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materials for customers interested in
this new machine. Our large,
energy-efficient P1500 and EP500
welders proved popular with visitors
looking for a cost-effective way of
welding non-ferrous rod, including
aluminium to copper, up to 30mm
(1.181
"
) diameter. All in all, a very
positive show.”
French lubricant manufacturer
Condat
was delighted with the response at its
stand. Communications manager
Nathalie Vidal said: “Whereas Messe
Düsseldorf has announced a three per
cent decrease in visitors this year,
Condat’s booth has experienced great
recognition and increased its leads.
We have welcomed visitors from 60
countries.
“There was a great interest in Condat’s
new offers for lubricants dedicated to
electrical wire and cable and HSE-
friendly solutions. This was also a
good occasion to communicate on
Condat’s new image and dynamic:
simple, modern and efficient.”
The ability to identify and track
products is becoming essential to the
smooth trading of steel across the
globe, and many visitors showed
interest in Sheffield, UK-based
IML
’s
high performance labels and tags.
With one eye firmly on the future,
Rosendahl Nextrom
branded the
show as “a really powerful and highly
energised wire 2016.”
“Industry 4.0 – ‘Smart Factory’ as we
like to call it – is becoming reality and
opening new doors both for us as
suppliers
and
for
you
as
manufacturers. It is an industrial
revolution which eases information
management,” the company said.
“The main benefit is concerned with
predictive maintenance, backtracking
of processes and online monitoring.
We at Rosendahl Nextrom take this
revolution seriously and are proud that
we could present the opportunities
with our technology.”
Managers at UK manufacturer of
round, flat, shaped profile and
electrical resistance wire
Alloy Wire
International
hailed the exhibition as
“the best yet.”
The company saw more than 250
serious enquiries during the five-day
show, with interest for its extending
range of exotic nickel alloys coming
from all corners of the globe, including
Australia, Japan, the USA and Europe,
in the automotive, aerospace, defence,
medical and nuclear sectors, with oil
and gas the only sector showing small
signs of depression.
Mark Venables, managing director,
said: “wire 2016 was definitely the
biggest and the best yet in terms of
getting so many quality suppliers,
customers and agents together in one
venue. This is our premier show of the
year and this is reflected in the level of
investment we have put into creating a
high profile presence and the fact we
have many of our international agents
here to build relationships and talk to
visitors.”
He continued: “Enquiries came from
all over the world and having a vast
array of our colleagues on hand was
great to help interpret and translate
conversations. The exchange of
thoughts and ideas flowed freely and
I’m sure will lead to orders.”
Like many other companies, Alloy Wire
– which is celebrating its 70
th
anniversary this year – used the show
to launch its new technical brochure
and its largest ever range of exotic
nickel alloys, which offer high
corrosion resistance properties and
high temperature performance.
Over 50 different alloys – including the
recently added Nitronic 50͋ (0.025 to
5.5mm) and Super Duplex (0.025 to
6.5mm) – were on display at the
Brierley Hill firm’s new stand, which
caused a lot of interest.
Another business launching a new
product was UK company
Cimteq
and
its partner,
InnoVites
from the
Netherlands. The latest joint venture –
CableSuite – has been described as a
cable manufacturer’s dream, providing
a single comprehensive set of tools in
one place.
CableSuite is a complete and fully
integrated enterprise software solution
that supports all business functions of
cable manufacturers and distributors,
combining CableBuilder, CablePlan,
CableERP and CableMES. CableSuite
enables a cable manufacturer or
distributor to significantly optimise and
accelerate its business processes.
As anticipated the interest in the
product was extensive and the
exhibition was considered to be an
extremely successful showcase by
both Cimteq and InnoVites.
Steve Mepsted, managing director of
PWM Ltd
, said: “We enjoyed an
excellent show with steady visitor
traffic to the stand from Monday
through to Thursday; Friday was
quieter. Visitor quality was also really
good with more visitors from India and
Scandinavia than in previous years.
“Our innovative ST40 air/hydraulic
cold welder specifically designed for
joining strip and tape was a big
attraction, and we are now testing
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PWM seemed to have little trouble in
attracting visitors to its stand
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Visitors quickly arrived at the Alloy Wire
stand in Hall 11
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Visitors gather at Condat’s stand. The
French lubricant manufacturer praised
the show, with an increase in leads
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The Rosendahl Nextrom team at this
year’s wire trade fair