EoW July 2009

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▲ ▲ The first extruder was developed in 1965

Fifty years of cable innovation

In 1997, Rosendahl became a member of the globally active Knill Group. In 2005 Nextrom also became part of the group and together with Rosendahl conjointly serves the market with its technology. Today, the group is among leading global suppliers of fibre, wire and cable manufacturing solutions. Rosendahl continues to invest in its facilities and in technological development. Currently, the group operates in more than a hundred countries, with offices in five locations – Austria, USA, Russia, India and Hong Kong. Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH – Austria Fax : +43 3113 5100 59 Email : office@rosendahlaustria.com Website : www.rosendahlaustria.com

the years, is one of the strengths of Rosendahl. A second large step, in 1971, was the introduction of the SZ-stranding technology, which since then has been implemented in a large number of lines. The technological development in foaming and in the fibre optic segment encouraged Rosendahl to enlarge its product range to serve the evolving market. Later, RF welding and corrugation technology solutions were developed, completing Rosendahl’s current area of expertise. The opening of the facilities in Pischelsdorf, Austria, in 1973 enlarged Rosendahl’s manufacturing capacity. Increasing demand also led to continuous expansions of office and production faci- lities on site and throughout the world.

Ongoing development and technological progress are the fundamental values of Rosendahl’s 50-year history. Within 50 years, Rosendahl has grown to a global supplier of manufacturing technology for the production of power, automotive and fibre optic cables, RF, datacom and coaxial cables. In 1959 Walter Rosendahl had the ambition to become a high-tech cable equipment manufacturer, for a variety of industries. Mr Rosendahl worked hard on his first developments in various segments and he managed to achieve the goals he had in mind by 1965. the development of the first extrusion line. The extrusion technology, which has been continuously developed over A historical milestone was

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