EOW March 2014

wire 2014 show

7-11 April

➣➢➣ Paramount has been able to reduce die costs by standardising on cost-e ective carbide inserts and by increasing quality and capacity through automation. It is working to take the human factor out of the manufacturing process. Many of its highly automated machines now run on “lights out operation”meaning that they will continue to produce product as long as there is raw material being fed into the system. This not only improves the production output, but also the quality (eliminating the human error aspect). Paramount’s highly automated production equipment combines high volume speed and e ciency with superior accuracy and repeatability. Average lead times have been reduced from three weeks to just less than ve days by investing heavily in nished inventory. As the company continues to grow domestically and globally as a high quality, high volume producer of carbide drawing dies, it becomes very important for it to continually invest in new manufacturing and innovative technology. It is leading the way on another industry trend, “eco-friendly products”. Paramount is a leader supplying eco-friendly products to the wire industry. Its die design allows the carbide insert to be easily recycled and many of its customers worldwide participate in this programme. It will exhibit a full line of wire drawing dies and related equipment. Products featured will be the TR-Series carbide drawing inserts, the new “T” series inserts for PC wire, extrusion dies, stranding dies, shape dies, polycrystalline diamond dies, ParaLoc pressure, non-pressure holders, and ParaLoc accessories. Paramount Die Company – USA Website : www.paradie.com Pave CNC Wire Forming Systems Ltd is a manufacturer and possibly the original innovator of computer controlled bending machinery for the international wire and heating element-forming industries. Its state-of-the-art, user-friendly and highly competitive single and twin-head wire forming centres are being used by an international list of clients to manufacture a wide variety of products in a highly diverse range of industries. Pave opened its doors in 1974 in direct response to industry’s need to automate existing labour intensive manufacturing methods. Pave Stand: 12C13

One of the areas in which it was given the opportunity to reduce labour costs was the heating element industry, where the forming of tubular heating element shapes entailed a great deal of manual labour. Although the initial automated tech- niques were actuated and controlled pneumatically they provided the valuable experience that would later be required to help develop the computer programmable wire forming machines. In 1985, design of the rst computer controlled forming machine was under- taken and after extensive development and testing the rst programmable bending machine was launched. Although these bending machines proved to be a resounding success with both the wire and heating element industries, it soon became evident that Pave needed a permanent test bed facility for the development of its future machines. This need resulted in the formation of its subsidiary company, Automated Wire Bending Ltd, which has become a true ‘just in time’ wire bending company. Only under true production pressures can new designs be truly tested; this philosophy has resulted in the development of many of Pave’s successful products. Pave CNCWire Forming Systems Ltd – UK Website : www.pave-wire.com

Phenix Technologies Stand: 12B27

Phenix Technologies is a manufacturer of high voltage, high current and high power test systems and components. Its wide range of electrical testing equipment is used for testing cables, circuit breakers, motors, reclosers, rubber goods/protec- tive gear, switchgear, transformers and more. All of the major components of the test systems are produced in its 70,000ft 2 modern manufacturing facility and headquarters, located in Accident, Maryland, USA.

All aspects of electrical and mechanical design, software design and production are performed and controlled by an ISO9001 quality certi ed programme. Phenix’s engineers o er a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and practical experience that is vital to the development of custom solutions for industry leaders. As members of worldwide professional and technical organisations, its engineers o er innovative solutions for any project. The service and calibration department assists customers during and after installation, traveling to over 100 countries. Phenix o ers a wide range of testing solutions for utilities, transformer and motor manufacturers/repair shops, cable manufacturers, independent testing companies, and original equipment manufacturers. From portable test sets to over 1,000,000 volt custom test systems, Phenix’s product line includes: AC dielectric test equipment; AC/DC kilovoltmeters; AC/DC hipot/megohm- meters; circuit breaker test equipment; DC dielectric test equipment; electrical protective rubber goods test equipment; cable testing equipment; tangent delta bridges; insulation analysers; liquid dielectric test sets; motor test systems; partial discharge and RIV measurement equipment; resonant test systems; recloser test systems; transformer test equipment; and variable voltage transformers and power supplies. ▲ Test systems and components from Phenix Technologies

Pentre Group Stand: 09E25

Pentre Group is a UK manufacturer of plastic, steel and wooden reels and drums.

The Pentre Group stand

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From research and development to production, delivery and after sales support, Pentre is committed to providing customers with the highest quality at the keenest price. Supplying a wide range of industries, from building and construction to o shore and telecoms, the company has a wealth of industry knowledge. Pentre Group Ltd – UK Website : www.pentregroup.com

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