WCA May 2009

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MPI range sold worldwide

MPI was established in 1979 to manufacture high quality wire and cable machines, and has completed thirty years of continuous development and services to the wire, power and telecom cable industries. The company is proud to have developed into a leading manufacturer of machines and has successfully commissioned equipment at cable factories in India, the Middle East and Europe. The manufacturing range includes wire-drawing machines; rigid and planetary stranders; wire, strip and tape armouring machines; drum twisters; laying–up and rewinding machines, and cable sheathing lines. MPI has recently received a bulk order from Middle East cable companies for the supply of a variety of cable manufacturing equipment.

MPI Machines Ltd – India Website : www.mpigwl.com

Fax : +91 751 2366974

Tapes and fabrics for cable

Hanyu Cable Materials Co Ltd was established in 1982 and has maintained a clear focus on serving the needs of the cable industry ever since. It has been granted ISO9001:2000 certification by an international certification body. The company started production of high strength polyester non-woven fabric for cable makers and power, data and telecommunications cable material makers all over the world. Hanyu Cable Materials’ non-woven fabric has excellent characteristics – tensile strength, thickness, antisepsis, no causticity and easy machining – and is widely used in binding cable, making semi-conductive non-woven tapes and water-blocking non-woven tapes.

Since the beginning of 2007 Hanyu Cable Materials Co Ltd has developed semi-conductive shielding tapes, water-blocking tapes, semi-conductive tapes, water-blocking and halogen-free low-smoke and flame-retardant tapes, non-woven and special cable tapes. Hanyu Cable Materials Co – China Website : www.hanyu-tapes.com

Cable tapes from Hanyu Cable Materials m m

PWM celebrates 25 years of pressure British company PWM will be celebrating 25 years in the international wire and cable industry in May 2009. The company is believed to have pioneered the process of cold welding very large rod sections with the introduction of its first rod welder in 1985. The electro/pneumatic EP500, developed to meet industry demand for a machine that could accommodate copper rod up to 12.5mm in diameter and aluminium to 15mm, is still in production today and is one of PWM’s best sellers. At the other end of the scale, on-going research and development has enabled PWM to develop dies capable of joining wire as fine as 0.08mm in diameter. Looking to the future, PWM’s managing director, Steve Mepsted, said: “Despite the challenging market, we enjoyed record sales growth last year. Cold welding continues to provide a consistent, reliable and cost effective method of welding non-ferrous materials.”

Pressure Welding Machines – UK Email : pwm@btinternet.com

Fax : +44 1233 820847 Website : www.pwmltd.co.uk

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