WCA March 2007

Dies & Die Shops

Industry veterans will share their insights with local and overseas counterparts on the topic of ‘Sustainable Development of Asian Mould and Die Industry’. In addition, technological advances will be introduced through a series of seminars at the same venue, making the event a one-stop platform for business networking, market information and cutting-edge technology sourcing. In 2005, Mould and Die Asia attracted 13,000 buyers from 41 countries and regions.

59% of the buyers were from manufacturing industries and 18% from the mould and die making industry. Executive management, production management and purchasing person- nel formed 61% of the buyers. Proved by these achievements, the organisers believe that the 2007 event will enlarge its scale and increase the number of visitors to more than 20,000. Mould and Die Asia 2007 is organised by Business and Industrial Trade Fairs Ltd and Genertec International Advertising and Exhibition Co Ltd, and is fully supported by Hong Kong Mould and Die Council (Federation of Hong Kong Industries) and Guangdong Die and Mould Industry Association. Business and Industrial Trade Fairs Ltd – Hong Kong Fax : +852 2866 1770 Email : enquiry@bitf.com.hk Website : www.mould-die.com A forerunner in manufacturing innovation (drilling, forming, sizing, polishing) tight controls of the products, Balloffet is ideally placed to help reduce maintenance costs, combined with excellent quality and service. The French company has bases in the UK, USA and Germany, alongside a worldwide network of agents. The product range includes natural diamond dies from 6µ to 2.5mm, mono-crystalline dies from 6µ to 0.5mm, poly-crystalline (PCD) dies from 50µ to 28mm, compacting, stranding and special shape dies, enamelling guides, extrusion tooling (guides and dies), special tooling with diamond insert and repolishing machines and equipment. The company offers training of operators and technicians at the Balloffet training centre and showroom, or at customer sites. They also offer control and technical reports of customer dies. Balloffet is an ISO 9001-2000 certified company. Balloffet – France Fax : +33 474 357901 Email : balloffet@balloffetdie.com Website : www.balloffetdie.com Quality and service from Balloffet

New machines to repair tools

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With more than 130 years’ experience in the manufacturing of drawing dies Mouton has developed a complete range of machines dedicated to the production and repairing of tools, in particular tungsten carbide wire drawing dies. In 2006 Mouton introduced the new grinding machine MU210 for internal and external grinding, which allows the resizing of drawing dies and shaving tools. Mouton designs and manufactures metal wire shaving machines, and also a complete range of consumable products – diamond paste and grinding wheels – necessary to the production of quality drawing dies and tools. Some new machines – including a lapping machine for small diameters, a die cleaning machine and a new machine to grade radii – are under development and will be commercialised in 2007-2008.

Mouton and Rivom belong to the Agir Technologies Group. Agir Technologies Group, Mouton-Rivom – France Fax : +33 3 80 51 81 36 Email : ferret@agir-technologies.com Website : www.mouton-sa.com The new MU210 grinding machine (top) and the wire shaving head TR02 ▲

Devotion to die manufacture

Since 1974 Chyi Meei Precision have devoted themselves to developing and manufacturing a wide variety of natural and polycrystalline diamond dies.

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