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replacement calculator, tip and die cost calculator, tooling calculator, and DDR/ DRB calculator.

diamond insert and repolishing machines and equipment. Balloffet also offers repolishing, training of operators and technicians in its own training center and showroom or at the customer’s plant, and control and technical report of customers’ dies. Balloffet – France Website: www.balloffetdie.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Beta LaserMike Booth 631 Beta LaserMike, a provider of precision measurement and control solutions, will exhibit its complete system solution for the in-process measurement and automated quality control testing of communication cable at this year’s Interwire. “In these competitive times, when cable manufacturers are worried about how they can be more profitable, we believe it is more important than ever to educate them about the power of an integrated measurement and controls system,” said Bob Stockholm, Beta LaserMike’s director of sales for the Americas. “We want to demonstrate that by implementing highly accurate measurement and control solutions along the critical points in the cable extrusion process, manufacturers can significantly increase productivity, reduce waste, and improve product quality to successfully grow their business.” Beta LaserMike plans to display a complete cable extrusion line measurement and control system with gauges in place from the extruder through the puller station. The integrated system solution includes: pre-heater system for uniform, in-process

The company’s Extrusion Process Analysis Package can quickly and efficiently identify the root causes of difficulties related to surging, dimensional variation, crystallisation, knit lines, and other problems not covered by equipment manuals or material spec sheets.

B&H Tool Company – USA Website: www.bhtool.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Balloffet Booth 114

Headquartered in France, Balloffet has been manufacturing dies since 1870 and has three subsidiary companies in the USA, UK and Germany, as well as a worldwide network of agents. The company has maintained all its die production in Europe. The company produces natural diamond dies from 6µ to 3mm, synthetic mono- crystalline dies from 6µ to 1mm, poly- crystalline (PCD) dies from 50µ to 30mm, compacting, stranding and special shaped dies, enamelling guides, extrusion tooling (guides and dies), special tooling with

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