EoW July 2013

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EIC membership for Tratos Specialist Italian cable manufacturer Tratos has become a member of the Energy Industries Council (EIC). The EIC provides one of the most comprehensive sources of energy projects and business intelligence in the energy sector. A not-for-profit organisation wholly owned by its members, the EIC currently has over 600 members who collectively employ over a million people and generate over £100 billion in revenues out of their UK-based operations. Manufacturing in the UK exceptionally high quality electric and fibre optic cables for the energy sector, Tratos believes membership of the EIC will allow the company to gain access to a wider audience than ever before. Maurizio Bragagni, export director of Tratos, said: “Membership of the EIC not only provides us with access to EIC’s global online project database with details of thousands of future and active projects across all energy sectors, but it also provides us with the opportunity to engage and network with organisations and individuals in this field. “We see it as an exciting opportunity to showcase our product range and manufacturing expertise. We believe UK manufacturing has a lot to offer, including quality and innovation.” Tratos manufactures cables for a wide variety of energy sector applications including nuclear, oil and gas, defence and fusion, along with specialist cables for a number of niche markets. Cables are manufactured in modern, sophisticated production facilities with fully trained personnel and technical backup. These are located in Knowsley, Merseyside, along with a further two factories in Italy. Tratos Cavi – Italy Website : www.tratos.eu Customer satisfaction is paramount

▲ ▲ Specialist cables from European manufacturer Tratos

Customer service has remained an important target for Ajex and Turner, with staff training and after-sales services being paramount. The Indian company provides customers with recutting and repolishing services for polycrystalline diamond, natural diamond and tungsten carbide dies. These services eliminate the defects and wear marks in the die after the wire drawing process. Each die can be re-calibrated at the request of the customer. Ajex and Turner also provides in-house die polishing instruments.

Ajex and Turner Wire Dies Co – India Website : www.ajexturner.com

▲ ▲ In-house diamond die polishing machine

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