Wire Expo 2018 Show Program

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Table of Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

CONFERENCE: MAY 14-16 EXHIBITS: MAY 15-16

Conference Planning Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Sponsors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 General Program/Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 New & Noteworthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 City of Nashville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 ... and some Nashville facts you may not know . . . . . . . . . . . .16 WAI Member Rewards & Annual Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 President’s Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Mordica Memorial Award Winner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Donnellan Memorial Award Winner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Welcome Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Event Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 WAI Life/25-Year Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Education Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Exhibition Planning Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Conference Sessions at a Glance. . . . . . . . . . . 30 Fundamentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 WAI Operations Summit/ Conference Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Production Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Floor Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Alphabetical/Numerical List of Exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Preview of Exhibits . . . . . . . 48 Product Directory . . . . . . 92 Ad Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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WAI Executive Committee

welcome to

President Richard Wagner Vice President and General Manager Insteel Wire Products First Vice President WT Bigbee Vice President of Operations Encore Wire Corp.

Second Vice President Jan Sorige President Enkotec Co., Inc. Immediate Past President David R Hawker Vice President and General Manager Nexans Energy Cables North America Members Thomas Heberling Senior Vice President - Power Systems & Solutions Manufacturing Southwire James York President - Rod & Wire Products Leggett & Platt, Inc.

We have learned from experience that manufacturing is a true team effort as each function is essential and interdependent. Not surprisingly, the production of the 2018 Operations Summit & Wire Expo is more of the same.

These pages present the full program as well as a look at the team that devoted considerable time and resources to the event: innovative exhibitor partners, generous sponsors, committed volunteers, expert instructors and talented authors. WAI staff is grateful to all those contributors for their efforts as this project benefits the entire industry.

Knowledge gained at either the exhibit floor or from one or more of the sessions will be brought back by attendees from the more than 300 companies represented at the show. That knowledge will reverberate for years.

We congratulate you for getting “off the island� that is your workplace. Spend time with your supplier partners, sit it on a session and say hello to a stranger at the reception. The Operations Summit & Wire Expo was produced for you: make sure you extract the value.

Staff Liaison Steven Fetteroll Executive Director Wire Association International

Richard Wagner WAI President Insteel Wire Products

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WT Bigbee WAI 1st Vice President Encore Wire Corp

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The Conference Programming Committee meeting at Wire Expo 2016.

WAI Board of Directors from Wire Expo 2016.

Board of Directors Eric P Bieberich Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc

David Fisher James Monroe Wire & Cable

Brian Parsons Dekeron Wire & Cable

WT Bigbee Encore Wire Corp

Marco Gerardo SAMP USA Inc

Jan Sørige Enkotec Co Inc

Daniel Blais Prysmian

David R Hawker Nexans Energy USA Inc

Richard T Wagner Insteel Industries Inc

Kurt Breischaft SDI LaFarga

Thomas Heberling Southwire Co

Dave Winebarger Sonoco

Brian Burr Sumiden Wire Products Inc

Jason Jones Bekaert Corp

James R York Leggett & Platt Inc

David C Ferraro Carris Reels Inc

Richard R Miller Consultant

Tim Fingeroos Charter Steel

Patricio G Murga Conductores Monterrey SA de CV

Conference Programming Committee Co-Chairman WT Bigbee Encore Wire Corp Co-Chairman Richard T Wagner Insteel Industries Inc

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Tracy Gooding Mar-Mac Wire Inc William F Reichert Champlain Cable Corp Andy G Talbot Mid-South Wire Co Inc

Exec Comm Liaison David Hawker Nexans Energy Division North America

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Schedule of Events Note: Most activities take place in the Tennessee Section.

MONDAY, MAY 14 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Registration Open

8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Fundamentals of Wire & Cable Manufacturing

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Fundamentals Course Luncheon

1:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Ferrous Track

1:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Nonferrous/Electrical Track

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm

General Track

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

WAI Board of Directors Meeting Mid-South Wire

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TUESDAY, MAY 15 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Registration Open

9:00 am – 9:45 am

Keynote Session: Curt Cronin, former Navy SEAL

10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Conference Sessions

10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Exhibits Open

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Ask the Expert, Session 1

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Ask the Expert, Session 2

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Welcome Reception, Delta Island

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Registration Open

8:30 am – 9:45 am

WAI Rewards Breakfast, Annual Meeting, & Mordica Lecture – Tennessee Ballroom C

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Manufacturing Management Workshop

10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Exhibits Open

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Production Solutions

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Ask the Expert, Session 3

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THURSDAY, MAY 17 8:30 am – 12:30 pm

Post Show Plant Tour Nissan Assembly Plant, Smyrna, Tennessee

22 Schedule subject to change. See complete schedule and presentation descriptions at www.wireexpo18.com.

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New & Noteworthy Have expertise, will share

Mordica winner: Gary Spence

Held three times over two days, attendees can take advantage of industry experts in multiple sectors. Held on the exhibit floor, attendees are invited to drop by during “office hours” for six respected professionals to ask questions and tap into the decades of experience and knowledge these distinguished industry figures have to offer. No appointment necessary.

See p. 38 for the times and list of participating panelists.

Gary Spence, who retired in 2015 as vice president, nonferrous metals, at Encore Wire Corporation, won the Mordica Memorial Award, which honors an individual for contributions to the wire and cable industry. On Wednesday morning, his Mordica Lecture will be: “Significant Milestones in Continuous Casting.”

During his 40-year career in the Spence metals industry, Spence earned a global reputation as a pioneer and advocate of continuous casting. He co-authored technical papers, co-holds two U.S. patents and was the founder of the Global Continuous Casting Forum in 2011. See p. 20.

The Fundamentals always matter

Keynote speaker Curt Cronin succeeded in the military field and now in business

As the industry has suffered from a steady loss of expertise via retirements, WAI’s Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing has become increasingly popular, with attendance well over a hundred (note below image).

There’s a good reason why: the day-long primer is of value for newcomers to the industry, people who are serving in new positions or even for those who just want to refresh their skills. Held Monday, May 14—the day before the full Nashville schedule begins—the course provides solid grounding in the essentials, with four general topics in the morning, and four each in a ferrous and nonferrous/electrical track in the afternoon, followed by a problem-solving workshop. It has garnered overwhelmingly positive reviews from participants. See p. 32.

Fundamentals at Wire Expo 2016.

The WAI’s keynote speaker, Curt Cronin, is an accomplished man who flourished in the military, and now in the business world. Over his 16 years as a Navy SEAL, Cronin deployed 13 times and spent more than four years overseas. He eventually led the nation’s premier SEAL assault force. On Tuesday, Cronin May 15, the CEO of Kaizen International will explain why the single most important key for success “is the unparalleled power of an aligned team.” His clients have ranged from AIG and Disney to HP and the Miami Dolphins. See p. 24.

Donnellan winner: Bill Avise William (Bill) Avise, who retired in 2015 as president of the Wire Group and vice president of Leggett & Platt, will receive the Donnellan Memorial Award, which honors a person for contributions to the Association.

A long-time active WAI member (he joined in 1993), he was Association president in 2014. He served on the Conference Avise Programming Committee from 2012 to 2016. He was also active with the American Wire Producers Association, serving as Operations Committee chairman from 1999 to 2004. See p. 21.

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If you were driven, you could be on this tour Attendees who had flexible schedules could have stretched their visit to Nashville to include the Nissan Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant on Thursday, May 17, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Sad to say, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too late to sign up now.

Mid-South Wire is supporting WAI at (and beyond!) the official Gaylord event Mid-South Wire CEO John T. Johnson, whose company was very involved with recent steel wire rod trade cases, will follow keynote speaker Curt Cronin on Tuesday, May 15, speaking on different topics.

Show floor at Wire Expo 2016.

The exhibit floor, chock full of resources (& Production Solutions!) awaits ...

A yesteryear Mid-South Wire photo with father-son John T. Johnson, Sr., and John T. Johnson, Jr, (3rd and 2nd from r).

Whether you are looking for new ideas, new technology or new suppliers, the show floor at Wire Expo 2018 is a good place to be. Representatives from companies that supply everything from equipment to accessories and raw materials to spare parts will be ready to explain what they can offer your business. The preview begins on p. 48.

Also, Production Solutions returns to the floor. See p. 40.

... as do the Conference Sessions

The company, however, is also generously hosting several offsite activities. On Monday, May 14, Mid-South Wire will host a meeting of the WAIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Board of Directors at its plant, which is located about 11 miles away. Prior to that, Mid-South will provide a plant tour and a panel discussion for plant managers that were separately invited.

Technology, indeed, is essential, but so is optimizing what one has. WAI has a dozen presentations that cover operational topics from leadership and process aspects to automation and safety. Contributors include representatives from Nexans, General Cable and Leggett & Platt, but do see the schedule that starts on p. 34.

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Download the app by visiting www.navigategaylordhotels.com or search for Navigate Gaylord Hotels in your app store. The app is currently available on both IOS (iPhone) and Android devices. It will provide a slew of information about the host site.

Use the new Wire Expo mobile app to make the most of your time at the show.

The app includes: event schedules, session & speaker details, exhibitor lists & floorplan, group discussions, and area maps for fine dining. Register and receive handy show alerts in real time. Set your profile and personalized schedule and stay in contact with other attendees before, during, and after the event.

Watch for the app prior to the show.

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Welcome Reception an island breeze

Kudos to James Monroe Wire & Cable

Mixing business and pleasure often is not as easy as it sounds, but the Welcome Reception at Delta Island on Gaylord’s Nashville campus will make it a breeze. The setting allows attendees to either revel in the sounds of live music and line dancing opportunities or to engage in quieter conversation...or to dabble in both. This is the perfect place to meet up with like-minded colleagues, to partake of the open bar and appetizers, and gab/network away under ideal, stress-free conditions.

Having a band seems like a must for the Welcome Reception as Nashville is known as “Music City,” and James Monroe Wire & Cable, has made that possible.

The company has sponsored the Kevin Key Band, a local group that has a great reputation.

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Murga to receive WAI President’s Award Patricio Murga, a member of WAI’s Board of Directors and a presence at many Association trade events, will receive the WAI President’s Award. Murga, who holds engineering degrees from Mexico’s ITESM and Georgia Tech, has worked for Mexico’s Viakable for 43 years. He long Murga served as director of technology, and now as a consultant. He also was very helpful to the Association in its endeavors in Mexico and on many occasions to a grateful WJI editor.

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City of Nashville Located on the banks of the Cumberland River, Nashville is the capital of Tennessee, but it likely will forever best be known as the home of country western music. It’s been a long time since WAI staged an event there (2000!), but more than a few attendees likely will remember the experience. The city has changed since then, but the guitar motif in the 2000 preshow issue still applies.

Aside from all the musical attractions of Nashville, you can see the replica of the original Parthenon in Athens

The Grand Ole Opry House is a tourist must.

in the middle of Centennial Park. It was originally constructed for Tennessee’s 1897 Centennial Exposition, and houses the Nashville’s Art Museum.

You can also visit the Tennessee Agricultural Museum or the Tennessee State Museum, but if you are a music lover, you likely will be drawn to legendary venues, such as the Grand Ole Opry House, home of the famous “Grand Ole Opry” stage and radio show; the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum; and the historic Ryman Auditorium, all of which are downtown, as is the District, which features honky-tonks with live music. For adult fun, head to the downtown area to enjoy the exciting live music scene, with music every night at the honky-tonks and bars located along Broadway and 2nd Avenue.

More Nashville trivia follows on p. 16.

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Noteworthy facts about Nashville • Nashville was founded on Christmas Eve 1779.

• Theodore Roosevelt coined the phrase “good to the last drop” after drinking a cup of locally produced coffee in Nashville at the Maxwell House Hotel.

• Iroquois was the first American horse to win the English Derby in 1881. Nashville still honors this famous horse by hosting the annual Iroquois Steeplechase on the second Saturday of May. Other famous state horses include War Admiral, Seabiscuit and Secretariat.

• In 1941, Nashville was the first city in the country to be granted a FM-broadcasting license.

• A Nashville native, William Walker, became the president of Nicaragua. No other American has become president of another country.

• Elvis recorded over 200 of his songs at RCA’s historic Studio B on Music Row.

• Nashville has the largest Kurdish community in North America, with more than 13,000 Kurds living and working in the city.

• The only Five-Star, Five Diamond hotel in Tennessee is the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville. Since opening in 1910, this swanky establishment has been host to famed elite like John F. Kennedy and even Al Capone.

• The Gaylord Opryland Hotel is the largest non-gaming property in the U.S.

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WAI Member Rewards, Awards, a Lecture & more >>> Wednesday, May 16 | 8:30 am – 9:45 am | Tennessee Ballroom C

The schedule, to say the least, will be quite full for this session, so if you like action, here she be.

• WAI will present awards to the authors of the best technical papers that were presented at Interwire 2017, the Global Ferrous Rod & Wire Symposium and the Association’s International Technical Conference in Monterrey, Mexico, as rated by the WAI Paper Awards Committee. See below.

• The event will see the bestowing of the Donnellan Memorial Award to William (Bill) Avise, who retired in 2015 as president of the Wire Group and vice president of Leggett & Platt. The award is annually presented to a per-

son for his or her contributions to the Association.

See p. 21.

• Patricio Murga will receive the WAI President’s Award. See below.

• Gary Spence, who retired in 2015 as vice president, nonferrous metals, at Encore Wire Corporation, is the winner of the Mordica Memorial Award, which is presented to a person who furthers the industry by his or her advances in technology. He will present his Mordica Lecture. See p. 20.

• The spirit of the Members Rewards will be also seen during the event with a few surprises.

Award-winning technical papers presented at Interwire 2017 and Mexico ITC The winning paper in the ferrous sector was “Quenched and partitioned steel wires: process, characterization, and properties,” by Christophe Mesplont and Walther Van Raemdonck, NV Bekaert SA. Second place was “Microstructural characterization of a vanadium micro-alloyed high-carbon wire steel,” by Emmanuel De Moor, Colorado School of Mines, and Stephanie Kaster, US Air Force Academy.

At Wire Expo 2016, Presenter Richard Baker and then WAI President Andy Talbot with winning technical authors Piotr Kustra and Andrij Milenin.

The winning paper in the nonferrous sector was “Manufacturing of high-strength and high-ductility tough-pitch copper wire by alternate wiredrawing,”

by Kazunari Yoshida, Hidetoshi Nagashima, and Shintaro Takamiya, Tokai University. Second place was “Aluminum and alloy wires in automotive applications,” by Enrico Conte, SAMP SpA, Sampsistemi Division.

The winning paper in the electrical sector was “Increasing building wire voltage ratings from 600 V to 1000 V,” by Justin Hrbacek, Encore Wire Corp.

Second place was “Novel halogen-free flame-retardant crosslinked systems for low-voltage building wires and solar cables,” by Linus Karlsson, Borealis AB, and William Fajardo, Borealis Compounds Inc. The winning paper in the general sector was “Moving toward visible difference and beyond: imaging-based surface quality control for rod and wire,” by Tzyy-Shuh Chang and Howard Huang, OG Technologies Inc.; and Jianjun Shi, Georgia Institute of Technology. Second place was “Wiredrawing dies and their influence on speed and efficiency; the key drivers of profitability,” by Joao Noroña, Paramount Die.

Viakable’s Patrico Murga to receive WAI President’s Award in Nashville Patricio Murga, a member of WAI’s Board of Directors and a presence at many Association trade events, will receive the WAI President’s Award.

Murga, who holds engineering degrees from Mexico’s ITESM and Georgia Tech, has worked for Mexico’s Viakable for 43 years. He long served as director of technology, and now as a consultant. He also was very helpful to the Association in its endeavors, especially in Mexico.

“It is with great pleasure that we present the President’s Award to Patricio,” said WAI President Richard Wagner.

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his long career are numerous and significant. There was a remarkable outpouring of support for Patricio to receive this award due to his many accomplishments and impeccable reputation. I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to recognize him with this award.”

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Mordica Memorial Award >>> Wednesday, May 16 | 8:30 am – 9:45 am | Tennessee Ballroom C

Spence to present Mordica Lecture “Significant Milestones in Continuous Casting” Gary Spence, who retired in 2015 as vice president, nonferrous metals, at Encore Wire Corporation, won the Mordica Memorial Award, which honors an individual Spence for contributions to the wire and cable industry. On Wednesday morning, he will present his Mordica Lecture.

During his 40-year career in the metals industry, Spence was involved in start-up and management activities of three continuous cast copper rod processes including Essex, Contirod, and Southwire SCR, as well as a conventional cross-country wire bar mill.

Spence co-authored technical papers and is a co-holder of two U.S. patents. He has served on various committees for ASTM and WAI. He was the founder of the Global Continuous Casting Forum in 2011. In 2014, he was a recipient of the Wire & Cable Manufacturers

Alliance (WCMA) Distinguished Career Award, and in 2010 he was a recipient of the Wire & Cable Technology International Technical Achievement award.

Commented one nominator, “Gary was a major player in the establishment and/or optimization of three of four of the major ETP rod producing processes. He did original work in the field of hydrogen analysis in liquid copper, improved the burner systems on shaft furnaces, optimized the use of synthetic rolling emulsions, liquid filter systems for caster water, furnace charging techniques, fume collection, elimination of baghouse fires, and helping to advance the refractory technology used in shaft furnaces, launders and holding furnaces. ... He (also pushed) for increases in the performance and safety of the systems he was operating. He...was very open to any vendor with a good idea, always asking, ‘How can we do this better, faster, more safely and more efficiently?’ If the industry as a whole adopted this stance of continuous improvement and involvement of vendors in plant research, much progress could be made rapidly.”

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Donnellan Memorial Award >>> Wednesday, May 16 | 8:30 am – 9:45 am | Tennessee Ballroom C

Avise to receive the Donnellan Memorial Award William (Bill) Avise, who retired in 2015 as president of the Wire Group and vice president of Leggett & Platt, is the winner of the Donnellan Memorial Award, which honors a person for contributions to the Association.

A long-time active WAI member (he joined in 1993), Avise was the Association president in 2014. He served on the Conference Programming Committee from 2012 to 2016 as well as executive committee liaison to the Exhibition Planning Committee. He was also an active member in the American Wire Producers Association (AWPA), which he joined in 1994, serving as the organization’s Operations Committee Chairman from 1999 to 2004.

Avise’s career started at Union Wire Rope (Armco) in Kansas City. From 1970 to 1975, he worked there as a wire drawer while attending college at Central Missouri State University. After earning a B.S. degree in business, he became a shift supervisor and progressively worked up to the position of operations manager. In 1988 he became plant manager of Leggett & Platt’s Merit Steel facility in Kouts, Indiana. Following a promotion to vice presi-

dent of operations, he relocated to Carthage, Missouri, and became Wire Group president in 2009.

Commented one observer, “Bill’s dedication to the wire industry, Avise Leggett & Platt as well as WAI has never been questioned. Bill’s service to WAI included numerous committees, serving on the Board of Director and as President (while serving) on the Board and Executive Committee of AWPA. There are very few people that have ever dedicated their career to not only their company, but the wire industry, as Bill has. He is extremely qualified and deserving of the Donnellan Memorial Award. Those who managed Bill and people Bill managed all said the same thing: Bill was a no-nonsense type of person who always acted in a way that made them proud to be associated with him.”

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Welcome Reception >>> Tuesday, May 15 | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm | Delta Island

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Event Speakers >>> Tuesday, May 15 | 9:00 am – 9:45 am | Tennessee Ballroom C

“Tapping into Your Potential: Attempting the Absurd and Achieving the Impossible” A big believer in “human innovation,” Curt Cronin knows what it’s like to face seemingly unattainable goals.

Over his 16 years as a Navy SEAL, Curt Cronin deployed 13 times and spent Cronin more than four years overseas.

He eventually led the nation’s premier SEAL assault force. He was cited multiple times for his contributions, including three Distinguished Meritorious Service medals. He transformed an offensive unit of Navy SEALs into a defensive Presidential protection unit in the midst of combat and single-handedly created the model for multi-disciplinary counter-terrorism operations out of a widely disparate patchwork of organizations as part of an Embassy team in the Middle East.

Cronin—who is now CEO of Kaizen International, which offers a different approach to inspiring staff— believes that the competitive edge for any organization today is neither technology nor information, but the unparalleled power of an aligned team. His talk will address the art of leadership, organizational change for the information age, and the talent of harnessing your own courage and heroism to inspire and empower individuals and teams.

In Navy SEAL training, as he tells audiences, leadership purposefully places trainees in situations that are so much more difficult and stressful than those they would likely face in combat. The goal? To ensure that SEALs

are ready for anything. Cronin shares stories from his time as a SEAL trainee and leader to reiterate that with the proper preparation and fortitude, anything is possible.

Cronin, who has worked with organizations from AIG to the Miami Dolphins, will discuss the importance of building a “meta-purpose” to identify and develop the talents of each member of a team and uniting them through shared ownership of a purpose-driven mission. He holds an MBA at combined programs from the London School of Economics, New York University’s Stern School of Business, and the HEC School of Management in Paris.

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John T. Johnson, Jr., president of Mid-South Wire Company, will speak to attendees following Cronin’s presentation.

Johnson has no lack of subjects to discuss, as he wears many hats, but last year

he took a strong stand against the imposition of tariffs for certain wire rod from 10 countries. He spoke passionately before the US ITC on behalf of his company as well as in his role as president of the American Wire Producers Association. He continues the legacy of his father, John T. Johnson, Sr., who started Mid-South Wire in 1967.

The WAI appreciates that he has also opened up his company plant for a meeting of its Board of Directors as well as an informal meeting of plant managers.

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Life/25-Year WAI Members Two groups of WAI members have achieved special status within the Association.

A total of 12 people have been designated as new Life Members, qualifying because their age plus number of continuous years of WAI membership equals 90. Another 25 people have attained 25-year member status. The Association wants to thank these individuals for their continued membership as well as for their decades of activity in the wire and cable industry.

Life Members Stefan Askenfors ACM AB Jarfalla, Sweden

Luc A Lachapelle Ivaco Rolling Mills L’Orignal, ON, Canada

Dan Cole Accel International Avilla, IN, USA

Erik A Macs Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp Bristol, CT, USA

Hirobumi Nakazaki Toho International Inc Osaka, Japan

Thomas E Moran National Standard Co Niles, MI, USA

Ronald S Poklemba Temp-Flex, a Molex Co South Grafton, MA, USA

Dane G Armendariz Chemetall North America Land O’ Lakes, FL, USA

Robert L Fulop Wire Lab Co Cleveland, OH, USA

Zachary J Mallin Mallin Companies Inc Kansas City, MO, USA

Gary Silvestrini Shuster-Mettler Corp New Haven, CT, USA

Scott Bernstein Beta Steel Sterling Heights, MI, USA

Randy Gibbs Southwestern Wire Inc Norman, OK, USA

Mark S Martin Beta Steel Sterling Heights, MI, USA

Malcolm Charles Smith Diamond Die Services Co Caringbah, NSW, Australia

John Boddy Scunthorpe, UK

Joseph H Hart J Hart Consulting Bakersfield, CA, USA

Scott Alan May Keystone Steel & Wire Co Peoria, IL, USA

Jeff Henry International Staple Nail & Tool Association Chicago, IL, USA

Byron R Nelson Leland Industries Inc Scarborough, ON, Canada

James M Jolda Sjogren Industries Inc Worcester, MA, USA

Michael H Mayfield The Monroe Cable Company Inc Middletown, NY, USA

John Pratt Jersey Strand & Cable Inc Phillipsburg, NJ, USA Buster Wolfe, Jr Wolfe Industrial Inc La Vergne, TN, USA Donald Young Protec Inc Durham, NC, USA

25-Year Members

Roberto Duralde Colada Continua Chilena SA Santiago, Chile Anthony R De Rosa Frigeco USA Inc Annandale, NJ, USA Donald Deetscreek Johnstown Wire Technologies Inc Johnstown, PA, USA Tom R Duff Mount Joy Wire Corp Mount Joy, PA, USA 26 | SHOW PROGRAM

Bill Ito Spoolon Manufacturing Ltd Cobourg, ON, Canada William D Lecount Falcon Fine Wire & Wire Products Rockwall, TX, USA

Michael J O’Keeffe Accurate Wire-Lulata Branford, CT, USA Jose Ranc General Cable Corp Monterrey, NL, Mexico Richard D Sarver Paramount Die Co Abingdon, MD, USA

Joseph Snee Joe Snee Associates, Inc Seekonk, MA, USA Rolf D Wurmbach Niehoff Endex North America Inc Swedesboro, NJ, USA John Zachow Davis-Standard LLC Neenah, WI, USA

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Education Committee Chairman Eric Bieberich Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc Peter Blackford Cable USA Inc Donald Dodge Calmont Wire & Cable Joseph Domblesky Marquette University Steven Ford Southwire Co Jason Giebfried Paramount Die Co C Richard Gordon C Richard Gordon Consulting LLC

Doug Grover Chemetall US William Jarae Charter Steel Erik Macs Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp Stacy Martin General Cable Corp Richard Medoff Ace Metal, Inc Donald Neville RichardsApex Europe Ltd Dale Olp Special Metals Corp, A-1 Wire Tech Inc

Brian Parsons Dekoron Wire & Cable Horace Pops Horace Pops Consulting, Inc Peter Power Power Innovative Technology Chris Reeve Insteel Industries Inc Robert Shemenski RMS Consulting, Inc Bhaskar Yalamanchili Gerdau Long Steel North America

Exhibition Planning Committee Chairman Joseph F Snee Joe Snee Associates

Monica J Lepper Esteves Group USA

Rahul Sachdev Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp

WT Bigbee Encore Wire Corp

Jay D Luis NDC Technologies (Beta LaserMike)

Robert W Sears North America OMCG Inc

Anthony R De Rosa Frigeco USA Inc

Susan M Lynch Sikora International Corp

Jeffrey N Dewberry Southwire Co

Thomas H Maxwell, Jr Die Quip Corp

David Skaggs Bechem Lubrication Technology

David C Ferraro Carris Reels Inc

Timothy Moore Zumbach Electronics Corp

Mark S Spencer W Gillies Technologies LLC

Robert L Fulop Wire Lab Co

Barry Mosemann Quality Machinery & Services Inc

Edmond T Torbey Niehoff Endex North America Inc

Andrew R Richards RichardsApex Inc

Exec Comm Liaison Thomas Heberling Southwire Co

Marco Gerardo SAMP USA Inc Al Kozlowski Morgan-Koch Corp

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Conference Sessions at a Glance TUESDAY, MAY 15 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Registration Open

9:00 am – 9:45 am

Keynote Session: “Tapping into Your Potential: Attempting the Absurd and Achieving the Impossible”

10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Exhibits Open

10:00 am – 11:30 am

Session: Workforce Engagement

10:00 am – 10:30 am

“Employee Engagement Through Nexans Excellence Way”

10:30 am – 11:00 am

“L&P SafeGuard—Using Hazard Elimination to Build Safety Culture”

11:00 am – 11:30 am

“Why Do Some Company Safety Programs Work Well and Others Do Not?”

10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Session: Equipment

10:00 am – 10:30 am

“Wire Die Maintenance and Inventory Control”

10:30 am – 11:00 am

“Pressure Die Clearances”

11:00 am – 11:30 am

“Measurement and Controls”

11:30 am – 12:00 pm

“Corrosion and Mechanical Performance of Advanced Bezinal® Coatings”

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

“Computer-Aided Design of the Laser Dieless Drawing Process of Tubes From Low-Plasticity Magnesium Alloys”

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Ask the Expert Session 1

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Session: Workplace Organization

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

“Engraining Automation Into Today’s Continuous Manufacturing Quality Systems”

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm

“The Competitive Advantage of Digital Manufacturing”

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

“5 Easy Purging Tips to Minimize Changeover Costs”

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

“Turning Your Ideas into Gold: How to Make Big Profits from Your Intellectual Property”

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Ask the Expert Session 2

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Registration Open

8:30 am – 9:45 am

WAI Rewards Breakfast, Annual Meeting, & Mordica Lecture – Tennessee Ballroom C “Significant Milestones in Continuous Casting”

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Manufacturing Management Workshop “Perfecting Your Leadership Qualities”

10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Exhibits Open

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Production Solutions

10:30 am – 10:50 am

“Wire Breaks”

11:00 am – 11:20 am

“Ways to Determine Root Causes of Issues Blamed on the Cleaning House”

11:30 am – 11:50 am

“Wiredrawing Dies and Their Influence on Speed and Efficiency—The Key Drivers of Profitability”

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

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Fundamentals of Wire & Cable Manufacturing >>> Monday, May 14 | 8:30 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 pm | Tennessee Ballroom

The popular Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing is a one-day, pre-conference course designed to give attendees a solid grounding in the essentials of wire and cable manufacturing. Scheduled for the day before the start of Wire Expo, it includes four general topics in the morning, and four each in a ferrous and nonferrous/electrical track during the afternoon. Lunch is included. The program was designed to be valuable to those new to the industry and a refresher for seasoned professionals. A 45-minute problem-solving workshop follows the end of the last class.

MONDAY, MAY 14 8:30 am - 9:15 am

Mechanics of Wiredrawing Frank Kraft, Ohio University, USA This course presents fundamental engineering principles and process calculations that are used to design, analyze, and improve metal rod and wiredrawing operations.

Topics include a basic overview of wiredrawing mechanics with respect to material behavior and process parameters. Die angle and reduction are addressed in light of the Delta-parameter and its practical application. Drawing limits, friction and lubrication, work-piece heating, and temperature effects are also discussed.

9:15 am - 10:00 am

Drawing Dies Thomas Maxwell Jr., Die Quip Corp.

This presentation focuses on the die, the most important part of the drawing process. Without it, the best drawing machines, lubricant, and treatment systems cannot reduce the wire diameter. However, with a die, vice pliers, and a hammer, wire can be drawn, albeit slowly, as it has been for over 2,000 years. The intention of this course is to

provide an understanding of what makes a die work, how it is designed, causes of failure, and problems with drawing larger sizes.

10:15 am - 11:00 am

Wiredrawing Lubricant Technology David Gzesh, Blachford Corporation The wiredrawing process generates significant heat that affects its ability to ensure quality wire production. The amount of generated heat is influenced by the interaction of factors that include the metal composition, surface preparation, production equipment and routine maintenance. This presentation reviews basic lubrication principles, typical lubricant compositions, and routine lubricant maintenance procedures for both ferrous dry drawing and ferrous and nonferrous wet drawing.

11:00 am -11:45 am

Wire Breaks & Surface Damage Horace Pops, Horace Pops Consulting Inc. This course presents a classification of wire breaks from a perspective that compares material defects to process-related problems. Rod defects will include both casting and rolling issues such as internal voids, foreign contaminants, rolled-in scale, hot cracks, and surface porosity.

The effects of wiredrawing speed and lubrication will be discussed with respect to generation of fines, shaving, galling, and other surface defects.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Fundamentals Luncheon FERROUS TRACK 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Fundamentals of Ferrous Metallurgy Anand Bhagwat, Minova USA Inc. This introductory course is designed to provide a general understanding of ferrous metallurgical concepts, including phase equilibrium, transformation, strengthening mechanisms, heat treatment, and an overview of steelmaking, and their relevance to wire technology.

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Cleaning and Coating of Rod and Wire Jack McAfee and Rudy Vey, Chemetall US This course presents the fundamentals of cleaning, pickling, and coating of ferrous wire and rod in preparation for drawing and processing. Proper control and handling in these areas ensures quality of the finished product.

The design of these processes impacts the economics of the operation. It is imperative that rather than individual stages, this department should be viewed as a whole as it is critical to success. The course deals with zinc phosphate processes and the advantages and limitations as well as specialty coatings such as salt carriers, lubricants, dry film polymers, and new technologies on the horizon.

This is followed by discussion of the construction aspects of rubber and thermoplastic extruders. The remaining components of typical extrusion lines are reviewed and include payoffs, dancers and accumulators, preheaters, crossheads, cooling troughs, capstans, online measurement and testing equipment, online printing, take-ups, and operator control systems.

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm

Ferrous Testing and Properties

Fundamentals of Electrical Testing

C. Richard Gordon, C. Richard Gordon Consulting LLC This course discusses tensile, coiling, wrap, reverse bend, torsion, fatigue, and hardness testing procedures. It illustrates interpretation of test results in terms of sample properties.

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm

Ferrous Heat Treatment C. Richard Gordon, C. Richard Gordon Consulting LLC This course focuses on heat treatment of ferrous metals.

It includes basic heat treating principles applicable to many metals with specific examples related to heat treatment of steel rod and wire.

NONFERROUS/ELECTRICAL TRACK 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Stranding & Cabling Peter M. Blackford, Cable USA LLC This presentation documents the stranding process for nonferrous conductors, specifically bare copper and tinned wire, as well as assembly of multi-conductor cables. Different processes that are addressed include bunching and concentric constructions, silicone blocked stranding, as well as cable assembly techniques, and rationale for each type. Specific applications include industrial and energy sectors, electronics and data communications, the automotive industry, consumer products, and appliances.

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm

Extrusion Erik A. Macs, Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp.

This course starts with a discussion of the basics of the various polymers used for wire and cable insulation.

Peter M. Blackford, Cable USA LLC This fundamentals course is geared to providing a general overview of electrical testing. The course highlights key terms, standards, and tests that are common to the wire and cable industry for conductors and insulations, and highlights specific concerns of various industries and product types.

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm

Used Machinery Erik A. Macs, Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp.

This course describes the nuances of the used machinery business within the wire and cable industry. It details the types of equipment, methods of procurement, transportation, storage and reselling/rehabilitation of machinery, specifically within the nonferrous segment. Discussions include the reasoning for a piece of machinery to become available, costs involved, and the different types of reconstruction that can be done (by either or both the seller and the buyer). The major advantages and disadvantages of buying used versus new are covered.

GENERAL TRACK 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm

Wire and Cable Manufacturing Problem-Solving Stacy Martin, General Cable Corporation This course is a demonstration of problem-solving techniques used to solve real challenges faced in the wire and cable industry. Actual scenarios are used to challenge attendees to think beyond the obvious symptoms and find the root cause. Lean Six Sigma problem-solving strategies are utilized as the course walks through each problem until the cause is identified. The audience is encouraged to participate in this interactive course.

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Conference Sessions WAI’s Operations Summit and Wire Expo will feature 13 presentations on Tuesday, May 15, and Wednesday, May 16.

They cover operational topics from leadership and process aspects to automation and safety. The sessions are part of the general conference program and are open to all participants with conference registration.

TUESDAY, MAY 15 KEYNOTE ADDRESS 9:00 am - 9:45 am

Tapping into Your Potential: Attempting the Absurd and Achieving the Impossible Curt Cronin, Former Navy SEAL See below.

WORKFORCE ENGAGEMENT 10:00 am - 10:30 am

Employee Engagement Through Nexans Excellence Way Dan Shervin, Nexans Energy Division North America This presentation outlines the Nexans Excellence Way (NEW) program to drive operator involvement in contin-

Keynote Session Tuesday, May 15 | 9:00 am - 9:45 am Tennessee Ballroom C

uous improvement. Based on the Lean approach, the program is designed to improve safety, quality, productivity, and customer service. Discussion focuses on how Nexans utilizes its biggest asset – its people – in conjunction with Daily Management Routines to continuously improve in these areas.

10:30 am - 11:00 am

L&P SafeGuard—Using Hazard Elimination to Build Safety Culture Joe Metcalf, Leggett & Platt Inc., USA This presentation details Leggett & Platt’s development of a simple, flexible, yet effective and data-driven safety system. It focuses on two critical safety theories—hazard identification and elimination, and employee engagement. The presentation shows the positive effects the program has had on injury and illness rates, discusses culture-building through employee involvement, and explains the tools that were developed to identify, track, and correct unsafe conditions and behaviors in the workplace.

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Why Do Some Company Safety Programs Work Well and Others Do Not? Terry Carroll, Enviroworld Consulting LLC

A big believer in “human innovation,” Curt Cronin knows what it’s like to face seemingly unattainable goals. He single-handedly created the model for multi-disciplinary counter-terrorism operations out of a widely disparate patchwork of organizations as part of an Embassy team in the Middle East. In Navy SEAL training, as he tells audiences, leadership purposefully places trainees in situations that are much more difficult and stressful than those they would likely face in combat. The goal? To ensure that SEALs are ready for anything. In this keynote address, Cronin shares stories from his time as a SEAL trainee and leader. He will reiterate that, with the proper preparation and fortitude, anything is possible. Also, see p. 24.

Cronin will be followed by Mid-South Wire President John T. Johnson.

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When companies evaluate their success or failure with safety efforts, they need to look deeper than just illness and injury statistics like frequency and severity rates, compliance, inspections, and training. This presentation looks into a better approach to overall safety improvements that are simple to implement and can result in long-term improvements and a positive safety culture in all locations. The presentation includes discussion of goals, communications, team building, and leading safety indicators.

EQUIPMENT 10:00 am - 10:30 am

Wire Die Maintenance and Inventory Control Darin Nicol, Wayne Wire Die Co., USA There are several characteristics of a well managed wire die inventory. Dies should be properly designed for the drawing application, well organized for easy identifica-

WIRE EXPO 2018 tion, clean and in proper working order, and in optimal stock levels. This presentation describes practical considerations for managing wire die inventories.

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Pressure Die Clearances Joao Noroña, Paramount Die Co., USA Pressure die systems direct and capture molten lubricant within a chamber through which wire must pass before entering the die. Very high pressure is built up in this chamber due in part to the constriction created by a small radial clearance between wire and pressure die. This “pressure” clearance, if tuned properly, greatly increases lubrication. However, determining the optimum clearance for a pressure system requires the evaluation of many factors within the drawing process. This presentation investigates what factors should be considered when choosing pressure die clearance for optimized lubrication and wire process efficiency.

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Measurement and Controls Keith Donahue, Zumbach Electronics Corp., USA This presentation examines measurement and controls for hot rod rolling, wiredrawing, extrusion, insulation,

and jacketing. It discusses the requirements of each process for measurement of diameter, shape and profile, temperature, eccentricity, capacitance, surface defects, spark faults, wall thickness, and length and line speed. It also describes the technologies available to address these needs, including laser scanning, X-ray systems, multi-axis scanning, infrared “heat flow” sensors, and ultrasonic technology. The course also outlines advantages and disadvantages of these solutions.

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Corrosion and Mechanical Performance of Advanced Bezinal® Coatings Bart Allaert, Hans Depamelaere, Geert Hooghe, and Walther Van Raemdonck, NV Bekaert SA, Belgium Bezinal®, Bekaert’s improved version of the Galfan coating (Zn95Al5) was designed both for final coatings and redrawing applications, and outperforms Zn with regard to weldability and corrosion resistance. In the

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Andrij Milenin and Piotr Kustra, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland; and T. Furushima, University of Tokyo, Japan

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

This paper discusses the manufacture of micro tubes made of the low-plasticity magnesium alloys MgNi19, ZEK100, and MgCa08 using the laser dieless drawing (LDD) process. The purpose of this study was the development and implementation into the FEM code of the ductility models of these alloys and experimental validation of proposed methods of process design.

Technological diagrams were obtained for determination of tube diameter after the LDD process. Results show a good correspondence between simulation and experiments for tube diameter and load and fracture prediction.

John White, General Cable Corporation, USA

ASK THE EXPERT - SESSION 1 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

C. Richard Gordon, C. Richard Gordon Consulting LLC; Paul Kulongowski, Neil Lowdon, Rudy Vey, Chemetall US; and Horace Pops, Horace Pops Consulting Inc., USA See p. 38.

Mordica Lecture Wednesday, May 16 | 8:30 am - 9:45 am Tennessee Ballroom C The 2018 Mordica Memorial Award recipient Gary Spence reflects on the most significant events that transformed the copper rod and wire industry. It is a story of invention, innovation, creativity, and technology that has evolved over the course of his career. Also, see p. 20.

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Engraining Automation Into Today’s Continuous Manufacturing Quality Systems This presentation discusses the need for advanced controls in quality. It examines the scope of Critical to Quality (CTQ) and Critical to Process (CTP) factors for production. It describes how automation can help monitor these in real time, how programming can take human error out of the equation, how engineering limits can be used to bind processes to run or not run based on CTP feedback, and includes real-life examples on continuous manufacturing operations. It also considers how automation can hurt an operation, with consideration to startup and integration costs, maintenance, complex CTQ detection, and ROI. 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

The Competitive Advantage of Digital Manufacturing Willem Sundblad, Oden Technologies Ltd., USA Learn how to leverage factory data to improve production, increase efficiency, and eliminate waste. This informational session discusses the future of the industrial Internet of Things (IoT), data, and process technology, in addition to a step-by-step guide to the digital transformation and how manufacturers can overcome the common barriers and misconceptions to technology adoptions.

Learn how to leverage factory data to identify and solve production constraints to improve production, eliminate waste, and remain competitive.

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

5 Easy Purging Tips to Minimize Changeover Costs Jarred Packard, Sun Plastech Inc., USA Every processor knows the headaches associated with changeovers. Whether it’s extended downtime, contamination, increased scrap rate, or unplanned screw pulls, even the most seasoned processors deal with pain points

WIRE EXPO 2018 during a change. This presentation gives five actionable steps to make changeovers easier going forward. It shows how purging compounds can positively impact processes, and focus on key factors that cause those pain points in the first place.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Gary Spence, Encore Wire Corporation (Ret.), USA

Turning Your Ideas into Gold: How to Make Big Profits from Your Intellectual Property William H. Honaker, Dickinson Wright PLLC, USA Having your ideas stolen is a bad thing; being sued is even worse. Intellectual Property can account for onethird or more of a company’s value. Cash in on assets you may not even recognize, and avoid costly litigation.

In this fast-moving program, attendees learn: the 4 Pillars of IP Value; how to protect ideas, innovations, and brand from theft; how to avoid being sued, or worse yet, put out of business; how to create an inventory of your most valuable IP assets; and a simple system to recognize, prioritize, and maximize business value.

ASK THE EXPERT - SESSION 2 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

C. Richard Gordon, C. Richard Gordon Consulting LLC; and Horace Pops, Horace Pops Consulting Inc., USA

MORDICA LECTURE 8:30 am - 9:45 am

Significant Milestones in Continuous Casting See p. 20 and 36.

MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Perfecting Your Leadership Qualities Ed Krow, TurboExecs LLC, USA In today’s business arena, challenges can arise at any time, and to be an effective leader you need to be able to respond to those challenges with intelligence, strategy, and expertise. Topics include Boss vs. Leader, Manager vs. Leader, Uncompromising Qualities, ABCs of Communications and 8 Steps for Effective Communication. Workshop attendees develop basic leadership competencies in each area of responsibility, define the 8 key leadership skills, improve their interpersonal relations and personal effectiveness skills, and enhance their leadership ability.

See below.

Ask the Expert(s) Session 1: Tuesday, May 15 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Session 2: Tuesday, May 15 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Session 3: Wednesday, May 16 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Location: Ryman Hall B1-3 (show floor) Visitors to the exhibition floor have a unique opportunity to get their questions answered in a one-on-one setting with esteemed industry veterans. This group of select experts from the ferrous and nonferrous segments are available to all comers in a sort of open house setting at

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WAI’s Ask the Expert kiosk on the show floor. Attendees are invited to drop by during these “office hours” for these respected professionals to ask questions, seek advice, and generally tap in to the decades of experience and knowledge these distinguished industry figures have to offer. No appointment necessary.

The panelists are prepared to speak on the following areas of expertise: C. Richard Gordon, C. Richard Gordon Consulting LLC (Ferrous) Mechanics of wiredrawing • Ferrous testing and properties • Ferrous heat treatment • High-carbon wiredrawing torsional ductility improvement opportunities • Wire tensile strength prediction • Stainless steel wire processing • Steel specification optimization for product quality performance and cost reduction

WIRE EXPO 2018 PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS 10:30 am - 10:50 am

Wire Breaks Horace Pops, Horace Pops Consulting Inc., USA How do you identify possible causes of wire breaks?

Is it the process or the material? Learn to distinguish between both issues that can result in wire breaks. A detailed analysis of central bursting (cuppy wire) will include causes, prevention, and correction.

11:00 am - 11:20 am

Ways to Determine Root Causes of Issues Blamed on the Cleaning House Paul Kulongowski and Rudy Vey, Chemetall US, USA Everyone talks about running an operation perfectly, but where do you start looking when an issue arises? This presentation briefly covers identifying the root cause of issues that can develop from a cleaning house. It also discusses determining if the source really is the cleaning house or if it is possibly from processes that come before or after that step in the production cycle. In some cases, simple tests can be run on site to help point you in the right direction. An example would be: “is that red hue on the rod surface coming from copper plating or hematite scale?” Questions and discussion are welcome during the presentation.

11:30 am - 11:50 am

Wiredrawing Dies and Their Influence on Speed and Efficiency—The Key Drivers of Profitability Joao Noroña, Paramount Die Co., USA In today’s world, wire drawers are being challenged to increase productivity with dwindling human capital and increasing workloads. Do you know how changes to wiredrawing practices, dies, lubricant, rod, and maintenance actually impact your bottom line? Companies need to use analytics and strategically deploy resources on targeted initiatives to maintain the highest return on investment.

Please join us to gain an understanding of how these key drivers impact a wire drawing operation’s profitability.

ASK THE EXPERT - SESSION 3 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Horace Pops, Horace Pops Consulting Inc., USA See below.

Gordon

Kulongowski

Pops

Paul Kulongowski, Neil Lowdon and Rudy Vey, Chemetall US (Ferrous)

Horace Pops, Horace Pops Consulting Inc. (Nonferrous)

History of steel phosphating and why it was developed • Principles of cleaning metal and hard surfaces • Why are both acid pickling and alkaline cleaning recommended before phosphating? • What are the reasons to use reactive lubricants as well at dry soaps lubricants? • The importance of using the entire phosphating process including water rinsing • How to select the best lubricant for drawing applications

Principles and technology of electrical conductors • History of copper and wiredrawing • Continuous casting • Chemical composition of electrical conductors • Formation, analysis, and measurement of fines • Annealing principles and practice • Wiredrawing, dies, and lubrication • Wire breaks • Aluminum rod and wire • FRHC vs. ETP copper • ASTM standards • Magnet wire

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Production Solutions >>> Wednesday, May 16 | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Ryman Hall B1-3 (show floor)

A shop floor focus at the show floor Production Solutions returns to the Wire Expo show floor, where three exhibitors will make presentations on: identifying wear breaks, best usage of lubricants and maximizing use of dies. The program has continued to draw good crowds.

10:30 am - 10:50 am

Wire Breaks Horace Pops, Horace Pops Consulting, USA How do you identify possible causes of wire breaks?

Is it the process or the material? Learn to distinguish between both issues that can result in wire breaks. A detailed analysis of central bursting (cuppy wire) will include causes, prevention, and correction.

11:00 am - 11:20 am

Ways to Determine Root Causes of Issues Blamed on the Cleaning House Paul Kulongowski and Rudy Vey, Chemetall US, USA Everyone talks about running an operation perfectly, but where do you start looking when an issue arises? This presentation briefly covers identifying the root cause of issues that can develop from a cleaning house. It also

Activity at the Paramount Die presentation in 2017. discusses determining if the source really is the cleaning house or if it is possibly from processes that come before or after that step in the production cycle. In some cases, simple tests can be run on site to help point you in the right direction. An example would be: “is that red hue on the rod surface coming from copper plating or hematite scale?” Questions and discussion are welcome during the presentation..

11:30 am - 11:50 am

Wiredrawing Dies

Joao Noroña, Paramount Die Co., USA In today’s world, wire drawers are being challenged to increase productivity with dwindling human capital and increasing workloads. Do you know how changes to wiredrawing practices, dies, lubricant, rod, and maintenance actually impact your bottom line? Companies need to use analytics and strategically deploy resources on targeted initiatives to maintain the highest return on investment. Please join us to gain an understanding of how these key drivers impact a wire drawing operation’s profitability.

Chemetall staff focuses on the nuances of process issues.

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with all the advances associated with the name SKET

The proven reliability Drum Twister MWR 4000

THE ADDRESS in the wire rope and cable industries SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH • Schönebecker Straße 82-84 • 39104 Magdeburg • Germany Phone: + 49 (0) 391 40558-0 • Fax: + 49 (0) 391 40558-15 • info@SKETVMB.de • www.SKETVMB.de

04/2018

Visit us at Wire Expo • Stand 912

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Floor Plan

WIRE EXPO 2018

Alphabetical Exhibitors List Fabritex Inc................................... 426

Ace Metal Inc ............................... 602

Colorant Chromatics, a PolyOne Company................. 809

Acoteq/QMS ................................. 525

Cometo Srl/AITMAC .................. 321

FENN LLC ................................... 410

AFH-Antriebstechnik ................... 525

Cometo Srl/WMS ......................... 422

FIB ................................................ 912

AIM Inc ........................................ 208

Commission Brokers Inc.............. 106

Filtertech Inc................................. 713

AITMAC Inc ................................ 321

Condat ........................................... 216

Flymca/QMS ................................ 525

Amacoil Inc .................................. 503

Conneaut Industries ...................... 513

FMS USA, Inc. ........................... 1020

American Kuhne .......................... 702

CTS - Cincinnati Thermal Spray Inc ................................... 429

Foerster Instruments Inc............... 806

A. Appiani .................................... 321

Anderson Forest Products ............ 222 Appleton Manufacturing .............. 628 Arkema Inc ................................... 920 Asaclean - Sun Plastech Inc. ........ 508 AW Machinery ............................. 707 AWT Machinery Inc .................... 509 Aztech Lubricants LLC................ 202 B & H Tool Co Inc ...................... 801 B & Z Galvanized Wire Ind ........ 526 Balloffet Die Corp ........................ 206

Die Quip Corp .............................. 601 Domeks Makine ........................... 525 Double E/Appleton Mfg .............. 628 DuBois Chemical ......................... 421 E-Beam Services Inc .................... 626 Ebner Furnaces Inc....................... 511 Effegidi SpA International ........... 910 EJP Maschinen ............................. 422 ERA Wire Inc ............................... 703 Ernst Koch .................................... 912

Felisari/AITMAC ......................... 321

Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc............. 512 Gauder Group Inc......................... 309 Gem Gravure Co Inc .................... 519 GENCA (Canterbury) a Division of Milacron ............ 414 W Gillies Technologies LLC .....1016 Guill Tool & Engineering ............ 405 Hall Industries .............................. 315 Hangzhou Dongxing Telecom Material Co ............................... 427

Esteves Group USA ..................... 615

Hangzhou JR Exhibition Co Ltd ................................423/425

Eurolls/WMS ................................ 509

Heany Industries Inc .................... 719

Bechem Lubrication Technology ............................... 711

Eurowire Magazine ...................... 214

Heatbath Corp............................... 421

George Evans Corp ...................... 701

H-I-S Coatings ............................. 805

Bekaert .......................................... 803

Bartell ........................................... 600 Baumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Castorine Co Inc ............. 522

Beta LaserMike/ an NDC Technologies brand .... 500 Boxy SpA ..................................... 910 Breyden Products/ Saylor Products ......................... 708 C2G, a brand of Legrand ............. 706 Cablogic Technologies Inc. ......... 506 Calmec Precision Limited ............ 723 Canterbury .................................... 414 Carris Reels Inc ............................ 619 Cavallero Plastics ......................... 604 CBC Metals Processing ............... 622 Ceeco Bartell Products/ Bartell Machinery Systems ...... 600 Chemetall ...................................... 505 Clifford/WMS............................... 509 Clinton Instrument Co ................1002

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WIRE EXPO 2018 HONTA Inc. ................................. 504

Mathiasen Machinery Inc ............ 406

Plasmait......................................... 910

Houghton International Inc .......... 812

Metal Link Inc .............................. 605

PMC Crystal Inc ........................... 807

Howar Equipment Inc .................. 910

Metalloid Corporation .................. 820

PolyOne Corp ............................... 809

Huestis Industrial.......................... 714

Metavan NV ................................. 910

IDEAL Welding Systems ............ 228

MFL Group................................... 204

POURTIER & SETIC of America ................................ 309

International Wire & Cable Symposium (IWCS) ................. 212

The MGS Group........................... 315

Precision Die Technologies Inc ... 712

MGS Manufacturing .................... 315

Premier Wire Die .......................1014

IWE Spools & Handling .............. 422

Micro Products Co ....................... 700

IWM International ........................ 624

PROGRESS Maschinen & Automation/WMS ................ 509

Microdia SA ................................. 409

Joe Snee Associates...................... 502

Mid-South Wire............................ 804

JoeTools ........................................ 721

Morgan-Koch Corp ...................... 912

Kalmark Integrated Systems Ltd .............................. 528

Mossberg Associates Inc............ 1022

KEIR Manufacturing Inc ............. 313

NIEHOFF ENDEX North America Inc .................... 515

QED Wire Lines Inc .................... 311

Kieselstein GmbH ........................ 422

Northampton Machinery Co ......... 315

QMS America .............................. 525

King Steel Corp ............................ 724

Oden Technologies....................... 603

QualiChem Inc ............................. 529

Krollman ....................................... 912

Oklahoma Steel & Wire ............... 821

Rainbow Rubber & Plastics ......... 623

Lämneå Bruk AB ......................... 407

OM Frigerio .................................. 910

LaserLinc Inc ................................ 900

Reel Options by Vandor Corporation .................. 524

OMCG Inc. ................................... 424

Leggett & Platt Wire Group ........ 411

P & R Specialty Inc...................... 610

Lisciani ......................................... 912

Pan Chemicals .............................. 710

Lloyd & Bouvier Inc .................... 815

Paramount Die Co ........................ 814

Rockford Manufacturing Group FELM ........................................ 428

M+E .............................................. 912

Parkway-Kew Corp ...................... 704

Rosendahl Nextrom...................... 501

Madem-Moorecraft Reels USA ... 523

Phifer Incorporated ....................... 408

Roteq Machinery Inc .................... 510

Magnetic Technologies Ltd ......... 800

Pittsfield Plastics Eng Inc ............ 813

RTD Manufacturing Inc ............... 800

Properzi International Inc............. 818 Proton Products ............................ 224 PWM Ltd ...................................... 502 Q8Oils ........................................... 722

Refractron ..................................... 100 RichardsApex Inc ......................... 918

SAI Extrusiontek Inc .................... 612 SAMP USA Inc ............................ 415 Schlatter North America Inc ........ 412 Schnell SpA .................................. 810 Schunk Carbon Technology......... 422 Sikora International Corp ...........1018 Sivaco Wire Group.....................1004 Sirio Wire ..................................... 912 SKET ............................................ 912 Sonoco Reels ................................ 319 SPIRKA Schnelflechter GmbH........................................ 226 Staku Surface Treatment .............. 422 Starrett-Bytewise Measurement Systems ..................................... 608 Stolberger Inc DBA Wardwell Braiding ................... 226

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WIRE EXPO 2018 August Strecker GmbH & Co KG................................... 401 T&T Marketing, an M. Holland Company .......... 200 Takikawa ...................................... 709 Taubensee Steel & Wire Co ........ 607 Teknikor........................................ 718 Thermoplastics Engineering Corp........................................... 729 Tramev/AITMAC......................... 321 Traxit North America LLC ........1012 United Wire Co Inc ...................... 705 Unitek Crossheads ........................ 910 Verichek Technical Services Inc............................... 727 Vinston US Corp .......................... 606 Wire Association International .................. WAI Store

Wiring Harness News................... 104

WCISA Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association ............... 819

Wire Forming Technology Int’l ... 819

Witels Albert USA Ltd ................ 404

WIRE BULLETIN ............. WAI Store

Woodburn Diamond Die Inc ....... 218

Weber & Scher Mfg Co Inc......... 224

Wyrepak Industries ...................... 714

Windak Inc ................................... 611

Wire Journal International ................. WAI Store

Wire & Cable Asia....................... 214

Wire Lab Co ................................. 614

Wire & Cable Technology Int’l ... 819

Wire Machine Systems Inc .......... 422

Zhejiang Baichuan Conductor Technology Co Ltd............423-425

Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp .. 518

Wire World ................................. 1024

Zumbach Electronics Corp .......... 419

Vitari/WMS .................................. 509 WAFIOS Machinery Corp ........... 401

WiTech Wire Technologies ......... 912

Yield Management Corp .............. 811

Numerical Exhibitors List 100 ...................................... Refractron

222 .............Anderson Forest Products

315 ........ Northampton Machinery Co

104 ................... Wiring Harness News

224 ..........Weber & Scher Mfg Co Inc

319 ................................. Sonoco Reels

106 .............. Commission Brokers Inc

224 ............................. Proton Products

321 ......................................A Appiani

200 ............................ T&T Marketing, an M. Holland Company

226 .... SPIRKA Schnelflechter GmbH

321 .................................AITMAC Inc

226 ...................... Stolberger Inc DBA Wardwell Braiding

321 ...........................................Tramev

202 .................Aztech Lubricants LLC 204 ................................... MFL Group

228 ............. IDEAL Welding Systems

401 .................August Strecker GmbH & Co. KG

206 .........................Balloffet Die Corp

309 ..........................Gauder Group Inc

401 ............WAFIOS Machinery Corp

208 ......................................... AIM Inc

309 ...................POURTIER & SETIC of America

404 ................. Witels Albert USA Ltd

212 ...........International Wire & Cable Symposium (IWCS)

311 ..................... QED Wire Lines Inc

214 .......................Eurowire Magazine

313 .............. KEIR Manufacturing Inc

214 ........................Wire & Cable Asia

315 .............................. Hall Industries

216 ............................................Condat

315 ............................The MGS Group

218 ........ Woodburn Diamond Die Inc

315 ..................... MGS Manufacturing

405 .............Guill Tool & Engineering 406 ............. Mathiasen Machinery Inc 407 .......................... Lämneå Bruk AB 408 ........................Phifer Incorporated 409 .................................. Microdia SA

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WIRE EXPO 2018 523 ....Madem-Moorecraft Reels USA 524 .............................Reel Options by Vandor Corporation 525 ................................. Acoteq/QMS 525 ....................AFH-Antriebstechnik 525 ........................................... Flymca 525 ............................ Domeks Makine 525 ............................... QMS America 526 ......... B & Z Galvanized Wire Ind 528 ..Kalmark Integrated Systems Ltd 529 .............................. QualiChem Inc 600 ............................................ Bartell 600 ................ Ceeco Bartell Products/ Bartell Machinery Systems 601 ...............................Die Quip Corp 602 ................................Ace Metal Inc 410 ....................................FENN LLC 411 ......... Leggett & Platt Wire Group 412 .........Schlatter North America Inc 414 .....................................Canterbury 414 .................. GENCA (Canterbury) a Division of Milacron

428 ...Rockford Manufacturing Group FELM 429 ............ CTS - Cincinnati Thermal Spray Inc

603 ....................... Oden Technologies 604 ..........................Cavallero Plastics 605 ...............................Metal Link Inc

500 ............................Beta LaserMike/ an NDC Technologies brand

606 ...........................Vinston US Corp

501 ...................... Rosendahl Nextrom

607 ......... Taubensee Steel & Wire Co

415 ............................ SAMP USA Inc

502 ...................... Joe Snee Associates

608 ...........................Starrett-Bytewise Measurement Systems

419 ........... Zumbach Electronics Corp

502 .......................................PWM Ltd

610 ...................... P & R Specialty Inc

421 .......................... DuBois Chemical

503 ...................................Amacoil Inc

611 .................................... Windak Inc

421 ............................... Heatbath Corp

504 ...................................HONTA Inc

612 .................... SAI Extrusiontek Inc

422 .................................... Cometo Srl

505 .......................................Chemetall

614 ..................................Wire Lab Co

422 ..............................EJP Maschinen

506 .......... Cablogic Technologies Inc.

615 ......................Esteves Group USA

422 ...............IWE Spools & Handling

508 ......... Asaclean - Sun Plastech Inc

619 .............................Carris Reels Inc

422 .........................Kieselstein GmbH

509 .....................AWT Machinery Inc

622 ................ CBC Metals Processing

422 ......... Schunk Carbon Technology

509 ............................................Eurolls

422 ...............Staku Surface Treatment

509 ............... PROGRESS Maschinen & Automation

623 ........................... Rainbow Rubber & Plastics

422 ...........Wire Machine Systems Inc 423/425 ........Hangzhou JR Exhibition Co Ltd 423 ......Zhejiang Baichuan Conductor Technology Co Ltd 424 .....................................OMCG Inc 425 ......Zhejiang Baichuan Conductor Technology Co Ltd 426 ................................... Fabritex Inc 427 ..................... Hangzhou Dongxing Telecommunication Material Co

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624 .........................IWM International

509 ..............................................Vitari

626 .....................E-Beam Services Inc

510 .................... Roteq Machinery Inc

628 ...............Appleton Manufacturing

511 ....................... Ebner Furnaces Inc

628 .............. Double E/Appleton Mfg

512 ............. Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc

700 ........................ Micro Products Co

513 ...................... Conneaut Industries

701 .......................George Evans Corp

515 ..................... NIEHOFF ENDEX North America Inc

702 ........................... American Kuhne

518 ...Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp

704 .......................Parkway-Kew Corp

519 .....................Gem Gravure Co Inc

705 .......................United Wire Co Inc

522 ..............Baumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Castorine Co Inc

706 .............. C2G, a brand of Legrand

703 ............................... ERA Wire Inc

WIRE EXPO 2018 707 ..............................AW Machinery 708 ......................... Breyden Products/ Saylor Products 709 ....................................... Takikawa 710 ...............................Pan Chemicals 711 ......................Bechem Lubrication Technology 712 ....Precision Die Technologies Inc 713 ................................. Filtertech Inc 714 .......................... Huestis Industrial 714 ....................... Wyrepak Industries 718 ........................................ Teknikor 821 ................Oklahoma Steel & Wire

912 ............................................. SKET

900 .................................LaserLinc Inc

912 ..........WiTech Wire Technologies

910 ....................................... ACM AB

918 ..........................RichardsApex Inc

910 ...................................... Boxy SpA

920 ....................................Arkema Inc

910 ............Effegidi SpA International

1002 ................ Clinton Instrument Co

910 ..................Howar Equipment, Inc

1004 ..................... Sivaco Wire Group

910 .................................. Metavan NV

1012 .........Traxit North America LLC

729 ......... Thermoplastics Engineering Corp

910 .............................OM Frigerio Srl

1014 ........................ Premier Wire Die

910 ............................. Plasmait GmbH

1016 ......W Gillies Technologies LLC

800 .......... Magnetic Technologies Ltd

910 .........................Unitek Crossheads

1018 ............Sikora International Corp

800 ............... RTD Manufacturing Inc

912 .....................................Ernst Koch

1020 .............................FMS USA, Inc

801 ....................... B & H Tool Co Inc

912 .................................................FIB

1022 ............ Mossberg Associates Inc

803 ...........................................Bekaert

912 ........................................Krollman

1024 .................................. Wire World

804 ............................ Mid-South Wire

912 .......................................... Lisciani

805 .............................. H-I-S Coatings

912 ...............................................M+E

WAI Store................Wire Association International

806 ............... Foerster Instruments Inc

912 .......................Morgan-Koch Corp

WAI Store...............WIRE BULLETIN

807 ............................PMC Crystal Inc

912 ...................................... Sirio Wire

WAI Store.......................Wire Journal International

719 ..................... Heany Industries Inc 721 .........................................JoeTools 722 ............................................Q8Oils 723 .............Calmec Precision Limited 724 .............................King Steel Corp 727 ....................... Verichek Technical Services Inc

809 ................................PolyOne Corp 809 .................... Colorant Chromatics, a PolyOne Company 810 ...................................Schnell SpA 811 ...............Yield Management Corp 812 ...........Houghton International Inc 813 ............. Pittsfield Plastics Eng Inc 814 .........................Paramount Die Co 815 .....................Lloyd & Bouvier Inc 818 ............. Properzi International Inc 819 ............... WCISA Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association 819 .... Wire & Cable Technology Int’l 819 ....Wire Forming Technology Int’l 820 ...................Metalloid Corporation

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Exhibitor Listings

See p. 93 for photos of the prior Nashville event, and p. 84 for the ones in between.

A. Appiani Srl/AITMAC Tel. 905-761-6165 www.aitmac-ca.com sales.aitmac.ca@gmail.com Italy/Canada Stand 312

Exhibiting: A leading manufacturer of reels since 1962, A. Appiani supplies structural and corrugated flanged reels for cable, rope and strands; single- and double-flange pressed steel reels; composite reels; solid flange and double-flange processing reels, machined and dynamically balanced; spools for steel cord and saw-wire applications; and steel pallets. Also, a complementary line of take-apart reels (hydraulic, mechanic, pneumatic), tilting units, steel baskets and machinery for spool reconditioning is also available. Represented in North America

by AITMAC, Inc., Appiani has a world-wide presence in the manufacture of standard and custom build steel reels according to DIN specifications or to customer requirements.

Personnel: Marco Appiani, Allan Brown.

Ace Metal Inc. Tel. 610-623-2204 www.acemetalinc.com sales@acemetalinc.com USA Stand 602 Exhibiting: Ace Metal, Inc., is a manufacturer of high-quality fine wire metal spools. Our spools are used in the ferrous, nonferrous, tire cord, fiber optic and aerospace industries as well as for many other applications. Our spools come in flange diameter sizes from 6 in. to

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14 in. We also offer tubular wire carriers used for shipping large diameter wire and rod as well internal wire carriers and payoffs. Ace Metal is a custom stamping house and custom tube bending house for automotive, furniture, and other industries.

Personnel: Richard Medoff, Gerri Medoff.

ACM AB Tel. 905-669-4010 www.acmab.com sales@howarequipment.com Sweden/Canada Stand 910 Exhibiting: Represented in North America by Howar Equipment, ACM AB supplies tools designed to save insulation compound usage and $$$s by means of controlling wall thicknesses. Cable cross-section measurement and data acquisition equipment from ACM will be displayed and operated for all to see the extremely precise and quick method of performing all two-dimensional cable measurements. The KSM model also allows quality control departments to track the efficiency of products or equipment with its sophisticated database and graphing + trending capabilities and analysis of data.

Personnel: Willy Hauer, Chris Hauer, Gordon Murray.

AFH-Antriebstechnik Tel. 49-2151-542887 www.afh-antriebstechnik.de eckert@afh-belt.de Germany/USA Stand 525

Exhibiting: Represented in the U.S. by QMS America, AFHAntriebstechnik has been a leading manufacturer of endless woven haul-off-belts, driving-flat-belts and special processing-belts for more than 60 years. Particularly for the international cable industry, the name “AFH” is known as a synonym for reliability and quality. The combination of our long-term experience in the field of traditional endless weaving technique and innovative process technology results in a product that sets benchmarks worldwide.

AIM Inc. Tel. 630-458-0008 www.aimmachines.com sales@aimmachines.com USA Stand 208

Exhibiting: AIM is proud to announce our newest product: the LMS (Learning Management System). LMS is AIM’s online virtual platform that offers training and content-rich resources at a click of a button. We packaged our expertise in a system that delivers an enhanced user experience through a library of interactive content, with videos, images, quizzes, workbooks and other active learning elements. Stop by and see what else AIM is doing to improve the way you bend wire.

Hear about our new double-head machines with real in-dependent 3D, twin-head forming, single-head part forming, off-plane bending 2D and 3D bending, and no center clamp length. For more information, visit our booth, website or call us.

WIRE EXPO 2018 Personnel: J.P. Pastore, Mark Hall, Constantine Graspas.

AITMAC, Inc. Tel. 905-761-6165 www.aitmac-ca.com sales.aitmac.ca@gmail.com Canada Stand 321

Exhibiting: See how our best in class equipment and accessories from world-leading manufacturers will keep you at the leading edge of technology and maximize your productivity, with wire straightening, guiding and feeding equipment

by Cometo; wire and cable cutters/ shears, rod straighteners and flat bar cutters by Tramev; a display of steel reels for shipping and processing, reel handling equipment by Appiani; and sheath cutting and stripping equipment for mineral insulated cables by Felisari. AITMAC is also the official supplier of Lesmo and Eurodraw Energy machine spare parts and service requirements.

Personnel: Allan Brown, Edwin Pasterk, Brian Cockburn.

Amacoil, Inc. Tel. 610-485-8300 www.amacoil.com amacoil@amacoil.com USA Stand 503

cable, thread, fiber, chain and virtually all other materials distributed on spools or reels. Uhing traverse drives are available in a range of sizes, with thrust capacity from seven to 800 pounds. Amacoil personnel at Wire Expo can answer questions and offer attendees product usage tips.

Products on display will include the Uhing traverse drive, EasyLock shaft collars and various Uhing brand accessories.

Personnel: Bob Eisele.

American Kuhne, Inc. Tel. 401-326-6200 www.americankuhne.com sales@americankuhne.com USA Stand 702

Exhibiting: American Kuhne will exhibit examples of market-driven innovation. The American Kuhne FlipOpen™ feed section for rubber and silicone extrusion provides quick and complete access to all feed section components for easy cleaning, adjustment, and maintenance. American Kuhne SMED Quick-Change™ design options minimize change-over time and maximize production availability. These include: rapid screw change via a quick-mount pusher, fast material change via a rotary hopper design and instant tooling change via a dual-hinge design. Stop by to find out how we can help your company.

Personnel: Larry Fitzgerald.

Anderson Forest Products Tel. 270-407-3505 www.afp-usa.com sales@afp-usa.com USA Stand 222

Exhibiting: Amacoil, Inc., will exhibit Uhing “rolling ring” traverse winding drives, assemblies and accessory products. For over 60 years, Uhing level winding drives have been used for spooling wire,

Exhibiting: Anderson Forest Products is a high quality producer of specification-based wood products. We specialize in custom reels that are available in hardwood, plywood and plastic, the latter of which are completely recyclable.

Appleton Manufacturing (See Double E.) Arkema, Inc. Tel. 800-596-2750 www.extremematerials-arkema.com david.kreh@arkema.com USA Stand 920

Exhibiting: Arkema’s high performance polymers are commonly used for applications where extreme protection and reliability are required.

Its wide range of materials include Kynar® PVDF, Rilsan® polyamides, Pebax® elastomers, Orgalloy® alloys and Apolhya® modified polyolefins.

Key characteristics of these polymers include: high-temperature resistance, low flame and smoke properties, chemical resistance, low-temperature flexibility and ease of processing.

Arkema’s long chain polyamides are excellent for electrical connectors and include Rilsan HT polymers for high temperature applications and Rilsan clear polymers for applications that demand optical clarity.

Personnel: David Kreh, Luigi Puglia.

Asaclean - Sun Plastech Inc. Tel. 973-257-1999 www.asaclean.com sales@asaclean.com USA Stand 508

Exhibiting: Asaclean is a world leader in commercial purging compound, featuring mechanical and chemical grades scientifically-engineered for optimal performance based on your process and resins.

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WIRE EXPO 2018 whitec@awtmach.com USA Stand 509

Asaclean purges are optimized for injection molding, extrusion, film and sheet, blow-molding and blownfilm applications. Benefits include: faster changeovers/reduced downtime, effective removal of color/carbon contamination, reduced screwpulls, lower scrap/reject rate, increased productivity and greater cost savings. Manufactured and distributed by Sun Plastech, Asaclean products are backed by its parent organization, Asahi Kasei Group.

Request a free sample at our website.

Personnel: Rob Palmisano.

AW Machinery LLC (AWM) Tel. 973-882-3223 www.awmachinery.com awm@awmachinery.com USA Stand 707

Exhibiting: AWM is a North American manufacturer and integrator of machinery and control systems. Our primary machinery lines are used to manufacture electrical wire, electrical cable and fiber optic coating. AWM also manufactures equipment for other applications, such as tube and hose manufacturing, rewinding applications, extrusion applications, etc. AWM designs and fabricates electrical control systems used in its machines and for various other applications. Digital touchscreen control systems design and fabrication is a specialty.

Personnel: Gerry Knab, Todd Hudson, Rudy Fernandez.

AWT Machinery, Inc. Tel. 815-315-4260 x 102 www.awtmach.com

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Exhibiting: AWT Machinery, whose principals have decades of experience in the wire and cable industry, offers local sales, service, spare parts and technical assistance in the Chicago region. It represents the following world-class OEMs: Clifford Machines & Technology, which offers resistance welding equipment for wire mesh products and grating products for sectors that include construction, high-security fencing, agriculture and reinforcement; PROGRESS, which engineers mesh welders and rebar stirrup benders; EUROLLS, for drawing lines and cold rolling lines; and VITARI, for straighten and cutting, barbed wire and chain machinery.

Personnel: Clive White, Scott Liebenberg.

Aztech Lubricants LLC Tel. 4053100034 www.ezdraw.com Info@aztechlube.com USA Stand 202

Exhibiting: Aztech Lubricants is a global provider of wire drawing and lubricant solutions. Stop by to learn more about some of our new high fusion insoluble drawing lubes. We now also offer new more environmentally friendly packaging that also cuts your costs. We excel at providing a full line of calcium, sodium and potassium stearate-based drawing powders, RP oil, drawing oils, vanishing oils and precoats. Our key

brands to be showcased are EZDraw, EZClean, EZCoat and EZFeed. We also offer a complete line of AZWipe spiral brushes. We have manufacturing and distribution capabilities in the U.S., South America and Asia.

We now also offer wire-cutting pliers under the trademark, EZPlier.

Personnel: Jonathan Anderson, Michael Colvin.

B & H Tool Co Inc Tel. 760-471-8984 www.bhtool.com pneville@bhtool.com USA Stand 801 Exhibiting: B&H Tool engineers, designs and manufactures â&#x20AC;&#x153;roundâ&#x20AC;? plastic extrusion tooling for low and high-temperature polymer, FEP, silicone and rubber applications.

We use flow simulation analysis software to design all of our head assemblies. Sectors served include wire and cable, fiber optics, fine insulated wire and medical devices.

Our capabilities include single-layer, multiple layer (up to five layers), striping (embedded and laid down), multi-lumen, multi-cores, etc. Our head assembly platforms include adjustable and fixed center crossheads and in-line dies. We design and manufacture all related tooling, including tips and dies, fittings and tooling to adapt the head assemblies to the extruder(s).

Personnel: Peter M. Neville.

B & Z Galvanized Wire Industry Tel. 626-966-6296 bz_galvanized@yahoo.com USA Stand 526 Exhibiting: B & Z manufactures electro-galvanized wire, black-annealed wire, redrawn wire and copper-coated wire. It specializes in fine wire up to 36 gauge.

Balloffet Die Corporation Tel. 915-592-5252 www.balloffetdie.com www.balloffetdie@sbcglobal.net USA/France Stand 206 Exhibiting: Balloffet is a world leader in the manufacturing of diamond wire drawing dies and precision tools, and a specialist in the

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Baum’s Castorine has been formulating quality industrial lubricants in Rome, New York, since 1879.

In that time, the company’s line of Dura Draw products have become synonymous with high-quality wire production. Just like our customer base, which is always growing, so too is our line of products as they are designed to respond quickly to customer needs and their newest challenges. Whether it’s improving your operating conditions or operating costs, Baum’s Castorine will be able to help you take your operations to the next level. Stop by our booth and let us show you what we can do for you.

Personnel: Paul Berger, Mike O’Herien.

machining of ultra-hard materials.

With its extensive experience and expertise in constant evolution, Balloffet manufactures dies and precision tools in the industries for wires, cables, tubes, rods and metal profiles in the diameter range of 0.003 mm up to 35 mm. Balloffet also produces a full range of extrusion tools for cable manufacturing, precision parts for optical fiber, enameling, guiding and coating of metallic or abrasive wires, coating of special textiles or the injection of fluids at very high pressures.

Baum’s Castorine Co., Inc. Tel. 315-336-8154 www.baumscastorine.com sales@baumscastorine.com USA Stand 522

Exhibiting: Baum’s Castorine Co., a worldwide supplier of wire drawing lubricants, will have personnel on

Bechem Lubrication Technology Tel. 440-263-4236 www.bechem.com USA Stand 711

Exhibiting: Bechem Lubrication Technology will present the wire drawing lubricants of the BECHEM Unopol, Berudraw series and Beruforge products. Their excellent drawing performance and service life are a trademark recognized by customers around the world. BECHEM Unopol products cover emulsions and synthetics for copper wire drawing as well as emulsions for aluminum wire drawing. Products like the BECHEM Unopol G 600 and BECHEM Unopol F-812 are high-performance emulsions for rod breakdown and multi-wire applications. BECHEM Unopol S 643 is a synthetic that is recognized for its

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BECHEM Unopol AL 560 is a very popular emulsion because of its ability to perform as a rod breakdown lubricant. Berudraw products cover traditional straight-oil products for aluminum, steel and stainless steel wire. Berudraw AL products offer viscosities for any aluminum or aluminum alloy drawing application. Other Berudraw lines focuses on chlorinated and non-chlorinated products for steel and stainless steel wire. The exciting newcomer is the Beruforge line of products. The initial formulations, started in the forging industry, is also used as a replacement for phosphate and soap for in-line drawing processes.

Personnel: David Skaggs, Zachary Reavis, Troy Carr.

Bekaert Corporation Tel. 770-514-2200 www.bekaert.com USA Stand 803 Exhibiting: Transforming steel wire and applying coating tech-

nologies is our core business.

Strengthening our technological leadership drives our innovation process. The combination of the two core competencies results in a broad range of high technological products.

Through steel wire transformation we influence the properties of steel such as strength, ductility, fatigue and shape.

Beta LaserMike (An NDC Technologies Brand) Tel. 9372339935 www.ndc.com/betalasermike sales@betalasermike.com USA Stand 500

Exhibiting: The Beta LaserMike products team will be presenting its

complete line of measurement and control solutions, and introducing its new “Pro” gauges with modern sleek styling and expanded capabilities in Ethernet connectivity, communications and control consistent with Industry 4.0. The new LaserSpeed® Pro non-contact length and speed gauge, UltraScan Pro ultrasonic wall thickness and concentricity gauge, and BenchMike Pro off-line diameter and ovality measurement system integrate more easily into production networks providing real-time data exchanges and tight processing efficiencies that today’s manufacturers need to deliver true product quality.

There are over 8,000 LaserSpeed gauges and over 15,000 BenchMike gauges installed worldwide.

First-Time Exhibiting Company Asaclean Purging Compounds Stand: 508 Description: ASACLEAN™ is a leader in purging compounds, featuring grades engineered for wire processors. We are backed by the Asahi Kasei Group, which has 70 plus years of materials science experience.

Website: www.asaclean.com WJI: Why will you be exhibiting at Wire Expo for the first time in 2018?

We will highlight several grades that help extruders reduce downtime and scrap rate. Our purging compounds are incredibly effective for removing difficult additives and for addressing contamination issues that can slow output. They are also used for injection molding, film and sheet, blow-molding and blown-film applications .

WJI: What type(s) of innovation will be presented?

We plan to show how purging compounds can be used to improve your production and reduce scrap rate.

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Benefits include faster changeovers, easy removal of color/carbon, less screw-pulls, lower lower scrap-rate and greater cost savings.

WJI: Why should attendees want to visit your booth?

We will be explaining how to conduct a cost savings analysis to find ways to improve your process, and will be offering free samples to anyone interested in seeing how much they can save. We can help you identify problems within your color/resin change transition to reduces losses from rejects and production downtime.

WIRE EXPO 2018 Personnel: Chris Lins, Knab Associates.

Boxy Srl Tel. 905-669-4010 www.howarequipment.com www.boxy.com sales@howarequipment.com Italy/Canada Stand 910 Exhibiting: Represented in North America by Howar Equipment, Boxy Srl offers a wide range of steel reels and reel handling equipment of the largest array that will be displayed. The line up includes machined reels for wire drawing, pressed steel reels for bunching and extrusion lines, corrugated and structural steel reels for production and shipping, wire carriers and stem packs.

Take-apart reels are available in a specialized assortment which includes the collapsible reels for packaging of reel-less wire coils with and without cardboard cores. A working display of handling equipment and reels will be on hand at the booth.

Personnel: Chris Hauer.

WET WIRE? Try Frontiersman Air Wipes Frontiersman Air Wipes dry quietly with minimum compressed air. With replaceable, wear resistant ceramic inserts, the Frontiersman Air Wipes last longer.

We also manufacture ceramic guides and components.

Breyden Products/Saylor Products Tel. 260-244-2995 www.breydenproducts.com mzuber@breydenproducts.com www.saylorproducts.com Tel. 419-832-2125 www.saylorproducts.com USA Stand 708 Exhibiting: Breydon Products manufactures a complete line of military specification lacing tapes, twines and cords. We also produce a variety of commercial grade lacing and tying materials along with a broad range of sleevings and braiding yarns utilized in the aircraft/aerospace and wire harnessing industries. Our sister company, Saylor Technical Products, has been manufacturing flexible, non-metallic, wire and hose protection (sleeving and loom) for well over a century.

C2G – A Brand of Legrand Tel. 888-668-6818 www.cablestogo.com oem-sales@c2g.com USA Stand 706 Exhibiting: C2G is an industry leader in high performance cabling and connectivity solutions. Founded in 1984, we provide solutions for markets from hospitality and education to digital signage and contract manufacturing. Some products we will highlight include: HDBaseT™ Certified Cat. 6a cable with discontinuous shielding Plenum CMP rated; RapidRun® and RapidRun® optical; USB-C adapters/docks; AC to USB wall chargers with power bank; and a Wiremold® slim desktop power center.

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KEIR Manufacturing, Inc. Tel: 1.828.885.8444 US: 800.992.2402 Fax: 1.828.884.7494 sales@KEIRmfg.com | www.KEIRmfg.com

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WIRE EXPO 2018 Cablogic Technologies Inc. Tel. 908-370-3117 www.cablogic.com info@cablogic.com USA Stand 506 Exhibiting: Cablogic Technologies Inc. is a solution provider for the wire and cable industry in wire drawing, stranding and extrusion. We represent a group of wire and cable equipment manufacturers from China supplying wire drawing machines, bunching machines, stranding machines and extrusion lines. We also provide ancillary equipment, such as payoffs and take-ups, cold welders, drawing dies, stranding dies, crossheads and extrusion tools, as well as process and delivery reels.

With decades of experiences serving the cable industry, we strive to lower your operating costs and meet your most stringent requirements.

Personnel: Dean Zhang.

Calmec Precision Limited Tel. 905-677-7976 www.calmec.com pg@calmec.net Canada Stand 723

Exhibiting: Calmec specializes in process driven equipment for the continuous roll forming of metallic strip, and the application of metallic and non-metallic tapes, to produce flexible conduit and pipes over electrical cables, hoses, and as components of deep sea umbilicals.

Personnel: Marc Fitzner, Paul McMillen.

Canterbury/GENCA, a Division of Milacron (See GENCA.) Carris Reels Tel. 802-773-9111 www.carris.com sales@carris.net USA Stand 619

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in-house. A small custom bobbin or spool mold can be inexpensive.

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Personnel: Tom Ehmann, Mike Tucker, Bill Miller.

Exhibiting: Carris Reels has proudly serviced the wire and cable industry for more than 60 years. Our nine manufacturing plants and eight assembly/warehouse locations are strategically located throughout North America to provide you with the best service in the industry. Our range of reel packaging allows customers to minimize inventory dollars and warehouse footprint through our “One Call Does it All” model. Our booth will display the company’s extensive line of products made from different materials: plywood, plastic, nailed wood, wood/metal, stamped metal and hardboard, along with the newest product line of polyethylene plastic reels. Stop by and meet the people who can help provide you with creative and timely solutions for your packaging needs.

Cavallero Plastics, Inc. Tel. 413-443-0925 www.cplas.com USA Stand 604 Exhibiting: Cavallero Plastics, a 51-year-old plastics injection molding company, has built molds for several new bobbins and machine components to add to their extensive line of braider equipment supplies.

These are available in a variety of engineering resins including filled nylon for extended life. Braiding equipment often runs for decades if well maintained, and all types of bobbins wear and get damaged over time. Using damaged bobbins or worn equipment can cause down time and can damage the end product. Some of the new materials can make the bobbins and components last longer in really tough applications. The company offers a variety of standard bobbins, braider bobbins, accessories and spools for the wire and cable industry. It also engineers, designs and builds custom molds

CBC Metals Processing Tel. 800-845-1134 www.cbcmetals.ca cbcpro@cbcmetals.ca Canada Stand 622

Exhibiting: CBC Metals is a privately owned distributor and processor of industrial metals for electrical, transformer, switchgear and cable manufacturing, metal stamping and architectural manufacturing.

It supplies slit and edged copper, aluminum, steel and laminated foil materials for the cable industry. We regularly process material as thin as .002 inches to as thick as .187 inches, in widths from .125 inches to 48 inches.

Ceeco Bartell Products/ Bartell Machinery Systems LLC Tel. 905-761-2993 www.bartellmachinery.com sean.harrington@ceecobartell.com USA Stand 600

Exhibiting: From advanced fiber optic and LAN cable production to high-speed manufacture of energy cables, the Ceeco Bartell range of wire and cable products has been at the forefront of technologies that cut

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Why is our company a WAI event sponsor?

Sponsoring Wire Expo helps WAI stage the event while promoting James Monroe. The venue is ideal for wire and cable professionals to meet and collaborate on ideas, new products and talk about industry trends.

The show floor offers a comfortable setting for vendors and customers. We like to have a presence there, but we also like that being a sponsor is a way for us to give back to the industry, now and in the future. That’s a good deal all around.

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costs, expand data signal rates and allow higher transmission frequencies to speed communications and power to all corners of the globe.

Our renowned production solutions include cantilever take-up and payoffs, tubular stranders, planetary stranders and the CEECO advanced roll forming system. Our new ArmourLock ST-4 cable armoring system was designed optimize speed, product quality, productivity, ease of set-up and reduced maintenance.

From stranding to coiling and everything in between Bartell works to deliver innovative solutions that drive the future of manufacturing, one machine at a time. Stop by to learn about our latest advances in technology or visit our website.

Chemetall, Inc. Tel. 800-526-4473 www.chemetallus.com dane.armendariz@chemetall.com USA Stand 505

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Exhibiting: Chemetall, the Surface Treatment Division of BASF, a global leader in the manufacturing and development of chemical processes for industry, will highlight its processes. They will also conduct a Productions Solutions seminar at their booth, with their technical experts focusing on how to troubleshoot a cleaning house process when issues arise. Staff will be available to address specific issues before and after the session. A “Meet the Experts” session along with the standard Fundamentals Course will also be presented, consult the show program for times. Chemetall supplies cleaners, phosphates, salt carriers, polymer lubricants and a complete line of specialty processes.

Personnel: Jack McAfee, Neil Lowdon, Rudy Vey, Paul Kulongowski, Edward Davis, Doug Grover, Dane Armendariz.

Clifford Machines & Technology www.cliffeng.com scott@awtmach.com USA Stand 509 Exhibiting: Clifford Machines & Technology, represented by AWT Machinery, is known worldwide as a leader in reinforcing mesh welders, off-coil fencing welders, fine mesh welders, grating welders and highspeed wire straightening machines.

Personnel: Scott Liebenberg.

Clinton Instrument Company Tel. 860-669-7548 www.clintoninstrument.com klangley@clintoninstrument.com support@clintoninstrument.com USA Stand 1002

Exhibiting: Clinton Instrument Company—a world leader in spark testers for the wire and cable industry—will exhibit its new line of DC spark testers, now brought up to the new B-series. Like our flagship model HF-15B high-frequency AC spark tester, which will also be exhibited, the new DC testers feature advanced fault detection and connectivity. B-Series units all feature a large easy-to-read alpha/numeric display, fault differentiation between common fault types, easy connection to most PLCs, and optional Ethernet/ IP, PROFINET, PROFIBUS, Modbus TCP and analog communications.

Like the rest of the B-Series, the new DC spark testers can be automatically calibrated with Clinton’s STCAL system, which will also be shown. Ask us for a demonstration of this technology.

Personnel: Kristy Carroll, David Carroll.

Colorant Chromatics, a PolyOne Company Tel. 800-242-2296 www.polyone.com orders-us1d@polyone.com USA Stand 809

WIRE EXPO 2018 Exhibiting: PolyOne Colorant Chromaticsâ&#x201E;˘ develops fluoropolymer and high-temperature polymers that can help you increase your production throughput, reduce waste and increase speed to market. Our extensive portfolio includes colorant and additive concentrates and compounds, dispersed pigments for coloring PTFE and a full range of printing, striping and marking inks for high-temperature applications.

Personnel: Jessica Hoogendoorn, Rick Brenneman.

along with a modular collector tray for flexibility in the cut material lengths.

Commission Brokers Inc. Tel. 401-943-3777 www.commissionbrokers.com mkenner@commissionbrokers.com USA Stand 106 Exhibiting: Commission Brokers will display photos and brochures of currently available second hand machinery as well as literature

relating to our auction, appraisal and liquidating capabilities.

Personnel: Martin Kenner.

Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: AITMAC and Wire Machine Systems each provided the following listings for Cometo.

Cometo Srl/AITMAC Tel. 905-761-6165 www.aitmac-ca.com sales.aitmnac.ca@gmail.com Italy/Canada Stand 1002 Exhibiting: Cometo, via its North American representative, AITMAC, Inc., supplies a full of wire processing equipment, including wire straightening, guiding and feeding equipment. Measure, feed and cut systems for wire, rod, cable and wire mesh products will be presented together with its new modular structured machine design for the processing of different material profiles including the processing and hard stamp marking of welding wire.

These wire processing machines have optional wire and rod binding capabilities.

Cometo Srl Tel. 260-483-9269 www.wire-machine.com sales@wire-machine.com Italy/N. America Stand 422 Exhibiting: Cometo, whose U.S. distributors include Wire Machine Systems, supplies wire straightening, guiding and feeding equipment for all types of wire and cable applications. Precision cut and straighten, with high levels of flexibility, are also available for welding wire, ferrous and nonferrous applications. Cut lengths are precision controlled by an encoder and fitted with electronic, hydraulic or pneumatic cutting units,

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WIRE EXPO 2018 CONDAT Corporation Tel. 734-944-4994 www.condatcorp.com inquiries@condatcorp.com USA Stand 216

ever-tightening environmental regulations. With extensive production capabilities and a U.S.-based division in Saline, Michigan, CONDAT offers the flexibility and reactivity to fully serve the North American market.

Personnel: Jon Dewitt, Brad Andrews, Tim Murphy.

Conneaut Industries Inc Tel. 401-392-1110 www.conneaut.com info@conneaut.com USA Stand 513

Exhibiting: CONDAT’s wire drawing lubricants and surface technologies represents the company’s core business, and the industry’s most extensive range. CONDAT is a key global player in the metal forming markets with an extensive commercial support network to serve our customers. With over 160 years of expertise in the lubricant business, CONDAT is continuously improving and upgrading its formulations for better value and in anticipation of the

Exhibiting: Conneaut Industries is an industry-leading converter/producer of specialty yarn products with an extensive customer base in NA and an international presence since 1930. Conneaut participates in all textiles types to achieve specific customer solutions. Markets served include: electrical wire and cable, magnet wire, telecommunication,

automotive, aerospace, oil and gas, sporting goods, military, marine, durable goods and medical.

Personnel: Lance Banfield, Russ Kibbe, Mario Diaz, John Mancinelli.

Continuus Properzi (See Properzi International.)

CTS - Cincinnati Thermal Spray Inc Tel. 973-379-0003 www.cts-inc.net sales@cts-inc.net USA Stand 429

Exhibiting: Coating technology solutions to enhance performance and solve wear, galling and corrosion issues. Coating, restoration and manufacturing of worn metal parts such as capstans, pulleys, sheaves, step-

First-Time Exhibiting Company C2G – A Brand of Legrand Stand: 706 Description: C2G is an industry leader in high performance cabling and connectivity solutions. Founded in 1984, we provide solutions for markets from hospitality and education to digital signage and contract manufacturing.

WJI: Why will you be exhibiting at Wire Expo for the first time in 2018?

As a brand of Legrand, we are always ready for opportunities to showcase our history of exceptional quality, our solutions expertise and options, and custom OEM capabilities. We are an assembly house, and opportunities such as Wire Expo 2018 allow us to become better equipped to support our customers’ OEM requirements.

Our scope ranges from USB-C solutions and wire management to cable management and fiber optics.

Additionally, the event is a great place to enhance our accessibility in the market when it comes to extrusion and connectors. For more, see cablestogo.com.

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WJI: What type(s) of innovation will you present?

Some products we will highlight include: HDBaseT™ Certified Cat. 6a cable with discontinuous shielding Plenum CMP rated; RapidRun® and RapidRun® optical; USB-C adapters/docks; AC to USB wall chargers with power bank; and a Wiremold® slim desktop power center.

WJI: Why should attendees want to stop by??

They can learn how we can partner with them when it comes to transforming spaces with innovative solutions around power, light and data infrastructure. Legrand has 21 brands and product lines, all available through C2G.

WIRE EXPO 2018 cones, guide rolls, deflector wheels, draw rings, shafts up to 12 ft. (3 in. max. dia.), and push rods. We also manufacture rollers and sleeves from solid carbide for descaling, straightening, forming and mill rolls.

Personnel: John Staudinger, Mark Patrizzia, Gerald Carino, Alex Tran, Silvia Noriega.

Die Quip Corp.

Tel. 412-833-1662 www.diequip.com smaxwell@diequip.com USA Stand 601

Exhibiting: Die Quip will present the company’s quality, heavy duty, and unique cutter line. These specialty cutters offer multiple benefits for hard-to-cut applications and longer tool life than the competition.

We feature a variety of cutter options to meet all your needs with safe and ergonomic solutions. We have hand tools, manual bolt cutters, benchtop cutters, battery powered cutters, pneumatic cutters, electric-hydraulic cutters and full hydraulic cutters along with a variety of straighteners for all materials. Implementing power cutters into your facility can reduce the possibility of joint stress injuries received from overexertion and repeated use of manual tools.

For more details, visit our cutter website www.wirecutterstore.com.

Personnel: Scott Maxwell, Tom Maxwell.

Domeks Makine Tel. 90-5336519489 www.domeksmakine.com info@domeksmakine.com Turkey/USA Stand 525 Exhibiting: Represented in the U.S.

by QMS America, Domeks Makine supplies full automatic coiling lines and PVC compounding machines.

These include the Coilmatik 280

operations with Appleton material handling products. Appleton: we move heavy!

Personnel: Matthew Spang.

DuBois Chemical (See Heatbath.) for coiling of single conductors, the Granulator 600 PVC compounding machine, the Coilmatik 400 for multi-wire cables, the Reelmatik 350 for round and flat type cables and the Doublematik 400 for automatic spool winding and coiling on same line. It has also developed two new cable packing lines: Quadromatik and Speedmatik. Domeks’ partnership with the cable manufacturers reflects its understanding of the cable industry’s high production demands and yet the ability to remain flexible to the ever changing requirements.

Double E/Appleton Mfg. Tel. 800-531-2002 www.appletonmfg.com sales@appletonmfg.com USA Stand 628

Exhibiting: Appleton Mfg. will exhibit its RollMover™ and CartMover™ material-handling product lines. Powerful, compact, ruggedly built and battery-operated, the RollMover and CartMover are perfect additions to wire industry production lines and warehousing. The RollMover is an indispensable tool for moving large spools of wire and the CartMover can be used for moving a variety of work carts and other material carriers. Visit our booth and find out how you can dramatically increase safety and efficiency in your

E-Beam Services, Inc. Tel. 513-933-0031 www.ebeamservices.com ebeam@ebeamservices.com USA Stand 626

Exhibiting: E-beam irradiation provides quality crosslinking and polymer modification for wire and cable and tubing products. E-beam crosslinking does not require any additives nor does it generate hazardous chemical by-products. This crosslinking method is energy efficient and the minimal amount of exposure time to the e-beam helps ensure high throughputs.

Ebner Furnaces, Inc. www.ebnerfurnaces.com sales@ebnerfurnaces.com Tel. 330-335-1600 USA/Austria Stand 511 Exhibiting: A global, family-owned company and market leader for heat treatment facilities for the metals industry, Ebner supplies heat-treatment technology that provides: high quality, with the highest throughput, long service life, lowest environmental impact; a highly intelligent heat process technology; state-of-the-art process technology and automation; a cost-effective operation with low annealing costs, high availability and

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Why is our company a WAI event sponsor?

Being a sponsor for the WAI Operations Summit and Wire Expo 2018 allows us to show our support for an organization that we’ve long been active with. Wire Association International, through its conferences and trade events, plays an important role in furthering education and promoting innovation in the wire and cable industry. This year’s event in Nashville promises to continue the trend of outstanding speakers, informative workshops and valuable networking opportunities. At Encore Wire, we are pleased to support this good cause.

WT Bigbee Vice President of Operations Encore Wire

low maintenance requirements at the best price/performance ratio; and excellent annealing results that result in a homogenous microstructure, the cleanest material surface, no material loss and uniform mechanical properties.

Effegidi SpA International Tel. 905-669-4010 www.howarequipment.com www.boxy.com sales@howarequipment.com Italy/Canada Stand 910 Exhibiting: Laminated shielding tapes from Effegidi International SpA, represented in North America

by Howar Equipment, Inc., will be showcased at the booth. Effegidi is specialized in the manufacturing of foil laminated tapes such as aluminum/polyester, copper/polyester, PVC, PE, annealed copper, annealed aluminum, aluminum/PE, copper/ PE. The tapes are supplied in multiple thickness arrays depending on customer application requirements, and may be laminated in various layer configurations. Packages are available as pads, or traverse wound spools in customizable sizes.

Customized packaging includes itemized identification and material description labels which clearly note

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all product parameters and manufacturing date for complete traceability.

For over 40 years, Effegidi has maintained a focus on repeatable high quality and consistency while also ensuring environmentally conscious manufacturing techniques. Effegidi is a proud supplier to many multi-national cable manufacturers, and welcomes all North American visitors to the booth.

Personnel: Chris Hauer.

EJP Maschinen Tel. 260-483-9269 www.wire-machine.com sales@wire-machine.com Germany/USA Stand 422 Exhibiting: Based in Germany and represented in North America by Wire Machine Systems, EJP will exhibit a state-of-the-art two-roll straightener for cold finished bar that provides industry-leading straightness quality. It offers the most innovative drawing technology for all ferrous and nonferrous cold-finished bar applications, including combined drawing systems, shotblasting, straighteners, payoffs, hydraulic impact shears and bundling and packaging systems. EJP’s processing and handling equipment is designed to maintain superior straightness and

surface finish. Its bar-peeling systems produce the highest quality bar surface finish on the market.

Personnel: Thomas Ganser, Bo Knueppel, Jay Griffith, Larry Hughbanks.

ERA Wire Inc. Tel. 203-933-0480 www.erawire.com rich@erawire.com USA Stand 703 Exhibiting: Wire straightening and cutting services for all alloys (ferrous and nonferrous, round, flat or shaped), torsion straightening, used or rebuilt wire straighten-and-cut equipment, replacement parts and tooling, on-site technical assistance.

Ernst Koch GmbH & Co KG Tel. 49-2372-985-500 www.koch-ihmert.de jochen.koch@koch-ihmert.de Germany Stand 912

Exhibiting: For more than 90 years, Ernst Koch has manufactured machinery in the company’s factory in Germany to the highest standards for the ferrous wire industry. Koch keeps innovating, such as its very successful OTA straight through multi-die drawing system. All types of wire drawing machines, spoolers, coilers, and accessories are available from Koch, which manufactures top equipment, and services what it manufactures.

Esteves Group USA Tel. 800-325-7989 www.estevesgroup.com sales@estevesgroup.us.com USA Stand 615

Exhibiting: Interested in maximizing wire throughput and quality?

Then meet with the solution experts

WIRE EXPO 2018 at the Esteves Group booth who design wire manufacturing tools specifically for your process. They will take your finished wire properties and manufacturing method into account to achieve your goals. To maximize your profits, our engineers use proprietary software and successful experience to manufacture the following high performance tools: PCD, single-crystal diamond and tungsten carbide wire dies, wire die recuts, multi-wire elongation sets, diamond-coated stranding dies, split dies, shaped dies, and extrusion tools. Esteves Group is a global wire die company.

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Eurolls Tel. 815-315-4260 ext. 102 www.awtmach.com whitec@awtmach.com Italy/USA Stand 509

Non-Contact Temperature Measurement without Optics Exhibiting: Eurolls offers wet drawing lines and dry drawing/rolling lines, straightening and cutting lines, lattice girders machines, electrode machines, and many other products to service your wire manufacturing needs. Eurolls was the first company to convert the traditional die process in wire drawing, to wire rolling, by means of its unique quality microcassettes. The entire manufacturing process and knowhow was developed in house, and Eurolls was the first to introduce this technology to the wire industry world. The possibility of rolling more sophisticated materials is always a new Eurolls challenge, and with the cooperation of our customer base, we continue to develop new alternatives to traditional wire drawing.

Personnel: Clive White, Scott Liebenberg.

EuroWire Tel. 44-1926-834684 www.intras.co.uk jason@intras.co.uk U.K. Stand 214 Exhibiting: Published by Intras and available in print, CD and online, EuroWire/www.read-eurowire. com is a leading international trade magazine for the wire and cable industries. Published in six languages and distributed to a closely controlled global circulation across Europe and the Americas, it reports the latest international wire and cable industry news, technological developments and more. Other publications include Wire & Cable ASIA/www.read-wca. com, published six times per year in both English and Chinese, available in both print and digital versions; and wiredInUSA/www.wiredinusa.com, a digital source of news and information, read every month by

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Personnel: Jason Smith.

George Evans Corporation Tel. 800-733-5872 www.george-evans.com helenna.freeman@ george-evans.com USA Stand 701 Exhibiting: With a legacy of more than a century as a metal fabricator, we have the skills and machinery necessary to create the unusual or non-standard feature that your firm may require for its next cable reel project. Our firm has a library of production tools and dies accumulated over the past 75+ years of making TOROIDAL® reels that are refreshed, renewed and maintained in ready condition. Chances are good that, with modification, we already have the tooling required to do the special or standard job you require.

Personnel: Helenna Freeman.

Fabritex, Inc. Tel. 706-376-6584 www.fabritex.com dantrier@fabritex.com USA Stand 426

Exhibiting: Fabritex will display the company’s line of tubular wire carriers and stem packs. The company was founded in 1992 with a commitment to excellence and unparalleled respect for the needs of customers.

Personnel: Dan Trier, Lee Adams.

Felisari/AITMAC Tel. 905-761-6165 www.aitmac-ca.com sales.aitmnac.ca@gmail.com Italy/Canada Stand 321

Exhibiting: Represented by AITMAC, Felisari supplies cutting and stripping equipment for mineral insulated cable; automatic orbital sheath cutting (orbital grooving process-ringing) and ultrasonic cable stripping (de-compacting and liquefying insulating mineral powder-PULSUS). Ringing: fully automatic sheath cutting (grooving process), orbital cuts into the material are program controlled (microprocessor control with counters) and carried out with high precision. Depth grooving adjustment according to the shield thickness and cable types.

PULSUS: fully automatic stripping machine using powerful pulses of ultrasonic energy to strip the sheath

First-Time Exhibiting Company QMS America Stand: 525 Description: QMS America was founded January 2016, by several partners with extensive experience in the wire, cable and rope. We represent four wellknown companies, and plan to add more.

Representative: Barry Mosemann, president/managing partner WJI: Why will you be exhibiting at Wire Expo for the first time in 2018?

In the past QMS has assisted their suppliers at their different booths. This year, we felt having a QMS booth that the suppliers could share would confirm our relationship with them. Hopefully customers will remember the connection between QMS and the suppliers.

WJI: What type(s) of innovation will be presented?

Flymca, Domeks and AFH key personnel will be in the booth to answer questions and provide information on the

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new upgrades and materials they are now using in stranding, spooling/coiling, and belts.

WJI: Why should attendees want to visit your booth?

I’ve been in this field since 1991, and know how to help customers optimize their drawing, stranding, extrusion processes by helping them make the right choices.

Also, stopping by the QMS booth will allow customers to speak with three different companies at one booth instead of finding each of them in individual booths.

WIRE EXPO 2018 from mineral insulated cable. The ultrasonic energy transfers to the insulation on contact and de-compacts and liquefies the powder. The result is that all the powder in the stripped section is cleanly removed, leaving the conductors completely untouched.

FENN LLC Tel. 860-259-6600 www.fenn-torin.com sales@fenn-torin.com USA Stand 410

Exhibiting: For over 100 years, FENN has provided customers with customized metal-forming equipment tailored to their business needs, paired with top-notch service and support. FENN recently updated its FSL series wire shaping line with a power-driven Turks Head (versus a pull-through style) that saves space and precious material by eliminating the need for a capstan. This ensures that rolls can be quickly and easily removed and re-inserted for efficient maintenance. Its line of swagers can accommodate production requirements from small medical applications to the reduction of tube six inches in diameter. From wire shaping to swaging to wire drawing applications, FENN has the experience and know-how to build the best machine for your application and production requirements. Stop by to learn how FENN experts can help to improve your business’s bottom line.

Can’t make it to the show? Visit our website or call us today.

Personnel: Mike Geiger, Kevin Campion, Thomas Mushroe, Namdeo Ranjane.

Filtertech, Inc. Tel. 315-682-8815 www.filtertech.com info@filtertech.com USA Stand 713

Exhibiting: Since 1969, Filtertech has serviced the wire industry by providing complete coolant and water filtration and waste disposal systems. These systems are custom designed for drawing coolant, aluminum rod drawing oil, annealer quench, caster roll coolant, caster water, CV water and other associated process coolant and water applications. Filtertech strives to exceed our customer’s expectations by supplying quality equipment and servicing that equipment for the life of the process.

Personnel: Joseph Scalise, Mohammed Albedour, Jamal El-Hindi.

FLYMCA Tel. 34-942-55-98-55 www.flymca.com flymca@flymca.com Spain Stand 525

Exhibiting: Represented by QMS, FLYMCA offers customers customized solutions to stranding and cabling requirements. The company has invested heavily in the best technology to deploy advanced methods such as 3D design and finite elements analysis of parts and frames.

FMS USA, Inc. Tel. 847-519-4400 www.fms-technology.com fmsusa@fms-technology.com USA Stand 1020 Exhibiting: FMS will introduce the new cradleGUARD System that utilizes wireless technology to provide status of pintle lock and cradle tilt switches without the use of slip rings. The booth will also have a functional display of the RTMX42.

BC Brake Control System for closed loop tension control on stranding machines. The tension data is wire-

lessly transmitted off of the machine for integration into either a PC or PLC (via gateway). Possibilities include data logging, graphing, tension limit alarms, core tension, and running length input. FMS will also display tension measurement products for the wire and cable industry, including force sensors and amplifiers (with EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, and PROFINET interfaces).

Personnel: Steven Leibold.

Foerster Instruments Inc. Tel. 412-788-8976 www.foerstergroup.com sales@foerstergroup.com USA Stand 806

Exhibiting: Foerster, a leading manufacturer and supplier of nondestructive testing (NDT) equipment, utilizes nondestructive electromagnetic or eddy current test principles.

Products range from simple handheld instruments to sophisticated integrated test systems for in-line testing. We offer customers complete solutions for ferritic and austenitic steels, for materials like hot wire, valve spring wire, and copper wire.

Instruments developed for NDT of the metals manufacturing industry are used for crack detection, hardness measurement, magnetic property determination, electrical conductivity measurement, and heat treatment verification.

Fort Wayne Wire Die, Inc. Tel. 260-747-1681 www.fwwd.com sales@fwwd.com USA Stand 512 Exhibiting: Wire manufacturers looking for solutions to maximize profitability and remain competitive in the current global economy are encouraged to visit us. Our personnel will be ready to provide details about

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Why is our company a WAI event sponsor?

Nexans is pleased to support WAI’s event in Nashville. Our employees can sit in on educational programs and meet with industry suppliers to learn about manufacturing advances and products. That is a very effective combination. It also is a plus that our team members from different plants and business units can meet outside of the hectic day-today work setting to do this. We see this as a good investment in further development of our organization.

David Hawker, Vice President and General Manager Nexans Energy Division North America

the company’s unique die-inventory management programs, x-ray orientation for single crystal diamond dies and superior surface finish from PCD dies. Our displays will include: wire drawing dies (single crystal diamond, Poly-Di® polycrystalline, Dual-DrawTM and tungsten carbide); extrusion tips and dies; shaped profile dies; Poly-StrandTM stranding, bunching and compacting dies; Di-ProTM diamond powder and compound; and miscellaneous wear parts.

Personnel: John Downey, Tino Corral, Jacob Mckie, Byron Philipson, Darin Nicol.

Gauder Group Inc. (GGI) Tel. 336-856-8176 en.gaudergroup.com/site.aspx ggi@gaudergroup.com USA Stand 309 Exhibiting: Gauder Group, Inc. (GGI) promotes the sales of its POURTIER and SETIC product range under the name “POURTIER & SETIC of America.” POURTIER develops and produces high quality stranders, cablers and armoring lines for ferrous and nonferrous cables.

SETIC designs and manufactures high-quality, double-twist bunchers/ stranders for power cable and automotive industry as well as complete solutions to produce special/LAN cables with enhanced performances).

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Personnel: David Gemelli, Paul Gemelli, Mark Kristoff, Derek Olson, Mike Prasad, Brent Serre.

GENCA (Canterbury), a Division of Milacron Tel. 678-282-8476 USA Stand 414

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Group members: C2S (bows, spare parts, services and upgrades for all brands), GAUDER (largest stock of second-hand machines for the wire and cable industry in Europe) and DALOO (medium-cost rotating machines).

Gem Gravure Co., Inc. Tel. 781-878-0456 www.gemgravure.com info@gemgravure.com USA Stand 519

Exhibiting: Gem Gravure is bringing inkjet and contact printing equipment with our specialty inks to Nashville for Wire Expo 2018.

We will showcase our best in class dye-based and opaque alphaJET® inkjet printers from KBA-Metronic.

See a live demonstration of our software offerings right on our DiamondBRIDGE kiosk. GEM has the best hardware, fluids and software to ensure the highest quality code for your wire. GEM continues to supply the finest in striping and contact printing equipment. Custom gravure marking wheels remain a company specialty. Bring GEM your toughest marking and coding

Exhibiting: GENCA, a division of Milacron, will display a variety of extrusion technologies. The company supplies a complete line of crossheads capable of single or dual-layer extrusion with multiple stripes for the entire medical industry. In addition to tooling and breaker plates, the company offers color change components, crossheads (both fixed and adjustable). Attendees can also ask about the micro-adjustable BAT head (Ball Adjustable Tip) as well as our loose tube and tight-buffered fixed center crossheads.

Personnel: Jasmin Sehovic, Jem Homrighaus, Michael Maduro.

W. Gillies Technologies, LLC Tel. 508-852-2502 www.wgillies.com sales@wgillies.com USA Stand 1016

Exhibiting: W. Gillies Technologies, LLC, a member of the RSD Group, offers a full line of equipment for marking and printing on jacketed wire, cable, hose, tubing and extruded profiles. It specializes in contact Gravure printers, high-speed laser markers, ink jet guidance and line speed detection systems and guide roller assemblies. It also manufactures an extensive line of engraved printing wheels, indent wheels and embossing wheels.

WIRE EXPO 2018 Personnel: Mark Spencer, Bill Karsok.

Personnel: R.J. Masse, Steve Chemel.

Guill Tool & Engineering Tel. 401-828-7600 USA Stand 405 Exhibiting: Guill Tool & Engineering is a leading manufacture of extrusion tooling for the wire and cable industry. We will be demonstrating our innovative line of crossheads that are available in single and multi layers. This year we will feature our patented single-point concentricity system. The single-point system is a one concentricity adjusting bolt that is responsible for 360 degrees of adjustment.

We will also show our expanded line of Bullet fixed center crossheads that feature our unique cam lock system that facilitates easy assembly and disassembly. Also, our multi-port, spiral-flow distribution system, our seal right system that eliminates leaking.

Hangzhou Dongxing Telecommunication Material Co. Tel. 86-571-58605866 www.dongxing-al.com sales@dongxing-al.com China Stand 427

Exhibiting: Hangzhou Dongxing Telecommunication Material Co.,Ltd founded in 1992. It is an ISO9001 and ISO14000 certified enterprise specialized in research and produce high quality laminated shielding tape, includes aluminum mylar, copper mylar, polyester and other cable shielding and insulation materials.

Heany Industries, Inc. Tel. 585-889-2700 www.heany.com cliffr@heany.com USA Stand 719 Exhibiting: Heany Industries manufactures high-purity alumina and zirconia guides, bushings, pulleys, etc., for the wire and cable industry to extend the life of machinery components. We also provide thermal-spray coatings to custom fabricated or customer parts to increase wear and corrosion resistance. Heany also offers thermally insulating ceramics and coatings.

Heatbath Corp./DuBois Chemicals Tel. 413-452-2000 www.heatbath.com USA Stand 421 Exhibiting: DuBois Chemicals/ Heatbath is a supplier of cleaning and coating chemistry for the ferrous wire industry. Specialized formulations for every aspect of cleaning

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Why is our company a WAI event sponsor?

The people who benefit from reels made by Sonoco are not only our direct customers, but other stakeholders. Sponsoring Wire Expo is a great opportunity for reaching educated wire and cable professionals who recognize the benefits of products engineered to solve marketplace challenges. Smarter buyers consider the total value of their purchases. Conferences such as Wire Expo help to educate people who work in this industry about bringing value to their companies and their communities.

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and coating including acid pickling additives, scale conditioners, grain refiners, zinc phosphate conversion coatings, and lubrication. Both non-reactive and reactive stearate lubes are included in our product offerings as well as polymer topcoats for cold forming applications.

Supplying options for every step of your cleaning house process. ISO certified.

glass braid to the wire, hi-heat applications, no fray cuts, flexibility and moisture resistance, excellent abrasion and superior pushback resistance. Our system includes: water reducible based thermocouple bake enamels, water based low cure, hi-strength saturates, silicone hi-heat resistant bake enamels, high strength acetone braid dyes, and UV curable clear top coats. At H-I-S Coatings, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re committed as a company to produce coatings that meet and exceed each customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expectations and providing industry-leading customer service.

Personnel: Jeremy Cox, Tony Cox.

H-I-S Coatings Tel. 214-701-1265 www.hispaint.com/industrial/ products-industrial/ wire-cable-coatings jeremycox@hispaint.com USA Stand 805 Exhibiting: H-I-S Coatings offers a comprehensive assortment of liquid coatings designed specifically for the wire and cable industry. Our coatings are designed for product color identification, strong adhesion of the fiber

Honta Machinery Co., Ltd. Tel. 86-515-8539-1199 www.jshonta.com info@cablogic.com China Stand 504 Exhibiting: Honta Machinery designs and manufactures machinery for the wire and cable industry, such as rod breakdown machines with annealer, intermediate wire drawing machines with annealer, fine wire drawing machines with annealer, multi-wire drawing machines with

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annealer, high speed electrolytic plating lines, and double twist bunching machines. Honta constantly strives to supply wire process machinery of high efficiency, high precision, and high quality to customers around the world.

Personnel: Charles Tan, Dean Zhang.

Houghton International Tel. 610-666-4000 www.houghtonintl.com sales@houghtonintl.com USA Stand 812 Exhibiting: Your global fluid technology partner, Houghton International offers your operation a global network of fluids experts delivering innovative technologies, chemistries, products and services with a single focus on solving your toughest challenges. With over 2,000 employees in 31 countries, Houghton helps customers around the world save on overall process chemical and disposal costs while improving production and part quality.

HOWAR Equipment Inc. Tel. 905-669-4010 www.howarequipment.com sales@howarequipment.com Canada Stand 910

Exhibiting: HOWAR Equipment will showcase wire and cable manufacturing accessories manufactured by its European represented manufacturers. Displayed products will include: steel reels, spools, carriers and reel handling equipment; mechanical wire descalers, rotating dies, and scrap wire coilers; plasma wire surface and heat treatment; payoffs, take-ups and tension control equipment; extrusion crossheads, automatic color change systems, extrusion tooling; automatic cable cross-section measurement; and cable wrapping/packaging. HOWAR has over 35 years of industry experi-

WIRE EXPO 2018 ence, and is interested in discussing any machinery and application inquiries to provide solutions to practical requirements.

Personnel: Willy Hauer, Chris Hauer, Michael Gromko.

Huestis Industrial/Wyrepak Ind. Tel. 401-253-5500 www.huestisindustrial.com sales@huestis.com USA Stand 714

Exhibiting: Huestis Industrial/ Wyrepak Industries supplies advanced machinery, air wipes and ancillary equipment. Its knowledgeable on-site staff will be available to answer any questions attendees may have, including for its wire wipe technology for products from .063 in. to 7.00 in., pulleys, sheaves and tension-control devices. It supplies payoff rotatable cap/brush assemblies from 6 in. to 48 in., powered and non-powered (driven) cap/brush assemblies from 16 in. to 48 in. for reels. Standard sizes and custom payoffs and take-ups are available as well as cold welders—both manual, and hydraulic/electric are available— from 0.05 mm to 25 mm. Cable jacket strippers for product core sizes from .030 in. to 4.00 in.

Personnel: Howard Fancher, Steve Bettencourt, Fred Correira.

IDEAL Welding Systems Tel. 815-874-4349 www.idealweld.com idealweld@idealweld.com USA Stand 228

Exhibiting: Since 1923, IDEAL has specialized in manufacturing resistance welding machinery for the wire and sheet metal industries. Our products cover a wide range of applications, such as industrial mesh welders, CNC robotic welders, coil-joining butt welders, band saw blade welders and automated customized welding solutions.

Personnel: Christian Kloeckner, Michael Horn.

International Wire & Cable Symposium (IWCS, Inc.) Tel. 203-794-0444 www.iwcs.org dzirkle@bzsales.com USA Stand 212 Exhibiting: IWCS, Inc., a nonprofit organization, produces the International Cable & Connectivity Symposium, which is the premier venue for new technologies in cable and connectivity products, processes and applications for the exchange of information among suppliers, manufacturers and users. For over 66 years, the IWCS Symposium has been the leading worldwide conference for peer-reviewed papers and presentations on technologies and trends in cable and connectivity for the communications, data, electronics, power, industrial, automotive and aerospace industries. The IWCS Symposium Committee generates an extremely high caliber program for each year’s conference, with over 100 papers and presentations in 20 compelling sessions over three full days. IWCS is an opportunity to explore discussions on topical issues, learn about new technologies and network with global industry colleagues. In 2017, IWCS collaborated with UL, a global independent safety science company, to establish an annual regional Asian conference in Shanghai, China based on the IWCS symposium format. The annual conferences are about five months apart, with the U.S. conference held in the fall and China held in late winter/ early spring. For more information, visit the respective event websites at www.iwcs.org and www.ulandiwcschina.org Personnel: Douglas Zirkle, Dave Kiddoo.

IWE Spools & Handling Tel. 260-403-0634 www.wire-machine.com sales@wire-machine.com Germany/USA Stand 422 Exhibiting: Based in Germany and represented in North America by

Wire Machine Systems, Inc., IWE will exhibit a full line of metal reels/ spools for all wire and cable applications. For over 70 years, IWE has developed and manufactured precision reels and innovative reel handling equipment for the cable and wire industry at its location in Neustadt near Coburg in Germany.

There, it produces superior quality reels for bunching, stranding, drawing, annealing, cabling and extrusion applications. Reel sizes are up to 3200 mm diameter in standard sizes or customized to a customer’s specific needs. IWE also supplies reel/ spool handling equipment to lift or lift-and-tilt reels.

Personnel: Bo Knueppel, Jay Griffith, Larry Hughbanks.

IWM International Tel. 800-323-5585 www.iwmesh.com info@iwmesh.com USA Stand 624 Exhibiting. IWM International, established as Hamilton Wire Company in 1888 and known as New York Wire throughout the 20th Century, has manufacturing facilities in Hanover and York, Pennsylvania.

With over 20 million pounds of annual fine wire drawing capacity, IWM produces low carbon, aluminum alloys, copper, and commercial bronze single end wire in 21 ga. to 36 ga. AWG sizes. IWM fine wire is used for coaxial, marine, and shipboard electrical cabling, RFI shielding, wire mesh, packaging and for binding wire applications. IWM’s quality management systems are ISO 9001:2015 compliant with extensive experience in supporting U.S. automotive PPAP data requirements, as well as a certified U.S. domestic source for DFARS compliant fine wire.

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Why is our company a WAI event sponsor?

Wire and Plastic Machinery Corporation has been a proud supporter of the Wire Association International since its inception in 1986.

Sponsorship helps bring our company a heightened industry awareness. It also shows that we believe in the value that WAI provides to our industry. The Fundamentals classes, webinars, local chapters, the bookstore and, of course, Wire Expo and Interwire, all contribute to the continuing expansion of knowledge and enhanced camaraderie between Association members.

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cold-pressure welding machines. The booth will display the M101 model, which is designed for welding copper wire from .040 in. to .141 in. and aluminum wire from .040 in. to .197 in. It can also be used to weld trapezoidal and strip profiles. Other displayed models will include the BM10 and BM30 bench welders and the M10 and M25 hand-held models.

From fine wire to rod or strip, PWMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s welders provide strong and reliable welds. Joe Snee Associate is also the New England representative for Beta LaserMike, a leading global provider of measurement and control solutions.

Personnel: Joe Snee, Ginny Ruckel.

JoeTools Tel. 877-832-7864 USA Stand 721

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can bring greater efficiency to wire and cable processors, JoeTools will introduce revolutionary new technology: the ZeroBleed Crosshead. This model is designed to increase productivity and lower operating costs by reducing setup time and eliminating waste. The ZeroBleed is able to accomplish this with a unique design that continuously runs alternating skin or striping colors without stopping the production process. Stop by the booth see how the new ZeroBleed Crosshead can help your extrusion processes. You can also visit our website or call us for more details about this or our full lines of standard and innovative crossheads.

Personnel: Vijay Anand, Tim Brown, Peter Anand, Joe Dixon, Nick Brown.

KALMARK Integrated Systems Ltd. Tel. 519-426-7878 www.kalmarkltd.com sales@kalmarkltd.com Canada Stand 528

Exhibiting: KALMARK Integrated Systems is an industry leader in the manufacture of rotating equipment for wire and cable, steel rope, conduit and flexible pipe industries.

The products include single- and double-twist roll form stranding lines and interlock armoring lines.

KALMARK also provides customized solutions for cable manufacturers, such as upgrading of individual components, reconditioning or integration into existing lines. It produces a family of interlock armoring lines for a range of 8 to 500 mm diameter with a single pass and up to eight set multi-pass roll forming. All lines are of the continuous type producing non-rotating finished product that may be wound into reel-less coils or onto reels up to 4.0 m diameter. Made in Canada.

Personnel: Louis Kalmar, Alex Kalmar.

KEIR Manufacturing, Inc. Tel. 828-885-8444 www.keirmfg.com sales@keirmfg.com USA Stand 313

Exhibiting: KEIR is a North Carolina-based manufacturer of technical engineered products serving the worldwide wire and cable industry with high purity ceramic guides, the energy efficient Frontiersman line of air wipes, and state-of-the-art composite flyer bows. KEIRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission is to engineer value and differentiation by partnering with each customer to generate solutions applying leadingedge materials to solve challenges of improving productivity.

Kieselstein GmbH Tel. 260-403-0634 www.wire-machine.com sales@wire-machine.com Germany/USA Stand 422

WIRE EXPO 2018 Exhibiting: Kieselstein International GmbH, represented in North America by Wire Machine Systems, is one of the most important manufacturers of modern wire drawing and shaving plants, supplying more than 600 customers in 50 countries worldwide. We are focused on offering standard equipment for shaving, drawing, coiling and spooling covering the complete wire range of wire sizes and material, as well as tailor-made solutions individually engineered according to our customers’ requests. As a worldwide leader in shaving technology, Kieselsteins’ substantial know-how in this technology results from the comprehensive R+D activities carried out on our own testing machine located in here in Chemnitz. As the successor to the former German brands Herborn+Breitenbach, SKET Drahtziehmaschinenwerk Gruena and others, we are able to supply spare parts and modernization services for these machine, as well as the complete line of Kieselstein equipment.

Personnel: Jens Kieselstein, Bo Knueppel, Jay Griffith, Larry Hughbanks.

King Steel Corp.

Tel. 800-638-2530 www.kingsteelcorp.com sales@kingsteelcorp.com USA Stand 724

Exhibiting: We are the largest U.S. distributor of hotrolled wire rod. With over 20,000 tons of wire rod strategically placed around the country, we are able to deliver wire rod to you when you need it. We also offer many value-added options, such as clean-and-coat, annealing, galvanizing and cut-to-length wire. Please contact us for any of your wire rod and wire needs in any carbon, alloy, or stainless grades. King Steel Corp is your one-stop shop. To learn more about us, please visit our website or contact our sales team at tel. 800-638-2530 for further details.

Krollmann GmbH & Co. KG Tel. 49-2352-9559-0 www.krollmann.de info@krollmann.de Germany Stand 912 Exhibiting: Represented in the U.S. by Morgan Koch Corporation, Krollmann GmbH is a leading manufacturer of pointing machines and handling equipment of all types and sizes for wire, bars, rods, profiles and tubes.

The production program covers roll pointing machines, threading and pointing machines, point milling machines, swaging machines, hydraulic tube-pointing-presses, scrap bundling machines, special purpose machines.

Krollmann is able to deliver complete equipment and solutions to customer’s requests.

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WIRE EXPO 2018 Lämneå Bruk AB Tel. 46-1222-3200 www.lamnea.se info@lamnea.se Sweden Stand 407

Exhibiting: Lämneå Bruk, a machine manufacturer with almost 200 years of experience, specializes in the design and manufacturing of machines for the ferrous and stainless steel wire industry. Lamnea Bruk is a reliable supplier of complete lines and plants for the wire industry, including wire drawing machines, spooling, coiling and de-coiling machines, payoffs, rod preparation equipment and take-up units. We also provide spare parts for wire machines as well as plant engineering and construction. All our machines are highly adaptable since we are in control over the whole supply chain, from the first idea to the finished machine and after-sales service, ensuring the right machine for each customer.

LaserLinc Inc Tel. 318-2440 www.laserlinc.com info@laserlinc.com USA Stand 900 Exhibiting: LaserLinc is a manufacturer of non-contact laser and ultrasonic gauges for OD, ID, wall thickness, eccentricity, and concentricity for wire, cable, and extruded products. Reduce scrap, increase production efficiency, save material, and improve and document quality. Total Vu™ HMI and our gauges offer unmatched flexibility in satisfying application, customer, user, installation, and other requirements.

Flexibility assures optimal solutions at minimal cost, while offering an upgrade path to meet future needs.

Leggett & Platt Wire Group Tel. 417-358-8131 www.leggett.com lucretia.burt@leggett.com.

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Exhibiting: Leggett & Platt is a leading North American producer of drawn steel wire. L&P consists of wire production mills and several other operations that produce specialty wire products, not limited to rolled, flattened and shaped wire; proprietary bale ties; and components for automatic baling.

Lloyd & Bouvier Tel. 978-365-5700 www.lloydbouvier.com sales@lloydbouvier.com USA Stand 815 Exhibiting: Lloyd & Bouvier is a leading equipment supplier to the wire and cable industry for over 25 years. We provide new, rebuilt and used equipment that includes payoffs, take-ups, capstans, cablers, stripers, dancers/accumulators, braiders and complete lines for extrusion, cabling, respooling and taping. Each machine is designed to the customer’s specific requirement and tested in house before shipment. Complete rebuilding service is available for Wardwell 16 and 24 carrier braiders, with an inventory of quality parts on hand. L&B is the North American agent for Cortinovis Sictra, a division of Trafco of Italy, offering wire drawing and rotating machines. Stop by and discuss your needs with us.

Personnel: Ron Reed, Harish Panchal.

M+E Macchine + Engineering Srl Tel. 508-793-1945 www.meitaly.it info@meitaly.it www.morgan-koch.com akozlowski@morgan-koch.com USA/Italy Stand 912

Exhibiting: Machine and engineering for the wire industry. Established in 1974 in Dervio, Italy, and repre-

sented in the U.S. by Morgan-Koch, M+E specializes in the design and manufacturing of payoffs and takeups for steel and stainless as well as wet machines for high carbon, low carbon and stainless steel. Long experience in the evolution of these products over many years has produced the most sophisticated technology for customers worldwide, making M+E the best qualifies supplier of such equipment.

Madem-Moorecraft Reels USA Inc Tel. 252-823-2510 www.mademreels.com sales@mademreels.com USA Stand 523 Exhibiting: Madem-Moorecraft, based in Tarboro, North Carolina, is part of the Madem Reels Group, a global leader in producing nailed wooden reels from 450 mm to 3200 mm diameters. The Madem Group has forests, sawmill and manufacturing plants in Brazil, Spain, USA and Bahrain. The company, which is among the 15 largest forestry groups in Brazil, strategically saws 80% of its wood consumption to better adapt to the market costs as that price can greatly vary. The company has more than 400 employees who collectively produce more than 400 containers/ trucks of knock-down reels per month. Today, the Madem name represents over 69 years of industry experience. The Madem team constantly strives to build trust and confidence by offering customers a superior quality product.

Personnel: Leandro Mazzoccato, Stephen Redhage.

Magnetic Technologies, Ltd. Tel. 508-987-3303 www.magnetictech.com sales@magnetictech.com USA Stand 800

Exhibiting: Manufacturer of stock and custom permanent magnetic brakes and accessories for pay-offs

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and take-ups on stranders, bunchers, twinners and payoffs. We now offer an integrated touch screen for our wildly popular constant-tension, electrically controlled payoff stands.

Constant tension payoff is available as open loop using our PowerPro™ programmable controller and ultrasonic distance sensors to constantly monitor payoff package diameter and adjust brake current and torque. We also offer an integrated strain gage amplifier and PID control for closedloop control. Our brakes are infinitely adjustable and torque is developed magnetically and will remain the same year after year.

Torque range is .11 inch ounces through 140 inch pounds. Single to multi-spool payoff stands are available that offer adjustability, portability and minimum floor space needs.

Each brake/clutch is engineered for exceptionally long life, for the most demanding production standards.

Personnel: Howard Schwerdlin, Michael Waterman.

Mathiasen Machinery, Inc. (MMI) Tel. 860-873-1423 www.mathiasen-machinery.com mmi@mathiasen-machinery.com USA Stand 406

Exhibiting: Mathiasen Machinery, Inc. (MMI) buys and sells used wire and cable machinery internationally.

Machinery is purchased for inventory or it can be sold on an exclusive basis. MMI has interest in locating individual machines, complete lines or entire plants. Consignments,

warehousing, appraisals and liquidation services are also offered.

MMI has buyers seeking all types of good quality used wire and cable machinery. Serving the domestic and international ferrous and nonferrous wire machinery markets. Their booth will display photos of a wide variety of second hand machinery.

Customers are asked to bring their surplus machinery list and photos for evaluation.

Personnel: Mike Mathiasen, Mark Mathiasen.

Metal Link Inc. Tel. 714-308-2828 www.metallink.co.kr info@emetallink.com South Korea/USA Stand 605

Exhibiting: Metal Link Inc. has served the global wire and cable industry with production machinery since 1976. Our product lines include a range of stranders, drawing machines, bunchers, CCV lines and more. Good products begin with good machines, and we are committed to making our clients happy with both our technology and service, which is why so many return: they value our traditions and values. We place long-lasting value over immediate profit.

Personnel: Geoffrey Kim. Metalloid Corporation Tel. 269-503-7300 www.metalloidcorp.com sales@metalloidcorp.com USA Stand 820 Exhibiting: Metalloid Corporation is a manufacturer of environmentally friendly wiredrawing lubricants. Our goal is to revolutionize the wiredrawing process to address the environmental concerns of our planet.

Metalloid’s WireWorks™ product line is formulated with American-made renewable resources to offer alternatives to petroleum-based lubricants, powder soaps and greases. Our strat-

egy focuses on combining problem solving skills with new concepts that meet the needs of the wiredrawing market and address environmental concerns. Visit our booth and ask about our “chlorine free” stainless steel wiredrawing lubricants.

Metalloid Corporation: One Source … One Solution … One World!

Personnel: Richard Strapple, Terry Wiedemann.

Metavan NV/HOWAR Equipment Tel. 905-669-4010 www.metavan.com sales@howarequipment.com Belgium/Canada Stand 910

Exhibiting: Represented by Howar Equipment in North America, steel reels (12 in.- 49 in.) from Metavan are made to the highest quality and consistency. Metavan has had a longstanding philosophy of offering a specialized product mix of pressed steel reels using highly advanced machinery to provide only the highest quality reels and spools for stranding, bunching and cabling. Using automatic machinery, all reels are able to be produced to the strictest standards at valuable costs. All products are then powder coated in any RAL color, providing the customer with a highly wear-resistant finish. Reels are available in extremely fast manufacturing times due to the specialized equipment employed.

Personnel: Chris Hauer.

MFL Group Tel. 908-894-5801/401-334-1151 www.mflgroup.com info@mflgroup.com Italy/USA Stand 204 Exhibiting: Innovation, technology, information, customer service, technical support and hospitality. All of that, and much more, is what we are bringing to the MFL Group’s stand in Nashville. Visitors will experience

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a new way of being informed and educated. Meet with MFL Group sales personnel, and learn more about our engineering and construction programs as well as our live customer support service. We will have live videos of several drawing, stranding, bunching and extrusion lines. Our hosts will be ready to respond to all your requests and guide you through all the innovations that we are bringing to the show. We look forward to seeing you there.

Personnel: Marco Dell’Oro, Tony De Rosa.

The MGS Group Tel. 315-337-3350 www.themgsgroup.com sales@themgsgroup.com USA Stand 315

Exhibiting: The MGS Group— which consists of MGS Manufacturing, Hall Industries and Northampton Machinery Co.—is an international supplier of automation and technology solutions for product handling and twisting systems.

Systems are customized to optimize your application, with comprehensive design and engineering capabilities, personalized service and rugged construction built for decades of reliable, consistent service. It will showcase the company’s new fully automatic dual take-up, the FAT820 SFL Series, with the unique robot handling system for depalletizing and palletizing; various dual-reel take-ups from fiber to 1000 mcm

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cable; the Northampton single- and double-twist wire bunching machines and a triple-twist twinner. Also, the company’s latest design in slip ring brushes and holders, plus our standard product range which includes payoffs, take-ups, rewinders, dancers, accumulators, capstans, length counters, air wipes, swaging tools, electric brazers, double-twist bunchers, twinners, tape heads and singletwist cablers. The MGS Group looks forward to seeing you.

Personnel: Jeff Swinchatt, John Dudus.

Micro Products Company Tel. 630-406-9550 www.micro-weld.com info@micro-weld.com USA Stand 700 Exhibiting: Micro Products Company supplies a wide range of high-performance Micro-Weld butt welders for welding steel, copper, aluminum and alloy wire, rod and cable. It supplies welders for size ranges from fine wire to very large diameter material, and ceramic fusion welders for clean burr-less welds. Staff will be available to answer questions on butt welding applications. We offer customers genuine Micro-Weld parts, in-plant service for better productivity and expert technical assistance as well as sample weld evaluation in our plant in Peoria, Illinois, where we have made our butt welders the last 90 years.

Microdia SA Tel. 401-688-6731 www.microdia.ch info@microdia.ch USA Stand 409

Exhibiting: The stand will feature a 3-D interactive presentation of more than 15 of the company’s crosshead models as well as a hands-on demonstration version of Microdia’s Avantis10SLS crosshead. Simple and precise! Please stop by our booth for more details.

Personnel: Alban Adams.

Mid-South Wire Tel. 615-743-2850 www.midsouthwire.com info@midsouthwire.com USA Stand 804

Exhibiting: Mid-South Wire is an industry leading manufacturer of carbon steel wire with locations in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee (headquarters), and Scott City, Missouri.

Founded in 1967, this family-owned company began with a single “sidewinder” machine and today boasts more than 30 state-of-the-art drawing machines capable of producing wire from .072 in. through .625 in. in diameter. We specialize in low/ medium carbon industrial quality, plating quality, cold heading quality, galvanized, and shaped wire. MidSouth Wire is an ISO 9001-certified company committed to producing the highest quality wire products in the industry.

Personnel: Ken Davis, Robert Knight, Scott Holloway, Mike Casey, Stan Fossick, Eugene Peters.

Morgan-Koch Corp.

Tel. 508-793-1945 www.morgan-koch.com sales@morgan-koch.com USA Stand 912

Exhibiting: Since 1988, MorganKoch Corp. has provided technical support, service and sales for the finest in E.U.-manufactured wire processing equipment. We proudly

WIRE EXPO 2018 represent Ernst Koch, FIB, Krollmann, Lisciani, M+E, Sirio Wire, SKET and WiTechs. We also provide parts and factory trained service for each of these brands as well as Morgan and Vaughn machinery. Literature and expert consultation for all products and companies will be available at our booth.

Personnel: Al Kozlowski.

Mossberg Associates, Inc. Tel. 401-334-2255 www.mossberg-reel.com info@mossberg-reel.com USA Stand 1022 Exhibiting: Stop by with your specifications and we will provide the information you need to make a decision on your requirements! Information will be available on any type of metal reel for any operation you are performing. In addition to the extensive variety of reels we can offer, Mossberg Associates also offers ancillary equipment and dies.

Personnel: Rene Mayer, Donna Mayer.

NIEHOFF ENDEX North America Inc. Tel. 856-467-4884 www.niehoff-usa.com sales@niehoffendex.com USA Stand 515

Exhibiting: Niehoff offers a complete line of nonferrous wire drawing and processing equipment, including rod breakdown, resistive annealers, conductive/inductive annealers, multiwire and fine wire drawing lines, payoffs and continuous coilers, including the U.S.-built NIEHOFF ENDEX Continuous Coiler (ECC). That includes â&#x20AC;&#x153;NPSâ&#x20AC;? packaging systems, electroplating equipment, double-twist bunchers, manual and automatic single and double spoolers, braiders and bobbin winders. NENA, which builds electrical controls for new and existing wire processing equipment, also represents RESY Reber Systems for filtration, BUEHLER REDEX for cold rolling mills and SCHMIDT Maschinenbau for ferrous and nonferrous intermediate, fine and ultra-fine wire drawing.

Personnel: Robert Wild, Edmond Torbey, Michael Dalal.

Oden Technologies Tel. 800-230-9063 www.oden.io hello@oden.io USA Stand 603

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Exhibiting: Oden Technologies, a manufacturing analytics company, combines wireless industrial IoT and proprietary cloud-based analytics into one simple platform for manufacturers to monitor and optimize production in real time, from any device. Oden’s Industry 4.0 platform combines data acquisition and analytics into one solution for factories to increase output, eliminate waste, and gain the competitive edge with actionable insights. Learn about how IIoT can help you achieve your lean manufacturing and production goals.

Personnel: Tom Segell.

Oklahoma Steel & Wire and Iowa Steel & Wire Tel. 800-654-4164 www.okbrandwire.com sales@oklahomasteel.com USA Stand 821 Exhibiting: Oklahoma Steel and Wire and Iowa Steel and Wire together offer a complete line in both agricultural and industrial wire products. Providing products that meet or exceed industry standards, devising new industry products, or improving the functionality of existing products, they make products that customers can depend on. Ask for the OK Brand.

OM Frigerio Srl Tel. 905-669-4010 www.howarequipment.com www.boxy.com sales@howarequipment.com Italy/Canada Stand 209 Exhibiting: Wire drawing accessories designed to increase the wire drawing production parameters are available through the vast array of

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rotating die holders which feature special lubrication boxes and cooling mechanisms to increase die life by reducing friction and temperatures thus increasing drawing output.

Additionally, OMF provides a line of in-line mechanical descalers which incorporate special wire brushing heads to descale and clean wire prior to entering the drawing machine.

Scrap wire coilers finish off the product line in order to bundle and recycle scrapwire.

Personnel: Chris Hauer.

OMCG, Inc. Tel. 630-860-1016 www.omcg.com b.sears@omcg.com d.togni@omcg.com USA Stand 424 Exhibiting: OMCG, Inc., the North American business of Italy’s OMCG Srl, supplies cutting-edge bending technology. It will have information about its technology, including its top class C31E CNC feed-and-form machine. This model features: eccentric bending head for maximum bending flexibility (bend on insert, bend on mandrel, combined bend); out of sequence bending; forming of wire and tube material with quick change-over. Also, details on a machine that hosts the new OMCG proprietary Easy Programming 4 software. This innovative technology provides: full 3D part programming (polar or cartesian coordinates) and simulation; direct import/export of 3D STEP files; advanced safety features for open door setup and maintenance; easy integration of third parties robots or external units; full remote diagnostic through internet; and IIOT (the Industrial Internet of Things) ready. It has the ability to collect and share production data with manufacturing database.

Personnel: Bob Sears.

P & R Specialty, Inc. Tel. 937-773-0263 www.prspecialty.com sales@prspecialty.com USA Stand 610 Exhibiting: P & R Specialty, Inc. is a leading supplier of spools and reels

for the wire and cable industry, offering plastic spools, fiberboard spools, and plywood reels. Our in-house tool shop, which adds tremendous value to our customers’ experience, is a unique feature in the industry. Our team is dedicated to designing, building, and maintaining all the tooling used in our manufacturing processes. Preventative maintenance is performed efficiently and repairs are made quickly, reducing downtime and allowing us to meet production expectations. Each call is answered by a friendly person that is ready to assist, each request is responded to as quickly as possible, and orders can often be shipped within 24 hours. Our goal is to exceed our customers’ expectations.

Personnel: Greg Blankenship, Alissa Blankenship, Craig Stiefel.

Pan Chemicals Tel. 39-033-34733467 www.panchemicals.com info@panchemicals.com Italy Stand 710

Exhibiting: A vibrant modern company located in northern Italy, Pan Chemicals produces high-tech drawing lubricants and coatings for the wire industry. Last year, it proudly reached its 30th year of activity, consolidating its long and certified experience in the drawing industry. Its product lines include: dry and wet drawing lubricants, lubricant carriers, flux for galvanizing and many auxiliary products such as degreasing agents, activated charcoal and pickling inhibitors. The company is deeply focused on R&D of new products for specific applications, with a focus on ecological products

WIRE EXPO 2018 that comply with international regulations. Today, Pan Chemicals supplies lubricants to more than 70 countries. It has started to manufacture in Mexico via the opening of its new production facility, Pan Chemicals Americas S.A. de C.V., which enables even better and quicker customer service, delivering products from the Mexican warehouse and offering customized solutions for the American wire market.

Personnel: Luigi Vago, Edgardo Vago, Fernando Angeles, Abimael Cruz.

Paramount Die Company Tel. 410-272-4600 www.paradie.com sales@paradie.com USA Stand 814

Exhibiting: Paramount Die Company is one of the largest wire die companies in the world and is a leading wire die company servicing the ferrous wire industry. Long known as an industry innovator, Paramount has introduced several products which have become the wire industry standard. Paramount’s ParaLoc™ pressure system has contributed greatly to increasing drawing speeds and improving productivity in the wire industry and is the most widely utilized pressure die system in the world. Paramount’s exchangeable carbide drawing inserts have made mass production of wire dies possible and have led to both increasing wire die consistency and decreasing overall die cost. For 50 years, Paramount Die has delivered to the global wire drawing industry best-in-class dies and wire drawing solutions that optimize productivity, quality and profitability Personnel: Jason Giebfried, Joao Norona, Scott Gipson.

Parkway-Kew Corporation Tel. 732-398-2100 www.parkwaykew.com jkleinsr@parkwaykew.com.

USA Stand 704

Personnel: Terry White, Cedric Patton.

Pittsfield Plastics Engineering, LLC. Tel. 413-442-0067 www.pittsplas.com nick@pittsplas.com USA Stand 813 Exhibiting: Custom coatings for extreme wear applications including: capstans, draw rings, pulleys, stepcones, deflector wheels, tuner and guide rolls. Capabilities include: manufacturing, CNC machining, grinding, polishing, hard-surfacing, plasma spray, metallizing, welding and shaft, roll and journal restoration. Manufacture and re-contouring solid tungsten carbide for forming, feeding and descaling roll applications.

Personnel: Gene Klein, Sr., Michael Hoffarth, Joseph Stroebele.

Phifer Incorporated Tel. 205-345-2120 www.phifer.com info@phifer.com USA Stand 408

Exhibiting: With 60+ years of wire drawing experience, Phifer Incorporated is a leading U.S. manufacturer of aluminum round wire for a wide variety of applications. With some of the most diverse capabilities in the industry, Phifer produces custom aluminum round wire from numerous alloys in diameters from .11 mm to 11.1 mm, and offers a vast range of reel and spool options.

Applications include coaxial cable braid shielding, shipboard cable armoring, hose braiding, rivets, weaving wire, industrial knitting, wire forms, tea bag staples, semiconductor bonding, medical devices, stranded power cables, fencing, hinge pins and food packaging clips.

Phifer also offers precision-winding capabilities for aluminum thermal spray and metallizing applications.

Exhibiting: We offer a full line of plastic spools for all sorts of wire and cable. If we do not offer what you are looking for, we can build tooling and produce exactly what you need. Pittsfield Plastics is the one stop for your plastic spool and reel needs.

Personnel: Tom Walker, Sam Parris.

Plasmait GmbH Tel. 905-669-4010 www.howarequipment.com sales@howarequipment.com Austria/Canada Stand 910 Exhibiting: Represented by Howar Equipment in North America, Plasmait will exhibit the latest technology in plasma surface treatment that will transform the economics of in-line wire processing. The plasma system by allows annealing and cleaning processes to be done in-line with wire drawing of stainless steel, carbon steel, and copper wires at process speeds. Our solutions use a plasma treatment process that offers great advances in production efficiency, surface quality and process ecology. It is designed to meet demanding mechanical and surface requirements. Plasma treatment is conducted in controlled atmosphere to ensure distinct surface cleanliness and uncompromised surface quality. PV ribbon wire applications are a great application where plasma cleaning is deployed prior to plating being on the forefront of technical achievement. Medical tubing and wire applications are a specialty for the plasma processing equipment.

Personnel: Willy Hauer.

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POURTIER & SETIC of America Tel. 336-856-8176 www.gaudergroup.com USA Stand 309

Exhibiting: POURTIER and SETIC, world leaders in rotating machines for the nonferrous wire and cable industry, re-brand their new machine division located in Greensboro, North Carolina. With over 20 years of continuous presence and after several recent major machine installations in the U.S., the Gauder Group subsidiary promotes the sales of its POURTIER and SETIC product range under the name “POURTIER & SETIC of America.” This product line includes POURTIER’s successful rigid stranders and drum twisters for producing low, medium, and high-voltage cable and conductor, as well as SETIC’s large and small double-twist bunchers, and complete line of machines for the production of LAN and special cable.

Precision Die Technologies Inc. Tel. 260-482-5001 www.pdtinc.com sales@pdtinc.com USA Stand 712 Exhibiting: Precision Die Technologies specializes in new, used and recut die services for natural diamond, PCD and monocrystalline dies. We provide customers shaped, stranding, enameling and other specialty dies. Our broad range of services includes the Inventory Management Program and 100% satisfaction guaranteed products.

We are passionate about providing the fastest turnaround time possible.

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on reducing your costs. At Precision Die, superior wire drawing dies are ensured by strict international standards, continuous monitoring, and proven systems processing. Our ISO 9001:2000 certification brings consistent quality and outstanding service.

ization of state-of-the-art machinery and plants, tailor-made to customers’ individual requirements. Progress stands for innovation, quality and reliability. With extensive experience, we are partners to rely on.

Personnel: Clive White, Scott Liebenberg.

Premier Wire Die Tel. 260-496-9300 www.premierwiredie.com vincent@premierwiredie.com USA Stand 1014

Properzi International, Inc. Tel. 443-212-4320 www.properzi.com info@properzi.us USA Stand 818 Exhibiting: Continuus-Properzi’s latest technology, the Self-Annealing Microrolling® (S.A.M) machine, presented at wire Düsseldorf 2018, can process 8 mm copper rod down to 1.8-2 mm soft wire without an annealer. The process of continuously casting and rolling nonferrous rod was invented by ContinuusProperzi in the 1940s. Today, we are a global leader of CCR lines for nonferrous wire rod production offering a complete line of equipment including furnaces, casting equipment, rolling equipment and double spoolers.

The Properzi organization provides unparalleled technology for the production of aluminum and copper wire rod on a global basis. The copper rod can be produced from either cathodes or 100% low-quality copper scrap to yield top quality copper rod. Our Wire Machinery Division includes state-of-the art drawing lines for high carbon, stainless steel and AS wire, as well as complete PC strand lines, PC wire lines and steel rope lines. We also have continuous rotary extrusion machinery, marketed as “Pro-Form,” that covers a wide range of applications in copper and aluminum. Visit us at the event or at our website for more detailed information regarding our complete product offering.

Personnel: Giuseppe Marcantoni.

Exhibiting: Premier Wire Die will be promoting natural, single crystal synthetic and PCD draw dies along with bunching, stranding and shaving dies. Stop by our booth and discuss with us how we can help cut your die inventories by providing dies as you need them..

Personnel: Vincent Griffin, David Rascati.

PROGRESS Maschinen & Automation AG Tel. 815-315-4260 x 102 www.awtmach.com/m-system.html whitec@awtmach.com Italy/USA Stand 509

Exhibiting: Italy’s Progress Maschinen & Automation, represented at the event by AWT Machinery, Inc., has been designing and manufacturing innovative coil processing machinery and plants for over 50 years. The product range includes straightening, cutting and bending machinery and highly innovative welding plants for the production of reinforcing mesh, cages and lattice girders. Furthermore, Progress conceives and produces robotics and software solutions for the precast concrete industry as well as for reinforcement producers. Our core competency is in the conception and real-

Proton Products International Tel. 909-485-1598 grantlatimer@protonproducts.us rayshead@protonproducts.us www.protonroducts.us.

U.K./USA Stand 224

WIRE EXPO 2018 Exhibiting: Proton Products, a leading global provider of precision measurement and control products for the wire and cable industries, will release its new DG2200-k Large Diameter Cable, Pipe & Tube Gauge & InteliSENS mini-W Speed & Length Sensor. The dual-axis diameter gauge features a gate size of 200 mm, capable of measuring product diameters from 0.5 mm to 180 mm.

Also, a new triple-axis model, the InteliSENS DG3200-K gauge, which is capable of measuring the same large diameter products. The accuracy of both gauges is ±15 microns with a resolution of 1 micron at a scan rate of 1Khz. The company’s InteliSENS SL/SLR 1220 and SL/ SLR 3060-W mini Series has a new optical bench that is able to capture 30% more reflected light from the product. This matters because light reflected from round objects is scattered, in contrast to flat objects where it is reflected normally. The SL/SLR 1220-W & 3060-W Series use a larger lens size which signifi-

cantly improves the signal strength, and hence the accuracy, to give superior speed and length cable measurement performance. The SL/SRL-W version now has up to four independent single-ended pulse outputs that can be configured and combined in a variety of ways to give two full differential quadrature outputs where the pulse frequency is independently adjustable. See our website for more.

PWM Ltd. Tel. 44-1233-820847 www.pwmltd.co.uk pwm@btinternet.com U.K. Stand 502

Exhibiting: PWM’s comprehensive range of precision-engineered manual cold welding machines will be

presented by Joe Snee Associates, PWM’s exclusive distributor for the U.S. and Canada. Our British-made precision-engineered products are all designed and made in-house to stringent quality standards to ensure total accuracy. The M101, for copper wire (.040 in. to .141 in.) and aluminum wire (.040 in. to .197 in.) can also be used to weld trapezoidal and strip profiles. It can be used on a workbench or supplied with a cart and, like all PWM machines, produces reliable welds stronger than the parent material. The BM10 and BM30 models, for use on a workbench, are designed for wire from .0039 in. to .0236 in. and .0118 in. to .071 in., respectively. Also, the hand-held M10 and M25. Video demonstrations can be seen at our website.

Personnel: Joe Snee, Ginny Ruckel.

Q8Oils Tel. 212-880-3737 www.q8oils.com infoamericas@q8oils.com USA Stand 722

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Personnel: Mike Crowle.

Exhibiting: Q8Oils, one of the largest worldwide suppliers of lubricants to the wire, cable and tube sectors, will present lubricants for the drawing and rolling of rod, bar, wire, strip, tube and profile. We manufacture and supply high-quality products for many applications, including: drawing emulsions for copper, copper alloys, rod to superfine wire; drawing oils and emulsions for aluminum, aluminum alloys, rod to fine wire; full synthetic drawing solutions for precious metals and exotic alloys; and special “waxcoat” yellow metal protectives for copper rod, whether rolled, dip-formed or Upcast. We also have chlorine free oils for stainless steel wire drawing. We provide technical support services and expertise for all drawing and rolling lubricants.

Personnel: Andrew Turner, Gerald Gladney, Don Ladehoff.

QED Wire Lines, Inc. Tel. 450-458-1200 www.qedwire.com sales@qedwire.com Canada Stand 311

Exhibiting: QED Wire Lines is a custom furnace manufacturer and engineering company specializing in process equipment for the steel wire industry. Known as “The Process Line Specialists,” we proudly serve customers in more than 20 countries. Our leading-edge furnaces are custom built for multi-strand annealing, stress relieving, patenting and tempering processes. Our patented equipment is backed by QED’s renowned excellence in service.

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QMS America Tel. 678-675-4083 www.qmsamerica.com sales@qmsamerica.com USA Stand 525 Exhibiting: QMS America, founded in January 2016 by several partners with extensive industry experience in wire, cable and rope, is the representative for four companies in the U.S. These include Domeks, a Turkish manufacturer of automated coiling/ spooling lines and compounding machinery that already has a presence in North and South America; Flymca, a Spanish manufacturer of stranding machinery and auxiliary components for more than a half a century; AFH, a Germany caterpillar belt producer that has supplied the cable industry, including OEMs, for 60 years; and Acoteq, a German firm that provides expert knowledge, machines, equipment and services n the wire and cable industry.

Personnel: Barry Mosemann, Carlos Carrillo, Roberto Verez, Orhan Osbaran, Sebastian Eckert.

QualiChem, Inc. Tel. 540-375-6700 www.qualichem.com USA Stand 529

Exhibiting: QualiChem offers advanced product technologies covering a wide range of metalworking applications including: wire drawing, metal forming, cutting and grinding, metal cleaners, and corrosion preventatives.

Personnel: Randy Norris, Rick Mattise.

Rainbow Rubber & Plastics, Inc. Tel. 610-685-2800 www.rainbowbelts.com sales@rainbowbelts.com USA Stand 623

Exhibiting: Rainbow Rubber & Plastics is a leading supplier of caterpuller and capstan belts for OEMs and wire and cable producers in North America. Our Truly Endless construction eliminates cover separation, wear and tracking issues. With no seam or splice to fail, we have eliminated the cause of most failures.

We also offer a full range of CV gaskets, wire wipes and liners. Our technical staff is available for in-plant visits to help eliminate belting issues.

Personnel: Mark MacKimm.

Reel Options by Vandor Corporation Tel. 765-966-7676 www.reeloptions.com sales@vandorcorp.com USA Stand 524

Exhibiting: Reel Options® by Vandor Corporation is a leading manufacturer of plastic reels and flanges. Industry applications include wire, communications cable, fiber optics, tube and hose, rope and electrical connectors. Our manufacturing capabilities include plastic injection molding, CNC plywood cutting, plastic extruded cores, precision core cutting and precision die cutting.

Our assembly capabilities include stapled, Dead~Bolt® and Spin~Weld.

Many reels can be shipped KD and assembled on-site with readily available equipment. Custom assembly equipment and fixtures are also available.

Personnel: Rick Brown, Adrienne Cowen.

WIRE EXPO 2018 Refractron Technologies Corp Tel. 315-331-6222 www.refractron.com sales@refractron.com USA Stand 100

semi-synthetic, full synthetic and straight oil form compounds for wet drawing of nonferrous and ferrous wire as well as protective coatings, cleaners, corrosion inhibitors for all nonferrous and ferrous alloys for both wire and tube applications. Its core products can be made at all of our manufacturing locations in the U.S., Europe, Australia, Mexico and Brazil (in 2018). Stop by and see how partnering with RichardsApex can help your company achieve your goals.

Rockford Manufacturing Group Inc. FELM Tel. 815-624-2500 www.rmgfelm.com info@rmgfelm.com USA Stand 428

Exhibiting: Refractron partners with you to replace worn out rings or metal for rod breakdown machines.

We can provide long lasting, pristine Izory® rod rings or complete stepcone assemblies to help increase wire production and improve wire quality. Refractron manufactures and stocks large rings for several models of equipment made by SYNCRO, SAMP, HENRICH, VAUGHN, and NIEHOFF. We keep stock of many standard multiwire rolls and maintain blanks which allows us to respond to unplanned issues. Please ask about our latest material evolution Izory® HD as well as Izory® metal assemblies. Guide and Eyelet supplier.

Personnel: Adam Osekoski.

RichardsApex, Inc Tel. 2154871100 www.richardsapex.com raincorders@richardsapex.com USA Stand 918

Exhibiting: RichardsApex, a leading global manufacturer of wet lubricants for the ferrous, nonferrous and alloy wire and tube industries will be displaying the company’s latest technology. From wiredrawing, tube drawing and hot-rolling applications, RichardsApex, Inc., provides

Exhibiting: Rockford Manufacturing Group (RMG), Fastener Engineers and Lewis Machine are innovative leaders in the wire industry.

Customers quickly realize reduced inventory, improved productivity, greater flexibility and, most importantly, reduced total cost. RMG’s straighten-and-cut machines have introduced many revolutionary concepts, including VF AC drives, three die arbors and our patented “CLUTCHLESS” cutting technology. RMG is pleased to announce the release of the new next-generation of the LEWIS SYNCHRO/CUT series of straighten-and-cut machines that address applications where tighter control of wire diameter and reduced work hardening are paramount for the customer. RMG developed this novel moving shear machine by leveraging its years of experience with the Lewis Machine “Travel Cut” product line. The newest machine, the 8TM SYNCHRO/CUT, can process wire diameters from .062 in. to .315 in. The maximum wire size is for a metal with 90,000 psi (600 N/mm2) tensile strength.

With a wire tensile strength of 140,000 PSI (975 N/mm2), a .250 in. wire can be cut successfully by the 8TM. Stop by our booth to discuss your wire processing application and requirements. RMG can also supply all your tooling, spare parts and technical service requirements. For more details, and to tour our modern plant, visit our website.

Personnel: Greg Crowley, Kirk Prosser.

Rosendahl Nextrom USA Inc. Tel. 828-464-2543 www.rosendahlnextrom.com office.usa@rosendahlnextrom.com USA Stand 501

Exhibiting: Rosendahl and Nextrom, leading global suppliers of production technologies for cable, wire and optical fiber, invite you to visit their stand. Our core competencies include extrusion, SZ-stranding, corrugation, optical glass making, fiber drawing, fiber coating, ribbon making and proof testing. From first contact onwards, we provide customized high quality solutions and personal support to ensure total customer satisfaction. Of note: as Industry 4.0, the “Smart Factory,” becomes more of a reality, opening new doors, Rosendahl and Nextrom take this revolution seriously and are proud to show you opportunities that are possible with our technology.

Personnel: Harri Turunen, Anita Hennessee.

Roteq Machinery Inc. Tel. 905-660-8800 www.roteqmachinery.com inquiries@roteqmachinery.com Canada Stand 510 Exhibiting: Roteq conceives, designs and manufactures rotating equipment: stranding technology for

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Cu and Al conductors, single-twist, double-twist, concentric, roll forming and SIW conductors; instrumentation cable, double-twist shielding; cabling, drum twisters, planetary, single and double twist, S/Z; strip armoring, 50 mm and 125 mm with in-line cabling and packaging; and auxiliary equipment, payoffs, takeups, taping, binders, yarn servers, capstans, and caterpullers for your unique product challenges.

Personnel: Dave Alexander, Martin Boyne, Kevin Dancy, Mike Marshall.

RTD Manufacturing Inc. Tel. 315-537-3151 www.rtdmfg.com sales@rtdmfg.com USA Stand 800

Exhibiting: Stop and see our allnew “Pedestal Flyer Payoffs” with optional “Auto-Adjust Tension Control System.” We can also provide multi-wire payoffs from A-Z configurations. We customize to your plant’s configuration requirements.

Let us design around your needs, not just an out-of-box system. We also provide heavy-duty steel skids, stems and basket carriers.

Personnel: Mike Waterman, Deb Waterman, Brian Getbehead, Ida Getbehead.

SAI Extrusiontek Inc. www.saiextrusiontek.com director@saiextrusiontek.com India Stand 612

Exhibiting: We offer a wide range of extrusion toolings to the wire and cable industry that includes: cross heads, in-line heads, tips, dies, flanges, breaker plates and clamps.

SAMP USA, Inc. Tel. 301-223-8584 www.sampinc.com info@sampinc.com USA Stand 415 Exhibiting: SAMP USA, the U.S. operation of SAMPSISTEMI® is the supplier of a full range of equipment for nonferrous wire drawing, bunching and extrusion. We offer systems and services for the wire and cable industry throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. We offer SAMP’s latest rod breakdown and multiwire developments, bunching solutions and brand new extrusion technology.

The latest SAMP products pay particular attention to energy savings by minimizing the machine energy consumption and the Total Cost of Ownership. This new technology anticipates future trends in the wire and cable manufacturing world.

SAMP USA, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of SAMP SpA, Italy.

For more details, visit our website.

Personnel: Marco Gerardo, Keith Sasso, David Graff.

Schlatter North America, Inc. Tel. 815-874-9471 www.schlattergroup,.com USA Stand 412 Exhibiting: The Schlatter Group is a world leader in plant manufacturing, providing resistance welding systems for specific industrial and reinforcing solutions as well as weaving and finishing machines for the paper machine clothing, wire cloth and mesh. Schlatter North America, Inc., is the North American subsidiary that supplies spare parts and technical services for the local market.

Personnel: Ronnie Meiers, Michael Foli.

Schnell SpA Stand 810 Schunk Carbon Technology Tel. 260-403-0634

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www.wire-machine.com sales@wire-machine.com Germany/USA Stand 422 Exhibiting: Schunk Carbon Technology, represented in North America by Wire Machine Systems, is an industry leader in carbon brushes for all makes and models of drawing machine annealers, buncher/ strander slip rings, motors, tachs, etc.

Carbon brushes are stocked and distributed from our warehouse in Fort Wayne, with most standard items in-stock for immediate shipment.

Sirio Wire Tel. 508-793-1945 www.occfiber.com info@siriowire.it USA Stand 912 Exhibiting: Founded in 1998 and represented by Morgan-Koch Corp.

Sirio Wire specializes in the design and manufacturing of wire surface treatment plants. We offer ultrasonic and electrolytic cleaning, HCI fumeless pickling, electro plating, electrolytic phosphating, coating and drying, bronzing lines for beadwire, fume exhaust scrubbers, air wiping, and other surface treatment equipment.

Sikora International Corp.

Tel. 770-486-1233 www.sikora.net sales@sikora-usa.com USA Stand 1018

Exhibiting: SIKORA will showcase innovative measuring, control, testing, analysis and sorting technology for industries that include wire and cable as well as optical fiber and plastic. The product range includes X-ray and laser devices for the measurement of diameter, eccentricity, ovality and wall thickness. Spark testers for the detection of insulation faults, lump detectors for the detection of faults on the product surface,

WIRE EXPO 2018 capacity measuring systems and devices for temperature measurement and control will also be shown.

Sophisticated systems for on- and off-line inspection, analysis and sorting of plastic material round off SIKORA’s product portfolio.

Sivaco Wire Group Tel. 514-473-3313 www.sivaco.com sivacovente@sivaco.com Canada Stand 1004

Exhibiting: At the forefront of wire production in North America, Sivaco designs, manufactures, and delivers the highest quality wire products for a wide range of applications.

Our reputation for innovation was recently bolstered with the introduction of our Sivaco Subsea Steel Wire

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Products division, which produces specific wires for the offshore oil and gas exploration markets. Stop by to find out more.

SKET GmbH Tel. 49-39140558 0 www.sketvmb.de info@sketvmb.de Germany Stand 910

Exhibiting: Represented by MorganKoch Corp., SKET will present photos and graphics of its high-speed tubular and skip stranding equipment for making cables and wire ropes. The continuous development of SKET stranding machines makes them the ideal and obvious choice for numerous applications including stranding of AL, Cu, steel and

Aldrey wires; closing of strands from the above materials; manufacture of OPGW and fiber optic submarine cables; and stranding of plastic or rubber insulated conductors; and armoring of cables.

Sonoco Tel. 800-633-3962 www.sonoco.com/reels wcr.sales@sonoco.com USA Stand 319

Exhibiting: Engineered for your efficiency—with strength right where it’s needed—Sonoco reels and spools of plastic, steel, wood, plywood or composite materials are built for your common or specific applications: processing, packaging and shipping of wire and cable,

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STRANDING & CABLING EQUIPMENT FOR POWER CABLES, SUBMARINE, OFFSHORE AND UMBILICAL CABLES AND STEEL ROPES

MANUFACTURING RANGE:

Rigid Stranders

Take-Ups Pay-Offs

Tubular Stranders

Double Twist Bunchers

Planetary Stranders

Drum Twisters

SERVICE, QUALITY, EXPERIENCE See more at: www.flymca.com

Bow Cablers Skip Stranders Pol. Ind. Morero, P1-23 Guarnizo (39611) Cantabria-SPAIN Tel.: +34 942 559 855 Fax.: +34 942 559 865

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Precision spools for 56 AWG to steel reels with flanges to 288 in. TwistLok® 3-piece spool cuts shipping and storage space up to 70%. EcoReel® recycling program—within a network of service centers across North America—offers truckload or LTL pickup of viable used wood, polyfiber and steel CIC reels then refurbishes them to like-new condition.

Sonoco design and development resources around the globe offer you a wide range of innovations, sizes and materials.

Personnel: Jay Swetenburg, Dave Winebarger, Ross Rossiter, Fedor Baranov, John Wrenn, Allen Bishop, Gary Kooper, Kendal Deep, Joey Holdmeyer, Xiaokai Niu, Brooke Stonesifer, Gary Wise.

Exhibiting: E-Systems, represented in the U.S. by Wire Machine Systems, offers state-of-the-art surface cleaning, pickeling and coating.

The line includes E-clean, Ephos, E-copp, E-bead, E-galv models that provide for superior cleaning and coating while significantly reducing your day-to-day operating cost.

Personnel: Bo Knueppel, Jay Griffith, Larry Hughbanks.

SPIRKA Schnelflechter GmbH Tel. 49-30-54991846 www.spirka-schnellflechter.com info@spirka-schnellflechter.com Germany Stand 226

Exhibiting: Starrett-Bytewise will showcase the company’s 10 mm field of view in-line laser measurement system for profile wire. The system has the capability of measuring drawn wire in real time.

Exhibiting: SPIRKA Schnellflechter GmbH has a tradition more than a century old of producing braiding machines. Today, it continues the production of braiding and spiraling machines of Wardwell Europe GmbH (formerly SPIRKA and Schnellflechter Berlin) at our new facility in Berlin-Schöneweide. It also produces semiautomatic and automatic winding machines and respective payoffs for a wide range of applications. We also provide spare parts and service for all braiding and winding machines supplied

by WARDWELL, and braiding equipment from the Hacoba, Spirka and Schnellflechter brands. We also offer rebuilding/refurbishing. Please visit our stand for details.

Personnel: John Tomaz Staku Surface Treatment Tel. 260-403-0634 www.wire-machine.com sales@wire-machine.com Germany/USA Stand 422

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Starrett-Bytewise Measurement Systems Tel. 706-323-5142 www.starrett.com/bytewise USA Stand 608

Stolberger Inc. dba Wardwell Braiding Co. Tel. 401-724-8800 www.wardwell.com sales@wardwell.com USA Stand 226

Exhibiting: Wardwell is a world leader in braiding machine technology and manufacturing. Our equipment program includes the traditional deflector braider (Rapid Braider and Speedmaster) invented

by Simon Wardwell and re-known throughout the industry, the Dratex brand of lever arm machines, the DF model developed by Spirka, and a full compliment of maypole braiders.

Over the years, we have added a complete line of winders and payoffs for every bobbin size and wire application and a line of remote payoffs and take-up for reels up to 1,650 mm in diameter. Combined, the Wardwell group has nearly 500 years of experience in manufacturing and problem solving. Please visit us at the show to find out what we can offer your company.

August Strecker GmbH & Co. KG Tel. 49-643-1961-023 www.streckerusa.com sales@strecker-limburg.de Germany/USA Stand 401

Exhibiting: For over 85 years, August Strecker GmbH has been a specialist in the development and production of butt-welding machines for almost any application in the wire and cable industry. Our product range includes machines for butt welding solid wires, flat conductors, rings, chain links, stranded wires and conductors as well as special parts. We will have several machines on display as well as all required information available to support your demand on-site.

T&T Marketing, an M. Holland Company Tel. 800-608-1577 www.ttmarketinginc.com info@ttmarketinginc.com USA Stand 265 Exhibiting: T&T Marketing is a single-source distributor to wire and cable manufacturers. Being a stocking distributor allows T&T to provide just in time deliveries, typically one to two days. T&T offers a range of products including: PVC, polyethylene, TPU, TPE, fluoropolymers, EVA, CPE, flooding and

WIRE EXPO 2018 filling water-blocking compounds, EPDM, tapes, copper conductors, LSZH compounds and Nylon 6.

T&T represents 15 world class suppliers: AdvanSix, AGC, BASF, Borealis, Electric Cable Compounds, Elastron®, Hanwha, Huaxia, Huntsman, Lake Copper Conductors, S&E Specialty Polymers, T&T Compounding, Unigel and Unitape and Westlake Chemical. T&T also provides extensive technical service via its polymer testing lab facility to support customer processing needs and provide analysis of wire samples and screenpacks. T&T lab technicians conduct R&D work to meet specific customer needs.

Personnel: Tom Jordan, John Accorsi, Amanda Bakelaar, Jim Kamas, Todd Waddle.

Takikawa Engineering www.takikawa-eng.co.jp Japan Stand 709

to working with you on your next project.

Exhibiting: Taubensee Steel & Wire is a leader in the steel wire and cold drawn bar industry, built on family values and exceeding expectations for more than 70 years. Our best-inclass quality, service, reliability, and trust puts us ahead of the pack as your go-to manufacturer for all low and high carbon wire, straightened and cut wire, and cold drawn bar needs. Taubensee commissioned our fourth new 12-pass, water-cooled state-of-the-art, high-carbon wire draw machine in Henderson, KY in November 2017. With this addition, we have added 1/4 more capacity on our high carbon spring wire product line. This expansion, coupled with our third new high carbon wire draw machine we installed in 2016, shows Taubensee’s commitment to growth in the wire sector.

Teknikor Tel. 508-689-3977 www.teknikor.com USA Stand 718

Exhibiting: Takikawa will showcase its wide variety of laser micrometers and surface fault detectors that meets various customer requirements, measuring diameter from 20 microns to several meters. Multi-directional coaxial type micrometers provide more accurate measurements, while swing type micrometers scan the entire circumference from all directions. There are also models available with separate emitter/receiver for locational flexibility. An outside diameter control unit provides feedback to the production machine to control diameter of products.

Taubensee Steel & Wire Co. Tel. 847-459-5100 www.taubensee.com USA Stand 607

Exhibiting: With over 50+ years of experience, Teknikor is a trusted and high-quality industrial solutions provider. We have taken a holistic approach to developing our services, tailoring them specifically for the manufacturing industry. By providing electrical, mechanical, automation, millwright, precision alignment, and equipment design/build services, Teknikor is the most complete turnkey partner to manufacturing, worldwide. It’s with our values of family, honesty, integrity, genuineness, excellence, growth and dependability that Teknikor has maintained many of our customers, employees, vendors, and partners that we began with many decades ago. We look forward

Thermoplastics Engineering Corp.

Tel. 978-537-8135 www.thermoplasticseng.com sales@thermoplasticseng.com USA Stand 426i Exhibiting: Thermoplastics Engineering Corporation (TEC), a U.S. manufacturer, provides a wide range of products and solutions for the wire and cable/fiber optic industries. Since it was founded in 1986, TEC has been a quality provider of custom machinery for extrusion and cabling as well as servicing the plastics market for tubing, profile and compounding machinery. Whether you’ve worked with us before or are a new customer we will be pleased to take your call. With years of design and engineering experience, TEC can help find the right solution for your business.

Traxit North America Tel. 662-592-5300 www.traxitna.com y.evans@traxitna.com USA Stand 1012

Exhibiting: The North American business of Germany’s Traxit International GmbH, Traxit provides the wire drawing industry with a complete range of lubricants to suit all types of wire for all applications. These include coating agents, dry lubricants and wet lubricants. From simple beginnings in 1881 in Schwelm, Germany, Traxit International has grown to be one of the largest wire-drawing lubricant producers in the world. Operating from its manufacturing bases in Germany, China and USA, our lubricants are sold throughout the world with our own companies, agents or

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representatives present in over 150 countries.

Personnel: Guilherme Brum, Kyle Wood, Ryan Marion, Michael Krueger.

United Wire Co., Inc. Tel. 800-840-9481 www.unitedwirecompany.com bob@unitedwirecompany.com USA Stand 705 Exhibiting: A 3rd generation family business located in North Haven, Connecticut, United Wire is a leading specialist in manufacturing flat wire, square wire and shaped wire, and wire in copper alloys, stainless steels, nickel bases, aluminum and carbon steel.

Personnel: Bob Swanson, Jr., Justin Swanson, David Hitchcock, Bryan Hitchcock, Steve Meyer, Casey McClaughlin.

Unitek Crossheads Inc. Tel. 905-669-4010 www.howarequipment.com sales@howarequipment.com

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Austria/Canada Stand 910 Exhibiting: Represented by Howar Equipment in North America, Unitek supplies high precision/high concentricity fixed center single and multilayer crossheads for thermoplastic and fluoropolymer thermoplastic materials. It supplies fixed center crossheads capable of producing up to 120 mm over-insulation cable diameters. With special tool designs, a variety of materials and applications can be handled. It also supplies peripheral equipment, such as bypass valves for efficient purging of material and changing of product and automatic color change technology that allows production lines to change colors within 50-100 feet while at full line speed.

Verichek Technical Services, Inc. Tel. 412-854-1800 www.verichek.net sales@verichek.net USA Stand 727 Exhibiting: Verichek Technical Services, Inc. and Lune CHF GmbH

have teamed up to offer the latest in process control - convective heat flow technology. The technology is the temperature measurement of fibers, wire, tube, and sheet goods in production. The measurement is independent of influencing factors like color, emission, speed, material, surface structure and varying distances between sensor head and wire.

The Lune electronics can also be connected to Luxtron and Ircon heads for those needing updated sensors heads and equipment. Let us know how we can help improve your process and production.

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Die Quip Corporation’s Tom Maxwell, Jr., made his first technical presentation.

Many have since followed.

An overhead view of the show floor.

WAI’s Board of Directors and committees met to discuss current and future directions.

Personnel: Evan Sivetz, Kevin McDowell.

Vinston US Corp.

Tel. 847-947-2241 www.vinstonus.com info@vinstonus.com USA Stand 606

Exhibiting: Vinston has long been commited to providing a high-quality product at competitive prices. Now, the company is able to also provide superior customer service from the heart of America. As part of our commitment to quality service, our service center in Wheeling, Illinois, will now house even more inventory in parts and machines for those time sensitive projects. We offer a full line of CNC servo wire formers/benders ranging from 0.0118” (0.3 mm) to

0.472” (12.0 mm) and CNC servo coilers ranging from 0.008” (0.2 mm) to 0.787” (20.0 mm).

Vitari Tel. 815-315-4260 ext. 102 www.awtmach.com straightening-cutting.html whitec@awtmach.com USA Stand 509

Exhibiting: Vitari, to be represented

by AWT Machinery, manufactures machinery for wire straightening and cutting, barbed wire, chain loop, chain link, nails and hexagonal wire netting for gabions.

WAFIOS Machinery Corp.

Tel. 203-481-5555 www.wafios.us sales@wafios.us USA Stand 401 Exhibiting: The WAFIOS range of machine types include spring coiling

and forming, wire bending and forming, tube bending and forming, wire straightening, cutting and end-working, as well as precision machines used to produce fasteners, chains and chain link fence and other types of fencing. WAFIOS also provides turnkey automated production lines solutions for a variety of products and market segments. The WAFIOS North American headquarters is located in Branford, Connecticut, with spare parts stock, service resources and machines available for demonstration. The Chicago-area Midwest Technical Center located in Mokena, Illinois, provides additional resources as a service center, with machines available for demonstration.

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2006: Boston, Massachusetts

WAI President Brian Bouvier spoke on topics from closer ties to other industry groups to the Association’s updated website.

Many attendees enjoyed the Beantown location.

SAMP USA’s 30th anniversary celebration drew show floor attendees for a scooter raffle.

Manned by its red-shirted crew and Fenway Park motif (and hot dogs to boot), the Gem Gravure Co. booth was hard to miss.

Tel. 330-864-2122 www.wcisaonline.org info@wcisaonline.org USA Stand 819

also awards to scholarships to employees and dependents of member companies as well as to partner associations.

Exhibiting: WCISA Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association is a nonprofit corporate membership association with over 100 North American suppliers of machinery, materials and accessories used for making all types of wire and cable.

Members are based in or have an established subsidiary in North America. WCISA’s mission is to promote its member’s products and services by providing representation, networking/social opportunities and services at wire and cable trade events and conferences. WCISA is active in events throughout the world, in varying capacities, including as an exhibitor, supporter, sponsor and outing organizer. WCISA

Weber & Scher Mfg. Co., Inc. Tel. 908-236-8484 www.webscher.com webscher@webscher.com USA Stand 224 Exhibiting: Information and literature for the following. Metal tape handling and splicing equipment and longitudinal forming equipment for smooth and corrugated metal tape; core wrap tape handling and applicating equipment; concentric and eccentric binding machines; concentric and tangential taping heads; Kevlar serving equipment; cable core pressure filling and flooding equipment for optical fiber cables and copper telephone cables; metal tape overlap seam bonding systems; multi-position tension controlled supply equipment; high speed rewind/repair equipment; belt wrap type capstans; linear belt type

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caterpillar capstans; vertical and horizontal cable accumulators; and cable payoffs/take-ups. Also, our unique INDUCTOWELD and GATWELD continuous seam welded metal tape sheathing systems for coaxial cables, RF cables, optical fiber cables and power cables. Corrugating systems are available to impart either helical or annular corrugations in the metal sheath of power cables and RF coaxial cables in tandem with the welding operation.

Personnel: Gregory Scher.

Windak Inc. Tel. 828-322-2292 www.windakgroup.com infoamericas@windakgroup.com USA Stand 611

Exhibiting: At Wire Expo 2018, Windak will introduce information about the automatic spool assembly machine MP450_3.0 and Axjo’s

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2008: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

An overhead view of the Wire Expo show floor at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.

Keynote Speaker General Cable Corporation’s Mark Thackery explained the company’s pursuit of Lean Manufacturing.

Multipac spools. Axjo’s Multipac spool is divided in the middle and has a slightly conical barrel. This allows each half of the spool to be stacked, so up to three times as many spools can be loaded on a trailer.

Windak will also present information about the QuickPac series of coiling machines with new exclusive stretchwrap solution. No need for a strapper or binder. This reduces maintenance costs and improves reliability! QuickPac Models are designed for maximum output of 9-12 coils/minute. We looking forward to seeing you.

Wire & Cable Technology International Tel. 330-864-2122 www.wiretech.com mcnulty@wiretech.com USA Stand 819 Exhibiting: Publisher of Wire & Cable Technology International (WCTI) technical magazine, the “Wire Harness & Cable Connector” WHCC section of WCTI, the

Flanked by WAI’s Steve Fetteroll and WAI 1st VP Antonio Ayala, WAI President Ron Reed displays the new Ferrous Handbook.

WAI past presidents gather for a group shot outside the convention center.

OVERVIEW business and market newsletter, the annual WCTI Buyers’ Guide & the IWCS Supplier Exhibition Directory. All products are available in print and digital formats.

Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp.

Tel. 860-583-4646 www.wireandplastic.com info@wireandplastic.com USA Stand 518

Exhibiting: Wire & Plastic Machinery Corporation is a global leader in second-hand wire, cable and optical fiber manufacturing equipment. We feature the most comprehensive range of machinery

with over 30,000 items in stock.

Equipment is offered as is, checked for operability or completely reconditioned to customer specifications.

Machinery is available for: rod breakdown to fine wire drawing machines, stranders, bunchers, extrusion and jacketing lines, braiders, planetary and single twist cablers, drum twisters, payoffs, take-ups, caterpullers, rewind lines, and more.

Wire & Plastic Machinery has eight North American locations with rebuilding facilities in Bristol, CT, Attleboro, MA, Wadesboro, NC and Bonham, TX. Wire Forming Technology International Tel. 330-864-2122 www.wireformingtech.com mcnulty@wireformingtech.com USA Stand 819 Exhibiting: Wire Forming Technology International (WFTI) technical magazine for manufacturers and users of springs, wire formed

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Award shot included (l-r): Takanori Sato and Prof. Kazanuri Yoshida, Tokai University; Bae Jung-Gu, accepting for Kiswire/POSTECH authors; Jan Pilarczyk and Rafal Wludzik, CUT; Tadeus Knych, AGH University; Dale King and Walther Van Raemdonck, NV Bekaert SA; Brian Bouvier; Bill Fajardo, (for Borealis authors); Antonio Ayala; Don Schollin; Prof. Javier Gil Sevillano; WAI President Dane Armendariz; Prof. Motoo Asakawa; and Peter Funk.

Activity at the Taubensee Steel & Wire Co. booth

parts, wire mesh and rebar products.

WFTI is published quarterly in print and digital formats.

Wire Lab Company Tel. 216-362-0800 www.wirelab.com e-mail@wirelab.com USA Stand 614 Exhibiting: Wire Lab Company manufactures the most comprehensive and complementary line of mechanical descaling systems available to steel wire manufacturers today. Currently, six standard models are available, from the most basic and economical WILCO Model 920 Air Jet Descaling System to the complete WILCO Model 1250-DB Automatic Brush Descaling System with dual-brushing heads. By offering many configurations of mechan-

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Southwire Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Richard Miller, r, makes a point at the Exhibitions Planning Committee meeting.

ical descaling systems, customers may use the WILCO system which best matches their specific wiredrawing needs. The system WILCO model 1250-DB automatic brush descaling system with dual-brushing heads will be displayed. Customers benefiting from the 1250-DB in their wiredrawing operation now have a mechanical descaling system that can process 7/32 in. through ½ in. diameter rod and convert lesser-quality green rod into higher quality, and higher value wire products. The aggressive cleaning action of the dual WILCO Automatic Rod Brushing Machine heads will produce a descaled rod free from patches of adherent scale and surface rust. Many manufacturers rely on WILCO lubricant applicators and double-die pressure die holders to maximize and maintain lubrication levels throughout the drawing operation.

Wire Machine Systems, Inc. Tel. 260-483-9269

www.wire-machine.com sales@wire-machine.com USA Stand 422 Exhibiting: Wire Machine Systems is a leading supplier of equipment and supplies to the wire, cable, bar and tube industry. We will highlight state-of-the-art surface treatment, wire and bar drawing, peeling and shaving technology, coiling for bare and insulated cable, shot blasting, straighteners and guides, steel reels and reel handling equipment, buncher bows, wire cutters and welders, as well as a wide array of spare parts for European and Asian machines.

Wire World Tel. 519-754-0998 www.wireworld.com info@wireworld.com Canada Stand 1024

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2012: Dallas, Texas

The Machinery Roundtable included both OEMs and manufacturers.

WAI President Nick Nickoletopoulos thanks 2011 WAI President Dominique Perroud for his service.

All Texas eyes were on the racing armadillos at the reception held at Eddie Deen’s Ranch.

Exhibiting: The world’s premier online directory for the wire and cable industry - Welcome to Wireworld.com. You can find weekly industry news, wire and cable events, global industry suppliers, articles and much more.

Wiring Harness News Tel. 262-394-5558 info@wiringharnessnews.com www.wiringharnessnews.com USA Stand 104 Exhibiting: Wiring Harness News is read by principles, management, purchasing and engineering staff at wire harness manufacturers in the U.S., Canada, And Mexico. With a high pass through rate, it reaches a variety of decision makers in wire and cable assembly manufacturers at the OEM and Tier 1, 2 & 3 levels.

Witels Albert USA Ltd. Tel. 410-228-8383 www.witels-albert-usa.com info@witels-albert-usa.com USA Stand 404

material is becoming increasingly important for the success of companies. The intelligent processing of wires, tubes, ropes, cables, flat wires and strips is the focal point of the trade fair presentation. Visitors will discover offers that promise easy handling, high productivity and lasting value. Individual advice and recommendations for the use of products in future-oriented fields enrich your visit to the trade fair Personnel: Bob Flower.

Woodburn Diamond Die, Inc. Tel. 260-632-4217 www.woodburndd.com info@woodburndd.com USA Stand 218 Exhibiting: Under the motto “Better smart than hard,” Witels Albert USA presents new ideas and products for guiding, straightening and transporting process materials. Ideas are the raw material of the future. The art of promoting and developing this raw

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Etna’s Bill Coode, l, and Troy Carr discuss lubricants.

Bob Flower, Witels Albert, l, talks to attendees about wire straightening and processessing technology.

Camaerena Associates’s Fred Camarena and son, Fred Camarena, Jr., at the Lucas Oil Stadium reception.

Mordica Award winner Prof. Motoo Asakawa with WAI 1st VP William Reichert.

Exhibiting: Representatives from Woodburn Diamond Die will be available to discuss our complete product line of single crystal, PCD, and carbide wire dies. We specialize in matched multi-wire elongation sets as well as stranding dies, split dies, and shaped dies in both carbide and PCD. We look forward to discussing how we can effectively support your die program with our recutting and die management services.

Yangzhou Havet Machinery Co., Ltd. Tel. 86-514-87658305 www.havet-china.com havet_china@163.com havet@havet-china.com China Stand 210 Exhibiting: Yangzhou Havet Machinery manufactures reels for the cable and wire industry at its plant in Yangzhou City, China.

We fabricate reels to either DIN standards or per customer’s requirements. We also can offer our design

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for your specific requirements. Our quality products have been exported to Europe and South America, the North America, Australia, Southeast Asia,Middle East countries and Africa countries.

Personnel: Wang (Vivian) Weiwei.

Yield Management Corporation Tel. 413-283-7773 www.yieldmanagementcorp.com sales@yieldmanagementcorp.com USA Stand 811

Exhibiting: YMC will exhibit a new product for accurately measuring

finished cable length on single- and double-twist bunching machines. It can be retrofit to existing machinery and is simple to use and operate. The exhibit will include active machine models demonstrating YMC’s length counter for bunching machines, “fail safe” wire break detection retrofit kit for rigid frame cabling and tubular stranding machines, tape and wire break detection solutions. YMC will present unique shielding and braiding machinery options and spare parts for Wardwell braiders.

Zhejiang Baichuan Conductor Technology Co., Ltd. Tel. 86-579-84311389 www.baichuanchina.com 2000bc@163.com China Stand 423/425 Exhibiting: Find your inner conductor here! Zhejiang Baichuan Conductor Technology Co., Ltd, established in 1997, is located in the high-tech enterprise of the Zhejiang Province, with advanced production line and testing, test equipment.

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2016: Uncasville, Connecticut (Mohegan Sun)

Encore Wire CEO Daniel Jones presents his Mordica Award lecture.

Attendees with questions stopping by the Wire Machine Systems stand make Jay Griffith smile.

A group shot that includes many of the event sponsors.

www.zumbach.com sales@zumbach.com USA Stand 419

It has developed a number of national inventions and holds utility patents. Baichuan Conductor specializes in manufacturing bimetallic wire such as copper-clad steel; copper-clad aluminum; copper-clad aluminum magnesium wire; tin-plated wire, sliver-plated, copper-clad steel; silver- plated copper wire; and galvanized steel. Baichuan Conductor has achieved ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications, and the its quality is prime. It has capacity of 7,000,000 kg/month. You are welcomed to our booth for a nice and productive conversation with us.

Personnel: Hong Yiting.

Zumbach Electronics Corp.

Tel. 914-241-7080

Exhibiting: Zumbach will showcase its extensive portfolio of dimensional measurement and inspection systems for wire drawing, wire insulating and cable jacketing processes as well as for rod and bar mills. To achieve the highest precision and best price-performance ratio, different technologies such as laser scanning, X-ray, ultrasound, light-section technique and linear sensor technology are used. Exhibits will include new developments of super-fast, threeaxis laser diameter heads of the famous ODAC® family; DVO 2 and DVW 1 oscillating devices for ODAC® gauges; MSD diameter and ovality gauges with novel linear sensor technology; the ODEX® combined diameter and eccentricity measuring system; CAPAC® for

in-line capacitance measurement and FFT/SRL analysis; the UMAC® WALLMASTER in-line ultrasonic measuring and control system for concentricity and wall thickness; and a RAYEX® X-Ray measuring system for diameter/ovality, wall thickness and concentricity for CV power cable applications. Newly developed AC and DC SPARK TESTER solutions and modular USYS IPCe data acquisition and processing systems will be shown. Also, the revolutionary, rotating STEELMASTER SMR for hot and cold rolling mill applications. The SIMAC® 63 for in-line surface inspection with Machine Vision; KW TRIO fault detectors for lumps and neckdowns for smallest products; and PROFILEMASTER® PMM models for in-line profile measurement of shaped wire complement our wide product line.

Personnel: Keith Donahue, Jorge Lage, Tim Moore, Jason Garrison, Arsenio Baltazar, Ryan Cahill, Sven Naegeli.

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Exhibitorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; product directory Accumulators The MGS Group ....................... 315 RTD Manufacturing .................. 800 Weber & Scher Mfg Co Inc ..... 224 Windak Inc ................................ 611 Air Wipes Clinton Instrument Co ............ 1002 CTS - Cincinnati Thermal Spray ......................... 429 Hall Industries ........................... 315 Heany Industries Inc ................. 719 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 Huestis Industrial ...................... 714 KEIR Manufacturing Inc .......... 313 The MGS Group ....................... 315 QED Wire Lines Inc ................. 311 Plasmait GmbH ......................... 910 Rainbow Rubber & Plastics Inc .......................... 623 Refractron Technologies Corp .. 100 Woodburn Diamond Die Inc .... 218

Aluminum and Al Alloys Bechem Lubrication Technology .............................. 711 CBC Metals Processing ............ 622 IWM International .................... 624 Phifer Incorporated ................... 408 Aluminum Wire Mfg Phifer Incorporated ................... 408 United Wire Co Inc................... 705 Annealing Atmospheres and Equipment Ebner Furnaces Inc ................... 511 Honta Machinery ...................... 504 Mathiasen Machinery Inc ......... 406 MFL Group ............................... 204 Morgan-Koch Corp ................... 912 QED Wire Lines Inc ................. 311 SAMP USA Inc ........................ 415 August Strecker GmbH & Co KG ................................. 401 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp ....................... 518 Assembly Systems OMCG Inc ................................ 424

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Associations International Wire & Cable Symposium (IWCS) ................ 212 WCISA Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association .............. 819 Wire Association International. .................WAI Store

Bronze Alloys IWM International .................... 624

Automation Equipment AIM Inc..................................... 208 American Kuhne ....................... 702 AWT Machinery Inc ................. 509 B & H Tool Co Inc ................... 801 Beta LaserMike Products/ an NDC Technologies Brand .. 500 FMS USA Inc ......................... 1020 Foerster Instruments Inc ........... 806 Hall Industries ........................... 315 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 MFL Group ............................... 204 The MGS Group ....................... 315 MGS Manufacturing Inc ........... 315 Northampton Machinery Co ..... 315 Oden Technologies ................... 603 OMCG Inc ................................ 424 Teknikor .................................... 718 Unitek Crossheads .................... 910 Vinston US Corp....................... 606 Windak Inc ................................ 611 Yield Management Corp........... 811 Zumbach Electronics Corp ....... 419

AITMAC Inc............................. 321 Gauder Group ........................... 309 KEIR Manufacturing Inc .......... 313 MFL Group ............................... 204 The MGS Group ....................... 315 MGS Manufacturing Inc ........... 315 NIEHOFF ENDEX North America Inc ................... 515

Brushes Schunk Carbon Technology .... 422 Bunchers - Bows

Belting for Machinery AFH-Antriebstechnik................ 525 QMS America ........................... 525 Rainbow Rubber & Plastics Inc .......................... 623 Braiding and Weaving Cavallero Plastics ...................... 604 Commission Brokers Inc .......... 106 Lloyd & Bouvier Inc................. 815 NIEHOFF ENDEX North America Inc ................... 515 SPIRKA Schnelflechter GmbH ...................................... 226 Stolberger Inc DBA Wardwell Braiding .................. 226 Yield Management Corp........... 811

Bunchers - Machinery AITMAC Inc............................. 321 Cablogic Technologies Inc ....... 506 Ceeco Bartell Products Bartell Machinery Systems ..... 600 Commission Brokers Inc .......... 106 Gauder Group ........................... 309 Honta Machinery ...................... 504 Kalmark Integrated Systems Ltd. ............................ 528 Lloyd & Bouvier Inc................. 815 Mathiasen Machinery Inc ......... 406 Metal Link Inc .......................... 605 MFL GROUP............................ 204 Northampton Machinery Co ..... 315 POURTIER & SETIC of America ............................... 309 Roteq Machinery Inc ................ 510 SAMP USA Inc ........................ 415 Stolberger Inc DBA Wardwell Braiding .................. 226 Thermoplastics Engineering Corp ......................................... 729 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp ....................... 518 Wire Machine Systems Inc ....... 422 Yield Management Corp........... 811 Cable Accessories C2G ........................................... 706 Hangzhou Dongxing Telecom Material Co .............................. 427 Sonoco Reels............................. 319 August Strecker GmbH & Co KG ................................. 401

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Cable Management C2G ........................................... 706 Cable Strippers Huestis Industrial ...................... 714 Witels Albert USA Ltd ............. 404 Cable Shielding Materials Hangzhou Dongxing Telecom Material Co .............................. 427 Phifer Incorporated ................... 408

Capstans CTS - Cincinnati Thermal Spray Inc.................................. 429 Heany Industries Inc ................. 719 Weber & Scher Mfg Co Inc ..... 224

Ceramic Guides CTS - Cincinnati Thermal Spray Inc.................................. 429 Heany Industries Inc ................. 719 KEIR Manufacturing Inc .......... 313 Parkway-Kew Corp................... 704 Refractron Technologies Corp .. 100 Chemicals and Coatings Arkema Inc ............................... 920 Aztech Lubricants LLC ............ 202 Baum’s Castorine Co Inc .......... 522 Chemetall .................................. 505 Condat ....................................... 216 CTS - Cincinnati Thermal Spray Inc.................................. 429 Gem Gravure Co Inc................. 519 Heatbath Corp ........................... 421

H-I-S Coatings .......................... 805 Metalloid Corporation............... 820 Pan Chemicals........................... 710 Parkway-Kew Corp................... 704 QualiChem Inc .......................... 529 RichardsApex Inc ..................... 918 Staku Surface Treatment........... 422 T&T Marketing, an M. Holland Company ......... 200

Cleaning and Plating Asaclean - Sun Plastech Inc ..... 508 Aztech Lubricants LLC ............ 202 Chemetall .................................. 505 Gem Gravure Co Inc................. 519 Heatbath Corp ........................... 421 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 Lämneå Bruk AB ...................... 407 Metal Link Inc .......................... 605

Nashville Memories: Wire Expo 2000 Held at the Nashville Convention Center, Wire Expo 2000 was one of the best-ever attended “traveling road show” events. It also saw the introduction of a newcomer who would have a lasting effect.

The following pages provide some memories from the event, but a key moment was when Sandy May, WAI’s interim executive director, turned the leadership over to Steve Fetteroll, who was tasked with carrying out strategic planning. The essence was simple: the WAI needs to ask why it exists, determine where it should be going and what it will it take to get there. Today, that concept remains the basis for the WAI’s ongoing evolution.

Displaying a myriad of ribbon­cutting styles were (l­r): Convention Committee members David Tatum, Gregg Becker, John T Johnson, Jr., Ralph Mabry (chairman), WAI President Robert Shemenski, Suppliers Management Committee Chairman Dane Armendariz, Gregory Scott Love and James W O'Connor.

Ralph Mabry, PPG Industries, served double­ duty, staffing his company's booth and serving as Convention Committee chairman.

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WIRE EXPO 2018 Morgan-Koch Corp ................... 912 NIEHOFF ENDEX North America Inc ................... 515 OM Frigerio Srl ........................ 910 Pan Chemicals........................... 710 Parkway-Kew Corp................... 704 QualiChem Inc .......................... 529 Wire Lab Co ............................. 614

Cold Pressure Welding Cablogic Technologies Inc ....... 506 Huestis Industrial ...................... 714 Joe Snee Associates .................. 502 Mathiasen Machinery Inc ......... 406 Micro Products Co .................... 700 PWM Ltd .................................. 502 August Strecker GmbH & Co KG ................................. 401 Compounds Arkema Inc ............................... 920 Colorant Chromatics, a PolyOne Company................ 809 Hangzhou Dongxing Telecom Material Co .............................. 427 PMC Crystal Inc ....................... 807 Sikora International Corp ....... 1018 T&T Marketing, an M. Holland Company ......... 200 Computer Hardware/Software Gem Gravure Co Inc................. 519 Oden Technologies ................... 603 Proton Products International ... 224 Zumbach Electronics Corp ....... 419

Continuous Casting Machinery Filtertech Inc ............................. 713 Mathiasen Machinery Inc ......... 406 Properzi International Inc ......... 818 Continuous Rotary Extrusion Equipment Properzi International Inc ......... 818 Copper and Copper Alloy Bechem Lubrication Technology .............................. 711 CBC Metals Processing ............ 622 IWM International .................... 624 United Wire Co Inc................... 705 Copper Wire Processing Bechem Lubrication Technology .............................. 711 Refractron Technologies Corp .. 100

Crossheads and Extruders Asaclean - Sun Plastech Inc ..... 508 B & H Tool Co Inc ................... 801 GENCA (Canterbury) a Division of Milacron ............ 414 Esteves Group USA .................. 615 Rosendahl Nextrom .................. 501 Crossheads and Extrusion ACM AB ................................... 910

Mid-South Wire Company President John T. Johnson, Jr. (r), talks with an attendee at his company’s booth. At left is future (2016) WAI President Andy Talbot.

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Asaclean - Sun Plastech Inc ..... 508 Cablogic Technologies Inc ....... 506 Guill Tool & Engineering ......... 405 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 JoeTools .................................... 721 Microdia SA .............................. 409 SAI Extrusiontek Inc ................ 612 Unitek Crossheads .................... 910

Crosslinking Equipment AW Machinery ......................... 707 E-Beam Services Inc................. 626 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 SAI Extrusiontek Inc ................ 612 Crosslinking Services E-Beam Services Inc................. 626 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 Rockford Manufacturing Group FELM ...................................... 428 Unitek Crossheads .................... 910 Descaling Heatbath Corp ........................... 421 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 Lämneå Bruk AB ...................... 407 MFL Group ............................... 204 Morgan-Koch Corp ................... 912 OM Frigerio Srl ........................ 910 Rockford Manufacturing Group Inc ................................. 428 Staku Surface Treatment........... 422 Wire Lab Co ............................. 614 Wire Machine Systems Inc ....... 422

Short Course Instructor Boudewijn “Bo” Vandromme.

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Die Grinding and Finishing Equipment Balloffet Die Corp .................... 206 Die Quip Corp........................... 601 Esteves Group USA .................. 615 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 Paramount Die Co..................... 814 Precision Die Technologies Inc ..................... 712 Unitek Crossheads .................... 910 Dies and Die Compounds Balloffet Die Corp .................... 206 Cablogic Technologies Inc ....... 506 Die Quip Corp........................... 601 Esteves Group USA .................. 615 Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc ......... 512 GENCA (Canterbury) a Division of Milacron ............ 414 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 Microdia SA .............................. 409 Paramount Die Co..................... 814 Precision Die Technologies Inc ..................... 712 Premier Wire Die .................... 1014 Woodburn Diamond Die Inc .... 218 Distribution/Warehousing ERA Wire Inc ........................... 703 T&T Marketing, ........................ 200 Takikawa ................................... 709 Taubensee Steel & Wire Co ..... 607

Drawing Machines and Auxiliary Equipment AITMAC Inc............................. 321 AWT Machinery Inc ................. 509 Cablogic Technologies Inc ....... 506 FENN LLC ............................... 410 Gauder Group ........................... 309 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 Kieselstein GmbH ..................... 422 Lämneå Bruk AB ...................... 407 Metal Link Inc .......................... 605 MFL Group ............................... 204 Morgan-Koch Corp ................... 912 NIEHOFF ENDEX North America Inc ................... 515 OM Frigerio Srl ........................ 910 Properzi International Inc ......... 818 Rockford Manufacturing Group FELM ...................................... 428 SAMP USA Inc ........................ 415 Schmidt GmbH ......................... 515 Drives and Controls Amacoil Inc............................... 503 AW Machinery ......................... 707 Cavallero Plastics ...................... 604 Rainbow Rubber & Plastics Inc .......................... 623 Wire Machine Systems Inc ....... 422 Witels Albert USA Ltd ............. 404 Zumbach Electronics Corp ....... 419 Electrical Wire & Cable Mfg Clinton Instrument Co ............ 1002

Thomas H. Maxwell Sr. (l) and Francisco Rodriguez, Die Quip Corporation, presented the short course on dies.

Kalmark Integrated Systems Ltd. ............................ 528 Magnetic Technologies Ltd ...... 800 Phifer Incorporated ................... 408 United Wire Co Inc................... 705 Weber & Scher Mfg Co Inc ..... 224

Environmental Asaclean - Sun Plastech Inc ..... 508 Teknikor .................................... 718 Extruders and Auxiliary Equipment ACM AB ................................... 910 American Kuhne ....................... 702 Asaclean - Sun Plastech Inc ..... 508 AW Machinery ......................... 707 B & H Tool Co Inc ................... 801 Cablogic Technologies Inc ....... 506 Commission Brokers Inc .......... 106 GENCA (Canterbury) a Division of Milacron ............ 414 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 Lloyd & Bouvier Inc................. 815 Mathiasen Machinery Inc ......... 406 MFL Group ............................... 204 Rosendahl Nextrom .................. 501 SAMP USA Inc ........................ 415 Sikora International Corp ....... 1018 Thermoplastics Engineering Corp ......................................... 729 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp ....................... 518 Wire Machine Systems Inc ....... 422 Unitek Crossheads .................... 910

Erwin Neumann, Marco Gerardo and Nicola Montanari (l-r) were among the staff that worked at SAMP U.S.A.'s booth.

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Extrusion Accessories ACM AB ................................... 910 American Kuhne ....................... 702 Asaclean - Sun Plastech Inc ..... 508 AW Machinery ......................... 707 Clinton Instrument Co ............ 1002 GENCA (Canterbury) a Division of Milacron ............ 414 Guill Tool & Engineering ......... 405 Hangzhou Dongxing Telecom Material Co .............................. 427 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 JoeTools .................................... 721 Microdia SA .............................. 409 Rosendahl Nextrom .................. 501 SAI Extrusiontek Inc ................ 612 Sikora International Corp ....... 1018 Fabrication & Bending AWT Machinery Inc ................. 509 B & H Tool Co Inc ................... 801 IDEAL Welding Systems ......... 228 Mathiasen Machinery Inc ......... 406 OMCG Inc ................................ 424 Wire Machine Systems Inc ....... 422 Fastener Wire/Wire Mfg B & Z Galvanized Wire Industry ........................... 526 Mid-South Wire ........................ 804 Phifer Incorporated ................... 408 Sivaco Wire Group ................. 1004 Taubensee Steel & Wire Co ..... 607 WAFIOS Machinery Corp ........ 401

Fiber Optic Machinery AW Machinery ......................... 707 Ceeco Bartell Products Bartell Machinery Systems ..... 600 Guill Tool & Engineering ......... 405 Rosendahl Nextrom .................. 501 Thermoplastics Engineering Corp ......................................... 729 Weber & Scher Mfg Co Inc ..... 224 Wire & Plastic Machinery ....... 518

Fine Wire Mfg Amacoil Inc............................... 503 B & H Tool Co Inc ................... 801 B & Z Galvanized Wire Industry ........................... 526 FENN LLC ............................... 410 Phifer Incorporated ................... 408 Refractron Technologies Corp ......................................... 100 Taubensee Steel & Wire Co ..... 607

Fiber Optics and Related Products AMC AB ................................... 910 Arkema Inc ............................... 920 Ceeco Bartell Products Bartell Machinery Systems ..... 600 Guill Tool & Engineering ......... 405 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 Rosendahl Nextrom .................. 501

Flyer Payoffs RTD Manufacturing .................. 800

Fillers Breyden Products ...................... 708 Conneaut Industries Inc ............ 513 Effegidi SpA International ........ 910 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 PMC Crystals Inc ...................... 807

Furnaces Ebner Furnaces Inc ................... 511 Properzi International Inc ......... 818 QED Wire Lines Inc ................. 311 Rosendahl Nextrom .................. 501

Filtration and Cooling Systems Filtertech Inc ............................. 713 Reber Systematic GmbH & Co. KG/Niehoff ................... 515

Guide Rolls AITMAC Inc............................. 321 Cometo Srl/AITMAC ............... 321 Cometo Srl/WMS ..................... 422 Wire Machine Systems Inc ....... 422 Witels Albert USA Ltd ............. 404

Crutches didn’t stop Beliza Bermudez from doing her job at the Cemanco exhibit.

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Forming Tools and Dies Guill Tool & Engineering ......... 405 OMCG Inc ................................ 424 Vinston US Corp....................... 606 Woodburn Diamond Die Inc .... 218

Rick Norris and Luanne Francis, Gibbs Wire (second from r and r), were ready to discuss their company’s capabilities.

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Hand Tools AITMAC Inc............................. 321 Aztech Lubricants LLC ............ 202 Die Quip Corp........................... 601 Guill Tool & Engineering ......... 405 Witels Albert USA Ltd ............. 404 He a t Treated Bars King Steel Corp ........................ 724

Heat Treating Equipment Ebner Furnaces Inc ................... 511 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 Morgan-Koch Corp ................... 912 Plasmait GmbH ......................... 910 QED Wire Lines Inc ................. 311 Verichek Technical Services ... 727 Insulated Wire Mfg B & H Tool Co Inc ................... 801 Clinton Instrument Co ............ 1002 Insulation Materials ACM AB ................................... 910 Arkema Inc ............................... 920 Conneaut Industries Inc ............ 513 Hangzhou Dongxing Telecommunication Material Co .............................. 427 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 Rosendahl Nextrom .................. 501 T&T Marketing, an M. Holland Company ......... 200

JIT Programs King Steel Corp ........................ 724 Lubricants Aztech Lubricants LLC ............ 202 Baumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Castorine Co Inc .......... 522 Bechem Lubrication Technology .............................. 711 Chemetall .................................. 505 Condat ....................................... 216 Heatbath Corp ........................... 421 H-I-S Coatings .......................... 805 Houghton International Inc ....... 812 Metalloid Corporation............... 820 Pan Chemicals........................... 710 Q8Oils ....................................... 722 RichardsApex Inc ..................... 918 Traxit North America ............. 1012 Machine Rebuilding/Upgrading AIM Inc..................................... 208 American Kuhne ....................... 702 AW Machinery ......................... 707 B&H Tool Co Inc ..................... 801 Cavallero Plastics ...................... 604 Ceeco Bartell Products Bartell Machinery Systems ..... 600 Die Quip Corp........................... 601 ERA Wire Inc ........................... 703 FENN LLC ............................... 410 Gauder Group ........................... 309 IDEAL Welding Systems ......... 228 Lloyd & Bouvier Inc................. 815 Magnetic Technologies Ltd ...... 800

Author Thomas Siedlarz (l), Unitek North America Inc, with moderator Scott Higgins, Hendrix Wire & Cable.

MFL Group ............................... 204 Morgan-Koch Corp ................... 912 Rainbow Rubber & Plastics Inc .......................... 623 Rockford Manufacturing Group FELM ...................................... 428 Schlatter North America Inc ..... 412 Teknikor .................................... 718 Thermoplastic Engineering Corp ......................................... 729 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp ....................... 518 Yield Management Corp........... 811

Marking and Coding Equipment Gem Gravure Co Inc................. 519 W Gillies Technologies LLC .. 1016 Material Handling and Storage Appleton Manufacturing ........... 628 Double E/Appleton Manufacturing ......................... 628 Fabritex Inc ............................... 426 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 Metavan NV .............................. 910 Mossberg Associates Inc ........ 1022 Rainbow Rubber & Plastics ..... 623 Sonoco Reels............................. 319 Windak Inc ................................ 611 Measuring and Testing ACM AB ................................... 910

Kazunari Yoshida (r), Tokai University, accepts his nonferrous medal award for best paper from Giuseppe Marcantoni, Nonferrous Management Committee chairman.

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WIRE EXPO 2018 Beta LaserMike/ an NDC Technologies Brand .. 500 Calmec Precision Limited......... 723 Clinton Instrument Co ............ 1002 Die Quip Corp........................... 601 Esteves Group USA .................. 615 FMS USA Inc ......................... 1020 Foerster Instruments Inc ........... 806 Joe Snee Associates .................. 502 LaserLinc Inc ............................ 900 Proton Products International ... 224 Rosendahl Nextrom .................. 501 Sikora International Corp ....... 1018 Starrett-Bytewise Measurement Systems ................................... 608 Takikawa ................................... 709 Verichek Technical Services ... 727 Zumbach Electronics Corp ....... 419

Networks Oden Technologies ................... 603 Nickel and Nickel Alloys United Wire Co Inc................... 705 Nonferrous Wire Mfg B & H Tool Co Inc ................... 801 Ebner Furnaces Inc ................... 511 International Wire & Cable ...... 212 Leggett & Platt Wire Group ..... 411 Phifer Incorporated ................... 408 Optical Fiber Coatings Arkema Inc ............................... 920

Packaging Equipment Asaclean - Sun Plastech Inc ..... 508 EJP Maschinen .......................... 422 Gem Gravure Co Inc................. 519 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 Metavan NV .............................. 910 The MGS Group ....................... 315 MGS Manufacturing Inc ........... 315 NIEHOFF ENDEX North America Inc ................... 515 Windak Inc ................................ 611 Wire Machine Systems Inc ....... 422 Payoff Reels AITMAC Inc............................. 321 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 Metavan NV .............................. 910 Morgan-Koch Corp ................... 912 P & R Specialty Inc .................. 610 Pittsfield Plastics Eng Inc ......... 813 Sonoco Reels............................. 319 Plating Equipment Honta Machinery Co Ltd .......... 504 NIEHOFF ENDEX North America Inc ................... 515 Staku Surface Treatment........... 422

Protection, Wire and Hose Saylor Products ......................... 708 Publications Eurowire Magazine................... 214 WIRE BULLETIN ..........WAI Store Wire & Cable ASIA................... 214 Wire & Cable Technology Int’l 819 Wire Journal Int’l ..........WAI Store Wire World .............................. 1024 wiredInUSA ............................... 214 Wiring Harness News ............... 104

Pulleys Polymer Modification E-Beam Services Inc................. 626 Preform Heads Witels Albert USA Ltd ............. 404

WAI President Robert Shemenski (r) thanks S.R. “Sandy” May for having served as interim WAI executive director.

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Process Control Equipment ACM AB ................................... 910 AW Machinery ......................... 707 Beta LaserMike/ an NDC Technologies brand ... 500 FMS USA Inc ......................... 1020 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 LaserLinc Inc ............................ 900 Magnetic Technologies Ltd ...... 800 Proton Products International ... 224 Sikora International Corp ....... 1018 Teknikor .................................... 718 Zumbach Electronics Corp ....... 419

CTS - Cincinnati Thermal Spray Inc.................................. 429 Guill Tool & Engineering ......... 405 Heany Industries Inc ................. 719 Huestis Industrial ...................... 714 KEIR Manufacturing Inc .......... 313

Co-authors Priti Wanjara (l) and Nick Nickoletopoulos (r), Ivaco Rolling Mills, flank session moderator Anand Bhagwat, Seneca Wire & Manufacturing.

WIRE EXPO 2018 Parkway-Kew Corp................... 704 Rainbow Rubber & Plastics ..... 623 Refractron Technologies Corp .. 100 Witels Albert USA Ltd ............. 404

Reclamation Equipment AITMAC Inc............................. 321 Reels Ace Metal Inc ........................... 602 AITMAC Inc............................. 321 Anderson Forest Products ......... 222 Boxy Srl .................................... 910 Cablogic Technologies Inc ....... 506 Carris Reels Inc......................... 619 Cavallero Plastics ...................... 604 George Evans Corp ................... 701 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 IWE Spools & Handling ........... 422 Madem-Moorecraft Reels USA 523 Metavan NV .............................. 910 Mossberg Associates Inc ........ 1022 P & R Specialty Inc .................. 610 Pittsfield Plastics Eng Inc ......... 813 Reel Options by Vandor Corporation ................. 524 Sonoco Reels............................. 319 Rip Cords Breyden Products/ Saylor Products........................ 708 Roller Guides AITMAC Inc............................. 321

Amacoil Inc............................... 503 Cometo Srl/AITMAC ............... 321 Cometo Srl/WMS ..................... 422 CTS - Cincinnati Thermal Spray Inc.................................. 429 W Gillies Technologies LLC .. 1016 Heany Industries Inc ................. 719 KEIR Manufacturing Inc .......... 313 Parkway-Kew Corp................... 704 Refractron Technologies Corp .. 100 Wire Machine Services Inc....... 422 Witels Albert USA Ltd ............. 404

Rolling Mills and Auxiliary Equipment FENN LLC ............................... 410 NIEHOFF ENDEX North America Inc ................... 515 Properzi International Inc ......... 818 Redex SA .................................. 515 Weber & Scher Mfg Co Inc ..... 224 Saw Cut Blanks King Steel Corp ........................ 724

Secondary Operations Huestis Industrial ...................... 714 Parkway-Kew Corp................... 704 Sensors Beta LaserMike/ an NDC Technologies Brand .. 500 FMS USA Inc ......................... 1020 Oden Technologies ................... 603

Simon Mounsey, the first Wire Link Travelling Scholar, checks out the WAI’s Wire & Cable Bookstore.

Q8Oils ....................................... 722 Sikora International Corp ....... 1018 Zumbach Electronics Corp ...... 419

Shaft Collars Amacoil Inc............................... 503 Shaping Machinery AIM Inc..................................... 208 FENN LLC ............................... 410 Redex SA .................................. 515 Spoolers and Respoolers Appleton Manufacturing ........... 628 Cavallero Plastics ...................... 604 Commission Brokers Inc .......... 106 Domeks Makine ........................ 525 Double E/Appleton Manufacturing ......................... 628 Lämneå Bruk AB ...................... 407 Lloyd & Bouvier ....................... 815 MFL Group ............................... 204 The MGS Group ....................... 315 MGS Manufacturing Inc ........... 315 Morgan-Koch Corp ................... 912 NIEHOFF ENDEX North America Inc ................... 515 QMS America ........................... 525 Rosendahl Nextrom .................. 501 Thermoplastics Engineering Corp ......................................... 729 Weber & Scher Mfg Co Inc ..... 224 Windak Inc ................................ 611 Wire Machine Systems Inc ....... 422

The Technical Council, one of several groups that met, included (l-r) John Meyer; Kishor Ranpuria, Lawrence El-Hindi and Dave Richards.

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Spring Making Machinery FENN LLC ............................... 410 OMCG Inc ................................ 424 Vinston US Corp....................... 606 WAFIOS Machinery Corp ........ 401

Stainless Steel Wire FENN LLC ............................... 410 Leggett & Platt Wire Group ..... 411 United Wire Co Inc................... 705 Steel Wire Rod/Alloys, Bare Wire and Wire Mesh Ebner Furnaces Inc ................... 511 George Evans Corp ................... 701 Iowa Steel & Wire .................... 821 IWM International .................... 624 King Steel Corp ........................ 724 Mid-South Wire ........................ 804 Oklahoma Steel & Wire ........... 821 Sivaco Wire Group ................. 1004 Steel Reel Skids RTD Manufacturing .................. 800 Stepcones CTS - Cincinnati Thermal Spray Inc.................................. 429 Heany Industries Inc ................. 719 Parkway-Kew Corp................... 704 Refractron Technologies Corp ......................................... 100

Straighten/Cutoff Machinery AITMAC Inc............................. 321 AWT Machinery Inc ................. 509 Cometo Srl/AITMAC ............... 321 Cometo Srl/WMS ..................... 422 EJP Maschinen .......................... 422 ERA Wire Inc ........................... 703 Rockford Manufacturing Group FELM ...................................... 428 Schlatter North America Inc ..... 412 Schnell SpA .............................. 810 WAFIOS Machinery Corp ........ 401 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp ....................... 518 Wire Machine Systems Inc ....... 422 Witels Albert USA Ltd ............. 404 Straightener Rolls Witels Albert USA Ltd ............. 404 Stranders and Auxiliary Equipment AIM Inc..................................... 208 AITMAC Inc............................. 321 Ceeco Bartell Products Bartell Machinery Systems ..... 600 Commission Brokers Inc .......... 106 Gauder Group Inc ..................... 309 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 Kalmark Integrated Systems Ltd. ............................ 528 Lämneå Bruk AB ...................... 407 Magnetic Technologies Ltd ...... 800 Metal Link Inc .......................... 605

The wire industry displayed a unique range of inline dancing style at the Wildhorse Saloon.

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Metavan NV .............................. 910 MFL Group ............................... 204 Northampton Machinery Co ..... 315 QMS America ........................... 525 POURTIER & SETIC of America ............................... 309 Roteq Machinery Inc ................ 510 Thermoplastics Engineering Corp ......................................... 729 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp ....................... 518 Wire Machine Systems Inc ....... 422

Swaging Equipment FENN LLC ............................... 410 Systems and System Design Magnetic Technologies Ltd ...... 800 Teknikor .................................... 718

Take-ups and Payoffs Ace Metal Inc ........................... 602 AITMAC Inc............................. 321 Amacoil Inc............................... 503 Calmec Precision Limited......... 723 Ceeco Bartell Products Bartell Machinery Systems ..... 600 Commission Brokers Inc .......... 106 Gauder Group Inc ..................... 309 EJP Maschinen .......................... 422 ERA Wire Inc ........................... 703 Huestis Industrial ...................... 714 Joe Snee Associates .................. 502

It was old home week for four WAI past presidents at the Wildhorse Saloon reception: Jack Salt (seated), Urb Malo, Jim Marr and Dave Beneke (standing l-r).

WIRE EXPO 2018 Kalmark Integrated Systems Ltd. ............................ 528 Lämneå Bruk AB ...................... 407 Lloyd & Bouvier Inc................. 815 Magnetic Technologies Ltd ...... 800 The MGS Group ....................... 315 MGS Manufacturing Inc ........... 315 Morgan-Koch Corp ................... 912 NIEHOFF ENDEX North America Inc ................... 515 Properzi International Inc ......... 818 Rockford Manufacturing Group FELM ...................................... 428 Roteq Machinery Inc ................ 510 RTD Manufacturing .................. 800 SAMP USA Inc ........................ 415 Schlatter North America Inc ..... 412 Schmidt GmbH ......................... 515 Sonoco Reels............................. 319 Stolberger Inc DBA Wardwell Braiding .................. 226 Weber & Scher Mfg Co Inc ..... 224 Windak Inc ................................ 611 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp ....................... 518 Wire Machine Systems Inc ....... 422

Tape/Tape Machinery Breyden Products ...................... 708 Calmec Precision Limited......... 723 Effegidi SpA International ........ 910 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 Magnetic Technologies Ltd ...... 800 Roteq Machinery Inc ................ 510

Thermoplastics Engineering Corp ......................................... 729 Weber & Scher Mfg Co Inc ..... 224

Testing ACM AB ................................... 910 Beta LaserMike/ an NDC Technologies Brand .. 500 Clinton Instrument Co ............ 1002 FMS USA Inc ......................... 1020 Foerster Instruments Inc ........... 806 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 LaserLinc Inc ............................ 900 Proton Products International ... 224 Sikora International Corp ....... 1018 Takikawa ................................... 709 Verichek Technical Services Inc ............................. 727 Zumbach Electronics Corp ....... 419 Testing Services ACM AB ................................... 910 Foerster Instruments Inc ........... 806 LaserLinc Inc ............................ 900 Training Die Quip Corp........................... 601 Tubular Wire Carriers Ace Metal Inc ........................... 602 Appleton Manufacturing ........... 628 Boxy Srl .................................... 910

The guest tour took visitors to the Grand Ole Opry House, and other Nashville sites.

Double E/Appleton Manufacturing ......................... 628 Fabritex Inc ............................... 426 Howar Equipment Inc ............... 910 RTD Manufacturing .................. 800 Sonoco Reels............................. 319

Turntables Ace Metal Inc ........................... 602 Rockford Manufacturing Group FELM ...................................... 428 Schlatter North America Inc ..... 412 Used Equipment and Machinery Commission Brokers Inc .......... 106 Gauder Group ........................... 309 Lloyd & Bouvier Inc................. 815 Mathiasen Machinery Inc ......... 406 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp ....................... 518 Warehouse/Distributors Appleton Manufacturing ........... 628 Double E/Appleton Manufacturing ......................... 628

Welders AIM Inc..................................... 208 AITMAC Inc............................. 321 AWT Machinery Inc ................. 509 IDEAL Welding Systems ......... 228 Joe Snee Associates .................. 502

Tour guide Mark Nay (r) with Tom Renner (center), Rockwell Automation/Reliance, and consultant Robert Hendrickx, at the SUPERIOR ESSEX plant tour.

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WIRE EXPO 2018 Micro Products Co .................... 700 PWM Ltd .................................. 502 Schlatter North America Inc ..... 412 Schnell SpA .............................. 810

Welders: butt August Strecker GmbH & Co KG ................................. 401 IDEAL Welding Systems ......... 228

Wire & Cable Textiles AIM Inc..................................... 208 Breyden Products/ Saylor Products........................ 708 Wire and Tube Feeders Cometo/AITMAC ..................... 321 Cometo Srl/WMS ..................... 422 Witels Albert USA Ltd ............. 404 Wire Bending AIM Inc..................................... 208 AITMAC Inc............................. 321 OMCG Inc ................................ 424 Schlatter North America Inc ..... 412 Vinston US Corp....................... 606 WAFIOS Machinery Corp ........ 401

Wire Mfg - Communication B & Z Galvanized Wire Industry ........................... 526 IWM International .................... 624 Taubensee Steel & Wire Co ..... 607 Oden Technologies ................... 603 Wire Mfg - Computer IWM International .................... 624 Oden Technologies ................... 603

Wire Mfg - Construction Bekaert ...................................... 803 B & Z Galvanized Wire Industry ........................... 526 IWM International .................... 624 Mid-South Wire ........................ 804 Sivaco Wire Group ................. 1004 Taubensee Steel & Wire Co ..... 607 Wire Machine Systems In......... 422 Wire Mfg. Electrical Equipment August Strecker GmbH & Co KG ................................. 401 Clinton Instrument Co ............ 1002 Takikawa ................................... 709

Wire Cable and Tube Straighteners/Cut-off Eqpt AITMAC Inc............................. 321 Cometo Srl/AITMAC ............... 321 Cometo Srl/WMS ..................... 422 Wire Machine Systems Inc ....... 422 Witels Albert USA Ltd ............. 404

Wire Mfg - Power Bekaert ...................................... 803 Taubensee Steel & Wire Co ..... 607

Wire Mfg - Building B & Z Galvanized Wire Industry ........................... 526 IWM International .................... 624 Gem Gravure Co Inc................. 519 Sivaco Wire Group ................. 1004 Taubensee Steel & Wire Co ..... 607

Wire Mfg - Springs Bekaert ...................................... 803 Leggett & Platt Wire Group ..... 411 Sivaco Wire Group ................. 1004 Taubensee Steel & Wire Co ..... 607 United Wire Co Inc................... 905

Wire Mfg Cold-Heading Quality Phifer Incorporated ................... 408 Sivaco Wire Group ................. 1004 Taubensee Steel & Wire Co ..... 607

Wire Mfg Transportation/Auto Bekaert ...................................... 803 Gem Gravure Co Inc................. 519 Taubensee Steel & Wire Co ..... 607 United Wire Co Inc................... 705

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Wire Mfg - Packaging Pittsfield Plastics Eng Inc ......... 813

Wire Mfg Wire Formed Products ERA Wire Inc ........................... 703 Gem Gravure Co Inc................. 519 Iowa Steel & Wire .................... 821 Leggett & Platt Wire Group ..... 411 Mid-South Wire ........................ 804 Oklahoma Steel & Wire ........... 821 Sivaco Wire Group ................. 1004 Taubensee Steel & Wire Co ..... 607 Wire Processing Equipment and Supplies Wiring Harness News ............... 104 Wire Rod King Steel Corp ........................ 724 Wire Straighteners AITMAC Inc............................. 321 AWT Machinery Inc ................. 509 Cometo/AITMAC ..................... 321 Cometo Srl/WMS ..................... 422 EJP Maschinen .......................... 422 Schnell SpA .............................. 810 Vitari ......................................... 509 Wire Machine Systems Inc ....... 422 Witels Albert USA Ltd ............. 404

Yarns Breyden Products ...................... 708 Conneaut Industries Inc ............ 513 T&T Marketing, an M. Holland Company ......... 200

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