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company’s current offering to improve quality inspection. The LDS device (Ø from 5 to 2,000µm) was first developed more than 20 years ago for laboratory applications, and has been continually improved. Fitted with the WSR accessory (for measuring over 360°) and associated with CIM software, it becomes a complete solution. Other devices for quality control include the LPS-3-H to monitor diameter and detect lumps and neckdowns in a single product, for larger wire and cable diameters (Ø from 0.3 to 5mm), and with an acquisition speed of 20 kHz. Cersa-MCI products include a complete range of devices dedicated to optical fibre measurement, and a complete solution to ensure high quality certification during the drawing process, available with multi-industry standard communications. Cersa-MCI www.cersa-mci.com Cimteq will be exhibiting at wire China – the company’s first live event since the arrival of COVID-19. CEO Mike Braddock explained why the company is continuing with its plans: “Whilst we appreciate the seismic impact that COVID-19 has had on global health and the global economy, we believe the time is right to return to a live demonstration environment. We were particularly reassured by the agility of the trade fair organisers Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute Ltd and the Metallurgical Council of China in setting up a COVID-19 emergency team consisting of project team leaders, risk management and legal experts. As an exhibitor, we too Cimteq Ltd Stand: W1A04

have all appropriate protocols and measures in place to protect our attending staff and delegates. “We’ve got so much to talk about in terms of product development at the show, not least our new off-the-shelf, cloud-based product CableBuilder Go, as well as our latest iteration of CableBuilder3D, which is particularly suited to prototyping speciality cables and subsea cables.” Cimteq’s APAC regional sales manager, Yufei Du, will be presenting an update on The Smart Factory, in particular how Industry 4.0 technologies can support acceleration from lockdown. Industry 4.0 is on the agenda of Chinese cable manufacturers as the Chinese government accelerates its ‘Made in China 2025’ project. Cimteq Ltd https://cimteq.com People are increasingly concerned about their impact on the environment, and this includes the wire drawing industry. Reducing total costs by using highly performing lubricants is important, but the responsible use of such products is also a major topic. Condat’s aim is not only to guarantee the high level of performance, but also to provide support towards responsible performance that takes into account social and environmental issues. To achieve this, the company pro- vides solutions that allow increased productivity while respecting person- nel and the environment. Increasing productivity responsibly can mean, for example, drawing faster, using the Condat Vicafil Sumac range, which has a higher softening point compared to usual sodium soaps. It enables efficient drawing in demanding operations such as the production of spring wire, PC strand and steel cord. It also means less die wear when using, for example, the Vicafil TF range of calcium soaps. These formulas are designed to deliver the correct amount of lubricant between the wire and the die by providing sufficient, homogeneous coverage of the wire. Condat SA Stand: W1C11

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❍ BWE SheathEx production line

BWE continues to develop new products, and a new Conform machine will be supplied to Sheffield University (UK) in 2020. Following extensive and successful trials at BWE, the university will use the machine to continue its development of processing titanium powders into solid wire or strip profile for automotive springs. Other applications include wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), which is becoming a more attractive way of 3D printing metals. Proving trials and demonstrations are available at BWE’s headquarters in Ashford, Kent, UK. The company’s research and development department will consider and prove any new application prior to investment. BWE also manufactures and supplies a complete range of cold welders and dies for welding non-ferrous materials, from fine wire to round rod. A range of machines will be on display and available for demonstration. BWE Ltd BWE Shanghai Ltd www.bwe.co.uk Cersa-MCI is a manufacturer of measuring devices for the fine wire, cable and optical fibre industries. Since 1981 the company has provided technologies to help customers enhance production quality. The product range covers on-line and off-line applications for non-contact measurement. SQM-F, the company’s latest device for surface analysis, is focused on high-speed line measurement, capturing surface defects and displaying their shape on-screen. The system is available for round products from 20 to 2,000µm, and offers a complementary solution to the Cersa-MCI Stand: W1B08

❍ Cimteq’s stand at wire China in 2018

wire China 2020 – Shanghai New International Expo Centre 23 rd -26 th September

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