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There’s always a great ‘community’ feeling to the wire and cable industry. Whether if it’s at an exhibition, on the golf course, at the hotel bar or, in this case, just a friendly company going a little extra for those less fortunate. I’m referring to Allied Wire and Cable on p11 of this issue. Each year this company chooses one week in December to be ‘charity week’ during which a percentage of all sales are donated to charity. That doesn’t have to be done. It’s a choice that Allied make each year. They include all staff who nominate their own charities and the customers even have a say, voting online to decide which organization is to receive the largest donation. The sixth annual week from 19 th -23 rd December last year raised a superb $15,818.78 , with CureSearch for Children’s Cancer group getting the largest donation. Autism Speaks, nominated by Wisconsin employee Rebecca Mertens, also had a share of the spoils with Allied donating $1,000 towards Mertens taking part in the Walk Now for Autism Speaks event in Milwaukee on 28 th April. It’s refreshing that we take just a little time now and then and do something good for others. Allied can be justifiably proud. David Bell Editor

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2012 MARCH 6-8 March: AMI Cables Conference Cologne, Germany Conference

SEPTEMBER 10-12 Sept: International Manufacturing Technology Show McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA Exhibition www.imts.com

www.amiplastics.com 13-16 March: Cabex Moscow, Russia Conference www.cabex.ru 26-30 March: wire 2012 Düsseldorf, Germany Exhibition www.wire.de MAY

OCTOBER 3-5 Oct : Spring World 2012 Chicago, Illinois, USA Exhibition www.wireworld.com/events/ 2013 APRIL 23-25 April: Interwire 2013 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Exhibition www.wirenet.org MAY TBA: wire Russia 2013 Moscow, Russia Exhibition www.wire-russia.com

9-10 May: 2012 National Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Exhibition www.expoproductionsinc.com/ wire_home.htm 21-22 May: AWPA Conference 22-23 May: Wire Expo Dallas, Texas, USA Exhibition www.wirenet.org

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Canadian Solar, in partnership with HelioPower and Giumarra Vineyards Corporation, has completed installation of a 516kW DC commercial photovoltaic (PV) system in California. Growing partnership

“Canadian Solar and HelioPower’s solar installation expertise was instrumental in our ability to further develop distributed clean energy sources to offset costs and carbon emissions,” said Giumarra.

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The installation will utilize 2,296 Canadian So l a r 2 2 5P PV modu l e s t o powe r Giumarra Vineyard’s main production and cold storage facility. Giumarra Vineyards Corporation president Sal Giumarra said this installation is a significant milestone in its sustainability program and an effort to reduce electricity consumption throughout growing and packing operations.

HelioPower provided design, engineering, construction, and utility commissioning for the ground mounted agricultural solar installation which was commissioned in September 2011.

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Allied’s charity cheer

Each year Allied Wire and Cable designates one week in December as Charity Week, during which a percentage of all sales is donated to charity. This year, Allied’s 6 th Annual Charity Week ran from 19 th to 23 rd December, and raised a total of $15,818.78. Allied employees nominated their favorite charities, and customers voted online to decide which organization would receive the largest donation. CureSearch for Children’s Cancer was voted as the main beneficiary, and on 19 th January Allied presented

representatives fromCureSearch with a check for $13,318.78. This donation will not only help to fund important cancer research, but will also help CureSearch provide information and resources to the children and families affected by childhood cancer. A runner-up in the Charity Week vote was Autism Speaks, nominated by Rebecca Mertens, an employee in Allied’s Wisconsin branch. Mertens will be walking in the Walk Now for Autism Speaks event in Milwaukee on 28 th April and Allied is donating $1,000 to her walk team.

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A123 to supply the revolution

Going underground Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) will implement the recommendations in a report on the Morristown underground electrical network, recently accepted by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. According to the report, the underground network meets design, construction and reliability standards for the US electric utilities, however it outlined recommended enhancements to underground equipment and engineering, operations and inspection practices. The report recommendations include upgrading relays in the Morristown substation feeding the network - to shorten restoration times when outages occur; completing a study of a secondary portion of the network to determine if additional fuses are needed to help protect against equipment damage; and replacing two

A123 Systems is to supply six Grid Battery Systems TM (GBSs) to Northern Powergrid, an electricity distribution network operator that delivers power to over 3.8 million customers in the UK. The GBSs will be designed for peak-load shifting and to manage fluctuations in voltage on the UK’s power grid. Expected to be operational by the end of 2012, the systems will be deployed as part of the Customer-Led Network Revolution (CLNR), the UK’s largest smart grid project funded through the Office of the Gas and Electricity Markets’ (Ofgem) Low Carbon Networks Fund. “The CLNR will evaluate a number of network technologies to accommodate increasing quantities of low-carbon loads and renewable generation necessary to meet the UK’s climate change goals. One aspect of this multifaceted project is to determine how the use of storage technology may reduce peak loading on our network and thereby offset the need for network reinforcement,” said Jim Cardwell, head of regulation and strategy at Northern Powergrid. The six GBSs that A123 will supply to Northern Powergrid include a 2.5MW system, two 100kW systems and three 50kW systems. Each will be designed to maintain these power capabilities for up to two hours, adding flexibility to the distribution network and helping to provide consistent delivery of reliable power to customers.

electrical switches in the underground network. The recommendations also include adding special guards at the Morristown substation to prevent animal-related power outages; conducting a pilot project to investigate available methods for securing manhole covers; and providing additional training for employees on vault inspections and data collection.

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Executive Secretary’s early retirement

The IWMA has announced the retirement of Phillip Knight who has served as Executive Secretary for over 10 years. It had been Phillip’s intention to retire in the summer but, because of health concerns, he reluctantly brought the date forward to 29 th February 2012. With Phillip’s guidance the IWMA has enjoyed a steady increase in international membership which has grown by over 40% during his tenure. IWMAChairmanColinDawson,onbehalfof theExecutive Committee and all member companies, wished Phillip a long and happy retirement. The appointment of a new Executive Secretary will be announced in due course. Any queries should be directed as usual to the IWMA offices on +44 1926 834680 or via email at info@iwma.org

Novaria will pursue strategic growth and expansion of Fitz’s capabilities while also delivering enduring value to customers, employees, and the aerospace industry. As part of the acquisition, Fitz Manufacturing will be renamed Fitz Aerospace. “There is significant opportunity for Fitz to accelerate its growth plans by joining forces with Novaria,” said Earl Larkin, managing partner of Novaria Group. Fitz’s manufacturing capabilities are focused on three primary product categories: aerospace bushings, aerospace fasteners, and precision- machined components. Fitz’s customers include many major tier 1 and tier 2 OEMs, including Boeing, Bombardier and Wesco. Fitz will maintain its current 132,000ft 2 location in North Richland Hills, north of Fort Worth, Texas. The company has around 150 employees and was founded in 1995 under the vision and entrepreneurial spirit of the Fitzgerald family, including Greg’s parents, Barry and Bonnie Fitzgerald and longtime friend Steve Huey. Novaria announces acquisition

Fort Worth-based Novaria Group has acquired Fitz Manufacturing Industries, a supplier of precision aerospace components.

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The IWCS has announced the Call for Papers for its 2012 “International Cable Connectivity Symposium”. The Call for Papers can be downloaded from the IWCS website: www.iwcs.org Authors are invited to submit abstracts through the IWCS website by 30 th April 2012. The 61 st IWCS “International Cable Connectivity Symposium” is scheduled for 11 th to 14 th November 2012 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. The conference draws over 1,000 engineers, scientists, product development specialists and industry executives.

Houston Wire & Cable Company (HWC), Houston, has expanded its Denver electrical wire and cable distribution center, more than doubling the size of the facility to better accommodate the needs of customers in its Western and Mountain regions. HWC can triple the size of its inventory at this location and add multiple cutting lines to increase productivity and improve lead time. The new Denver facility will also be equipped with full cable management capabilities to better handle larger projects in the area, as well as bar coding for enhanced inventory management.

General Cable Corp posted lower than anticipated Q4 results as a result of falling metal prices and a high- cost inventory, and has forecast first-quarter revenue largely below analysts’ expectations. The maker of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products expects first-quarter revenue of $1.35 billion to $1.45 billion, while analysts, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S, had expected $1.45 billion. October to December net income fell to $4.4 million from $35 million a year ago. Net sales rose one percent to $1.37 billion.

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Substation contracts in Colombia Alstom Grid has secured two contracts worth around €10m for the delivery

Alstom Grid has secured the second contract from Ecopetrol for the delivery and engineering of the Araguaney 115kV gas-insulated substation, with the project completion expected in March 2013. Alstom Colombia country president Juan Celis said the two contracts consolidate the company’s presence in the Latin American market, where it has operated for more than 50 years and, in particular, in Colombia, a country with great possibility of growth in the power area.

of two turnkey substations in Colombia. The company has received the first contract from power generator and distributor Electrificadora del Huila to supply a new turnkey gas-insulated substation in the city of Neiva and to extend two existing ones to close the 115kV ring of Neiva. The new 115kV power substation will be commissioned in November of this year.

Wind energy project approved in Mexico

Esteves Group heads to Düsseldorf on Stand 10C72 In 2012 Esteves Group celebrates 15 years of successful partnership with MRC-Enterprises. the same goal – customer satisfaction. With more than 100 years

The boards of directors of the North American Development Bank (NADB) and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) have approved certification and financing for a 54MW wind farm in Tamaulipas, Mexico. The wind farm will be located on communal farmland known as Ejido El Porvenir, just southeast of Reynosa, and will be equipped with 30 wind turbines, each with a nominal capacity of 1.8MW. The power project also includes a substation to step up the electricity generated before

transferring it to the national grid, as well as a SCADA system for remote monitoring and control. Energy Business Review reports that NADB has authorized a peso loan equivalent to $51m for the project developer Compania Eolica de Tamaulipas, which will also operate the facility. The electricity generated by the wind farm will be purchased by Mexican retailer Soriana under a long-term agreement.

of experience, Esteves continues to develop services to the wire drawing industry, with a complete range of products from diamond and carbide dies for drawing wire (round and shaped), stranding, compacting, shaving and tube calibrating, to machinery, special tooling including extrusion tools and custom designed tools.

MRC-Enterprises, based in New Jersey, was founded in 1997 by Mike and Marisol Rodino. It is responsible for the distribution of a select range of Esteves products on the American East Coast. Esteves is very proud of the successful cooperation that combines the two companies to achieve

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German offshore partnership

TenneT has entered into a partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation by agreeing to sell a 49 percent equity stake in two German offshore high-voltage cable projects, BorWin1 and BorWin2. Mitsubishi’s aggregate equity commitment will total €240 million. The two grid connections connect a number of offshore wind farms to the onshore electricity grid and have a combined total capacity of 1,200MW. The equity contribution of Mitsubishi represents 20 percent of the expected combined capital expenditures of approximately €1.2 billion for these two projects. TenneT will retain majority ownership and will continue to operate the connections. The underlying regulatory structure has been developed by TenneT in cooperation with the German regulator, Bundesnetzagentur. The transaction is

still subject to certain conditions, which are expected to be met before the Summer, and has been approved by TenneT’s sole shareholder, the Dutch State. Mel Kroon, TenneT CEO, regards the agreement as an essential step for the successful integration of renewable energy: “TenneT is making exceptional efforts in the connection of offshore wind energy in Germany. Currently we are working on nine projects to connect wind farms in the German North Sea. “These projects total to 5,000 megawatt of renewable electricity, enough energy to supply 5 million households. This long-term partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation is both a logical and important step in our considerable contribution to the transition to a sustainable energy supply.”

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Morgan Sindall wins cabling contract

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Diaco, the Colombian branch of the Brazilian Gerdau Company, to modernize two bar mills at its Tuta and Tocancipá locations. The modernized rolling mills are scheduled to be in operation by the end of 2012, and will produce rebars in a range of diameters. Siemens will supply mechanical equipment and the fluid system for Diaco’s bar mill in Tuta, Boyacá Province. The roughing mill will be equipped with a new billet feeder and a new pinch roll. The remainder of the rolling line will be completely renovated, and equipped with eleven Red-Ring rolling stands. Three new stand motors will also be supplied. In the Tocancipá works in Cundinamarca Province, the rolling mill will be equipped with new main drive for the rougher and mechanical equipment such as gears, drive spindles, loop formers and shears. In the cooling section, Siemens will install a new cooling bed and shears for the hot and cold cutting, including the associated electrical equipment and basic automation, and mechatronics packages for shearing and optimized cutting. Siemens to modernize bar mills in Colombia

EASA orders rivet switch

Prysmian’s record cable deal

The Prysmian Group’s contract for the development of Western HVDC Link, a new submarine high voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector between Scotland and England, is believed to be the highest value ever awarded in the cable business at approximately €800 million. The project represents a milestone not only for its value but also in terms of technological features, setting new industry records. The interconnection, designed as a low loss high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system, will operate at the record voltage level of 600kV, the highest ever reached by an insulated cable (to date the record is 500kV) with a rating of 2200MW - both currently unmatched for long-haul systems. The main purpose of the cable link is to connect renewable generation sources in Scotland to the consumption centers in England, although it also allows bi-directional flow of power. The choice of a submarine cable link versus a land interconnection offers benefits in terms of project approval and execution time.

Morgan Sindall has won a £14m project to design, supply, install and commission 13 kilometers of 132kV double circuit cable through Nottingham, UK. The project is being undertaken for Western Power Distribution and will help to reinforce the supply to two existing major substations, Nottingham East and Nottingham North, as well as providing a new supply from the 132kV substation at Stoke Bardolph. Morgan Sindall’s design business, Morgan Sindall Professional Services, has been appointed to carry out the electrical and civils design on the project. Jeff Lang, managing director of Utility Services at Morgan Sindall, said: “We are looking forward to commencing this project which is a key part of Western Power Distribution’s capital renewal program. Our specialist extra high voltage teams and equipment ensures that we are best placed to undertake the complex nature of this work.” Work will start on site this March and is due for completion in December 2013. The project is part of a three-year fluid-filled cable replacement program framework to which Morgan Sindall was appointed in October 2010.

European safety regulators have ordered the replacement of rivets in the nose of Airbus A380s after an engineering review found non-compliant components. The aluminum rivets are located at the junction of frame zero and fuselage stringer 21. Fatigue analysis showed that while structure limit load capability “is still ensured”, the junction “may not support ultimate load”. In a proposed airworthiness directive the European Aviation Safety Agency said that the rivets are “not in compliance with the certification requirements”. Rapid decompression could lead to in-flight loss of the radome and “adversely affect the structural integrity” of the aircraft, it added. EASA is intending to order that the aluminum rivets be replaced by titanium fasteners within eight months, on all aircraft which have not already undergone modification in production. The directive remains open to consultation until mid-March.

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Drying water-cooled cables

ACI’s new ‘Line-Dry’ system is designed to remove residual moisture film from water-cooled insulated cable during production, whilst achieving significant savings in energy costs compared to traditional compressed air systems. The blower powered Line-Dry system can handle products up to 25mm in diameter at speeds of 500mper minute. The blower is an ACI variable speed multi-stage unit with a speed controller, able to accommodate different products and line speeds.

Two versions are available, an open unit and one with the dryer heads enclosed to contain displaced moisture. In both versions, the blower and speed controller are mounted on legs and enclosed in an ABS plastic enclosure to prevent moisture ingress. Air is delivered at up to 2.8psi (80in. SWG) at speeds of 8,800 per minute (28,900ft per minute) at 80 o C.

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New railway approved data cable Belden has added a railway approved high performance Ethernet gigabit data cable, for mission critical railway and mass transit applications, to its range of cables and connectors, rugged Ethernet switches, routers and firewalls. The new Belden data cable BE43800 is said to offer fast, reliable communications and enhanced system performance in railway, transportation and city transit systems. Belden ® BE43800 is a halogen-free Cat 5e Ethernet cable that meets the highest international railway standards. This highly specialized data cable reliably delivers real time information for operators and passengers, on-board as well as in terminals and control rooms. Spine cable gets certified C&M Corporation, manufacturer of bulk cable, coil cords, and cable assemblies for the renewable energy market, has achieved agency certification for its Helios Spine Cable™product for solar installations. ETL recently completed the qualification process to UL Standard 9703 and UL 817 making the Helios Spine Cable one of the first solar related assemblies of this type to carry these agency certifications. As part of the ETL certification, the product was evaluated for both physical and electrical performance parameters such as temperature cycling, water spray, wet insulation resistance, temperature humidity, leakage current, crush resistance, current overload, and corrosion resistance. Designed as a ‘plug and play’ solution for solar installations, this molded cable assembly product is pre-configured for the installation and comes fully connectorized

Nearly invisible fiber in the home OFS, a designer, manufacturer and supplier of fiber optic network solutions, has launched its EZ-Bend ® InvisiLight™ optical solution, said to provide virtually invisible, faster fiber routing inside homes and MDUs. John George, director, OFS global technical marketing, commented: “For service providers, this solution improves both sides of the business case equation: its virtual invisibility helps increase customer acceptance and revenues, and the roll-on installation process, auto-slack storage, and plug and play connectors speed deployment to help reduce costs.” FTTH providers are now deploying compact Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) deep into subscriber’s homes to facilitate in-home networking. However, some customers cancel service orders once they learn the installation requires unsightly conventional optical cables. Routing fiber behind walls is an option, but this is a slow and expensive installation unless wall ducts are in place and accessible. The EZ-Bend InvisiLight optical solution is said to solve this challenge with a 1mm diameter optical micro-cord that blends seamlessly with the interior decor. The installer uses a simple process to roll and adhere the micro-cord into grooves between ceilings and walls, walls and moldings, corners between walls, or directly onto moldings. EZ-Bend fiber conforms to the contours and many corners in a residence with negligible signal loss. Ducab’s new technologies Ducab demonstrated its latest cable manufacturing technologies at the Middle East Electricity Exhibition (MEEE) at theDubai

network and provides tailor-made solutions for all parts of the network – indoor/ customer premises, outside plant and POP/ exchange applications. The building blocks of xsNet that make this possible include a number of established products. These include SiroccoXS (blown fiber), VertiCasaXS (MDU cabling system) and the recently launched VerTVXS (optical satellite solution) – all former Prysmian developments. From the Draka side have come the blown cable families including JetNetXS and EaseNetXS, with the whole system portfolio underpinned by a suite of in-house fiber technologies led by BendBrightXS, the bend insensitive fiber developed specifically for last mile applications in compliance with G657.A2/ B2 requirements. NewQSFP cable solution Amphenol has expanded its portfolio of high-speed copper interconnect products with the release of a new class of QDR InfiniBand qualified QSFP cables. QSFP (QuadSFP)passivecoppercableassemblies represent the pinnacle of Amphenol’s high- speed interconnect design methodology, combining a superior die-cast “board- as-connector” platform with proprietary Spectra-Strip Skewclear shielded parallel pair wire. Specifically optimized for bandwidth- intense applications, the QSFP interface offers the scalability and flexibility required to support emerging 40-Gbps communications standards such as QDR InfiniBand and 40-Gigabit Ethernet. Amphenol’s precision engineered QDR InfiniBand qualified QSFP cable series is manufactured by Amphenol High Speed Interconnects (AHSI).

International Convention and Exhibition Centre during February. A key addition to Ducab’s offerings were from Ducab-HV, a venture specializing in high voltage cables and products to the UAE, and covering the highest voltages in use within the GCC. Ducab introduced its new range of flexible cables, designed for indoor wiring applications where cables are subjected to lateral stresses by kinking and twisting, and the new ‘Flambicc’ range of fire-resistant cables for residential and industrial use. Ducab also unveiled a range of instrumen- tation andpilot cables used for data transfer and control circuits. Widely used across the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, Ducab’s cables are manufactured to BS and IEC standards. “We are bringing greater capacity to the market and introducing products tailored to market needs, while ensuring excellence in quality, service and the delivery of customer value. At the same time, we are proactively exploring new markets in the region and internationally,” said Ahmed Al Shaikh, chairman of Ducab and Ducab-HV. Prysmian unveils new xsNet portfolio Prysmian Group showcased its upgraded xsNet - access network - portfolio at the FTTH Council Europe conference, which took place in Munich on 15 th and 16 th February. Prysmian Group – formed by the combination of Prysmian and Draka – has maintained the former Draka xsNet brand and has rebranded and improved the system by including a selection of best of the best products frombothof theformercompanies. xsNet addresses the passive access

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blowing off liquids and dirt from extruded surfaces. The Nex Flow Ring Blade air wipe provides a uniform 360 degree stream of “amplified” air flow for blow off, drying, cleaning and cooling of almost any extruded shape, cable or wire. A split design makes it easy to clamp over and around the surface, and to insert the material in between the two jointed halves, eliminating any need for threading. Amplified air occurs by entraining air with a small amount of compressed air, converting pressure to “high flow” and velocity for a strongblow-off force while minimizing compressed air use. The high temperature version comes

sink technology is the significant reduction in weight. The new light bulb will be made commercially available in March. Ultra high-density fiber-optic cables Optical Cable Corp (OCC) took the opportunity of the BICSI 2012 Winter Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida, to unveil its HC series of ultra high-density fiber-optic cables. The new cables feature tight-buffered 12-fiber units, creating rugged cables with an outer diameter that OCC claims is much smaller than conventional cables using loose- tube construction. By combining the ruggedness of OCC’s tight-buffer technology with high-fiber density, the HC series cables are said to offer up to 20 percent reduction in diameter and weight, relative to conventional loose-tube cables. Suitable for direct pulling with wire mesh grips, the cables can help reduce costs by eliminating the need to splice outdoor cable to indoor cable at the building entrance. The HC series cables are currently available in fiber counts of 24 fibers to 288 fibers. “The HC-Series cable couples the density of a ribbon style fiber-optic cable with the ruggedness typically associated with OCC’s fiber optic cables,” said Ted Leonard, vice president of technology and engineering for OCC.

and electrically tested, so eliminating the need for field configuration, wire management, wire preparation, contacts, and junction boxes. Thermal wire stripper

blades,” explained Platinum’s John Phillips. “Fully tested to 10,000 cuts on RG6 CCS, copper-clad steel center conductor with no degradation to the cutting blades, this compact cutter also easily cuts through copper and aluminum cable.” The tool works on solid copper wire, twisted- pair and coaxial cables, the company says, adding that its blade geometry ensures the cable remains round during the cut. It is made from SCM 440 steel, weighs less than 8 ounces and is 6.3″ in length. New BioVinyl™ flexible vinyl compounds from Teknor Apex incorporate phthalate- free Dow Ecolibrium™ bio-based plasticizers, manufactured using plant by-products by Dow Electrical and Telecommunications (Dow E&T), a unit of The Dow Chemical Company. Under a recently announced joint collaboration agreement, Teknor Apex has been granted the exclusive right to market these flexible vinyl compounds in North America. The applications targeted by Teknor Apex for biovinylcompounds include consumer and industrial products, automotive components, certain medical devices, and certain wire and cable uses. Biovinyl compounds are less dependent on fossil fuel-based feedstocks than conventional flexible vinyl, according to Louis R Cappucci, vice president in charge of the Vinyl Division of Teknor Apex. “Vinyl compounds incorporating Dow Ecolibrium bio-based plasticizers will actually be 60 percent based on renewable resources, since half of the PVCpolymer is derived from seawater and typical plasticizer loadings are 33 percent,” he said. Vinyl compounds with bio-based plasticizers

with a stainless steel braided coupling hose at very little added cost. The Ring Blade is available in ½″, 1″, 2″, 3″, 4″, and 6″ diameters.

Eraser’s model HTS1C thermal wire stripper is a lightweight handheld stripper for solid and stranded wires. The HTS series is said to be especially effective on insulations such as PTFE and Teflon. The model HTS1C strips ½″ to 43 AWG and can strip lengths up to 2″. It is supplied with a removable length stop for use when shorter strip lengths are needed. The temperature at the stripping element is variable up to 1,100°F (594°C). The Eraser Company is celebrating 101 years in business, manufacturing a wide range of industrial products including wire, cable and tubing cutters, wire and cable strippers, wire twisters, wire brush wheels, dereelers, infrared heating equipment, measuring tools, and FybRglass ® erasers. Air wipe Ring Blade The Nex Flow™ Ring Blade™ compressed air operated air wipe is used extensively for

LED light bulb Nexxus Lighting has introduced its new Array LED BR30 replacement light bulb. The new bulb incorporates a new enhanced dimming circuit and second generation selective heat sink technology. The BR30 will produce the same light output as a 65W incandescent bulb, while consuming less than 10W. Nexxus claims that one new Array BR30 will replace an estimated 25 standard incandescent 65W BR30 bulbs over its ave- rage lifetime, but use 85 percent less energy. Nexxus president and CEO, Mike Bauer, said an added benefit of the selective heat

Cutting copper and steel

The CCS-6 cable cutter from Platinum Tools “is designed to cut copper cable with steel content w i t hou t n i ck i ng , degrading or defor- ming the cut t ing

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C&M makes

Fastener Expo has new website

C&M Corporation of Connecticut, a manufacturer of bulk cable, coil cords and cable assemblies, has announced the appointment of two new additions to its sales and marketing and engineering departments. Ron Crouch has joined the company in the role of applications engineer. With over thirty years in the industry, Crouch has held engineering positions at Brand Rex, Montrose, Tyco, and Belden. He was instrumental in the design of the original IBM cabling system, the forerunner of today’s ethernet-based systems.

In his new role, Crouch will be responsible for project management and product development. He holds an electrical engineering degree from Thames Valley State College. Additionally, C&M has appointed Danielle Braley as the new military and renewable energy market manager. Prior to joining C&MBraley led the North American Fire Protection Business unit at Draka Cableteq. She has also held positions in the engineering department at Polaroid.

The National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo has a completely new and updated website, announced by Susan A. Hurley, CEM, general manager. The new features include more buttons on the menu, a testimonials page, exhibitor resource center, space selection page, attendee rules page and much more, plus a new look to the VR2 exhibit floor plan. Jim Bannister and Mike McGuire, general partners,

said of the new site, “We urge everyone to click on www.fastenershows.com.... You can view a current list of exhibiting companies for the 2012 Expo and then locate their exhibit space on the floor plan. You will find a lot of red-shaded booths. These are already sold.” ‘North America’s Largest’ Fastener Expo will be held 10 th to 12 th October 2012 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada USA.

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Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), a division of JM Huber Corporation, has selected D & F Distributing and Horn to distribute its range of fire retardant additives, calcium carbonate extenders and barium sulfate products. Both companies already distribute HEM’s silicas and silicates. D & F Distributing, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, will represent HEM in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Horn, headquartered in La Mirada, California, will represent HEM in the western US. The two distributors will be responsible for supplying HEM’s fire retardant additives and ground calcium carbonate and barium sulfate product lines to customers in a range of markets, including wire and cable. HEM’s comprehensive fire retardant and smoke suppressant portfolio includes its broad line of SB, Hymod ® , Micral ® and MoldX ® alumina trihydrate (ATH) additives; Vertex ® and Zerogen ® magnesium hydroxides (MDH); and Kemgard ® molybdate smoke suppressants. For calcium carbonate, Huber offers its Hubercarb ® , Geotex ® and Optifil ® brands and for barium sulfate, Huberbrite ® .

Additive distributors for US

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Halls Hallen 9–12, 16, 17 Wire, Cable and Fibre Optic Machinery, Wire and Cable Production and Trade / Draht-, Kabel- und Glasfasermaschinen, Draht- und Kabelproduktion und -handel

Hall Halle 15 Fastener Technology / Umformtechnik Hall Halle 16 Spring Making / Federfertigungstechnik

26-30 March 2012

wire Düsseldorf The No. 1 trade fair for the wire and cable industry! Meet the international world of experts, the specialists, the innovators and the globalmarket leaders inthe industry. . Düsseldorf, Germany

Aphabetical list of exhibitors Please visit www.wire.de or email info@wire.de (Exhibitors list correct at time of going live)

Download the wire Düsseldorf 2012 brochure here

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Exhibitor

Hall/Stand 10 A56-07

Exhibitor

Hall/Stand

Exhibitor

Hall/Stand

Exhibitor

Hall/Stand

2 M-Tech Thomas Mallinger BSc

ASEL - Spring Machine Production Asil Celik Deutschland GmbH

16 D39 17 A54 17 A54 16 K39 17 E39 16 B48 15 C36 17 A65 12 D23 11 E18 16 G10 11 J76 09 F54 09 F54 11 C77 12 D74 12 E04 10 H38

BMS CELIK HASIR SANAYI VE TICARET A.S

16 F69 16 F16 10 B31 10 F22 12 A16 10 H67 12 E60 09 E02 15 E54 11 A44 09 C32 10 D72 09 A59 10 D72 16 G06 17 E35 10 E38 10 F55 15 F56 15 A41 12 A41 12 B05 12 C34 16 C83 10 B66

CHUN ZU MACHINERY INDUSTRY CO. LTD.

15 C03 16 B80 11 D21 16 C80 16 E74 16 A69 12 B50 11 H06 09 E38 17 E53 12 E37 16 E59 11 J25 09 F51 11 J31 10 B10 11 J12 16 E80 11 A66 10 D38 10 C27 16 A23 10 D56 10 F10 10 E46 11 D61 09 C73 11 G74 10 E55 09 A32 12 D75 11 G40 06 D23 09 B21 17 E11 10 H04 11 D44 12 A27 11 A27 10 H18 15 E36 12 E34 09 F60 16 A48 15 D25 17 D08 17 A15 17 B20 11 J28

3View. Com Inc.

15 A12 16 C70 11 G32 06 G31 15 H31 17 C20 11 A22 15 H36 12 A77 12 A40 12 D16 12 E76 12 D37 11 A58 09 E40 11 G64 09 C02 10 B22 11 D52 09 B55 10 B38 11 A39 16 B19 10 G56 16 H60 10 A32 15 D49 11 A25 11 F02 17 B26 09 E55 17 E43 09 A13 11 J66 11 E28 11 J72 17 A08 10 G03 11 G22 11 C66 15 D11 09 C14 17 C16 10 H22 17 E07 16 H26 11 G58 16 K59 15 D45

Bobbio S.r.l.

Chung Woo Rope Co., Ltd

A 1 Fence Products Company Pvt. Ltd.

Asil Celik San. ve Tic. A.S. ASLANLI TEL SANAYI

Bock GmbH & Co. KG, Maschinenfabrik

Cimteq Ltd. Cable Design and Quotation Software

A. Appiani Srl A.G.R. FILTRI SRL A.L.M.T. Corp.

Böhm Elektronik GmbH, Klaus

Cipriani SNC

Asli Makara End. Amb. San ve Tic. Ltd. Sti

Böllinghaus GmbH & Co. KG Remscheider Walz- und Hammerwerke

CITMA MINMETALS Co., Ltd. CJSC Omutninsk Metallurgical Plant Claas GmbH & Co. KG, Max W. CLIFFORD Welding Systems Clinton Instrument Company CMEC Intl. Exhibition Co., Ltd. CMEC Intl. Exhibition Co., Ltd. Coding Products, A division of ITW CMC Zawiercie S.A.

ASMAG UK Ltd.

A.T.R. S.p.A.

ASPE S.a.s.

Boffi S.p.A.

A.W.M. S.p.A. Automatic Wire Machines Aachener Maschinenbau GmbH Aartal Service Isheim Inh.: Manfred Isheim

ASS Stahlservice GmbH

Bogdany Petrol Kft. Bogimac nv-sa

Associated Engineers & Industrials Ltd.

Assomac Machines Ltd.

Bonfanti S.r.l.

AB Hörle Trad

ASTEQ SRL

Bongard Trading GmbH & Co. KG

16 H44-01 / 16 K60-06 17 D03-01 / 17 D03-02

Acciai Speciali Zorzetto S.r.l. Acciaierie Venete SpA ACE Industry Co., Limited

AstroPlast Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG AT Wire Profil ve Tel San. Dis Tic. Ltd. Sti.

Boockmann GmbH

Borealis AG

09 F05-02

17 D03-01

AT WIRE Profile & Draht

Borkener Kistenfabrik GmbH

COGEBI sa

ACENTA STEEL Ltd.

ATE Applicazioni TermoElettroniche Atmos Folyo Plastik San. Tic. Ltd. Sti.

Borouge Pte. Ltd.

Cogeim Europe Srl.

ACIMAF ACM A/B

Borun Cable Material Co., Ltd.

COGNE ACCIAI SPECIALI S.p.A.

August Hildebrandt GmbH

BOTTARO Srl

COIA GmbH COLLARI EDORE Colmec S.p.A.

Acuity Products Limited

Aumann GmbH

Bow Technology

ADC S.A.R.L.

Aurubis AG 12 C51 Aussenwirtschaft Österreich (AWO) WKÖ-Wirtschaftskammer Österreich 10 A40-01 / 10 A56-12 AUTOMAT Industrial SL 09 C25 AVENTUM GmbH EN 08 AW Machinery LLC 09 F09-03 AXELENT AB 16 E64 Axelent Engineering AB 16 E64 Axelent Wire Tray AB 16 E64 AXJO PLASTIC AB 12 A23 AYMAK MAKINE Mühendislik Hiz. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. 16 G83 Aztech Lubricants LLC 09 F05-05 B + B Eisen- und Stahlhandel GmbH 12 C77 B&S Quijano, S.L. 17 A31 B2K Co., Ltd. 16 G79 Baicheng Fujia Mechanical Manufacture Co., Ltd. 16 K44-05 BALLOFFET 10 A18 Balver Zinn Josef Jost GmbH & Co. KG EN 08 Banfi 16 B39 Bansal Wire Industries Ltd. 16 K74 BAR Products & Services Ltd. 11 F05 Baremo GmbH Revisionen Montagen 11 J18 BASF Polyurethanes GmbH 09 C22 BASF SE 09 C22 Bass GmbH & Co. KG Technik für Gewinde 15 A11 Baussmann Collated Fasteners GmbH 10 F40 BE Direct Solutions 17 A15 BECHEM GMBH, CARL 09 F42 bedea Berkenhoff & Drebes GmbH 12 A67 BEGRA Granulate GmbH & Co. KG 12 A57 Beijing Holland Tech Co., Ltd. 16 K27 Beijing Holland Trading Co., Ltd. 16 B30 Beijing Orient PengSheng Tech. Co., Ltd. 16 F86 Beijing Tongdaxinming International Trading Co., Ltd. 16 G53 Beisit Electric (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. 17 E48-06 Bekaert NV/SA 10 E62 Bender Werkzeugbau GmbH & Co. KG, Claus 09 B76 Beneke Wire Company 09 A75 Bennett Mahler Ltd. 16 A15 Bergandi Machinery Co. Inc. 09 B13 Besel Basim San. Tic. Ltd. Sti. 12 E61 Beta LaserMike Inc. 11 A78 Beyazit Wire Industry & Trade Ltd. 16 D74 BGH Edelstahlwerke GmbH 11 H19 Bhansali Bright Bars Pvt. Ltd. 17 D69 Bhansali Stainless Wire Pvt. Ltd. 17 E70 Bihler, Otto Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG 10 F18 Bilwinco A/S 15 F30 Blachford Corporation 09 D14-01 BLM S.P.A. 10 H56

Boxy S.p.A.

Adtech (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd. ADVARIS Informationssysteme GmbH

16 J60-02

brainLight GmbH

Colorant Chromatics AG

Brankamp System Prozeßautomation GmbH

COM.IT S.R.L.

AEI Compounds Ltd.

Bright Steels Limited Norton Works

COMAPAC Wire Machinery SRL

AEROEL SRL

Brouwer Metaal B.V.

COMETO DI TOCCHETTI ENRICO & C.s.n.c.

AESA S.A. AESA Cortaillod AFH-Antriebstechnik GmbH

Brüninghaus & Söhne GmbH & Co. KG, Friedr. Bruker EST Hydrostatic Extrusions Limited

Compomec Oy

Comsuc Technology Development Ltd.

16 J60-04

AGIBI PROGETTI s.r.l.

Bruker-Spaleck GmbH

Comtech SRL

AGIR TECHNOLOGIES (MOUTON RIVOM)

Brune GmbH 15 H26 Bühler Würz Kaltwalztechnik GmbH Betriebsstätte Pforzheim 12 A26 Bültmann GmbH 05 B21 BURK 12 C60 burster präzisionsmesstechnik gmbh & co. kg 11 E02 Buss AG 09 C48 Butler Engineering Ltd., T. 16 E16 BWE Ltd. 11 F26 C.P.A. S.r.l. 15 D35 Caballé, s.a. 11 G65 Caber Impianti SRL 15 E38 Cable Tapes UK Ltd 11 E05 CÂBLERIES NAMUROISES, BELGIUM 16 B70 Camera di Commercio di Lecco Industrie- und Handelskammer Lecco 10 C11 Camfart Mole Abrasive S.r.l. 16 A16 Candor Sweden A/B 10 B72 CAPARO WIRE 15 F29 CARBODIES s.a.s. di ANGELO e PAOLO REDAELLI & C. 15 C30 Carl Bechem GmbH 15 G30 Carl Stahl GmbH 12 D76 Carlo Salvi S.p.A. 15 F46 Carrara S.p.A. 16 B63 Catic Mesh & Wire 16 H44-03 CB Trafilati Acciai S.p.A. -Steelgroup 11 D62 CCPIT Machinery Sub-Council 17 E40-01 / 17 E66-03 CEA Costruzioni Elettro- Meccaniche Annettoni S.p.A. 11 A31 Ceeco Bartell Products, Bartell Machinery Systems L.L.C. 09 F64 Celik Halat Ve Tel Sanayii A.S. 17 D40 CeramTec GmbH Mechanical Applications Division 10 F21 Cerrini srl. 10 F39 CERSA-MCI 10 E68 Chains Power & Machinery Technology Co., Ltd. 16 H76 Changzhou Hengfeng Copper Co., Ltd. 17 E66-03 Changzhou Zhilin Plastic-Spools Co.,Ltd. 17 E40-03 Chemetall GmbH 10 B26 Chemische Fabrik Wocklum Gebr. Hertin GmbH & Co. KG EN 08 Cheng I Machinery Co., Ltd. 11 J06 Chengdu Centran Industrial Co., Ltd. 09 F75 Chhaperia International Company 16 F79 Chi Ning Co., Ltd. 15 D22 Chien Tsai Machinery Enterprise Co., Ltd 15 A31 Chin Pu Jir Flat Wire Co., Ltd. 16 B29

Condat Lubrifiants

Agro Steel Wire GmbH

Condor Compounds GmbH Condoroil Chemical SRL

AGST Draht- & Biegetechnik GmbH

Aichelin Holding GmbH

Conductix Wampfler Delachaux Group

AIM, Inc.

Confex Technology Ltd.

Ajex & Turner Wire Dies Co. AKCELIK IRON AND STEEL INC. AKSH Technologies Limited

Conoptica AS

Constellium Aviatube

Construcciones Mecanicas Vascas, S.L. Conticast-Hormesa Hornos y Metales S.A.

Al Rashed Steel

ALECOSA Aleados del Cobre S.A.

Continuus-Properzi S.p.A. CONTROLE MESURE SYSTEMES

Alfred Wertli AG

Alloy Wire International

Coperion GmbH

Almetha GmbH

Copperclad SA de CV CORO Solutions B.V.

Alok Ingots (Mumbai) Pvt.Ltd.

Alpaplastic s.n.c.

Cortinovis Machinery S.p.A. Eurolls Group

AlphaGary Altec S.r.l.

Cosmos North America COSTA machinery GmbH CPA Wire Technologies GmbH

Altrimex Packaging Equipment B.V.

AlumGreen GmbH Ambica Steels Ltd.

CPM Gesellschaft für Computeranwendung, Prozeß- und Materialtechnik mbH

Amic

Crosspolimeri S.p.A. CSG Germany GmbH

AMOHR Technische Textilien GmbH

AMPAC International Inc.

CSM Metallurgical Industry & Engineering Ltd. Co.

Anand Arc LTD

CTR Carbide Dies Ltd.

ANBAO (QINHUANGDAO) WIRE & MESH CO., LTD.

CTS - Compound Technology Services CWI Consolidated Wire Industries

Anceschi S.r.l., Giovanni

ANGELI S.R.L. 11 H32 Anhui Changjiang JinggongWire&CableMachineryCo, Ltd 16H44-06 Anhui Herrman Machinery Technology Co., Ltd. 16 K44-09 Anhui Hubin Machinery Factory 17 E40-04 Anping County Tianze Metal Products Co., Ltd. 17 E48-01 Anu Extrusions Pvt. Ltd. 15 D37 Aperam Alloys Imphy & Aperam Alloys Rescal 12 A47 API LECCO SRL 16 B43 Ara Makina Ltd. 16 E10 ARCELORMITTAL COMMERCIAL BARS AND RODS 12 D51 ArcelorMittal WireSolutions 12 D51 AREA SISTEMI s.r.l. 11 D69 ARKEMA 16 C74 Arma Plus S. A. 11 B22 ASA-RT s.r.l. 09 F74 AseA Wire & Cable Machineries Spare Parts Pvt. Ltd. 09 B60

D.H. Exports Pvt. Ltd.

Dahmen & Co. GmbH & Co. KG, J. G. Dalian Pro-Sun Metal Products Co., Ltd. 16 K45 Dalian Tongda Equipment Technology Development Co., Ltd. 16 K43 Daloo 10 E38 DANIELI & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A. 09 F01 Danyang Resistance Wire Factory 16 K48-09 Davis-Standard, LLC 09 A21 DAYI PLASTIK SAN VE TIC LTD STI 10 B32 DCM Industries Inc. 09 F09-02 De Angeli Prodotti S.R.L. 12 C75 DECALUB 10 E72 Dee Weldogen India Pvt. Ltd. 17 D66 DELISI s.r.l. 10 H24 Delta Tecnic S.A. 12 E67 DEM Costruzioni Speciali S.r.l. 11 H27 Demirci Makina San. Tic. Ltd. Sti. 16 D60

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