EoW March 2013

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▲ ▲ Upgrades to equipment at Bridon International’s Doncaster mill

FIB and Bridon – a successful collaboration Bridon International, a technology leader in the production of steel wire rope, is upgrading its equipment at the Doncaster Wire Mill in order to increase production and capacity. Reiterating its confidence in FIB Belgium, Bridon International has called on the supplier of industrial furnaces for the manufacturing and commissioning of a new austenitising open fire furnace. This state-of-the art component, equipped with the latest safety technology, was commissioned at the start of September 2012. Thanks to the collaboration between FIB Belgium and Bridon International, the assembly and commissioning of the furnace were completed in record time, in order to minimise downtime of the Bridon production line. • Chinese company Sichuan Ruiyu Photovoltaic Materials (ReneSola Group), a leading producer of solar wafers, is using two patenting lines from FIB Belgium with Ecoquench fluidised bed to produce sawing wires. The results are expected to lead to an increase in production for the company in the near future. FIB Belgium is a leading supplier of patenting lines within the framework of sawing wires. New induction solutions are also available for the diffusion process, both in steel cord and in the scope of sawing wires. FIB Belgium sa – Belgium Website : www.fib.be CMI to supply cold rolling mill CMI FPE Ltd, one of CMI Industry’s Indian subsidiaries, has entered into a new agreement with Tezcan Galvaniz AS, Turkey, for the design, manufacture and supply of a 6 Hi reversing cold rolling mill. This is the second 6 Hi mill of CMI FPE in Turkey. The mill has a total capacity of 350,000 tons per year. It is suitable for 1,350mm wide coils and 1,400mpm process speed. The mill will be equipped with Level2 automation and automatic flatness control system and will be commissioned within 17 months. CMI FPE – Belgium Website : www.cmigroupe.com

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