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Grand opening of new manufacturing plant INDUCTOTHERM Group India held an official dedication ceremony and grand opening of its new manufacturing plant in Ahmedabad, India, earlier this year. The campus, with a 100,000m 2 building that

and testing capabilities and workflow, so we’re making the highest quality products for our customers in this geographical area. In addition, a manufacturing zone for circuit board and capacitor production has been added to this campus allowing Inductotherm Group India to provide Inductotherm Group companies around the world with highly engineered control and power engineering components.” Inductotherm Group India Email: sales@inductothermindia.com Website: www.inductothermindia.com Inductotherm Heating & Welding Ltd – UK Fax: +44 1256 467 224 Email: info@inductothermhw.co.uk Website: www.inductothermhw.com

contains a 54,000m 2 manu- facturing area, will provide ample space to fully support all of the company’s customers in India.

The new Inductotherm Group India plant

customers,” said Jagat Shah, president of Inductotherm Group India. “We’re also able to provide a comfortable work environment for our more than 570 employees, with room to grow as we continue to expand within the Indian market.” InductothermGroupCEOGary Doyon commented, “This new world-class facility was constructed and designed to provide state-of-the-art manufacturing

It contains modern amenities with automation tools, new machines and equipment and a fully air-conditioned shop floor. The facility includes departments such as electronic assembly, capacitor manufacturing, equipment testing and a customer experience centre. “We are so proud of our new space, and the opportunity it gives us to better support our community of

Tube and pipe fair in Colombia ANDINAFAIRS SAS is a tube and wire event hosted in Barranquilla, Colombia. Its organisers have ten years of experience in fairs and exhibitions based in Latin America. commercial fair focused on these products. The AndinaTube & Wire 2017 show will be highly focused and aims to be a direct and effective way for those attending to find a complete variety of products such as machinery and raw materials related to tube and wire as well as tube and wire products. It will cater There are a vast number of companies working with cables, wires, tubes and valves in the local area, making it possible to create a successful

for those working in manufacturing, importing, wholesaling or retailing wires, cables, tubes and valves. If your company purchases or uses these products it will offer a perfect commercial platform.

AndinaTube & Wire Colombia 2017 Website: www.andinatubewire.com McElroy and Netafim to grow HDPE business

Marwan Ali, owner of Northern Arc, took fusion training for medium- and large-diameter pipe in preparation for several jobs in the water industry and what he expects will be many more jobs in Israel and South Africa. “I’ve been around different countries, but what we saw here made a big impression on us,” Mr Ali said. “It’s a good machine and the training is very professional.” He also drew attention to the machines’ productivity and safety features.

expansion of Netafim’s HDPE fusion equipment business. Netafim also sent representatives to McElroy’s headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, to take fusion operator courses at McElroy University, which also offers training in troubleshooting, maintenance and inspection. “We are excited about the many benefits McElroy machines will bring to our growing operation,” said Netafim water infrastructure manager Ido Goldsman. “They are well-engineered and easy to operate, plus they will enhance our productivity in the field with the added assurance of technical support.”

PIPE fusion machine manufacturer McElroy and irrigation company Netafim have joined forces to meet the demand for HDPE pipeline solutions serving the irrigation industry and the growing opportunities in potable water and natural gas. “There are many similarities in the history of our companies – the team- based reward systems our organisations have and the passion we each share to do our part to make the world a better place,” said McElroy president Chip McElroy. McElroy was the featured equipment manufacturer at Netafim’s open house recently, which debuted the

McElroy – USA Fax: +1 918 831 9285

Email: fusion@mcelroy.com Website: www.mcelroy.com

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