EuroWire January 2024

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Swiss competence cluster for global wire and cable industry

cable installation tools, SCC says it has the expertise to address most challenges. According to the association, “The use of a Swiss product represents an asset that allows users to optimise production costs, reduce waste and strengthen their brand image.”

Switzerland is a small country by size, but has significant technological knowledge and capacity for innovation, with many high performance and quality products being developed there. An association named the Swiss Competence Cluster (SCC) was formed in 2022 and is currently in a growth phase. For cable manufacturing, metrology or Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp Wire & Plastic Machinery was founded in 1981 as a dealer of pre-owned non-ferrous wire and cable machinery. The range of services offered includes reconditioning of machinery (including commissioning at the customer’s plant site), equipment brokering, plant liquidations, worldwide sales and support. The company has eight warehouses in the USA, with more than 30,000 items in inventory. In addition, the company has three complete reconditioning centres with modern machine shops. Read the full story in the March issue

SCC’s latest Swiss pavilion

companies specialising in technologies for the cable industry, and currently comprises AESA, Buss, Erocarb, FMS, Hivotec, Microdia, Sensoptic and Zumbach. All members have their own specialities but share the same core values, pro- viding cultural, commercial and technical synergies between the companies. The association allows the pooling of skills and the development of new channels of communication. Member companies will be present at various events this year, often grouped together. The association will have a Swiss pavilion at wire Mexico 2024, on booth 342B. Swiss Competence Cluster www.scc-wci.swiss

The SCC association gathers several Swiss

M+E Macchine+Engineering Srl

M+E specialises in the design and man- ufacture of payoffs and take-ups for steel and stainless steel wires in coils or on spools for annealing, patenting, galvanising, oil tempering and other in-line processes. It also manufactures wet drawing machines for steel and stainless steel wire, complete with horizontal or vertical axis spoolers. The range includes payoffs from stationary spools or carriers; rotating payoff turn- tables for spools or carriers; and horizontal or vertical spool payoff frames (option:

double accumulation capstan). Read the full story in the March issue

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