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Dies and die shop
machinery
At wire Düsseldorf, Ajex & Turner will be displaying a wide
variety of wire dies, together with in-house die repairing
and reconditioning machinery for TC, PCD and ND dies.
The company provides PCD and ND dies in sizes ranging
from 10 micron to 34mm. Tungsten carbide dies are made
from 0.1mm to 150mm.
All dies are checked with Conoptica die checking
equipment and can provide the geometry of each die.
Apart from dies and machines Ajex & Turner also manu-
factures other tooling, such as diamond needle files,
diamond angular pins, die checking pins, diamond/paste,
ceramic pulleys and tools.
The company also represents Metalube for wire drawing
lubricant for copper and aluminium wire, TKT for lubricant
for steel wire and carbide pressure dies, Korea’s SMEM
for testing and measuring equipment, Sealeze for wire
descaling brushes, Eurotek for self centring cross heads,
and Power Handling for material handling solutions.
wire Düsseldorf stand: 11F02
Ajex & Turner Wire Die Co – India
Fax: +91 11 23940226
Email:
Website:
L&P on show
Leggett & Platt Wire group will be exhibiting in hall 9 at wire
Düsseldorf, booth F21-02. Senior executives of the group
will be in attendance.
Leggett & Platt Wire group is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Leggett & Platt Incorporated, a USA-based, Fortune 500
listed diversified manufacturer that conceives, designs and
produces a broad variety of engineered components and
products for customers worldwide.
As part of the wire group, L & P Wire International (LPWI)
will be represented at the show by sales director, John
Stanaway.
In partnership with its worldwide procurement specialist
colleagues, LPWI sources most grades of wire from partner
mills around the world.
As part of its service the L & P team handles the logistics,
freeing customers of this sometimes onerous burden.
Representatives will be happy to discuss individual
requirements at the show.
wire Düsseldorf stand: 9F21-02
L&P Wire International – UK
Fax: +44 1636 672245
Email:
Website:
Corporate website:
Batoyle Freedom Group has recently appointed Caroline
Slinn (MChem) as a development chemist for the specia-
list lubricant divisions, responsible for developing and
expanding current product ranges.
Caroline Slinn, the winner of the 2008 UK Lubricants
Association’s (UKLA) ‘Young Employee of the Year’ award,
has spent over six years in the industrial sector working on
lubricant formulation and development.
Caroline’s appointment strengthens Batoyle’s existing
product development resources. She will be responsible for
new product developments and expanding the company’s
ranges of lubricants for most manufacturing and industrial
processes including wire and tube drawing, engineering,
glass and textiles.
Keith Glossop, technical director at Batoyle said, “Our
dedicated team of in-house chemists allows us to stay
abreast of new lubricant technology and ensures that we
can offer our customers specialised solutions to enhance
their production processes and efficiency. We are delighted
to welcome Caroline to our product development team.”
Batoyle Freedom Group – UK
Fax: +44 1484 460078
Email:
Website: Caroline Slinn, new development chemist for Batoyle ▲ ▲
Batoyle appoints development chemist