EoW March 2007

corporate news

Precision rolling mill and edger

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Combining the skills Cable Machinery Spares (CMS) has formed a new Precision Rolling Division to manufacture rolling mill and wire drawing equipment. The move combines the capabilities of Fred Spry and CMS and complements the other CMS product lines of B & F Carter, Shackleton Engineering, Winget Syncro, Hanson & Edwards and Babcock Wire Equipment. The proven range of flattening and shaping mills for ferrous and non-ferrous wire and strip includes:

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Single and multiple 2 high stand units and complete lines; Powered and non-powered edge rollers; Vertical and horizontal drawing blocks; Single and multiple turks heads;

Pay-offs and spoolers; PC strand equipment; Machine upgrades.

Using the design and manufacturing strengths of CMS, Precision Rolling offers a complete design, build, installation and after sales service. A wide range of standard units can be combined to produce a bespoke production line to suit most applications. Precision Rolling’s complete process lines feature integrated automation and control systems, ensuring reliable, high quality, cost effective manufacturing solutions. Precision Rolling – UK Fax : +44 1204 669002 Email : sales@cablemachineryspares.co.uk Website : www.cablemachineryspares.co.uk Techint to the rescue! Techint Technologies has begun repairs on the No 1 pickling line following a fire at the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel (MMK) plant in Russia. The line was seriously damaged in a fire in November 2006, but Techint stepped in to complete a quick repair and minimise the plant’s production losses. The main features of this Techint Technologies new high-performance effluent-free pickling line is a very high capacity (up to 2,200,000 tons per annum of steel strip), very high process speed (300m/min), and challenging maximum strip width (1,850mm) as well as a new 11,000l/h acid regeneration plant. Techint Technologies – Italy Fax : +39 010 605 4926 Email : tech-italimpianti@techint.it Website : www.techint-technologies.com

Manufacturers of both ‘ HUSH ’ & ‘ LOCK ON ’ PULLING IN DOGS

T: +44 (0)1527 570977 F: 878990 E: locton@spring-tooling.co.uk

www.locton.co.uk

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EuroWire – March 2007