WCA November 2016

Industry news

Kabelschlepp expands production site in Slovakia

WITH a grand opening, Kabelschlepp celebrated the reopening of its enlarged facility in Nové Zámky, Slovakia. The plant premises have been enlarged to about 19,000m 2 and in just eight months of construction the production facility including storage capacities has been extended by nearly 4,000m 2 . This investment significantly benefits the economic future of this location. Not least, the expansion secures more than 200 existing jobs and creates new ones. “Slovakia is a reliable and stable partner within the EU,” said Michael Diebel, vice president conveyor and protection systems at Kabelschlepp. “We have been investing here to deliver competitive and reliable high-quality products and intelligent solutions to our customers.” Since 1976, Kabelschlepp products have been manufactured in Slovakia, and as of 1990 under its own subsidiary. Expanding the production capacity means that the company continues its strategy of consistently growing the Slovakian site, also within the Tsubaki Group. Primarily conveyor and protection systems for the global machine tool industry are manufactured at the location in Nové Zámky. “The plant expansion substantially increases our production capacity and strengthens our position within the European strategy,” said Dušan Strašík, managing director of Kabelschlepp Systemtechnik spol sro. “Combined with our state-of-the-art machinery we are able to meet our customers’ demands now even more appropriately.” The prelude to the festivities was a dinner in Bratislava, during which keynote speeches were heard from a board member of the German-Slovakian Chamber of Commerce and Industry as well as from the Director General for Economy and Trade of the Slovakian Ministry of Economics. New technical brochure from Alloy Wire

This was followed by the actual opening ceremony in Nové Zámky on the next day. Kabelschlepp Systemtechnik spol sro – Slovakia Website : www.kabelschlepp.de ❍ Guests await the opening of the expanded plant in Slovakia

produced as it gives them such a definitive range of information on all of the alloys we supply in one place.” Alloy Wire, which is celebrating its 70 th year in business this year, supplies 4,000 customers in 15 sectors worldwide in the wire manufacturing market. The company has recently added high performance alloys Nitronic 50 (0.025 to 5.50mm) and Super Duplex (0.025 to 6.50mm) to its extended range and can now draw from 21mm in many different alloys.

More than 300 copies have been picked up or sent out to existing and potential customers from the automotive, aerospace, defence, oil and gas, medical and nuclear sectors. The glossy A4 publication is heading across the world too, with destinations ranging from Istanbul, Nairobi, Sydney and Shanghai. “The Alloy Wire Technical Brochure is always very well received, but this year it has surpassed our expectations,” explained Mark Venables, managing director. “A number of customers have been waiting for the brochure to be

The industry publication for round, shaped profile, wire rope and electrical resistance wire has been launched by Alloy Wire International, and is proving a big hit with customers. The company used its recent appearance at wire 2016 to showcase its new brochure, an 84-page publication listing more than 60 different types of exotic nickel alloys, including Inconel ® , Nimonic ® , Hastelloy and Ni-Span C902 ® . This brochure provides specification data sheets on each alloy, detailing useful information on post heat treatment guidance and mechanical properties, both useful to customers when designing wire forms.

Alloy Wire International – UK Website : www.alloywire.com

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