EuroWire July 2015

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Eight warehouses and 30,000 items in stock

Wire & Plastic Machinery was founded in 1981 as a dealer of pre-owned wire and cable machinery, and has now grown to have eight warehouses in the USA with over 30,000 items in stock, and an additional two reconditioning centres with modern machine shops. The range of services offered now include reconditioning of machinery including commissioning at the customer‘s site, equipment brokering, plant liquidations, worldwide sales and support. Staffed with mechanical and electrical engineers with over 100 years of combined experience, the engineering team is able to offer reconditioned solutions from individual items to complete plants. include state-of-the-art machining centres and an electronics department well versed in the latest generation AC vector drives, PLC programming and HMI interfaces. In-house capabilities

▲ ▲ A rebuilt Tensor SZ strander with state-of-the-art electronics

Recent rebuilding projects include:

Rebuilt equipment is offered with a full warranty that is comparable to coverage offered by new equipment manufacturers. Its commissioning engineers travel the world for start-up, commissioning and trouble-shooting.

• A complete optical fibre plant in Vietnam. All equipment was reconditioned and shipped to the customer’s site. After installation an engineer was sent for commissioning and to train customer personnel in proper operation. • A complete 150mm sheathing line for power cables, including 2.6m payoffs/ take-ups, metering and pullout caterpillar capstans and ancillary equipment. • Cu rod breakdown line with rod annealer featuring new electronics commissioned in South America. • A Tensor SZ Strander with dual binder and new electrical package and HMI interface was shipped and commissioned in the UK. There are several projects currently being worked upon in the Bristol, Connecticut, and Attleboro, Maryland, rebuilding centres.

Showcase success for PWM Interwire 2015 provided good opportunities for Briitish company PWM, which exhibited its range of cold pressure welders. The machines were presented by Joe Snee Associates, PWM’s exclusive distributor for the USA and Canada. “Although we felt visitor numbers were down compared with previous shows, the quality was excellent with plenty of decision-makers in evidence,” said Joe Snee, president of Joe Snee Associates.

▲ ▲ The EP500 rod welder

“PWM’s powerful EP500 electro-pneumatic rod welder, in particular, attracted a lot of interest, with visitors keen to find out about the time and cost-saving benefits this machine offers when cold welding non-ferrous rod sections up to 15mm diameter. “The smaller, manually operated M101 machine also proved popular with manufacturers looking for a fast, easy and reliable method of joining non-ferrous wire and strip 1mm to 5mm.” PWM Ltd – UK Website : www.pwmltd.co.uk

Wire & Plastic Machinery – USA Website : www.wireandplastic.com

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