WCN Spring 2009

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.

Carl Bechem GmbH production facility ▲ ▲

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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