EoW July 2012

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“ ACID-FREE PROCESS FOR STEEL ROD CLEANING & SURFACE PREPARATION” “New Way to Draw Steel Wire in the 21 st Century”

New company for distribution

Joe Snee has announced the formation of Joe Snee Associates, Inc of Seekonk, Massachusetts. The company will serve as the exclusive North American distributor for the Pressure Welding Machine (PWM) line of cold pressure welders, dies and spares. In use throughout the world the PWM line offers a variety of models to handle a range of sizes from fine wire as small as 40AWG (0.0031") to 1.181" diameter rod. These machines will also weld strip and other profiles including segment wire. Mr Snee has nearly 20 years’ experience in the wire and cable industry and has sold cold welding products since 1992. He has been affiliated with PWM in various capacities since October 2000. Joe Snee Associates – USA Website : www.coldpressurewelding.com

DCCD process features: • Eliminates acid, borax and precoatings • Zero energy consumption • Direct drawing from bare rod with no speed limitation, for H/C and L/C • New Lubricant Viscosity Control provides exceptionally adherent coating • Adjustable lubricant residual • Zero lubricant waste • Recommended for severe drawing applications (spring, rope, bead, CO 2 welding, PC strand, plating quality) • H/C wire drawn at 18 m/s (3600 ft/min) • Up to 8 times longer die life • Exiting wire temp. 45°C (113°F) • Greatly improved wire ductility

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ABB to expand base in India Power and automation technology group ABB is investing $50m to build new facilities to manufacture power products and transformers in Gujarat, India. The facilities will produce high-voltage gas-insulated switchgear and plug and switch system hybrid switchgear, as well as dry-type and oil immersed distribution transformers. ABB’s plug and switch system is a hybrid switchgear solution that combines air and gas-insulated technologies. The new oil immersed transformer factory will extend the distribution transformer range by up to 10 megavolt amperes.

The facilities are to be established by the end of 2012.

ABB – UK Website : www.abb.co.uk

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