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Range of reels GMP Slovakia produces steel reels, take-apart reels and handling equipment for the wire and cable industry. The company has the certification ISO 9001:2008 for the quality management system since 2009 and is now also certified ISO 14001:2004 for the environmental management system and BS OHSAS 18001:2007 for the occupational health and safety management system. The take-apart reels and special equipment (tilters, lifters, rolling systems) are CE marked. All the products are high quality and manufactured for long-term durability. GMP Slovakia’s range of products includes not only reels and drums for wire and cable, but different models of tilters and lifters. The tilting unit type TU/M can carry reels or coils up to five tons. It works by transmitting the movement from the motor to the tilting unit by a chain.

▲ ▲ A selection of the reels on offer from GMP Slovakia

It is provided with safety barriers (hardware and optical) and with all the documentation required by law. The equipment must be placed in the ground according to GMP Slovakia’s technical team’s instruction. It is possible to supply a rolling system, where the operator can place the reel in horizontal axis position for the strapping operation. For smaller reels the TL model is available: the operator expands the jaws of the tilter by the handles and tilts the reel 90°. This device is suitable for reels up to 800mm flange weighing one ton. GMP Slovakia – Slovakia Website : www.gmp-slovakia.com Reelex territory expansion Reelex Packaging Solutions is expanding the territory of one of its most trusted sales representatives, Warbrick International Ltd. Based in Warrington, UK, and a family-run business for more than 70 years, Warbrick International represents Reelex in the United Kingdom and Ireland and now the Netherlands, France, Germany and Switzerland. Warbrick also serves as an EU distribution point for payout tubes used in every Reelex® package, including the new EcoCore™ payout tube system. Reelex Packaging Systems – USA Website : www.reelex.com Warbrick International Ltd – UK Website : www.warbrick.co.uk

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