WCN Autumn 2010

Success at wire 2010 British company Pressure Welding Machines (PWM), which designs and manufactures high performance cold pressure welding equipment and dies for the world market, reported excellent visitor traffic and sales at wire 2010.

Niehoff opens new factory Maschinenfabrik Niehoff has opened a new factory building in Schwabach, Germany, close to the company’s headquarters. The building includes the assembly department, paint shop, test rig and testing area, the packing and shipping department, offices, recreation rooms, building services and training workshops. Production has 170,000ft² more space than before, enough to sustain a throughput of 100 drawing lines a year, with 15,000ft² dedicated to offices and auxiliary rooms. The 40-foot high production areas, and the office and other rooms, have radiant heat ceilings and air-conditioning systems and a sensor-controlled natural lighting system. The building meets low-energy standards, and features the latest in plant design, building management technology, and energy efficiency. The architecture, interior furnishings, geothermal heat systems, heat pumps, pneumatic system compressors, drives of production machines and other devices are designed so that energy consumption is kept to a minimum and the heat dissipated by the equipment can be recovered.

PWM’s stand at wire Düsseldorf 2010 ▲ ▲

Steve Mepsted, managing director of PWM, said: “Visitor traffic was much better and more consistent than we had anticipated and the quality was excellent. We noted a marked increase in the number of visitors from India, Iran and Turkey. Our large EP500 and P1500 rod welders attracted a high level of enquiries from manufacturers looking for a reliable, energy efficient method of welding large copper and aluminium rod sections. “We sold the EP500 rod welder at the exhibition to a Brazilian wire and cable producer, and the P1500 machine was purchased by a Portuguese company. Our versatile portable models, especially the M101 and HP100, also proved popular with buyers. The show generated a substantial number of positive sales leads.”

PWM will be exhibiting at Wire & Cable India in November.

A new testing area at the Schwabach facility ▲ ▲

Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co KG – Germany Fax : +49 9122 977 155 Email : info@niehoff.de Website : www.niehoff.de

Pressure Welding Machines – UK Fax : +44 1233 820591 Email : pwm@btinternet.com Website : www.pwmltd.co.uk

The AZ 1040 is the successor of the tried and tested AZ 2004 timing belt drive, introduced by Uhing in 1991 and a bestseller ever since. The AZ 1040 is made of an undivided profile with integrated carriage guide. This design allows for a greater free stroke in comparison to the predecessor. Mounting and integration possibilities are also enhanced due to the integrated headpieces made of the same profile. The tried and tested T-slot principle has been adopted for securing attachments. Customers can take advantage of the technical improvements, modern design, and a 30% price deduction. New timing drive belt from Uhing

Joachim Uhing KG GmbH & Co – Germany Fax : +49 4347 906 40 Email : weber@uhing.com

Website : www.uhing.com

The new AZ 1040, successor to Uhing’s AZ 2004 ▲ ▲

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