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The International Wire and Machinery
Association’s executive board has
been strengthened following the
appointment of three new members at
its AGM in February.
Don Neville, managing director of
RichardsApex Europe Ltd; Glyn
Dawson, managing director of
Whitelegg Machines Ltd; and Martin
van der Zwan, co-owner of Cable
Tapes UK Ltd, were all appointed
at the meeting prior to the “Meet
the Industry” luncheon at The Mere
Resort, near Manchester, UK, on 12th
February.
Prior to his current position Mr
Neville worked extensively in the
wire and cable machinery sector
throughout the Far East and North
America, commencing in 1990 with
Nokia-Maillefer followed by positions
at both SAMP Sistemi and Niehoff
Endex North America.
With a strong background in
international market development he
is looking forward to supporting the
IWMA in all its existing and emerging
programmes, designed to further the
interests and opportunities of the
membership at home and abroad.
Mr Dawson has been involved with
the wire industry since his early
years, and joined Whitelegg in 1992
after travelling widely and working
at Emil Jaeger Maschinenfabrik in
Germany. Although having had no
technical training, Glyn’s keen mind
allowed him to master the ranges
of CNC controlled machines and
he commissioned these all over the
world.
He looks forward to more involvement
with the IWMA and working with the
executive board for years to come.
Martin van der Zwan began working
in the cable industry in 1977 at the
BICC Wrexham factory. He served his
time there working originally within the
factory and then moved to work study
and then material control. He retired
from Pirelli (now Prysmian) in 2008
and set up his own company called
Cable Tapes UK Ltd with Paul Haines,
his business partner, and to date has
been very successful.
He is a great supporter of the
association’s educational trust and
believes it should strive to encourage
young talent to come into the industry,
ensuring it stays at the forefront of
technology. He now feels that his
knowledge and experience of the cable
industry could be used to support other
companies within this area with advice
and assistance where required.
Three new board members
PWM celebrates 30 years of service
British company PWM (Pressure
Welding Machines) Ltd celebrated 30
years of service to the wire and cable
industry at wire 2014.
PWM, based in Kent, UK, designs,
manufactures and supplies
high-performance cold welding
machines and dies to wire and cable
manufacturers worldwide.
PWM’s first machines were small,
manually operated cold welders for
joining fine wire and strip. The M10,
M25 and M30 models for wire sizes
0.1mm to 1.8mm are all still produced
today.
Over the years, PWM gradually
expanded its range and introduced
larger, powered cold welders,
including the P1500 rod welder
for joining large rod sections up to
30mm diameter. Recent innovations
include the portable HP100 and
HP200 machines, which provide
effortless welds on wire and strip
1mm to 5mm and 2mm to 6.5mm.
All PWM machines and dies are
precision engineered in-house to
stringent quality standards by PWM’s
own team of skilled engineers and
technicians.
PWM has a worldwide network of
experienced agents who, together
with its UK team, provide fast and
efficient on-site support with full
back-up and after-sales service.
PWM’s on-going research and
development programme ensures
that it continues to offer wire and
cable manufacturers the most
advanced and comprehensive
range of cold welders in the world.
To explain the cold weld process,
the company recently developed a
series of videos demonstrating the
technique.
PressureWelding Machines Ltd – UK
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S S Staff of PWMand guests at the 30th anniversary celebrations at wire 2014