EuroWire July 2016

wire 2016 review

The company also used the opportunity to strengthen already close contacts with clients from India, Southeast Asia, America and Europe. Heinze & Streng described the show as “a must,” having received a large number of enquiries following ve days of “interesting conversations” which have led to an increase in prospective business. The company also described its “complete satisfaction” over the show.

guests and members of the trade media. Representatives of the guests made speeches and listened as the company outlined its plans for its globalisation strategy during 2016. Such was the importance of the show for the company, a number of new contracts were signed during the exhibition and a high number of positive orders of intent were discussed, including conversations involving more than 40 new customers. AIM – which received about 20 per cent more enquiries than two years ago, 40 per cent of which were new customers – presented the patented Synchro CNC wire bending machine. The hybrid forming technology provides the user with the competiveness needed in today’s ever-changing marketplace. The AIM Synchro line has the ability to form tube o coil and make complex 2D and 3D pro les.

The ability to identify and track products is becoming essential to the smooth trading of steel across the globe, and many visitors showed interest in She eld, UK-based IML ’s high performance labels and tags. The company, which described the show as an “excellent return on investment” received more than 150 enquiries and leads relating to a broad range of products, including its durable rip-proof tags, Thermo-tag (600) high temperature tags and its complete in-house label printing systems. Sales director Neil Dunn said: “Tube and wire is by far the best exhibition we attend across the sectors we currently work within, the quality of leads was top level and the decision makers were there to make improvements to the operational side of their business. It was a long week for the sta involved but the initial results are very encouraging.” Shanghai HOSN demonstrated its con dence and strength with the launch of new machinery and a presentation on its stand on the opening morning of the exhibition, with invited special ▲ Jenni Murray, left, and Sue Elwis of IML try their hands at stud welding at the exhibition ▼ Special guests at the Shanghai HOSN stand on the opening morning of the show

“Competence was Maillefer ’s core theme for this year, re ecting on its proven experience in cable manufacturing processes and extrusion technology. The company is not only an equipment supplier but also a customer-oriented process expert with more than 100 years driving its customer-driven research and development. ▲ Bringing a little art to the proceedings on the Heinze & Streng stand that Counts”

Large, generating arcs and hard bends are made easy, with three di erent cutting techniques depending on the complexity of the pro le, chamfering, external saw cut and traditional tube cutters. Each con guration is modular and can be integrated in the eld with relative ease. German company Woywod Kunststo - maschinen introduced its new “easy-to-operate” PDC-control, as well as the IPC based touchscreen control for mixing stations, and a major subject for many clients was the incorporation of existing equipment into new and more precise mixing station systems. ▲ An increase in enquiries and new customers on the AIM stand

Maillefer raise a glass to wire 2016

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It also introduced at the show several new innovations, including the Round Value Package Premium for high and extra high voltage cable production. In addition to improved cable roundness and increased productivity, it leads to signi cant insulation material savings. wire and Tube 2018 is being held 16 th to 20 th April 2018. Further details are available at www.wire.de or www.tube.de

Woywod’s impressive stand at wire 2016

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