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EuroWire – January 2009 22
english corporate news
AlliedWire
relocation
The distributor, Allied Wire & Cable,
has relocated its Wisconsin office and
warehouse from Elkhorn, WI to a larger
20,000 sq ft facility in Pewaukee, WI.
The new space allows for the addition of
machines and employees while leaving
room for future expansion.
“We are proud that we are moving
to a larger facility. We will be adding
additional equipment and stock to help
better service our valued customers. It is
very exciting that in less than two years,
we have outgrown the Elkhorn plant,”
said Hans Nelson, sales manager for the
Wisconsin division.
“This new building is our response to
our customers’ biggest need: faster lead
times. The company expects shipping to
customers in the Midwest and Western
states to be even faster than before.”
AlliedWire & Cable – USA
Fax: +1 800 615 9473
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A patent secured by a small Welsh
company has proved its worth in a
legal battle against steel giant Corus.
The Court of Appeal has upheld a
ruling that Corus infringed a valid
patent owned by Qual-Chem; a
move which forced the company
to close. The company’s former
managing director, Keith Harris,
brought the case against Tata.
The ruling has left Corus with a
liability to pay compensation and a
legal bill of over £1m.
The Chartered Institute of Patent
Attorneys commented that Keith
Harris’s foresight in obtaining patent
protection for his invention was the
key to him winning the case against
Corus. “This case shows that, with
a strong patent and the right legal
team, small companies can take on
big multinationals and win.“
Chartered Institute of Patent
Attorneys – UK
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Rad–Con Inc, a manufacturer of
industrial furnaces since 1966, has
moved its corporate offices to Lake-
wood, Ohio USA, from its previous
location in nearby Bay Village.
The space has been configured to
accommodate Rad–Con’s growing
staff of engineers and programmers,
as well as to consolidate its
warehouse activities.
Rad-Con’s business also involves
increasing efficiencies of annealing
facilities through software models.
Its CAPS™ software predicts furnace
heating and cooling performance,
and directs the batch scheduling
accordingly. The result is said to
be a significant improvement in
throughput while reducing utility
costs and improving quality. CAPS™
is regularly supplied as an add-on for
a variety of OEM furnace brands.
Rad-Con Inc – USA
Fax: +1 440 871 2948
Email:
Website:
Patent proves
its worth
Rad–Con moves
to Lakewood