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replacement calculator, tip and die cost
calculator, tooling calculator, and DDR/
DRB calculator.
The company’s Extrusion Process Analysis
Package can quickly and efficiently
identify the root causes of difficulties
related to surging, dimensional variation,
crystallisation, knit lines, and other problems
not covered by equipment manuals or
material spec sheets.
B&H Tool Company – USA
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Balloffet
Booth 114
Headquartered in France, Balloffet has
been manufacturing dies since 1870 and
has three subsidiary companies in the USA,
UK and Germany, as well as a worldwide
network of agents. The company has
maintained all its die production in Europe.
The company produces natural diamond
dies from 6µ to 3mm, synthetic mono-
crystalline dies from 6µ to 1mm, poly-
crystalline (PCD) dies from 50µ to 30mm,
compacting, stranding and special shaped
dies, enamelling guides, extrusion tooling
(guides and dies), special tooling with
diamond insert and repolishing machines
and equipment.
Balloffet also offers repolishing, training
of operators and technicians in its own
training center and showroom or at
the customer’s plant, and control and
technical report of customers’ dies.
Balloffet – France
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Beta LaserMike
Booth 631
Beta LaserMike, a provider of precision
measurement and control solutions, will
exhibit its complete system solution for the
in-process measurement and automated
quality control testing of communication
cable at this year’s Interwire.
“In these competitive times, when cable
manufacturers are worried about how
they can be more profitable, we believe
it is more important than ever to educate
them about the power of an integrated
measurement and controls system,” said
Bob Stockholm, Beta LaserMike’s director
of sales for the Americas. “We want to
demonstrate that by implementing highly
accurate measurement and control
solutions along the critical points in the
cable extrusion process, manufacturers
can significantly increase productivity,
reduce waste, and improve product
quality to successfully grow their business.”
Beta LaserMike plans to display a complete
cable extrusion line measurement and
control system with gauges in place from
the extruder through the puller station.
The integrated system solution includes:
pre-heater system for uniform, in-process