EuroWire September 2019
The International Magazine for the Wire & Cable Industries
A North and South American flavour. . .
There’s a distinctly American feel to the September issue of EuroWire , with previews for both wire South America and IWCS, and a ‘Focus on the USA’ section, featuring a number of companies from the industry. IWCS Cable and Connectivity Symposium nds its way back to Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, from 29 th September to 2 nd October. There are more than 125 papers and presentations, as well as a suppliers exhibition, to entertain delegates at the leading event for new technologies in cable and connectivity materials, products, processes and applications. Turn to page 60 for our brief introduction to the four-day event. São Paulo, Brazil, once again plays host city to wire South America, from 1 st to 3 rd October. With visitors predominantly from the oil and gas industry, automotive and construction, metal construction and mining, the wire and cable is vital for businesses looking to invest in South America. Our coverage starts on page 62.
in our ‘Focus On’ series of features, with a number of them giving the latest information and details about their business. Starting on page 66, expansions, new products and new faces in the industry provide just a taster for lots happening stateside. That doesn’t mean that we have missed out on the chance to provide the latest corporate and technology news from the industry over the last couple of months.
UK-based Cimteq Ltd is doing its best to bridge the skills gap within the industry. Find out how by turning to page 9. There is also news of a number of acquisitions and new employees being welcomed into our industry.
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wire South America 1-3 October: wire South America – trade exhibition – São Paulo, Brazil Organisers :
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30 March-3 April: wire 2020 – trade exhibition – Düsseldorf, Germany Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Fax : +49 211 4560 668 Email : wire@messe-duesseldorf.de Website : www.wire.de 2–4 June: Wire Expo – trade exhibition and conference – Uncasville, Connecticut, USA Organisers : Wire Association International Fax : +1 203 453 8384 Email : sales@wirenet.org Website : www.wirenet.org 23–26 September: wire China – trade exhibition – Shanghai, China Organisers : SECRI and Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co Ltd Fax : +86 216 169 8301 Email : shanghai@mdc.com.cn Website : www.wirechina.net 11–14 October: IWCS – technical symposium – Providence, Rhode Island, USA Organisers : IWCS Tel : +1 717 993 9500 Website : www.iwcs.org 3–5 November: wire India – trade exhibition – Mumbai, India Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt Ltd Fax : +91 112 697 1746 Email : info@wire-india.com Website : www.wire-india.com November June September October
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▲ ▲ Cimteq designs software to help bridge the skills gap
Bridging the cable industry’s skills gap
industrial strategy has at its core a number of policies to help manufacturing ‘build a Britain fit for the future’. At the same time, the Industry 4.0 revolution has led to an evolution of employment in manufacturing. The Industry 4.0 workforce will increasingly focus on managing new operations, as well as managing, programming and maintaining robotics. The automation offered by Cimteq’s CableBuilder cable design software means fewer repetitive, tedious tasks for design engineers and more tasks that require greater levels of judgement. These highly skilled professionals can then get back to designing cutting-edge cable and wire. Similarly, CableMES’s manufacturing execution dashboards and reporting demand greater levels of judgement from operators. Cimteq Ltd – UK Website : www.cimteq.com
IN 1982, the total number of jobs in UK manufacturing was nearly a quarter of the working population. Fast forward to 2002 and this figure dropped to 12 per cent. Recent statistics show that the figure has now dropped to eight per cent. This is not unique to the UK – all industrialised countries, with the exception of Brazil, have seen manufacturing jobs decline since the 1990s. Over the last 20 years in particular, factories have automated many tasks on the production line, which have to some extent replaced jobs. Compared to the 1980s, there are three million fewer jobs in manufacturing in the UK. Government focus turned to industries which were seeing an increase in the value of GDP output. As a result, funding for and interest in STEM education dropped. This perfect storm led to only one outcome – the creation of a workforce with a stronger interest in other sectors. In recent years, there has been a renewed recognition of the importance of STEM to the national economy. The government’s
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Expanding its global presence
IT is a case of ‘to Russia with love’ for UK manufacturer BAR Products and Services. The company has enhanced its global presence by providing the latest wire strand roller compaction unit to its first client in Russia. The contract was signed earlier this year then supplied and commissioned within weeks of agreement. The compaction unit is now fully operational, and Bar Products is confident that there will be further units and tooling supplied to its new customer. The wire strand roller compaction units are used in many of the world’s major wire strand and rope manufacturers, with repeat orders being a measure of the success of the machine. Bar Products & Services Ltd began supplying drawing dies over 25 years ago, and now manufactures tooling, wear parts and precision engineered products to the wire, tube, cable and rope industries around the world, from Europe to China, from India to Mexico, USA to Malaysia, and now into Russia.
BAR Products and Services Ltd – UK Website : www.barproductsandservices.com
▲ ▲ A wire strand roller compaction unit from BAR Products and Services
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Five-year plan in place
CATALAN company Delta Tecnic, a producer and distributor of colour concentrates with more than 35 years’ experience, has presented its results and forecasts for 2019 and its roadmap for the cable and automotive sectors over the next five years. The presentation took place in Barcelona, Spain, and was attended by Martí Baqués, CEO of Delta Tecnic, Eric Xirinachs, general manager of Deltacolor Masterbatch Division, and Eva Gotor, marketing manager of Delta Tecnic. Headquartered in Sant Celoni, Barcelona, Delta Tecnic expects to invoice €45 million in 2019 – an 11 per cent increase in production compared to 2018 – and to continue its global expansion. In the first five months of the year the company experienced constant growth, as its production has already expanded by 12 per cent with respect to the same period of 2018. Mr Baqués said: “We are expanding rapidly abroad. We are currently growing four times faster than the rest of the market, and we’ve already exceeded our 2018 growth by more than ten per cent.”
▲ ▲ From left, Eric Xirinachs, Eva Gotor and Martí Baqués
With a current export volume of 80 per cent, the company markets its products in more than 60 countries, including Mexico, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, India, Romania, Morocco, Russia, Germany and the UK. Delta Tecnic has two production plants in Sant Celoni with a total surface area of 15,000m 2 and a multidisciplinary team of 165 people. DeltaTecnic – Spain Website : www.deltatecnic.com
To maintain the competitiveness of its products, Delta Tecnic allocates three per cent of its total turnover to R&D. By doing so, the company wants to address market needs through ad-hoc solutions and by creating a revolutionary product in the sector that yields increased efficiency and quality by lowering costs. During the event, the company also announced the recent renewal of its corporate identity, the goal being to connect with customers in a way that is more visual and direct.
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Corning to host CRU conference in November
Conference attracts telecom network executives, fibre optic producers, solution providers and industry innovators from around the world. Attendees value the conference for the networking with hard-to-reach senior decision-makers, and also the opportunity to hear from industry experts. CRU Group – UK Website : www.crugroup.com
“The amount of optical cable installed per year in the US has more than doubled from about 24 million fibre-km installed in 2010 to about 55 million fibre-km installed in 2018. “This increase represents a CAGR of 11 per cent, and the US market will grow at this rate again in 2019, making it one of the world’s fastest-growing markets,” he continued.
DURING the CRU Wire & Cable conference held in Brussels, Belgium, this June, CRU’s Nicola Coslett announced that the next World Optical Fiber and Cable Conference will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, from 18 th to 20 th November this year. Corning Incorporated confirmed that it would host this important event and was represented at the announcement by Dr Bernhard Deutsch, vice president and general manager, optical fibre and cable. At the same time, CRU CEO of events Ms Coslett announced agreements with Prysmian’s Antoni Bosch, vice president, telecom solutions, for the conference to be hosted by Prysmian in 2020 in Europe; and also with Jan Bongaerts, deputy CEO of YOFC, who will host the event in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021. Since its inception in 2015, the CRU World Optical Fiber and Cable Conference has quickly established itself as a global gathering for leaders of the telecommunications and optical fibre industries. The most recent event in the series, held in China, included a panel discussion between CEOs of five of Asia’s leading fibre and cable producers, as well as highlight presentations from the region’s most important telecom network operators. The conference has consistently attracted an audience of over 500 industry participants to the three-day event, packed with presentations from senior speakers, thought-leaders and innovators. “The US telecom market is at the forefront of 5G network deployment, gigabit-speed broadband services, high-density fibre deployments, and hyper-scale data-centre investments,” said Michael Finch, head of CRU’s wire and cable team. Second quarter results PolyOne Corporation has provided an update to its second quarter 2019 performance outlook. The company expects adjusted earnings per share of between $0.72 and $0.74, up from its prior estimate of $0.68. “We are achieving better than expected margins in all segments from pricing actions, improved mix and cost reductions,” said Robert M Patterson, chairman, president and chief executive officer.
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PolyOne Corporation – USA Website : www.polyone.com
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40 years and counting…
FORT Wayne Wire Die is celebrating 40 years of sales in the European market. Due to an increased interest in its products, on 1 st April 1979 Fort Wayne, a producer of diamond wire drawing dies and tooling, opened its sales office in Europe, near Frankfurt airport, Germany. A German wholly owned subsidiary was established with the name Fortek GmbH. Initially, the office focused on Western Europe only and consisted of one salesman and one person in customer service. The company provided localised service to European customers – taking care of import procedures which were more complicated at the time, clearing the goods into the common market, and trans-shipping to the end customer. It would also invoice in the local currency, and provide localised inventory and general sales and support for the market. The strategy was successful and Fortek is now a major wire-drawing supplier within the European market.
▲ ▲ The Fortek team, from left, Hardy Buchfink, Iva Hristova, Jutta Raven and Alvaro Segovia
The company has also found a number of good sales agents in important markets such as Poland, Turkey, the UK, Egypt, Serbia, Italy, Greece, Russia and Romania.
The territory has also been expanded to include the Middle East and North Africa. The team has grown to four seasoned professionals, between them speaking seven different languages, helping to communicate effectively with a range of customers.
Fortek GmbH – Germany Website : www.fwwd.com
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Metalube quality accreditations ▲ ▲ Quality assured fromMetalube
INTERNATIONAL lubricant manufacturer Metalube has been awarded ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. Robert Brown, managing director, said: “We’re extremely proud to have achieved these certifications. As a business we’re fully committed to both quality management and reducing our impact on the environment. Workforce safety is also paramount, and we consistently work towards the highest safety standards. These awards provide us with the checks and balances tomake sure we are always striving for better.” ISO 9001 sets out the criteria for a quality management system and can be used by any organisation, large or small, regardless of its field of activity. It is based on several quality management principles including a strong customer focus, the motivation and implication of top management, the process approach and continual improvement. Using ISO 9001 helps ensure that customers get consistent, good quality products and services, which in turn brings many business benefits. ISO 14001 specifies the requirements for an environmental management system that an organisation can use to enhance its environmental performance. It is used to manage environmental responsibilities in a systematic manner that contributes to the environmental pillar of sustainability. Key areas are enhancement of environmental performance, fulfilment of compliance obligations and achievement of environmental objectives. OHSAS 18001 is a framework for an occupational health and safety management system and is a part of the OHSAS 18000. It helps put in place policies, procedures and controls that are needed for an organisation to achieve the best possible working conditions and workplace health and safety, aligned to internationally recognised best practice. Metalube is part of the Bishopdale Group, a private holding company for a group of industrial lubricants brands – Metalube, Molyslip and UOP. The company exports 95 per cent of its production to over 90 countries worldwide and has offices in Manchester, UK; Dubai, UAE; Mumbai, India; São Paulo, Brazil; and Shanghai, China. Metalube Ltd – UK Website : www.metalube.co.uk
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NDC adds language support to portal myNDC
NDC Technologies’ cloud-based support portal myNDC now offers language support, including French, German, Japanese, Spanish and Chinese. “NDC is a global organisation serving the diverse needs of customers in over 60 countries in many languages,” said Mahesh Havildar, vice president of customer service. “Customer intimacy and customer satisfaction is very important to us. Offering multi-lingual support on myNDC enables us to communicate to our customers in their own language. This also allows us to accelerate the way we help our customers by making access to content, features and functions faster, easier and friendlier.” NDC is continually enhancing myNDC to create the most positive customer experience. The addition of language support is one way NDC is assisting customers. myNDC offers 24-7-365 support and enables NDC team members to efficiently create incidents, view a customer’s installed base or service history and tap into a comprehensive and growing knowledge base.
▲ ▲ Language support is now available to NDC customers on the myNDC portal
offers live chat for immediate support and feedback to customer service requests.
Customers have access to a database of frequently asked questions, and can quickly reach NDC support through several channels and easily generate their own return material authorisations (RMAs) for product repairs. myNDC also
NDC Technologies – USA Website : www.ndc.com
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Rear light cable harness for new German electric sports car
Hilger Groß is the new business development and area sales manager at Sikora AG in Bremen, Germany. He is in charge of the plastics business unit. A highly experienced manager, Mr Groß is responsible for the worldwide sale of Sikora’s inspection, sorting and analysis systems for plastic pellets. “We are happy to win an outstanding sales expert with Hilger Groß, who perfectly knows the plastics market,” said Holger Lieder, sales director. “With his long-standing experience in compounding and inspection of plastic material, he will distribute the benefits of our systems to the industry and further develop the plastics area.” Over the past years, Mr Groß has worked in managing positions in sales and as QM auditor. His focus was on quality, process optimisation and efficiency enhancement for the production and processing CONVERT Ltd, a UK manufacturer of cable looms and harnesses, has designed a rear light cable harness for a German automotive manufacturer’s new all-electric sports car. The Kent-based electrical engineering company recently completed pre-series development work on the cable harness for the LED lamp unit designed and manufactured by Wipac – a Buckingham-based design and manufacturing company specialising in high-tech exterior LED lights for the prestige automotive market. The next three years could see Convert manufacturing more than 60,000 rear light cable harness for the new model. This would involve making two million crimp connections a year containing cable equivalent to the length of 2,500 football pitches. Dave Lord, managing director, said: “We’re excited to have completed the pre-series development work. We‘ve invested in a new Artos CR11 automatic crimping wire processor especially to support this project. This new piece of kit has doubled our capacity and complements our existing Komax Gamma 255 fully automatic crimping machine and Artos MTX-5 crimping machine.” A Wipac spokesperson said: “We’ve New sales manager at Sikora
worked with Convert for seven years so we knew they could deliver this exciting project.” ▲ ▲ Convert’s rear light cable harness for a new electric German sports car
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of plastics. “Mr Groß has extensive knowledge especially in the field of pellets sorting and, therefore, possesses the necessary skills for his role at Sikora”, explained Mr Lieder. Sikora AG – Germany Website : www.sikora.net ▲ ▲ Hilger Groß is the new business development and area sales manager at Sikora
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Howmanufacturers of wire harnesses can be the big winners in CASE trends
They will only be able to meet these requirements through an increasing focus on digitisation. Only then will the manufacturers be able to supply the OEMs with the necessary data and be able to continually monitor and optimise the quality of their products by capturing and evaluating the production data. However, the further automation of the manufacturing processes is essential for this digitisation. Without it, reliable data collection and processing would not be possible. In turn, design for manufacturing forms the fundamental basis for automation. In the long term, the wire harnesses must be designed so that they can be manufactured using automation in the first place. “Digitisation, automation and design for manufacturing are the core competencies of the future for manufacturers of wire harnesses,” added Mr Jost. DiIT – Germany Website : www.diit.de
“Wire harnesses are turning from a purely price-driven commodity product into a safety-critical, quality-driven strategic purchased part,” said Bernd Jost, managing director of DiIT GmbH – a specialist for integrated software systems used in wiring harness production. For the manufacturers of wire harnesses, this means a paradigm shift with enormous potential. They now have a chance to benefit from these global developments through new business opportunities. However, these opportunities will not simply present themselves. “With the current, largely manual manufacturing processes and the many inconsistencies between the systems seen in production control, manufacturers of wire harnesses will no longer be able to cope with future challenges,” said Mr Jost. “Due to the strategic importance of the wire harnesses the manufacturers will be faced with very different requirements from OEMs in terms of traceability and quality.”
REVOLUTIONARY the automotive branch are threatening the livelihood of many in the supply segment. However, according to DiIT, manufacturers of wire harnesses can be the big winners – provided they do their homework. Shared and Services, Electrified – or CASE, for short: these four trends are disrupting in the automotive branch and could fundamentally change it forever. As a result, many traditional players in the supply industry are now in difficulty. The long-term existence of manufacturers of mechanical parts such as components for petrol motors or assemblies is even under threat. This is not the case for manufacturers of wire harnesses. Their products will play a key role in electrified, driverless, networked cars that support comprehensive mobility services through digital services. They are used for running all energy, signal and communication flows that make the new functions possible in the first place. changes in Connected, Autonomous,
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Celebration time for Harting
TWENTY five years ago, the Harting Technology Group opened a subsidiary in Prague, Czech Republic, that has since enjoyed a successful development. This was a point that chairman Philip Harting emphasised during a gala evening celebrated with customers, employees and representatives of the German-Czech Board of Trade in Palais Martinic: “The decision to locate in the Czech Republic was a thoroughly worthwhile step.” “It quickly became clear to us, after the political changes and upheavals, that this region was a promising market for the future. It was therefore the obvious decision to strengthen our activities in Eastern Europe and, in the course of our internationalisation, which began in 1979, to gain a foothold here as well,” added Mr Harting. Since then, the country has flourished, so that in the following years the neighbouring countries were also considered for expansion. “Within a few years, starting in 2003, our subsidiaries in Romania, Poland and Hungary were launched – including our recently
▲ ▲ Harting CEO Philip Harting (left) and managing director Marek Sucharda (right). Andrej Schvarc (centre), managing director Blumenbecker Prague sro, thanked the company for its good cooperation over the years
a committed team and strict customer orientation.
expanded production facilities in Sibiu and Agnita, Romania, and the newly opened assembly plant in Bydgoszcz, Poland,”Mr Harting added. Marek Sucharda, managing director Harting sro, shared Mr Harting’s enthusiasm: “Here in the Czech Republic, we are expanding our market share with
“Our good market observation and top contact to our customers and users also help us achieve this.” Harting Stiftung & Co KG – Germany Website : www.harting.com
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William Hughes acquires JK Metrology
▲ ▲ William Hughes has expanded its range of specialist services for the manufacturing industry with the acquisition of JK Metrology
0.05°C. The scope of services includes tungsten carbide, steel and ceramic, long slip gauges, length bars, long series gauge blocks, surface tables (including refurbishment), gauge block and length bar accessories, optical flats and parallels. The company is also a supplier of high-quality metrology equipment from micrometers and verniers, gauge blocks and angle gauges, to coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) and a wide range of other equipment. JK Metrology continues to supply and service the metrology equipment previously manufactured by Select Gauges Ltd following its closure. “We are delighted to announce that John Kelly, a director of JK Metrology for many years, following a long career in the world of gauge calibration, will transfer to William Hughes, where his range of contacts, depth of experience and wealth of knowledge will be a valuable asset in the integration of the business into the William Hughes group,” added Mr Hughes. The introduction of specialist metrology services will sit comfortably alongside the ultrasonic cleaning services introduced by William Hughes with its acquisition of AC Services (South West) Ltd in 2015, serving such industry sectors as aerospace, defence, nuclear, oil and gas, medical and electronics.
SPRING, wire form and assembly specialist William Hughes has expanded its range of specialist services for the manufacturing industry with the acquisition of JK Metrology & Quality Services of Liskeard, Cornwall, UK. JK Metrology is a well-established metrology and quality consultancy for ISO 17027, ISO 9000, etc, and offers a UKAS calibration service to ISO 17025. “This acquisition will be of particular interest to our many customers involved in the manufacture of high-specification, high-precision components, where accurate measurement is key to the success of their business,” said Max Hughes, managing director at William Hughes. “By investing resources and people into this established and well respected business, we will be able to offer a range of benefits for customers – including a reduced turnaround time.” With a worldwide portfolio of customers, JK Metrology is one of only three UK laboratories offering UKAS Calibration of Gauge Blocks by Interferometry (Class A). “By comparison” calibration is also offered and in the future William Hughes plans to offer a rapid turnaround service. Interferometry is the highest level of accuracy for length measurement and JK Metrology can also measure items up to one metre long at 20°C ±
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US Steel Košice places major order withTenova
THE Slovakian company US Steel Košice – a large integrated steel producer in Central Europe – has placed a major order for the supply of an annealing and coating line (ACL) for dynamo steel strips with Tenova LOI Thermprocess. The plant bears the internal name Dynamo-Line no 4 and will meet the requirements for the production of non-grain oriented electrical steel. The contract scope includes the engineering, to a large extent the turnkey delivery of all equipment, and the supervision of the assembly and commissioning including training. The entire line is designed and delivered by Tenova, a company of the Techint Group, which provides innovative solutions for the metals and mining industries. Tenova, with its companies Tenova LOI Thermprocess and Tenova Italimpianti, supplies the complete annealing and coating line (ACL) including heat treatment section (furnace) of the plant, the entire strip handling and chemical processing with drying oven following the coil coating, and the associated electrical, instrumentation and control technology, including the automation system. advanced Tenova technology as its partner for several reasons: the many references for comparable facilities, the short realisation time and the mathematical model were of crucial importance. US Steel Košice is a wholly owned subsidiary of US Steel Group, headquartered in the USA. It is a fully integrated metallurgical plant and one The customer chose Tenova LOI Thermprocess and the
▲ ▲ The US Steel Košice plant
outdated annealing and coating lines and the construction of the new modern annealing and coating plant. In the period 2000-2019, Tenova received a total of 60 orders for heat treatment systems for electrical steel, of which 34 plants were completely new installations. Tenova LOI Thermoprocess – Germany Website : www.tenova.com
of the largest industrial companies in the Slovak Republic. In addition to the production of thin sheet, ultra-fine sheet and galvanised strip, non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheets have been produced for more than 30 years. The company is realising extensive modernisation measures to improve product quality. One of the measures is the dismantling of two
New partnership for North American market
In order to improve its service, support, sales and brand awareness in North America and Mexico, Fortuna Federn has formed a new partnership with Coiling Equipment LLC company, which is now the exclusive distributor for its products on the North American market. Al Uzumcu, president, has an extensive background in engineering and CNC machining, and Gerry Wright, sales manager, has spent many years working in industrial and technical sales. John Schneider of Alex Industries, Inc will be providing additional sales and service support to Fortuna. Coiling Equipment’s goal is to provide Fortuna Federn’s customers with customised solutions for their spring-making needs, and after-sales service support, parts and tooling in North America.
Fortuna Federn GmbH – Austria Website : www.fortunafedern.com Coiling Equipment LLC – USA Website : www.coilingequipment.com
▲ ▲ Al Uzumcu, right, and Gerry Wright, of Coiling Equipment LLC
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Counting on the last 85 years
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factory acceptance of each new welder, extensive service offers and individual maintenance packages. By enlarging the production area and introducing the latest production technology, Strecker is more flexible and better positioned. The company can also accommodate special machine construction. August Strecker GmbH & Co KG – Germany Website : www.strecker-limburg.de
STRECKER’S name is synonymous with welding machines. The global-oriented family business has built its reputation over the past 85 years. The company has steadily advanced in order to do more for the customer to ensure satisfaction, and to exceed expectations. The following factors contribute to this: 100 per cent production in Germany, reliable and optimised delivery times, five years’ warranty for new machines, one day free training in Limburg, Germany, during
Mathiasen Machinery Inc has reached an agreement with WiCa Wire and Cable Machinery GmbH, Punitz, Austria, to market and sell its wire fabrication and extrusion products in North, Central and South America. Mathiasen Machinery, founded in 1983, is a buyer and seller of used and rebuilt second-hand non-ferrous and ferrous wire and cable equipment. WiCa is a manufacturer of wire and cable machinery, including high-speed stranding machines, payoffs and take-ups, capstans, and extrusion lines/sheathing lines. Wire & Cable Machinery GmbH produces custom-made equipment for SZ-stranding, tubular stranding and steel bow stranding, among other lines. Customer-specific product requirements and custom-made products are designed by the company. WiCa GmbH is focused on serving customers with attention to precision, efficiency, safety and reliability. Mathiasen Machinery Inc – USA Mathiasen Machinery andWiCa in marketing agreement
Website : www.mathiasen-machinery.com Wire & Cable Machinery GmbH – Austria Website : www.wica.at
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One of the first stockists to be BASEC registered
It is a safety net for those sourcing cable products and ensures the quality is maintained throughout the supply chain. Mr Vegad added: “To become registered involves an extremely rigorous audit above the ISO 9001: 2015 standard we already have in place. Maintaining our first-class standard of quality is incredibly important.” Cableworld Limited is an independent stockist and worldwide distributor of a wide range of electrical cables and accessories to relevant international standards. Cableworld Ltd – UK Website : www.cable-world.co.uk Results in line with expectations Financial results in line with lower sales figures of the previous two years were approved at a meeting of Continuus-Properzi’s board during May this year. The results are not overly surprising as it is a technology-driven machinery manufacturer with delivery times around 12 months in the future. However, the board expressed its satisfaction with the success of the new commercial direction and sales organisation that tripled the backlog of purchase orders, and broadened the niche markets in the non-ferrous fields where the company is offering new advanced systems and machinery.
A UK-based company is celebrating after becoming one of the first cable distributors in the world to be accredited under a new scheme to raise quality in the industry. Cableworld Limited has been awarded Registered Stockist certification status from the prestigious British Approvals Service for Cables, recognised in the industry as BASEC. It means that customers of the company can be certain that all their products are of the highest quality and safety. Business development and quality manager Hinesh Vegad and his team are delighted that their hard work to meet the stringent assessment criteria required has paid off. “This is fantastic news for us – it is a huge achievement for a company of our size. Achieving this status demonstrates our commitment to quality,” he said.
The new industry certification scheme has been designed by BASEC to raise quality standards throughout the supply chain.
It looks at the practices and processes involved with procuring, handling and storing cable products, to ensure they are up to standard. Cable samples are taken for testing to verify that they meet the standards they are claimed to. Most importantly, it enables enhanced market surveillance of the product before it enters the market.
Continuus-Properzi – Italy Website : www.properzi.com
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Cable marking machines and optical fibre processing lines
IWCS Booth: 518
• Optical fibre colour coating systems including ring marking, tight buffering, proof testing • Fibre ribbon production lines with excellent ribbon planarity (including in-line colouring) • Splittable ribbon • Production of compact fibre units (CFU) • High-quality gravure printers • Embossing metre markers and hot foil sequential metre or footage markers • High-performance ring markers • Video systems for monitoring the printing quality of high-speed printing machines • Laser marking systems for cables • Custom-made cable marking machines and optical fibre solutions • IoT/Industry 4.0-ready interfaces Thanks to the modular construction, the capacity of any system can be increased quickly and significantly by adding or exchanging individual components, even if a system has already been in operation for several years. Medek & Schörner – Austria Website : www.medek.at
ESTABLISHED in 1929, Medek & Schörner has been producing cable marking machines and optical fibre coating lines for decades. Due to its close relations within the cable and wire industry, the company is always in touch with new requirements, which are rapidly converted into production concepts. This enables continuous further development. The company not only offers quality and high-performance machines, but its employees are also going a step further to provide reliable customer support and a high standard of after-sales service. Nearly all mechanical, electrical and electronic components are manufactured in-house, making Medek & Schörner largely independent of external suppliers and able to react to customer requirements quickly and efficiently. The company guarantees unlimited availability of spare parts for all its machines, including older and smaller models. The product range begins with simple coding machines and extends all the way to fully automated high-speed production lines using cutting-edge technology. The product portfolio includes:
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Supermac enters strategic partnership with German Companies – M/S Scholz to cover CCV Lines and M/S Rubicon to cover Rubber Extrusion Lines in India, Africa and Far East markets.
Supermac Industries, established in the year 1974, is a leader in manufacturing high-end systems and process technology for wire & cable in the power and telecom sector and related industries. The ISO 9001 certi ed company specializes in o ering customized and tailor-made solutions to ful l speci c needs of a variety of customers all across the globe. Withahighlyskilleddesignteam,withthebestofmanufacturing and highly talented commissioning team, and trained experts in cable processes and technology, we o er design to process expertise to bring in the best product for you.
Rubicon/Supermac Silicone and Rubber Cable Co Extruder
The company has established one unit in NewDelhi and two units inManesar, Haryana. The combined area of Supermac manufacturing units adds up to 95000 Sq. ft. The state-of-the-art facilities are equipped with international and domestic machinery to carry out the process of manufacturing as per the customer's requirements. Supermac has recently had its products approved for CE Mark, enabling export to the European market. Supermac has received repeat orders from domestic and international markets: DUBAI, ABU DHABI, SHARJAH, RAS AL KHAIMAH, OMAN, NIGERIA, UGANDA, KENYA, BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA, SAUDI ARABIA, DOHA QATAR, EGYPT, LEBANON, JORDAN, MALAYSIA and PHILIPPINES (under implementation). Supermac is now endeavoring to expand its presence to NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA, EUROPE, and CIS COUNTRIES & RUSSIA. Supermac specialises in the following areas: · State-of-the-art CCV Line with Scholz Vulcanisation system for Power Cables up to 132 KV XLPE and 33 KV for Rubber · Proven Triple Extrusion Line for SIOPLAS (XLPE) cables · High-speed Insulation Line and Sheathing Line for House Wiring & Control Cables and medical equipment sector · High output and best in class Insulation Line and Sheathing Line for Power Cables · HCV Rubber insulation and sheathing line · Hybrid and composite CCV lines for both XLPE and Rubber · Rubicon make Rubber extruders for Insulation and sheathing materials · Silicone extrusion lines with infrared vulcanisation system · Extruders for variety of applications – up to 175 mm · Cross-Head Single/Dual/Triple · Haul-O Caterpillar · Capstan · Take-up and pay-o of all types and sizes and as per requirement above 4.5 meters and 40 MT Supermac Scholz CCV 132 KV Line
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Experience counts at Cersa
IWCS Booth: 201
to the current offering to improve quality inspection • Optical fibre-measuring devices: a complete solution to ensure high-quality certification during the drawing process. The largest and most demanding companies choose Cersa instruments to certify production and master their processes. More than 500 high-speed lines are drawing with Cersa-MCI instruments worldwide. Off-line devices: The range of LDS one-axis gauges, developed more than 20 years ago for laboratory applications and continuously improved, for tiny wire measurements. Fitted with WSR accessory (measures over 360°) and associated with CIM software, it becomes a complete solution for measuring wires from 2mm down to 5µm. Cersa-MCI – France Website : www.cersa-mci.com
ESTABLISHED in 1981, French company Cersa-MCI designs and manufactures high-level measuring devices for fine wire, cable and optical fibres. The company uses its experience to help customers enhance production quality, using advanced technologies such as interferometers and diffraction cameras to ensure high-speed measurements and high accuracy. Its sensors are useful on-line and off-line for non-contact measurement applications.
▲ ▲ Measurement and control from Cersa
Cersa-MCI measuring devices are split into two lines:
detect lump and neckdown in a single product for larger wire and cable diameters (0.3 to 5mm) • SQM-F to display and characterise any kind of surface defects (new patent technology) for round product (20 to 2,000µm). A complementary solution
On-line devices: •
LDS one or two axes for fine wire diameter monitoring during drawing process (5 to 2,000µm) • LPS-3-H to monitor diameter and
Do you need to design wire and cable faster, quote more accurately and avoid costly mistakes that lead to waste? Are you looking for a trusted supplier who will support your business in taking full advantage of Industry 4.0? Taking advantage of Industry 4.0
IWCS Booth: 502
For some 20 years, Cimteq has designed and manufactured software with customers spanning Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia. Cimteq’s CableBuilder software manages the complete cycle of cable design and manufacture through typical workflow milestones of design, customer quotation, ordering, production, quality assurance and ERP system. Customers across the globe renew year-on-year to derive the following benefits: accurate costings through consolidation of all relevant systems and applications into one application; waste reduction through digital twinning; and the automation of labour-intensive tasks. Rapid design allows for rapid customer response, and with all the benefits of such a sprint to market. Cimteq’s portfolio also includes its CableMES manufacturing execution system, specifically designed with the cable industry in mind. Customers of CableMES report an almost immediate impact to bottom line through maximising plant production, improving product quality, reducing inventory and ensuring on-time delivery. Cimteq recognises that the cable and wire industry is fast-paced and increasingly competitive and seeks to reflect that in its own growth. The expansion of its senior management team and launch of the online Cimteq Academy are some of the initiatives launched so far in 2019. To find out what Cimteq could do for you, visit Booth 502 to meet the team and learn more about how your business can reap the benefits of joining the growing Cimteq community. Employee Yufei Du will also give a presentation on “Applying Industry 4.0 to a Cable Factory”.
Cimteq Ltd – UK
Website : www.cimteq.com
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