EoW September 2007

english corporate news

In glorious colour! A new Teknor Color Company brochure gives an overview of the range of colourants and services available to wire and cable manufacturers.

A move up the ladder for Bill After 10 years at American Spring Wire in a number of positions, Bill Snyder has been promoted to executive vice president. He retains the sales, marketing, and purchasing responsibilities, in addition to responsibility for each of the three ASW operating factories. Mr Snyder holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kentucky. Todd Roberts has also been appointed as general manager, with responsibility for sales and marketing of commercial, shaped, and valve quality wire products. American SpringWire Corp – USA Fax : +1 216 292 4444 Email : sgibbons@amspringwire.com Website : www.americanspringwire.com

Teknor’s new brochure

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“You need to run faster and thinner and cannot afford to have the concentrate be the limiting factor,” the new literature states. The colourful six-page brochure cites these Teknor Color capabilities to help manufacturers reach their goal: R and D to continually enhance con- centrate uniformity and colouring efficiency rapid colour matching experienced colour scientists and technicians multiple production sites with colour labs linked to a central database sophisticated analytical lab and pilot plant access to the expertise of sister divisions that produce compounds for wire and cable The brochure also outlines these product ranges: concentrates for polyolefin, PVC, and nylon compounds stock RoHS-compliant colours for PVC and polyolefins that provide the same performance as standard color concentrates concentrates for use with FireGUARD® and Halguard®, Teknor Apex’s low-flame, low-smoke plenum and riser compounds custom formulations for most ther- moplastics Striping compounds for medium and high voltage power cable 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. • • • • •

Teknor Color Company – USA Fax : +1 401 724 8520 Email : info@teknorcolor.com Website : www.teknorcolor.com

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EuroWire – September 2007