WCA May 2009

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BLM Group acquires wire-bending company BLM SpA of Cantù, Italy, a leading manufacturer of tube bending and end forming machines and systems, has purchased Officina Meccanica Montorfano Sas. The takeover of Montorfano, effective from 13 th January 2009, allows BLM to complement its technology in the tube-bending field with highly productive machines for the bending of wire, small diameter bar and tube, strip/profiles, and armoured heating elements. For more than forty years Montorfano has specialised in the manufacture of multi-head machines for wire bending, its first patent for this type of machine being granted in 1965 and its first three-axis CNC machine introduced in 1979. Today the company offers a range of 18 standard machines capable of bending wire and bar from 1mm to 33mm diameter. These machines are widely used in the automotive and construction industries, and in the production of household appliances, indoor and outdoor furnishings, bathroom accessories, and equipment for shops and stores.

BLM Group UK Ltd – UK Email : sales@blmgroup.uk.com

Fax : +44 1525 402312

Website : www.blmgroup.uk.com

BLM Montorfano – Italy

Website : www.montorfano.net

Madem Reels’ 60 th anniversary

Madem SA, founded in 1949, started with 25 employees in an area of 800m 2 in the city of Bento Goncalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The company’s first products were wooden barrels for wine and food. In 1970 Madem launched an exporting operation, and two years later underwent a major product diversification – the manufacture of the first wooden cable reels that would ultimately turn the company into what is believed to be the largest wooden cable reel manufacturer in the world. Today, Madem has 800 employees worldwide and 110,000m 2 of indoor manufacturing space. It owns 12,000 hectares (30,000 acres) of pine forests, two lumber mills, a plywood plant, and many state-of-the-art automated reel manufacturing lines. Madem is one of Brazil’s largest forestry groups, with manufacturing operations in the USA, Spain, Romania, and Bahrain. Madem produces approximately 500 containers of unassembled wooden reels per month, and supplies more than 200 customers in 40 countries. Cable marking website Medek & Schörner, suppliers of cable marking machines and optical fibre coating lines, has completed an update of its website to offer a clear means of accessing detailed information about the company and its product portfolio. The newly revamped website is designed to make it faster and easier for users to find the information they need. The site now features email links to the members of staff responsible for the respective product groups and sales areas. Users will also find a section devoted to news and events, with information about the latest developments as well as events at which Medek & Schörner will be represented and where the company’s product range will be on show. The links section leads to useful information about suppliers of consumables, such as marking inks and hot embossing foils. Information on the website is available in English, French, German, Italian and Russian, and there are plans to add Spanish in the near future. Madem Reels – Brazil Fax : +55 54 3462 5900 Email : madem@madem.com.br Website : www.mademreels.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2009