EuroWire September 2023

Focus on USA

IMC Metals signs contract for copper rod system

SCR aluminium rod systems range in capacity from 2.5 to 15 metric tons per hour of EC aluminium and alloyed aluminium rod. SCR copper systems range from 12 to 54 metric tons per hour of ETP copper rod, or other profiles such as flats. SCR shaft furnaces and furnace systems for rod, billet and anode casting are also available, with capacities ranging from 7 to 60 metric tons per hour. Southwire Company, LLC www.southwire.com with shipping instructions. A repair tag is automatically generated at Clinton, and the company will be ready to provide service as soon as the unit is received in its facility. Future revisions of the app will include product information, sales and application support. The web version is now available on Clinton’s website, with the phone application scheduled for launch on 1 September (Apple App Store and Google Play). The formal launch of the app will take place on booth 305 at IWCS in Orlando, Florida, USA. The Clinton Instrument Company www.clintoninstrument.com

“We would like to welcome IMC into the SCR family and look forward to many years of successful collaboration,” said Mark Roden, vice president of SCR Technologies. “It is through our continued support and the SCR technology pool that this relationship will continue to grow for many years to come.” Southwire’s SCR technologies provide continuous rod system equipment for the production of copper and aluminium rod. cumbersome, requiring emailing back and forth, and sometimes several phone calls to gather the relevant information. The new application allows the user to send the required information directly to Clinton’s customer service staff. Once the customer registers with the application, all relevant customer information will be sent with each service request, elimi- nating the need for repeated phone calls. The user enters the unit’s serial number, chooses from a drop-down list of common service request items, and adds notes or photographs to alert the repair department to the nature of the issue. The application then prompts the user

Southwire has announced the sale of an SCR® copper rod system to IMC Metals America LLC, located in Shelby, North Carolina, USA. The contract is for an SCR-4500 system, which is designed for a production rate of 35 metric tons per hour of 8mm rod. The project includes the design of all operating equipment, from a skip cart furnace loader to a finished rod handling system. The system will include an 11-stand Morgan “No Twist®” rolling mill, furnished by Primetals Technologies.

Customer service via app The Clinton Instrument Company, a specialist in spark test technology for the wire and cable industry and inventor of the high frequency sine wave spark tester, has released a new web-based and mobile application to streamline customer service, sales and repair functions.

The easy-to-navigate Clinton Support App can be accessed directly from Clinton’s website, or downloaded to popular handheld devices. While the company prides itself on its customer service, it recognised that the process for sending equipment back for service, calibration or repair could be

Daniel Cleary appointed president of Mitsui Seiki USA

“I was a customer of Mitsui Seiki first, so I know our talented team of engineers, technicians, sales professionals and service staff are among the best in our industry,” he commented. “At that time, no one else could build a machine that could do what we needed. As the requirements for Industry 4.0 and 5.0 continue to evolve, our customers will need to continue to find new and creative ways to improve quality and sustainability while making capacity, cost and production optimisation a priority. Mitsui Seiki will be there to help.”

Mitsui Seiki has announced that Daniel Cleary has been chosen as the next president of Mitsui Seiki USA, Inc. “It is my sincere privilege to be the new president of Mitsui Seiki USA,” said Mr Cleary. “I am incredibly proud to lead this organisation and equally excited to have the opportunity to work with such a talented and enthusiastic group of people.” Mr Cleary plans to focus his attention on the company’s investment in people, technology and infrastructure in order to position Mitsui Seiki as an industry leader and the preferred machine tool supplier.

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September 2023