WCN Spring 2010

Batoyle appoints development chemist

Batoyle Freedom Group has recently appointed Caroline Slinn (MChem) as a development chemist for the specia- list lubricant divisions, responsible for developing and expanding current product ranges. Caroline Slinn, the winner of the 2008 UK Lubricants Association’s (UKLA) ‘Young Employee of the Year’ award, has spent over six years in the industrial sector working on lubricant formulation and development. Caroline’s appointment strengthens Batoyle’s existing product development resources. She will be responsible for new product developments and expanding the company’s ranges of lubricants for most manufacturing and industrial processes including wire and tube drawing, engineering, glass and textiles. Keith Glossop, technical director at Batoyle said, “Our dedicated team of in-house chemists allows us to stay abreast of new lubricant technology and ensures that we can offer our customers specialised solutions to enhance their production processes and efficiency. We are delighted to welcome Caroline to our product development team.”

Batoyle Freedom Group – UK Fax : +44 1484 460078 Email : bfginformation@aol.com Website : www.batoyle.co.uk

Caroline Slinn, new development chemist for Batoyle ▲ ▲

Dies and die shop machinery

L&P on show Leggett & Platt Wire group will be exhibiting in hall 9 at wire Düsseldorf, booth F21-02. Senior executives of the group will be in attendance. 

 Leggett & Platt Wire group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Leggett & Platt Incorporated, a USA-based, Fortune 500 listed diversified manufacturer that conceives, designs and produces a broad variety of engineered components and products for customers worldwide. As part of the wire group, L & P Wire International (LPWI) will be represented at the show by sales director, John Stanaway. In partnership with its worldwide procurement specialist colleagues, LPWI sources most grades of wire from partner mills around the world. As part of its service the L & P team handles the logistics, freeing customers of this sometimes onerous burden. Representatives will be happy to discuss individual requirements at the show.

At wire Düsseldorf, Ajex & Turner will be displaying a wide variety of wire dies, together with in-house die repairing and reconditioning machinery for TC, PCD and ND dies. The company provides PCD and ND dies in sizes ranging from 10 micron to 34mm. Tungsten carbide dies are made from 0.1mm to 150mm. All dies are checked with Conoptica die checking equipment and can provide the geometry of each die. Apart from dies and machines Ajex & Turner also manu- factures other tooling, such as diamond needle files, diamond angular pins, die checking pins, diamond/paste, ceramic pulleys and tools. The company also represents Metalube for wire drawing lubricant for copper and aluminium wire, TKT for lubricant for steel wire and carbide pressure dies, Korea’s SMEM for testing and measuring equipment, Sealeze for wire descaling brushes, Eurotek for self centring cross heads, and Power Handling for material handling solutions.

wire Düsseldorf stand: 9F21-02

wire Düsseldorf stand: 11F02

L&P Wire International – UK Fax : +44 1636 672245 Email : john.stanaway@leggetteurope.com Website : www.lpwire.com Corporate website : www.leggett.com 



Ajex & Turner Wire Die Co – India Fax : +91 11 23940226 Email : sales@ajexturner.com Website : www.ajexturner.com

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