News
Corporate
March 2014
36
Through the IWMA Educational Trust’s Travel
Award scheme, the association is fully committed
to providing educational opportunities within
the wire and cable industry and is delighted to be
awarding the ”John C Hogg Travel Award” for wire
2014 to 15 individuals.
Applicants
for
the
award
scheme
were
recommended or sponsored by a member of
the IWMA and winners are provided with free air
travel, accommodation and entry to wire 2014
in Düsseldorf, as well as free entry to the IWMA
industry dinner.
A tour of the exhibition will also be given to the
group by a member of the IWMA executive board
during which they will be given the opportunity to
meet key influential individuals working within the
industry.
A presentation will be made by representatives of
the association and exhibition organisers Messe
Düsseldorf, at a special ceremony held on the IWMA
stand during the afternoon of Wednesday, 9
th
April.
This year’s awardees come from China, India and
the UK.
International Wire & Machinery Association – UK
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SAMP has been awarded two of
the most challenging turnkey
projects in wire and cable
production in China to supply
machinery,
resources
and
expertise.
The first project included three
rod breakdown machines, five
multi-wire drawing lines and 20
bunchers as a first implementation
step. All systems will be installed
during 2014. SAMP has been
selected by Kunshan Deli Copper
among German and Italian
suppliers.
SAMP’s winning factor in this
project has been the superior
performance in terms of output
and energy consumption in the
manufacturing of fine wires and
strands. Energy consumption has
been included as an essential
part of the contract, setting new
standards for the wire and cable
manufacturing market.
Kunshan Deli Copper, built in
April 2013, is located in the
Zhangpu Industrial Park of
Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province.
With a manufacturing plant of
210,000m
2
located 34km away
from Shanghai Hongqiao airport,
the company focuses on the
production of copper rods and
wires, including 8mm low-oxygen
copper rod with high purity,
copper wire 2.6mm, fine wire,
bunching conductor and tin
coating wire.
The products are widely used in
communication cables, power
cables, electronic cables, etc.
The annual production capacity
will reach 400,000 tons of 8mm
copper rod and 100,000 tons of
fine copper wire, making up an
estimated turnover of over 20
billion yuan per year.
The
second
project
makes
SAMP even prouder because
it represents recognition of
the product development and
of the important investments
in research and development
that have taken place since
2009. Following the successful
completion of a competitive
field test among the world
market leaders, SAMP has been
reconfirmed to supply the Force
Group with four multi-wire
drawing lines.
These will be added to the existing
11 multi-wire drawing lines and
ten bunchers delivered between
2000 and August 2013 for copper
wire and aluminium fine wire
production. In the medium
term, this investment will lead to
greater efficiency as well as lower
operating and maintenance costs
while simultaneously reducing
energy consumption.
The Force Group is one of the
largest automotive wire and cable
enterprises in China. Due to its
advanced manufacturing facilities
and process methods, Force
produces a variety of automotive
cables according to German,
Japanese and American standards.
At present, the company has
manufacturing plants in Beijing,
Shanghai
and
Changchun,
as well as offices in Chengdu,
Guangzhou, Chongqing, Wuhan,
Nanjing and Zhuhai. With a total
covered space of 100,000m
2
and
over 1,000 employees, Force
has a production capacity of
3,000,000km of cables per year.
SAMP SpA – Italy
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Asap aim
Founded in Milan
in 2000, Asap Srl
has its origins with
a specific aim – to
develop trade in
metal drawing
wires for industrial
application. The
company deals
under technical
international
specifications with
qualified suppliers
in China, Italy,
Germany and
Korea, both as a
sole agent and
buyer.
The company
imports and
sells directly full
containers to
customers dealing
with all custom
operations or it
delivers all over
Europe from its
warehouse in
Northern Italy,
different qualities
of stainless
steel wire as Aisi
304-304L-316-316L
309-321-430 and
other qualities
specially in
annealed, but also
in half or hard
drawn quality for
diameters from 0.1
to 1mm in spools
and from 1mm to
6m in large coils.
New role
Teknor Apex
Company has
promoted Michael
Roberts to the
position of wire
and cable industry
manager for the
vinyl division.
He succeeds Mike
Patel, who has
become director
of marketing
and business
development for
the vinyl division.
A Chinese challenge for SAMP
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The RB450 rod breakdown
machine from SAMP
IWMA’s Educational Trust Travel Award
Director for CCCA
Leviton has joined the Communications Cable and
Connectivity Association (CCCA), a non-profit group
of leading cabling manufacturers, distributors and
material suppliers, and Mr Ross Goldman has also
joined the association’s board of directors.
CCCA – USA
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