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Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2010 16
Precision Rolling has been acquired
by ASMAG UK Ltd. Precision Rolling
specialises in equipment for the
manufacture of simple and complex
profiles in low to high-carbon steels
and non-ferrous materials.
David Liddle, managing director of
ASMAG UK Ltd, commented: “We are
delighted to extend our product range
through this acquisition.
“Precision Rolling offers an extensive
range of profile manufacturing
equipment, together with ancillary
machinery, that enables complete
production lines to be designed, built
and installed.
“The product lines complement
ASMAG’s existing tube manufacturing
machinery.”
Mr Liddle explained: “Following the
takeover of a German supplier some
years ago, and now the recent
acquisition, ASMAG UK Ltd can offer
a complete and comprehensive
solution to the wire industry.”
ASMAG UK Ltd is the UK division
of ASMAG-Anlagenplanung und
Sondermaschinenbau GmbH, an
Austrian supplier of copper, brass,
steel, stainless steel and aluminium
tube manufacturing equipment.
Precision Rolling – UK
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Precision Rolling
acquired by ASMAG UK
Niehoff to represent
HFSAB
As from 1st April 2010 Maschinenfabrik
Niehoff assumed representation
(outside of the European Community)
of HFSAB, a leading supplier of lead
sheathing equipment to the cable
industry. HFSAB, known as H Folke
Sandelin AB and Hansson Robertson,
is part of the Canadian mining
company Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. It
has specialised in the manufacturing
of horizontal continuous lead extruders
and cable repair and recovery
systems.
The range of horizontal continuous
lead extruders developed and built by
HFSAB are used to apply lead sheaths
to submarine and underground power,
communication and fibre optic cables.
The lead sheathing provides an
excellent barrier to chemicals, oils,
water and sulphides and lengthens the
service life of cables.
Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH &
Co KG – Germany
Fax: +49 9122 977155
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HFSAB (H Folke Sandelin AB) –
Sweden
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ABB has announced that it will
construct a new factory in the United
States to manufacture high-voltage
land cables for power transmission.
ABB will invest approximately $90
million in the new manufacturing
facility, which is expected to employ
around 100 people.
“Cables play a key role in the efficiency
and reliability of long-distance power
transmission,” said Peter Leupp, head
of ABB’s Power Systems division.
“The need to upgrade the existing
transmission infrastructure in the
United States, to provide grid
interconnections and integrate more
renewable power into the grid is driving
demand for cables.”
ABB has been manufacturing
polymeric insulated cables since the
early 1970s. The company’s offering
includes XLPE (cross-linked
polyethylene) insulated cables for use
in high-voltage applications, up to
500kV, that provide opportunities for
energy-efficient power transmission.
Around the world, ABB has delivered
more than 7,200km of XLPE cables for
voltage levels above 100kV.
In the 1950s ABB delivered the world’s
first commercial HVDC (high-voltage
direct current) power link. The
company developed HVDC Light in the
1990s and delivered the world’s
longest underwater power link in 2008.
ABB – Switzerland
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ABB to build new cable
factory in US
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