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São Paulo, 3-5 October 2017 Brazil l www.wire-south-america.com International Wire and Cable Trade Fair

Certainly the JV will add value to our global customer base, while developing customers located in the USA,” said Gino Mazzoccato, president director of Madem. Reels, president and general manager, added: “Our two family-owned businesses complement each other very well. The joint venture provides an opportunity to create jobs here in the USA. We are very excited to be a part of a company that prides itself on quality, customer service and innovation.” headquarters in Brazil, has forests, sawmill and manufacturing plants in Brazil, Spain and Bahrain, with more than 400 employees, and produces more than 400 containers/ trucks of knock-down reels per month, supplying 120 cable factories in 40 countries. Today the Madem name represents over 68 years of industry experience. The team constantly strives to build trust and con dence by o ering customers a quality product. Moorecraft Reels, founded in 1966, is a second-generation, family-owned business that manufactures and distri- butes nailed wooden reels for the wire and cable industry in the mid-Atlantic region. Madem Reels – Brazil Website : www.madem.com.br Moorecraft Reels – USA Website : www.moorecraft.com Steve Redhage, Moorecraft Madem Group, with

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Gotex Stand TBC In June 2016, Coats acquired Gotex, a Spain-based company which designs and manufactures high-tech industrial yarns and tapes used in the telecommunications, energy and oil and gas sectors. One year later, Gotex has gone from strength to strength and is performing ahead of management expectations. The company has seen growth in two speci c areas: • Gotex’s breglass products complement Coats’ aramid, ripcord and binder product range. Together they have become a stronger combined player and increased market share in the bre optics sector • Gotex’s tapes manufacturing capacity and aramid reinforcement innovation are natural synergies for composites. Combining Coats’ carbon composites o ering with Gotex’s tape innovation provides customers with an optimal and advanced solution Coats – UK Website : www.coats.com Gotex SA – Spain Website : www.gotexweb.com Madem Reels Group, a Brazil-based manufacturer of wooden reels for the wire and cable industry, will embark on a joint venture with Moorecraft Reels Inc, a North Carolina, USA-based reel manufacturer, in order to provide wooden reels throughout North America. Madem Reels will provide its proprietary manufacturing technology, including CNC and ink jet machinery for the new joint venture, while Moorecraft Reels will provide the general management, sales, customer support, assembly warehouse and logistics development. Madem Reels brings a global presence for quality and innovation in the wire and cable industry with manufacturing plants in Brazil, Spain and Bahrain. Moorecraft Reels, a well-established organisation in North Carolina, brings its market experience and long-time business expertise to expand the new joint venture in North America. “We are very proud to join forces with Moorecraft Reels, a company with 51 years’ experience manufacturing wooden reels in the USA. Madem Reels Stand TBC

The newest mesh welding line for the production of standard, customised, precast mesh and mesh with openings used in wall panels is equipped with Eurobend’s patented wire feeding system, which ensures elimination of diameter change-over dead-times. Any type of mesh can be produced instantly without manual adjustments. Di erent models are available for both the economic and high output production of precast mesh, o ering maximum exibility without changeover adjustments. Designed for the production of standard and non-standard mesh designs and sizes, these allow the welding of uneven line and cross wire lengths and di erent line and cross wire diameters within the same mesh, and mesh used in various precast wall panels with openings (for doors and windows). Depending on the machine version, line and cross wires are fed fully automatically from two exi-line rotor straightening and cutting machines with automatic diameter changing system (patented) or from pre-cut wires/bars. Single or double Y-axis programmable, servo-motor driven welding head con guration with four or eight welding points (PL X-Y Series) or multi-head con guration with up to 81 xed welding heads (PLC AMM Series). Cold or hot rolled wires up to 20mm from or pre-cut bars or coils can be processed automatically by the machines. The productivity of the PL X-Y Series ranges up to 2,200m 2 with single four-point moving welding head, or up to 3,800m 2 with double four-point moving welding head. The PLC AMM Series is equipped with xed welding heads with either single or double cross wire feeding system. Available optional modules include: • Mesh bending modules, which can be installed inline with the welding line for the automatic production of bent mesh used in various precast applications • Robotic transportation systems to automatically move the produced meshes from the mesh collector to the precast moulds

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Queins and Stolberger, both based in Germany, have been in business for more than 40 years as machinery manufacturers. ▼ New Queins portal take-up for reel ange with a diameter of 5,600 mm (220.47“)

Eurobend GmbH – Germany Website : www.eurobend.com

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