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Industry News
18 Wire & Cable ASIA – July/August 2007
New high speed wire rod outlet
Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Ltd, China, has placed an order with SMS Meer,
Germany, for the supply of a new high speed wire rod outlet for quality steels.
Within the framework of this order, SMS Meer is to supply the complete rolling
technology, the cooling technology and the key components of the mechanical
equipment.
These include CantiLever stands (CL), rotary shears, a six stand wire rod block,
a four-stand FRS block (Flexible Reduction and Sizing) as well as the pinch roll
unit and loop laying head.
In addition, the mill will employ the CCT (Controlled Cooling Technology)
developed by SMS Meer. For the remaining equipment, SMS Meer will supply the
detail engineering. The mill is scheduled to go into production in January 2008.
SMS Meer – Germany Fax: +49 211 881 4386
Email: Website:
Korea Telecom has extended its partnership with telecoms software company
Ascade by enlarging the carrier cockpit suite to include quality testing
capabilities.
Today’s telecom networks are faced with a variety of factors that can negatively
degrade the quality of service, and detecting problems before they become
major issues is a true challenge.
Ascade’s test calling solution allows for pro-active testing and verification of
quality of service, enabling telecommunication providers to gain competitive
advantages and to guarantee prime quality for various types of services, including
voice, fax, modem, CLI etc.
“Ascade’s Test Calling System (TCS) and Calling Line Identification (CLI)
Verification Service allow our company to stay in front of competitors by testing
the quality of routes, and ensuring CLI is delivered to certain countries,
thus giving our roaming customers a peace of mind when they travel abroad,”
said Mr Seong Ho Part, director of Global Business Unit at Korea Telecom.
“Level of quality is the baseline in which end-customers established their
perception of a service or product. Ascade is pleased to provide KT with the
means of pro-active quality testing and monitoring, allowing KT to achieve
a high level of customer satisfaction or potentially even increasing it,” added
Henrik Anderberg, CEO of Ascade.
Ascade AB – Sweden Fax: +46 8545 90427
Email: Website:
Ironing out those telecom problems
Heading for Beijing?
The China International Exhibition
for Cable and Wire (CW China) is
being staged in Beijing, China,
between 10th and 12th October 2007.
Hosted by the China Machinery
Industry Federation, China Non-
ferrous Metals Processing Industry
Association and the Beijing Zhenwei
Exhibition Co, CW China is a
comprehensive exhibition covering
cable and wire production equipment,
technology and raw materials.
Visitors will be able to meet with
suppliers of raw materials, semi-
finished and finished products,
surface treatment and producers of
machinery, plant and equipment,
trade and service providers.
A further three exhibitions will be
held at the same time – the China
International Exhibition for
Aluminum Industry (AlChina), the
China International Exhibition for
Copper Industry (CuChina) and the
China International Exhibition for
Titanium Industry (TiChina).
On show will be special equipment
for wire and cable, fibre optic and
optical cable; wire manufacturing and
finishing machinery; raw materials
and auxiliary processing materials;
measuring, control technology and
test equipments; wires, special wires
and wire productions; and cable and
wire enclosures and wire connectors.
China International Exhibition for
Cable and Wire – China
Beijing Zhenwei Exhibition Co Ltd
Fax : +86 105823 6567
Email:
Website: