EuroWire September 2021

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The ethics of quality wire rope American engineer and professor W Edwards Deming once wrote, “Quality is pride of workmanship”. be avoided through a simple, up-front discussion.

heavy-duty machine is simple to operate and maintain. The manually operated M101 is a robust cold welder for copper wire from 1 to 3.6mm and aluminium from 1 to 5mm. It can be used on a workbench or supplied with a cart, so it can be easily moved to the work area. PWM’s smaller machines for welding fine/ medium wire will also be on show. For joining fine wire in confined spaces, the M10 and M25 handheld cold welders are suitable for wire from 0.1 to 1.2mm. The larger BM10 and BM30 models, for similar wire sizes, can be used on a workbench or with a cart. The company’s cold welding machines and dies – standard or custom made to suit round or profile wire and rod – are designed and made in its own UK workshops. PWM also makes specialist trapezoidal dies used for welding material for use in sub-sea cables. PressureWelding Machines Ltd www.pwmltd.co.uk A key component is therefore to ensure open communication, not only between manufacturer and dealer, but also to the end user, so that an effective PFMEA record can be established for ongoing advice, as well as a DFMEA process for continuous improvement. Where the differential can be established is through the development of a transparent record – no hidden data, so that with quality comes the value of trust. Pride in workmanship, integrity to strictly follow the basics, and willingness to ensure responsible records and open communication might seem obvious, but can be forgotten in a maze of process. The key indicators are not just in sale price, but also the price to be paid if these basics are not accounted for. CFWirerope Ltd https://en.cfw.co.jp International Corporate Partner Resource 1200 Ltd www.icpr1200.com

CF Wirerope from Japan is encompassing this principle within its forthcoming brand of Safest wire ropes, with the intent to maintain that basic focus across all aspects of the steel wire rope market. As the accountability held from man- facturer to end user can literally be a matter of life and death in its application, the initial stages of the ethical approach begin with the manufacture itself. Japan is said to pride itself on the quality of its workforce and their wellbeing – a factor that can be lost in an overly price- sensitive proposition. The dignity of the workforce is transferred into the quality of the product produced. The next stage is to be diligent in ensuring that the configurations and any coatings or greasing are fully understood for the application, and where the limitations apply. Of the reported incidents that take place, misapplication is an error that can

Cold welders in action at Interwire

PWM’s two best-selling cold welders, the EP500 and M101, will be presented on booth 1358 at Interwire 2021 by Joe Snee Associates, exclusive distributor of PWM cold welding equipment, spares and dies in the USA and Canada. The pneumatically powered EP500 machine provides a method of welding non-ferrous material within the 5 to 15mm range. The EP500 is energy-efficient, clean and quiet. No set-up is required, and the

▼ PWM’s M101 manual cold welder will be on show

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