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China continues to be a focus in the business plans of many companies for low-cost producing but also for the potential of its domestic consumer demands.

52 wire Bangkok preview Organizers of this event, transplanted from Singapore to Thailand, say that market conditions bode well for this event, to take place October 16-18 at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC).

64 Comparison of the effectiveness of mechanical descaling against acid pickling for cleaning of low-carbon steel wire rod: a case study Chitra Baid, Kamal Baid, Naveen Baid and Ashok Bagra—Mechanical descaling can be an effective method, but the initial surface finish of wire rod has a great impact on the surface texture quality of wire to be drawn from it.

69 Ductility of pearlitic wires under different loading Michael Zelin and Robert M. Shemenski—Torsion ductility and bending ductility affect the drawability of steel wire during the reduction process, with a key factor being that the plastic flow is non-uniform.

74 Wetting behavior of aqueous lubricants Katherine Helmetag—It is important to consider surface compatibility with a lubricant prior to lubricant selection and machinery operation.

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Cover: A Nexans employee checks braiding machines at the company’s factory in Kang Hua, China.. Photo courtesy of Nexans. Story begins on p. 44.

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12 Industry News CommScope to acquire Andrew Corp., Australia’s Rio Tinta to buy Alcan, Brazil’s Madem SA to open reel-making plant in U.S., and more

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28 Asian Focus A fish story is at the heart of unusual submarine cable losses in Vietnam

34 Fiber Watch euNetwork becoming more of a force, and more

36 Fastener Update

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Guangzhou to host fastener show this December

38 WAI News Survey of Interwire 2007 exhibibitors, Wire Expo 2008 Points Meeting set, and more

39 Chapter News Midwest Chapter golf tourney wrapup; updates on New England and Southeast chapter tourneys

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82 Media 83 Classified 83 Career Opportunities 86 Advertisers’ Index

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Editorial

Publisher Steven J. Fetteroll Editor-in-Chief Mark Marselli

Auto industry reflects the global economy The United Auto Workers (UAW) recently ratified a new labor agreement with Delphi that may prove to be the turning point for both the auto industry and unions in America. For decades, the UAW enjoyed the benefits of high profit margins associated with the U.S. auto industry. However, global competition has reshaped the automobile industry and along the way, the UAW has accepted reduced benefits, more flexible work rules and now significant pay-cuts. I guess you can’t ignore the millions of Toyotas on the highway.

Another motivating force may be the recent announcement by Chrysler to outsource complete assembly of specific models to China’s Chery Automobile.

While initial deliveries will be directed to South American markets, the first Chinese manufactured automobile is projected to be available for sale in the U.S. within two years.

By contrast, eastern Europe in and around Slovakia and the Czech Republic, also known as “Detroit East,” is experiencing double-digit wage inflation as companies attempt to retain employees while production in that region has grown significantly during the past five years. Wage inflation isn’t the concern to companies in Eastern Europe, as average wages are still only 33% that of neighboring Germany. The real concern is the shortage of skilled workers and the limiting effect it is likely to have on future growth. In July, the Wall Street Journal reported that Slovakian wire harness manufacturer, SE Bordnetze-Slovakia, has doubled the number of supervisors on the floor in order to ensure quality as turnover of production line employees has soared. For those charged with providing a road map for the industry, it appears that the more flexibility that you build into your plans, the better chance you have to succeed. For the UAW, you have given the automobile makers and your union a chance to compete globally.

Thanks to Interwire 2007 volunteers The Interwire show is an important event for the industry to exchange information, both on the exhibition floor and in the classroom. The show is made possible by the efforts of more than 100 volunteers. On behalf of the WAI staff, I would like to extend our appreciation to your generous donation of time, expertise and energy.

Steve Fetteroll WAI Executive Director

Senior Graphic Designer Bill Branch Director of Sales Robert Xeller Advertising Sales Anna Bzowski Director of Marketing Services Janice E. Swindells Circulation Manager Jan Valois Publications Advisory Board Antonio Ayala - J.J. Lowe, Mexico Ferruccio Bellina -TKT Group/President ACIMAF, Italy Anand Bhagwat - Wire and Cable Services, India Rick Kristensen - Beta LaserMike, USA Malcom Michael - Australasian Wire Association, Australia Don Schollin - Q-S Technologies, USA Ken Scott - UK Ralph Skalleberg - Skaltek USA Dave Stackpole - Nutmeg Wire, USA Giulio Properzi - Continuus Properzi, Italy Robert Wild - Niehoff Endex North America, USA WAI Executive Committee Liaison Dane Armendariz Henkel Surface Technologies Technical Advisors John Drummond - Scotia Group Nate Rosebrooks - Fluid Coating Technology R. M. Shemenski - RMS Consulting, Inc.

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World Calendar October 16-18, 2007: wire Southeast ASIA 2007 Bangkok, Thailand. To be held at the BITEC Exhibition Centre in Bangkok, this event, formerly known as wire Singapore, is organized by Messe Düsseldorf Asia Pte Ltd. Singapore. Contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America, tel. 312781-5180; fax 312-781-5188; e-mail info@mdna.com; Internet www.mdna.com.

October 17, 2007: Non-Ferrous Bangkok Bangkok, Thailand. This seminar on the latest developments in nonferrous wire and tube technology is jointly organized by the International Wire & Machinery Association and the International Tube Association during wire Southeast Asia, BITEC exhibition centre. For more information, contact www.iwma.org.

October 31-November 2, 2007: Kiev Industrial Week 2007 Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine. The Fourth edition of Kiev Industrial Week 2007, which includes Wire Steel Ropes 2007 and Cabling Wiring 2007, will be held at the National Complex Expocenter.

Contact: Olga Krasko, TDS-Expo LLC, tel. 380-44-526-91-84; e-mail olga@welding.kiev.ua; Internet www.weldexpo.com.ua.

October 24-31, 2007: K 2007, the 17th international Trade Fair Plastics and Rubber Düsseldorf, Germany. K 2007 will be held at the Düsseldorf fairgrounds, Halls 1-17. This event for plastic and rubber industries is organized by Messe Düsseldorf GmbH. Contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America, tel. 312-781-5180; e-mail info@mdna.com.

November 5-7, 2007: Wire 07 Bolgna Bolgna, Italy. This technical conference is organized by the Associazione Costruttori Italiani Macchine Per Filo (ACIMAF); The International Wire and Machinery Association (IWMA); Comité Européen de la Tréfilerie (CET); and the WAI. Contact: WAI, tel. 001-203-453-2777, ext. 133; Internet www.wirenet.org.

November 11-14, 2007: 56th IWCS/Focus™ Conference and Symposium Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA. To be held at the Coronado Springs Hotel and Conference Center. Contact: IWCS/Focus, Internet www.iwcs.org; e-mail admin@iwcs.org; tel. 732-3890990.

December 4-7, 2007: Fastener China 2007 Guangzhou, China. Fastener China 2007 will be held at the Pazhou Complex in Guangzhou. Contact: Business & Industrial Trade Fairs Ltd., tel. 852-2865-2633; fax 852-2866-1770; enquiry@bitf.com.hk; www.bitf.com.hk.

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March 31-April 4, 2008: wire Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany. To be held at the Messe fairgrounds.

Contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America, tel. 312-781-5180; e-mail info@mdna.com.

June 7-11, 2008: Wire Expo 2008 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. To be held at the Pittsburgh Convention Center, this event incorporates: the Wire Expo trade exposition, the technical program and the WAI’s 78th Annual Convention. The event addresses ferrous/nonferrous manufacturing, and electrical, data and voice segments as well as wire forming and related wire and wire products. Contact: WAI, tel.

203-453-2777; fax 203-453-8384; www.wirenet.org.

September 23-26, 2008: wire China Shanghai, China. wire China, The All China - International Wire and Cable Industry Trade Fair, organized by Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd. and SECRI Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute, will be held at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Center. Contact Contact: Messe Düsseldorf North America, tel. 312-781-5180; fax 312-7815188; e-mail info@mdna.com; Internet www.mdna.com.

October 15-17, 2008: Spring World 2008 Rosemont, Illinois, USA. To be held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, this event is sponsored by the Chicago Association of Spring Manufacturers (CASMI). Contact: Tom Renk, tel. 847-433-1335; fax 847-433-3769; e-mail info@casmi.org; Internet www.casmi.org.

November 11-14, 2007: Fabtech International and AWS Welding Show Chicago, Illinois, USA. North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating and welding event will be held at McCormick Place. Contact: tel. 800-432-2832; e-mail information@ fmafabtech.com www.fmafabtech.com.

November 20-22, 2008: Wire & Cable India 2008 Mumbai, India. Contact: Cheryl Fernandes, Business Fairs, Confederation of Indian Industry, tel. 91-22-24931790, ext.

470; fax 91-22-24939463; Internet www.ciionline.org.

May 2-7, 2009: Interwire 2009 Cleveland, Ohio, USA. To be held at the International Exposition Center (I-X Center), Interwire incorporates: Interwire Trade Exposition, the technical program and the WAI’s 79th Annual Convention. It addresses both ferrous and nonferrous manufacturing, and electrical/data/voice segments as well as wire forming and related wire and wire products. For more details, go to www.wirenet.org. ■

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WIRE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL EVENTS For more information about these events, contact the WAI, Guilford, CT 06437-0578, USA. Tel. 203-453-2777; fax 203-453-8384; Internet www.wirenet.org.

August 23, 2007: WAI Southeast Chapter 6th Annual Golf Tournament Conover, North Carolina, USA. The chapter returns to the Rock Barn Golf Club and Spa in Conover, North Carolina, the site of last year’s successful tournament. The event will include the awards reception and dinner and hole and premium sponsorships are available. For more information, click here to contact WAI's Chip Marsh or call him at tel.

203-453-1748.

September 13, 2007: WAI New England Chapter 13th Annual Golf Tournament Paxton, Massachusetts, USA.The Kettle Brook Golf Club will host the event, which includes the awards dinner and supports the WAI New England Chapter Scholarship Fund.

For more details, contact WAI’s Chip Marsh at tel. 203-4531748, e-mail cmarsh@wirenet.org.

November 5-7, 2007: Wire 07 Bologna Bologna, Italy. This technical conference is organized by the Associazione Costruttori Italiani Macchine Per Filo (ACIMAF); The International Wire and Machinery Association (IWMA); Comité Européen de la Tréfilerie (CET); and the WAI. Contact: WAI, tel. 203-453-2777, ext.

133; Internet www.wirenet.org.

June 7-11, 2008: Wire Expo 2008 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. To be held at the Pittsburgh Convention Center, this event incorporates: the Wire Expo trade exposition, the technical program and the WAI’s 78th Annual Convention. The event addresses ferrous/nonferrous manufacturing, and electrical, data and voice segments as well as wire forming and related wire and wire products. Contact: WAI, tel. 203-453-2777; fax 203453-8384; www.wirenet.org.

May 2-7, 2009: Interwire 2009 Cleveland, Ohio, USA. To be held at the International Exposition Center (I-X Center), Interwire incorporates: Interwire Trade Exposition, the technical program and the WAI’s 79th Annual Convention. It addresses both ferrous and nonferrous manufacturing, and electrical/data/voice segments as well as wire forming and related wire and wire products. For more details, go to www.wirenet.org.

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Industry News CommScope to acquire Andrew Corp.; higher bid makes the deal work CommScope Inc., announced that Andrew Corp., which last year rejected a $1.7 billion take-over offer from CommScope, has agreed to be acquired for approximately $2.6 billion. The deal was expected to close by the end of this year.

The announcement, a press release said, “follows a wave of consolidation among large telecommunications operators, a trend that has prompted equipment companies to follow suit so they can trim expenses and offer a broader set of technology.”

Based in Westchester, Illinois, USA, Andrew Corporation and its subsidiaries operate in five segments: antenna and cable products, base station subsystems, network solutions, wireless innovations and satellite communications. Its antenna and cable products segment offers coaxial cables, connectors, cable assemblies and accessories, among others.

Wire reports noted that the companies said the deal, expected to close by the end of 2007, would help them to cut manufacturing costs and diversify their customer base. CommScope and Andrew Corp., the release said, project savings of around $90 million to $100 million in the second year after the

deal is completed. The cost savings, it said, should come from a combination of procurement savings, rationalization of duplicate locations, streamlining overhead and integration of infrastructure, and building upon best practices in technology and manufacturing.

CommScope, the release said, has also identified potential revenue synergies, including expected benefits from the combination of Andrew’s industryleading in-building wireless products with CommScope’s global leadership in the Enterprise market. It added that the company also sees the potential to increase sales of its integrated cabinet solutions through Andrew’s global channel to wireless carriers as well as opportunities to expand broadband connectivity product offerings.

The release said that the two companies had combined 2006 revenues of about $3.8 billion. The revenues break down on a geographic basis to approximately 57 percent in North America; 24 percent in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; 12 percent in Asia/Pacific Rim; and 7 percent in Latin America. Between the two, they have some 16,000 employees serving 130 plus countries and more than 2,200 global patents and pending patent applications.

CommScope Chief Executive Frank Drendel observed that “a lot of the stuff we do requires a great deal of materials, including copper and plastics,” which will help control their procurement costs. He added that their combined distribution channels would help them become a strong global player.

Andrew Corporation will be a wholly owned subsidiary of CommScope, with Frank Drendel remaining chairman and CEO of CommScope.

Superior Essex buys rest of Essex Nexans Superior Essex Inc. announced that it has acquired the remaining 40 percent equity interest in Essex Nexans from Nexans for approximately US$33 million.

Superior Essex’s European Magnet Wire and Distribution business segment will continue to be headquartered just outside of Paris, in Compiegne, France. It currently operates seven facilities in France, Germany, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

Composite Technology Corporation reports Chinese cable contract Composite Technology Corporation reported that its Chinese subsidiary, CTC Cable Corporation, has received an order worth approximately $4 million for 235 km of ACCC conductor for use on the Chinese electrical grid.

The order comes from Far East Composite Technology Company, a subsidiary of Jiangsu New Far East Cable Corporation (Far East), a continuing customer of CTC, a press release said. It includes multiple conductor sizes for projects to be installed this

Once the latest order is completed, the installed base of ACCC conductor will rise to over 1680 km worldwide, it said, noting that the order is composed of multiple conductor sizes for projects to be installed this fall.

“The Chinese market is an important part of our international strategic plan,” said CTC CEO Benton Wilcoxon. “We are pleased to see ACCC conductor being used throughout the growing Chinese transmission market. Once again, Jiangsu New Far East has done

an excellent job educating customers and increasing the market penetration of ACCC conductor.”

Far East, located in Yixing City, Jiangsu, was described as one of China’s leading manufacturers of electrical transmission and distribution cable. It sells to China’s regional power grids through 200 local distributors. U.S.-based CTC manufactures proprietary ACCC (aluminum conductor composite core) conductors for power lines.

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ACIMAF celebrates its 20th; notes creation of WAI Italian Chapter The ACIMAF observed its 20th anniversary in style, ushering in the next chapter in the history of the Italian wire industry. The Italian Wire Machinery Manufacturers Association (Associazione Costruttori Italian Macchine per Filo) marked the occasion with an array of industry speakers at a picturesque vineyard in Italy’s Franciacorta region.

More than 70 attendees heard presentations from the ACIMAF, Italian industry magazine Tecnologie Del Filo, the Italian Trade Commission, WAI, the International Wire & Machinery Association (IWMA) and Messe Düsseldorf.

WAI President Tom Moran praised the ACIMAF for its leadership within the industry. “Wire producers cannot completely transfer the role of innovation to … the suppliers, it must be a partnership,” he said. “The formation of ACIMAF in 1987 has provided a valuable resource that will allow such

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Brazilian reel maker to open U.S. plant Brazil’s Madem SA, which notes that it is one of the world’s largest suppliers of wooden cable drums and reels, reported plans to open its first U.S. manufacturing facility, to be located in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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The location is a 143,000-sq-ft industrial facility that has served as a warehouse for several years, it said. The company is investing in machinery and equipment and upgrades to the facility, which it hopes to have in operation this fall, it said. It added that plans call for the plant to begin with a workforce of 25 to 30 machine operators and material handlers with targeted production of about 70 truck loads of disassembled reels per month its first year. Plans call for lumber for the Chattanooga operation to be purchased from U.S. suppliers from forests in the Southeast. Madem’s USA General Manager is Ed Perry.

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The Chattanooga plant, it noted, will be the company’s second overseas operation while a third international plant, in the Kingdom of Bahrain, is scheduled to open in 2008. Madem reports that it is also negotiating for plants in Argentina, Romania and Japan and that it currently supplies 80 percent of the Middle East’s wood cable reels with imports from its Brazil operations.

The release said that Madem employs 30 people in Bento Goncalves-RS, Brazil. It makes its nailed wooden reels, from 20 to 120 in. in diameter, from southern yellow pine. It has a sawmill and a 30,000-acre forest in Brazil that it said “is constantly renewed through advanced technology and trained professionals.” It reports that it makes plywood reels using plastic and paper cores and has diversified into the manufacture of stretch film for packaging and has new products being developed in the plastic packaging arena.

Madem’s plant in Barcelona makes 400,000 wooden reels a year, supplying Spain, Portugal and France, while its Middle East factory will have similar capacity when it is done in 2008, the release said.

Condat closes Henkel unit purchase France’s Condat reported that it has closed its acquisition of Henkel’s dry wiredrawing lubricant business, a deal that had been widely discussed during Interwire 2007.

“This acquisition was seen as a perfect opportunity for Condat to further grow its core business, and increase turnover,” a press release said. The transaction involves production equipment including pellet technology that allows the manufacture of soaps that generate no dust, it said. CONDAT will also supplement its VICAFIL range with brand names such as Steelskin, Galvasmooth, Stearlube and Steagel, it said.

“Through this purchase, CONDAT shows its determination to invest in its core business in order to offer the wire drawing industry choice, quality, innovation, technical expertise and worldwide presence for its customer satisfaction,” the release said. It noted that Condat’s international network includes three production units, eight commercial subsidiaries and a sales network covering over 70 countries, with its VICAFIL range a well known global trademark.

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Australia’s Rio Tinto to buy Alcan for huge sum: but will it pay off?

The board of directors of Alcan, which had previously rejected a $28 billion hostile offer from Alcoa, embraced a $38.1 billion bid from Australia’s Rio Tinto PLC. A press release said that the combined aluminum product group, to be named Rio Tinto Alcan, will be a new global leader in the aluminum industry with large, long life, low cost assets worldwide. Rio Tinto, a global mining and exploration entity, notes that it produces 6 percent of the world’s mined copper, ranking it fifth in the world. Its activities span the world with production from every continent, producing aluminum, copper, diamonds, energy products, gold, industrial minerals and iron ore.

Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese described the market outlook as good for the deal. “The long-term trend in aluminum has been one of rising demand, and the future outlook is quite positive. Demand growth in China to 2011 is expected to be 15% per year, driving an increase in global demand to over 6% per year.” The release said the combined group’s access to significant bauxite reserves, competitive alumina refining, low cost hydro power, leading smelter technology, and a deep and diverse talent pool places it well to capitalize on aluminum’s favorable demand fundamentals.

At the same time, an article in The Wall Street Journal observed that the aluminum market will have to remain quite strong for the deal to be profitable in the long term. It noted that Rio Tinto has agreed to pay 65 percent more than the stock market valued Alcan prior to the failed Aloca bid, and at that time the shares had already gone up 70 percent over the past two years.

From any perspective, it is a huge deal. Alcan, based in Montreal, Canada, has some 68,000 employees, including at its joint ventures, in 61 countries and regions, and reported 2006 revenues of $23.6 billion. It has a wide range of products that include wire and cable, and is a major supplier to the electrical industry sector. At its Alcan Cable website, it notes that it is the only fully integrated manufacturer of aluminum cable, rod and strip products operating throughout North America, with three U.S. manufacturing operations (Roseburg, Oregon; Sedalia, Missouri; Williamsport, Pennsylvania) and two in Canada (Jonquiere, Quebec; Shawinigan, Quebec) as well as a distribution warehouse in Canada (Concord, Ontario). Some specific products include building wire, MODEX™ modular wiring systems, energy cables, OEM orders and rod and strip. It recently announced plans to open a cable plant in China (see p. 28).

Rio Tinto Chairman Paul Skinner said that the deal “combines two leading and complementary aluminum businesses, and is a further step in Rio Tinto’s strategy of creating shareholder value through investing in high quality, large scale, low cost and long life assets in attractive sectors. We believe that Alcan...will be an excellent complement to our existing diversified portfolio. … We are very pleased that the enlarged aluminium product group, Rio Tinto Alcan, will be headquartered in Montréal and led by the current Alcan Chief Executive Officer, Dick Evans.”

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Honduras president presents award for exporting to INTREFICA company was able to win the Honduras President Manuel Zelaya Presidential Award, which was sponRosales attended a ceremony and presored by the Secretary of Industry and sented an award to Industria de Trefilado de CentroAmerica, S.A. de C.V. (INTREFICA) for the company’s accomplishment in being the largest exporter to Central America.

Founded in 1969 and expanded in 2002, INTREFICA notes that it is the largest drawing and galvanizing company for lowcarbon steels in Central America. INTREFICA’s main export products are: high tension barbed wire, nails, staples, chain link fence, weld mesh, galvanized wire and high tensile rebar. Its export markets outside of Central America include Panama, Mexico, the U.S., Dominican Republic and Puerto INTREFICA General Manager Donald Prentice accepts export award from Honduras President Rico.

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ISO: the next-generation standard is for voluntary social responsibility From the folks who brought you ISO 14001, the voluntary environmental standard, comes word of a new standard under development that will address social responsibility (SR).

ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, announced that it will develop an International Standard providing guidelines for SR. The guidance standard, a press release said, will be published in 2008 as ISO 26000 and be voluntary to use.

The standard will not include requirements and will thus not be a certification standard as is ISO 14001, which was published in 1996 and updated by the current improved version in 2004. As of January 2006, more than 111,000 ISO 14001 certificates (1996 and 2004 versions consolidated) had been issued in 138 countries and economies.

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making ISO 26000 a reasonable standard, one that can encourage responsibility without being onerous.

“There is a range of many different opinions as to the right approach ranging from strict legislation at one end to complete freedom at the other. We are looking for a golden middle way that promotes respect and responsibility based on known reference documents without stifling creativity and development,” the release said.

ISO’s goal, the release said, is to encourage voluntary commitment to social responsibility and will lead to common guidance on concepts, definitions and methods of evaluation. “The need for organizations in both public and private sectors to behave in a socially responsible way is becoming a generalized requirement of society,” it

said, noting that this covers industry, government, labor, consumers, nongovernmental organizations and others, in addition to geographical and genderbased balance.

ISO has chosen SIS, Swedish Standards Institute and ABNT, Brazilian Association of Technical Standards to provide the joint leadership of the ISO Working Group on Social Responsibility (WG SR), the release said. The WG SR has been given the task of drafting the international standard for SR. ISO is not seeking to replace or duplicate existing agreements and intergovernmental conventions of the United Nations and the UN specialized agencies such as the International Labour Organization, but it can create added value by developing an international consensus on guiding principles that will bring clarity, said ISO Secretary-General Alan Bryden.

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Prysmian reports on offshore umbilicals in Brazil, completion of U.S. project Prysmian Cables & Systems announced that it will supply umbilicals for an offshore project in Brazil and also reported that a U.S. power link it provided between New Jersey and Long Island has been completed and is now operational.

The offshore contract from affiliates of Norsk Hydro and Anadarko

Petroleum Corporation, valued at $19 million, calls for Prysmian to supply subsea power and communication umbilicals for the Peregrino development. The project, located offshore of Rio de Janeiro, will consist of 20 km of dynamic power and communication umbilicals that will be manufactured in Prysmian’s new factory in Vila Velha,

Brazil, a press release said.

The Vila Velha plant has a strategic location on the Vitoria channel in Brazil’s Espirito Santo State and a simplified loading procedure that the release said “enables Prysmian to meet customer demands in any part of the world, particularly South America, the Gulf of Mexico and the West African coast.” The umbilicals produced at Vila Velha can be loaded directly onto installation or transport vessels, enabling Prysmian to produce longer length umbilicals, it said.

Prysmian also reported that a U.S. power transmission link between New Jersey and Long Island is now operational, providing energy to 600,000 houses. The Neptune submarine transmission cable between New Jersey and Long Island was implemented by a consortium of Prysmian and Siemens for the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA).

The Neptune cable, which was produced in the Italian plant in Arco Felice (Naples) and designed to carry a rated power of 660 MW and not less than 750 MW in exceptional overload, covers a distance of 65 miles. Neptune, the release said, is the first 500Kv submarine cable ever installed worldwide.

Prysmian noted that it was also in charge of installing 20 kilometers of 345Kv high voltage terrestrial cables at Long Island, linking the cable to the closest terminal stations.

New location for Austria’s Plasmait Austria’s Plasmait, a supplier of heat and surface treatment machinery for wire, strip and tube products represented in North America by Howar Equipment, reports that it has moved to a new larger plant in Lebring.

The new facility includes an R&D and test area that hosts three heat and surface treatment lines, a press release said, adding that for a nominal cost, these lines can be used for customer product trials.

For more information, contact Willy Hauer, Howar Equipment Inc., tel.

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Leggett & Platt enters strategic alliance for software to foster innovation U.S.-based Leggett & Platt Inc. announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with its software provider, Invention Machine Corp.

(IMC), to expand use of its technology.

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agreement will help Leggett & Platt accelerate implementation of its “WIN 70/30” innovation strategy, by which the company seeks 70% of all new innovation ideas to come from within and 30% of its new ideas, technolo-

gies, and products to come from external sources. IMC’s Goldfire Innovator software provides the platform “to ensure that innovation is repeatable and sustainable,” it said.

GMP-Slovakia invests in more reel machinery GMP-Slovakia reports that it has installed equipment previously located at Spain’s Bobinor facility, that will improve the Slovakian company’s ability to make large diameter reels that had previously been made in a more manual operation.

A press release from HOWAR Equipment, which represents GMPSlovakia in Canada and the U.S., said that a deal has been reached that calls for Bobinor to provide reel manufacturing equipment for GMP-Slovakia’s factory.

The release said that GMP-Slovakia has made a series of investments that in 2006 topped US$1.2 million, noting that the newest announcement includes automatic equipment for the manufacturing of corrugated flange reels in small to large diameters.

GMP-Slovakia CEO Giorgio Pizzamiglio said in release that with the new equipment, his company will be able to manufacture 2000 mm (79”) flanges with a steel sheet thickness of 5 mm (3/16”) in less than five minutes and to tight tolerances. He added that the company now has seven CNC machining centers, two robotic welding stations, 4 x 1000 ton presses and liquid and powder coating lines.

The company plans to invest more than US$1.5 million in 2007 “to follow through on the previous projects and move forward with other upcoming ambitious projects,” Pizzamiglio said, citing advances such as a new patented reel, a joint venture with a competitor, a series of automatic equipment for the handling of wire coils and reels, and a new robotic welding station.

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CRU conference in Paris featured presentations by key industry figures CRU is hailing the results of its first World Wire & Cable Conference, held June 10-12 in Paris, noting that its program drew nearly 300 delegates from 36 countries.

Calling the event “a great success,” the organizers reported that the conference drew attendees from Europe, North America and Asia as well as some 17 market analysts, not including CRU personnel. The keynote speakers were Prysmian Cables and Systems CEO Valerio Battista and General Cable Corporation CEO and President Greg Kenny.

The focus for the first day was the theme “Creating Value and managing Risk.” Presentations included one by CRU CEO Mike Barden, an edited version of which will be presented in the September WJI. The second day featured three parallel tracks, covering power cables, OEM cables and fiber optic cables, which was made in KMI’s

“Conference within a conference.”

The power cables track, chaired by General Cable’s Roddy Macdonald, included presentations by Mark Fraser, CRU, Anand Agarwal, Sterlite Optical Technologies; Zhang Xiusong, SECRI; Jose Orella Saenz, Iberdrola; Pierre Argaut, Silec Cable; Dion Metzemaekers, NKT Cables Group; Hans Nieman, Prysmian Cables; and Dr. Jeremy Hodge, BASEC. OEM cable topics included harness design, impact of changing vehicle demand and migration of production to low-cost locations as well as new products, evolution of magnet wire and a panel discussion on cable for the onshore oil and gas industry.

KMI used to be known for its annual Newport fiber optic conference, and others, but hard times in the field ended them. CRU bought KMI and revived the conference, which included presentations by Draka Comteq, Hereaus, YOFC, Sterlite and KMI. The

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Posco continuing on plans to build massive steel center in India South Korea’s Posco, the world’s fourth-largest steelmaker by output, reported recently that it is continuing to make progress on its previously announced plans to invest $12 billion in Orissa, India.

The company said that it expects to be able to secure all the necessary land for its plant by the end of 2007, with construction projected to start in the first half of next year. Orissa’s state government has so far allocated 1,135 acres of land to Posco, which has requested 4,000 acres.

The plant, scheduled for completion in 2016, will include four blast furnaces, an electricity plant, housing, and an annual production capacity of 12 million tons of steel, which is slated to start production in 2010. It would employ some 13,000 people.

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Severstal makes further investment in Lucchini Russia’s Severstal reported a further increase of approximately US$110 million, in its investment in Italy’s Lucchini SpA, a supplier of long products that includes wire rod.

Severstal announced that it has increased by 9 percent its stake in Lucchini, giving it approximately 71 percent ownership. Lucchini makes long products in Italy and France and has a European distribution network.

Its markets include automotive and railways.

Severstal Chief Executive Alexey Mordashov noted that Lucchini contributed $3.3 billion in revenues in 2006. “We plan to continue to invest in the business to further improve productivity and efficiency,” he said.

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Belden sells Czech cable unit, completes exit from copper telecom cable U.S.-based Belden announced that it has sold its copper telecommunications cable operation, Kabelovna Decin Podmokly (KDP) in Decin, Czech Republic, to the Wilms-Gruppe of Menden, Germany.

The transaction closed in July and included the real estate and working capital of KDP, a press release said. It noted that Belden retains its cable assembly and harness business in Decin.

“The sale of KDP completes Belden’s exit from the copper telecom cable market,” said Belden President and CEO John Stroup. “Our strategic focus is to provide signal transmission solutions in missioncritical applications and in faster growing markets. Our European segment has made a great deal of progress in recent quarters in improving its profitability through implementation of our strategic initiatives.

This sale is another step in that process.”

The release said that Belden sold its telecom cable businesses in the U.S. and the U.K. in 2004 and 2006 respectively. It noted that Belden’s focus is providing signal transmission solutions for data networking and a wide range of specialty electronics markets including entertainment, industrial, security and aerospace applications.

AMSC awarded 2 federal HTS contracts worth up to $21.7 million American Superconductor Corporation announced that it has been awarded two high temperature superconductor (HTS) projects from the U.S. Department of Energy, which will provide up to $21.7 million in funding.

A press release said that the company will lead the development of key components required to commercially deploy an HTS power cable system powered by AMSC’s second genera-

tion (2G) HTS wire (branded as 344 superconductors) in the Long Island Power Authority power grid. The transmission voltage (138kV) extension of the cable system currently being installed in LIPA’s grid uses first generation HTS wire, and will be energized later this year.”

AMSC, which will serve as project manager and wire supplier, has chosen Nexans as the cable manufacturer and

Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLC as the provider of the cryogenics system, the release said. The DOE, it added, has allocated $9 million for this $18 million project.

AMSC has also been selected to develop and perform in-grid testing of a three-phase 115-kV fault current limiter (FCL) using the company's 344 superconductors, the release said. ■

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Asian Focus Asian Focus Asia news briefs

Asia telecom: ‘digital divide’ separates customers

Officials in Malaysia offers Sumitomo a $1.5 billion cable project for hydoelectric dam Malaysia has offered Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. a $1.5 billion deal to lay a 700-kilometer long submarine cable that will transmit electricity from the Bakun hydroelectric dam in Malaysia’s Sarawak State on Borneo to Peninsular Malaysia, according to wire stories that cite Kyodo News as reporting.

According to a story by BizNewsDatabank, the official news agency Bernama quoted Energy, Water and Communications Minister Lim Keng Yaik as saying that he extended the invitation to Sumitomo to take up the project during his recent visit to Japan, Kyodo reported.

The Bakun dam, when completed, will have a capacity to generate 2,400 megawatts electricity, the article said. It is hoped that that will help boost development in Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia's two states on Borneo.

With Asia expected to represent more than half of the world’s telecom market by 2010, telecom companies that want to get those customers “must cross the 'digital divide' between wealthy urban consumers and poorer rural ones,” reports Ernst & Young.

In a press release on its new report, "Asia Calling: The Rise of the Asian Telecommunications Industry", the professional services organization warns that “massive numbers of rural customers will require innovative business models, technology, or both.”

Basically, telecom companies have already “harvested” most city dwellers, but to assure future growth they will have to further tap into the rural markets.“In 2008, rural penetration is pro-

Alcan to build alloy cable plant in China Alcan, which has just agreed to a buyout (see p.

10), announced that it plans to build a world class manufacturing facility in the Tianjin Airport Industrial Park, located in the city of Tianjin.

A press release said that Alcan plans to invest approximately US$40 million to build the new facility, which will produce specialty alloy cable products for commercial, institutional and industrial applications.

It noted that the company plans to use “the best technology (to) … provide new innovative alloy products to serve the Chinese market.”

“We are excited about the opportunity to offer our high quality products as reliable, cost effective solutions to China’s rapidly growing commercial construction market,” said Ian Hewett, President, Alcan Cable.

India’s Ramsarup expanding wire capacity Ramsarup Industries Limited reports that it is installing new facilities in Durgapur, West Bengal, India, where it has taken over 50 acres of land in order to enable it to annually produce approximately 350,000 metric tons of black and galvanized steel wire by 2010. The company noted that it currently produced about 220,000 metric tons a year of black and galvanized wire at its works in Kalyani, West Bengal.

First phase production is scheduled to start in September. It noted that the technical know-how, plant and machinery are being imported from Italy.

By 2010, the total wire production from the two plants is expected to reach 600,000 metric tons.

The company added that it also plans to expand its product lines, with wire products such as chain link wire, welded mesh, fencing wire, and barbed wire, among others.

jected to reach 25 percent, accounting for 42 percent of all subscribers, but "it will be a real challenge to move beyond one-quarter of the rural population," the report said.

By 2010, the Asian mobile industry, estimated to be one billion subscribers in 2006, will be led by China and India.

In 2006, China’s People’s Daily reported, China’s telecom revenues reached $83 billion, four times that of India, while its telecom penetration was three times that of India. India and China will be the top two markets worldwide in terms of annual mobile net additions in 2007, with between 64 million and 70 million new subscribers, followed by Russia, the U.S. and Brazil.

Chrysler deal could lead to Chinese-made cars in U.S. A deal signed in July by the Chrysler Group could lead to China’s biggest automaker, Chery, to exporting Chinese-made cars to the United States.

The agreement, said Chrysler CEO Tom LaSorda, will see Chery sending cars to Latin America or Eastern Europe within a year and to North America and Western Europe in less than three years.

“As part of the Chrysler Group's global transformation, we are finding new ways to bring vehicles to market faster, more efficiently and with less cost," LaSorda said at a signing ceremony,

according to wire reports. It added that Chery CEO and Chairman Yin Tongyao said the deal will help Chery improve its skills as it tries to expand foreign sales of its own models. "Chery is still young, so we should learn from Chrysler and improve our own competitive edge in the near future," Tongyao said.

The first Chrysler-Chery export will be based on Chery’s A1 compact and sold under the Dodge brand, LaSorda said. A 1.3-liter version of the A1 retails in China for about US$7,500.

Execution reflects China willingness to take hard line The July 11 execution of Zheng Xiaoyu, the former head of the State Food and Drug Administration who was convicted of graft and dereliction of duty, was meant to serve as a warning, reports People’s Daily.

"Any conduct that hurts the people's interests, any shirking or perfunctoriness, any dereliction of duty will not be tolerated and must be punished," a commentary in the People's Daily warned.

Xiaoyu, 62, held a position that was

equivalent to the head of the U.S.’s Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA).

He had admitted taking bribes from 1998 to 2005, worth some $850,000 from eight companies.

The quality of China’s food exports has been the subject of many headlines following reports that wheat gluten and rice protein containing melamine scrap had been found in pet food, causing deaths of cats and dogs in the United States and leading to pet food recalls.

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Cable theft not just a copper problem for Vietnam: this story is fishy ‘in-deed’ Theft of cable has became common as copper prices have risen so much in recent year, but in Vietnam the country has had to confront the widespread theft of a different product: undersea fiber optic cable.

What makes the story amazing is that, according to different news reports, it appears that the actions have been self-induced.

According to an article in the Thanh Nien, a daily newspaper in Vietnam, since January there have been five cases of theft of underwater cable that is worth relatively little as scrap but is quite expensive to replace.

In this case, the article said, it has resulted in nearly US$6 million in estimated damage to the country’s TVH cable system, which connects Vietnam with Hong Kong and Thailand.

Deputy Minister of Posts and Telematics (MPT) Tran Duc Lai was quoted as explaining during a press conference that Vietnam has eight underwater cable systems, six of which are under foreign ownership. The TVH fiber optic cable system connects Vietnam

with Hong Kong and Thailand. Another undersea cable, SMW3, links China, Hong Kong and Singapore.

A loss of communications for the TVH system was reported in March. In late April, all communication through it was stopped and moved to the SMW3, which continues to connect Vietnam with the outside world, sending more than 80 percent of the country's information, the article said.

An MPT committee reported that five loads of cables seized from fishermen represented as much as 61 miles of the TVH cable system.

Two fishing vessels carrying about 80 tons of cable that had been stolen from underwater networks in the East Sea, were seized in Kien Giang Province. The vessel’s owner said he was taking the cable to sell on the mainland, Vietnam News reported.

Reports of how all this came to be is what makes the story more amazing.

A Vietnam law passed last year permits soldiers and fishermen to salvage unused undersea cables laid before 1975 to sell as scrap. The ministry,

which said it was not told of this until much later, said that fishermen scrambled to bring up the cables, a process that saw cables being snared that were still in use. The rule was rescinded, but the damage had been done.

Lai, the article said, declared that “no country in the world had ever suffered such a massive loss of fiber optic cables.” Authorities in the southerm provinces of Bac Lieu, Soc Trang, Kien Giang and Ba Ria Vung Tau have seized some 1,500 tons of cable illegally salvaged by fishermen, it said.

Quoc Viet, director of the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group’s Postal Information Center, said that no other nation in the world allowed people to haul up unused cables for scrap “because the income from it was minisicule compared to the risk of cutting off communications.”

One kilogram of cable “fetches less than a dollar, while it had cost $13,000 to lay 1 km of the TVH line 1-2 meters beneath the seabed in 1994,” the newspaper said. ■

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People American Spring Wire Corporation made two personnel announcements. Bill Snyder has been promoted to Executive Vice President.

He will retain his sales, marketing, and purchasing responsibilities and add the direct reporting responsibility of each of the three ASW operating factories. He has been employed by ASW for 10 years and has previously held positions of vice president-commercial and general sales manager. He previously worked for AK Steel in several sales and marketing management capacities. He holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Kentucky. Todd Roberts has been named general sales manager, responsible for the sales and marketing responsibilities for all of the company’s commercial, shaped, and valve quality wire products. He

previously worked for the Worthington Steel Company in several different sales assignments. He holds a B.S. in business administration from The Citadel. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, American Spring Wire Corporation manufactures valve quality and commercial wire in carbon and alloy steel grades as well as PC strand.

Darryl Burks

Morgan-Koch Corporation announce that Darryl Burks has rejoined the company as Manager Special Products, responsible for managing the SCOB, GSG, Krollmann, SKET, M+E, and Sirio Wire products in the USA and Canada. He has more than 15 years of experience in the wire industry in the areas of machinery and process engineering, maintenance services, and production management. He has previously held positions with Wire

Rope Corporation of America and in the engineering, consulting and textile manufacturing fields. He holds an MBA from William Woods University, a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri at Rolla. Morgan-Koch Corporation, located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is wholly owned subsidiary of the German ferrous machinery manufacturer Ernst Koch.

National Standard reported several personnel items: Doug Cowan has been promoted to strategic accounts manager, representing the company’s weld wire product lines to both distributor and end user accounts across North America. He will also retain regional responsibility for the Canadian market.

Mark Wesenberg has been named district sales manager for the Michigan and Northern Ohio markets. He has years of welding experience, having previously served with Miller Electric®, ORS Nasco®, and BOC Gases®.

Phil Hensley has been named district sales manager for Southern Ohio, Southern Indiana, Southern Illinois and the St. Louis markets. He brings significant welding experience and relationships, having worked with Thermadyne®, Prest-O-Lite® and Hobart®. Darryl Fuhrman

Obituary Tim O’Farrell, plant manager of General Cable Corporation’s plant in Franklin, Massachusetts, who suffered a massive heart attack on Monday, June

Tim O’Farrell, l, helping out at a past New England Chapter golf tournament.

11, died Saturday, June 16, at age 45. He was well known and respected in his field for the knowledge and experience he gained over his two plus decades in the industry as well as his contributions as a charter member of the Wire Association New England Chapter and a Past President of the Wire Association New England Chapter.

“Tim always had a gleam in his eye whenever I saw him, he couldn’t wait to sit down and talk about all the latest wire and cable ‘news when I saw him,” said New England Chapter President Lori Parent. “We both worked for Brand-Rex during the same time in our careers and shared a very strong common

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bond with many people in our industry. Tim was very instrumental in developing the annual WAI New England Chapter Golf Outing, and we all will be forever grateful to his contribution to our industry as well as a wonderful human being. We will miss him very much.”

O’Farrell became part of General Cable Corporation in March 2005 when General Cable acquired the Helix/HiTemp Business from Draka Comteq.

He had started with Draka Comteq at the Franklin plant as manufacturing manager in 1999. He previously worked as plant manager for Specialty Cable Corporation’s plant in Wallingford, Connecticut, from

1997 to 1999; as plant manager for EIS Wire & Cable South’s plant in Hadley, Massachusetts, from 1996 to 1997; an earlier stint as extrusion department manager at the Franklin plant, from, 1994 to 1996, with Draka US, Helix/HiTemp Cable; inside sales engineer with Davis Standard, Pawcatuck, Connecticut, from 1993 to 1994; plant manager for Austin Star Detonator from 1991 to 1993; and in process and production positions with BICC Cables Corp Brand Rex from 1985 to 1991.

Survivors include his wife, Susan; a son, Brendon, 14, and a son, Mark, 22, who is serving in the Army, stationed in Iraq, and was home on leave.

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has been named district sales manager for Alabama, Mississippi and Southern Louisiana markets. He has significant sales experience in the Alabama manufacturing market. The company also noted the retirement of Jim Harbaugh after a career of 41 years. He started on the midnight shift for the stranding line and was promoted over the years, retiring as national sales manager for weld wire sales. Led by David B. Eckert, director weld wire, sales & marketing, other company representatives include: South Region Manager Mike Welborn; District Sales Manager Ron Christenson, South Dakota, Nebraska, Western Iowa, Kansas and Western Missouri; District Sales Manager Kelly Biggs, Kentucky, Tennessee; District Sales Manager Ted Turner, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Northern Louisiana; District Sales Manager Keith Shaver, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida; District Sales Manager Brad Lockey, Ontario, Canada; and Manufacture Representative Wade Wohlford, Western Canada.

Based in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA, National Standard, LLC, is part of the Heico Wire Group.

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Dave Patton has returned to the Extrusion Systems Group of Davis-Standard, LLC as project manager for the wire and cable product line. He had previously been with Davis-Standard for over ten years as product manager for tire extrusion and for the Asia-Pacific region. The company also recently named two new field sales engineers for its aftermarket department. Tom Brown

cover Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Western New York, Western Pennsylvania, and Ontario, Canada. He has spent the last four years as regional manager/extrusion product manager at Spirex, with some 20 years in the extrusion industry. Based in Pawcatuck,

Jeff Hedegore

Tom Brown

will cover the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. He has returned to Davis-Standard with more than 30 years of technical and process experience, having spent the last several years as a regional sales manager for American Kuhne. Jeff Hedegore will

Connecticut, USA, the Extrusion Systems Group of Davis-Standard, LLC, provides extrusion technology for sectors that include the wire and cable industry.

ABB has appointed Enrique Santacana as Region Manager, ABB North America and President & CEO of ABB Inc. USA. He replaces Dinesh Paliwal, who has left the company.

Santacana most recently was ABB’s Region Division

Manager for Power Products in North America. He joined ABB in 1977 and has held a number of different positions in the USA. He holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, a master’s degree in electric power engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an MBA in business administration from Duke University. A supplier of power and automation technologies, the ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries, employing more than 100,000 people.

Ron Birnbaum has been named head of the Americas Region at Degussa’s High Performance Polymers Business Unit, responsible for business in North and South America. He has many years of experience in a range of positions in the plastics industry and holds a B.S. degree in applied science and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania. Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, the U.S. operation of Degussa, a subsidiary of the RAG Group, supplies customized and semifinished products and systems based on highperformance polymers. ■

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Fiber Watch Collective optical fiber resources create a major European force Germany-based euNetworks, owner and operator of one of Europe’s highest capacity fiber networks, announced that it has launched “euro-one,” a collaboration of Europe’s leading fiber optic network providers to deliver infrastructure and next generation networking solutions connecting Central, Eastern, Western Europe and North America.

At its website, euNetworks observes that instead of having to use a multitude of communications providers, all of whom deliver a myriad of solutions on multiple protocols and under widely disparate Service Level Agreements, euro-one “is the marriage” of a number of fiber networks that collectively offer complete service. The networks of euro-one include: euNetworks (connecting Ireland, UK, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany); e|net (Ireland); Exatel (Poland); FIBRELAC (Switzerland); Geo (UK); Hibernia Atlantic (US; Canada, Ireland, UK, Continental Europe); Jazztel (Spain); Neo Telecoms (France),;Net4Net (Czech Republic); and Retelit (Italy).

“Collectively, the fiber rich euro-one network, at over 85,000 km in length, is one of the largest in the world, and connects in excess of 350 cities in Europe and North America,” the company states. Each euro-one member owns and operates its own fiber infrastructure, and through a high degree of co-operation in sales, products and operations, enabling the euro-one collaboration to unite fiber providers “to deliver long-haul to last-mile solutions under one SLA, one single bill and delivering one consistent customer experience,” it said. euNetworks CEO Noel Meaney described euro-one as “a collaboration of what we believe to be one of the most innovative partnerships the telecoms Industry has seen for sometime.”

He noted that individually, fiber providers have been constrained in delivering single source solutions by the limitations of their network.

The company reports that members can interconnect at any of the in excess of 1000 Points of Presence or 350 datacenters that are on-net.

Single mode fiber offers potential for home network applications U.S.-based Corning, Inc., recently introduced a new single-mode optical fiber with Corning® ultra-low-loss technology that it described as offering “world-class specifications for low attenuation and low polarization mode dispersion (PMD), enabling greater system reach and longer span lengths in long-haul and regional terrestrial networks.”

The fiber, a press release said, is fully compatible with the installed base of single-mode fibers, has the lowest loss of any terrestrial-grade fiber with maximum attenuation available

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between 0.17 and 0.18 dB/km at 1550 nm.

“Extended fiber reach brings significant value to our carrier customers and is especially useful in constructing and planning new networks which must span difficult terrain,” said Eric Musser, senior vice president and general manager, Corning Optical Fiber.

Corning notes that it is the first optical fiber manufacturer to offer the unique combination of ultra-low attenuation levels and low PMD levels in a G.652-compliant product.

Report notes use of polymer optical fiber Researchers at Siemens have transmitted data over polymer optical fiber cable at around 1Gbps, an achievement that can lead to its deployment for applications such as easy-to-build home networks linking PCs and highdefinition TVs, said a report from IDG News Service. It noted that demand for such systems is increasing with the growing acceptance of IPTV (Internet Protocol television).

Siemens Project Manager Sebastian Randel explained in the story that the polymer cables, about 1 mm thick, make do-it-yourself installations easier because it is flexible, doesn’t break easily, is easy to cut with a razor blade and insert in connectors. He said that glass optical fiber can carry data at much higher speeds than the polymer version, but pointed out that the glass fiber is much thicker because it is wrapped in a protective shield, and may break if it is bent too tightly.

Further, a diamond blade is needed to cut it cleanly to attach connectors or make joints, he said.

The polymer optical fiber cable does not transmit each bit as a pulse of light, but instead modulates the light signal using a technique similar to that used by DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) to send signals over copper wires, allowing each pulse of light to carry several bits of information, the article said.

In the article, Randel said that twisted copper pairs used in Ethernet networks are more of a competitor to polymer fiber in home networking because it is thinner and more flexible than glass optical fiber, but it has limitations too, such as the need for special tools to attach connectors. Wi-Fi can eliminate the need for cables but it cannot provide the level of quality needed for services such as IPTV, he said. ■

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If your expertise spans more time than most, you already have something to share at this symposium. Whether it’s a perspective on industry trends, uncommon solutions to common production problems, or the use of specialized materials and procedures, your audience is in suspense.

Technical and practical topics are welcome in the ferrous, nonferrous, electrical, fiber optic, or general disciplines. Accepted authors have a chance to have their work published in the industry’s leading Wire Journal International magazine.

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Wire Expo 2008 Call for Papers not previously published will be accepted for Wire Association International paper In order for the Wire Association’s Technical Papers Committee to properly awards and possible publication in Wire assess the scope and content of your pro- Journal International. Only papers received by the manuscript deadline will posed technical article, please submit a be included in the Conference 75 word abstract, typed in English, on the form below. Authors will be notified Proceedings materials.

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Fastener Update Guangzhou to host Chinese fastener show this December The 2007 International Fastener Technology Exhibition for China (Fastener China 2007) will be held December 4-7, 2007 at the Chinese Export Commodities Fair Pazhou Complex in Guangzhou. The organizers, Business & Industrial Trade Fairs Ltd., note that the location is especially good as Guangzhou was described as the “fast lane to the Southern China market” and “the hub of the most affluent and prosperous region of China.”

Fastener China 2007, a press release said, is one of the specialized exhibitions under the canopy of 2007 China International Machine Components Industry Exhibition (Machine Components 2007), which joins hands with the 4th China Guangzhou International Machinery Equipment Manufacturing Expo (CIMEE).The collective events will account for 100,000 sq m of exhibition area, it noted.

CIMEE, held successfully three times, is fully supported by the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government and China Machinery Industry Federation and organized by Guangdong Convention & Exhibition Promotion Ltd., the release said.

It noted that the combined events are expected to feature more than 1,000 exhibitors and 50,000 quality buyers from all over the world. The last edition of Fastener China, in 2005, was attended by more than 11,000 buyers from 25 countries and regions. About 73% of the visitors were decision makers, purchasers and engineers and 93% of them played a “final say” or “recommend” role in their corporate purchasing decision, it said.

Fastener China 2007, the release said, is a specific showcase of advanced standard and non-standard fasteners, high precision fasteners, high strength fasteners, fastener

manufacturing and processing equipment, materials, as well as testing and measuring instruments. Fastener China 2007 will also feature multi-track seminars on technological advancements and market trends, it said.

The organizers said in the release that the location, a definite plus for both exhibitors and attendees, “will serve as an ideal sourcing place of fastener products and related equipment.” Guangdong, which is an industrial powerhouse province, has seen continued strong growth in industrial added value. “A vast demand for fasteners and other mechanical components can be expected,” it said.

For information on reserving a booth or attending, contact: Business & Industrial Trade Fairs Ltd., tel. 852-2865-2633; fax 852-2866-1770; enquiry@bitf.com.hk; www.bitf.com.hk ■

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WAI News And the survey of Interwire exhibitors says . . .

A post-event survey of exhibitors at Interwire 2007 shows that, overall, the move from Atlanta to Cleveland worked out well for such a major change.

Approximately 30 percent of exhibitors took part in the survey, which included questions ranging from attendees (numbers and quality) and pre-show activity to exhibiting costs and hotels. The survey was sent to exhibitors of both Interwire and the co-located IFE. Some of the most relevant questions and responses are presented in this article.

One key question about attendance saw exhibitor response of nearly 69% that visitor traffic was either satisfactory (47.7%), good (18.8%) or excellent (2.2%). In terms of visitor quality,

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more than 88% reported that it was satisfactory (39.1%), good (39.1%) or excellent (10.2).

Costs for exhibitor services (stand construction, drayage, advance handling of freight, scheduled move-in and labor) is important, and here nearly 69% of exhibitors said that expenses were either less than 2005 (7.7%), the same as 2005 (25.8%) or from 1% to no more than 10% higher than in 2005 (35.2%). Regarding exhibitor services quality, Cleveland scored quite well, with more than 82% reporting that it was either good (57.8%) or excellent (25%).

In terms of what sectors were represented, 67.9% of respondents chose ferrous, 64.2% chose nonferrous and 43.1% chose electrical. (Note:

exhibitors were able to choose more than one sector.)

Another question of note was the methods that exhibitors used to help draw attendees to their booths. A dozen methods were listed, with the most cited one providing a booth description in time to be included in the March and April Wire Journal International pre-show issues and the Show Program. It is also interesting to note the range of other activities that some companies pursued to attract more attendees to their booth.

One other topic of interest was how far in advance exhibitors said they began promoting their Interwire participation: 75% of companies reporting either two to six months out (38.4%) or six months to one year (37.1%).

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Tabletop opportunities offered for Bolgna ITC this November Applications for tabletops are being accepted for Wire Bologna 07, a multiorganizational technical event that will be held Nov. 5-7 in Bologna, Italy, with 30+ technical sessions planned.

The tabletops are a good way to network at the event. Signed up so far are:

ACIMAF, Ceramtec, data M Software, Die Quip, EFAF, Fort Wayne Wire Die, GCR Eurodraw, Gem Gravure, Intras, IWMA, Locton, Magnetic Analysis, messe Dusseldorf, Pan Chemicals, PS Costruzioni, Sampsistemi, SCOB, Sikora Italia, TKT Group, WAI and

Witels Albert.

The tabletop fee of €725 (US$925) includes one full registration for an individual working at the exhibit.

For more details, contact WAI’s Bob Xeller at rxeller@wirenet.org or Anna Bzowski at abzowski@wirenet.org.

Points Meeting for Wire Expo 2008 set for September 20 Thursday, September 20, has been set as the date for the Wire Expo 2008 points meeting to be held at WAI headquarters in Guilford, Connecticut, USA, where booths for the event in Pittsburgh will be assigned based on the points system.

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Wire Expo 2008 and WAI’s 78th Annual Convention will be held June 7-11, 2008, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Booths are assigned to exhibitors by a points formula based on a company’s past exhibiting record. To be considered

during the points meeting, companies must send a booth commitment to the WAI by September 14.

For more information, contact WAI’s Bob Xeller at rxeller@ wirenet.org or Anna Bzowski at abzowski@ wirenet.org. ■

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Chapter Corner Midwest Chapter: a good time had by all at tourney The WAI Midwest Chapter reported that its Fifth Annual Golf Tournament, held Friday, June 15, 2007, proved to be a thoroughly enjoyed event, both golfing- and networking-wise.

The golf course was in excellent shape and the weather was made to order for the 62 players who took part.

The pressure was on the top two

second-place team of Ed Parcell, Taubensee Steel & Wire; Ray Martin, AMS Specialty Steel; Anthony Katauskas, JOMB Corp.; and John Knoch, JOMB Corp.

The Longest Drive belonged to Aaron Nolan while the Straightest Drive was won by Doug Hoersten. The three closest-to-the-hole challenges were won by David Herzog (# 6); Tom Alexander (#11); and Ed Parcell (#14).

NUMAMERICA provided the most unique prize, a bird made using a golf

Midwest Chapter President Kevin Sopczak welcoming players.

teams, as both ended up shooting 66 for a dead heat.

Held at the St. Andrews Golf & Country Club, West Chicago, Illinois, the tournament was won by the team of Vincent Griffin, Premier Die; Aaron Nolan, Sumitomo Electric Diamond Group; and Ben Walley, Classic Die Service. Going by a scorecard tiebreaker system, the trio topped the

A good time was had by all at the St. Andrews Golf & Country Club, West Chicago, Illinois.

club head with wire welded to it to complete the shape.

Chapter President Kevin Sopczak welcomed the players and thanked the sponsors who helped make the event possible.

Sponsors included: $10,000 Hole-in-

The winning team, by a scorecard decision: Vincent Griffin, Premier Die; Aaron Nolan, Sumitomo Electric Diamond Group; and Ben Walley, Classic Die Service.

One: Phelps Dodge Chicago Rod; Longest Drive: Fort Wayne Metals and Techalloy Central Wire; Closest-tothe-Pin: ACME Refining, Henkel Surface Technologies and W Gillies Technologies LLC; Putting Contest: Classic Die Services Inc.; Accurate Drive: Schlatter Inc.; and Corporate Hole Sponsors: Charter Steel, Classic Die Services Inc., D & S Wire Inc.; Fort Wayne Wire Die, NUMAMERICA, OMCG North America, Phelps Dodge Chicago Rod, Premier Wire Die, RichardsApex Inc., Schlatter Inc., Sonoco Crellin and Worth Steel and Machinery.

The chapter plans to hold a technical seminar in the Detriot area in the fall.

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WAI Southeast Chapter set for golf tourney in August The WAI Southeast Chapter returns to the Rock Barn Golf Course in Conover, North Carolina, on Thursday, August 23, for its 6th Annual Golf Tournament, where it hopes to top last year’s record count of 96 golfers, cracking the 100 mark at this picturesque and sometimes challenging course.

“We are looking forward to setting another record this year,” said tourney cochair Steve Vannais, Davis-Standard.

“Everyone who played last year really liked the course and the chance to connect with others, so we are hoping they will tell their industry friends to join us this time!”

One of the hallmarks of the chapter’s tournament – the ability to acquire mulligans that must be used strategically to really benefit the teams – will continue.

All golfers will have a shot to win $10,000 with a hole-in-one, and prizes will be awarded for a variety of skill con-

tests and for the teams that finish with the best scores.

Companies looking to help support the event while gaining additional exposure through event signage and post-tourney coverage in the Wire Journal International can be a corporate hole sponsor for $100.

At press time, there were still opportunities for companies to be the exclusive sponsor for challenges such as the hole-inone, the closest-to-the-pin, the popular longest drive or refreshments.

“We really appreciate the support of the tournament’s sponsors,” said co-chair Tim McElhany of Process Control. “They get some nice exposure through their sponsorships, and their support helps us ensure that everyone has a good day.”

The registration fee of $125 covers the greens fees, cart, range balls, box lunch and the barbecue dinner where the results are announced and prizes are awarded. If

golf isn’t your game, take advantage of the opportunity to network with your industry colleagues by joining them for dinner for only $35.

In 2006, the first place went to the team of Scott Ferguson of Hefner Builders Inc., NEPTCO’s Randy Dula and Gary Greene, and Bryan Lefever of Cross Coatings, with a sparkling score of 56. The Tyco foursome of Richard Speer, Kevin Wood, Jeff Wilkerson and Eddie James took second place with a 58. Third place was won with a 59 by the Mid-Atlantic Steel & Wire Co. team of Matthew Duncan, David Duncan, Robert Canterbury and Charlie Cameron.

Download the pdf registration form and/or sponsorship form from the chapter webpage at www.wirenet.org or contact WAI’s Chip Marsh at cmarsh@wirenet. org for more information and/or to have the forms faxed to you.

New England seeks to set new record for golf tourney The WAI New England Chapter is hoping that a new participation record will be set on Thursday, September 13, when it holds its 13th Annual Golf Tournament at the Kettle Brook Golf Club in Paxton, Massachusetts.

Topping the 2006 tourney will not be easy as that event had more than 150 registered golfers. An added attraction this year is the “13” theme that was developed, made possible by the timing and furthered by the chapter. The schedule calls for the

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day to begin at 8:13 am with check-in and continental breakfast, preparing everyone for the 9:13 am shotgun start. There will be a mystery contest for all golfers on the 13th hole that will be revealed to all on the day of the event, although it can be disclosed that it will in some way involve the number 13.

“We are looking to keep the tournament as fresh as we can,” said Golf Committee Chair Mike McKee, Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc. “In addition to the new 13th hole contest, we’re adding a long putt contest that we learned about at the Interwire tournament.”

Golfers will have the chance to win both team and individual prizes, including a shot to win $10,000 for a hole-in-one on the challenging par-three 12th hole.

Add to that long and accurate drive contests, closest-to-the-pin holes, and the popular chipping and putting contests, and everyone has a variety of opportunities to win!

All sponsors receive recognition in the day’s program and with signage at the event, along with The 2006 winning foursome of Vincent Griffin and acknowledgement in the postMike Swift and Neil Swift of Premier Wire Die, and tournament coverage in the WJI. Jerry Richards of ADCO Inc.

Continuing this year will be the Chapter’s raffle and sports memorabilia auction, with the proceeds from both activities going to help fund the Chapter’s scholarship program.

A total of 36 companies were involved in sponsorships last year.’s golf tournament, which as noted before had more than 150 registered golfers.

“We really appreciate the way that so many people participated in the raffle and auction last year,” said Chapter President Lori Parent of Breen Color Concentrates.

“They really helped support the Chapter’s scholarship program through their involvement. It truly enhances the value of the tournament and allows us to do even more for this worthy program that rewards our members’ children.”

Registration of $125 includes the greens fees, cart, tee-off continental breakfast, 19th Hole Reception and buffet awards dinner. Non-golfers are welcome to attend the reception and dinner for $35.

Registration forms are available at the chapter’s webpage at www.wirenet.org.

For more information about playing or being a sponsor, contact McKee at tel.

978-357-5700 or mikem@lloydbouvier. com or contact WAI’s Chip Marsh at cmarsh@wirenet.org. ■

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Telecom operations at Nexan’s plant in Cheongwon-gun, South Korea.

Asian Outlook

The Asia Outlook largely continues to focus on China, which motors along at more than a 10 percent annual growth clip despite speed bumps in the form of issues with labor shortages, higher shipping costs and environmental concerns.

Looking back, a key to China’s status today was turned in 1980, when foreign investments became allowed.

Since then, the country’s economy has seen a tenfold increase, fueled in 2006 by nearly $70 billion in foreign investment. Today, for all the headlines about tainted wheat gluten and an executed top official, China is focused on replacing Germany to take over third place in the world for gross domestic product, behind only the U.S. and Japan. The latter had $207 billion of trade with China in 2006, more than double from $102 billion and almost 200 times from 1972, when the two nations established diplomatic relations.

With that important financial backdrop, it is little wonder then that China continues to dominate the Asian picture, although there is more activity and interest in other Asian countries, such as India, Vietnam, Malaysia and others. Sectors like power transmission and automotive are strong and companies have responded by expansions, mergers and acquisitions. As noted in this feature, Asia’s attraction for manufacturers may increasingly be for the potential from domestic demand.

Nonferrous activity

General Cable Corporation’s Jiangyin Huaming Specialty Cable Co. Ltd., plant in China.

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There is no lack of domestic cable companies in China, where some analysts have said that there could be 5,000 or more such companies, but they note that most of those are small and that the multinational companies are the ones that can best supply and operate high-productivity plants.

One company that well understands the home field advantage is Nexans, the world’s largest cabler, which has more than 2,400 employees in 12 plants in five countries in Asia. It projects that its sales in the Asia-Pacific region should continue to climb as the Group focuses on high-technology, high value-added products, and leverages its enhanced manufacturing and sales resources following the acquisi-

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tion of Australia’s Olex and capacity increase in Japan.

China, which will host the 2008 Olympic Games and 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, is accelerating its investments in all areas including energy distribution, telecom, and transportation.

That, the company notes, has led to development of high-speed trains, construction and expansion of around 100 airports, and programs in shipbuilding and civil nuclear power, all of which offer significant opportunities.

Nexans reports that developing Asian economies have continued to grow “at a healthy pace, which has translated into strong demand for cables in all markets amid fierce competition.”

However, it said, higher copper prices have been a challenge, especially in China and Vietnam.

Nexans has production sites in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam that export to other ASEAN countries, Australia, Oceania and Eastern Russia.

It bolstered its manufacturing and sales resources in the region with the purchase of Olex, the leading power cable maker in Australia and the AsiaPacific, and a new joint venture formed in Japan with Viscas to manufacture high-voltage submarine cables.

“Through these strategic transactions, Nexans has doubled its presence in the Asia-Pacific. In addition, the Group reinforced its manufacturing operations in Vietnam by opening a third plant, jointly owned with another company, to make low- and medium- voltage power cables, and industrial and equipment cables.”

The company chose to focus on high value-added segments such as shipbuilding, automotive, railway and telecom. That has helped operating margins, which topped 70 percent in 2006, it said. For example, in China, sales of telecom cables for LAN and special cables skyrocketed, as did sales of shipbuilding and material handling cables manufactured at Nexans’ Shanghai plant that opened in 2005, it reported. In South Korea, Kukdong Electrical Wires saw robust sales growth in shipbuilding cables, an area where Nexans is a global market leader. Kukdong’s other two plants manufacture power cables for buildings and medium-voltage grids, tele-

Interview: India’s Ramsarup Industries 40% of our business. Infrastructure is One company that has prospered by 15%, water management is 10%, retail is looking forward is India’s Ramsarup 10% and defense is 5%, so we have folIndustries. A part of Ramsarup Group, lowed our plan to diversify both sectorwhich was founded in 1966, it produces wise as well as geographically. Looking approximately 220,000 metric tons (MT) forward, we wanted to change our cusper annum of black and galvanized wire tomer base and push our sales, so we are at its works at Kalyani (West Bengal, integrating ourselves further up the value India). It had 2006 revenues of $302 milchain. For instance, we are putting up lion and expects 2007 to come in at $400 transmission links to further our presence million, a 30% increase. in that sector.

The company, which has pursued WJI: You supply wire growth and more to all parts of India. value-added prodHas infrastructure ucts, is building new been a challenge? facilities at AJ: We are not shipDurgapur (West ping large amount of Bengal) on 50material across the acres, with first country. Our material phase production typically goes on commencing this trucks, which reach all September. When parts of India. We also completed by 2010, have a very efficient the new plant’s logistics department. annual capacity will In a way, we have be approximately become a courier com350,000 MT of pany to our customers, black and galvadelivering material at nized steel wires, their doorstep. This has raising total annual become our strength. wire production to Ramsarup Group Managing Director 600,000 MT. Anand Ashish Jhunjhunwala.

WJI: You have said Bhagwat, who that your success has heads the WAI’s come not from trying to be the largest subsidiary in India and reports for WJI, company in your sector but the one that is recently met with Ashish Jhunjhunwala the most sustainable in terms of profit.

(AJ), Ramsarup Group’s managing direcHow has that come about? tor, to discuss his company’s outlook.

AJ: There is no one formula. There are two factors. One is quality and the other is WJI: How has your company evolved service. Service doesn’t mean only “onover the years? time delivery.” Today, that’s understood.

AJ: The company was started by my We provide service by taking a long term father and uncle and taken over by view and taking long term orders. We take Ramsarup Industries in 1973. It started on the risk whether the market goes up or with a galvanizing and wire drawing unit down. We provide a variety of products to with 300-400 MT of capacity. Our expanfill all of a customer’s needs. For examsion really started in 1993 and a major ple, five truck with ten different grades in jump was made about five years ago. We five different sizes. initially were involved in galvanizing and drawing mild steel wire, catering to the WJI: Typically, that approach to service local market and graduating to electricity adds to the manufacturing cost because of boards in the 1990s. In the last five years, smaller batch sizes. How do you manage there has been major capacity expansion cost and yet service the customer? as well as a major shift in our customer AJ: That’s true. We service the customer base. We are now into the power transby keeping an inventory and there is a mission wire segment, which is about

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Interview: India’s Ramsarup ... (cont’d.) cost associated with the inventory.

However, that cost is far less than the returns in terms of customer satisfaction and repeat business.

WJI: How much of your 220,000 MT of wire production is, for example, aluminum coated steel reinforced (ACSR) wire? And what percentage of market in that segment do you control?

AJ: It’s very difficult to quantify tonnage in terms of individual product segments.

Let me put it this way: currently the Indian wire market is about 1.5 million metric tons (mmt), of which we control about 12%-13%. After the expansion to 600,000 MT by 2010, we plan to control about 20% of the market.

If you look at the global steel production versus the wire market, wire consumption is about 5% of the total steel production.

It’s more in developed economies and less in under-developed economies. China is already at 5% level. In India, last year steel production was at 46 mmt. This year it will be 50 mmt. Wire production was at 1.5 mmt, or about 3% of the total steel production. As India becomes a developed economy, the steel and wire consumption will improve, and the steel to wire consumption ratio will also improve.

WJI: Steel consumption in India is projected to be 200 mmt per year by 2025 and wire consumption will also increase.

That’s significant growth from today’s levels. Do you think the gap will be filled by imports? And how would that change your competitive landscape?

AJ: I don’t see wire imports taking place in a big way for a few reasons. First, the market is very fragmented, and secondly, freight is prohibitively expensive.

Customers with an import license would rather import wire rod and ask one of the wire producers to produce wire to suit the needs.

Steel production is expected to increase steadily. However, there are two major problems. One is availability of land and the other is infrastructure in terms of rail.

If those two problems are addressed, production and demand for steel will come up.

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WJI: You are vertically integrated. You already have one mini-blast furnace and you are in the process of installing a second one. Do you think that vertical integration is essential for competitive advantage in India?

AJ: That’s a must. One has to have control over the raw material to avoid getting caught in the cyclical nature of the business. By 2009, we will have matching capacities of billets, rolling mill, and wire production at 600,000 MT per year. We are also evaluating coal and iron ore mines.

WJI: Your growth has mostly been organic. Have you considered acquisitions or joint ventures for further growth?

AJ: We know the wire business. Wire will be our driving force, where we are leaders and continue to be leaders not only in India but also outside of India. We will continue to produce steel to match the wire capacity. We are open to joint ventures. However, we are not in a hurry as there is a lot of potential here and our hands are full right now.

WJI: You are projecting a growth of about 30% over last year. What are the challenges in managing growth at such dizzying pace?

AJ: We have been growing at this rate for the last few years. It does cause stress, but our system is now used to handling it. We also have experienced and long term employees who have stood up to the challenge. We are also adding younger people.

com cables, and cables for the booming automotive market.

In anticipation of strong demand, the Group plans to increase its production capacity in China for high value-added telecom and LAN cables, and reinforce its operations in Vietnam for both the domestic and export markets.

One U.S. company that did not rush to Asia but has made up for it recently is General Cable Corporation, which began with the acquisition of Jiangyin Huaming Specialty Cable Co. Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer of specialty automotive and industrial cable products, based in Jiangsu Province. “Our Asia Pacific management team has been working diligently to identify the right assets to enter the Chinese market,” said Campbell Whyte, President and Chief Executive Officer, General Cable Asia Pacific.

General Cable President and CEO Gregory Kenny observed that the deal “represents a small first step in implementing (our) strategy to capitalize on growth opportunities in Asia. Earlier, we established sales offices in China and India to facilitate exports of specialized cables into those countries. We continue to patiently evaluate additional investment opportunities in those countries, as well as globally, aimed at energy and infrastructure cabling and systems.”

Following that deal, General Corporation formed two joint ventures

WJI: What are your thoughts on globalization?

AJ: Globalization has its advantages and disadvantages. Either way, one must accept it as it’s irreversible. Ultimately, in our business, one has to be technically capable to produce the cheapest steel, wires or TMT bars.

WJI: You are in a state where there is a leftist government. Does that limit you in any way?

AJ: Actually, the government and the current chief minister are very pro-industry. It has got a bad rap, but West Bengal is a great state to do business.

General Cable Corporation President and CEO Gregory Kenny.

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with Plaza Cable Group of Cos., based in New Delhi, India, one for energy cables and the other for construction cables. The company plans to invest up to $40 million to expand production of the joint ventures’ products. “We have ambitious plans for further growth in India and expect to quickly become a leading supplier in the Indian market,” Kenny said. “We continue to actively seek additional acquisition opportunities to grow our position in this strategically important market.”

Another company that has invested in Asia is Belden, which for $195 million acquired South Korea’s LTK Wiring, a subsidiary of LTK Industries Limited, described in a press release as one of the largest manufacturers of electronic cable for the China market, with 2006 revenues of approximately $220 million. “This acquisition propels us toward one of our stated objectives, expanding our presence in faster growing emerging markets,” said Belden CEO John Stroup. “It adds another prestigious brand, LTK, to our portfolio, and better positions us to compete effectively in China. … And with LTK’s manufacturing expertise and capacity, we are now positioned to better serve Belden’s Asia customers in networking, broadcasting, and industrial infrastructure.”

Tree Island Wire Income Fund announced earlier this year that it has agreed to acquire Baoan International Investment Co. (BII) and Universal Metal New Material Co., Ltd. (UM).

“Our acquisition of Baoan International Investment Co. and Universal New Metals Co. is a key step in our strategy to establish an operational base in Asia,” said Tree Island President and CEO Daniel McAtee. “Together, BII and UM bring us a highly experienced, international team of managers and supply chain experts, along with the rights to manufacture, export and trade from China, and to sell products within China. As a result of this acquisition, Tree Island will be positioned to not only offer our North American customers an expanded range of offshore products, but to also extend our international sales to China and across the entire Asia region.”

Interview: Integer Research Philip Radbourne is director of the Wire & Cable Division of Integer Research, a London-based research and consulting company for wire and cable, and other commodity industries.

He can be contacted at www.integerresearch.com.

WJI: What is the Asia story at this point? Is it where one would have projected four-five years ago?

Radbourne: I think that Japan is much stronger than we would have expected.

Many leading Japanese companies have moved up market very quickly, so that has been impressive. Many are cutting volumes, but going for margin. We also see the Korean producers doing the same – as their main domestic market has matured. Taiwan has been the main laggard of the original Asian tigers – much of that business has simply migrated to mainland China, as much of the electronic business shifted from Taiwan 35 years ago.

looking at the China/India option. Of course, there is lots of BRIC investment talk, but do companies actually follow through, when they go on the ground?

WJI: What products will be the future driver? Will domestic production be more important or are exports the ultimate goal?

Radbourne: In specialty products, we see migration from Western Europe and Japan to Korea to China, and then India. Look for more plants for specialty cable being set up in India.

Rather than seeing an increase in production globally we see a transfer of production. For electronics, China is so competitive that it could be a decade away from slowdown in growth from this market. The Indian infrastructure should provide massive amount of work, but when and where is the issue.

WJI: Has product quality gotten to a point where it does not matter where a cable comes from? Or, are there still meaningful differences?

WJI: Which countries have really excelled – Philip Radbourne and why? Which ones have the potential but have lagged – and why?

Radbourne: No, there are real skills in Radbourne: China has, of course, making custom cables, special cables, been the star, a kind of one off generahigh tech and complex cables, and any tional shift in production of manufacmajor interaction with clients, that is a tured products. India has enormous core skill of European, U.S./Canadian potential, but has lagged ASEAN and and Japanese cable makers. Koreans Asian tigers. Why? Maybe it is and Eastern Europeans will have to because it is a democracy and can’t catch up here. just go ahead with projects. Certainly Again, if a product has a minimum its infrastructure needs improving spec, such as UL, and you can put it in internally, although we meet many a container and ship it, it is tough to companies that are investing right now compete. However, when you need in wire stranding and drawing for interaction, then that is what wire and export business. That may be the way cable companies will continue to prothat India starts: re-export business, duce in developed regions. We would before the domestic market takes off. also start to see this market increase in We still think that companies will look Asia. China for example, and maybe to hedge their manufacturing bets the leading players, will fill this niche investing in Vietnam/China before

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Interview: Integer Research ... (cont’d.)

The future of steel is in making sure that customers understand its value

before Chinese companies get a chance to develop, or they will be formed through joint venture.

Below is an edited excerpt of a presentation by Lakshmi Mittal, CEO & Chairman of ArcelorMittal, made June 20 at World Steel Dynamic’s Steel Success Strategies.

WJI: Have rising labor costs narrowed the advantages of cable production in Asia? Is it getting closer?

Radbourne: Labor costs have already hit Taiwanese and Korean producers.

Now Chinese coastal strip is seeing increase in wage rates – Shanghai, Dalian etc. The question is, do you go inland, or would you rather go to India or Vietnam? In fact, we even see a significant improvement in working conditions in Asia. Belden – through its LTK subsidiary has recently introduced a five day week at its operations.

WJI: How major a factor are multinationals in Asia? Will domestic companies in China rise to be a major factor?

Radbourne: Multinationals will always be a factor, and I am sure will be increasingly welcomed across Asia: Nexans in Korea, General Cable in China, India, etc. One example is the big move by Belden into China with the LTK purchase.

WJI: What do you project the Asian picture to be five years from now?

What factors could most affect those projections?

Radbourne: We expect to see India more developed, ASEAN reasserting itself economically, after 1997 instability. The Olympics in Beijing, which have had a distorting influence on investment, will be over, and we would expect further investment internally to China. The one unknown of course, is that China is not a democracy, so the question is: how does it evolve, over the next 10 years?

China has to see consolidation, once some of the boom in investment has taken place. Probably five years hence, we will start to see some major consolidation. Seeing the same in steel, but many Chinese cable makers are tightly run, and they will continue to upgrade their operations.

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why we are now talking about the implementation of a steel futures market. Some customers have expressed a belief that this would be a useful starting point to help establish a more stable pricing market. I do not believe this to be the case. Steel futures are essenWe have succeeded in proving that tially a mechanism the steel industry has for financial comthe chance of a future. panies mainly Now we have to condealing with hedgcentrate on building a ing and futures. It steel industry for the is not a solution modern age. One for curbing price which is quality drivolatility. Indeed ven in terms of prodnickel, copper and uct, process and supaluminum transacply chain. One which tions on the LME takes its corporate and have become very social responsibilities volatile with a in the world seriously. large amount of One whose central transactions not area of focus is cusphysically executtomer and stakeholder ed. satisfaction, not self Further consolidapreservation. We have Lakshmi Mittal, CEO & Chairman tion of the industry to think more like a of ArcelorMittal. will be a much service company, more effective way which are customer of delivering price and supply sustaindemand led and innovative, rather than ability. We need to therefore work hard supply driven. to ensure that our customers fully recVolatility of steel pricing has led to susognize the benefit this will bring. It tained periods of low-cost steel, spattered enables us to continue to invest heavily with short periods of exaggerated pricing in R&D and product development. It highs. But it is not conducive to the enables us to meet even the most industry for a relationship with a key sophisticated customer demands and stakeholder to operate in such a way. therefore to improve the quality of Imagine how frustrating it would be if their products. It enables us to offer such volatility extended into our daily global solutions with consistent quality life. One year a car costs US$30,000. anywhere in the world, whether in a The next year it is US$15,000, the next developed or a developing market. It US$20,000 and the next US$10,000. It is enables them to better manage their hard to justify why a product should cost own input costs. It enables us to identione price one year and a totally different fy new value proposals for them. one the next. If I come back to my car We must really focus on implementanalogy, I don’t believe customers have a ing this partnership approach with our problem spending US$100,000 on a luxcustomers. We must work together, not ury car if they believe the product they against each other. We must build a are buying offers exceptional quality and sustainable relationship with our cusperformance. However if that car costs tomers, based on trust, quality and supUS$100,000 one year and US$50,000 port. If we can achieve this, then I am the next it is difficult to believe it was confident over time our customers will ever worth US$100,000. see the benefits of the strength of the This I believe is at the heart of the new steel industry model. perception problem we have with our customers. It is also one of the reasons

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Interview: Runckel & Associates Chris Runckel is the principal and founder of Runckel & Associates, a Portland, Oregon based consulting company that assists companies seeking to expand their operations in Asia. www.business-in-asia.com.

WJI: Earlier this year, China cut export tax rebates on products that include steel wire. Why did that happen?

Runckel: Many subsidies like tax rebates, rebates on utilities, etc. are being phased out. The Chinese government has changed its policy because it feels that many of the industries that have settled in China are industries that elevate export totals but also may have negative effects on the environment and cause the Chinese government trade friction with other countries, etc.

For these industries, the government is phasing out export subsidies. The value added tax rate has dropped from 17% to 13% over the last two years and will

now be cut or eliminated depending on the commodity. The new rebate system will have five levels, 17%, 13%, 11%, 9%, and 5%. This is affecting a number of industries such as plastics, metal parts, etc. and starting to change the dynamics in international sourcing. To this point, most Chinese suppliers have absorbed the costs caused by the changes in government policy on export subsidies but many Chinese companies have signaled that they cannot absorb much longer. Costs are therefore likely to go up. Many U.S. companies are starting to feel nervous as they feel the Chinese government seems likely to continue to cut back on export subsidies, to continue to let the RMB increase in value, etc.

WJI: Are there other factors that could affect manufacturing prices in China?

Runckel: The Chinese government is very close to issuing a new labor law and this will have effects on costs by

stopping short term labor contracts, requiring severance pay, etc. When and if Chinese companies start passing along these increased costs, many U.S. and other companies may start looking elsewhere for new suppliers. Many U.S. companies are already exploring backup companies in Vietnam, India and other lower cost countries and are waiting to talk with their suppliers to see if the costs will be absorbed. Many companies will absorb the increases, as even with the increases China is still a very economical place to produce in many if not most cases.

Another factor, however, that has gotten less attention but also matters to companies outside China that are looking to locate there, is that land prices have nearly doubled from the first of the year. To some degree that is related to a new national land policy was introduced, but the bottom line is that it will increase costs. Beyond that, there is the cost in general for doing

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Interview: Runckel & Associates ... (contâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d.) business in different countries that can be hard to determine. We created a table (see below) that compares times for business start-up requirements for 13 locations. It shows just how demanding this step can be. It is not something that should be taken for granted in the planning stage.

WJI: What does this mean for U.S. companies that manufacture in China

and ship the products outside of China? Will their costs go up?

Runckel: To this point, most Chinese suppliers have absorbed the costs caused by the changes in government policy on export subsidies but many Chinese companies have signaled that they cannot absorb much longer. Costs are therefore likely to go up. Many

U.S. companies are starting to feel a bit nervous as they feel the Chinese government seems likely to continue to cut back on export subsidies, to continue to let the RMB increase in value, etc.

WJI: Will multinational and other companies look into even lower cost countries like India and Vietnam?

Runckel: China suppliers have generally been able to absorb these costs.

Therefore the effects of the new policy have been minimal to this point. What the future will bring is hard to say. I doubt it will bring jobs back to the U.S. but it well may make more companies more rigorous in their cost review on the cost and benefits of overseas sourcing. Vietnam is getting a lot of consideration from companies wanting to site a new factory, much more so than last year, which was also a good year for Vietnam.

WJI: Benefits are a significant factor in costs in the U.S. and Europe: is it likely that over the next decade that they shall also become more of a factor, be it China, India or even Vietnam/Malaysia, etc.?

Runckel: Benefits are a growing factor in costs throughout Asia. Many companies do not fully appreciate the importance of benefits in overall personnel costs and often are attracted to countries on the basis of minimum wage comparisons. For many companies, especially smaller companies that are less labor intensive, the real analysis has to be made on salary and benefits costs for your particular mix of employees - management, office, technical, sales, etc. For example, Shanghai and its suburbs, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Bangkok, Thailand can each in their own particular way be a good site to invest and start a factory.

Looking at minimum salary costs alone, Vietnam looks the cheapest with Thailand and the Shanghai area pretty similar on minimum salary costs now.

What differs between the three are

A comparion of procedures and likely time requirements for 13 Asian locations.

Chart courtesy of Runckel & Associates.

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Ferrous activity There is no end in sight to demand for steel, reports the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI), which forecasts that total use of finished steel products continues to show strong growth. China has made efforts to reduce the numbers of smaller domestic steel producers and commodity production for export, but the IISI sees its steel industry as continuing to be busy.

The IISI described 2006 as “a particularly strong year for steel use,” with overall growth of 8.5% for the world.

Its 2007 forecast is for growth to come in at just under 6%, raising production to 1,179 million metric tons (mmt), an increase of 65 mmt over 2006, followed by growth in 2008 of 6.1%.

“China remains the largest single market and the strongest growth area,” the IISI said, adding that the country’s steel use will increase by 13% in 2007, followed by another 10% in 2008, taking the total to 443 mmt, 35% of the world total.

A report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) notes that “extrapolation of current trends suggests that the top 10 companies will hold a global market share of almost 35 percent in 2010.

This might mean three or four players producing more than 80 million tons, and five or six players producing between 40 million and 60 million metric tons, annually.”

In other words, there should plenty of business for those steel companies that are on top. One company that is counting on that is India’s Tata Steel, which took a giant step forward when it acquired the Corus Group for US$11.3 billion in its first acquisition outside of Asia. Its subsidiary, NatSteel Asia Pte Ltd, also acquired majority stakes in two rolling mills in Vietnam: SSE Steel Ltd’s bar and wire rod mill, which has 250,000 metric tons annual capacity, and a 70 percent stake in Vinausteel Ltd. Tata Steel Managing Director B. Muthuraman said in a wire story that his company wanted to purchase both finished steel product companies and iron ore or coal mines to increase its annual 30 mmt steel manufacturing capacity by more than half within a decade. “We are looking for acquisi-

Asia has a material effect on metal prices Led by increased demand from Asia, costs for base metal prices are likely to continue to rise this year, reports the Economist Intelligence Unit, which predicts that its Industrial Raw Materials (IRM) price index will rise an average of 12% in 2007.

A press release from EIU projects the following: Aluminum: Global supply will be running ahead of demand, but only marginally.

Prices will not fall below US$2,500/metric ton.

Copper: Due to improved fundamentals (rising Chinese and EU demand coupled with strike threats to supply), prices will remain well supported until mid-2008, when a return to balance is anticipated.

Nickel: The acute immediate shortage has eased, and prices will soften from current overvalued levels as supply begins to overtake demand in 2008.

Tin: Resumption of Indonesian production has ended the rise in prices, but the

final liquidation of the US strategic stockpile will support prices in 2008.

Zinc: The market remains in deficit this year, but large amounts of spare capacity and a return of Chinese exports will put pressure on prices from 2008.

Prices now are higher than marginal production costs, so a small increase in stock levels could trigger a sharp fall in the market, the release said. “Yet those risks seem unlikely to come to the fore in 2008.

Despite increasing mining and smelting capacity, demand for base metals will remain strong (with China offsetting weakness elsewhere), and prices will slip by less than 7%. In 2009 the return to surplus metal could produce a steeper decline of up to 12%,” it said.

For more on EIU, part of The Economist Group, publisher of The Economist, go to www.eiu.com.

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Interview: Runckel & Associates ... benefits. Thailand is the lowest, Vietnam is next and China is third and China will probably be going even higher shortly when the new employment law is passed and severance and other costs become more complex. But again, what is important is a detailed analysis of all the costs - salaries, benefits, etc. for your particular project and your companies particular mix of skills. Most Asia locations will be much more economical than Western nations for minimum salary and basic manual labor costs. Where there will be a more pronounced increases and a narrowing in costs will be in management and technical staff wages and benefits which in Asia are already rising at a much quicker rate. Again, not to Western levels, but certainly to levels increasingly noteworthy of management attention.

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WJI: If lower costs are the driving factor behind movement to Asian countries, how do you see the situation evolving over the next decade? Can it be that the focus will be moving to Asia for growth/demand from Asian countries versus for manufacturing products to be exported back to the U.S./Europe?

Runckel: Outsourcing strictly for cost reasons will wane. For the future, the driver for oversee expansion will be being closer to customers and for increased access to Asian markets. As Asia continues to grow and develop, more and more companies will want to be there for the obvious reasons, better interaction with customers, quicker shipping times, lower logistical costs, better access to markets and other traditional factors that have always driven market based economies.

tions in the steel wires business in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Apart from expansion in capacity, we also want to move into high grade, highervalue added wires used in tire cords and oil tempered wires through acquisitions,” Muthuraman said.

The results of investment has been seen in China’s steel sector, which rose 13.5 percent to nearly US$4.8 billion in the first quarter of 2007 over the same period last year, according to the nation’s economic planning agency, Xinhua reports. The article said that efforts to slow activity down, which included export tariffs on more than 80 steel products, including steel wires, may not be enough. In a report from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), authorities said more attention should be focused on preventing further investment hikes in the high energy-consuming industry.

“Exporting low-end steel products that devour a lot of energy and contaminate the environment is by no means acceptable,” Xinhau cited the report as saying. It added the steel industry accounts for 15 percent of the coun-

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try’s total energy consumption and discharges 14 percent of total pollutants.

South Korea’s POSCO, one of the world’s largest steelmakers, recently reported stunning profits, US$1.21 billion, for the three months ended June 30. It cited both a brisk market and a focus on cost savings. It also continues to secure all the necessary land for its planned 12 million ton-a-year plant in Orissa, India. It hopes to begin construction of the US$12 billion venture in 2008 and complete the plant by 2016.

Local people have objected to projects in India but the government has asked major domestic steel companies to enhance capacities to make longproducts to strike a balance between supply and the growing demand from real estate and construction sectors.

The long products market is largely fragmented, dominated by small players, with only Steel Authority of India and Tata Steel, among large companies, having considerable capacity, one article said. ■

U.S. slowdown: what happens to Asia?

When the U.S. economy mired in 2001-02 and imports fell by more than 4%, the slowdown was felt in Asia.

While the U.S. economy represents nearly a third of global economic activity, a similar slowdown might not have the same effect today, according to the Asian Development Bank.

In its 2007 Asian Development Outlook report, ADB notes that a U.S. slowdown “has often been associated with a global slowdown” and that East Asia “has proven particularly vulnerable to” given its relatively high export reliance on the U.S. market.

However, that may no longer be the case, one reason being more trade between Asian and European countries.

In an article in China Economic Review, Chang In Whan, chief executive of fund manager KTB Asset Management in Seoul, was quoted as saying, “In the past we had a situation where Asia got pneumonia if the U.S. had a cold. No more. The U.S. will

still remain a trendsetter, but Asia and Europe will hum along by themselves.”

In that same article, Peter Morgan, chief economist for the Asia-Pacific region at HSBC (HBC) in Hong Kong, offered three explanations why that is so. He explained that Asia’s exports are less dependent on U.S. consumers than they used to be, that Europe and emerging markets in other regions such as Latin America and the Middle East have emerged as important export destinations and that Asia’s monetary conditions are in much better shape.

Still, the ADO acknowledged, while a sharp U.S. slowdown on its own would not be enough to create global imbalances, if an extraordinary one took place that led to “disorderly adjustments in international financial markets and spills over into the China, the remainder of East Asia would not be spared.”

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Bangkok, Thailand, to host Citing strong regional economic and industrial activity, organizers of wire Southeast Asia 2007 (wire Bangkok) have high hopes for the event, to be held October 16-18 at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC) in Bangkok, Thailand.

Messe Düsseldorf Asia reports that there are many good indicators that bode well for the event, which had previously been held in Singapore and is now being held in Thailand for the first time,

Show activity in 2005, when the event was held in Singapore.

co-located with Tube Asia 2007. The Asian subsidiary of Germany’s Messe Düsseldorf said that some 300 exhibitors from more than 30 countries, including eight country groups from Austria, China, France, Germany, Italy , Taiwan, U.K. and USA, are expected to display their technology. “To cater to the numerous requests for more space from both confirmed and potential exhibitors at the sold out trade fairs, hall space is now increased by 25 percent,” said a press release that highlighted positive factors.

“Both wire and Tube Southeast ASIA will be held amidst renewed optimism in the Thai economy on account of elections slated for the end of the year and a return to civilian government in early 2008,” the release said. It noted that a leading New Zealand home appliance manufacturer Fisher & Paykel (F&P), is

relocating production facilities from Auckland, New Zealand, to a new purpose-built facility in Thailand. Foreign investors, it said, continue to view Thailand as an attractive location for export-oriented production operations. “The economic and industrial outlook in neighboring countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia are also positive.”

The release said that neighboring ASEAN nation Vietnam, Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy, has seen GDP estimated to grow by 7.9% this year and it “plans to maintain this impressive rate of expansion as part of its Five-Year SocioEconomic Development Plan 2006-2010, with a target of at least 7.5-8 percent annual GDP growth.” The Five-Year Plan, it noted, also targets annual export growth of 16 percent and industrial products to account for 75 percent of total export turnover by 2010. In addition to investments by industry giants like Intel and Panasonic, massive state investments in infrastructure such as industrial estates, road and rail links, airports and seaports will also boost demand for wire, cable, tube and pipe products, it said.

In Indonesia, GDP growth remains strong at 6.8 percent for the first quarter of 2007, while fixed investment was up 7.5 percent, the release said. Indonesia’s recent move to open up infrastructure projects such as power plants, roads, water, sanitation and housing to the private sector, should also accelerate investment and bolster demand for wire and cable, pipes and tubes, it said.

Growth has also been good in Malaysia, where major projects such as the Iskandar Development Region (IDR), which covers 2,217 sq km of land area between Senai Airport and the Ports of

Organizers predict that the 2007 event will carry on the success of 2005.

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Tanjung Pelepas and Pasir Gudang, will accelerate investment in infrastructure, it noted. wire Bangkok will also offer attendees a technical program. The International Wire & Machinery Association (IWMA) is co-organizing a one-day seminar for the nonferrous sectors. Confirmed presentations include new generation of furnace technology for copper rod production by Dr H. Bebber of Induga GmbH, Germany; productivity savings in the manufacture of copper and aluminum stranded conductors using the roll forming double twist process by S. Harrington, Ceeco Bartell, Canada, and envi-

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Southeast Asia 2007 show ronmentally friendly surface and heat treatment for wire/tube by plating by I. Rogelj, Plasmait GmbH, Austria. For more information, contact the IWMA at info@iwma.org. wire Bangkok will be held from 10:30 am to 6 pm on October

16 and 17, and from 10:30 am to 5 pm on October 18. Visitors can pre-register at www.wire-southeastasia.com. Below are booth listings. An alpha list of exhibitors provided by the organizers begins on p. 56.

Booth listings For booth locations see the Show Program at the event.

AGIR TECHNOLOGIES (MOUTON) France This French company specializes in tungsten carbide tools for metal forming. Product range under trademark “RIVOM” and “MOUTON” include drawing dies, shape dies, extrusion tools, and many other tools for the wire and cable industry. It also manufacture MOUTON machines to repair and manufacture tungsten carbide tools and this includes grinding machines, lapping machines, polishing lathes, die cleaning machines as well as consumable products. They have also developed shaving heads and machines for ferrous and non-ferrous wires.

AIM INC U.S. In promoting automation for today’s competitive marketplace, AIM will demonstrate how their products can streamline the automation process and save you time and money. 3D Table Top Bender presentation AIM’s low cost modular CNC machine is a 2D or 3D table with options to accessorize with automatic hopper feeds, simple programming and secondary options to complete offline secondary or small production runs. AFE3D12T AIM’s Accuform “E” Series is the economical choice for the CNC steel wire bender industry. It offers functionality, ease of use, and a great value unmatched in the industry. The “E” series offers the choice of selecting options needed without sacrificing quality.

ANBAO (QIN HUANGDAO) WIRE & MESH China Specializing in architecture decorated meshes, Gabions, knitted meshes and balanced weaving belts. They also produce ungalvanized and galvanized wire, stainless steel wire for many purposes such as ACSR galvanized wire and armor cable wire. Their products are well received by customers from Europe, USA and Southeast Asia. Anbao’s team of technicians and designers provide professional solutions for all kinds of meshes.

AUTOMAT INDUSTRIAL Spain Founded in 1987, Automat designs and constructs wire machinery based on a powerful engineering capacity and a modern managing method.

Automat’s presence in the market has increased progressively, offering equipment which is improved after continuous re-engineering, resulting into a well rounded-off production program, including wire production machinery, multi-block and inverted bull-block drawing machines, coilers and spoolers, complete galvanizing and other wire coating and treatment lines, and complete wire packaging solutions, including recoiling, compacting, strapping, wrapping, palletizing and automatic handling of wire coils.

BEKAERT SINGAPORE PTE LTD Singapore A market leader in Europe and the Americas for quality steel wire solutions, Bekaert’s focus is to become the most preferred supplier in Asia.

Their new factory in Indonesia (Production - October 2007) will further add to growing production capacities of Bekaert’s factories in Asia. With wire solutions for almost all applications, logistical support and good service, the company endeavors to assist in growing your business.

BETA LASERMIKE INC. U.S. Beta LaserMike brands and technologies include DataPro, Accuscan, Ultrascan, Capscan, SRL Pro, LN Detector, and LaserSpeed®. New for 2007: AccuScan 5000 diameter gauges offer more than twice the measurement rate at 2400 measurements per second providing high accuracy, single scan measurement data. DataPro 5000 Process Controller uses the latest in software PLC and fieldbus technologies providing advanced functionality, flexibility and expandability. LaserSpeed 9000 can now measure both forward and reverse from zero speed– delivering better than 0.05% accuracy on all cable applications.

BONGARD TRADING GMBH & CO KG Germany ATOM KABLO SAN VE TIC AS Turkey Founded in 1992, the company is one of the leading electric cable manufacturers and exporters in Turkey. They focus on steel wire armored (SWA) low voltage installation power and control cable types and building wires, produce with installed and continuously applied QMS, that fulfills the requirements of ISO9001:2000. They are capable of manufacturing PVC, PE, XLPE, HFFR insulated/sheathed low voltage cables according to TS, BS, HAR, VDE, IEC, IS, ISI standards and have BASEC, VDE, TS approvals.

Your partner for second-hand machinery worldwide. Since 1976 the company has been specializing in purchasing and selling second-hand equipment worldwide, from single machines to complete manufacturing plants. Backed-up by the experience of more than 40 years in the manufacture of machinery they offer reconditioning of second-hand machines on the basis of latest technology and attractive pricing. Machines reconditioned by Bongard can, for example, easily be integrated in already existing production lines. Its know-how results from intense dialogues with customers from all over the world. BONGARD knows the task and offers flexible and fast solutions thanks to its experienced and qualified staff.

More info at www.bongard.de.

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CANDOR SWEDEN AB Sweden A unique partner for surface treatment of wire! Founded in 1946, CANDOR specializes in processes & equipment for the surface treatment and metal finishing industry.It is unique for its know-how in chemicals and processes and advanced equipment for plating and cleaning of wire. CANDOR supplies both single- and multi strand systems for ferrous and nonferrous materials and all plants are tailor made to customer request. It is well known as a partner with major players in the wire market, especially in development projects. Its chemical know-how is crucial for best technical solutions, offering the flexibility to provide any design the customer requests due to new developments, production needs, surface requirements, space problems, etc. In total, it has supplied over 300 plants to more than 25 countries in all surface related treatments.

micrometer accuracy, using advanced optical technology. See how your company can profit from Conoptica, which offers basic technology for fast, accurate and low cost measurements (in seconds) and high end 3D full profile measurements (less than a minute) for any object (dies, wires, etc.) from 0.010 mm to 400.00 mm

EDER ENGINEERING GMBH Austria EDER Engineering will present dies and various equipment required to repair precision wire drawing dies efficiently, so that these, in turn, can go on to draw good wire. EDER supplies equipment upgrades, complete die reconditioning workshops and even die-tool production lines, the result of 60 years of specialized research. As more dies need to be refurbished and there is a shortage of skilled die workshop operators, the markets are exceptionally receptive toward outstanding EDER conceptions.

COGEBI ASIA SDN BHD Malaysia Cogebi Asia is Asia’s leading provider of mica insulation tapes for fireresistant electrical and fiber optic cables with its trademark product FIRO® . They provide materials, solutions and services for the production of fire-resistant cables.

CONDAT France Innovative Products. CONDAT will present new products to accommodate new market trends resulting from environmental constraints and from the needs of customers always striving to reduce maintenance costs.

New soaps for high-carbon steel. VICAFIL TF 1202 is a low consumption dry drawing lubricant to be used in the ripper box on acid pickled & phosphate coated wires (i.e.: spring wire and pre-stressed concrete wire). New non-reactive precoatings: VICAFIL TS 1550: environmentally friendly salt coating, free from boron salts for high carbon steel; a surface treatment alternative to zinc phosphate for cold heading; a zinc phosphate alternative for cold heading.

VICAFIL®: surface preparation process (wiredrawing); and EXTRUGLISS®: Cold heading dual purpose oil (forming/ machinery lube).

DOW CHEMICAL PACIFIC SINGAPORE PTE LTD Dow is a world-leading producer of polyolefin-based and elastomeric wire and cable materials, technology, performance and service. Dow Wire & Cable supplies a broad range of wire and cable compounds that deliver excellent long-term performance, high breakdown strength and aging stability, and very good processability. It also delivers exceptional value to their customers worldwide via advanced process technologies, catalyst systems, proprietary resins, compounds and elastomers.

CONOPTICA A/S Norway Conoptica is launching several new production & quality control systems for the shaped die, wire and rod industry. These systems can measure the entire 3D & 2D profile of shaped dies and wires with sub-

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ELYON INDUSTRY CO LTD South Korea Specializing in: all types of nonferrous wires: brass, copper, P. bronze, silicon bronze, nickel silver. More info at www.elyonindustry.com.

ENKOTEC AS Denmark ENKOTEC is the Danish manufacturer of cost-efficient, high-speed rotary nail machines producing up to 2,000 nails per minute. The company offers you solutions for high-volume production, specialized nail solutions, and fast tooling changeovers. After-sales service includes prompt spare-part deliveries and competent, technical support. At wire Southeast ASIA, ENKOTEC will demonstrate its newest nail machine model in operation, the NI01, producing high-quality nails of 2.4-3.84 x 50-90 mm at 1,500 nails per minute. More info at www.enkotec.com.

FENN TECHNOLOGIES U.S. Fenn Technologies, Metal Forming Solutions Division is a global supplier of metal forming machinery with a solid reputation and customer base. Its extensive product range includes rolling mills, wire flattening and shaping lines, turk heads, capstans, spoolers, wire and tube machinery, drawbenches, swaging machines and feed units, impact cutoff machines, tube end forming machines and Torin® CNC spring coiling machines. Fenn Metal Forming Solutions is uniquely positioned to offer technical process and engineering expertise to provide the best solution that fits your company’ needs. More info at www.fenntech.com

FORT WAYNE WIRE DIE INC U.S. For over 70 years, Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc has been the innovative source for producing high quality wire drawing dies that offer a multitude of value-added advantages. The company designs and manufactures high-precision wire drawing dies and hard-material components for the wire and cable industry. At wire Southeast ASIA, they will highlight the single crystal diamond and polycrystalline diamond wire drawing dies.

Using x-ray orientation and a unique metal matrix mounting, the wire drawing dies have greater drawing consistency and additional productivity. The re-cutting of diamond wire drawing dies is more consistent and round due to the controlled orientation of the diamond.

T FUKASE CO LTD Japan An importer and exporter of ferrous and nonferrous manufacturing machines and accessories in Japan, the company will feature the new model of sine wave spark tester for use in electrical cables; a high performance and effective air wiper for ferrous and non ferrous wire and cable factories; and a cold welder for non-ferrous fine wire use welding machines; butt weld and heat pressure welding machines (catalogues).

More info at www.fukase.co.jp.

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GAUDER GROUP Belgium Gauder Group designs and manufactures innovative machines for the wire, cable and fiber optic industries as well as provides resale equipment and a comprehensive range of services (with a specialized bow department) for 30 years now. POURTIER and SETIC of the Gauder Group are leaders in Rotating Machines. They develop and market Innovative Technically Advanced Equipment in manufacturing systems for Metallic Cables (energy, low, medium and high voltage power cable - telecommunication and multimedia - special purpose cables) and Fiber Optic Cables. POURTIER’s latest developments include a concentric steel taping machine “CAH” achieving up to 300% increase of productivity for the steel taping process and a multiwire concentric strander “COS” with advanced tension regulation system. SETIC has developed an innovative concentric multiwire machine “TEC” achieving 3 times faster process for screening than the conventional solutions. The group has taken over from Continuus-Properzi the J.A. Kraft skip, tubular and concentric stranders for copper, aluminum and aluminum alloys product line and know-how.

GAUDER, specialist in second-hand

equipment for the wire, cable and fiber optic cable industries, maintains and develops availability of a large, modern stock in Europe and the USA. The entire stock of machine data will be immediately available through the interactive “Gauder Group Explorer.”

GOLDEN SPOT INDUSTRY INC Taiwan The company manufactures auto spot welding equipment and provides various welding machines to overseas markets for more over 30 years.

The top quality GSA-series, AUTO WIRE MESH WELDING equipment is well designed with high-speed averaging 0.6sec/welding per cross line. The different mesh type, sizes and flexibility allows easy change over. The modular system is adaptable for future requirement.

More info at www.goldspot.com.tw.

GWO LIAN MACHINERY CO LTD Taiwan With more than 39 years of successful business relationship in over 25 countries, Gwo Lian specializes in design and construction of pay-offs, wire rod cleaning preparation, wire drawing machines, spoolers, take-ups and accessories for processing wire such as low and high carbon, alloy, stainless, Co2, screws, bronze, weld mesh and galvanized wires. In 2005, it achieved ISO9 001 certification and continues to guarantee customers its quality and professional services.

HANWHA CHEMICAL CORP South Korea Hanwha Chemical Corp is one of the biggest and leading manufacturers in the world. It provides all kinds of sheathing materials to the highest quality insulation for MV/HV XLPE.

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Alpha list of exhibitors Aachener Maschinenbau GmbH Germany ACIMAF Italian Wire Machinery Italy Agir Technologies (Mouton) France Aim Inc U.S. Allianz Media (s) Pte Ltd Singapore Almt Corporation Japan An Chen Fa Machinery Co Ltd Taiwan Anbao (Qinhuangdao) Wire & Mesh Co Ltd China Anchor Weld Sales & Services Pte Ltd Singapore Anhui Herrman Impex Co Ltd China Atom Kablo San Ve Tic AS Turkey August Neuhoff Traxit International Germany August Strecker GmbH & Co KG Germany Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Austria Balloffet France Bekaert Singapore Pte Ltd Singapore Beta Lasermike Inc U.S. Bongard Trading GmbH & Co KG Germany Buhler & Co Gmbh Germany Byelorussian Steel Works Rue Belarus Candor Sweden AB Sweden Carl Bechem GmbH Germany Ceeco Bartell Products Bartell Machinery Systems LLC Canada Cersa MCI France Changzhou Wujin Hengtong Matel Steel Wires Co Ltd China Cheng I Machinery Co Ltd Taiwan Chengdu Centran Industrial Co Ltd China Chengdu sl Machinery Electronic Equipment Co Ltd China Ching Chan Machinery Co Ltd Taiwan Chun Zu Machinery Industry Co Ltd Taiwan Cmc caballe Spain Cogebi Asia Sdn Bhd Malaysia Condat France Conoptica AS Norway Copper Semis Pvt Ltd India Cortinovis Machinery SpA Italy Data M Software Engineering Germany Dow Chemical Pacific Singapore Pte Ltd Singapore DSR Wire Group South Korea Elyon Industry Co Ltd South Korea Enkotec AS Denmark Esteves DWD Shanghai Siamond Dies China Eurolls SpA Italy Fastener World Inc Taiwan Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour Germany Fenn Technologies U.S. Fine Cable Co Ltd South Korea Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc U.S. Fortune Machinery Tianjin China Foshan Shunde Kindme Electric Industrial Co Ltd China Friedr Krollmann GmbH GmbH Germany Fauder Group Belgium Golden Spot Industry Inc Taiwan Gwo Lian Machinery Co Ltd Taiwan Ha Schlatter AG Switzerland Hhangzhou Sanp Machinery Co Ltd China Hanwha chemical Corporation South Korea Hefei smarter Cable Machinery Corporation China Hindustan Stainless India Hisen Enterprises Co Ltd Taiwan Hsinag Chuan Machinery Co Ltd Taiwan Huei Shang Industrial Co Ltd Taiwan Huestis Industrial U.S.

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Ideal Werk c e Jungeblodt GmbH Germany Inductoheat, a Division of Inductotherm PtyLtd Australia International Wire & Machinery Association Thailand Intras Ltd U.K. Iron and Steel Institute of Thailand Thailand Italian Trade Commission Italy Ito Sin Deyang Wire & Cable Equipment Co Ltd China Iwcea Germany France Jagular Industry Ltd Taiwan Jiangyin Kangrui Stainless Steel Products Co Ltd China Joh Earl Kochen GmbH Germany JYD Tech & Industry Co Ltd (Jing Ying da Alloys) China KisWire Ltd South Korea Kos Limited South Korea Kusakabe Electric & Machinery Co Ltd Japan Kyoeisha Chemical Co Ltd Japan Lamnea Bruk AB Sweden Lantor BV The Netherlands Le Four Industriel Belge SA NV Belgium Li Wei Wire & Cable Machines Co Ltd China Locton Ltd U.K. Long Lub Tek Corporation Taiwan M & M Metal Wire Co Ltd China Maillefer SA Switzerland Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH Germany Menam Stainless Wire Ltd Thailand messe Dusseldorf Group of Companies Germany Metalube Ltd U.K. Mikrotek Machines Ltd India Neptco U.S. New Best Wire Industrial Co Ltd Taiwan New Form Tech Enterprise Co Ltd Taiwan No 23 Research Inst. Chinaelectronics Tech. Group Corp China NUMALLIANCE France Pan Pioneer Co Ltd Taiwan Panchmahal Steel Limited India Paul Schaaf GmbH Co Germany Pioneer Machinery Co Ltd Taiwan Plextech Malaysia Sdn Bhd Malaysia Pressure Welding Machines Ltd U.K. Proton Products International Ltd U.K. PT Business Network Pte Ltd Singapore QED Wire Lines Inc Canada Qingdao Xite Carbon Co Ltd China Queins Co GmbH Germany Qunye Electrical Machinery Factory Yangzhou China Raajratna Metal Industries Ltd India RAD Con Inc U.S. Radyne Division of Inductoheat Europe U.K. Rautomead Ltd U.K. Reelex Packaging Systems U.S. RichardsApex Inc U.S. Rik Industries Pte Ltd Singapore Roblon AS Denmark Rsd Technik GmbH Germany Saarstahl AG Germany Sampat Heavy Engineering Ltd India Sanmiti Cables Pvt Ltd India Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute China Shanghai Nanyang Electrical Equipment Co Ltd China Shanghai Resource Industrial & Trading Co Ltd China Shanghai Wangxun Optic Fiber Co Ltd China Shenyang Tianrong Cable Materials Co Ltd China Shinemetal Co Ltd South Korea Siebe Engineering GmbH Germany Singapore Polymer Corp (a Teknor Apex Company) Singapore

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SKET Verseilmaschinenbau GmbH Germany Solvay Padanplast SpA Italy Spring Tooling Ltd U.K. Steelworld India Sumon Industrial Jiashan Co Ltd China Swaraj Technocrafts Pvt Ltd India Swiss Profile M Sdn Bhd malaysia T Fukase Co Ltd Japan Taiwan Fastener Trading Association Taiwan Taiwan Spring Industry Association China Team Meccanica SpA Italy Teijin Twaron Asia Co Ltd China Teurema Tecnica Europea de Maquinaria sl Italy Ticho Industries Ltd Taiwan Troester GmbH Co Kg Germany Unigel China Upcast oy Finland Vitari SpA Italy Vodkm AWCMA Austria Wardwell Hamana Shanghai Machinery Co Ltd China WCISA Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association U.S. Wire & Cable Technology International U.S. Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp U.S. Wire Association International U.S. Wire Forming Technology International U.S. Woodburn Diamond Die Inc U.S. Ya Sih Technology Co Ltd Taiwan Zhejiang Minmetal Sanhe Co Ltd China Zumbach Electronic AG Switzerland

A leading producer of stainless steel bars, wires & wire rods for more than 30 years, Hindustan has a manufacturing capacity of 60,000 MT per annum and production range for stainless steel consists of: round bars, hexagonal/square bars; peeled bars; Ground bars; wire rods; and wires in coil form. Their commitment to quality and service has seen them growing into a truly global enterprise with customers in over 60 countries. As a global player, they remain dedicated to maintaining world-class quality, reliable delivery schedules, competitive prices, and excellent relationships. It is their belief that by consistently serving the needs of customers, they progress from being a reliable supplier to a Partner in Progress.

HUESTIS INDUSTRIAL U.S. Huestis will have on display its air wipes and cable jacket strippers.

Used for drying, the Huestis family of air misers provides efficient and economical drying of extruded products. Huestis Cable Jacket Strippers provide a means to salvage valuable cores for rejacketing. They may also be used for scrap reclamation or upgrade. Information about these and the other Huestis products including pay-off stand, take-up stands, re-spoolers and buncher pay-offs will also be available.

IDEAL WERK GMBH CO KG Germany IDEAL of Lippstadt/Germany will exhibit a wide range of butt welding machines for all fields of the wire industry. They are used in wire drawing, cable manufacturing and wire fabricating companies all over the world. IDEAL also offers a complete range of precision precut mesh welders, quick change precut welding lines and specialized production cells for various wire products such as fencing mesh and point of sale display equipment.

State-of-the-art equipment for the latest in stranding, twinning & cabling solutions.

HK-560L Horizontal Double Twist Buncher for manufacturing Unilay and Concentric Wire strand.

Simple e to install,, operate and d maintain.

PV6D Backtwisting Payoff capable of handling up to 24” reels for LAN cable.

Backtwisting to get you where you want to be!

Features:

Visit us at wire Southeast Asia, Bangkok 16-18 Oct 2007, booth F 26

• Rugged construction with steel bow design allowing for lower friction and gentler wire path.

• Use of 3” diameter Sheaves throughout the entire wire path.

• Automatic take-up tension control, variable in 256 steps, from empty to full reel. Load cell is available on HK-560 models.

• Complete selections of machines for Ultra thin wire, Unilay and Concentric, Litz, automotive, medical, twinning and cabling in tubular, single or double twist.

• Complete systems are available with our state of the art tension control payoffs: single, multiwire, twinning, cabling and backtwisting.

KINREI

of America LLC

KINREI of America 26 North Center St., Orange, NJ 07050 Tel: 973-677-9500 ext 143 • Fax: 973-677-2360 • www.kinreiusa.com

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INT’L WIRE & MACHINERY ASSOCIATION U.K.

LONG LUB TEK CORPORATION Taiwan

The world’s largest corporate membership association for the wire, cable & wire products industries offers a unique range of benefits, services and events to promote new technology and growth within the industry. Visitors to the IWMA stand will learn more about membership benefits and forthcoming events & conferences. More info at www.iwma.org.

The company provides specialty lubricants and greases, metal working oil and industrial cleaner. Product range: metal working oil for wire drawing (stainless steel wire, copper wire), pipe bending, metal forming, cutting, grinding, lapping, honing, etc.; cable pulling lubricant; industrial cleaner; custom-made special lubricating oil & grease; rust preventative & corrosion inhibitors. More info at www.lltc.com.tw.

ITALIAN TRADE COMMISSION Italy

MACRO BARS AND WIRES (INDIA) PVT LTD

The Italian Institute for Foreign Trade (Italian Trade Commission I.C.E.) is the Italian government agency entrusted with developing trade, business opportunities and industrial co-operation between Italian and foreign companies. The Italian Trade Commission in Bangkok helps to link Italian entrepreneurs with Thai partners and supplies companies with commercial support: organization of Italian Pavilion in international trade fairs, exhibitions and workshops; research and selection of business counterparts; organization of bilateral meetings; market research; and reinforcement of the “Made in Italy ” image.

Stainless Steel Wires Since 1978. Macro Bars and Wires (India) Pvt. ltd., manufactures and exports stainless steel wires to over 50 countries. Being ISO 9001:2000 Registered and Highest Export Award winners for 7 consecutive years, they are known for their quality and timely delivery. They offer from 0.10 – 24 mm diameter in AISI 304 (L), 316 (L), 321, 201, 204Cu, 430, duplex etc. and in all finishes. They specialize in bending/forming/EPQ applications. Their website www.mbwindia.com is in six languages.

JIANGYIN KANGRUI STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS CO LTD China A manufacturer of different grades of stainless steel wire for all kinds of applications, this company develops new technologies to improve manufacturing and supply systems to ensure their customers receive the best service and superior quality products. Their plants are located in Jiangsu Province, P.R. of China, with production capacity of about 2000mt monthly. The size of the stainless steel wire ranges from 0.035mm to 12.00mm. With advanced equipment from Germany, Italy , Taiwan and experienced technical experts from Japan and Taiwan, they are able to supply quality products and meet customers’ requirements.

More info at www.chinakangrui.com.

LAMNEA BRUK AB Sweden Lamnea will exhibit descalers, brushing machines, and decoilers.

Illustrations, photographs, video clips and brochures of its entire range of wire production equipment will also be displayed. The company produces dry drawing machines, wet drawing machines, flux core wire

MAG MASCHINEN APPARATEBAU GERMANY MAG – “Innovations in Magnet Wire.” Fully developed innovation and a high performance capability are the important features of the new generation of MAG wire enameling machines. Horizontal wire enameling machines: production range: 0.018-1.2 mm, awg 5316.5. Vertical wire enameling machines: production range: 0.55.2 mm, awg 24- 4.

MAILLEFER SA Switzerland The company will present its portfolio of wire and cable manufacturing solutions for energy, fiber optic cable and telecom industries. For visitors to Tube, solutions for heating and plumbing pipe will be presented.

Energy applications cover the latest designs from building, automotive to high speed MV cable manufacturing and optimum curing for CV lines.

More info at www.mailleferextrusion.com.

lines, spoolers, coilers, precision layer winders, drum coilers, pointers, self leveling traverse control systems and surface treatment machines. It has all functions for successful production in-house such as: mechanical design, electrical design, programming, manufacturing of all components, final assembly and testing of functions. It has field technicians to support customers on site worldwide; offers customers on-line support at all hours; and has unique control systems in combination with careful choice of electrical and mechanical components that result in very power efficient wire drawing machines.

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MENAM STAINLESS WIRE LTD Thailand Established in 1991, Menam is a world-class manufacturer of stainless steel, cold drawn wire and straightened bar products including welding consumables TIG & MIG wire to the domestic and international markets. It is a leading supplier of high quality stainless steel long products and provides excellent technical services to all customers. More info at www.menamstainless.com.

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MIKROTEK MACHINES LTD India

PRESSURE WELDING MACHINES LTD U.K.

One stop shop for dies shop. Natural diamond dies, mono diamond dies, polycrystalline diamond solid enameling dies with TC and diamond insert, tungsten carbide dies, de reconditioning and refurbishing services, diamond die working equipment, tungsten carbide die working equipment, die inspection microscopes, Ultrasonic cleaners, measuring pin sets, micron diamond, powders and paste and extrusion tooling.

Exhibiting: key developments in the manufacturing of the wiredrawing dies, ensuring consistent profiles which gives “more wire per die” for all the wiredrawing dies. Product development staff will be able to give further technical aspects and advancements.

Cold pressure experts. PWM, a leading manufacturer of cold pressure welding equipment and dies, will exhibit its comprehensive range of top quality manual welders. Durable, reliable and easy to use, PWM cold welders will join non-ferrous wire and strip quickly and cost-effectively without heat, flux, fillers or fumes. No set up time is required and the reliable bond created is stronger than the parent material. The company’s range includes hand-held, bench and trolley-mounted models, capacities ranging from 0.10 mm up 3.60 mm copper and 5.00 mm EC aluminum.

NEPTCO U.S. NEPTCO announces the grand opening of its newest manufacturing facility in China’s Jiangsu province - NEPTCO Suzhou Materials Company ltd located in the export processing zone of Suzhou New District (SND) a few miles northwest of Shanghai. The 100,000-squarefoot facility will support NEPTCO’s growing Asia-Pacific customer base by supplying shielding tape laminates for wire and cable manufacturers operating in the region. The Suzhou facility will enable NEPTCO to provide a local manufacturing presence, and respond more quickly to customer needs.

NEXTROM ROSENDAHL Switzerland/Austria Nextrom and Rosendahl, global suppliers of high-tech wire, fiber and cable manufacturing equipment, will present their latest developments.

The cable market is accelerating in South East Asia and the Nextrom and Rosendahl team is looking forward to discuss recent technologies and customer requirements at Wire South East Asia (wire Bangkok). Nextrom will focus on its technology for datacom, RF & coaxial, auto, low voltage power and optical fiber cables while Rosendahl will focus on its deposition/sintering for VAD & OVD performs, MCVD & draw towers for specialty fibers, high-speed draw towers, ribbon and coloring lines. For more, go to www.nextrom.com or www.rosendahlaustria.com.

PAN PIONEER CO LTD Taiwan A leading manufacturer and reputable provider of a complete line of wire and cable machines, with over 30 years of experience and customers spread over 80 countries worldwide, Pan Pioneer manufactures machines for wire drawing, multi-wire drawing, extrusion, stranding, bunching, taping, annealing, pay-off/take-up and packaging which includes automatic coiling and wrapping. Machines are customized to meet customers specifications and needs. In addition, they provide consultation and use their experience to assist in your procurement decision. More info at www.pan-pioneer.com.

PIONEER MACHINERY CO LTD Taiwan Founded in 1973 and with three decades of research and development, Pioneer is today one of the largest and leading manufacturers of top quality electric wire and cable machines in Taiwan having a high market share in the Southeast Asian markets. Using the most advanced technology, its machines are both affordable and reliable.

PROTON PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL U.K. Proton Products will display diameter gauges, capacitance gauges, spark testers, pre-heaters, control systems and the popular non contact speed and length gauge - SL2550. Launched in Europe four years ago, cable makers around the world have benefited by saving on raw materials. With accuracy better than 0.05%, the SL2550 can be used in every process from wire drawing, insulation, twinning and stranding, sheathing, armor, rewinding and packaging applications.

QED WIRE LINES INC Canada QED specializes in equipment for heat-treating, cleaning and coating of steel wire. Custom designed and built, its high speed lines are for galvanizing, Galfan®, patenting, annealing, tire cord & bead and oil tempering processes. Combining innovative design concepts with over 25 years practical experience, they have developed a range of products and equipment that is both technologically advanced and ruggedly dependable.

More info at www.qedwire.com.

THE QUALITY WIRE CO LTD Thailand They are the largest soudronic welding copper wire manufacturer in Thailand supplying bare copper wire, soudronic copper wire and tin coated copper wire for leading wire, cable and can industries. For the past 24 years, the company has enjoyed steady growth and gained more and more recognition in both the domestic and international markets due to its competence in producing quality products and at the same time conserving the environment. Their latest achievement is attaining SGS ISO9001 (Version 2000) and ISO14001 certification.

QUEINS CO GMBH Germany A Germany based company who is successful in business since 30 years as manufacturer of first-class machinery. Queins will present a number of large sized pictures of delivered machines to the rope and cable industry. Further information on the range of different manufactured lines that the company can provide for special applications, such as power transmission, steel rope applications and other fields, will be given during the exhibition.

QUNYE ELECTRICAL MACHINERY FACTORY YANGZHOU China An ISO 9001:2000 company manufacturing reels for cables and electric wires, iron axles, disc spool for steel cables and various delivery reels.

They also customize items according to your requirements. Quality standards: GB4004-83, JB/T8997, DIN46395 & 46397.

RAD-CON U.S. Celebrating over 40 years of innovative bell-type batch annealing furnace designs, this company engineers, manufactures, installs, and supports high-capacity, robust systems to the wire and wire-rod industry, especially for Cold-Heading Quality (CHQ) applications. RAD-CON established itself as the technology leader by pioneering innovations in convection design, atmosphere analysis and temperature control of bell

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annealing equipment. With designs derived in direct response to customers’ needs, RAD-CON has earned high praise and a well-deserved reputation for excellence worldwide.

RAUTOMEAD LTD U.K. RS upwards vertical casting machines for oxygen-free copper rod 3,000 - 30,000 TPA. Rautomead’s graphite furnace technology produces highest quality CuOF 8mm diameter wire rod. This high quality material benefits manufacturers of enamelled wires, LAN cables & fine wires.

Larger diameter CuOF rods may be produced for processing to flat strips or water tube fittings; 8-12.5mm CuAg rod for processing to commutator sections; 18-30mm CuCd or CuMg for trolley wire cables & 8mm copper alloy wires for special applications such as EDM machining wires.

REELEX PACKAGING SOLUTIONS INC U.S. REELEX Packaging Solutions’ 30 years of wire packaging experience provides customers with unique, user friendly, and ecological solutions to their wire packaging needs. REELEX Packaging Solutions will display its complete line of packaging systems and machinery via video screen and samples. REELEX Packaging Solutions offers coiling machines, automated boxing systems, low-tension accumulators, motorized payoffs and more to a wide range of wire, cable and fiber optic products. An industry standard for decades, it continues to increase market acceptance as the preferred package of end users and manufacturers alike. Recent development in machinery and packaging will be emphasized.

RICHARDSAPEX INC U.S. A leading global manufacturer of lubricants for wire drawing, hot rolling and tube applications. Lubrication products include semi-synthetic and synthetic compounds for wet drawing of non-ferrous and ferrous metals. Also available are protective coatings, cleaners, corrosion inhibitors and oil form lubricants for all non-ferrous and ferrous alloys in both wire and tube applications. With a legacy stemming from a company that has been in existence for more than 100 years, RichardsApex has an established global sales network to service the process and improvement requirements of its customers worldwide.

RIK INDUSTRIES PTE LTD Singapore R.I.K. is the distributor for various brakes and clutches. They will be showcasing Coremo brakes at the exhibition.

SAMP SPA - DIVISION SAMPSISTEMI Italy A manufacturer of machinery and equipment for all stages of ferrous and non-ferrous wire and cable production. In addition to this broad range of equipment, they also provide customers with preliminary technical advice and planning as well as after sales service. Production and service facilities are located in Bologna/Italy, Ascoli Piceno/Italy, Williamsport/USA and Shanghai/China. SAMPSISTEMI has been present in China since 2000. They also work through numerous representatives all over the world.

SANMITI CABLES PVT LTD India A leading Indian manufacturer exporter of fiber glass reinforced plastic (FRP/GRP) rods for optical fiber and telecom cables. With installed capacity of over 150,000 Kms per annum and an array of various types of cable reinforcement products, Sanmiti Cables is committed to provide quality cable reinforcements to customers at competitive prices across the globe. Product Range: Rigid fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) Rods.

(0.5 mm up to 3.5 mm dia); Glass cord- Fine diameter FRP rods 0.4 mm- 0.8 mm; and coated/ jacketed/sheathed fiberglass reinforcements.

SAARSTAHL AG Germany Saarstahl AG is one of the leading high quality wire rod producers in Europe with an annual production of about 1.7 million tons. Quality range: Type cord, bearing, cold heading, freecutting, spring, welding and drawingsteel and other non-alloyed and alloyed steels. Dimensions: Round 5-60 mm, square 16-34 mm, hexagonal 15-40 mm. Coil weights: Up to 3,000 kg Conditions: As rolled, stelmor cooled, retarded cooled, thermo-mechanically rolled, heat and surface treated.

SICTRA SRL Italy SICTRA has designed and manufactured complete lines to draw nonferrous wires such as copper, aluminum and alloys for 35 years. At wire Southeast ASIA, it will distribute brochures and also show a video presentation to highlight their product range, which includes: rod breakdown machines (single and dual wire, slip and non-slip); intermediate wire drawing machines (single and dual) fine wire drawing machines; multiwire drawing machines (modular design up to 48 ends); continuous resistance annealers; and a wide range of take-ups. SICTRA also specializes in manufacturing drawing/shaping lines for Trolley wires.

SIEBE ENGINEERING GMBH Germany ROBLON AS Denmark Roblon Industrial Fiber develops and manufactures high-tech industrial fibers including glass and aramid strength members, standard and waterblocking binder yarns, tapes and ripcords. Roblon Engineering develops and manufactures serving, binding, take-up and pay-off equipment. The servers can wind industrial yarns around a cable with high precision and a precisely adjusted tension. They are available in up to 24 positions. The two divisions also work in partnership to provide joint solutions involving both cable machinery and materials for the cable-making industry.

RSD TECHNIK GMBH Germany RSD Technik, an ISO 9001:2000 company, is the world leading provider of marking and printing systems, designed to meet all requirements in the fields of cable, hoses and profiles. From pills to wallpaper, from pipes, to belts, bands tapes and cartons, they are active in the field of industrial contact printing.

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SIEBE supplies a corrosion testing device for copper conductors that was developed to detect corrosion at the surface of metallic wires (Ø >0.4 - < 3mm) and strands, which is recognizable as change in color or surface reflection. In addition the device recognizes geometric deviation such as stranding errors. It can be integrated very easily in existing lines.

The smallest detectable error length is depending on line speed (typical < 0.2% of line speed in m). There is no limitation in line speed.The device can be equipped with an optional Profibus interface to merge it into a PLC (e.g. for automatically generated coil reports).

SHANGHAI ELECTRIC CABLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE China Founded in 1957, SECRI is a national first rate scientific research institute for the cable and wire industry in China. Its activities include scientific research, design, test, information and trade. SECRI organizes the Asia Wire & Cable exhibition in Shanghai. SECRI’s principal activities: R&D and processing tests of bare conductors, overhead conductors, plastic and rubber cable for equipment, HV/EHV power cable, communication cable, optic fiber cable, etc. R&D of conducting, insulating and sheathing material for the premises of wire & cable manufacturers.

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Design and contracting of cable factory and project. Design and manufacture specialized cable machines and test apparatus for the manufacture of wire and cable. The majority of the cable & wire equipment in China is developed and manufactured by SECRI, (including Cu & Al & Al alloy rod continuous casting and rolling plant, oxygen-free copper rod upward casting plant; drawing, rolling, stranding, extruding machines, testing equipment and others). SECRI exports its machines and technical services to many countries.

SHANGHAI RESOURCE IND. & TRADING CO LTD China Established in Shanghai in 2003 by several overseas engineers and technical experts from the cable industry, Shanghai Resources specializes in product development, manufacturing, trading and service supply. Its core business is in: Raw materials for cable making; Equipment and tools for the cable industry; and metal products and hardware. With decades of experience, advanced technology and professional services, the company has built up satisfied and long-term business partner relationships with customers and suppliers in China, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Middle East Asia, India, Australia, Europe and USA. They have won great trust, reputation and creditability due to the high quality products and services.

automotive wire and data cable sectors; offer pre-sale technical instructions as well as after sales service.

SHANGHAI SURREY POLYMER CO LTD China They specialize in the production of high quality polymers for further processing - special fibers and cable compounds series. The polymers for further processing are divided into two series STRONGTM Fibers Series and SurreyTM Cable compounds Series, the latter is used for electrical wires, cable and optical cables including insulating and sheathing compounds.

SHENYANG TIANRONG CABLE MATERIALS CO LTD China One of the biggest suppliers of water blocking and semi-conductive shielding materials for power cable and optical fiber cable in China.

Many renowned manufacturers of high and extra-high voltage cable consider Tianrong as the most trusted and favored Chinese supplier, including Prysmian, Furukawa, Huaxin, and Fujikura. Today, Tianrong has established long-term business relationships with cable makers in many parts in the world such as Europe, America, South-East Asia, Africa and Australia.

SHANGHAI SINGCHEER TECHN. CO China Singcheer has spent many years of research on stranding and extruding techniques and today they supply wire and cable equipment to many parts of the world. They manufacture equipment for bunching, twisting, cabling, extruding and packaging. They also serve the electric cable,

SIKORA INTERNATIONAL U.S. An 8-point eccentricity plus 4-axes diameter measurement with 8-point ovality calculation are the highlights of the CENTERVIEW 2000 series.

Sikora presents with this series an unique, real non-contact measuring

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system – without any guiding device - for a continuous on-line measurement and an optimum of cost reduction at the cable production. The CENTERVIEW 2000 meets even the highest expectations concerning accuracy and reliability. The CENTERVIEW 2000 is designed as a stand-alone gauge head, for direct connection to a line control or SPC. Most interesting is however the combination with the display and control unit ECOCONTROL 2000 for visualization of the measured values. At a glance measuring values, trends, statistical data, FFT-analysis and structural return loss predictions (SRL) are graphically and numerically shown at a bright 15” TFT color monitor. In combination with the control processor SET POINT or with the hot/cold module HC 2000 for continuous diameter control, the Sikora measuring system CENTERVIEW 2000 ensures: increased productivity, quality control, reduction of excess material usage and reduction of scrap. CENTERVIEW 2000 with its 8-point eccentricity and 4-axis diameter measurement is suitable for the measurement of all types of round, single conductor cables with a solid of stranded conductor and offers at all line speeds measurements with optimum precision and reliability. Two gauge heads cover the product diameter range of 0.25 to 8 mm and 0.5 to 25 mm.

SINGAPORE POLYMER CORP (A TEKNOR APEX COMPANY) Singapore Singapore Polymer Corporation (SPC), a Teknor Apex business, offers a full range of RoHS-compliant, UL-recognized vinyl extrusion and moulding compounds for wire and cable. Materials include Apex flexible and semi-rigid PVC, Fireguard plenum compounds, Flexalloy UHMWPVC elastomers, Halguard halogen-free flame retardant compounds, Vidux and Polydux conductive compounds, and specialty blends with polyurethane, nitrile rubber, and polyolefins. Identical formulations can be manufactured at SPC in Singapore, a Teknor Apex facility in Suzhou, China, and Teknor Apex plants in the U.S.A.

SUMON INDUSTRIAL JIASHAN CO China Manufacturer of industrial furnaces for: spheroidizing; annealing: softening, normalizing, solid solution, recrystalizing; heat treatment: T4 and T6; vacuum treatment; aging treatment; stainless steel wire; and more.

SWARAJ TECHNOCRAFTS PVT LTD India An ISO 9001:2000 certified company incorporated in 1988 and engaged in manufacturing and supplying special purpose machines and tool room equipment to Central India’s biggest industrial area known as Detroit of Asia. The company started manufacturing auxiliary equipments like coating line pay-off / take up, patenting line pay–off/take-up and spoolers for the wire industry. Today, they have grown to be one of the leading wire mill equipment manufacturers having supplied several machines to the well known wire mills in India and abroad.

SWISS PROFILE M SDN BHD Malaysia Swiss Profile specializes in the manufacture of round and customized shaped wires, profiles and tubes. Shaped wires, profiles and tubes are widely used in numerous industries as an alternative to metal stamping and machining. By cold-forming into shapes required by customers, complex shapes of various dimensions can be produced with extremely smooth finishes and super-tight tolerances (up to 0.01mm). This method also ensures zero-wastage as the wires are manufactured to fit the customers’ specifications.

TEIJIN TWARON ASIA CO LTD China Teijin Aramid shares an optimistic view at Wire Southeast ASIA. Teijin Aramid (the new name for Teijin Twaron as of 3 September 2007) is the pioneer in reinforcement technology for (optical fiber) cables. As a global supplier of aramid fiber, the company has invested in the cable field right from the start since two decades ago. In-depth knowledge about the causes of damage to (optical fibre) cables has resulted in a number of protective solutions with Twaron® and Technora®. More info at www.teijinaramid.com.

AUGUST NEUHOFF TRAXIT INT’L Germany SPRING TOOLING LTD U.K. Spring Tooling Limited will be exhibiting a range of precision tooling for use on automatic spring and wire forming machinery. Tooling manufactured both in high speed steel and tungsten carbide. Wire guides, feed rolls, coiling points, pitch spacers, cutters and mandrels.

STEELWORLD & METALWORLD India The company publishes trade publications. ‘Steelworld’ covering iron & steel industry and ‘Metalworld’, covering non-ferrous metals sector.

The group organizes trade shows for metals industry on international level in India and abroad. Trade events include Asian Steel Conference (annual conference), Asian Metallurgy (bi-yearly exhibition), Extrusion Summit (annual conference), etc. The company also represents many international metal related trade shows in India.

2007 will prove to be a very challenging year for all manufacturers of lubricants, coatings and carriers for the wire drawing industry. The implementation of new European regulations for the registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals, and inordinate increases in the price of Palm oil and Beef Tallow, the main raw materials of wire lubricant products will ensure the need for a supplier of quality and care to confront these and other challenges on the horizon. With 125 years experience in wire drawing lubricants and as the only global supplier of dry drawing lubricants, coatings and carriers serving only the wire industry TRAXIT INTERNATIONAL is best placed to meet these challenges head on. Extensive new R&D laboratories, the latest production techniques and above all experienced, dedicated and professional staff means we are able to offer now, Boron Free Coatings and lubricants of the highest quality, interlocking seamlessly with our traditional product range.

UPCAST OY Finland AUGUST STRECKER GMBH & CO KG Germany Product range: Butt welding machines for all kinds of wires from 0.04 mm dia. up to about 32 mm dia. for steel and about 35 mm dia. for solid non-ferrous wires, including welders with automatic deburring cycle. For steel there are various annealing devices. Buttwelders for stranded conductors 0.08 mm² up to about 2,000 mm². Welding by means of tubes or without tubes (with automatic deburring!) Cold pressure buttwelders with deburring cycle. Wide specialized range for the most varied applications. Special purpose machines.

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The Upward Continuous Casting method, better known as the UPCAST® system, was originally developed by Outokumpu in the late sixties for the production of oxygen-free (OF) copper and copper alloys wire rods. Today UPCAST® legacy is carried on under the banner of UPCAST OY exhibiting its full range of single- and double-furnace casting lines including several interesting developments recently introduced to the UPCAST® system. These new features offer a marked improvement in the cost-efficiency and reliability of the process as well as in the quality of the produced wire rod. More info at www.upcast.com.

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WCISA WIRE AND CABLE INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATION U.S. WCISA is an Official Supporter of wire Southeast ASIA 2007, and many WCISA members are exhibiting at the show. WCISA members are North American-based suppliers of machinery, materials and accessories used for making all types of wire and cable. The WCISA 2007 Member Directory and Product Listing is available at the show and online at www.wcisaonline.org.

WIRE & CABLE TECHNOLOGY INT’L U.S. Wire & Cable Technology International is a bi-monthly international technical magazine for manufacturers, processors, distributors and users of all types of electrical, communication and mechanical wire and cable including fiber optic cable. The print edition is delivered to readers in more than 100 countries, and the digital edition is available free at www.wiretech.com. Additional publications include the annual Buyers’ Guide and the OVERVIEW business and market newsletter.

WIRE & PLASTIC MACHINERY CORP U.S.

cables, data cable and copper communication cables. The company will exhibit photographs and provide technical data on the equipment currently in available from their stock, with specialists on hand to discuss specific needs.

WIRE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL U.S. The Wire Association International will be exhibiting a range of educational products, services and publications including: Wire Journal International and The Reference Guide International. In addition, information will be available on WAI’s new Asian subsidiary, Wire and Cable Services Pvt. ltd. and worldwide membership opportunities.

WIRE FORMING TECHNOLOGY INT’L U.S. Wire Forming Technology International is a quarterly international technical magazine for manufacturers, distributors and users of all types of springs, wire formed parts, wire mesh and rebar products. The magazine covers the machines, materials and accessories used to make these parts. Magazine subscriptions are free to industry professionals, and readers are located in more than 70 countries. ■

Wire & Plastic Machinery Corporation is the largest dealer of wire, cable and optical fiber manufacturing machinery in the world.

Headquarters are in Bristol, CT with 90,000 sq. meters of warehousing in 5 US locations. The company policy is to buy high quality used equipment and resell either in original state or refurbished mechanically and electrically to today’s standards. A wide range of equipment is available for producing almost all cable types such as fiber optic cable, low voltage

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Comparison of the effectiveness of mechanical descaling against acid pickling for cleaning of low-carbon steel wire rod: a case study

Mechanical descaling can be an effective method, but the initial surface finish of wire rod has a great impact on the surface texture quality of wire to be drawn from it.

By Chitra Baid, Kamal Baid, Naveen Baid and Ashok Bagra

Hot- rolled wire rods are the starting point in any wire drawing industry. The surface of these wire rods is inevitably covered with a scale of oxides and other impurities that need to be removed prior to wire drawing. A clean and defect-free starting wire is a prerequisite for obtaining smooth and good surface finish of the drawn wire. Initial clean surface of the wire rods also promotes life of the lubricant and dies.

Despite several advances in wire drawing, the most popular method for scale removal remains as the conventional acid pickling process. Although acid pickling works effectively as a scale removal technique, this

Fig. 1. Surface texture of the asreceived 5.50 mm wire (45x).

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process is associated with several disadvantages which will be discussed here.

The main problem underlying the acid pickling method is the spent acid waste that gets generated as a result of the process. The spent acid needs to be neutralized and treated before it can be converted to waste and released in the environment. In many developing countries, the treatment of the acid waste is not done in an efficient manner, resulting in silent but long-term damage to the environment. It is also very difficult to avoid the removal of base metal during the pickling process. Many factors such as acid concentration, time, temperature of bath and type of wire rod material have to be kept into consideration to control the rate of metal removal along with the scale layer.

Additives such as pickling inhibitors have to be added to control the acid attack on the base metal and hence, control the rate of metal that gets removed. Another problem that follows is recovering the metal from the acid waste and extensive recovery plants have to be set up for this purpose. With increasing metal prices, this is a matter of dilemma, as on one hand there is the cost of recovery plant and on the other hand, there is the cost of metal to be recovered.

Additionally, acid pickling is a matter of great concern when operator safety is considered, as the process is associated with highly corrosive hot acids and harmful fumes. Another problem is hydrogen embrittlement of the wire rod that may take place during the pickling process.

With growing awareness and concern towards environmental safety, the wire industry is experiencing a shift towards alternate methods of scale removal. One of the best alternatives to acid pickling is mechanical descaling, a mechanical and abrasive action that removes the oxide scale from the wire. Some common methods of mechanical descaling are abrasive belt/wheel grinding, shot blasting, reverse bending, and cleaning with metal bristle brushes and steel wool, to name a few1. One or more of these methods can also be combined together depending on the requirement of the wire surface. The by-products of mechanical descaling from any of the mentioned methods are dry and loose oxide scale, and some metal particles or grit; all of which can be easily collected when descaling is done in an enclosed chamber.

The waste generated in mechanical descaling is primarily metal and oxides that can

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be re-used for many different applications.

Mechanical descaling is also associated with much less capital and labor costs in comparison with acid pickling. Nevertheless, the ecological friendliness of this method is its most important advantage over the acid pickling method for scale removal from hot rolled rods.

This paper is based on a comparative study done between wire drawn from acid pickled and mechanically descaled rods.

The goal was to study the effectiveness of mechanical descaling as a cleaning technique and analyze the surface textures of the drawn wire when the starting rod was cleaned using mechanical descaling versus acid pickling.

This paper has taken an on-floor analysis approach by making use of simple and costeffective techniques such as stereo zoom microscopy, measurement of tensile strength and microstructure analysis. Analytical techniques such as Scanning Electron Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy can and will yield clear and more profound understanding of the results presented in this work; however, the focus of this study lies on medium to small scale industries which may not have ready access to such sophisticated analytical tools.

C. Baid Chitra Baid is a process engineering manager at JLC Electromet, Pvt. Ltd., Jaipur, India. She holds M.S. and B.S. degrees in materials science and engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA. She aslo received the Marshall V. Yokelson Memorial Award and the Silver Certificate Award from the Wire Association International (WAI) in 2006 and 2004, respectively. Kamal Baid is president of JLC. He has more than 35 years’ experience related to the processing of

Experimental setup This study was conducted on EWNR grade steel wire, a low-carbon steel product primarily used as core wire for metal arc welding electrodes. The as-received 5.50 mm wire was in soft condition and was covered with a coarse oxide scale. Fig. 1 shows the oxidized surface texture of the asreceived wire.

Two experiments based on the cleaning techniques were designed for this study. In the first experiment, as-received wire was cleaned by acid pickling and in the second experiment, mechanical descaling was used to clean the wire. The scale-free wire from both conditions was then drawn to the final size of 2.00 mm. In each experiment, the asreceived 5.50 mm wire was subjected to drawing sequence of seven dies with an approximate area reduction of 25% at each die. With all factors constant, the surface of the 2.00 mm wire drawn with both cleaning methods was analyzed using stereo zoom microscopy.

The wire drawing for both experiments was carried on a five-block overhead take off (OTO), continuous wire drawing machine, where the first two blocks were double-die blocks. Rotating dies and motorized lubricant applicators had been incorporated in this machine. The use of a rotating die holder increases the life of the die and

K. Baid

N. Baid

nickel and other specialty alloys. He holds a mechanical engineering degree from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Ranchi, India. He has received awards for his entrepreneurship skills and is a winner of WAI’s 2006 Marshall V. Yokelson Award.

Naveen Baid is sales and marketing director at JLC. He joined the company in 1998 as a process engineer and holds M.E. and B.S. degrees in materials science and engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA.

prevents any ovality in the wire that arises due to die wear. Motorized soap applicators allow for better pickup of the lubricant and also help in increasing the lubricant life2.

Since mechanical descaling is additionally cold working the wire, the strength of the 5.50 mm wire cleaned with descaling is expected to be higher than the wire cleaned with the pickling treatment. In order to draw a comparison, the tensile strengths and elongation of the 5.50 mm wire samples cleaned with both methods were also measured. The data presented in Table 1 shall be discussed later in the paper.

Experiment 1: cleaning by acid pickling.

The as-received 5.50mm wire, covered with an oxide scale and other impurities, was subjected to pickling in hydrochloric acid bath at approximately 55ºC for one hour.

The wire was then rinsed, coated with lime and dried. It was then subjected to wire drawing with 25% reduction on the fiveblock machine. The surface textures of the as received wire and drawn wire were analyzed using stereo zoom microscopy. Tensile strength and elongation were also measured for the as-received and drawn wire.

Experiment 1: cleaning by mechanical descaling. For the second experiment, mechanical descaling was done for the removal of oxide scale from the wire surface. The mechanical descaling set up included a five-roll reverse bender and two

Bagra Ashok Bagra is a product development engineer at JLC. He has been with the company since 1997. He holds a B.E. degree in mechanical engineering from Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India. This paper, which was presented at WAI’s International Technical Conference in New Delhi, India, October 2006, won the Silver Certifcate Award in the general division.

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Fig. 2. Five roll reverse bender that loosens and removes the coarse scale. The fifth roll (l to r) is slightly visible behind the fourth roll in the picture.

Fig. 3.1: Wire coming out of 1st set of wire brushes.

Fig. 3.2: Wire coming out of 2nd set of wire brushes.

pairs of steel wire bristle brushes. Figs. 2 and 3 show the reverse bender and the wire brushes, respectively. The bending action of the wire around the reverse bender rolls loosened and removed the coarse scale from the wire circumferentially. The final cleaning by removal of fine scale and dust was accomplished by the abrasive action of the bristle brushes.

The abrasive action of the wire brushes can be seen in Figs. 3.1 and 3.2. As seen in Fig. 3.1, the sides of the wire get cleaned after leaving the first set of horizontal brushes and some scaling is still visible on the top of the wire. The second set of vertical brushes help in removing the scale from the top and bottom of the wire and as seen in Figure 3.2 a circumferentially clean surface is obtained.

Normally, a borax or lime coating would be needed for lubricant pickup on this wire prior to drawing for ensuring die life and good surface finish of the drawn wire. However, the use of motorized lubricant applicators and rotating dies allowed for better lubricant pickup by the wire and helped in avoiding the extra coating and drying steps

prior to drawing. Following the descaling, the cleaned 5.50 mm wire was drawn to 2.00 mm on the same five-block set up.

Similar to Experiment 1, the surface quality of the 2.00 mm drawn wire was analyzed with a stereo zoom microscope. The tensile strength and elongation of the 2.00mm drawn wire were also measured.

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Results The results of surface texture analysis, the tensile strength and elongation measurements are being presented in this section.

Surface Analysis. Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate the surface texture as observed by a Stereo Zoom Microscope of the 2.00 mm wire samples obtained from Experiment 1 and 2, respectively. As seen in Fig. 4, the surface quality of the 2.00 mm wire that was cleaned with acid pickling at 5.50 mm was isotropically smooth and free of any gross imperfections. The surface of the mechanically descaled wire, as seen in Figure 5, also had the characteristic texture of smooth, bright wire and was comparable with that of acid pickled wire surface. However, this

Fig. 3. Steel wire bristle brushes for removing the fine scale

Fig. 4. Surface of 2.00mm wire drawn using acid pickling as cleaning method (45x).

smooth surface characteristic was not seen around the circumference of the wire in the case of wire cleaned with mechanical descaling. Deep pitting and surface roughness was observed along the length of the wire in one region. This surface texture is being illustrated in Figs. 5.1 and 5.2.

This severe pitting on the surface of the drawn wire seen in Figs. 5.1 and 5.2 is being attributed to an extremely oxidized and rough surface of the starting wire. The surface of the as-received 5.50 mm wire was covered with a heavy scale of oxide scale as seen in Fig. 1. It is possible that the wire stock used in Experiment 2 was subjected to additional weathering during storage and severe pitting corrosion took place at some regions along the length. Mechanical descaling had removed the oxide scale but left the pitted base metal intact.

Even if the stock used for descaling had been subjected to pickling treatment, these pits on drawn wire surface could not have been avoided. In the process of acid pickling not only the scale, but also micro-layers of the base metal get removed. However, in the case of wire rod, where extensive local cor-

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Fig. 5. Surface of 2.00 mm wire drawn using mechanical descaling as cleaning method (45x).

Fig. 5.1: Rough, pitted surface of same wire seen in Fig. 5 (45x).

Fig. 5.2: Rough, pitted surface of same wire seen in Fig. 5 (45x).

rosion has taken place, even with removal of micro-layers of base metal a perfectly smooth surface cannot be obtained. The microscopic hills and valleys created during hot rolling and due to oxidation of the surface will stay the same as the metal will be removed along the microscopic geometry of the surface during pickling. If it is desired to obtain a hypothetically flat surface, then excess metal will have to dissolve in the acid and this will be an extensive loss of base

metal. See Fig. 6.

Hence, the pitting seen on the surface of the wire that was mechanically descaled was a result of extremely rough surface quality of the as-received wire. These pits on the asreceived wire surface could have been reduced in depth if the wire was pickled for an extended period of time, leading to much metal loss. Efforts should be made to prevent the occurrence of these pits to begin with. Following reasons explain why these

pits develop and how they can be avoided.

Primarily, a rough wire surface gets generated at the hot rolling stage. If the ingots/billets are not properly prepared to remove all surface imperfections of the melting stage, then defects such as scabs, pits, and cracks may develop on the wire rod surface. Based on the authorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience, surface defects also develop at the hot rolling stage due to problems such as worn roll passes, poor roll conditions, improper guides and poor mill setting. Additionally, the surface of hot rolled rods may get heavily oxidized if not quenched properly in accordance with the rod material. These defects may sometimes get carried all the way to the surface of the final drawn wire.

Storage and transportation of ferrous wire rod is another main factor that can lead to the development of a poor surface quality.

For example, many times wire rods are left in open yards or on the floor in production and storage areas. In such cases, the coils touching or near the floor are more susceptible to corrosion and may get heavily degraded in the presence of any accumulated water/moisture from a leakage, spill or rain in the area. Hence, it is imperative that storage and transportation of ferrous wire be done in a closed area protected by moisture, rain, seawater, etc.

A poor surface can also get generated by improper handling of mechanical descaling equipment. In some instances, guide rolls and sheaves of the descaler are purposely roughened by depositing weld metal beads.

The idea is to help loosen the scale on the wire as it passes along a rough surface. Nevertheless, along with loosening the scale, the weld beads also damage the un-corroded wire surface. Therefore, it is very important to completely understand and monitor the implications of any new changes made to

Fig. 6. Microscopic view of pickling effect on rough metal surface.

Table 1. Comparison of physical properties to note the effect of work hardening during mechanical descaling treatment.

Table 2. Physical properties of 2.00 mm wire drawn after cleaning with acid pickling and mechanical descaling.

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Fig. 7. Microstructure of acid pickled 5.50 mm wire (100x).

Fig. 8. Microstructure of mechanically descaled 5.50 mm wire (100x).

the equipment.

Therefore, it can be concluded that if the starting wire rod is heavily scaled then neither acid pickling nor mechanical descaling will help in achieving a defect-free surface texture of the final drawn wire. However, the two methods can be combined to yield a superior surface texture that may not result when each of these processes are conducted independently1. Electro-pickling, although used rarely in the industry, can also prove to be an efficient technique, as the oxides in the deep pits can also be eliminated with less acid consumption2. Hence, heavily corroded wire can first be subjected to mechanical descaling action where most of the loose scale is removed and then the wire rod can be pickled to further remove surface imperfections.

Physical Properties. The process of mechanical descaling is work-hardening the 5.50 mm wire prior to wire drawing. In order to understand the extent of this coldwork, tensile strength and elongation of 5.50 mm wire samples were measured of the asreceived condition, after both mechanical descaling and pickling treatment. The data are presented in Table 1.

As expected, the tensile strength of the descaled wire is higher than that of asreceived and acid-pickled wire. Pickled wire has approximately the same tensile strength as that of as-received wire since no additional work hardening took place.

Tensile strength and elongation of the asdrawn 2.00 mm wire were also calculated.

The data are being presented in Table 2.

Data presented in Table 2 shows that 2.00 mm wire that was cleaned with mechanical descaling has a higher strength than the wire that was drawn after acid pickling. This suggests that even after severe cold-working during the reduction from 5.50 mm to 2.00

mm in the wire drawing operation, the effect and memory of additional cold work during descaling sustained and resulted in wire with higher strength.

Microstructure Analysis. Table 1 shows that due to the work hardening during mechanical descaling, an increase was observed in the tensile strength of the descaled 5.50 mm wire. Microstructure analysis was carried out to observe the effect of this work hardening on the grain structures. Figs. 7 and 8 represent the micrographs of the 5.50 mm wire that was acid pickled and mechanically descaled, respectively. No effect of this slight work hardening was observed on the grain size and as seen in the following pictures both samples exhibited similar microstructures.

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Conclusions Although a very-well established technique, acid pickling process is associated with problems such as environmental pollution and high capital costs related to maintenance, neutralization and affluent treatment plants. With growing awareness towards environmental and social responsibilities, the wire industry is taking alternative approaches for wire rod cleaning. This study also evolved as a result of continual process improvement efforts at JLC Electromet. The goal was to eliminate the acid pickling process and shift towards using mechanical descaling for pre-cleaning of low-carbon steel wire rod. JLC has been successful in achieving this target and mechanical descaling is being used as the premier cleaning process.

The surface texture quality of drawn wire at a given final size largely depends on the initial surface finish of the wire rod. As seen in this study, if starting rod is sufficiently free of defects such as deep pits, mechanical

descaling works efficiently in removing oxide scale and yielding smooth surface finish. However, if an absolutely defect-free surface of the drawn wire is required for high-end applications such as electronic components, small precision parts and screws, and cladded wire, to name a few; then a combination of mechanical descaling with pickling can be done to achieve the required superior finish.

The authors intend to carry further work in this area by making use of analytical tools such as SEM to better understand the surface texture resulting from both cleaning techniques. Shot blasting is also being implemented in the plant as an alternative mechanical descaling method. The aim is to achieve a better surface finish for the starting wire while minimizing the removal of metal from the surface. The results of shot blasting will be compared with that of mechanical descaling and a model can be established to determine the best technique for scale removal.

References 1. Ferrous Wire, Volume 1; The Wire Association International Inc., Guilford, CT, USA, 1989.

2. Interaction with Raj Kumar Tyagi, President, Assomac Machines Ltd., India, August 2006.

Acknowledgements This study could not have been completed without the support of JLC team of engineers and operators. The authors would also like to thank Dr. Tapan G. Desai and Mr. Raj K. Tyagi for their invaluable suggestions and recommendations. â&#x2013;

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Ductility of pearlitic wires under different loading Torsion ductility and bending ductility affect the drawability of steel wire during the reduction process, with a key factor being that the plastic flow is non-uniform.

By Michael Zelin and Robert M. Shemenski

The microstructure of high carbon steel is

primarily pearlite, which is a lamellar constituent of steel consisting of alternate layers of ferrite (body-centered cubic iron) and cementite (iron carbide - Fe3C) that is formed on cooling austenite (face-centered cubic iron) from ~ 723째C. A thinly layered pearlitic microstructure, i.e., fine pearlite, results in high tensile strength and good ductility.

Fine pearlite can be considered to be a nanocomposite consisting of two phases: ferrite, a low-strength ductile matrix phase; and cementite, a high-strength brittle rein-

forcing phase. In highly deformed steel, for example after cold wire drawing, the thickness of ferrite layers can be less than 10 nanometers (nm=109 m), and cementite plates can be only a few atomic layers thick. Such a small thickness of ferrite and cementite layers results in a strength of more than 4,000 MPa (580 ksi) in a drawn pearlitic wire1 making it an attractive reinforcement material, particularly, for pneumatic tires. At the same time, severe plastic deformation can cause a significant loss of steel ductility, negatively affecting its processability and service properties. Con-

Fig. (a) Scanning electron micrograph of cupcone drawing break related to central bursts, (b) presence of non-deformable inclusion, (c) energy dispersive spectroscopy spectrum indicating presence of a Ti inclusion at the tip of a cone failure.

sequently, understanding the processes determining pearlite ductility under different loading conditions is important for developing efficient processing technologies and products with dependable service properties.

This paper addresses ductility of pearlite after wire drawing, and in response to torsion, bending and uniaxial tensile loading.

Adequate ductility is an important engineering consideration because it allows material to redistribute localized stresses during wire and cable manufacturing, as well as during product service.

Fig. 2. Scanning electron micrographs of the same region of a drawn wire at successive drawing strain levels of (a) 0.2, (b) 0.4, and (c) 0.6. Schematic diagrams (d) illustrating operation shear surfaces (1) and (2).

Diamond indentation diagonal (U) is offset due to operation of localized shear.

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Fig. 3. Contours of equivalent stress (a) and equivalent strain (b) in a ferrite+cementite colony predicted by FEM.

Fig. 4. Schematic diagrams illustrating shear propagating sequentially through ferrite and cementite plates: (a) undeformed state of shear surface (AB); (b) initiation of shear propagation at point A along the shear surface; and (c) final stage after shear is complete.

Fig. 5. (a) Torque (Q) as a function of number of revolutions (N) for steel wires drawn to 3.5 and 3.7 total strain; (b) a monotonous Q-N curve showing ductile torsional behavior; (c) irregular curve indicating cracking along the wire axis (delamination) resulting in a helical failure.

Fig. 6. Dependence of shear strain achieved in torsion test before failure as a function of true drawing strain. Inserts show pearlitic microstructure with a random orientation of pearlite colonies and colonies aligned with the wire axis.

Wire drawing Wire drawing operations must minimize wire breaks to be productive. A number of factors cause wire breaks, such as presence of martensite in the microstructure, excessive strain due to large reductions in area, occurrence of central bursts2 (see Fig. 1a), presence of non-deformable inclusions (see Fig. 1b), poor lubrication, etc. In order to understand plastic deformation during wire drawing, the same location on a wire surface was observed during consecutive drawing passes. Scanning electron micrographs (Fig. 2a-d) taken of this area on the wire drawn at consecutive strain levels indicated that plastic flow during wire drawing is non-uniform.

The same coarse slip surfaces (numbered from 1 through 4 in Fig. 2a-c) were observed at successive strain levels indicating persistent strain localization. Fig. 2d shows the rearrangement of regions indicated by letters A through D due to opera-

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Robert Shemenski is president of RMS Consulting, Inc., which provides a range of metallurgical and corrosion engineering services and is based in North Canton, Ohio, USA. He has taught corrosion science and engineering as an adjunct professor at the University of Akron, USA. He has long been active in several professional societies, including the WAI, where he served as president in 1999 and 2000. He was the co-author of the Allan B. Dove Memorial Award for best ferrous paper in 1986, 1999 and 2000. He also has won the Associationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two highest awards: the Mordica Memorial Award in 1998 and the Donnellan Memorial Award in 2003.

Michael Zelin is a principle metallurgist with the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, USA. He has more than 80

Shemenski technical publications and holds U.S. patents. He earned a Ph.D. from The Tomsk State University, Russia, and worked as a Post Doc at the University of California, Davis, between 1991 and 1993, after which he became a senior engineer at Concurrent Technologies Corporation, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where he worked between 1994 and 1997. This paper was presented at WAIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 76th Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, May 2006.

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Fig. 7. Shear stress as a function of shear strain for wires with different drawing strain.

tion of shear surfaces 1 and 2. Regions B and D are moving away from each other, while regions A and C are moving toward each other. This occurs due to stretching of these regions in response to their respective shear. Local shear (U) along shear surface 1 in Fig. 2b and 2c increased with drawing strain and was approximately U=5 micrometers (μm) at e= 60%. For shear band width of 2 μm, this yielded a shear strain of 2.5 that is consistent with results of finite element modeling (FEM) of wire drawing at the pearlite colony scale considering thickness of pearlite lamellae to be under 100 nm (see Fig. 3).

Fig. 4a-4c schematically illustrate propagation of shear through a pearlite colony in a sequential manner. It is unlikely that all ferrite and cementite lamellae in a pearlite colony shear simultaneously. It is assumed that shear propagates by cutting sequentially through both ferrite and cementite lamellae in a manner analogous to dislocation movement that can be interpreted in terms of cellular dislocations (CD) - topological defects in a regular cellular array3,4.

Measurements performed by using high accuracy image processing software showed that orientation of localized shear surfaces varies between 30° to 60° with respect to the tensile axis. The observed angle between two intersecting localized shear bands is close to the cone angle of a cup-cone break. Intersections of localized slip surfaces can be potential sites for crack initiation because of the stress concentration.

Fig. 8. (a) Change in wire length as a function of torsional strain; (b) microstructure of a twisted filament; and (c) changes in length of non-delaminated and delaminated wires as a function of drawing speed.

Torsion Under torsion stressing, principal planes are oriented at 45° to the longitudinal wire axis and maximum torsional shear stresses—equal to maximum principal stress in torsion—occur in planes parallel to and perpendicular to the longitudinal wire axis.

Therefore, ductile torsion failure, under torsional shear stresses (τ), appears as a flat break, perpendicular to the wire axis5. (See Fig. 5.) Ductile torsional failure may also initiate on a shear plane parallel to the wire axis giving a helix fracture due to twisting torque of the torsion test. This is a ductile longitudinal delamination failure. Brittle failure, i.e., no shear strain (γ), occurs on principal planes oriented at 45° to the wire axis5.

Good torsional ductility in steel wire is important for efficient cabling operations.

The dependence of torque (Q) on number of turns (N) and shear stress (τ) on shear strain (γ) show monotonous (continuously increasing or decreasing) behavior. In contrast to this, an irregular Q-N curve indicates cracking along the wire axis, i.e. delamination. The broken end is not flat and often has a helical appearance (Fig. 5)5.

Typically, torsional ductility of pearlitic steel wires represented by shear strain (γ) first increases, reaches a maximum, and then decreases with increased drawing strain (Fig. 6). Such a bell-shaped curve can be related to three stages of microstructural evolution with increasing drawing strain in pearlitic wires. High internal stress between pearlite colonies randomly orien-

tated with regard to the wire axis is a plausible cause for lower torsional ductility in an as-patented steel wire. At ε<1.5 (Stage I), alignment of pearlite colonies along the wire axis reduces accommodation deformation between pearlite colonies resulting in increased torsion ductility. At strains 1.5<ε <2.5 (Stage II), all colonies are aligned, and shear strain before failure is approximately constant. At ε>2.5 (Stage III), when typical thickness of ferrite and cementite lamellae in the pearlite is less than 20 nm, surfaces of persistent localization develop. Additionally, high elastic stresses from lamellae interface can cause material brittleness and lower N and γ values.

Fig. 7 shows τ-γ dependence for wires drawn to three different diameters. Aspatented wire and wires with small drawing strain do not exhibit strain hardening consistent with results reported previously6. This can be attributed to the fact that maximum shear surfaces at which twist of adjacent regions occurs are normal to the wire axis. As a result, pearlite interlamellar spacing does not change, and there is no strain hardening due to barrier effect of interlamellar interfaces6.

Length of wires with drawing strain less than 2 decreases and then increases during torsion testing (Fig. 8a). Length of wires with drawing strain more than 2 decreases during torsion testing (Fig. 8a). This can be related to development of a strong crystallographic [110] fiber texture observed in severely drawn pearlitic steels7. Highly elongated pearlite colonies can have mor-

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Fig. 9. SEM showing traces of slip system in (a) non-delaminated wire and (b) delaminated wire. Letter U in (a) and (b) indicate displacement of die marks at slip surfaces shown by arrows in (a) and (b) and by 1-> 4 in (b).

Letter H in (a) shows spacing of slip system.

Under torsion loading, shear planes in a non-delaminated wire are normal to the wire axis (Fig. 9a), while in a delaminated wire, localized deformed surfaces parallel to the wire axis have been observed at the early stages of torsion deformation5,10.

Operation of these shear surfaces results in significant shear (Fig. 9b). Initially, shear surfaces coincide with die marks parallel to the wire axis, planes of maximum shear stress, and [001] cleavage planes11. These factors can facilitate initiation and propagation of a crack along the wire axis.

Study of deformation relief on a pre-polished sample surface showed micro-cracks developed at the very beginning stages of torsion loading (Fig. 10). Manganese sulfide inclusions can facilitate crack development. Propagating along the wire axis, micro-cracks develop into macro-cracks splitting the wire along the axis.

Bending

Fig. 10. SEM of (a) delamination crack in a twisted, highly drawn steel wire and (b) interaction of two micro-cracks.

Fig. 11. SEM of (a) slip surfaces forming wedge-like features in a bent sample with pearlitic microstructure and (b) brittle fracture surface in a bent sample with pearlite and martensite microstructures.

phology similar to that of twisted grains in a drawn tungsten wire8 and behave similarly to twisted fibers or plates, viz., their length decreases while pearlite colonies become twisted. Orientation of pearlite colonies changes after torsion testing due to twisting of pearlite colonies. Decrease in the length of delaminated wire is twice of that of non-delaminated wire (Fig. 8c).

This can be attributed to the fact that wire pieces are being wound around each other

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after axial splitting initiates during delamination.

A number of factors have been shown to facilitate delamination, such as residual stress, dynamic and static strain aging, free ferrite, surface damage, inclusions, wire microstructure, drawing strain, and drawing practice5,9. Special methods to control delamination have been developed based on optimization of drawing practice and die geometry.

Bending ductility of steel wire is also important for efficient cabling operations.

Fig. 11 shows an example of bending without failure, and a break caused by presence of martensite, respectively. Cracks at the former austenite grain boundaries indicate these “ghost” features are preferential sites for fracture initiation. Traces of macroscopic slip surfaces observed on the prepolished surface are consistent with maximum shear stress12.

Surfaces of localized shear form these wedge-like features (Fig. 11a). Such macroscopic shear surfaces are clearly seen at the surface of a drawn filament. Intersection of localized shear surfaces can result in crack initiation. A crack resulting in failure first propagates normal to the wire axis, and then splits the wire along its axis. Fig. 12 illustrates that such delamination in bending can be related to the wedge-like features formed at the wire surface. These V-shaped surface defects illustrated in Figure 12b are known as crow’s feet or chevron cracks. Traces of intersecting shear surfaces are seen at the fracture surface as demonstrated by the insert in the lower left corner of Fig. 12c.

Tension Total elongation to failure (ε) is determined by the local ductility (εl) and the fraction of the sample gauge length involved in deformation (l/L): ε = (l/L)ε l .

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Fig. 12. SEM of: (a) highly drawn filament fractured during bending showing; (b) surface cracks; and (c) slip systems.

Elongation to failure decreases with increasing sample gauge length (Fig. 13).

Assuming that 100% of the wire volume with a 10 mm gauge length is involved in deformation, deforming portion of the sample gauge can be found for samples with longer gauge lengths. Deforming portion of samples with the gauge lengths of L=80 mm represents only around 20% of the gauge length and around 12% for samples with the gauge lengths of L=250 mm.

Wire drawing through only one die at the time with different drawing strains showed that a relatively small strain of ~ 0.2 caused a three-fold decrease in tensile ductility given by percent elongation (ε). At the same time, reduction in area (RA) increased with drawing strain. Since RA is related to local ductility (εl), these data indicated that wire drawing results in a significant decrease in l/L ratio, which can be related to the operation of localized shear bands. Under tensile loading, deformation is localized at these bands resulting in a low elongation.

This trend of decreasing elongation and increasing RA values for drawing strains less than 1.5 is also observed for multi-pass drawing. Bell-shaped curve of RA vs ε can be related to three stages in microstructural evolution in a drawn wire as discussed above9,13. This apparent contradiction between increasing local ductility (up to ~2) and decreasing overall ductility is related to the non-uniformity of plastic flow9.

Annealing drawn wires is known to increase tensile ductility14. Wire ductility can increase more than two times after annealing. Reduced residual stress and

Fig. 13. Variation of flow stress with strain as a function of gauge length for high carbon steel wire samples.

recovery processes have been considered for such an increase in tensile ductility14.

These factors must overcome non-uniformity of plastic flow in annealed wires that is clearly observed as very narrow shear bands.

Conclusions Plastic flow during steel wire drawing is non-uniform, thereby affecting wire drawability. Two systems of localized shear surfaces operate during wire drawing.

Torsion ductility increases with drawing strain increase up to 1.5 that can be related to alignment of pearlite colonies along the wire axis. Torsion ductility decreases at ε > 2.5 which can be attributed to the establishment of localized shear bands.

Bending ductility is negatively affected by non-optimized processing conditions.

Delamination in bending reveals itself as a brittle fracture along the wire axis.

Overall tensile ductility of drawn wires decreases even after a small drawing deformation, while local ductility increases with increase in drawing strain up to 1.5 and then decreases at ε > 2.5. This is related to the lamellae alignment and operation of localized shear bands.

Acknowledgement Stimulating discussions with Tom Starinshak and experimental help of Jim Lewis of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company are greatly appreciated.

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Wetting behavior of aqueous lubricants It is important to consider surface compatibility with a lubricant prior to lubricant selection and machinery operation.

By Katherine Helmetag

The lubrication of wet wire drawing is

accomplished by a variety of chemistries, all which must wet out on the various surfaces of the drawing machine. The surfaces are made of many materials having many different sets of physical properties. The interfaces between the lubricant and the machine surfaces are of particular interest to the wire drawer as this the point where lubrication occurs. This work will concern itself with the interactions of liquid/air and liquid/air/solid interfaces such as those that occur on the various surfaces in a wire drawing machine.

There are a variety of surfaces in a wire drawing machine that must be properly wet before specific chemical functions of the lubricant can be carried out. The lubricant acts as not only a lubricious material but also a cooling aid and corrosion inhibitor. As machines are built from a wide variety of materials, the lubricant must wet well on all of them. Common materials found in machines are steels, cast and formed aluminum alloys, various ceramics including alumina and zirconia, tool steels, diamond, and tungsten carbide. The ceramic, tool steel, diamond, and tungsten carbide surfaces are wear surfaces, while steels and aluminum alloys are commonly used for chassis and doors. The non-ceramic materials

Fig. 1. Contact angles greater than 90° are considered to be evidence of poor wetting.

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must be protected from corrosion in addition to any lubrication they require.

Additionally, the lubricant contacts each machine surface in one or more ways. It floods the solution tank and lower end of the machine, is sprayed on the die faces and capstans, and is splattered on the doors and upper chassis surfaces as the machines run.

Spontaneous wetting is very critical to performance on non-flooded areas.

The most important material properties in the consideration of wetting are the surface free energy (GS) and the surface tension (γ ).

For liquid volumes, these properties can be considered to be equivalent as the energy is distributed throughout the surface equally.

The surface conforms to the shape of the lowest energy state possible under given conditions. For solids, they are frequently distinct1. This is due to the formation of an immobile surface, and the possibly anisotropic tensions that can result.

For liquid materials, the surface-free energy and surface tension are the properties that “keep” the material constrained from evaporation and mobility. Common demonstrations of surface tension utilize water (a high energy surface) over wax (a low energy surface) to form beads of water on the wax.

The water is seen to pull away from the wax surface at the edges of the droplet. Formation of these sharp boundaries is due to the difference in surface energies between the water (high) and the wax (low). This is an example of poor wetting and high contact angle (θ). Good wetting results in a low profile droplet, having a low contact angle. See Fig. 1.

To wet a surface, it is desirable to use a material that will have a low difference in surface energy when compared to the surface in question. This means matching the

surface tension of the lubricant to the surface tension of the surface in question. In general, it is considered to be desirable in lubrication to produce lubricants having the lowest possible measured surface tensions.

This increases the chance that all desired surfaces will be wet. The surface tension of water is very high, so it becomes the role of the lubricant to lower it to a functional range.

Eq. (1) shows the relationship between the surface tension of the liquid and of the surface, with the difference being the likelihood of wetting. Eq. (2) shows the general relationship between the solid/gas, solid/liquid, and liquid/gas interfacial surface tensions and the contact angle θ Eq. (1)

Eq. (2)

Studies of surface tension require a means of pulling on the surface with enough force to rupture it. Studies of surface tension of solids require the indirect method of contact angle. The common methods for liquid mixtures are du Noüy ring2, 3 (see Fig. 2) and Wilhelmy plate. The du Noüy ring is an inexpensive device which gives very repeatable measurements when sample preparation constraints are considered4. The liquid/gas surface tension is determined from the weight (W) required to lift the ring from the surface and the radius of the ring. See (Eq) 3. A correction factor is obtained through standardization of the instrument with fluids of known surface tension.

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Fig. 2. A view of a Du Noüy ring apparatus.

Eq. (3)

Studies of contact angle require a means of observing the angle made by a droplet on the surface and a means of measuring it. The goniometer is used for this purpose.

Experimental method Air to liquid surface tensions were measured using a TensioMat du Noüy ring tensiometer equipped with a 6cm platinum ring standardized with water, acetone and methanol. The ring that was used was rinsed in water and acetone and fired in a gas flame prior to each measurement. Measurements were repeated in triplicate and values averaged. A standardization curve and equation were generated. Standard values for surface tension were obtained from literature5. All data were processed through the standardization equation to generate values.

The materials used in the contact angle testing consisted of two lubricant formulations: a soluble oil and a synthetic. The syn-

thetic product was based on polyethylene glycol. Surface tension data were taken for 2%, 7% and 10% concentrations. Surface tension is reported in dynes per square centimeter. Contact angles were run at 7% active in distilled water.

Four surfaces were used for contact angle testing. An unpolished 5052 panel from ACT was used for the aluminum sample. A piece of polished tool steel was obtained from a machine shop for the tool steel sample. A carbide-tipped cutting tool insert was used for the carbide sample. The side of a zirconia capstan ring was used for the ceramic sample. See Table 1.

A Ramé-Hart model 100-00 goniometer equipped with a model 100-10 syringe support was used to measure contact angles for air/liquid/solid measurements. The materials were dropped to the surface from the syringe from a height of 7.5 mm. Measurements were taken at 10 seconds after wetting for the synthetic and 5 seconds after wetting for the soluble oil. Contact angle is reported in degrees from horizontal. See Table 2.

degree to which components having “good” wetting can wet over components having “poor” wetting will determine ultimate wetting performance.

Part geometry played a significant role in selection of the surface samples. The sample must be flat for best contact angle measurement. Therefore it was not possible to test on the bearing surface of the capstan ring. It was not possible to obtain flat polished samples from capstan suppliers to the industry.

Surface topography has been shown to influence wetting to a significant degree6-8.

This represents an area for future investigation.

Figs. 3 and 4 show the results in graphical form.

The inverse effect of concentration on the surface tension of the synthetic material is typical of aqueous electrolyte systems. The

Discussion Surface tension of lubricants is important to wetting because unless the surface in question has been wet, chemical interaction cannot occur.

In the case of lubricants, the lubricious moieties of the material must fully contact the surface. The chemistry of wetting plays a significant role here, and must be considered when choosing a lubricant for a particular machine. Each type of lubricant additive and functional component will exhibit individual wetting performance, and combined will compete with each other for surface active sites on the surface in question. The

Table 1. Results of tests to measure contact angles for air/liquid/solid measurements.

Helmetag Katherine Helmetag is a senior research chemist in the Metal Forming Group of Henkel Corporation, Madison Heights, Michigan, USA. She previously worked at Apex Alkali, Houghton International, and Arizona Chemical. She has over 15 years’ experience in metalworking and wiredrawing lubricant formulation and synthetic basestock design. She holds an M.S. degree in organometallic chemistry from Drexel University as well as a B.S. degree in chemistry. Her published works focus on lubricant testing and test method development. This paper was presented at WAI’s 76th Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, May 2006.

Table 2. Results of tests on diffferent surface materials.

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Fig. 3. Surface tension versus concentration.

more common trend of decreasing surface tension with concentration increase is due to the increasing proportion of low surface tension components (mineral oil) in the mixture. This is a type of enrichment at the surface and is driven by the overall Gibbs function to the lowest energy state for the system.

The divergence of wetting on the ceramic and carbide surfaces is very interesting.

Because lubricants are composed of many different materials, preferential wetting can occur within the lubricant dispersion, similar to the surface enrichment function discussed above. This is likely the cause of the divergent results.

The results from this work make a strong case for preferred use of synthetic lubricants on machines equipped with ceramic capstans. The reduced wetting of the zirconia surface by the soluble oil raises the concern that lubrication can suffer in this arrangement. In this case, one can infer that it is more suitable to use a carbide or tool steel band due to the lower contact angles found for the soluble oil on the tool steel and tungsten carbide surfaces. Fortunately, this is the common arrangement as soluble oil materials are chosen for larger diameter wires and synthetics for finer wires. The cost associated with ceramic capstan rings favors use of carbide coated rings on larger diameter capstans.

Aluminum was included in the study because it is a common element of machinery. It is frequently found as extrusions making up doors, small fittings and small brackets and castings. Corrosion management for aluminum is different than for steel because aluminum is subject to different corrosion mechanisms. Wetting of the aluminum surface with lubricant formulated to reduce

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Fig. 4. Comparison of contact angle measurements.

damage to the protective aluminum oxide layer on the surface is critical for prevention of damaging corrosion.

Tool steel is commonly used to make up wear surfaces that are not subject to drawing forces and other machinery components that require high strength but may not be subjected to friction. Wetting of tool steel surfaces is required for corrosion prevention as for aluminum, and for lubrication when the parts are subject to friction and wear. It is very interesting that for both of these surfaces, contact angles were similar for the two lubricants. This indicates that both types of lubricants will offer good wetting performance in these areas. While the degree of lubrication is not addressed in this work, if wetting does not occur, it is unlikely lubrication will.

Conclusion Although the liquid to air surface tensions of two lubricants may be similar and in a desirable range, the interaction they have with various surfaces can be significantly different. This can affect ultimate lubrication and corrosion prevention performance by way of differences in wetting of the surface.

It is important to consider surface compatibility with the lubricant prior to lubricant selection and machinery operation.

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Products Device can make it easier and safer to move large reels The new RollMover™ from U.S.-based Appleton Manufacturing Division can help move large reels of wire, cable or rope while helping workers avoid the risks of physical injury when trying to push heavy reels by hand.

Like a vacuum cleaner, a press release said, the RollMover is easy to maneuver and can be easily positioned into tight spaces. Battery-powered gearmotors rotate durable rollers that push and roll large reels

or spools across plant or warehouse floors.

Unit speed is controlled through the throttle handle. With no cumbersome pneumatic air hoses or electric cords to tangle or trip over, workers are encouraged to repeatedly use the RollMover, it said.

The RollMover can also help safely move other heavy objects that can roll, including master rolls of paper, steel tanks, truck chassis, motor homes and other wheeled vehicles. The RollMover features rugged construction and a quick-charge battery. Complete parts, service and technical support are available directly from Appleton Manufacturing.

Contact: Appleton Manufacturing, www.appletonmfg.com.

Blender addition makes for better process capability Process Control Corporation notes that it has introduced an 18 kg blender to its line of gravimetric batch blenders that provides precision in metering accuracy and blend homogeneity, a press release said.

The Guardian blender is available with up to 12 individual ingredient hoppers with throughput rates of over 5,000 pph, it said.

The system can be configured with a four-, six- or eight-component setup and up to 12-component multi-hopper design. Each individual material hopper can run from 0100% of the recipe.

The customer, the release added, does not have to dedicate low rate or high rate ingredients to certain hoppers and the blender can be supplied with a regrind feeder for feeding difficult-to-flow flake

and/or regrind type materials or a powder feeder for non-flowable powder type materials. Each blender design is equipped with an integral loading platform for mounting and supporting vacuum loaders needed to feed the blending system, it said. Supported communications protocols include: Ethernet IP for Allen Bradley or Modbus based remote communication protocols.

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Open insulation IDC system has much smaller footprint U.S.-based CommScope, Inc., has introduced a new Z-IDC normally open insulation displacement connection system that is designed for terminating outside plant line, exchange cables, and cross connect wires on main distributing frames and inside integrated cabinets.

The new Z-IDC Block, a press release said, provides a footprint that is 20 percent footprint than other IDC blocks on the market and provides carriers with greater design flexibility. Testing and cross connect terminations are easily performed because of a unique, dual-sided design that allows test and protection access from both the front and rear of the connector, it said. The Z-IDC also features both eight and ten-pair cartridge options equipped with gas tube surge protection that is required for Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line, or VDSL networks, it noted.

The new, normally open Z-IDC Connecting Block, an option in the CommScope integrated cabinet product line, is UL© listed and meets all applicable Telcordia requirements including TR-1195, the release said. Other benefits include front and rear protection test ports that provide cross-connecting and testing without removal of surge protection while superior cable management is achieved through the separation of cable terminations that are located at the rear of the block from the cross connect terminations that are located on the front of the block, it said.

Contact: CommScope, www. commscope.com.

Line of coax cables can support wide range of video applications U.S.-based Coleman Cable Inc. (CCI) has introduced a line of Signal® high-end RGB coax cables to support a wide range of applications for commercial and residential video systems. The new mini coaxes, it said, can be used to transfer HDTV or traditional video, digital or analog audio, and cable TV between electronic components.

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video sources to the displays while a 5coax version (#99405) can be used with projectors for horizontal and vertical synchronization, in addition to the RGB signal, or for a combo of digital/analog audio.

The cables’ solid 23 awg center conductor offers superior electrical performance over stranded, especially at higher frequencies, and is easier to terminate than stranded, the release said. Each mini coax is sweep tested to 3.0 GHz and constructed

with 100% foil and 95% tinned copper (TC) braid to offer excellent shielding against EMI and RFI interference, it noted, adding that the product also complies with the new proposed SCTE standard for mini coax.

Contact: Coleman Cable, Inc. (CCI), www.colemancable.com.

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Motorized reel lift truck has 5,000 lb lift capacity, can accept 1000 mm reels U.S.-based Lloyd & Bouvier Inc. is supplying a motorized heavy-duty electric reel lift truck that it said offers a lifting capacity to 5,000 lb and the ability to be used for a range of sizes.

The lift truck, a press release said, is fabricated new from heavy steel

weldment and is motorized for both lifting of reel and for horizontal movement in and out of a cone flyer payoff. Wheels are recessed to accept low profile tracks, which maintain proper alignment to the cone flyer, with safety stops to prevent excess travel, it said.

Lifting is provided through a driven Acme screw system while the brake motor is activated upon release of the lifting button, preventing any downward creep, the release said. A threeinch diameter shaft is machined to accept flyer ring and the unit is designed to accept reels up to 1000 mm diameter, 680 mm wide.

Contact: Lloyd & Bouvier Inc., www.lloydbouvier.com.

New cable line offers extremely low magnetic field, good for sensitive applications Isreali’s Green Management & Business Development reports that via an agreement with a U.S. manufacturer, it can now offer its patented line of Green Coast Cables™.

The cables feature extremely low magnetic fields for applications where electromagnetic fields can interfere with sensitive equipment. The company stated it is seeking distributors and agents to represent its product lines in North America.

The press release stated that its patented

product is “based on the arrangement of conductors in a manner that creates a multi-dipole magnetic system in which the external magnetic field of each conductor is partly counterbalanced by the external magnetic fields of other conductors in the same assembly.” In that way, the magnetic field in the vicinity of the cable is from tens to tens-of thousand times smaller compared to a magnetic field created in ordinary cables.

The technology makes the cable less sensitive to existing external magnetic fields, decreased voltage drop along the line, and reduced additional copper losses in the wires. In addition to reducing interference with sensitive equipment, the cable line avoids health hazards caused by the exposure to the EMF emission.

Contact: Moti Barazani, Green Management & Business Development, motibarazani@yahoo.com.

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Automatic respooling line can wind thin welding wires onto plastic/metal spools Italy’s Welding Wire Machineries Srl reports that it has developed a fully automatic respooling line that is suitable for the precision layer winding of thin welding wires onto plastic or metal spools.

The line, a press release said, can process carbon, FCW, stainless steel and aluminum wires, with diameters ranging from 0.8 to 2.0 mm. The respooling unit is equipped with a reel

stock (55 wire baskets or plastic spools) and both the loading operation and the wire fixing on the spool are automatic, it noted. The wire is then wound by the machine without any intervention by the operator, after a compacting disk winds the first layer automatically, it said. At the end of the winding phase, the system cuts the wire and fixes it on the spool edge and subsequently unloads the full spool on

Rough core and semi-finished bushings meet many needs U.S.-based Creative Carbide, Inc., reports that, while it supplies die and wear parts in many shapes and forms, its specialty remains rough core and/or semi-finished bushings.

The company, which offers Rough Mold carbide inserts in ODs from ¼ in. to 3 in., IDs from .010 in. and up, and lengths up to 6 in., uses an advanced double-ended pressing that produces a consistent straight part with a slight hourglass shape, a press release said.

IDs from .040 in. and up are core pressed (not drilled) leaving a straight concentric hole with no step lines or misalignment caused by double-end drilling while IDs from .008 to .039 in.

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are done on its hole popper machine in the hard state.

The ISO 9000-2001-certified company notes that it may be the only supplier that presses, sinters and semifinishes carbide bushings under the same roof. It semi-finishes bushings to standard and special tolerances to any OD/Length and IDs down to 0.020 in. Parts, which are offered ground OD only, OD/length and OD/ID/length ground, are grade acidetched for reference and packed in heavy-duty transparent plastic tubes with separators for safe shipping, it said.

Contact: Kevin Rivadeneira, Creative Carbide, Inc., tel: 239-5670041; kevinr@creativecarbideinc.com.

an unloading ramp, it said.

The release said that one of the main attractions of the system is that the winding is done on a single axis to avoid vibrations, due to the tailstock, that are the main cause of faults during the winding. It added that the line works at a speed of 35 m/sec.

Contact: Welding Wire Machineries Srl, Renato Dall’O’, salesdept@ wwmsrl.com.

Pigmented inks dry fast U.S.-based Matthews Marking Products has introduced the SCP-800 Series of inks for use with existing Drop-on-Demand ink-jet systems.

Formulated to provide a strong contrast, these pigmented inks are available in light blue, yellow and white and are particularly well suited for non-porous surfaces, such as metal, plastic and rubber, a press release said.

The SCP-800 Series, it said, enables higher performance with good adhesion, as well as abrasion resistance and increased UV and weathering resistance. The series can work with Matthews’ DOD 8000 Series, Midi or Maxi, and 28 or 64 mm Standard Valve Ink-Jet Printheads.

Contact: Matthews Marking Products, www.matthewsmarking. com.

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Micro-drive inverter offers power and flexibility in compact package Hitachi America, Ltd., Industrial Systems Division, has introduced the new X200 Series of inverters, which it said “builds on the advanced technology of its predecessors while adding many unique enhancements.”

The X200, a press release said, delivers extraordinary power and flexibility in an extremely compact and efficient contactor-style (power input at the

top/motor output at the bottom) package. The result, it said, “is performance unsurpassed in a low-cost micro-drive, and an inverter that can fit more applications than ever before.”

The unit was described as easy to install, use and maintain. The X200 series volts-per-hertz inverter is a modern, global variable frequency drive solution that carries the UL, c-UL, CE,

and C-Tick marks, the release said. It features a hardware-based emergency stop function, an improved trip avoidance function, automatic energy saving function, built-in timing logic, analog input math (PLC) functions, and RS485 Modbus/RTU communication interface.

Contact: Hitachi America, Ltd., www.hitachi.us/inverters.

Splice offers self-locking disconnect to serve as good connection U.S.-based ETCO Inc. reports that it has a new, patent-pending disconnectable splice that features a unisex style selflocking disconnect that securely mates to itself and will not pull apart.

The ETCO Flat-Snap™ Splice, a press release said, is a serviceable connection that can rapidly

mate and un-mate without force or performance degradation and cannot pull apart or vibrate loose under adverse conditions.

The unisex design simplifies assembly, inventory, and repairs and prevents accidental disconnection by pulling on the spliced wire, it said.

The splice, available in

0.012 to 0.020 in. thick brass, can be modified to special OEM requirements as a posi-loc terminal and supplied as an insulated connector, the release said. Applications include replacing permanent wire splices, an alternative to male blades on terminal blocks, switches, and PC boards, and other applications where secure connections are desirable, it said.

Contact: ETCO Incorporated, www.etco.com. ■

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Media Medical cable available on-line with five-day delivery W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) announced that it has followed up on last year’s launch of one of the industry’s first cable configurators with a new GORE™ Medical Cable OnDemand Tool, an online interactive design guide that provides simple stepby-step instructions for configuring standard GORE medical cables.

The new GORE Medical Cable OnDemand Tool, available at www.gore.com/ondemand, simplifies the cable configuration process, enabling the user to build a cable and submit an RFQ using the simple stepby-step configuration tool, with no registration required to access the process, a press release said. It added that customers will appreciate the speed and convenience of the on-demand tool.

Other benefits, it said, include five-day delivery in volumes as small as 150

feet; 30% smaller cable diameters; power, signal, and mixed design constructions; medical cables with 34 to 42 AWG conductor options; and choice of medical grade jacketing materials including polyurethane, PVC, and silicone.

“GORE™ Medical Cable OnDemand Tool will enable customers to configure a reliable, proven cable solution, all done from the convenience of their work stations 24/7,” said Kelly Sparrow, global product manager for medical cables and interconnects.

Contact: W. L. Gore & Associates, www.gore.com.

Colorant range/specialized services described in brochure Teknor Color Company has released a new brochure that provides an overview of the wide range of colorants and specialized services available to wire and cable manufacturers, the company announced today.

The brochure cites Teknor’s abilities in terms of its: R&D to continually enhance concentrate uniformity and coloring efficiency; rapid color matching; experienced color scientists and technicians; multiple production sites with color labs

linked to a central database; sophisticated analytical lab and pilot plant; and access to the expertise of sister divisions that produce compounds for wire and cable.

The brochure outlines: concentrates for polyolefin, PVC, and nylon compounds; stock RoHS-compliant colors for PVC and polyolefins that provide the same performance as standard color concentrates; concentrates for use with FireGUARD® and Halguard®, Teknor Apex’s low-flame, low-smoke plenum and riser compounds; custom formulations for most thermoplastics; and striping compounds for medium and high voltage power cable.

Contact: Teknor Color Company, teknorcolor.com.

Advantages of cabling solutions presented Berk-Tek and Ortronics/Legrand have introduced a new brochure, with additional web content, focusing on NetClear ESS (Electronic Safety and Security) structured cabling solutions.

NetClear ESS, a press release said, builds upon the enterprise structured cabling solutions from Berk-Tek and Ortronics/Legrand, and provides added value for the security and surveillance market as technology evolves to include IP-connected devices, such as CCTV cameras, access control and other building automation systems.

The brochure serves as an excellent tool for I.T. managers and security integrators, who recognize that designing their surveillance systems according to TIA industry standards, which are based on structured cabling, will ensure network compatibility with current and future technologies, and improve their return on investment, it said.

The brochure addresses the structured cabling needs for an analog camera environment, a hybrid environment and a total IP-solution utilizing both fiber optic and UTP copper cabling.

Contact: Berk-Tek, www. netclear-channel.com.

Technical booklet on elastomer cure concepts available in English, now in Japanese too Sartomer Company announced that its technical literature is now available in Japanese, with Volumes seven, eight and nine of Elastomer Cure Concepts among the free, downloadable resources on the Sartomer web site for compounders with high-performance rubber applications.

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The technical booklets, also available in English, provide techniques to improve the processing and performance of elastomer systems using Sartomer’s specialty rubber additives and other specialty chemicals.

Feature articles include “Bonding Natural Rubber to Metal,” “Prevent Reversion in

Sulfur-Cured Polyisoprene with a New Coagent” and “Why Are the Most Effective Coagents Trifunctional? Relating Structure to Performance.”

Contact: Sartomer Company, www.sartomer.com. ■

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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POSITION SOUGHT. Wire industry professional holding advanced degrees in materials science and engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is available for a full-time/consulting position. Has experience in process engineering, metallography, mechanical properties testing and Scanning Electron Microscopy for range of ferrous and non-ferrous products. Has international experience and contacts. Based in Idaho, willing to relocate and travel. Contact: materials.engr@gmail. com, tel. 518221-8566.

& Cable Industry is seeking highly motivated sales managers for the New England and the Midwest (Chicago) areas. Products include: PVC, PE, TPV, TPE, TPU, EPDM, Nylon, Filling Gels, Fluoropolymers, Masterbatches, and LSNH materials. Ten years sales experience and willingness to travel required.

Wire & Cable experience highly preferred. Excellent salary, commissions and benefits. Qualified candidates may send resumes by e-mail to resume@ ttmarketinginc.com.

DUNHILL PROFESSIONAL SEARCH OF GREENWOOD. Serving the Wire and Cable Industry since 1978. Phone: 864-366-5555; e-mail dunhill@wctel.net. Contact: Hal Freese.

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PROCESS ENGINEER. Plastics Extrusion Company is looking for a Process Engineer for our Pawcatuck, CT facility. The candidate will be responsible for setting up processing conditions and tooling in conjunction with manufacturing personnel for a range of applications to include Profile Extrusion, Fiber Optic Buffering and Extruded Synthetics. Salary is based on the candidate’s experience. Apply via fax 860599-5461 or call 860-599-5877.

ACCOUNT MANAGERS WANTED. T&T Marketing, a growing compound distributor and manufacturer in the Wire

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DIES CARBIDE SPECIALISTS, INC. offers excellent quality, price and delivery on all carbide wire die needs (R2-R12). Yes, you can have all three! Give us an opportunity to prove it. For personal attention to your specific requirements, contact Ray Northern at 440-951-4027; fax 440-954-9094.

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ANNEALING: PARTS 1-3. This threepart video set presents information from industry expert Dr. Horace Pops. His research, technical conferences and symposia has been assembled into this detailed tutorial for wire industry professionals.

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WIREDRAWING DIES: THE A TO Z OF DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE. This four-part video set by industry expert Thomas H. Maxwell concentrates on the basics and is suitable for beginners and any others who want to learn about dies. It is intended to convey an understanding of what makes a die work and how one can improve the efficiency of a wire mill through better die design. The video is sold only as a complete set, and has a total running time of 5 hrs., 4 min. It includes: Part 1: The Tungsten Carbide Die; Part 2: Theories of Die Design; Part 3: Carbide Die Design and Its Impact on Wire Quality; and Part 4: PCD Drawing Die. The set comes with a free copy of a companion technical report on the subject, which can also be purchased separately. The set can be ordered for $380, $300 for WAI members, plus shipping. To order, go to wirenet.org and click on the icon at the lower right side of the screen for the WAI Store. ■

GAVLICK MACHINERY CORPORATION 100 Franklin St., Bristol, CT 06010 USA Phone: 860-589-2900 Fax: 860-589-0863 email: sales@gavlick.com www.gavlick.com

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(2) 40” HallHibelt cat, Viteck TDV-260-3 cabling line A12PS, with dual capstan, taper, binder, 84” shaftCBR927 WATSON/KINREI 560mm Twinners 22” vert. accum 16’, (2) D.E. TURA 36”D.T. takeups, CTC less 72” S/L payoff. w/20”takeup, dual driven payoffs, Yr. 1998. tape payoff, cone former, binder, Lasermike, Zumbach TAKEUPS CBR924Fusion (3) SETIC 630mm quadders, CAPAC, UV cure, HallD.T. footage counter,PA630 Videojet TKU846 NEW Sampdriven 560mm dual each, shaftless parallel w/(4) printer, DRMP 630mm payoffs yr. 1996.

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CBR926 WATSON 48” D.T. Drum Twister w/(7) EXPL232 6” NRM 24:1 Jacketing line, D.Elect.

40” driven payoff’s, conc.

Binder, Yr. 1995.

TKU845 Nokia EKP50 mm dual parallel axis hi(2) Skaltek A12PS payoff, s (2) 60” reel Bartell takeups w/OH CBR928 ROSENDAHL 500 mm30” 12+12 ribtraverse, 36” Royle B/W capstan, horizposition accum, 30T speed takeups. bon strander, Type F, S.No. 921204B. Carrier chiller, Zumbach CAPAC, Videojet 9900shaft printer, TKU837 36” Davis Electric TAP-36, parallel TKU1010 HALL Fusion shaftless take up & driven payHall footage42” counters, cure, trough. w/dancer. off.

EXPL230 6” Davis Standard 2.2 24:1 Therm IIItire Jacketing TKU792 Rosendahl portaltraversing type traPAY1348NEW 2m SKALTEK A204Km portal line, (1987), versing take40” upMGS/Hall w/accum.belt caterpuller, (2) 60” Bartell (floor) payoff. takeups, 10 ton chiller, Zumbach CAPAC, Beta laserTKU841 - 96” Bartell shaftless taketraversing ups/payoff.

TKU102060” 2.2m SKALTEK U22T portal mike, footage counter, trough, Viteck TDV-240-4 22” vert Skaltek portal payoffs & takeups Models: UX25T, 16’ accumulator.

UX28T, U30T, U20T, U16T, U25T, U12P4K, U26T, EXPL229 4 1/2” Davis Standard 24:1 Thermatic III, 1997, A12P-4K, A204, AX28, A30, A264K. HI TEMP EXTRUDERS Jacketing Line, 40”AX26, Hall belt caterpuller, Viteck TDV-400COILERS (YR EXP740 1/2” D.STD. 30:1,footage (2) EXP742 4 22”1998): vert. accum, (2) 160” Bartell takeups, 45mm NEXTROM EXP770 1 1/2” D.STD.24:1, CLR127 (5) Reelex/Windings dual figure 8 UV winders, counter, Videojet, 2030:1, ton chiller, trough, fusion cure EXP666 2” D.STD. 30:1. oven, dryer, (2) Skaltek A12PS payoffs.

Modelhopper D1000/D1001.

EXTRUDERS EXPL233 4 1/2” Davis Standard 24:1 Therm III, 1995, DUAL Jacketing Line, (2) TAKE 48” Hall driven Payoffs, Lot: D.HISt.SPEED extruders, 6” UPS 24:1, 4 1/2” 24:1,30”Sterling 3 1/2” 24:1, NOKIA (3) EKP-5 (2) EKP-50 1992,accum, (2) EKPdual capstan, Viteck2001, TDV-300-4 14” vertical (2) 2 1/2” 24:1CLIPPER vertical, 2” 24:1.

100 1995, (10) PS-24HS, PS-30HS, (3) PA60” Bartell takeups, footage counter, lasermike, trough, 30, (3) PA-24, (2) PA-16 Fusion UV cure oven, print head.

(floor) take up w/TS-20 guide.

EXTRUDERS EXP787-EXP789 D.STD 4 1/2” &TE35/24, 2 1/2” & 2” 24:1verEXP604 NEW Samp Deangeli 1 1/2” Therm III(2) extruders.

EXP637 1 with 3/4” Entwistle, tical extruder motor. hi-temp (FEP), TherEXP790 NOKIA 60mm & EXP792 NOKIA5-Zone.

45mm moflite extruders, 24:1 L/D, 42” Centerline, EXP588 2 1/2” D.Std. extruder, 24:1, Thermatic.

III, 24:1 extruders.

CABLERS w/40 HP AC Vector.

(12) belt caterpullers 20”-50” POURTIER, HALL, D. CBR798MGS, 48” Entwistle CABLERS ELECT, NOKIA. single twist rotating takeup, w/conc. unit oscillating plate, binder, 25 CBR759 22”binder, 37W 1+6+12+18 NEB rigid strander, DAN258 NEXTROM 1500 ft 42” O.H.conc accumulator Yr. pair 16” payoff. (1989), 250 RPM max, 3” - 18” lay dual capstan.

Mfg. (2001) range, 1” OD max, 6000 LB max, 30 HP DC cradle WRD818 VAUGHN 10 die 18” blocks Tandem Rod CBR741/CBR743 36” Cook S. twist bunchers, drive, 15 HP AC reel(3) drive. machine w/400 DC 14” drive.

BH-36, Yr. Mfg.HP 1972, conc. taper, also (1) BHCBR800 AFA 48” Northampton (NMC) Twist strander PAY1335 84” portal & D. TKU1008 84” AFA 30, BH24, Yr. traverse, 1978. payoff (bow(3) type), Uhing S/L cradle, dual capstan, (2) take up.

CBR716/CBR722 (9) 760 mm Samp D.T. bunchers, conc. binders.

TKU994 BARTELL 84” S/L Take up, SLTU-84 with BM760-D, Mfg. 1997/92 ECC motor,Yr. 4:1.

REWINDERS CBR718/CBR719 (2) 48”&Cook BH-48 S.T. cablers TKU995 CLIPPER SP-24 SP16 dual parallel shaft RWD377 (2) 1.6m Skaltek cut to length lines with with conc.

Taper, multipass rewinders with Fincor drives,payoff.

ATCOM 64 PLC. A164K payoff, U16T takeup, L100 cutter counter,

CBR708 60” Ceeco footage 1+6 planetary cabler.

Dual 24” dancer accumulator, counter.

(1 - w/SC4 ECC taper, 72” Cat, 96” portal trav. takeup. accumulator).

CBR720 2.2m Pourtier drum (5) 1.8m LINES/MULTI WIRE/ ROD WIRE DRAWING RWD376 40” Viteck rewind linetwisting with S/Lline takeup, S/L rotating payoffs, rot.die Cat, tapers, binder.

WRD781 SAMP 13 rod draw box, MS400 driven payoff, dancer, Beta sparker & counter. w/WRD804 RC 80 400KVA annealer, 45DC. WIRE DRAWING COILERS WRD795 SAMP multi wire (14) drawing line31 die, WRD677/WRD678 (2) Samp 14D.E. wire, CLR157 (1) Reelex D1000 dual with 36” driven MT8R.1.8.27 w/R16M.14.1000 annealer, Yr. 1995, MLS/5T.14 with annealers, (2) TE/65-M 630 mm payoff, Hall accum, footage counter, controls, 24” dual also 8 wire. spoolers.

(1997/1993). rewinder, 1990’s.

WRD786 SYNCRO FX-13 Rod Breakdown Line for WRD689 Cook DH Drawer, 5+8 roddriven machine, CLR158L-R, Reelex D1000 dual13 w/40” Hall copper, w/FX-13 Fdie Annealer, 36”payoff, accum, footage BEKAERT coiler.counter, 24” dual rewinder, 1990’s.

EXP775 (3) D.STD 1 1/2” 24:1 vertical extruders CLR156 (2) Reelex D1000 dual coiler with controls, w/drive-temp panels. ceramics, RA5, 300 KVA annealer, 30” spooler, dancer/accum.

CBR922 YOSHIDA 12 wire 24” planetary line with 54” Mfg 1980’s.

CLR154 (2) Reelex (1) LH, 1 RH,24” single w/ portal payoff/take up,S500 dual 48” capstan, conc.

WRD690 Syncro F13 13 die, 350 HP drive, controls, dancer.

Taper, 23 pos filler.

RA5, 300 KVA annealer, 30” spooler, 30” CBR913 EDMANDS twister, 1+3, dualdrop 48” CLR155 48” (2) Reelex D500,bow (1) RH, single w/controls, coiler. (2) conc. tapers, 84” takeup. capstan, dancer.

WRD691 (4) Syncro C13 inter.

Dwg. Machine, CBR807 (4) 760mm SAMP bunchers BM760D, Yr. BRAIDERS ceramics, 100 HP DC, C3 annealer, 30” spooler.

1997.

(10) 1993-1995.

BRD303 (2) (10)Wardwell 16Carrier Rebuilt, Model H, on CBR899 NORTHAMPTON SLB800 D.T. BunchTUBULAR STRANDER wire, 30” x 16” frames. (still in crates) ers, Yr.mot 1995-1998.

TBR143 30” Stolberger 12+ wire tubular stranTBR157 CEECO 7 wire 22” Tubular Strander, BRD302 (41) Wardwell 16 Carrier, on wire, motorder, dual22” cap, 84” Bartell takeup. encircling bearing w/dual capstan. ized, Model G/H, type, 30” or1000 24C RPM braider frames.

TBR145/TBR146 (2) 630mm 1+6 (2) 1+12 CLR188 BONGARD drop cable. coilers, Yr. 2000, BRD30542” Wardwell 24 Carrier 630mm Ceeco tubular stranders, KW1050KT, 32 stems, Reliance drives encircling & PLC. DANCERS/ACCUMULATORS bearing, spin safe cradles.

DAN187 (6) Reelex motorized AC300 dancers.

MISCELLANEOUS DAN184Sciences (16) Hall dancers 10’ +/Unit Yr. Mfg. 1990, Energy Irradiation nitrogen generator.

WIRE DRAWING LINE WRD787 Rod Line for Alum L-R, WRD717COOK Nextrom 12Breakdown wire multiwire drawer w/annealw/Cook DH4+8 Drawer, Endex 36” Syncro er, (2) 630/800mm spoolers, 12Annealer, stem payoff, 100 HP coiler.

DC drawer, 50 HP annealer. (1995). Enter 12 AWG WRD796 ENDEX 30” dropcoiler w/dies, turntables, con2.05mm, (2) Finish 38 AWG 0.10mm, 29 5000 FPM, trols.

MGH529A. WRD805 FX-13 Rod Line w/200 DC, WRD718SYNCRO (20) Syncro Machine AG-16 WireHP Drawing R100, 125 5000-FPM, KVA annealer, 30” Annealer/spooler, DFH Spooler.

Machine, Syncro WST annealing controls

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Wind up with an Amacoil/Uhing assembly for perfect pitch every time Pitch is adjustable (10:1) without requiring gear changes or adjusting motor speed. A single Amacoil/Uhing assembly may be used for winding many different diameter materials. Automatic reversal of the traverse is mechanically controlled – without clutches, cams or gears. No electronics or programming needed.

FEATURES • Zero backlash.

• Automatically synchronizes pitch with take-up reel rotational speed.

• Traverse drives with up to 800 lbs. axial thrust.

• Smooth, unthreaded shaft won't clog or jam – no bellows assembly needed.

• One inexpensive, unidirectional motor drives both the traverse and take-up reel.

• Free movement lever – no need to "jog" system on and off to position linear drive.

• Options and accessories for every winding situation.

• Light, medium and heavy-duty systems.

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