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EuroWire – May 2009 18
english corporate news
New Indian
agency for Uhing
A sales partnership contract for a second
Uhing agency in India, LMI India (P) Ltd,
came into effect on 1st January 2009. “The
Indian market is developing very fast,”
explained Uhing’s head of marketing,
Wolfgang Weber.
Following a recommendation, Weber met
Mohan Pandit – owner of LMI India (P)
Ltd – at the Wire & Cable Fair at Mumbai
in November 2008. A seller of product
identification solutions and non-contact
measuring systems the company,
headquartered in New Delhi, has made its
mark in the wire and cable as well as the
process industries.
The new partner is familiar with German
business culture, having been a sales
partner for another German company
for some years, and will act as an agent
for both German companies since the
product portfolios complement each
other.
“In addition to all these advantages, our
new Indian business partner convinced
us with his high expertise and enormous
proactivity,” points out Weber.
LMI India has offices in Mumbai, Chennai,
Hyderabad, Jamshedpur and Surat,
ensuring that LMI India employees and
existing and future customers will always
be within easy travelling distance.
LMI India (P) Ltd – India
Fax: +91 11 2536 5995
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Developing a cold welder to join large
rod sections, and a die to bond very fine
wire are just two of the milestones in the
history of British company PWM, which
celebrates 25 years of service to the
international wire and cable industry in
May 2009.
PWM, which designs and manufactures
high performance cold pressure welding
equipment and dies, has been at the
forefront of cold weld technology since
1984. The PWM range includes machines
for a wide variety of applications, from
hand held manually operated welders for
joining fine copper/aluminium wire from
0.08mm diameter, up to large, heavy-
duty electro/pneumatic and electro/
hydraulically powered rod welders, with
capacities of up to 30mm in diameter.
The company is thought to have
pioneered the process of cold welding
very large rod sections with the intro-
duction of its first rod welder in 1985.
The electro/pneumatic EP500, developed
to meet industry demand for a machine
that could accommodate copper rod up
to 12.5mm in diameter and aluminium
to 15mm, is still in production today
and is one of PWM’s best sellers. At the
other end of the scale, on-going research
and development has enabled PWM to
develop dies capable of joining wire as
fine as 0.08mm in diameter.
Recent product innovations include
the P1000, an extremely compact, yet
powerful rod welder, and an automatic
version of its best-selling portable HP100
air-hydraulic model.
These energy efficient machines provide
a reliable permanent weld stronger than
the parent material, helping to reduce
material wastage and cut costs.
Looking to the future, PWM’s managing
director, Steve Mepsted, said: “Despite the
challenging market, we enjoyed record
sales growth last year.
Cold welding continues to provide a
consistent, reliable and cost effective
method of welding non-ferrous materials
and we are confident that we will be able
to meet the changing needs of our global
wire and cable industry customers in the
years to come.”
PressureWelding Machines – UK
Fax: +44 1233 820847
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Celebrating 25 years
of pressure
An early machine from PWM ▲ ▲
Two-for-one
This year the International Wire &
Machinery Association celebrates its
40th anniversary. To mark the occasion
its executive board is making a special
offer to all existing and new applicant
members.
Member organisations renewing in
2009 will receive two year’s membership
for the cost of one year, regardless of
renewal date. Similarly, organisations
applying to join the IWMA in any month
during 2009 will be given two years’
membership for the price of one year.
International Wire & Machinery
Association – UK
Fax: +44 1926 314755
Email:
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