WCA May 2010

Maschinenfabrik Niehoff has assumed the representation of the non-ferrous products area of Bühler-Würz-Kaltwalz- technik GmbH in all countries outside the European Union as from 1 st January 2010. For the ferrous products area, South America and India are also included in the Niehoff representation. The product range includes wire reduction mills, flat and profile wire mills, strip rolling mills, complete production lines and accessories for the cold rolling of non-ferrous metals as well as for steel alloys. Bühler-Würz-Kaltwalztechnik was founded in July 2009 when the Würz industry group, based at Driedorf, Germany, acquired the machinery branch of the insolvent rolling mill manufacturer Bühler & Co GmbH. In the wire and cable industry Bühler rolling mills are used for the production of flat conductors for solar cells, enamelled wire and CTC (continuously transposed conductors). Maschinenfabrik Niehoff and Bühler have cooperated for many years and, together with the annealing specialist Dr Rainer Menge, have founded the NBM joint venture company specialising in the development and construction of induction annealers. NBM now is a subsidiary of the Niehoff group. The Bühler-Würz rolling mills can be combined with NBM annealers for the continuous production of precision wires and strips made of almost any alloy with narrow tolerance physical properties. Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co KG – Germany Fax : +49 9122 977155 Email : info@niehoff.de Website : www.niehoff.de Bühler-Würz-Kaltwalztechnik GmbH – Germany Fax : +49 2775 9544 44 Niehoff to represent Bühler- Würz-Kaltwalztechnik In its largest takeover to date, Bremer has purchased the former Schaaf building, the capital and current assets, and retained some of the former workers. Bremer’s target is to strengthen and develop to become a complete supplier for wire drawing companies, and to increase the turnover and revenue strength of the company by organic growth and international expansion. Schaaf was an established and renowned name in the wire industry. The Schaaf machine programme to process diamond and Compax drawing dies is said to remain the most comprehensive in the field of diamond drawing die tool manufacturing. Willi Bremer GmbH – Germany Fax : +49 2778 2190 Schaaf machines will continue to operate Email : info@buehler-wuerz.de Website : www.buehler-wuerz.de

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Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2010