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Our firm’s proudest moment was winning a multi-million dollar contract”

Main activity of company: Dealer of second-hand wire, cable, and optical fiber manufacturing equipment Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp. is a global equipment supplier offering high quality solutions for wire, cable, and optical fiber manufacturing. We have a comprehensive selection of second-hand and reconditioned machines from the industry’s most respected manufacturers. COMPAN PROFIL

Rahul Sachdev

Rahul Sachdev Function: Executive Vice President Company: Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp.

Current projects of note (large contracts etc): 1. Installing a complete sheathing line for optical fiber cable in the US. This line features Davis–Standard 115mm 24D extruder, 1.2m MGS-Hall caterpullers, 2.2m Skaltek Portal traversing pay-off and Take-up with the latest technology in extrusion line controls. 2. Rebuilding a Vaughn Rod Breakdown machine for aluminum and aluminum alloys 3. Rebuilding a Watson planetary strander for cabling superconducting wires. Proudest moment for the firm? Our firm’s proudest moment was winning a multi-million dollar contract to supply several OPGW (optical ground wire) lines to a company in Southeast United States in the 1990s. We partnered with the clients engineering teams to develop a technological process that provided the highest efficiency for mass production of their product. Largest contract in the company’s history? Winning a 1.6 Million USD contract to supply a complete optical fiber plant to a division of SACOM Vietnam. The deal was signed in When was company established? It was founded in 1981.

New York City in the presence of Mr Nguyên Tân Dũng, Prime Minister of Vietnam, during a historic first visit to the United States.

What’s the best thing about your job? The best thing about my job is that I don’t do the same thing everyday. We are always working on new and different projects which present a great opportunity to interact and get to know people from all over the world.

Number of employees: 50

Address: 100 Franklin Street Bristol, CT 06010 USA

And the worst? Telling customers when their order will be late.

Other sites: New Haven, CT Wadesboro, NC Monroe, NC Bonham, TX Pawtucket, RI Attleboro, MA

What’s the most exciting project you’ve worked on and why? OPGW related equipment since it involved using emerging and new technologies for that time What’s the longest you’ve worked without sleep? Two days If you weren’t involved in the wire industry what career would you have chosen? B-to-B Advertising and Management Consulting

With our extensive industry knowledge and vast inventory, we are able to satisfy wire and cable equipment needs, affordably and efficiently. Our equipment selection is wide and varied with over 20,000 machines available from eight North American loca- tions. We are a one-stop destination to sell your idle wire and cable equipment and are always looking to expand our inventory. We offer a complete array of buying options for single machines, complete lines, and entire manufacturing facilities.

Tel: + 1 860.583.4646

Fax: +1 860.589.5707

Email address: info@wireandplastic.com www.wireandplastic.com

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