EuroWire March 2016

wire 2016 show

4-8 April

″ Our priority is for our products to out-strip our competitors ensuring that customers who require quality will always be assured of excellence if they buy fromMetalube.” Metalube Ltd – UK Website : www.metalube.co.uk

Miltec Stand: 09E06-6

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Miltec UV, a manufacturer of both arc and microwave UV systems, will be featuring the release of the new Xtrema ECO UV system. The patented Xtrema ECO is claimed to be the rst signi cant UV curing advancement in over 30 years and is designed speci cally for the optical bre, wire, colouring and FRP coating markets.

MFL Group Stand: 11G60

Metalube exports to over 80 countries worldwide

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Research and development is at the core of the business with over 20 per cent of its workforce dedicated to science. The Metalube team of chemists is committed to solving the toughest technical challenges – always striving to achieve the optimum results for customers. The company takes pride in formulating all of its own lubricants and greases from its new purpose-built laboratory, which opened in 2015. This facility is fully equipped for both quality control and research and development. Metalube is a winner of two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise: the rst for International Trade in 2013, and the second for Innovation in 2014, when the company invented a new synthetic grease, ‘OCG 6000’, which protects overhead electrical conductors. Its Manchester factory was also recognised in 2015 for its commitment to sustainable business practices and awarded the ISO 14001 certi cation. Looking ahead, commercial director Douglas Hunt said: “We have seen excellent growth in 2015 but there are global challenges predicted for 2016, particularly in China. ″ However, the company still expects to increase sales and market share during the forthcoming nancial year.

MFL Group provides customers with complete solutions with products repre- sented by two historic brands: Mario Frigerio steel wire and rope machinery, and Frigeco machinery for the non-ferrous wire and cable industry. This year, the company will also include the latest of the Caballé and OM Lesmo brands. • Drawing machine with AVP bending coiler for high carbon steel wire • Tubular strander for high carbon steel wire • Extruder machine for sheathing line • Multi-wire machine and annealer for copper and aluminium wire • 630mm double twist bunching line for copper and aluminium wire • Caballé single twist machine • OM Lesmo double twist machine, 1,800mm MFL Group is not just a machine supplier. It continues to diversify with the goal of enhancing its knowledge base in order to assist customers pertaining to product, technology and customer service. It will have full technical and commercial sta on hand at the exhibition to discuss all project requirements in the ferrous and non-ferrous sectors. MFL Group – Italy Website : www.m group.com On display will be: • Automatic rewinding of CO 2 weld wire

The new Xtrema EVO UV system fromMiltec

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Optical bre manufacturers continually pursue new ways to increase line speeds and e ciency while reducing operating costs, and Xtrema ECO is one solution. Miltec has partnered with industry leaders to gain advancements in optical bre UV solutions. Its optics provide more UV output concentrated at the bre. The Xtrema ECO system is designed to provide faster line speeds and easy maintenance, reducing line downtime. With signi cant energy and operating savings, eg increased draw tower production speeds, the result is an attractive return on investment for new lines, or replacing existing equipment. “This year’s wire show provides the perfect platform and audience for the introduction of our ground-breaking new technology,” said Miltec president Bob Blandford. “The Xtrema UV system can be easily retro tted to enhance or replace existing equipment and is designed with the exibility to meet your growing needs.

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