EuroWire March 2018

Editorial index

Advertisers index AESSA Investments Ltd or SACO AEI Polymers................. 136 Agir Technologies........................................................................ 119 AIM Inc................................................................................................ 97 Ajex & Turner Wire Dies Co.......................................................... 81 Anbao Qinhuangdao International Corporation................ 16 AWCMA/VOEDKM........................................................................ 135 Bar Products & Services Ltd..................................................... 159 Baudrand New Tech....................................................................... 86 NV Bekaert......................................................................................... 96 Beneke Wire Company................................. Inside front cover Bergandi Machinery Co................................................................ 98 Beta LaserMike (An NDC Technologies Brand)................. 109 Blachford Corporation.................................................................. 99 Borealis AG..................................................................................... 103 Borkener Kistenfabrik GmbH...................................................... 85 Burster Präzisionsmesstechnik GmbH & Co KG................ 120 T. Butler Engineering Ltd.......................................................... 183 BWE Ltd........................................................................................... 145 C2S Service & Bows (Gauder Group).................................... 117 Candor Sweden AB................................................... 83, 112, 159 CERSA-MCI......................................................................................... 31 Chengdu Centran IMP & EXP Trading Co Ltd....................... 33 Chyi Meei Precision Industry Co Ltd..................................... 170 Cimteq Ltd...................................................................................... 147 Clinton Instrument Company................................................. 143 Cometo Srl...................................................................................... 162 Alloy Wire International................................................................ 48 Amphenol.......................................................................................... 69 Anomet Products Inc..................................................................... 71 Borealis AG........................................................................................ 34 BWE Ltd.............................................................................................. 12 Cable Tapes UK Ltd......................................................................... 38 Chemcoaters Inc............................................................................. 88 Chemetall GmbH............................................................................ 53 Condat................................................................................................ 79 Davis-Standard LLC.................... 66, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217 Decalub.......................................... 73, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217 Deutsche Edelstahlwerke............................................................ 88 DiIT AG........................................................................................ 38, 78 Ebner Industrieofenbau GmbH................................................. 48 Eisele Pneumatics GmbH & Co KG............................................ 75 Fastec Imaging................................................................................. 87 Gimax Srl............................................................................................ 24 Guill Tool & Engineering............................................................... 85 Haefely Hipotronics....................................................................... 68 HellermannTyton............................................................................ 78 Helukabel USA Inc.......................................................................... 32 Hew-Kabel......................................................................................... 81 Ideal Networks................................................................................. 56 igus....................................................................................................... 77 Inductotherm Heating & Welding Ltd.................................... 10 International Wire & Machinery Association........................ 54

Comsuc Technology Development Ltd.................................. 83 Condat SA....................................................................................... 107 Coreal Alüminyum Kablo Sanyi Ticaret AŞ......................... 100 Cosmal Manufacturing (M) Sdn Bhd.................................... 170 CRU’s Wire & Cable Conference 2018...................................... 84 Daloo (Gauder Group) .............................................................. 117 Decalub.............................................................................................. 73 Delta Tecnic SA................................................................................ 95 DEM SpA............................................................................................ 74 DeWal Industries............................................................................. 89 Deyang Jiechuang Wire & Cable Machinery Co Ltd..................................................... 17 Dikkan Group................................................................................... 58 Eder Engineering GmbH........................................................... 133 Elof AB................................................................................................. 85 Enkotec A/S.................................................................................... 111 Esteves Group............................................................................... 149 Eurobend........................................................................................ 161 Eurotek Srl......................................................................................... 38 Fagersta Stainless AB.................................................................. 122 Fainplast srl....................................................................................... 76 FIB Belgium SA.............................................................................. 113 Flymca SL........................................................................................... 69 H Folke Sandelin AB.......................................................... 163, 169 Forplas Plastik San Tic Ltd Sti.................................................. 139 Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc............................................................... 61 (Shanghai) Co Ltd..................................................................... 19 Metalube Ltd................................ 24, 196, 201, 206, 211, 216 Mexichem.......................................................................................... 36 Miltec UV............................................................................................ 44 Ovako AB........................................................................................... 21 Plasmait GmbH................................................................................ 12 Proton Products...................................................................... 35, 67 Prüftechnik Dieter Busch AG...................................................... 26 Prysmian............................................................................................ 40 Reichle & De-Massari AG...................................................... 46, 56 Roblon US Inc................................................................................... 14 Schmolz + Bickenbach International...................................... 51 Sikora AG........................................ 46, 196, 201, 206, 211, 216 Solvay Specialty Polymers........................................................... 75 Spirka Schnellflechter GmbH..................................................... 16 Teknor Apex...................................................................................... 21 Tenova................................................................................................. 52 Tsubaki Kabelschlepp..................................................................... 9 Joachim Uhing GmbH & Co KG................................................. 42 Unistrong Industrial Co Ltd......................................................... 31 University of Southampton........................................................ 58 William Hughes Ltd........................................................................ 54 Wire Association International................................................... 14 Kurre Spezialmaschinenbau GmbH......................................... 68 Lapp Group....................................................................................... 28 Messe Düsseldorf

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