WCA September 2013

Easykoil, making it easier for you

The range of products includes many different models of reels, for any kind of application, for steel, copper and aluminium wire and for cable and rope transport or process. Dimensions of the models can be according to DIN standard or customised upon request. GMP Slovakia is also the designer and manufacturer of a patented take apart reel for coil production – Easykoil. This is a take-apart reel that allows the operator to release automatically the flange below without any intervention, by just placing the suitable hooks in the correct position. This is the best solution to save time during the opening and closing operation to load the coil and remove it once the reel is loaded

GMP Slovakia is a producer of steel reels, drums and handling equipment for the wire and cable industry. Although formed ten years ago, the company has a dedicated and experienced staff, capable of helping customers with queries and finding solutions to their problems. Every project is studied by the technical staff in cooperation with professional planning offices, which work with the most modern graphic systems to guarantee the best functionality of all products.

with wire. Easykoil is also available in the Plus version, which can work as a coil lifter, avoiding the use of additional equipment to lift the coil once the reel is full of wire. GMP Slovakia – Slovakia Website : www.gmp-slovakia.com ❍ ❍ Experience counts with a dedicated team at GMP Slovakia

Pohang Steelworks completes its wire rod mill 4 Pohang Steelworks has celebrated the commencement of operations at its 700,000 ton annual production scale wire rod mill 4. Chief executive Chung Joonyang, national assembly member Kim Hyeongtae, Pohang city mayor Park Seungho, Kiswel chairman Hong Mincheol, SeAH Specialty Steel CEO Yoo Eulbong, and others from Korea and abroad attended the ceremony. With the expansion of this mill, POSCO is equipped with a 2.8 million ton annual capacity for the production of wire rods for the manufacture of nails, wires, screws, bolts, nuts, bearings, springs and wire ropes. The new mill will also produce extremely high strength spring steel, and high strength wires for deep sea development. Pohang Steel Works – South Korea Website : www.posco.com Work begins on Ghana’s network Ghanian minister of communications, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, took part in a ground-breaking ceremony at the start of work on the Eastern Corridor Fiber Optic Backbone. The project, estimated to cost €38 million and to be completed in April 2014, will involve 800km of fibre cable from Ho through 27 other local authorities to Bawku, with links to Tamale and Yendi. Dr Boamah expects the completed project to lead to a transformation in governance, education, health service delivery, agriculture, environmental monitoring, disaster prevention and management in the country. Dr Boamah also appealed to communities where the cable would pass to act as the caretakers of the project to prevent unscrupulous people from cutting the cables.

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