EuroWire January 2022

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Rope strand compaction orders give a last-quarter boost

The product categories of wire China cover wire manufacturing/processing machinery, fastener and spring manufac- turing machinery, auxiliary process equip- ment, finished wires and cables, raw and auxiliary materials, measuring/control technology and test engineering. Post-show statistics showed that 91 per cent of exhibitors were satisfied with wire China 2020. Despite the impact of the pandemic, former exhibitors and new customers still showed their confidence in the fair. Mao Xingwang, board director and GM of Rosendahl Nextrom Oy Shanghai rep office, commented, “Since 2004, we keep participating in wire China. The customers we meet on-site account for almost 90 per cent of the total. Our optical fibre and cable business department has established contacts with many potential customers during the show.” Wang Xipo, deputy general manager of CGN Nuclear Technology Development Co, Ltd, said, “wire China is a very important platform that allows us to showcase the application of nuclear technology to clients from all over the world and helps us broaden the scope of product technology application by The strand compaction units are designed for ease of installation and operation, offering short set-up times and quick- change rollers (typically carried out in a few minutes). They provide the means to rapidly repair stranding problems and resume compacting with a minimum of downtime. The precision-ground rollers have a long life, and unique roller groove profiles are provided with the units. Bar Products & Services offers rollers to suit any stranding requirements after the installation of the unit, with rollers being supplied for the compaction units worldwide. The strand compaction units are available for 2 to 40mm strand diameters. It is possible to apply compaction to a full range of strand constructions with compaction levels from 5 to 25 per cent,

As Asia’s first international trade fair for the wire and cable industry held in 2020, wire China successfully concluded under strict pandemic prevention measures, providing effective experience for the 2022 edition. From 26 to 29 September 2022, the tenth wire China will be held at Shanghai New International Expo Centre. The organisers, Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co, Ltd and Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute Co, Ltd, will leverage their respective advantages, focusing on the “14 th Five- Year Plan”and the“Belt and Road”national strategy, to provide a communication and business platform to present products, technologies and solutions. With a focus on machinery that enables energy-, material- and cost-efficient production processes, Maschinenfabrik Niehoff’s exhibits will feature several world technological firsts. On show will be a multi-wire drawing line (MMH 112 + RM 202 + S 632), a BMV 16 rotary braiding machine with integrated BAS 800 take-up and payoff unit, and a D 632 double-twist bunching machine with ARP 630 payoff. Read the full story in the March issue Bar Products & Services Ltd received orders to supply five wire strand com- paction units to the USA, and two units to be supplied to Turkey by the end of 2021. The company said that it was a “fantastic end to the year”, with enquiries from the USA, Europe and China looking likely to result in firm orders as the benefits of the strand compaction units gain a higher profile around the world. Gimax Srl Since 2020, with the start of the Covid pandemic, Gimax has seen the need to adapt to the changes that were taking place all over the world. Making a virtue of necessity, the company used this pandemic period to improve and to develop new projects. Read the full story in the March issue Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co KG

Compaction unit from Bar

depending on the construction and tensile grade of the wires. The company says that many customers have placed second and third orders for the units, after seeing the advantages of the compaction system in their production facilities. Bar Products & Services Ltd www.barproductsandservices.com

wire China 2022: international pavilion booth reservations open

continuing face-to-face and in-depth communication with clients.” wire China 2020 and the concurrent Tube China event attracted 36,552 professional visitors and 49 buyer delegations. Many of the buyers were from Fortune 500 companies in the automobile manu- facturing industry, chemical industry, oil and gas industry, energy industry, aero- space engineering, construction industry and other application industries. The organisers say that many former international exhibitors have expressed their willingness to participate in wire China 2022. wire and Tube China 2022 are expected to gather 46,000 professional buyers to discover new business opportunities with industry colleagues. Booths at the international pavilion are now open for reservation. Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co, Ltd www.mds.cn www.wirechina.net

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