EoW May 2008

english corporate news

Wire rod mill heading for Brazil

Newmachines from a new company! A new name on the block – Zachar Machinery. Based in Graz, Austria, the company provides machines for copper and aluminium wire and cable production. The portfolio includes: • Stand-alone drawing machines – for aluminium and copper from rod-break-down to ultra-fine wire drawing machines • Konform continuous extrusion lines – for aluminium and copper solid and hollow profiles, multi-profile-tubes, (flat) wire and cable sheathing, • Enamelling machines – for aluminium and copper, round and flat wire, single and multi-line ovens, horizontal and vertical design, all dimensions, self bond ovens • CTC lines/paper-wrapping machines/ wire strander – eg CTC lines for continuously transposed conductor production for example for power transformers • Complete copper rod upcast lines – complete line (including cathode feeding and take-ups) for continuous production of copper rod by continuous upward casting process Zachar Machinery Int – Austria Fax : +43 31646 82110 SPI Lasers, designer andmanufacturer of fibre lasers, has launched a new website for the German speaking market – www.spilasers.de provides information on the company’s range of lasers, as well as the giving the capability to book evaluations, download datasheets and application notes, book samples into the applications laboratory, find contact details of the relevant sales and customer support teams and more.  This new website comes at a time of increased sales in the region.  SPI Lasers – UK Fax : +44 1489 779698 Email : info@spilasers.com Website : www.spilasers.com Website for German market The new website

to grow and maintain a competitive position in the marketplace.” Morgan’s scope of supply includes hot and cold billet charging equipment, a 28-stand mill comprised of a roughing, and intermediate mill, a pre-finishing mill of three ‘vee’ style mini blocks, a 10 stand No Twist Mill, side shifting water boxes, four intelligent pinch rolls, a laying head, Stelmor conveyor, a reforming station with ring distributor, vertical pallet system with a transfer car onto horizontal hook system, compactor and unloading station. mill commissioning, expected to be in the second quarter of 2009. Morgan Construction Company – USA Fax : +1 508 755 6140 Morgan will supervise the

Morgan Construction Company has won the contract to supply a single strand wire rod mill for Votorantim Metais in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The project design allows for future expansion to two strands for rod production of up to one million tons per year. The mill will roll plain rod from 5.5mm to 24mm and HYQST rebar from 6.35mm to 16mm. Rolling speed for the 5.5mm rod will be guaranteed at 105m per second. Initial furnace capacity should produce 120 tons per hour, rising to 180 tons per hour when the second strand is built. “This mill incorporates the highest level of technology to achieve the greatest mill efficiency,” says Ricardo Cruz, project manager.“It will enable VotorantimMetais

Email : sales@morganco.com Website : www.morganco.com

Chinese subsidiary

New base in Shanghai for TeamMeccanica ▲ ▲

With more than 15 years’ exploring and cultivating the Chinese market, Team Meccanica has set up a wholly foreign-owned enterprise – Shanghai Team Meccanica Machinery Corp in NanXiang (Shanghai) Economic Developing Zone. Team Meccanica's products will be mainly supplied in the Chinese market, as well as exported to those surrounding countries. As a part of the Eurolls Group, Team Meccanica China also will offer relevant services to group members such as Eurolls, Vitari, Cortinovis Machinery and Teurema.

TeamMeccanica SpA – Italy Fax : +39 035 0779 728 Email : sales.office@teammeccanica.it Website : www.teammeccanica.it

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