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On time? Check it
online!
Customers of Coleman Cables can now keep a
check on their orders – on-line and in real-time.
Purchasers can access these tracking
capabilities on the home page of Coleman’s
website – – or
through their CCI Xpress extranet access code.
Once a purchase order is entered and the ‘Track It’ button pressed, the user
is taken to an order summary page where the status of the order can be viewed.
Customers can then link directly to carrier websites, enter their pro numbers and
track their order.
Customers can also request a CCI Xpress log-in account where they can view the
status of all purchase orders.
This is just part of the latest ongoing e-commerce initiatives from Coleman.
Coleman Cable Inc – USA Fax : +1 847 689 1192
Email: Website:
Wire manufacturer Wintwire Ltd is using
a new strand annealing furnace and take-
up equipment from Meltech Engineering
to boost production of stainless steel wire
at its Sheffield factory.
The Meltech furnace allows Wintwire to
expand its wire treatment services and
significantly reduce manufacturing lead
times.
Wintwire is a specialist supplier of steel,
stainless steel, copper, aluminium and
brass wire and profiles to the medical
and dental market worldwide, and
leading manufacturer of wire for model
railway track. Until recently Wintwire
subcontracted strand annealing. However,
with increasing demand for its products
the company has brought strand
annealing in-house.
“We chose the Meltech furnace to give us
greater control of both wire production
and annealing quality. It also allows us to
bring production lead times down and
makes our manufacturing process more
flexible and efficient,” said Marc Turner,
commercial director at Wintwire.
The Meltech furnace operates at up
to 1,100°C. High specification thermal
insulation and rapid heating allow the
furnace to reach operating temperature in
less than 20 minutes. This, combined with
accurate temperature control along the
length of the furnace, will enableWintwire
to exceed customer quality expectations.
Meltech Engineering – UK
Fax : +44 1245 680175
Email :
Website:
New furnace will help boost production ▲
corporate news
Furnace and take-up equipment boosts wire
production at Sheffield factory