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Wire & Cable ASIA – July/August 2016
Industrynews
THE latest issue of the Niehoff
Magazine, the customer journal of the
Niehoff Group, was published shortly
before the wire 2016 trade fair in
Düsseldorf, Germany, in April.
Under the title “Groundbreaking
impulses for the wire and cable
industry”, the Niehoff exhibits are
described along with technical data: A
rod breakdown machine type MSM 86,
a rotary braiding machine type BMV 16
Z + BZ 380, an inductive inline
annealer type RI 120, a data cable
stranding line type ARD 630 D + ALB
600 + DSI 631 and a bunching line
type D 562 + ARP 630. Also the
Niehoff Original+ After Sales service
with its offerings is introduced, as well
as the exhibits of Niehoff’s partner
company HFSAB (components of its
latest horizontal lead extruder).
In an interview entitled “They only
speak of Düsseldorf”, Friedrich-Georg
Kehrer, project director at organisers
Messe Düsseldorf, talks about special
features of this event. The situation of
Europe’s wire and cable industry and
some trends are subject of the article
“Imagine life without our products”.
A further focus of this issue is the
in-house exhibition which took place in
the new Niehoff factory in Schwabach
immediately after the wire trade fair.
There were shown a completely new
multi-wire line type MMH 112 + RM
202 + S 632, which embodies a new
machine generation, a double-twist
bunching machine type D 632 for the
manufacture of strands of copper
alloys for automotive wires, a barrel
coiler type WF 651 with new patented
locking system, the rotary braiding
machines type BMV 16 and BMV 124,
the new generation of the NPS double
spooler type SV 402 D and more.
An article under the heading “All
specialists under one roof” describes
details of the buildings, its equipment
and measures to achieve a high level
of energy efficiency. In the company
portrait Norbert Kordes Kabel und
Leitungen GmbH u Co KG, Uslar, one
of the biggest copper cable
manufacturers in Germany, is
introduced.
Biannually the Niehoff Magazine
informs about company news and
developments, trade shows and events
and other interesting topics. The
magazine, published in English and
German with summaries in Chinese
and Russian, can be obtained from
Niehoff headquarters in Germany or
any Niehoff subsidiary and service
office all over the world. It is also
available at the Niehoff website.
Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co
KG – Germany
Website:
Groundbreaking impulses for the industry
New managing director
Ambrell Corporation has appointed
Henk Kleef as the new managing
director for its European operations.
Mr Kleef will manage all aspects of
Ambrell’s business in Europe including
the United Kingdom, the European
Union and Eastern Europe.
Ambrell Corporation – USA
Website: