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Confex but from any other manufacturer, including Holton Machinery (Outokumpu Holton), Meltech, Threesixty, Dalian and other Chinese suppliers. Confex personnel have wide knowledge and experience of the CRE process, having worked in the sector since the 1970s, supporting users with spares, tooling, dies, and machine and component refurbishment. The company also offers upgrades and conversion of competitor machines to achieve improved productivity and product quality with reduced operating costs.

and communication cables are delivered worldwide through a complete range of machines such as rigid cage stranders, taping lines, rewinding lines, take-ups and payoffs, and pulling caterpillars. Design and manufacturing is carried out at its new Changzhou manufacturing facility, based on European experience, proven Gauder Group methods, and following strict quality criteria. Daloo – China Website : www.daloo-machines.com Fainplast Stand: 12B47 Fainplast was founded in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, in 1993. In a short time the company has obtained a predominant role in the selective market of plastic compounds for the cable industry. The plant spans an area of more than 85,000m 2 and has a production capacity of almost 100,000 tons per year. The production flexibility of its plant, the research and development capability of a well-equipped laboratory, and its experienced material specialists allow the company to be a leader in the cable industry. Fainplast’s production programme includes a large range of PVC compounds for standard and high-temperature appli- cations (up to 125°C) on request, with flame-retardant or low-smoke properties and additional resistance to water, oil, gasoline, termites, rodents, UV radiation or very cold environments. Fainplast is a European leader in the production of thermoplastic and cross- linkable, halogen-free, flame-retardant (HFFR) compounds, increasingly used for the production of cables that are installed in public buildings and other areas where there is a high human risk in case of fire. Its crosslinkable halogen-free flame- retardant compounds are based on Sioplas crosslinking methods that can be used by all cable manufacturers without the need to invest in expensive crosslinking equipment. Its crosslinkable compounds are suitable for all applications where higher mechanical and thermal properties are required, together with good flame retardance and the absence of halogens. Together with its PVC and HFFR production, Fainplast produces other polyolefin-based compounds for the cable industry such as Propylplus, a range of solid and foam polypropylene compounds; Ethylplus, a family of solid and foam polyethelene compounds for primary insulation, dielectric and black sheathing of cables; and CTX, a range of Sioplas crosslinkable elastomers based on CPE.

Confex Technology’s UK base holds stocks of the most commonly required spares and tools for immediate shipment, supporting a customer base of over 100 companies in more than 40 countries throughout the world. Confex Technology – UK Website : www.confexuk.com ❍ A selection of dies and tooling supplied by Confex For eight years, Daloo, part of the rotating machines division of the Gauder Group, has represented the medium-cost solution for cable producers. Daloo supplies a solution with basic functions at affordable prices; simple design while keeping efficiency; and quality control throughout the manufacturing process. Daloo’s complete stranding lines and accessories for the production of power Daloo (Gauder Group) Stand: 10E40

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