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Gladding acquires
Eaton braiding assets
▲ ▲ Increased capacity and faster turnaround
Corporatenews
September 2015 10
Gladding Braided Products, a New York state wire braid
manufacturer and braided shielding provider, has acquired the
braiding equipment assets of Eaton Filtration LLC’s Belgium
braiding operations.
This acquisition expands Gladding’s capabilities for shielding
wire over larger cables.
Its expanding technology is now used on cables servicing
oil, natural gas, electric utility, and submersible oceanic
installations.
Besides its own products, the Belgium equipment will expand
Gladding’s capacity for overbraid shielding (of wire and textile
fibres) via its sub-contact braided shielding operations, doing
the work for other cable companies.
As more companies choose to “out-source” their braided
shielding (copper, steel, bronze) to Gladding’s New York state
factory, the company’s added capacity will assure faster
turn-around times and added capacity.
“With this acquisition,” explained Gladding’s president, D H
Sparky Christakos, “Gladding is prepared to further sub-contract
for others in the cable industry.
“Cable manufacturers are recognising that outsourcing their
braid work to Gladding saves labour, time, space and manpower.
Turn-around time is critical, and this additional equipment from
Belgium gives us capacity to offer a one-week turnaround, if
needed.”
The Eaton machinery has been installed in Gladding’s main plant,
a 100,000ft2 braiding facility in Chenango County, near Syracuse,
New York.
Gladding Braided Products – USA
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