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24 Wire & Cable ASIA – July/August 2014
Industrynews
SHANGHAI HOSN used wire 2014 in Düsseldorf as a
launch pad for the JLK 630 rigid frame stranding
machine.
The first Chinese company to take the strander to
Düsseldorf, Shanghai HOSN held an opening ceremony
for the new machine on Monday 9th April, and followed
this with a successful cocktail party for customers and
friends on Wednesday 11 th April.
The company, founded in 2011, is located in Shanghai
Pudong Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Development Zone, and the
production base can be found in Yangzhou.
The show also went on to be a roaring success for the
company, with more than 50 customers worldwide
visiting the stand and two South American businesses
signing contracts with HOSN.
During a number of presentations during the week, the
company proudly showed a video giving an intriguing
insight into life behind the scenes at the plant in
Yangzhou.
Making the presentation was student James Day who
has worked with the company and visited its plants in
China as part of his MSc in entrepreneurship at
Nottingham University, UK.
Mr Day was on hand to explain to guests and visitors all
about the company and its work.
Shanghai HOSN – China
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❍ Guests are pictured unveiling the new JLK 630 rigid frame stranding
machine
Shanghai HOSN’s machine launch at wire 2014
❍ Visitors also attended a cocktail party during the exhibition