EuroWire Sept 2015

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Strengthening its position

Rebuilding and upgrading of wire and cable making machines Queins Machines, Germany, uses its many years experience to rebuild and upgrade a wide range of wire and cable making machines. Wearing parts such as bearings, belts, brakes, pneumatic- and/or hydraulic components are renewed, new electrical wiring and ‘a must’, completely new electrical controls, using the newest technology by adding energy efficient digital drives and modern PLC controls. Further services comprise upgrading of machine performance, such as modification of stranding lines composition as well as a mixture of lines with new and pre-owned components, in order to guarantee highest output at reasonable costs. Queins Machines GmbH – Germany Website : www.queins.com

bending with a strong foothold in the aeronautics industry. Established in 1949 near Strasbourg, France, EMS will benefit from the support of Numalliance’s subsidiaries based in China, Germany, India, Mexico, USA and more recently Slovakia, and also by its international network of sales agents and sales engineers. With a global direct workforce of 225 and sales in excess of €45m, the company generates more than 92 per cent of its sales outside of France and 50 per cent outside Europe. “With this acquisition, we keep extending our competences to offer our customers a global and fully integrated answer to their needs with complementary and compatible products,” said Joël Etienne, chief executive. “The addition of EMS perfectly fits our company’s dynamic motion and constant evolution. We set our business internal and external growth target high for the year to come,” he added. Numalliance – France Website : www.numalliance.com

Numalliance has purchased EMS (Electro Mécanique Saverne). EMS specialises in the design and production of machines for chipless end-forming and rotary and blade cutting machines for tubes. With this new acquisition Numalliance extends its offering in tube processing for various industries. The solutions offered by the company are used for automotive (seating frames, exhaust), point of purchase (supermarket carts, display shelves), furniture, agriculture applications and more. Numalliance was formed by a merger of three companies: Mascoft, Latour and Satime, of which the oldest boasts over 140 years of experience. The strength of the company mainly lies in its expertise in mechatronic: the hybridisation of mechanics and the in-house development of its user-friendly software, which enabled it to develop internationally recognised CNC machines. In October 2013, Numalliance successfully integrated Silfax, an expert for tube

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