Rahul Sachdev
Function: Executive Vice
President
Company: Wire & Plastic
Machinery Corp.
Number of employees: 50
Address:
100 Franklin Street
Bristol, CT 06010 USA
Other sites:
New Haven, CT
Wadesboro, NC
Monroe, NC
Bonham, TX
Pawtucket, RI
Attleboro, MA
Tel: + 1 860.583.4646
Fax: +1 860.589.5707
Email address:
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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.
When was company established?
It was founded in 1981.
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
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.
And the worst?
Telling customers when their order will be late.
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
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.
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.
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