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years of experience, will display its range of American-made drawn wire products. Phifer has diverse capabilities, producing custom wire from numerous alloys in diameters from 0.11 to 11.1mm for a wide variety of applications. Thecompany’s 0.127mm, 0.16mm, 0.254mm and 0.32mm aliminum wire (0.005", 0.0063", 0.01" and 0.0126") is used all over the world as coaxial cable braid shielding, shipboard cable armoring and hose braiding. Other applications includeweavingwire, industrial knitting, tea bag staples, semiconductor bonding, medical devices, stranded power cables and lightning protection cables.

improved Phifer’s selection, especially for manufacturers of rivets, staples and other fasteners. Chemical processing and cleaning is offered for improved appearance and enhanced performance. Phifer also offers new precision-winding capabilities for aliminum thermal spray and metallizing applications. Packages include coils and stem carriers from 14 to 680kg, fiberboard drums, and more than 40 spools and reels. The ISO registered company employs a large international sales staff fluent in many languages, and exports to more than 100 countries. Phifer Inc – USA Website: www.phifer.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pourtier of America Booth 1932 Pourtier of America is the new name chosen by the Gauder Group, Inc to promote the sales of its Pourtier product range. The line of equipment includes Pourtier’s rigid stranders and drum twisters for producing high quality Milliken conductor for high voltage and extra-high voltage power cable (AC) and conductors for DC cables (round compacted and trapezoidal wires), as well as large equipment required for the production of submarine and umbilical cables. Pourtier of America – USA Website: www.gaudergroup.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Newer products include copper clad aliminum, low carbon steel and bronze wire 0.127 to 0.5mm (0.005" to 0.02"). Available packages for fine diameter wires include numerous returnable and disposable spools 0.34-14kg (0.75-30lb). For wire forms, food packaging clips, automotive moulding reinforcement, vacuum metallizing and more, Phifer offers aliminum wire in larger diameters 0.81 to 11.1mm (0.032" to 0.4375"). Innovative machinery has expanded and

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