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WCN Issue N° 43 10
Niehoff opens new factory
Maschinenfabrik Niehoff has opened a new factory
building in Schwabach, Germany, close to the company’s
headquarters. The building includes the assembly
department, paint shop, test rig and testing area, the
packing and shipping department, offices, recreation rooms,
building services and training workshops.
Production has 170,000ft² more space than before, enough
to sustain a throughput of 100 drawing lines a year, with
15,000ft² dedicated to offices and auxiliary rooms. The
40-foot high production areas, and the office and other
rooms, have radiant heat ceilings and air-conditioning
systems and a sensor-controlled natural lighting system.
The building meets low-energy standards, and features the
latest in plant design, building management technology,
and energy efficiency. The architecture, interior furnishings,
geothermal heat systems, heat pumps, pneumatic system
compressors, drives of production machines and other
devices are designed so that energy consumption is kept to
a minimum and the heat dissipated by the equipment can
be recovered.
Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co KG – Germany
Fax: +49 9122 977 155
Email:
Website:
The AZ 1040 is the successor of the tried and tested AZ
2004 timing belt drive, introduced by Uhing in 1991 and a
bestseller ever since.
The AZ 1040 is made of an undivided profile with integrated
carriage guide. This design allows for a greater free stroke in
comparison to the predecessor.
Mounting and integration possibilities are also enhanced
due to the integrated headpieces made of the same profile.
The tried and tested T-slot principle has been adopted for
securing attachments.
Customers can take advantage of the technical
improvements, modern design, and a 30% price deduction.
Joachim Uhing KG GmbH & Co – Germany
Fax: +49 4347 906 40
Email: Website: The new AZ 1040, successor to Uhing’s AZ 2004 ▲ ▲
New timing drive belt from Uhing
Success at wire 2010
British company Pressure Welding Machines (PWM), which
designs and manufactures high performance cold pressure
welding equipment and dies for the world market, reported
excellent visitor traffic and sales at wire 2010.
Steve Mepsted, managing director of PWM, said: “Visitor
traffic was much better and more consistent than we
had anticipated and the quality was excellent. We noted
a marked increase in the number of visitors from India,
Iran and Turkey. Our large EP500 and P1500 rod welders
attracted a high level of enquiries from manufacturers
looking for a reliable, energy efficient method of welding
large copper and aluminium rod sections.
“We sold the EP500 rod welder at the exhibition to a
Brazilian wire and cable producer, and the P1500 machine
was purchased by a Portuguese company. Our versatile
portable models, especially the M101 and HP100, also
proved popular with buyers. The show generated a
substantial number of positive sales leads.”
PWM will be exhibiting at Wire & Cable India in November.
Pressure Welding Machines – UK
Fax: +44 1233 820591
Email:
Website:
PWM’s stand at wire Düsseldorf 2010 ▲ ▲
A new testing area at the Schwabach facility ▲ ▲