing system.

Left to right: Arnd Willmann (architecture office Reindl & Partner, Nuremberg), Heinz Rockenhäuser ▲ ▲ (president of Maschinenfabrik Niehoff), Matthias Thürauf (mayor of Schwabach), Hans-Hermann Kroher, delegate of the shareholder families Niehoff and Kroher, Dr Michael Schwarzer (chairman of the supervi- sory board), Richard Schwager (finance director and economic counsellor of Schwabach)

Over four hundred employees, plus more than forty apprentices, work for Niehoff in Germany. Niehoff group worldwide comprises five subsidiaries and four representative and service offices with about two hundred fifty employees. Of current revenue, about 80% is still generated at the company’s headquarters. Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co KG – Germany

New and used equipment sales

GER SA of Belgium specialises in the sale of new and second-hand machinery for the cable and ferrous and non-ferrous wire industries. Single machines or entire plants are available for the production of steel rods and wire, non-ferrous wire, steel ropes, cables and weldedmesh. A large stock is immediately available, or GER will source specific equipment not in stock. Machinery is sold and exported worldwide in “as is” condition or, on request, GER will recondition and modernise. GER’s sales department will provide an estimate for complete, ready to use units. GER carries out test runs of machinery before shipment, installation and commissioning at the customer’s plant and can also provide operator training.

Fax : +49 9122 977 155 Email : info@niehoff.de Website : www.niehoff.de

Special 40 th anniversary offer for IWMA members

The IWMA reaches a milestone in 2010 when it celebrates its 40 th anniversary. To mark the occasion the Executive Board has decided to make a special offer to all members and new applicant members. Member organisations who renew on their usual date in 2009 will receive two years’ membership for the cost of one year. This offer applies whether the renewal date is January 2009 or December 2009 or any month in between. Similarly, any organisations applying to join the IWMA in any month during 2009 will be given two years’ membership for the price of one year. In such testing economic times the IWMA is pleased to provide members with this special anniversary benefit.

GER SA – Belgium Fax : +32 87 260201 Email : ger@ger.be Website : www.ger.be

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Rosendahl celebrates fifty years in the industry

Wire & Cable News Wire & Cable News is published twice a year by the IWMA. All the text and illustrations in this publication are copyright protected. Copying of the contents by photographic or electronic means is forbidden without the publisher's written consent. The publisher, agents, printers and contributors cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of claims printed or inferred in the editorial or advertisements published in this, previous or subsequent editions. The publication in this newsletter of Brand Names, Trade Names and Trade Marks and similar does not imply that these may be used elsewhere. IWMA 46 Holly Walk, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 4HY, UK CONTENTS AIM Inc.........................................................6 Ajex & Turner Wire Die Co ....................4 Anhui Hengzheng Technology...........6 Carl Bechem............................................ 11 Cersa-MCI................................................. 23 Cometo Snc................................................6 Eder Engineering ................................. 21 Euroalpha Srl.......................................... 21 Eurobend SA........................................... 23 FIB Belgium SA....................................... 26 Fine International Corp....................... 23 FMS Force Measuring Systems............7 GER SA..........................................................1 Goodwin Machinery...............................4 Hasemann Maschinen......................... 18 Hoang Hung Long Co Ltd.....................4 InnoVitesBV.........................................6, 25 IPEC Ltd..................................................... 25 IST............................................................... 27 Koner SpA................................................ 24 L&P Wire International........................ 18 Madem Reels........................................ 5, 8 Mathiasen Machinery ............................7 Maschinenfabrik Niehoff................1, 17 PS Costruzioni Meccaniche............... 11 PWM.......................................................... 10 Queins & Co............................................ 18 Roblon....................................................... 27 Rosendahl Maschinen...........................2 Shanghai Lizhi Machinery................. 27 Techna International..................... 19, 21 Tecnocable.............................................. 26 Upcast OY...................................................9 Warbrick International ..........................5 WCMA..........................................................3 Wire Lab Company..................................9 Zumbach Electronic...................... 24, 27

Rosendahl produces products and turnkey solutions for wire and cable manufacturing and in 2009 will celebrate fifty years in the industry. In this time, Rosendahl has grown into a global supplier of manufacturing technology for the production of datacom, RF and coaxial cables, automotive, power and optical fibre cables. Rosendahl’s performance and growth in both turnover and employees over the past years demand an expansion of office and production facilities at the Pischelsdorf, Austria headquarters. Currently about 260 people are employed there and the facility will be expanding to an area of 75,000m².

Key points in Rosendahl’s history:

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1959

Walter Rosendahl established Rosendahl

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1965

Development of the first extrusion line

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1971

Introduction of the SZ-stranding development

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1978

The first fibre optic cable line was built

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1997

Rosendahl becomes part of the Knill Gruppe

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2002

Introduction of RF welding and corrugation technology

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2005

Nextrom becomes part of the Knill Gruppe

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2006

Introduction of ROEX extruder generation

Along with the 50 th anniversary another great event is taking place in 2009. This summer’s Intercable Russia will hold its conferences in Austria, organised and served by Rosendahl and Nextrom. Rosendahl and Nextrom offer manufacturing solutions in the fields of extrusion, SZ-stranding, fibre optics, forming, welding and corrugation in close cooperation with customers and product suppliers. With a focus on ongoing development, Rosendahl provides systems for the manufacture of power cables utilising its core competences in metal tape forming and corrugation applications for armouring high and extra high voltage power cables, SZ stranding for screening applications as well as for handling sector-shaped conductors. Rosendahl and Nextrom look forward to welcoming partners and industry colleagues at Interwire, Cleveland, USA and at wire Russia 2009 to present their fields of expertise. Rosendahl Maschinen – Austria Fax : +43 3113 510059 Email : office@rosendahlaustria.com Website : www.rosendahl.com

Tel : +44 1926 834680 Fax : +44 1926 314755 Email : info@iwma.org Website : www.iwma.org

Artist’s impression of the new Rosendahl headquarters in Pischelsdorf ▲ ▲

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William L (Bill) Mathiasen

Events for Business, Technology and Education 2009 April 27-30 Interwire WAI Cleveland, USA CONTACT:

With sadness, the Wire and Cable Manufacturers’ Alliance has announ- ced the passing of William L (Bill) Mathiasen, founder of Mathiasen Machinery, Inc, who died on 7 th October 2008 aged 77, from compli- cations following open-heart surgery. Bill had a 40-year career in the wire industry. In 1953, he joined Syncro Machine Co, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, as a machine builder. Later, he was promoted to field service engineer but left in 1967 to work for Hudson Wire Co, Ossining, New York, where he worked as plant engineer. In 1969 he took a position with Anaconda Wire & Cable at the corporate headquarters in New York City. When Anaconda closed the corporate office in New York, Bill was transferred to Marion, Indiana as plant maintenance supervisor. After a short stay Bill was offered a position with Gavlick Machinery in Bristol, Connecticut buying and selling used wire and cable machinery. While at Gavlick, he was promoted to vice president with international responsibility covering South America, Mexico and Europe. Bill started Mathiasen Machinery Inc, a supplier of used wire and cable equipment, in 1983 and grew the company from a home operation to its current 16,000ft 2 complex in East Haddam, Connecticut. He turned the company over to sons, Mark and Mike in 1996, and enjoyed golf and travel during his retirement in Connecticut and Florida. Bill was a Charter Member of the New England Wire & Cable Club (now Wire & Cable Manufacturers’ Alliance) and received that organisation’s Distinguished Career Award in 1993. He was an active member of the Wire Association International, and the International Wire & Machinery Association. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Mathiasen, three sons and three daughters. WCMA – USA Fax : +1 860 873 3281 Email : mrcdm@snet.net Website : www.wcmainc.org

Fax: +1 203 453 8384 Email: info@wirenet.org Website: www.wirenet.org

May 12-15 wire/Tube Russia 2009

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Fax: +49 211 4560 7740 Website: www.wire-russia.com

CONTACT:

Moscow, Russia

June 2-3 Metiz Ferrous Conference

IWMA

CONTACT:

Yalta, Ukraine

Fax: +44 1926 314755 Email: info@iwma.org Website: www.iwma.org

October 6-8 Metaltech/Tubotech

IWMA

CONTACT:

São Paulo, Brazil

Fax: +44 1926 314755 Email: info@iwma.org Website: www.iwma.org

12 IWMA Technical Seminar

IWMA

CONTACT:

Bangkok, Thailand

Fax: +44 1926 314755 Email: info@iwma.org Website: www.iwma.org

13-15 wire/Tube SE Asia

Messe Düsseldorf Asia Pte Ltd Fax: +65 6337 4633 Email: wire@mda.com.sg Website: www.wire-southeastasia.com

CONTACT:

Bangkok, Thailand

November 2-3 Istanbul Cable & Wire 09

IWMA

CONTACT:

Technical Conference

Fax: +44 1926 314755 Email: info@iwma.org Website: www.iwma.org

FORTHCOMING IWMA SOCIAL EVENTS IWMA Golf Day 2009 Wednesday 10 June 2009, Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, UK IWMA Dinner Dance 2009 Friday 27 November 2009, Royal Garden Hotel, London, UK IWMA 40 th Anniversary & Düsseldorf Dinner 2010 Tuesday 13 April 2010, Düsseldorf Congress Centre, Germany Please contact the IWMA office for further details, Tel: +44 1926 834680 Fax: +44 1926 314755 Email: info@iwma.org or visit the website www.iwma.org

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Diamond tools and ultrasonic die cleaning Ajex & Turner technology is at the forefront of precision lapping and polishing of carbide and diamond dies using diamond compounds, diamond paste and diamond suspension, specifically for thewire, cable and fastener industries. For example, green-coloured diamond lapping paste and suspension give dies a mirror finish, and D–60 grade is suitable for very high stock removal. Diamond files and pins are supplied in different grades for grinding of any type of carbide steel dies and diamond Micron Powder is supplied in grades from 0–¼ to 60-80 microns for polishing and lapping of carbide and diamond/PCD dies.

Machinery resale and installations

Goodwin Machinery established opera- tions from its Bolton facility 18 months ago, and has seen business expand in that time. To meet the ever changing industrial market, Goodwin Machinery has added compressors, generators and various other ancillary products to its diverse selection of resale cable making machinery, giving customers access to the peripheral items needed to

complete As well as this comprehensive range of machinery, Goodwin offers complete factory or individual machine valuations, installations or removals. their requirements.

For more details visit the website.

Goodwin Machinery Ltd – UK Fax : +44 1204 534415 Email : goodwin-ltd@btconnect.com Website : www.goodwinmachinery.co.uk

Very successful wire China 2008 for IWMA

Lapping and polishing products

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▲ The IWMA stand at wire China 2008

Ajex & Turner Wire Die Co – India Fax : +91 11 2394 0226 Email : ajex@ndf.vsnl.net.in Website : www.ajexturner.com

The IWMA had a highly successful wire China 2008 and the booth in hall W1 at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre was very busy during the first three days of the four day event. Together with Tube China there were more than 30,000 visitors. During the trade fair the IWMA received 138 enquiries, of which 88 were from Chinese companies and organisations. A number of new member applications were also received. This was an increase in activity from wire China 2006. According to official statistics provided by the organisers, Messe Düsseldorf China, wire &Tube China 2008 had a total of 1,098 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions, including 708 exhibitors at wire China and 390 exhibitors at Tube China. Of the 1,098 total 352 exhibitors were from overseas and 746 exhibitors from mainland China. The two events occupied 27,275m 2 of exhibitor space and attracted 31,585 trade visitors from 78 countries and regions, including 4,743 from overseas.

The dates of the 2010 event have not yet been confirmed, although it is certain to be in September of that year. More exhibitor space will certainly be required in 2010, given that the 2008 event was considerably over subscribed. The IWMA is considering a suggestion from a major local sponsoring organisation for a supporting ferrous wire conference just before the start of the 2010 exhibition. Those planning to exhibit or attend the 2010 exhibition are advised to book hotel accommodation as soon as the actual dates are announced because the Shanghai Expo 2010 will still be running at that time. Chinese organisations interested in learning more about the IWMA and its membership benefits, as well as contact details for its representative office in China, Sinosteel Zhengzhou Research Institute (SZRISWP), can find this information in the Chinese language section of the IWMAwebsite: www.iwma. org/chinese.cfm or see page 22.

Wires and rods from Vietnam

Hoang Hung Long is a buyer and supplier of all stainless steel wires, high and low carbon wires and wire products. The company also deals in rods for Mig and Tig welding of all steel and stainless steel, as well as long and round steel material and parts for construction. Contact Hoang Hung Long for seconds, surplus and stock lot enquiries.

Hoang Hung Long Co Ltd – Vietnam Fax : +84 8 931 3331 Email : hkh@hcm.vnn.vn

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Six months of expansion planned for Madem Group Madem Group has announced several developments for the next six months: In Brazil, Madem SA has completed a new plywood plant, representing a US$8,000,000 investment. The plant, in southernBrazil, will produce 70 containers per month of plywood reels flanges. All machinery was custom developed for Madem and the special plywood will be in the market by October 2008. Madem SA has three plants in Brazil, 800 employees, 30,000acresofrenewablepineforests,two sawmills and one recycling operation. In the United States, Madem Reels USA Inc in Chattanooga is launching a second shift as well as opening its first warehouse and recycling centre in West Virginia. Another ten warehouses will be opened by 2010. Madem Reels is already servicing customers from Chattanooga. In the Middle East, Madem Gulf WLL, in Kingdom of Bahrain, has completed a new plant where production is expected to begin by January 2009. Madem is anticipating another new plant project for the Middle East region in 2010. In Spain, Euromadem Spain SL launched a second shift in September 2008 at its Calaf, Barcelona plant. Already selling in Spain and Portugal, Euromadem is set to penetrate markets in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. In Eastern Europe, Madem Romania SRL located in Bistrita, Romania, is anticipating the launch of another production operation projected to start up in December 2008. Madem is ISO 9000 and 14.000 compliant in Brazil. ISO implementation in Spain and USA will begin in January 2009. “Madem has invested US$45,000,000 in the last five years in new plants, software, quality systems, machinery and warehouses. With our new plants in Bahrain and Romania, Madem will be processing 30,000m 3 of lumber per month (750 trucks of lumber /month) and sell our products to over 150 customers in more than 40 countries,” said Leandro Mazzoccato, Madem group sales director.

Wire & Cable India 2008 – “a worthwhile exercise” Neither the testing conditions in the temporary exhibition marquees, nor the global economic slowdown that is even affecting the dynamic Indian economy, dampened the enthusiasm of the sub- continent’s industry and trade visitors for thismajor exhibition in Mumbai in November 2008.

Running 20 th –22 nd November 2008 the event was sponsored for the first time by the IWMA who also exhibited on an information booth, manned by Executive Board members John Stanaway and Peter Large and the IWMA’s representative in India, Jeroo Vandrevala. from

▲ Wire & Cable India proved a great success for IWMA

In November 2008 Warbrick International moved from Knutsford, Cheshire, the company base for the past 27 years, to new offices and warehousing located at Appleton Thorn, south of Warrington, Cheshire. Their three manufacturing units, Larmuth Engineering, Dean Brothers, and Chalkmaster, were sold some years ago. Chairman, Paul GWarbrick, has just completed his 50 th year with the family business and reflects on the many changes seen in the wire and cable trades over that period of time. Warrington, his home town, was the centre of the wire and wire-rope industry in UK but, today, all trace of those industries have long since disappeared. Similarly, the North West of England was the home of many large cable producers, which is, sadly, not the case now. The Warbrick company, established in 1946, continues to operate as exclusive agent in the UK and Republic of Ireland for the following USA and European manufacturers of specialised equipment used in the production of wire and cables. The event proved to be very worthwhile for the IWMA in two main respects: the quality and volume of enquiries (which included new members signed up on the stand and which exceeded expectations) and the opportunity to meet with some of the industry’s main players to discuss future involvement in the Indian arena. Traffic on the booth was brisk at most times and many senior people from the industry, not only in India but also from other regions of the world, notably the Middle East, visited the IWMA. As a result of contacts made during the exhibition the IWMA secured nearly 130 enquiries including several firmmembership applications. In the view of the IWMA’s John Stanaway the exhibition was “a most worthwhile exercise” which the association is likely to repeat in 2010. All change in Cheshire

Reelex, USA Huestis, USA

Wardwell Braiding, USA

Neptco, USA

Chalkmaster-TDC, USA

Wardwell Europe, Germany

Cometo, Italy

CIGO, Italy

Steintex, Germany SMS Meer, Germany Trenz-Export, Spain

RSD Technik, Germany

KMK, Germany OTOMEC, Italy

Madem Reels – Brazil Fax : +55 54 3462 5900

Warbrick International Ltd – UK Email : sales@warbrick.co.uk

Fax : +44 1925 263 540 Website : www.warbrick.co.uk

Email : madem@madem.com.br Website : www.mademreels.com

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Production scheduling with barcode labels

Changes for InnoVites InnoVites BV, a software development company, has announced new personnel for the Hyderabad, India office. Kamalakannan Elangovan has joined as the Development Manager for the InnoVites team in India. Kamal has in- depth knowledge and experience with the realisation of complex development projects on the Microsoft Dynamics AX © platform. He drives the operations at the InnoVites Development Center in Hyderabad. Sathish Balakrishnan joins InnoVites with significant experience in the cable industry. As a business consultant, he implements the InnoVites business solutions for the company's customers. His knowledge and experience is instrumental in the realisation of tangible business benefits. Innovites BV – The Netherlands Fax : +31 318 541 966 Email : info@innovites.com Website : www.innovites.com New drawing technology The 14 piece drawing die JHS14-70 alloy drawing machine from Anhui Hengzheng has an inlet diameter of 0.1mm to 0.07mm, outlet diameter of 0.04mm to 0.03mm and operates at a drawing speed (stepless) of up to 5m per second. Capstan is a horizontal spool with a draft ratio of 5.5%. Anhui Hengzheng Technology – China Fax : +86 551 2849 182 Email : hfwsong@mail.hf.ah.cn Website : www.hengzhengxl.com can all be customised, guaranteed to meet customer specifications. Cometo is committed to a policy of research and innovation, the most important being the use of a laser control system, an advanced technological choice believed certain to boost Cometo’s production worldwide and to maintain closer relationships with existing customers. Cometo Snc – Italy Fax : +39 0341 263090 Email : info@cometo-italy.com Website : www.cometo.eu

Metaltech & Tubotech 2009

Automated Industrial Machinery (AIM) has introduced another value-added feature to its AccuForm line of CNC wire bending machines. It has been designed for those users who have an organised production system using bar code labels to inventory part numbers. By using a bar code reader the new feature, driven by SmartEditor® (AIM’s programming software), will automatically enter the file name and location of a part from a database. After scanning, the user can enter the number of pieces and boxes (containers) required for a particular production run. Once a list of bar codes has been scanned, Smart Editor® can load all the files/parts that need to be pro- duced at a given time. Up to 50 files can be automatically loaded using this feature. Doug Bidwell of Manufacturing Systems, Inc in Belle Fourche, South Dakota had previously purchased an AccuForm 3D machine. One of the key reasons Doug initially decided to purchase fromAIMwas that he found the programming to be user friendly and easy to learn. When Mr Bidwell asked that it be made easier yet by using a bar code scanner to call up part programs, the response from AIM was to work with Manufacturing Systems to find a solution that met their needs. Doug enthuses, “The scan technology has enabled us to bridge the gap between a programmer and the production crew, now everyone is an AIM machine operator.” AIM Inc – USA Email : sales@aimmachines.com Website : www.aimmachines.com Automation and development are Cometo’s key factors. Since 1983 the company has represented the future at the service of the wire and cable industry. High quality products and high tech- nology reflect the company profile and the personality of its owner Mr Enrico Tocchetti, who, in 1983, began to project the huge range of wire and cable equipment. Wire straighteners, rotating die holders, traverse units, feeders and wire guides Automation worldwide

From 6 th – 8 th October this year the Metaltech exhibition will take place at the Imigrantes Exposicões facility in São Paulo, Brazil, the largest city in South America. The fledgling show runs concurrently with Tubotech, the largest and most important pipe and tube exhibition in South America. Once again the IWMA is the major international sponsor of Metaltech and will be exhibiting on a joint booth with sister organisation the International Tube Association (ITA), major international sponsor of Tubotech. Sicetel – National Association for Wire Drawing and Rolling of Ferrous Metals – is the official local sponsor of Metaltech and is fully convinced that the event is the key trade fair for business and technology in the wire sector. The president of Sicetel, Rodrigo de Almeida Prado, states that “for the 2009 edition we shall have as exhibitors important Brazilian and foreign industries from both peripheral sectors as well as the main ones of machinery and equipment, raw materials, lubricants, software and service providers.” Apart from its shared information boothwith the ITA, well equippedwith supportservicesformemberexhibitors and visitors alike, the IWMA is offering its‘Samba’exhibition packages to wire and cable organisations. Most important is the experienced advice that the IWMA can provide to attendees, particularly essential for first time visitors to the exhibition. Metaltech offers free entry to trade visitors and its opening hours are 14:00 to 21:00 hours on each of its three days. For more information about the Metaltech trade fair and the ‘Samba’ exhibitor package please contact the IWMA Secretariat. The exhibition organiser’s website is: www.metaltech.tmp.br

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Breakthrough in tension control technology

provide a warning signal or output or stop the machine immediately in case of a wire break. The RTM System can pay for itself typically in one to two years by reducing material breaks and eliminating overstressing and excessive slack in wires and cables. Therefore overall finished product throughput is increased. The RTM System also improves the overall quality of the products produced and can open a wire and cable manufacturer up to new markets that demand documented and verifiable manufacturing condition products. There are several RTM systems currently in operation throughout the world. The RTM is the first radio transmitted system in the world designed specifically for the wire and cable industry. It was developed by FMS Force Measuring Systems AG, a Swiss company that designs and manufactures precision devices and systems for tension measurement and control in the wire and cable industry, especially for rotating machinery applications. The company, founded in 1993, has offices in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, the UK, and the USA. FMS Force Measuring Systems AG – Switzerland Fax : + 41 44 850 60 06 Email : info@fms-technology.com Website : www.fms-technology.com Wire plant – ready to run Mathiasen Machinery, Inc has been awarded a contract to sell a complete wire and cable manufacturing plant. The 100,000ft 2 plant specialises in aluminium, copper clad aluminium and copper fine wire. The equipment is still installed in southern USA and operational. Machinery highlights include Syncro aluminium and copper rod drawing lines, intermediate and fine wire drawing lines, Bartell tubular stranders, Hacoba bobbin winders, tinning lines, annealers, and much more including office furniture and allmaintenance and tool roomequipment. Buildings and property are also available. MMI buys and sells used wire and cable machinery internationally. Mathiasen Machinery Inc – USA Fax : +1 860 873 8866 Email : mmi@mathiasen-machinery.com Website : www.mathiasen-machinery.com

(and power duration), includes a power monitoring system, and is easily combined with the signal transmitter on one plate for easy mounting. The transmitter sends the power signal to the PC for on–screen display of the remaining battery life. Battery life depends on the number of sensor positions on the machine but the battery power packs are designed to produce a minimum of 1 shift of power (8 hours). The batteries are completely rechargeable, reusable, and changeable in only a few seconds. The RTM System can easily be used with existing equipment as it bolts down in a small footprint, utilises standard FMS load cells and amplifiers, and runs on PC software so a new PLC installation is not required to utilise the system. The RTM System digitally monitors tension in real time on up to 32 individual positions and displays the values on a PC screen. The software also includes data logging for each position and records minimum and maximum values for quality assurance purposes. There is also an option available to log data based on feet or metre measurements. Tension control is easy utilising the PC or an output card. The amplifiers or controllers can be parameterised from the PC. Controller parameters can be adjusted from the PC while the machine is running. The system can be set-up to are correct and confirm any updates or corrections. Members are reminded that the IWMA can receive editorials from member organisations at any time for posting on the website, quite apart from editorial submitted for the WCN newsletter, published twice a year. Perhaps the most dramatic innovation is the e-zine, or electronic version of WCN, and there is more about this feature on page 18. The IWMAworks hard to keep thewebsite fresh and relevant to all visitors and to provide the best possible information resource for the wire and cable industry. Updates are frequently made and the site is reviewed at least twice every week. The IWMA is always happy to receive constructive comments and ideas to improve and to develop the website further.

Wire and cable makers have an affordable way to monitor and control tension in individual wires on rotating machines. This technology, from FMS, is called Radio Transmitted Tension Monitoring (RTM). An RTM System can be easily applied on most planetary or tube stranders, bunchers, twisters, or any rotating machinery. It sends the signals by radio transmission thus avoiding the many drawbacks of mechanisms such as slip rings (cost, wear, signal noise, installation issues) and telemetry systems (unidirectional analogue data trans– mission, multi-positional prohibitive cost). RTM technology is secure and stable using industry standard Blue– Tooth technology for signal transmission. The RTM System equipment packages can be configured in various ways to handle nearly any tension measurement or control task. The monitoring system is comprised of tension sensors, tension measuring amplifiers, a bus system with radio transceiver, and software. All of the components are specially designed by FMS for rotating applications (not effected by centrifugal and coriolis forces based on accelerations up to 40g). A wide range of tension sensors are available for any tension requirement, and if closed loop control is required, digital controllers are used instead of measuring amplifiers. The RTM rechargeable battery power pack option comes in three different sizes The IWMA website, www.iwma.org, already receives an impressive number of ‘unique visits’(a more relevant statistic than just ‘hits’) and since the site was completely re-designed in November 2007 these have increased by over 25%. If you have not visited the website recently the IWMA invites you to look at the innovations we have introduced. There is an archive section for older date IWMA editorials, which previously were just deleted. The website now has pages in Russian, Chinese, Turkish and Spanish and will be introducing more soon. Another important new feature is a listing of IWMA member organisations by geographical region in addition to the listing by alphabet. We invite members to take the opportunity to check that their details

More innovations for the IWMA website

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Despite global economic situation, Interwire 2009 looks solid Interwireisthelargestandlongest-running wire and cable trade show in the Americas. Interwire 2009 will take place from April 25 th to 30 th at the I-X Center, Cleveland, Ohio, providing four of the industry’s most anticipated and concentrated business days of the year highlighted by exhibits, technical presentations and networking events. Introducedin1981,Interwireisrecognised by Tradeshow Week magazine as one of the 200 largest trade shows in the US, affording all participants a common meeting place and focus for international business. The collective interaction and commerce at each event attracts visitors and exhibitors, buyers, sellers, importers and exporters, speakers and students who focus their attention on the newest products, technology, and trends in the wire- and cable-making industry. Plant managers, purchasing, operations and quality assurance personnel, researchers, engineers, executive level decision makers and business owners comprise the thousands of repeat participants who come from more than 50 countries to the biennial Interwire. This year’s event includes more than 500 exhibiting companies representing more than 150 product types. Exhibiting companies typically fall into several groups: suppliers to the wire making industry (such as wiredrawing machinery, insulation, raw materials); manufacturers of wire; or processors of the wire end product (for example wire bending, forming for baskets, hooks, fasteners). at Interwire are steel wire and insulated wire and cable. Steel wire products include, but are not limited to, concrete reinforcement wire, bridge wire, welding wire, fasteners, nails, fencing, and tyre cord. Insulated wire and cable products include, but are not limited to, telecommunications, building wire, magnet wire, power wire, and electronic wire. The fastener segment of the industry will be duly represented, with the co-location of the International Fastener Exhibition. Interwire 2009 will feature more than 30 technical paper presentations. A pair of multiple-paper theme sessions is planned; one will focus on dies, the other on coolants and filtration. Primary industries represented

Additional topics of interest include fractures, wire rope, spring wire, bead wire, plastic deformation, steel tyre cord, tandem drawing, surface oxides, copper alloys, caster water, ink adhesion, rod porosity, straightening, resistance heating, ceramics and shape-memory wire. The exhibition hours are: Monday, April 27 th 12:30 pm – 5:00 pm Tuesday, April 28 th 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Wednesday, April 29 th 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Thursday, April 30 th 10:00 am – 3:00 pm IWMA has long been a supporter of the Interwire exhibition and will have a fully equipped information booth providing important services for IWMA member organisations, exhibiting or visiting, at stand 2422. For the convention schedule, programme updates, and registration information, please visit: www.wirenet. org/events/interwire/index.htm Bangkok technical conference on eve of wire Southeast Asia 2009 The IWMA is organising a suppor- ting one-day conference on Monday, 12 th October 2009, the eve of the wire Southeast Asia exhibition. ‘Latest Wire Technology’ will take place in the well– appointed conference room on the first floor of the Bangkok International Exhibition Centre (BITEC), the venue for the wire exhibition. The conference is sponsored by Messe Düsseldorf Asia, organisers of wire Southeast Asia 2009. A number of exhibiting companies will take up the opportunity to present their latest developments including the influential Institute of Spring Technology (IST). Mark Hayes from the IST is a well known and award winning speaker at wire conferences and will present a paper titled ‘Quality requirements for spring wire.’ The paper will set the scene for a Spring Manufacturing Technology training course, to be run by Mark Hayes, on 13 th October in the same venue. The conference is not confined to springmanufacture;wireorganisations interested in offering papers for Bangkok are invited to contact the IWMA for more details. The conference is sure to be seen as an attractive additional reason for potential visitors to come to wire Southeast Asia 2009.

Celebrating a year in Chattanooga

Madem Reels USA Inc, located in Chattanooga, TN has successfully completed one year since their first machines arrived in the US for commissioning. Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield, Hamilton County MayorClaudeRamsey,otherauthorities and business partners commemorated one year of Madem activities with a ribbon cutting ceremony (see photo below).

Madem’s plant in Chattanooga has 70 employees in the 145,000ft 2 facility with second shift production. In addition to the Chattanooga production, assembly and recycling operation Madem Reels has nine other warehouses in the USA: Chattanooga, TN – plant, service centre & recycling Culloden, WV – service centre & recycling West Chester, OH – service centre & recycling Cinnaminson, NJ – service centre Houston, TX – service centre & recycling Dallas, TX – service centre & recycling Taylorsville, NC – service centre Atlanta, GA – recycling Madem Reels USA is a subsidiary company of Madem SA Brazil, a leading nailed wooden reels producer. The company has forests, sawmills and manufacturing plants in Brazil, USA, Spain, Bahrain, and Romania withmore than 1,000 employees and produces more than 600 containers of knock Sikeston, MO – service centre Hawesville, KY – service centre

down reels per month. Madem Reels – Brazil Fax : +55 54 3462 5900

Email : madem@madem.com.br Website : www.mademreels.com

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Onwards and upwards – innovations from Upcast ®

Several new and interesting developments have already been introduced into the Upcast system. These include: double- loop inductors; stepless power control for inductors; single- furnace line for 12,000tpa (an extension of the 10,000tpa, single-furnace line to 12,000tpa capacity); a double-furnace line for 40,000tpa; carrier-type cathode charging for double- furnace lines (an adaptation of the standard carrier-type cathode charging system); a “Universal” double coiler for rod diameters of 8mm–25mm and an automatic alloy feeder, designed to be used in double-furnace lines for the production of alloyed coppers such as silver bearing and phosphor deoxidised coppers. Operation of the alloy feeder is synchronised with the automatic

The Upward Continuous Casting method, better known as the Upcast® system, was innovated and developed by Outokumpu in the late 1960s for the production of copper and copper alloy wire rod. In 2006 Upcast celebrated the 35 th anniversary of the startup of the first production unit installed in Outokumpu’s Pori Foundry in Finland. Thankstoitsmodularconstruction each Upcast line is easy to upgrade and expand. This first production line has benefitted from several upgrades to keep it up-to-date and in continuous operation. To date, 170 Upcast casting lines have been delivered worldwide, the majority for oxygen-free copper but around 40 for copper alloys. To meet future challenges the Upcast legacy is carried forward under the banner of a recently formed (2006) company, Upcast Oy. Continuous development has been a characteristic feature of the Upcast technology throughout its history and now, under new ownership, the role of innovation will become even more marked. Descaling specialists USA‘s Wire Lab Company manufactures a comprehensive line of mechanical descaling machinery for steel wire producers. Awidevarietyofmodels allows customers to put in place the Wilco mechanical descaling system which most closely matches their wire drawing requirement, with consideration given to machinery investment, maintenance cost, cost for any consumable items and overall quality requirement of the finished wire product. Simple-to-use basic mechanical descaling systems (such as model 920 Air Jet and model 1030 Water Jet descalers) are well suited for producers of industrial quality wire products where emphasis is on maintaining the lowest possible overall production cost. More feature-rich Wilco descaling systems allow customers to use wire rods of various qualities with the objective being producing a consistently cleaned wire rod suitable for making into higher quality wire products. These Wilco descaling systems (model 1250 and model 1750 automatic wire brush descalers) incorporate the Wilco automatic rod-brushingmachine into the process. Eight circular wire brushes are

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Double-furnace continuous copper casting line

Upcast Oy – Finland Fax : +358 207 577 401 Email : info@upcast.com Website : www.upcast.com

melt transfer function and includes a feedback link, for accurate chemical analysis with minimal fluctuation.

positioned around the rod circumference to aggressively clean the rod surface of secondary scale and red rust – both detrimental to producing high quality wire products. More specialisedWilco descaling systems (model 1060 descaling system with lubri- cant precoating and model LRD scale breaker for large diameter rods) satisfy the needs of more specialised producers. The model 1060 as part of the mechanical descaling process applies lubricant precoating compound in the final stage of the mechanical descaling process. Manufacturers of high carbon wire and those working with very high finishing speeds benefit from the increased lubrication established by the precoating compound. The Wilco large rod scale breaker (model LRD) is designed for processing larger rods up to 19mm in diameter. Sheave offset is controlled by hydraulics, thereby allowing simple straight-through string up of the scale breaker. Many manufacturers rely on Wilco lubricant applicators and double die pressure die holders to maximize and maintain lubrication levels throughout the drawing operation. Wilco lubricant applicators are designed to simply “snap on” the rod or wire in the lubricant

section of the die box and then are covered with the dry lubricant. As the wiredrawing machine pulls the rod or wire, the rolls of the lubricant applicator compact the dry lubricant onto the rod or wire. Wilco pressure die holders are designed to force lubricant, under high pressure, onto the surface of the wire as it is being drawn. Installation of a Wilco pressure die holder in the first die box is essential for establishing a significant lubricant film while pressure die holders in the remaining die boxes will maintain such proper lubrication. Wire Lab Company – USA Fax : +1 216 433 0007

Email : e-mail@wirelab.com Website : www.wirelab.com

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PWM to exhibit cold welders at Interwire 2009

5.00mm (0.039" to 0.197") diameter copper/aluminium, will operate in normal or automaticmode. Normal mode requires the operator to press a foot pedal four to six times to complete the weld. In automatic mode, the operator simply loads the material, presses a button and the machine does the rest. PWM will also exhibit its M10 and M25 manual machines, ideal for welding fine wire in confined spaces, and the M101 model, which can be bench or trolley- mounted and has a capacity of 1.00mm to 3.60mm (0.040" to 0.141") copper and 1.00mm to 5.00mm (0.040" to 0.197"). EC aluminium. Durable, simple to operate and low maintenance, PWM cold welders are precision engineered to provide strong, reliable permanent bonds, helping manufacturers save materials, cut costs and increase productivity. All welders and dies are designed and manufactured in PWM’s own UK workshops, ensuring total quality control and accountability.

British company PWM (Pressure Welding Machines) – celebrating 25 years of ser- vice to the wire and cable industry this year – will showcase two of its powered cold welders at Interwire 2009. The PWM range will be featured at the show by Amaral Automation Associates (booth 2426), exclusive distributor of PWM cold welding equipment, spares and dies in the US and Canada. Powerful EP500 electro/pneumatic rod welder provides an economical method of joining large rod sections. Virtually no operator training is required and the EP500, like all PWM machines, produces a reliableweld every time, reducingmaterial wastage. Capable of welding copper rod from 5.00mm to 12.50mm (0.197" to 0.492") diameter and aluminium up to 15mm (0.590") the low-energy EP500 usually only requires maintenance every three years. PWM’s best-selling HP100 air/hydraulic model can now be supplied in automatic form. The trolley-mounted HP100 auto, which has a capacity of 1.00mm to

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The EP500 electro/pneumatic rod welder

PressureWelding Machines – UK Fax : +44 1233 820847 Email : pwm@btinternet.com Website : www.pwmltd.co.uk

IWMA new members The IWMA is pleased to welcome the following new members to the Association:

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175 Years of Carl Bechem In 1834, Carl Bechem founded the first German oil plant in Hagen, North Rhine- Westphalia. Thus Carl Bechem GmbH can now look back on 175 years of experience in the production of industrial high performance lubricants. With more than 400 employees, 100 of them abroad, and daughter companies in France, India and Switzerland as well as joint ventures in the USA, South Africa, Sweden and China, Bechem is a global player in the field of speciality lubricants. Besides the headquarters in Hagen, Bechem has two more production sites in Germany. International productionplants are located in China, the USA and India. The company is still managed by the family, today in its sixth generation. The company’s basis for past development and its successful existence in the market despite growing competition is its clear and innovative management. With product and process innovations Carl Bechem is among the top European manufacturers of high performance lubricants. Recently the company attracted attention with the development of various new special lubricants in the automotive area and new coolant products in metalworking.

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filterability and thus almost residue- free drawing processes as well as higher drawing speeds, due to their better cooling properties. “traditionally innovative” the company will celebrate its 175 th anniversary in summer 2009. The international Bechem partners will participate in these festivities and simultaneously hold their International Symposium. Carl Bechem GmbH – Germany Fax : +49 2331 935 1189 Following the motto

In the field of wire drawing, there are new methods and products for aluminium wire drawing. With the low-viscous drawing oils of the Berudraw AL product family, which contain special additives and antioxidants, new standards were set in connection with a filter system.Thedrawing lubricants allow full-stream filtering which retains particles of a size from 5µ. These lubricants offer low maintenance and extended lifetime. The success story of aluminium wire drawing is continued by the application of emulsions of the new Unopol AL product family for medium and fine drawing. The Unopol emulsions, with their lower viscosity, allow a considerably improved

Email : hofmann@bechem.de Website : www.bechem.com

Double versatility PS Costruzioni Meccaniche has recently launched a completely new automatic coil and spool winding line, the PS 200/8 Combo. The fully automatic model is capable of winding wires or cables onto coils or spools, and so saves customer investment – a single line can produce two different products. PS’s design engineers have also paid particular attention to improving the shape of the final product. PS 200/8 Combo is a versatilemachine that can process a wide range of cables, as detailed: Cable type & diameter Insulated flexible cables, 2mm, 10mm Solid insulated wires, 2mm, 5mm Multicore flexible cables, 2.5mm, 10mm Flat cables, 5.5 x 3.5mm. 13 x 5.5mm Type of production Coil/spool according to the cable diameter, 5 metres, 100 metres Coil technical details Outer diameter, 95mm, 230mm Interchangeable internal core, 70mm, 115mm Height, 35mm, 114mm ▲ ▲

The PS 200/8 Combo in action

Spool technical details Flange diameter, 120mm, 230mm Barrel diameter, 40mm, 109mm Overall width, 42mm, 114mm Bore, 35mm, 104mm Minimum internal flange width, 35mm, 105mm

Australiancablemanufacturer,Austech,hasrecentlypurchased this new PS line. PS Costruzioni Meccaniche Srl – Italy Fax : +39 03968 98769 Email : ps@pscostruzioni.com Website : www.pscostruzioni.com

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