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44 Wire Link scholar report

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The U.K.’s Gwyn Lewis, Caparo Wire, reports on his two-week U.S. tour that was part of the Wire Link program.

48 Interwire/IFE wrapup A look at the goings on that happened during the Interwire and IFE events held May 5-10 in Cleveland.

68 Equipment: Part 1 The first of two issues presenting a range of equipment, much of it at Interwire and IFE in Cleveland.

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88 Optimization of pass schedule for copper-clad steel wire Cho Hoon, Jo Hyung-Ho, Lee Kyong-Whoan and Kim Byung-Min—Two key factors to control were found to be using a reduction in area rate of 85 percent or higher and a smaller die semi-angle.

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94 Study on parameters influencing the corrosion of metallic coatings on wire exposed to marine environments Robert Fabien, Malcolm Robertson and Anh V. Nguyen—Coating mass was found not necessarily to be the most important parameter in terms of the ability of a wire’s resistance to corrosion from marine aerosols.

99 Mordica Lecture Harry Petrohilos—This presentation made at Interwire 2007 looks at advances in laser technology for the wire and cable industry that were introduced by the author.

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Cover: A taste of the Interwire and IFE events held at the I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. See stories that begin on p. 48 (show wrapup) and p. 68 (equipment).

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12 Industry News Nexans reports contacts from Peru and Canada, Bekaert to close U.K. staple plant, wire Russia shows continued growth, and more

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34 Fiber Watch Trans-Asia-Europe system to be expanded, fiber network planned for Indonesia, and more

36 Fastener Update Study Grainger acquires McFreely’s, Anixter acquires Euorofast SAS and more

30 People 102 Products 105 Media

38 WAI News Survey of attendees at technical programs at Interwire 2007 shows that the fundamentals are a must

39 Chapter News The Ohio Valley Chapter was a big help in the Interwire 2007 golf tourney, updates on New England and Southeast chapter tourneys

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109 Classified 109 Career Opportunities 112 Advertisers’ Index

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

Interwire 2007: a move in the right direction

Senior Graphic Designer Bill Branch

I will declare my allegiance immediately, so you won’t have to guess. I am a card-carrying, full-blown supporter of the Interwire Trade Exhibition, because I am a full-blown supporter of the wire industry and strongly believe that the industry needs and deserves a major equipment show in the Americas. As a result, I volunteer many hours to the Association with most of my energies focused on continuously improving Interwire and Wire Expo.

I am just one of dozens of volunteers working to make Interwire the best event possible. In fact, there are 20 volunteers that serve on the Exhibition Planning Committee and an equal number working on the Conference Programming and Education committees. In a normal year, these volunteers spend many hours recruiting authors and instructors, developing marketing plans, and reviewing operational requirements. However, 2007 was anything but a normal year: it was the first year in the 26-year history of Interwire that the event was held outside of Atlanta and the volunteer contributions were tremendous.

The decision to move the event was exhibitor driven and based on the push to inject energy into the show. In hindsight, the task force of volunteers responsible for recommending the I- X Center did a great job. The event looked great with quality booth decorations and eye-catching motorcycles (thank you Jan Sorige) and race cars along the promenade. The facility was well managed with an emphasis on customer service. Attendees benefited from the convenience to the airport and the several major highways that intersect the area.

From deep within the planning process, I am pleased to report that more than 90 percent of the project elements worked as well or better than planned and that all involved are committed to addressing the challenges and making the 2009 Interwire even better. Moving the event gave us the opportunity to colocate with the International Fastener Exposition and opened up opportunities to provide further value to those attendees and exhibitors involved in the largest manufacturing economy in the world.

I would like to thank the WAI staff for a job well done, the commitment of the IX Center and CVB personnel and especially every volunteer that contributed to the success of the 2007 Interwire. You generously contributed your ideas, experience and time for an event that serves an entire industry.

Director of Sales Robert Xeller

Thomas Maxwell, Jr. Long-time exhibitor and volunteer

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.

WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL (ISSN-0277-4275) is published monthly by the Wire Journal, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Wire Association International, Inc. Address all correspondence concerning advertising production, editorial and circulation to Wire Journal International, 1570 Boston Post Road, P.O. Box 578, Guilford, CT 06437-0578, USA. Tel: 203-453-2777; fax: 203-453-8384; web site: wirenet.org; e-mail mmarselli@wirenet.org. Printed in USA. Subscription rates: $95 per year, USA; $105 per year, Canada and Mexico; other countries, $125 per year (includes air mail). Single copies: $6 in the U.S.; all other countries $7. Periodicals postage paid at Guilford, CT 06437, USA, and at additional offices.

Wire Journal International grants photocopy permission to libraries and others registered with Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), 21 Congress St., Salem, MA 01970, USA, for a fee of $0.50 per article.

Payments should be sent directly to the CCC. Requests for bulk orders or reprints should be sent to the Wire Journal International, P.O. Box 578, Guilford, CT 06437-0578, USA. © 2007 by Wire Journal, Inc. All rights reserved. The Publisher of Wire Journal International assumes no responsibility for the validity of manufacturers’ claims made herein. Back issues of Wire Journal International are on microfilm and available from University Microfilm, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, USA. Phone: 313-761-4700.

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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.

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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 Orlando, Florida, USA. Contact: IWCS/Focus, Internet www.iwcs.org; e-mail admin@iwcs.org; tel. 732-389-0990.

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

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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 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.

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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World Calendar (cont’d.)

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

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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 Tata Steel plans to increase Asian wire production, key executive honored India’s largest steel producer, Tata Steel, is looking at making new acquisitions throughout Asia as part of plans to expand its capacity and establish a stronger foothold as a tire wire supplier, reports Tire Review Online.

It cited an article in Indian business newspaper Mint, where Tata Steel’s managing director B. Muthuraman discussed the company’s plans to purchase both finished steel product companies and iron ore or coal mines to increase its annual 30 million metric ton steel manufacturing capacity by more than half within a decade.

“We are looking for acquisitions in the steel wires business in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Apart from expansion in capacity, we also want to move into high grade, higher-value added wires used in tire cords and oil tempered wires through

acquisitions,” Muthuraman was quoted as saying. Tata Steel is the world’s sixthlargest steel wire manufacturer, producing half a million metric tons per year, and it expects to be more active in the wire sector, he said.

The Tire Review Online article said that there is a bullish outlook for demand for heavy and medium commercial vehicle tires, with one Indian publication, Dalal Street Investment Journal, projecting a 500 percent increase within five years. Further, it said, the rate for light commercial vehicles is predicted to double within the same period, which translates to more demand for bead wire.

The demand for higher grade steel wire is strong in India, and has not been hampered by rising steel prices, Tata Steel reported in the Tire Review Online article.

Nexans notes contracts from Peru and Canada Nexans announced that it has received contracts to supply power cable to a company in Peru and fiber optic submarine cable to a company in Canada.

The power cable contract, worth about US$8.3 million, calls Nexans to supply Red de Energia del Peru (REP) with 875 km of 220 kV AERO-Z® high voltage, bare aluminum, overhead conductors for a project to reinforce the electrical power infrastructure in Northern Peru, a press release said. REP will install the 455 mm² cross-section AERO-Z conductors along Peru’s pacific coast to connect two substations, Paramonga and Chimbote.

The replacement work and building of new 220 kV transmission lines is being driven by the need to meet the growing demand for energy in the country’s industrial and mining region, it said.

The conductors will be made in the Nexans Elouges plant in Belgium. The installation should begin in 2007 and the link should be operational by 2008.

In Canada, Nexans has supplied IT

International Telecom Inc. with some 800 km of fiber optic submarine cable for a project to improve broadband access in Canada. The cable, delivered in April 2007 as part of a “fast-track” deal, will be used for a new connection which will bring access to broadband and new TV services residents. It will bring new broadband services to 68 schools and 103 communities located in the rural and remote regions in eastern Canada.

The cable was made at Nexans’ factory in Rognan, Norway, and took three and a half months to complete the order from start to finish, the release said.

In other news, Nexans reported that it has returned the production of end products to its harnesses plant at Huizingen, Belgium. The work had ended there at the end of May but has been restored as part of a reorganization plan designed to help the company recover from its current structural deficit and is being led by William English, Country Manager Benelux for Nexans.

In other news, Bombay Management Association (BMA) announced that it has bestowed B. Muthuraman with its 2006-07 “Management Man of the Year Award” for his extraordinary accomplishments. It cited his efforts in integrating Corus earlier this year as having “put India on the world map.”

Corus had been Europe’s second largest steel producer with 2005 revenues of US$18 billion and crude steel production of 18.2 million metric tons. Tata Steel, Asia’s first and India’s largest integrated private sector steel company, reported 2005-06 revenues of US$5 billion and crude steel production of 5.3 million metric tons. In 2005, it acquired NatSteelAsia in Singapore and in 2006 it acquired majority control of Millennium Steel in Thailand, now Tata Steel Thailand.

Report: 2006 was a good year for U.S. copper A report from Ireland’s Research and Markets pegs 2006 revenues for the U.S. copper wire industry, domestic and imports, at over $5 billion.

According to a press release, there were 148 countries that conducted foreign trade with the U.S. in 2006, two fewer than year 2005. Export value for 2006 was about $2 billion, led by Mexico, Canada, Russia, Brazil and China. Their combined total represents about 87% of all imports and exports.

Import value for 2006 was about $3 billion, a 63% increase from 2005.

This included 53 countries in 2006, led

by Canada, Russia, Mexico, Brazil and Turkey. Their combined total represents approximately 91% of import from all countries.

Adding the import and subtracting the export, the total U.S. consumption value of this industry for the year was about $6 billion. For more info, go to www.researchandmarkets.com.

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U.S. nail producers file antidumping suit against China and UAE imports Five U.S. nail producers have filed antidumping duty petitions alleging that dumped imports of nails from the People’s Republic of China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are causing material injury to the domestic industry.

Antidumping margins of 59% to 136% for China and 98% to 114% for the UAE are claimed by the petitioners: Mid Continent Nail Corporation, Davis Wire Corporation, Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation (Atlas Steel & Wire Division), Maze Nales (Division of W.H. Maze Company) and Treasure Coast Fasteners, Inc. “Imports from China and the UAE have flooded the U.S. market during the past three years, taking significant market share from the domestic producers,” said Paul C. Rosenthal, the lead counsel for petitioners.

The petition notes that dumped imports of steel nails from China and the UAE constitute a large and increasing share of the U.S. market. Imports of nails from China and the UAE surged from 411,980 short tons in 2004 to 698,460 short tons in 2006, or by 70 percent. Chinese and UAE shipments accounted for 75 percent of all nail imports in 2006.

The petition covers certain steel nails that are produced from various grades of steel and that have a variety of finishes, heads, shanks, points and sizes. Certain steel nails may be sold in bulk or collated into strips or coils using materials such as plastic, paper, or wire. Steel roofing nails and nails for use in powder-actuated hand tools are not covered by the petition.

“The unfairly priced imports from China and the UAE have caused severe financial distress to the domestic industry, leading producers to reduce production, close divisions, and even completely shut down their nail operations. Domestic producers need relief from dumped imports to prevent further plant closures and to allow domestic producers to return to healthy profit levels,” Rosenthal said.

At this point, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) will determine if the U.S. nails industry has been materially injured, or threatened with material injury, and the United States Department of Commerce will determine whether dumping exists.

The USITC must reach its preliminary determination of material injury or threat of material injury within 45 days; the Commerce Department is required to announce preliminary antidumping duties in 160 days.

Gauder Group acquires J.A. Kraft technology from Continuus division Gauder Group and Continuus-Properzi Company announced an agreement that will see the transfer of J.A. Kraft technology from the Continuus Properzi Wire Machinery Division (WMD).

The deal, a press release said, gives Pourtier and SETIC, both part of Belgium’s Gauder Group, “a logical extension of expertise in rotating machines.” The Continuus-Properzi Wire Machinery Division, it said, will focus on high-carbon steel wire drawing and stranding lines. The J. A. Kraft product line consists of skip stranders, tubular stranders and concentric stranders for copper, aluminum and aluminum alloys.

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Olex to supply cable for new Melbourne showpiece Olex, a Nexans Company, reports that it has recently been awarded an order for the supply of approximately $3.6 million worth of cables for the development of the Melbourne Convention Centre.

The new Convention Centre, a press release said, is the single largest commercial project currently under development in Melbourne. “The strength of Olex in pro-

viding not only a competitive commercial package but also a unique value added offer consisting of cable & drum management proved to be the catalyst in being awarded this prized contract,” it said.

Olex will supply 13,000 m of its Pyrolex cables and 38,000 m of its XLPE cables for the project, it said.

Ukraine’s DMKD to get a Danieli rolling mill The Ukraine’s Dneprovsky I&S Works (DMKD) has ordered a new mill with 1.2 million metric ton annual capacity that will produce long products including rod.

Italy’s Danieli will supply “a new ultrahigh-capacity superflexible bar, section and rod mill” to be installed at DMKD’s Dneprodzerzhinsk works, in place of the existing old bar mill, a press release said. It will result in “one of the largest and most advanced plants of this type in Eastern Europe,” it said.

The product range will include 5.5 to 16 mm wire rod in common and quality structural carbon steel grades. The 110-mps wire rod production outlet will be made up of a 10-pass DWB high-speed finishing block, associated DSC controlled cooling line and Sund finishing facilities, suitable for 2.3-t coils.

ABB lands largest-ever order for power grid job ABB reports that it has won its largest-ever cable order, a $350 million high-voltage connection between the power grids of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

The contract was awarded by National Grid in the U.K and stateowned TenneT in the Netherlands, a press release said. The 260-km link will allow energy trading between the two countries and increase the reliability of electricity supplies to both, it said. “BritNed is another step towards an integrated electricity network for Europe,” said Peter Leupp, head of ABB’s Power Systems division.

ABB will supply the underwater and underground cables for the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link, the release said, noting that the system will have a total capacity of 1,000 MW and will be commissioned in 2010.

ABB notes that its HVDC projects include the world’s longest underground power link, in Australia, and the world’s longest underwater connection, the NorNed project between Norway and the Netherlands, which is under construction.

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Study projects good growth for U.S. structured cabling systems market A new study from FTM Consulting, Inc., calls for annual growth of the structured cabling systems (SCS) market by more than 18 percent through the year 2012.

FTM Consulting President Frank Murawski said that the study, Structured Cabling Systems Market: 2007, projects the total U.S. SCS market to grow from $6.8 billion in 2007 to $15.9 billion by

2012. He said in a press release that the numbers reflect more growth than previously reported “as newer network applications are expected to grow dramatically in the future.” Specifically, he said, these include VOIP, data centers and video over IP. “We see the SCS cabling architecture evolving to a universal enterprise network consisting of the current primary installed

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The study also includes “detailed product forecasts by each of the five cabling applications, which provides insight into future major market opportunities for the SCS suppliers.”

Contact: Frank Murawski, FTM Consulting, Inc., tel. 717-533-4990; ftm.consulting@verizon.net.

Italy’s GCR Group now includes Comapac srl The GCR Group reports that Comapac Srl, located in Italy’s industrial district of Lecco, has officially become part of GCR Eurodraw, a member of the GCR Group of companies Founded in 1979, Comapac Srl, which now will be called Comapac Wire Machinery, is a designer and manufacturer of machinery and plants for Italy and international markets, providing post-sales services, commissioning and spare parts, a press release said. Its product ranges include dry and wet drawing lines, spoolers, coilers, pointing equipment and more.

Comapac, the release noted, has a fully integrated organization, a well-established and modern production facility for mechanical components equipped with CNC controlled machining equipment, a modern technical office with experienced design engineers and a well-furnished spare parts stock for quick and efficient after sales service, it said.

The Comapac production facility will now serve all the companies within the GCR Group, the release said. It added that the deal represents further expansion of GCR Eurodraw, which previously purchased DEM as well as EVG, a supplier of rolling cassette equipment and wire profile.

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Wire Russia shows continued growth The 2007 staging of wire Russia on May 27-31 showed that the region is in a growth mode that offers good potential for wire and cable suppliers.

During the wire Russia 2007 International Wire and Cable Trade Fair, 234 exhibitors from 29 countries presented their latest technologies for the wire and cable, reported organizers Messe Düsseldorf, via its subsidiary Messe Düsseldorf Moscow, and the All-Russian Cable Scientific Research and Development Institute (VNIIKP). The event was held concurrently with MetallurgyLimash, Tube Russia and Aluminium/Non-Ferrous trade shows, with total combined attendance topping 13,500, a 10 percent increase, a press release said.

Since its first staging in 2003, wire Russia has grown by about 40 percent, the release said. “Our strategy to actively be involved in the development of trade fair markets in growing regions and to accompany our customers into new markets has fully paid off in Russia,” said Messe Düsseldorf President & CEO Werner M. Dornscheidt. “wire Russia 2007 featured not only international market leaders but country group exhibits from Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain and the U.S.,” the release said. It noted that the exhibitors benefited from the investment potential and the Russian economic growth of about 7 percent, adding that 44 percent of all imports to Russia are machinery and equipment. That trend, it said, continues to increase, “making Russia an interesting market for companies in the wire and cable sector.”

National and international associations that helped make the show a success included the International Wire and Cable Exhibitors Association (IWCEA) and its national associations, the International Wire & Machinery Association (IWMA), the Italian Wire Machinery Manufacturers Association (ACIMAF) and the Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association (WCISA), the release said.

“This perfect combination gave visitors the opportunity to get a comprehensive overview,” said Phillip Knight, Executive Secretary of the International Wire & Machinery Association.

VNIIKP President Prof. I. B. Peshkov said in the release that he was delighted with the wire Russia 2007 results: “All the top companies from the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Belarus as well as important representatives of international associations were in Moscow. Our trade fair has developed into a leading trade fair in Russia – with a high level in service and professionalism.”

The show was a successful event, with many visitors to the booth, including key-people from Russia and CIS countries, reported Nextrom Rosendahl Technologies, which cited the signing of several contracts and a confirmation that its extended market presence in Europe and establishing a Russian headquarters “has made Russia one of our key-markets, and an object for large investments.” In a press release it noted that the company “can clearly distinguish an increased fiber demand in Russia and in the CIS countries (and that) continuous discussions on existing projects and future ones took place during the event, covering the whole product range.” It added that the energy field “shows a great future growth and success on these markets.”

For information on the 2009 staging of wire Russia, contact Messe Düsseldorf North America, tel. 312- 781-5180; info@mdna.com; www.mdna.com.

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Tree Island Wire Income Fund reports plans to expand its wire holdings 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) for approximately $18.5 million.

A press release explained that BII, a California-based corporation, and UM, a Hong Kong-registered company, are majority owned by China’s first publicly listed company, China Baoan Group Company Ltd. UM owns and operates two

wire products manufacturing facilities in the Binhai New Development Zone in Tianjin, China. BII owns Universal Sourcing of America Industries Inc. (USA Wire), a wire products business with a manufacturing facility located in Corona, California, corporate offices in Covina, California and a Representative Liaison Office in Beijing, China.

BII’s and UM’s combined manufacturing operations produce drawn wire, stucco reinforcing products, engineered mesh and various industrial wire products, the release said. Their trading operations source and export a diverse range of wire products from China to customers in North America. In 2006 BII and UM reported combined sales volumes of approximately 78,000 tons.

“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.”

WCISA names 2 scholarship winners The Board of Directors of the Wire & Cable Industry Suppliers Association (WCISA) announced that Benjamin Scadding and David Scadding have each been awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

The brothers, the sons of Phil Scadding, Market Manager for Teknor Apex Company, TPE Thermoplastic Division, students will begin pursuing degrees in education this fall, Benjamin at Keene State College and David at the University of New Hampshire.

WCISA grants scholarships annually to academically qualified college students who have financial need and are a child or stepchild of an employee at a WCISA member company. For more details, go to wcisaonline.org

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Southwire Company and Aetna Insulated Wire were reported to be among the companies that are receiving a settlement from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. that stems from an antitrust lawsuit filed by copper users over copper market manipulation by the bank’s predecessor with Sumitomo Corp.

The events stem from a highly publicized 1996 revelation by Sumitomo

that its operations suffered $2.6 billion in losses in unauthorized trading by one of its traders, Yasou Hamanaka.

About 20 manufacturers that claimed they purchased copper at inflated prices between 1993 and 1996 sought as much as $1 billion in damages and attorney fees from J.P. Morgan.

Sumitomo has already paid millions of dollars to settle the case and other class-action suits, U.S. and abroad.

Albermarle expands production of flame retardants U.S-based Albemarle Corporation announced that it has expanded capacity at its plant in Austria for producting MAGNIFIN® magnesium hydroxide flame retardants, which are used in products such as wire and cable.

The expansion will increase its production capacity for high-purity flame retardants in Austria to 20,000 metric tons per year, a press release said.

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Albemarle Corporation notes that it is the only manufacturer that produces both aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide flame retardants.

SEI chooses REELEX® to package fiber optic cables U.S.-based REELEX Packaging Solutions, Inc., reported that Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI) has chosen it to provide equipment and technical assistance to package SEI’s line of fiber optic cables.

“We are pleased that Sumitomo has chosen REELEX as the preferred package for their line of Fiber Optic cables,” said REELEX President Tom Copp, who noted that the deal resulted from a long developmental effort with the Japanese company.

“We have long believed the fiber optic

cable industry would benefit from REELEX in the same way the LAN and coaxial cable segments have,” he said, noting that SEI is the first fiber optic manufacturer to purchase REELEX equipment to be used exclusively for fiber optic cables.

REELEX notes that it has more than 30 years of experience supplying the wire and cable industry with equipment and technical support to produce REELEX packages, which it adds offers significant end-use advantages over spools and reels.

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Superior Cables Ltd. now operates under the name of Synergy Cables Ltd., a rebranding that the Israeli company said was in line with its corporate global strategy and path of continued growth.

In business for 70 years, the company manufactures electrical, telecom and fiber optic cables for utilities and other industries. “During the last years

we have acquired and merged three cable manufacturing companies into one extremely efficient company.

Armed with a focused business model, we are able to best serve our customers around the globe,” a press release said.

It noted that its address and contact information have not changed although its website address has. It can be found at www.synergy-cables.com.

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Danieli reports on South African mill upgrade, wire rod line start-up in Italy Italy’s Danieli reported that Davsteel (Cape Gate Group) has contracted Danieli Morgårdshammar for the modification of its bar mill aimed at enhancing plant efficiency and for standardization of the starting material with the wire rod mill.

The bar mill was originally supplied by Danieli in the 1970s and has been upgrad-

ed/expanded since then, a press release said. The current project calls for replacing the old three-high brake-down stand with a twist-free compact roughing mill made up of four ESS cantilever stands. “This will result in a fully-continuous rolling mill arrangement, enabling to standardize the starting material with the wire rod mill (10-

m-long, 1-t billets), with consequent benefits on plant operation, availability and material yield.”

The company also reported that a new Danieli Morgårdshammar high-speed, high-tech wire rod line was started up earlier this year at Ori Martin’s combined special steel bar and rod mill in Brescia, Italy.

A press release said that the new wire rod line, which can produce 90-tph, replaces a Danieli wire rod production outlet that had been in operation since the mid ‘80s. The line, it said, provides enhanced final product quality and an enlarged range of on-line heat-treated grades and a wire rod finishing speed up to 110 mps. The product range is from 5.5 to 22-mm wire rod in 2.4 metric ton coils for automotive and similar demanding applications.

The line includes on-line pre-cooling facilities (as part of the DSC Plus Danieli Structure Control system), an eight-pass DWB high-speed finishing block with LTR Low-Temperature-Rolling capability, HSS high-speed cropping shear before the loop layer, latest-generation oil-film-bearing laying head, controlled cooling conveyor with RRT/Easy-Down coil forming pit, plus combined vertical/horizontal coil transport and finish system, the release said. It added that Danieli Automation supplied all the electricals and the complete automation system (Level 1 and 2).

AESA Cortalloid names two U.S. representatives Switzerland’s AESA Cortalloid, a supplier of wire and cable testing equipment, announced that Technical Marketing Services (TMS) and Technical Development Corporation (TDC) will represent it in the U.S. and Canada.

A press release said that TMS will be responsible for the Mid-Atlantic States, the New England area and Eastern Canada.

The contact is Pat Carney, tel. 860-8448646 or 770-329-3654; tmspat@cox.net.

TDC will be responsible for the southeastern portion of the U.S. The contact is Irv Baston, tel. 770-537-4685 or 770-3373347; irv.baston@technicaldevelopment. com. Both representatives are technically oriented, with years of experience in working exclusively within the wire and cable industry, it said.

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Canada’s Titan Steel & Wire is now all owned by NV Bekaert SA In a May 25 letter to customers, Titan Steel & Wire Co. Ltd. announced that NV Bekaert SA, which was its majority owner, has bought out the remaining 30 percent of the company

from Mitsui and Kobe Steel in Japan.

Titan Steel & Wire, based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, is a joint venture company that was formed by the three companies in 2001. Its fer-

rous products are used by sectors including mining, forestry, construction, pulp and paper, telecom and agriculture. The company will now be called Bekaert Canada Ltd.

List names CommScope as a fortunate one (thousand, that is) company CommScope, Inc., reported that it has made the annual FORTUNE 1000 list of the largest corporations in the United States. A press release noted that CommScope, with 2006 sales of $1.62 billion, was ranked No. 11 in the “Network and Other Communications Equipment”

industry by FORTUNE magazine. “(This) is a testament to the tremendous efforts of our 4,500 talented employees and the value they deliver to our customers large and small around the world,” said Frank M. Drendel, CommScope Chairman and CEO. This achievement “further vali-

dates our strategic plan and our focus on the ‘last mile’ of telecommunications.”

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Asian Focus Asian Focus Asia news briefs

China nears No. 2 for world trade, No. 1 a possibility

Usha Martin plans to upgrade its wire rod mill in Jamshedpur, India Usha Martin Ltd. is modernizing its existing wire rod mill at its plant in Jamshedpur, India, as well as completing a new bar mill.

The wire rod mill, which has previously been upgraded, will undergo further improvements by Danieli that will make it capable of reaching finishing speeds of up to 95 mps with an enhanced quality of the on-line heat-treated wire rod, a press release said. The supply will include the replacement of three pre-finishing roll stands with new roll units, the modification of the finishing block to enable the finishing speed increase, new water cooling line, new oil-film-bearing laying head plus extension and completion of the controlled-cooling conveyor.

A new multi-groove two-high P635 top-driven vertical stand, plus associated auxiliaries and services, will be supplied for completion of the bar mill. Equipment delivery is planned for the end of 2007 and for February 2008 for the bar mill and for the wire rod mill, respectively.

A senior Chinese researcher predicts that China will replace Germany as the world’s second largest trader by the end of this year, and may even top the U.S. in the top position by the end of the decade, Xinhau reports.

“China maintained a growth rate of more than 20 percent in foreign trade in the first quarter and is likely to maintain the momentum throughout the year,” the article quoted Li Yushi as saying. The vice president of the Research Institute of International Trade and Economic Cooperation under the Ministry of Commerce, Yushi said that foreign trade in the first three months of 2007 totaled US$457.7 billion, up 23.3 percent year-on-year. Exports reached US$252.1 billion, up 27.8 percent, while imports were valued at US$205.7 billion U.S. dollars, up 18.2 percent, per figures from Chinese customs, it noted.

In the article, Yushi noted that China started to lower export tax rebates on some items last September to reduce the trade surplus and to expand imports by encouraging domestic companies to import equipment and

China steel activity remains too hot Investment in China’s steel sector rose 13.5 percent to nearly US$4.8 billion in the first quarter of 2007 over the same period last year, the highest growth rate in the past year, according to the nation's economic planning agency, Xinhua reports.

China, the article noted, recently imposed 5 to 10 percent export tariffs on more than 80 steel products, including steel wires, yet that 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. It noted that China's net exports of crude steel equivalent reached 12.19 million tons, 340 percent higher than the previous year's first quarter.

“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 country's total energy consumption and discharges 14 percent of the total pollutants.

Danieli completes Chinese rod mill upgrade Italy’s Danieli reported that earlier this year it completed an upgrade for Beitai Beilong’s Iron & Steel No. 2 high-capacity wire rod mill in the Bengxi Province.

The project included two 10-pass Danieli DWB high-speed finishing blocks, associated laying heads and auxiliaries, a press release said. Beitai’s double-strand rolling mill produces 5.5 to 16-mm wire rod in low, medium and high-carbon and HSLA structural grades, at speeds of up to 105 mps and at output rates of 90 tph per strand, it said, noting that it produces coils that weigh 2,000 kg.

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technologies. However, those measures may not slow the trends, he said.

While the Ministry of Commerce has projected foreign trade to grow by about 10 percent a year between 2006 and 2010, Yushi predicts that the growth rate will be between 12 and 15 percent, the article said.“Based on these predictions, we can tell that China will overtake the United States to be the world’s largest trader in 2010,” the article quoted Yushi as saying at a seminar on China's foreign trade prospects in Guangzhou.

China’s 2006 exports led to a record trade surplus of US$178 billion dollars, up 74 percent from US$102 billion dollars in 2005. Its trade surplus for the first two months of the 2007 was nearly US$40 billion, more than the entire first quarter of last year, the article said. It cited a recent World Trade Organization report that said China’s product exports started to exceed those of the United States in the second half of 2006, but that figures for the entire year placed China third in exports, after the U.S. and Germany.

Protestors in India want to block POSCO venture South Korea’s ambitious US$12 billion plans to set up a major operation in Orissa State have drawn some opposition from people who live in the area.

In some reports, it has also highlighted a difference between how projects go forward in India compared to China.

Steel giant Posco made headlines in 2005 when it signed a deal with the state government to create a plant near the port town of Paradeep in the coastal district of Jagatsinghpur by 2016. That news was heralded by some for its job potential while others criticized what they saw as another nation coming in to harvest the raw materials of the area. Some 20,000 people from 15 nearby villages protested, claiming that they would be displaced and that their farming of betel leaf would be devastated. Posco, meanwhile, has

said that only a limited number of families, about 500, would be affected, while thousands of jobs would be created. According to news accounts, words turned to actions on May 12, when police charged some villagers for briefly kidnapping four Posco employees. The charges were brought against Abhaya Sahoo, president of the Posco Pratirodha Sangram Samiti (Posco Protest Agitation Committee) and others.

Posco’s project, which represents the largest foreign direct investment in India, has not seen much headway because of the local opposition.

Various reports have cited the case as an example of where this project would have progressed much more quickly in China as India is a democracy and such protests are not unsual.

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Wire & Cable Expo 2007 draws some 3,000 attendees The 7th international Wire & Cable Expo 2007, April 18-20 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, India, drew some 3,000 attendees, the organizers report.

Intech Trade Fairs Pvt. Ltd. announced that the event, held every other year, had approximately 70 exhibitors, with equal representation from domestic and international companies. The exhibition was free to attendees.

Anand Bhagwat, Managing Director of WAI Wire and Cable Services Pvt., Ltd. (WCS), WAI’s subsidiary in India, was among those in attendance. He said that there were many equipment manufacturers, with machinery on display. There were also some products from the supplier group, such as die polishers, gauges, etc. Several countries were represented at the exhibits, such as the U.S., Canada, China, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland and Japan. There were a few multinational companies with India offices, such as Zumbach and

Paul Schaaf SCOB. Wire manufacturers were also among the exhibitors, he said.

The event was for both the ferrous and nonferrous sectors and most attendees were engineers, supervisors, and CEOs, Bhagwat said. Overall, he noted, attendance was light compared to past shows, but hot weather, other exhibitions and the time of year could each have played a role in bringing down those numbers.

Bhagwat was on a mission during the show, making people aware of

WCS’s new quarterly publication, WIRELINE, the first copy of which was mailed to some 750 people in India. It was displayed at a luncheon in New Delhi. The issue, inaugurated by S. L. Sharma, Vice President, Aarti Steels

Limited and a veteran of the steel wire industry, was presented at a luncheon organized in conjunction with Wire & Cable Expo 2007. There were many executives and professionals present at the luncheon, including office bearers of WAI’s India Chapter.

See photo on p. 3.

“The growing Indian wire industry faces both opportunities and challenges, and WCS and WAI want to help by keeping it abreast of the latest news and developments,” said WCS Managing Director Anand Bhagwat, who noted that the growth is both organic and inorganic.

“We want to provide a forum where people in the industry can read about what is going on,” he explained.“WIRELINE will also keep our members informed of WAI activities, chapter news, and industry activities. It will be a supplement to our international publication, Wire Journal International, on a local level. In short, WIRELINE will be a conduit for linking the entire Indian wire industry.” ■

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People Following its recent acquisition of Copperfield LLC, Coleman Cable Inc. has announced a number of personnel appointments. Rich Carr, who had been Copperfield’s CEO, will continue in that post for the company, now a Coleman division, and serve as an executive vice president for Coleman. Mike Frigo, COO at Copperfield, has been named president of Copperfield and senior vice president of Coleman. Gene Stang, who has been with Coleman more than 20 years, has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing for Copperfield. Jeff Johnston, who has been

with Coleman 12 years, was named executive vice president of operations at Coleman. Ken McAllister, who joined Coleman in 2002 as vice president for wire and cable, was appointed senior vice president. Kurt Hennelly, a 20-year veteran at Coleman, was named senior vice president of supply chain. Kathy Jo Van, who joined Coleman in 2000, was named senior vice president of corporate marketing and business development. Based in Waukegan, Illinois, USA. Coleman Cable Inc. manufactures a wide range of cable products.

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Belden announced that Peter Sheehan, President, Belden Americas Division, now has the new role of Global Vice President, Sales and Marketing. He will have worldwide responsibility for global accounts, channel management, vertical market strategies and brands as well as oversee and provide global leadership for Belden’s sales and marketing execution across all brands and regions.

He had served as a division president since the 2004 merger of Belden and Cable Design Technologies (CDT), and he was previously Executive Vice President of CDT. The company also reported

that Denis Suggs will replace Sheehan as President, Belden Americas Division. Since 2003, he has served with Danaher Corp. as president of its Portescap subsidiary, a multinational designer and manufacturer of miniature and micro motor systems sold to medical, aerospace, defense, HVAC and other markets.

Based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Belden supplies wire and cable products for consumer electronics, industrial, security and aerospace applications worldwide.

General Cable Corporation announced that Robert D. Kenny has become its Vice

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Business and Technology Manager for DuPont’s Cabling Solutions segment.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University. Based in Highland Heights, Kentucky, USA, General Cable Corporation manufactures copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products for the energy, industrial, specialty and communications markets The InterWire Group (IWP) reported a number of promotions and appointments. Sergio Gallo has been promoted to Vice President of IWP’s South Carolina division. He has been with IWP for over 20 years and will remain the Vice President of Corporate Sales in the U.S. Dee Sullivan has

been promoted to Operations Manager of the IWP’s Chicago division. Joe Szucs was appointed Vice President of IWP’s Michigan division.

Jack VanderBerg has joined IWP and will be in charge of the inside sales and will be servicing a majority of the Michigan accounts. Bill Loessel was named IWP’s Michigan Warehouse Manager. Based in Armonk, New York, USA, The InterWire Group distributes a range of ferrous and nonferrous strip products.

Paul J. Valiukas has been a sales representative for the western region of Teknor Apex Company’s Vinyl Division, responsible for sales in the San Bernadino, Riverside and Los Angeles counties of California as well as in the states of Arizona, New Mex-

ico and parts of Nevada. He previously worked as a sales representative for PolyOne Corporation. He holds a B.S. degree in business administration and an MBA from California State Polytechnic University. Based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA, the vinyl division is part of Teknor Apex, a privately held international compounder of advanced polymer materials.

American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC), has named David A. Henry as its CFO, senior vice president and treasurer. He previously served as CFO of AMIS Holdings Inc., the parent company of AMI Semiconductor, and in various finance roles before at Fairchild Semiconductor International and National Semiconductor Corp. He replaces Thomas

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Pahuja, who worked there, took over the business in 1982 and refocused on compounding and engineering plastics and moved it to Richmond, Virginia in 1987.

Under his leadership, Alloy Polymers saw steady, profitable growth over the years, building on the success of the Richmond facility and

Pahuja’s passion for a business he loved. In 2006, he started the transition of leadership to the next generation of leaders. Pahuja’s wife of 34 years, Kamini, has assumed the role of company chairman.

“Subhash was a pillar in the industry and within our organization. We are deeply saddened by his passing. But his passion and zest for Alloy and always striving to deliver services beyond expectations will be carried on. It’s part of who we are and the foundation he has built,” said Charles Chiappone, Alloy Polymers’ president and COO.

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Fiber Watch Globacom chairman says Nigerian company continues on growth course Globacom Chairman Dr. Mike Adenuga, Jr., says his company, which earlier this year signed a $600 million contract with Alcatel-Lucent, “is moving towards becoming the biggest telecommunications company in Africa.”

“We made it clear from the outset that our vision was to be the largest, most successful entertainment, information and telecommunications solutions provider, both in Nigeria and Africa as a whole,” Adenuga said in a press release at his company’s website. “Every step we take is a movement in that direction, he declared.

“Our optical network will cover 40 cities in Nigeria and will be the largest DWDM and IP/MPLS nationwide fiber backbone network to be rolled out by any telecom company in Africa,” he said.

Adenuga noted that in 2003, Globacom became the first operator in Africa to launch its operations on a 2.5G network

that enables the convergence of voice, data and multimedia technologies. Its gateway subsidiary, Glo Gateway, is now one of the largest carriers of voice traffic in Africa, carrying over 1.3 billion international minutes annually, he said.

The 8,600 km submarine cable network for Globacom which Alcatel-Lucent is deploying in another contract will connect Lagos to London, England. The project will help expand Nigeria’s international connectivity and contributing to West Africas economic development, he said, adding that the submarine cable, which is along the West African coastline en-route England, will also be deployed in the West African countries along its route to enhance their international connectivity.

Globacom notes that its network, which began operations only four years ago, set a subscriber-acquisition record of one million customers in nine months.

Iran reports electronic advances in education and in government In less than one year, Iran has increased the number of universities that are connected to the country’s fiber optic network from 25 to 275, reported the country’s Taliya News.

The report cited Data Processing Technology (DATA) Managing Director Javad Raadman as saying that the first and second phases of connecting the country’s universities to its fiber-optic network is completed. He said in the report that he considered “the project aimed at connecting the Iranian universities to the country’s fiber-optic network as one of the successful projects of the 9th Government.”

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will be launched for high school and university students. “We want to promote ecommerce in the country and help young people to become familiar with this new phenomenon,” he was cited as saying.

A separate article, also in Taliya News, quoted Managing Director of Khorassan-eRazavi as saying that if the government could provide full electronic services at its state offices and organizations, most of the problems in which the rural management is entangled would be solved.

“If the citizens in Khorassan Province have any proposals, or comments regarding the improvement of policies adopted for the establishment of the E-Government they can reflect them through our website address: www.tci-khorasan.ir,” the article quoted Ali Kargozar, no title given, as saying. Today communications is the first priority for the world nations and most people just can not do without it,” he said.

Trans-Asia-Europe fiber optic system to be expanded Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Georgia will set up a consortium to lay the Caspian section of the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber optic communication line, said a report in RIA Novosti, the Russian News & Information Agency.

The report cited Ali Abbasov, Azerbaijan’s communications and information technologies minister, as saying that the construction of the section could start by the end of this year.

The route between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan will be about 240 miles long and laying the cable on the sea bottom could cost from $7 million to $10 million, it said.

The TAE project, the report said, “envisions a 16,800-mile telecommunications line through 20 countries, from Frankfurt in Germany to Shanghai in China. The TAE fiber optic line is designed to transmit voice, data, fax and video information.” It added that, “By now, construction work on all segments of the TAE fiber optic line, overall investment in which totals more than $500 million, has been completed except for the Caspian underwater section, so data transmission is carried out through Iran and Russia.”

Abbasov said in the article that the project will help decrease telecom costs.

Participants in the TEA project include China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The cable begins in Shanghai, travels 6,000 kilometers (3,750 miles) from Shanghai to the Chinese border with Kazakhstan, and passes through southern Kazakhstan. ■

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Fastener Update Grainger acquires McFreely’s Screws Grainger, a leading North American industrial distributor, announced that its Lab Safety Supply (LSS) subsidiary has acquired McFeely’s Square Drive Screws, a Virginia-based business-tobusiness direct marketer of specialty fasteners, hardware and tools for the professional woodworking industry.

Grainger Chairman and CEO Richard Keyser said in a press release that the acquisition “will enable LSS to further penetrate the woodworking and construction markets.”

McFeely’s, it said, will be marketed as an independent brand by LSS, which focuses on targeted, specialty business products in the safety, industrial, environmental and homeland security markets. It noted that McFeely’s, with 2006 annual sales of more than $9 million, serves over

70,000 active customers including serious woodworkers, handymen, home improvement professionals, construction companies and cabinet makers.

“McFeely’s will complement our other brands,” said LSS President Larry Loizzo. “There is very little overlap in our customer files and we believe McFeely’s innovative merchandising approach, using both printed catalogs and the web, will provide more solutions for our customers, saving them additional time.”

LSS has grown through previous acquisitions, the press release said, noting that those additions include Ben Meadows, Gempler’s, AW Direct, Rand, Professional Equipment and Construction Book Express businesses.

Anixter acquires Euorofast SAS U.S.-based Anixter International, Inc., announced in a press release that it has acquired Eurofast SAS (Eurofast), a fastener distributor that was part of Lisi SA, for approximately $27 million.

The release described Eurofast, located in Collegien, France, as an aerospace fastener distributor whose product range will complement Anixter’s product offerings.

For 2007, Eurofast is expected to generate sales of approximately $22 million, the release said. Anixter President and CEO Bob Grubbs said the acquisition “is another step in the geographic expansion of our OEM supply business through the addition of important customers primarily within France in an end market where we have little penetration today within Europe.”

Fastener Fair reports that exhibits in Stuttgart more than double first show

Cardinal Fastener now in Cleveland

addition to existing exhibitors like Max Mothes, Reyer, WASI and Würth Industries,” he noted.

Ramsdale added that the two halls that had originally been booked were filled and that the third hall that was added is now 90 percent full too. He attributed the results to “the very high quality of buyers” who attended the first show in 2005: “There were 2000 visitors from 51 countries last time, and the exhibitors themselves confirmed that visitors were there to buy, not just look,” Ramsdale said.

“Now the latest indications from early pre-registrations are that there will be many more buyers visiting the show in September.”

Shows hours for Fastener Fair Stuttgart are Wednesday, September 19, from 9 am to 5:30 pm, and Thursday, September 20, from 9 am to 4:30 pm.

Visitors who pre-register at www. fastenerfair.com can get free fast-track VIP entrance, an event catalog and exclusive pre-show information to help them make the most of their visit to Fastener Fair Stuttgart and to the city itself.

Cardinal Fastener & Specialty Co., Inc., announced that it has relocated and integrated its Standard Nut & Bolt Company from Rhode Island to its plant in Cleveland, Ohio.

A press release explained that Standard Nut & Bolt, which Cardinal Fastener bought in 2005, had continued to operate at its original location in Cumberland, Rhode Island, where it began operations 125 years ago.

Cardinal Fastener COO Wendy Brugmann said that the Rhode Island plant was old and did not fit in with the company’s Lean Thinking manufacturing principles. “Relocating to Cleveland allowed us to establish manufacturing cells which are set up to provide customers extremely short lead times,” she said.

The release said that Denise Muha was recruited out of retirement and is now serving as general manager of the new company.

Cardinal Fastener can be contacted at tel. 216-831-3800 or www. cardinalfastener.com. ■

The organizers of Fastener Fair Stuttgart reports that the two-day event, to be held this September at Messe Stuttgart Killesberg in Stuttgart, has grown tremendously from the size of the first staging that was held two years ago in Germany.

“The show has more than doubled in size, with over 400 exhibitors,” organizer Jerry Ramsdale said in a press release.

“The last few weeks has seen a rush of exhibitors signing up to take part in Fastener Fair Stuttgart. Not only do we now have over 400 exhibitors from 36 countries, but every sector of the global fasteners and fixings industry is well represented.”

The exhibitor base includes manufacturers and distributors of all fasteners and construction fixings, as well as suppliers of the entire scope of manufacturing technology– from raw materials through to packaging, Ramsdale said.

“Just in the last few days, well-known companies like General Inspection, Koelner, MKT, Mungo and Sacma have signed up,” Ramsdale said. “That’s in

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WAI News Interwire tech programs: who attended and what did they want?

Based on results of surveys taken by attendees of the technical programs at Interwire 2007, the core of the audience remains operations and technical people who are relatively new to the industry and want help learning the fundamentals.

Those results, observed WAI Director of Education Marc Murray in a report to committees, are positive. “We offer the topics they want with the quality of instructor they want. They prefer classroom instruction, and they seem to value the courses and workshops the most,” he stated, noting the following information.

Of tech session attendees, wire manufacturers accounted for nearly 58 percent (of these, 45 were steel-oriented, 18 percent were aluminum or copper and 18 percent

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strictly electrical). The next largest group was suppliers, about 15 percent, then end users, at 11.4 percent.

Over 72 percent of the audience was operations or technical staff, with a balance between engineering/ops/ production (38.1 percent) and technical/R&D (34 percent). The FundaAttendees packed a presentation by Envirotek mentals course drew much more America’s Tim Babcock at Interwire 2007. heavily from operations (50 percent) than from R&D (16.7 percent).

The top reason for attending was “generFerrous and nonferrous/electrical segal information on a subject.” This is reflectments remain roughly in balance (37.8 pered across the board, and is even a bit highcent vs. 44.8 percent), and many attendees er among workshop and course attendees. are “new to our world,” with 38.2 percent Other reasons cited by respondents were: with less than five years in the industry. looking for a solution to a problem, ideas More than 75 percent were attending their for R&D projects, and interest in a specific first or second WAI technical program. paper (which ranks as high as “general info” among tech paper attendees).

When asked to rank the value of different educational vehicles, the preferred means of learning were classroom instruction and conference programs. Web- or PC-based programs ranked last on average.

Respondents to this survey are necessarily not the stay-home-to-learn crowd or they wouldn’t have traveled to the show in the first place.

All elements of the program scored better than average for value, led by the weekend Fundamentals course and the Ferrous Workshop.

On another note, about 80 percent of program attendees are WAI members, the majority of whom joined at the show or within the past five years. Interestingly, the highest percentage of attendees who were Association members attended tech papers and Fundamentals (78 percent – 93 percent), while the lowest (61.5 percent) attended the Anand Bhagwat workshop.

That workshop offered the least incentive with regard to members-only registration savings.

“I think these results bear out our general impression that it was a success and that we continue to deliver a valuable educational product to the attendees,” Murray wrote. ■

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Chapter Corner WAI Southeast Chapter set for golf tourney in August After a highly successful event in 2006, the WAI Southeast Chapter returns to the Rock Barn Golf Course in Conover, North Carolina, on Thursday, August 23, 2007 for its 6th Annual Golf Tournament. After having a record number of 96 golfers last year, the chapter is looking to top 100 players at this picturesque and sometimes challenging course.

“We are looking forward to setting another record this year,” said tourney co-chair Steve Vannais, DavisStandard. “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 contests 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. The opportunity to be the exclusive sponsor on the hole-in-one hole, one of the skills holes like closest to the pin or longest drive, or a refreshments sponsorship also are available for companies.

“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.

Download the pdf registration form and/or sponsorship form from the chapter webpage at www.wirenet.org or contact WAI’s Chip Marsh at tel.

203-453-1748 or cmarsh@wirenet.org for more information and/or to have the forms faxed to you.

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#13 a lucky number for New England golf tourney Contrary to popular superstition, the WAI New England Chapter likes the number 13, so it has great expectations for the chapter’s 13th Annual Golf Tournament when it is held on Thursday, September 13, 2007. In fact, the chapter plans to figuratively embrace the number 13 when it makes its return to the Kettle Brook Golf Club in Paxton, Massachusetts.

The schedule calls for the 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

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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 parthree 12th hole. Add to that long and accurate drive contests, closest-to-thepin holes, and the popular chipping and putting contests, and everyone has a variety of opportunities to win!

Sponsorship opportunities exist for the tournament, ranging from $100 hole sponsorships to the skills contests to the on-course Snack Shack and the 19th Hole Reception. All sponsors receive recognition in the day’s program and with signage at the event, along with acknowledgement in the post-tournament coverage in the WJI. 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.

“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, contact McKee at tel. 978-3575700; mikem@lloydbouvier.com or WAI’s Chip Marsh at tel. 203-4531748; cmarsh@wirenet.org.

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Top teams not only winners at Interwire tourney More than 70 golfers and volunteers enjoyed a splendid day on the links while raising more than $5,000 for the American Cancer Society (ACS) at the Interwire 2007 Charity Golf Tournament. The event, held Sunday, May 6, at the Big Met Golf Course in Fairview Park, Ohio, just a few minutes away from the I-X Center, was breezy at times but overall it was a sunny, crisp day for the 66 golfers who teed it up for bragging rights and a very good cause.

The tournament has been a focus

included Stefan Askenfors, ACM AB; Mike Kos, Rosendahl/Nextrom Technologies; and the father/son team of Brett and Derrick Hamner. A tiebreaker was needed to determine the third place team when two teams finished with a 5-under 67: the foursome of Rick Amaral, Amaral Automation; David Peer, C & M Corp.; and Linda Mallory and Paul McLaughlin, NEPTCO took honors over the CommScope BiMetals team of Paul Bedder, Bob Calliham, Jack Ludwig and Ben McNamara.

From l-r, golf event chairman Mike Caranna with the winning team of Mark Mathiasen, Mathiasen Machinery, Inc.; Andy Blackmore, Roteq Machinery, Inc.; Joe Brunner, Northern Cables, Inc.; and Mike Mathiasen, Mathiasen Machinery, Inc.

over the years for Cable & Tubing Solutions President Brett Hamner, an industry veteran who does many activitities to raise money for the ACS, including road races, triathlons and this golf tournament at the past several Interwire events. This year, Hamner’s efforts were aided by the WAI Ohio Valley Chapter, with golf chairman Mike Caranna, American Spring Wire Corp., lending his local knowledge and tournament organizational skills to help make it a successful event.

Taking top honors with a 9-under par 63 was the team of Andy Blackmore, Roteq Machinery, Inc.; Joe Brunner, Northern Cables, Inc.; and brothers Mark and Mike Mathiasen, Mathiasen Machinery, Inc. The second place team, which carded a 6-under 66,

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balls for all the players. There were two long drive hole sponsors: E.I. DuPont and Sumitomo Electric Diamond Group, while Mossberg Reel/Boxy Group sponsored the Long Putt hole. Also supporting the tournament were corporate hole sponsors AESA SA, Cable Components Group, CommScope BiMetals, Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc., Mathiasen Machinery, Inc., NEPTCO, Premier Wire Die, Rosendahl and Nextrom Technologies, Sumitomo Electric Diamond Group, Tulsa Power LLC and Zumbach

From l-r, the second place team of Stefan Askenfors, ACM AB; Brett Hamner, Cable & Tubing Solutions, with his son, Derrick Hamner; and Mike Kos, Rosendahl/Nextrom Technologies.

To their credit, the three prize winning teams all donated their gift certificates, worth $600, to the American Cancer Society’s Ohio North Regional Office for use at the course.

Sponsors helped make the event a success. The 19th Hole Luncheon sponsor was Fluoropolymer Resources, Inc., while the Tee-It-Up Breakfast sponsor was Gem Gravure, Inc., which also combined to co-sponsor the on-course refreshments carts.

The $10,000 Hole-in-One, which no one won, was sponsored by Maillefer Extrusion USA, while other closest-tothe-pin holes were sponsored by EuroWire Magazine, RAD-CON Inc. and SAMP USA. The Accurate Drive hole was sponsored by Sikora International, which also provided golf

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“The course was in great shape and the personnel were all very helpful in making this a wonderful day,” said Caranna. “The day went well with many compliments from the attendees, and definite interest in doing this again when Interwire comes back in 2009.”

Hamner added, “It’s great that the wire industry can get out and have fun while helping such a great cause.

Cancer affects nearly everyone, and the American Cancer Society works hard to find a cure for this dreaded disease. It is just nice to know that people care enough to boost the effort.” ■

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Report: Wire-L Link Travelling Scholarship 2007 tions. Our core markets are in Europe but I’m proud I was asked to prepare a short to say we report on my experiences as the export 2007 Wire-Link Travelling worldwide.

Scholarship and thought it would be Following good to start off by letting you know acquisitions about the program, where I work in 2005 we and what I do. have also The Wire-Link Travelling become a Scholarship is awarded to young major supmanagers in the wire industry and is plier in the offered in alternate years to persons WAI Foundation President John Drummond presents an baling wire in the U.K. and America. The appliinscribed clock to Gwyn Lewis during the awards breakfast at markets and cant goes on a two-week tour of Interwire. At left is U.K. consultant and WAI board member bright wires plants to learn more about how the Kenneth Scott. for bending industry works elsewhere while getand straightting to enjoy some of the area attracing. The Art Institute of Chicago was ening applications. tions. The award stems back to particularly interesting and to my Right, now down to the trip itself, members of the “Clock winders” surprise I spent about four hours which you could say got off to a Club, a group from the British wire there before going on to the Field stormy start. My flight was schedindustry who traditionally send a Museum. I even had time to go up uled to land in Chicago at 5 pm but representative to the WAI to wind an the Sears Tower before it was time was delayed more than five hours 18th century English long case clock to take my first long drive in the because of thunderstorms. Then I every year.

U.S. to Peoria. had problems finding the hotel in a I am the planning liaison manager The business part began on hard rainstorm that made it difficult for Caparo Wire, a division of Monday with a tour of Caterpillar, to see street signs as I drove my Caparo Steel Products, based in starting with its Mossville engine rental car. Fortunately, things got Wrexham, North Wales. Our core plant and then the best bit, the trackbetter from there. business is ferrous wires, predomitype tractor facility, back in Peoria.

My schedule gave me some time nantly for cold heading and bedding Mossville is your modern standard to spend in Chicago and I made the and seating (spring wires) applicaengine manufacturing facility promost of it. I was ducing Caterpillar and Perkins, able to tour the trucks, heavy plant and marine Magnificent Mile diesel engines. I’d like to thank and go on the Sandy May, a past WAI president, Architectural and his wife Shirley May, who met Boat Tour. I went me at the start of my tour in Peoria. to the John Sandy, a former Keystone Steel & Hancock Center Wire employee, had arranged for the and caught “sunCaterpillar and my next stop, set” up at the Keystone Steel and Wire. observatory On Tuesday I drove to the other before having side of Peoria to Keystone. There, I dinner in the was met by Sandy’s son, Scott May, Cheese Cake the company’s general superintenFactory at the botGwyn Lewis prior to his tour of Keystone Steel and Wire’s wire mill dent of wire operations. The tour tom of the buildBy Gwyn Lewis Planning Liaison Manager Caparo Wire

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started at the wire drawing facility, where rod is drawn, annealed in fluidized bed furnaces and galvanized (hot-dipped, multi-strand), predominantly for producing its ‘Red Brand’ fencing products. This was the first time I had seen machinery producing wire fencing products. The varying range of products made and types of wire tying/knotting processes needed to produce wire fencing was very interesting. I was impressed by some of the manufacturing techniques used to ensure the quality and brightness of the galvanized coating on the wire as it leaves the coating process. The second half of the tour was the steel mill, which consists of two parts: an electric arc furnace with continuous casting operations and a rod mill with reheating furnaces for billet. I arrived while a cast was being poured. The billet is either used in the rod mill or sold to customers for further processing.

On Wednesday, it was time for a 200-mile drive and a change of state, up to Valparaiso to tour Merit Steel in Kouts, Indiana. Located just out of town in the countryside, Merit has a very modern looking factory.

There I met Quality Manager Mark Tennison and Superintendent Dan Rosenbaum. I felt right at home with the layout of the rod yard to lots of multihole machines, batch annealing and some cold heading wire being drawn. Merit’s products differ from ours in areas such as small gauge bedding and seating wires and where their products are annealed to achieve the required tensiles.

That night I drove to South Bend, ready for a hop over into Michigan to tour National-Standard Co. in Niles. There, I was greeted by WAI President Tom Moran, who is the plant manager. National-Standard’s main products are based around welding wires, copper coated and stainless steels with all the varying processing this requires. Finished products were packaged for use, for items such as your workshop welder right through to coils for robotic welding machines in automotive plants. The plant also produces steel wire for use in the core overhead aluminium electric cable. One cut-

ting. Then it was time to head for ting-edge product is very fine stainCleveland and Interwire. On the less steel wire drawn in a multi die way, I visited the National Museum set-up that is used in the production of the United States Air Force. of carbon-fiber helicopter rotor Monday was a long day. It started blades, a most intriguing new wire with the Interwire awards breakfast, product. where John Drummon presented me Friday morning’s tour was at Bull with a great inscribed clock, which Moose Tube in Elkhart, about 20 now has pride of place on my sidemiles from South Bend, where the board. I was delighted to see that a company produces Hollow fellow Caparo staffer, Dr. Singh, was Structural Sections (HSS) in squares receiving a technical award. I spent and rectangles. Plant Manager Flawn the rest of the day touring the floor Tailor gave me a tour of the facility, and that night enjoying the opening which happens to be a Caparo comreception as well as the President’s pany. It was good to be back in the Reception. family fold, so to speak, even if it is not wire-related.

I then went to Fort Wayne Wire Die, which produces diamond dies, a product that is not something we use in the ferrous wire industry. There, I was greeted by Regional Sales Manager John Dabbelt. We walked around to the front of The activity was hot during the Keystone tour. the building and what was on one of the flagpoles?

The Union Jack, good old John! I On Tuesday I toured the exhibition heard about the background and floor until lunchtime and then left principles of diamond die producfor American Spring Wire (ASW), tion. The layout, practices and where I was met by Dale Olp, a housekeeping within the plant were WAI member and profile wire spemore akin to what you would expect cialist, who led me on a tour of how from an electronics plant: no dark quenched and tempered spring wires satanic mills here. The polishing are made. I got to see some processprocess was very intricate, with es that I have not seen before, lead wires thin as a hair being used to patenting, the drawing of shaped polish some dies. wires and wire shaving to remove That night I stayed in Fort Wayne surface defects. I was impressed how and had a great dinner with John and ASW made employees part of the Sue Drummond and John Dabbelt. overall process by posting quality John Drummond heads the Wire reports for each machine, production Foundation. This independent charigoals and financial goals. I can see table organization created by the how posting this kind of information WAI raises money for scholarships, helps create a culture that encourincluding the Wire Link program, so ages one and all to work to meeting you could guess that I am a big fan those goals. of it. The next day I visited some Wednesday during Interwire, I local sights that included the Auburn gave a report to members of the Cord Duesenberg Museum, which Wire Foundation. Later that day I housed a very good collection of attended Anand Bhagwat’s workclassic cars in a great Art Deco setshop on wiredrawing practices. I JULY 2007 45

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recommend it as a very good way of improving one’s industry savvy as it adds some science to the day-to-day issues encountered in the wiredrawing field. The course included a well-attended tour of Charter Steel’s recently redeveloped site where a brand new melt shop and continuous caster have been added to their rod rolling mill. It was good to see a plant where some investment and commitment has been made. Given the dangerous nature of a melt shop and rod rolling mill, the Charter staff must have put a lot of time and effort into organizing the tour. Hats off to them all!

On Thursday I packed up and went to the final part of the workshop and then followed Paul Pawlikowski, another WAI past president, to his company, Delphi Packard Electric, in Warren.

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coating process. At Delphi the scale is impressive due to the distance the wire is drawn down. The process starts with only two drawing machines knocking rod down and then the process fans out across the works with wires getting smaller and smaller and then through to braiding, coating and shipping. The way finished goods and most of all ‘work in progress’ inventory is managed on a ‘just in time’ basis across the plant is very impressive.

Finished goods are shipped practically as soon as a full truck load is available. Each process has a predetermined stock level and we’re talking hours here. I don’t think I have ever seen such a large operation with so little stock. Some of the finest wires they make are used in the automotive sector for linking sensors.

My stay at Interwire complete, Friday morning I toured American Axle’s Tonawanda and Cheektowga facilities. I was met by Tim Moran, Tom Moran’s brother, who showed

me about. Both sites manufacture transmission components with items being hot forged at Tonawanda and then having final machining and heat treatment work carried out at Cheektowga.

This was now my last afternoon in the States so I topped it off with a visit to Niagara Falls. It turned out to be a great trip, one that I found most interesting and informative. I was able to visit a varied group of companies and got to see how they operated in familiar and unfamiliar ways, making me better aware of the many different wire types and drawing processes. Had it not been for WireLink it would have taken me years, if at all, to gain such a wide range of experience. So thank you to all those who participated in making my tour a very enjoyable one and something I will remember for the rest of my life. ■

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INTERWIRE 2007 A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION Technically speaking

By Mark Marselli Editor-in-chief Interwire 2007, held for the first time ever outside of Atlanta and bolstered by the co-location of IFE 2007, drew a total of 5,916 attendees, a combined number that is 14 percent above that for Interwire 2005.

The event, held May 5-10, 2007, at the International Exposition Center (I-X Center) in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, marked a major change as the biennial event had been held at the Georgia World Congress Center since it began in 1981. The move was heralded by many exhibitors for the quality of attendees, the ease of setting and removing their displays and equipment on the show floor and the helpfulness of I-X Center employees. Another plus was the co-location of IFE (see p. 66), which helped overall attendance.

Cleveland was not without its critics and a few learning curve experiences. The WAI is already working on improvements for the return in 2009. See p. 51 for more on those topics and p. 54 for how Interwire was marketed.

Overall, based on the attendee quality and activity, Interwire can be seen as a success and as a sign that the industry continues to move in a positive direction for most sectors.

Guitarist Andy McKee played Monday before the Kickoff Awards Breakfast and at the wirecutting.

The technical programs fared quite well, beginning with the two-day Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing short course that was held over the weekend, drawing 41 attendees. The two-day technical paper program featured 35 presentations, with some sessions extremely well attended.

HazardGuard Safety Wire, Inc., which made its first tech paper presentation, reported that Interwire 2007 “certainly exceeded our expectations.” Company CEO Walt Ogrodnik said the program “provided us an excellent forum and venue to present a new technology to the industry. We especially like the opportunity, as newer members of WAI, to use the well-placed meeting rooms on the showroom floor for both pre-planned as well as impromptu meetings with prospective clients we encountered at the show.”

The WAI’s Road Show, a ferrous workshop presented over two days by industry expert Anand Bhagwat, drew 33 attendees. As part of the course, they were offered an opportunity to go on the tour of Charter Steel’s Cleveland plant. That tour maxed out at 100 attendees. A forum on Lean Manufacturing saw some 60 plus people packed into the classroom. The location of the technical paper sessions on the show floor at the back of the exhibits, was another plus. Locating the classes there made it easier for atten-

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WAI President Tom Moran provided an update on Association activities during the Kickoff Awards Breakfast. His topics included why Interwire had been moved from Atlanta to Cleveland and an update on WAI’s subsidiary in India.

dees to spend time at both venues. One drawback was the noise level, which is one of the “learning curves” the WAI will improve. For more details on the tech programs, see p. 38.

The Mordica Lecture, presented by Beta LaserMike’s Ethem Erdas for the 2007 recipient, Harry Petrohilos, covered the advances he brought to the industry during his career. See p. 86 for the lecture.

Another technical element, the practical Production Solution series, proved to be very popular. Instructors made presentations on different topics at exhibit booths, the focus being, as the name implies, on practical information. The informal sessions included nonferrous/electrical wire breaks, instructor Horace Pops, Properzi International booth; ferrous wire breaks, instructor Anand Bhagwat, Heico Wire Group booth; how to improve system life, instructors Giuseppe Marcantoni and Matt Hathaway, Etna-Bechem Lubricants, Etna booth; die inspection, instructor Tom Maxwell, Jr., Die Quip Corp. booth; newest technology

Anand Bhagwat’s presentation at the Heico Wire Group booth on ferrous wire breaks, part of the WAI’s Production Solutions program, was deemed “noteworthy” by attendees.

Local Organizing Committee Chairman Paul Pawlikowski welcomed attendees to Cleveland.

boosts lubricity as system ages, instructors Marcantoni and Hathaway, Etna booth; and cold pressure welding, instructors Joe Snee, Huestis Industrial, and Steve Mepstead, Pressure Welding Machines, PWM /Huestis booth.

Bhagwat was able to help one attendee whose company was having random problems with wire breaks and was not sure about the source. He had brought a sample, a 1 mm high-alloy wire, to the Heico booth. Bhagwat recommended focusing on the lubrication side in terms of type, feeding and die quality. That advice, he said, ultimately helped out, he was told.

Floor activity For many attendees, the main attraction of Interwire is the exhibits, and many exhibitors reported getting good quality leads.

Some sectors were hotter than others, but Interwire exhibitors, especially those who displayed equipment, appeared to do well.

Beta LaserMike’s Ethem Erdas presents the Mordica Lecture on behalf of his mentor, Harry Petrohilos, seated.

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Talking business at the Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp. booth.

Working the booth for the Eurolls Group were l-r: Tony DeRosa, president of Cortinovis America LLC; Elisabetta Gironda, director of sales and marketing for Eurolls SpA, and Federico Bussola, sales manager, Cortinovis Machinery SpA.

John Stevens, Engineered Machinery Group, acknowledged that he had gone into the show with mixed feelings but left feeling much, much better. “The leads generated were outstanding. I definitely suggest having our international shows here and I also liked combining it with the Fastener Expo as well. Overall I would rate this show as an ‘A’ quality event.”

Tony DeRosa, president of Cortinovis America, LLC, a Eurolls Group Company, said that while there were some aspects that could have been better, his company “was very pleased with the results, the amount of people, and the planning.”

“Overall, Interwire 2007 was a very successful show for us,” said Robert Wild, Executive Vice President & CEO, Niehoff Endex North America. “Although we were hoping for a better attendance and increased number of visitors, the quality of the contacts during the Cleveland Interwire was excellent and made up the difference.”

“Show traffic numbers need to focus on quality - not quantity,” said Bill Shockey, NUMAMERICA. “Show traffic will never be

what it was in the heyday of the past (all shows are experiencing this fact). But, the quality of our booth visitors was extremely high, as witnessed by the percentage (that) stated serious interest with intent to purchase within the coming months. The quality of our booth traffic was also proven by the number of machines sold off the floor - none of which was regional to Ohio (North Central, Southeast and South).”

Carolyn Edwards, REELEX Packaging Solutions, Inc., said that it was too early to determine the outcome of any new business development, but felt that based on the attendee traffic patterns the WAI should make Interwire 2009 “a three-day show maximum.”

Nextrom-Rosendahl Technologies reported that “attendance and customer visits at our booth were good, with a great variation of nationalities, from all around the globe, including India and Korea. Several areas of interest were acknowledged, particularly in the field of Hi-temp LAN applications and within SZ- stranding and extrusion technology.”

FMS USA, Inc.’s Abed Zantout explains the finer points of his company’s technology.

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Schlatter Inc. proves a basic exhibting principle: working equipment draws attendees.

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Interwire relocation: no lack of opinions People are said to be creatures of habit, so moving Interwire to Cleveland from Atlanta, its home base since the biennial event was first held in 1981, was no little change.

So how was the new venue for 2007 received? Based on comments from dozens of exhibitors, the overall consensus seemed to be that the show was good, but with an asterisk, one that was larger for some exhibitors than others.

The asterisk stems from some of the logistical aspects that occurred. Some were expected, some were not. One known factor going in was the location. The I-X Center is some 15 miles from the downtown Cleveland area, which makes getting around a challenge. That reality, which was highlighted by a first-day delay for two of the five bus routes, can be offset by improving the shuttle bus system.

Other issues raised by some exhibitors included higher exhibiting costs and lack of access to good restaurants by the I-X Center. Still, as noted in the main story, even some of those who cited concerns said that the results made it worthwhile.

REELEX Packaging Systems President Thomas Copp, who heads WCISA, said the location of the I-X Center was a concern. He felt that it discouraged attendees from making impromptu visits to the show and caused many of them to change their travel plans to not attend the show late Wednesday, or at all on Thursday. He felt the show lagged substantially behind Atlanta and that the length of the show should be reduced in 2009.

He added that he spoke to other exhibitors who felt the same way.

Enkotec Company President Jan Sorige, who was on the local planning committee and supported the move to Cleveland, said that he understands why exhibitors were concerned about logistics (transportation) and expenses but felt that the overall results were positive. “Anytime a show this size

changes location, the possibility for problems and inconsistencies exists,” he said.

What’s more important, Sorige insisted, was the need to move the show. “It was apparent from our customers’ point of view that the show was beginning to lose momentum. It seemed more important for them to attend wire Düsseldorf in Germany, than Atlanta. I believe it is in the best interest of the wire industry to do what is necessary to rejuvenate interest and participation in promoting the industry. This is in no way a sales pitch for Cleveland, but to be able to have a change of location every other year. Rotating from Atlanta, to Cleveland, to Denver, for example, will only draw more interest and excitement, and hopefully make for a better future for the wire industry.”

Italian Trade Commissioner Carlo Angelo Bocchi, whose department supported the Italian pavilion at Interwire, said that the Cleveland location was not seen as a problem.

WAI Executive Director Steve Fetteroll noted that two years’ worth of planning went into the event, necessitating logistical changes that hadn’t been addressed since the inception of the show in 1981. “Producing the 2007 Interwire and IFE trade exhibitions was much like commissioning capital equipment,” he said. “There were thousands of man hours and many terrific ideas that went into the design, development, and testing stages. It was exciting to see the project come to life and rewarding to the many volunteers to see the results of their efforts. And like most newly commissioned equipment, enhancements and adjustments are already in the pipeline for the next show.”

It is important to note that Cleveland was a fresh new experience, said Dick Pechie, Vollmer America. “Change from a familiar venue is a difficult decision but change often produces progress.”

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ACKNOWLEDGES THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTORS TO THE

INTERWIRE 2007 TECHNICAL PROGRAM

The educational program at Interwire 2007 was the result of the combined efforts of dozens of experts, volunteers, and special guests. This year’s successful program would not have been possible without their dedication to the Wire Association International’s educational mission.

AUTHORS/PRESENTERS M. Amari Eduardo Anaya Motoo Asakawa Jose Miguel Atienza Tim Babcock Maik Bayersdorfer Zbigniew Blazejowski Christian Bonilla Ryszard Budzik Paulo Cetlin Pam Civie Mario Confente Cristiano Cunha Thomas J. Dahl Manuel Elices Akihito Ema Robert Faber Jose Luis Flores Lucas Franciga José Luis Garza-García René Garza-García B.P. Gautham Jorgelina Geisler Alan Gibson Charlie Glew Bogdan Golis Sharad Goyal Glen Guillemette R. Hamada Matt Hathaway Willy Hauer Leopoldo Hernandez Michel Hone

Kazuki Hosoda Henry Jarboe Les Jenson Satoshi Kajino Martin Kemethmueller Ken-ichi Komaki Ryosuke Komami Mike Kordik Jan Krnac Hiroaki Kubota Rudy Lu Y. Maeda Thomas Maltais Giuseppe Marcantoni Miki Matsunaga Thomas Maxwell, Jr. Steve Mepsted Andriej Milenin Lluis Minarro Thomas Muehle Zbigniew Muskalski M. Nagahira Per Nelson Nicholas Nickoletopoulos Marc Normandin Walt Ogrodnik Sergio Peña-Rojas Bartlomiej Pikos Jan W. Pilarczyk Horace Pops Harry Prunk Bernard Resiak Igor Rogelj Jesus Ruiz-Hervias

Roy St. Andre Michael Scharf Darryl Seaman Robert M. Shemenski Dmitri Sidorenko Joseph Snee Javier Solís-Rodríguez Kelvin Spain Gary Stanitis Wolfgang Steuff Yea-Yang Su Jeff Swinchatt Thomas W. Tyl Kevin Walsh Roy Warner Wieslaw Waszkielewicz Roger N. Wright Kazunari Yoshida

MODERATORS Etham Erdas Masoud Garshasb Thomas Horn David Korte Giuseppe Marcantoni Nicholas Nickoletopoulos Donnie Norton Ronald W. Reed Don Schollin Briggs Whitefield

COURSE INSTRUCTORS Anand Bhagwat Thomas Black Keith Donahue

Robert Glodowski David Gzesh Marcus Paech Horace Pops Robert M. Shemenski

GUEST SPEAKERS Patrick Cleary Bryan Palaszewski Philip Radbourne Michael A. Roberto

ORGANIZERS Michael S. Caranna Brett Hamner Erik A. Macs Thomas Maxwell, Jr. Thomas E. Moran Ralph Noonan Paul J. Pawlikowski Thomas C. Renner Jan Sorige

SUPPORTING SPONSORS American Wire Producers Association (AWPA) Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association (WCISA)

EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCES Asociación Nacional de Transformadores de Acero, AC (ANTAAC) Australasian Wire Industry Association (AWIA)

Interwire 2007 was organized by The Wire Association International, Inc. 1570 Boston Post Road • P.O. Box 578 • Guilford, CT 06437-0578 USA Tel: (001) 203-453-2777 • Fax: (001) 203-453-8384 • Web site: www.wirenet.org

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“Our first experience with the I-X Center (and its staff) was the best that I have ever had for an exhibition,” declared Jay Griffith, Wire Machine Systems, Inc. “The response that we received, to our problems and/or needs, was addressed immediately and exceeded our expectations.”

Another first-time exhibitor, Sanxin Wire Die, reported that the Dan Tetreault stretches to make a point at the Wafios booth. company met a number of potential new customers and was able to establish the Maillefer reported that “the 2007 beginnings of a business relationship in Interwire show was markedly positive each case. Based on that, Interwire was with more visitors on (our) stand than in highly cost-effective, said Doug Thornton. the previous two editions.” Noticeable “Could it be even more cost-effective? interest was expressed for Maillefer’s Sure. Just arrange for twice as many peoenergy, telecom and fiber optics products, ple to walk past our stand and charge us it said. half as much for the week.”

Interwire: the marketing of an industry trade show The WAI has been putting on its Interwire trade show since 1981, and while exhibitors and attendees experience the event, few know the extent of the behind-the-scenes work that goes into marketing.

As the wire and cable industry has shrunk since the early 2000s, the WAI has increased its marketing efforts for Interwire. The media that were used to raise awareness about Interwire and IFE included direct mail, e-mail, print, online advertising, telemarketing, public relations and podcasting.

Below is a list provided by WAI Marketing Director Janice Swindells of activity areas her department pursued to help build attendance.

• Print ads. Multiple advertisements placed in 25 worldwide publications • Brochures. Distribution of 10-page brochures to tens of thousands of key industry prospects around the world • Internet. An online presence for attendees including the full show

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schedule and description of highlights and convenient registration and hotel reservation system through www. wirenet.org as well as podcasts and numerous banner advertisements • Telemarketing. A two-phase telemarketing campaign reaching thousands of unregistered prospects • Targeted mailing. A follow-up postcard direct mailing to industry luminaries in the Ohio market • Targeted audiences. Concentrated attention to the South American markets with translated materials in Spanish and Portuguese available in print, online, and onsite • Exhibit Passes. Electronic and bulk delivery of tens of thousands of complimentary exhibit passes to all exhibiting companies • E-mail. A four-phase campaign sending tens of thousands of e-mails to wire industry professionals

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John Stevens, Engineered Machinery Group, said that he had gone into the show with mixed feelings about Cleveland but left a believer.

PWM Ltd. Managing Director Steve Mepsted said that his company “enjoyed a successful show at the new Cleveland venue and we were pleased with the visitor quality which was generally good throughout with decision-makers much in

The Continuus-Properzi booth hosted the Horace Pops’ presentation on nonferrous/electrical wire breaks, part of the new Production Solutions program.

evidence.”

Some exhibitors felt that more work should go into making sure that transportation and other aspects run more smoothly in 2009.

Dominique Perroud, SAMP USA, said

that he wants to see improvements in exhibitor logistics as well as transportation and food services in 2009, but felt that, “Overall the show was positive in terms of business results and expectations.”

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Thomas Maltais, Guill Tool and Engineering, Co., Inc., explained the importance of properly maintaining extrusion tooling.

Jeff Swinchatt, Sikora International, said that the show was about what he had expected. He felt that the services were more difficult and costly than anticipated

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Surya Kumar Singh, formerly of Tata Steel Wire Division, accepts the Allan B. Dove Memorial Award from Nick Nickoletopoulos, chairman of the WAI’s Conference Programming Committee.

Rainer Lashofer, Cemanco, criticized the shuttle buses and transportation in general and also felt the show costs were high, to the point where he plans to reduce his company’s booth size for 2009. That said, he noted that his company “had about 60%

Sharon Young told the audience at the Kickoff Awards Breakfast how honored she was to receive the WAI’s Donnellan Memorial Award. At left is WAI President Tom Moran.

more quality leads than in Atlanta, which shows that the general idea of bringing the show site back to the vicinity of as many wire companies as possible, works, at least for us.”

One exhibitor that went the other direction, size-wise, was

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Tim Babcock, Envirotec Consultancy Ltd., presented his paper on the evolution of lubricant recovery for dry drawing.

Kevin Walsh, National Standard, was one of three speakers who discussed company practices for the Lean Manufacturing Forum.

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Bryant University Professor Michael Roberto, a featured speaker, made a presentation on “Strategies for competing and winning in the global marketplace.”

Speakers, volunteers and award winners The Kickoff Awards Breakfast on

“Where is the money in wire and cable?” was the theme for the presentation by featured speaker Integer Research’s Philip Radbourne.

Monday began with entertainment from acoustic guitarist Andy McKee, who also played later at the wire cutting. Local Organizing Committee Chairman Paul

Pawlikowski, a Cleveland native, welcomed attendees and thanked fellow committee members as well as the Conference Programming Committee, led by Nick

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WAI President Tom Moran presents a plaque to Charter Steel Sales and Marketing Manager Jack Lynch for opening up its Cleveland facility to a hundred attendees.

Nickoletopoulos and Masoud Garshasb, for their work in making Interwire possible.

WAI President Tom Moran banged the gavel to begin the Association’s 77th annual meeting. He discussed the importance of WAI’s subsidiary in India, headed by former WAI President Anand Bhagwat, and the reasons why Interwire was moved from Atlanta to Cleveland. Both initiatives, he explained, stem from a desire for the association to be forward-thinking. He also introduced the members of the WAI’s board of directors as well as new Life and 25-Year members.

Keynote speaker Pat Cleary, senior vice president of the National Association of Manufacturers, covered a range of topics in his energetic presentation. Manufacturing, he declared, is vastly under-rated in the U.S., where the sector is responsible for nearly two-thirds (62%) of all exports of goods and services.

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Echanging pleasantries following the wire-cutting ceremony were (l-r) IFMSA President Ray Sullivan, Conference Planning Committee Chairman Nick Nickoletopoulos, WAI President Tom Moran and Local Organizing Committee Chairman Paul Pawlikowski.

manufacturing accounts for that same sum every month, he noted. What manufacturing in the U.S. needs, he explained, is not protection so much as a level playing field in terms of corporate taxes, regulations and tort reform. He encouraged attendees to let their representatives in Congress know what they do and the challenges they face.

Mordica Memorial Award winner Harry Petrohilos thanked the crowd while Sharon Young, winner of the Donnellan Memorial Award, said she was very pleased at being selected. “It was very unexpected and I was very honored to join the ranks of such distinguished WAI members,” she said later.

Awards were presented as follows for the best technical papers in 2006.

Ferrous Division: the Allan B. Dove Memorial Award went to Surya Kumar Singh, formerly of Tata Steel Wire

Attendees about to go on the plant tour hear more about what they will be seeing from Charter Steel Sales and Marketing Manager Jack Lynch.

Division, India, for his paper, “Effect of high-quality wire rod and micro-alloying on properties of steel wire in PCCP.” The Silver Certificate Award in the Ferrous Division went to Surya Kumar Singh, formerly of Tata Steel Wire Division, B.P. Gautham, Sharad Goyal, and Amol Joshi, all of Tata Research Development and Design Centre, and Dinesh Gudadhe, Tata Steel Wire Division, for their paper, “Development of a virtual wiredrawing tool for process analysis and optimization.”

Nonferrous Division: the Marshall V. Yokelson Memorial Medal Award went to Roger N. Wright, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, for his paper, “Wiredrawing breaks – a review of mechanical perspectives.”

The Silver Certificate Award, a tie, went to Masoud Garshasb, Phelps Dodge Copper Products, USA, for his paper,

“Enhanced electromagnetic monitoring system for quality improvement of copper rod”; and to Tsutomu Yamashita and Kazunari Yoshida, Tokai University, Japan, for their paper, “Analyses and prevention methods for wire breaks in ultrafine gold wire drawing.”

Electrical Division: The Urbain J. H. Malo Medal Award went to Cho Hoon, Jo Hyung-Ho and Lee Kyong-Whoan, all of the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, South Korea, and Kim Byung-Min, Busan National University, South Korea, for their paper, “Optimization of pass schedule for copper-clad steel wire.” There was no Silver Certificate Award.

In the General Division, the Horace Pops Award went to Donald Sayenga, Cardon Management Group, USA, for his paper, “Wired together.”

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Leoni Wire President Neville Crabbe presents the trophy to Canada’s Michael Crowle, QED Wire Lines, for winning the 3rd Annual WAI 5K Industry Run. Leoni Wire sponsored the event, which Crowle has won all three years.

The music was good and so was the company at WAI’s Opening Reception on Monday night at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel.

Comedian Mike Veneman entertains attendees during the “Wire in Motion” celebration that was held Wednesday afternoon.

Contestants take their best shot at the golfing challenge, which was a part of the WAI’s “Wire in Motion” celebration.

General Division went to Chitra Baid, Kamal Baid, Naveen Baid and Ashok Bagra, all of JLC Electromet Pvt. Ltd., India, for their paper, “Comparison of the effectiveness of mechanical descaling against acid pickling for cleaning of lowcarbon steel wire rod – a case study.”

Special presentations were also made on Tuesday, by Bryant University Professor Michael Roberto, “Strategies for competing and winning in the global marketplace”; on Wednesday, by Integer Research’s Philip Radbourne, “Where is the money in wire and cable”; and on Thursday by NASA speaker Bryan Palaszewski, “Vision for space exploration,” and “The Columbia accident: investigation and return to flight.”

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Social events and other activities The opening reception on Monday night drew an estimated crowd of some 1,300 people, who were entertained at the host hotel, the Renaissance Cleveland, by The Jerry Bruno Orchestra. The event once again proved to be an excellent place to meet up with a wide range of people from the industry.

A second social event, Wire in Motion, was held on the promenade on the show floor Wednesday afternoon, featuring electronic flight simulators, displays of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, race cars and more, including

comedian Mike Veneman.

The Interwire 2007 Charity Golf Tournament proved to be a winner for both the top golfing teams as well as the American Cancer Society, with more than $5,000 raised. The winning teams also donated their prizes back to the charity for future use. See p. 39 for a wrap-up.

Meanwhile, Canada’s Michael Crowle, QED Wire Lines, backed up his first two wins by running away with top honors in the WAI’s 3rd Annual 5K Industry Run, which was sponsored by Leoni Wire. Crowle topped the field of 29 runners and the entrants’ fees, matched by Leoni, added more than $1,000 to the

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Upcoming WAI events Nov. 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.

American Cancer Society’s coffers.

Interwire was supported by organizations including: the American Wire Producers Association (AWPA); The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE); and The Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association (WCISA).

Educational alliances include the Australasian Wire Industry Association (AWIA) and the Asociación Nacional de Transformadores de Acero, A.C., (ANTAAC), which represents ferrous wire manufacturing operations in Mexico.

Interwire is scheduled to return to Cleveland on May 2-7, 2009.

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.

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The 2007 staging of IFE marked the first time it was co-located with Interwire. The combined shows featured some 600 booths.

IFE 2007 The 2007 staging of the International Fastener Exposition (IFE) co-located with Interwire May 5-10 at the I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, featured approximately 100 booths.

Organized by the International Fastener Machinery & Suppliers Association (IFMSA), the co-location with Interwire was a first for IFE. IFMSA President Ray Sullivan said that he was not able to speak

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for IFMSA’s board, which was not scheduled to meet until July. Asked what he thought of the event, he replied that, “All in all it lived up to my expectations.”

Sullivan said that his company, Cinco

IFE attendees enjoy a reception at the I-X Center.

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Activity ranged, but booths with equipment at IFE had the most visitors.

Industries, had a good event although there was a sense that attendance was light. In terms of Cleveland, he noted that he initially had not favored the move as many of his customers are based in Chicago and liked meeting there.

However, he explained, that the IFMSA’s board voted to join Interwire, and “we want to remain together as a group majority rules.”

Asked to what degree the overall health of the U.S. fastener industry might have impacted attendance, Sullivan said that “in my opinion the state of the industry has everything to do with the outcome of any show and the attendance.” While attendance overall was low, the quality level was good, he said. He noted that he had made deals at the show and that having equipment to look at and see in action helps. Cleveland was less a factor than the industry picture, he said. “I don’t think the

IFMSA President Ray Sullivan presents an award to Geoff Dreger, Intools Inc., during an IFE reception.

results would have been any different in its prior format.”

IFMSA Executive Director Ray Zirkle said that staging IFE with Interwire was a positive.

He noted that “capital equipment was sold on the floor; new innovations were introduced; and our exhibitor base was pleased with both the quality of the visitors and with the helpfulness of the I-X Center staff.”

Interwire is committed to return to Cleveland for 2009. The IFMSA’s board IFMSA Executive Director Ray Zirkle speaks to attendees of directors was scheduled during the IFE reception. to discuss the location at its July meeting.

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Equipment: Part 1 This issue, the first of two features, presents a wide range of machinery, much of it presented at Interwire 2007. Below are write-ups provided by the equipment suppliers. More equipment will be presented in the second feature in the November issue. In a twist that reflects changes in how information is presented, the contact list that traditionally runs with these features has been replaced by an on-line venue. Readers will find that this approach provides them with far more information in a format that is remarkably easy to use. See opposite page.

Cometo s.n.c/Lesmo America Italy’s Cometo, represented in North America by Lesmo Machinery America, exhibited its wide range of mechanical and electronic equipment for wire, rod and related materials during Interwire 2007. Much interest was received in its line of feeders for wire, cable, rod, metal strip, tubing and shaped materials. AL6 and AL12 feeder units are available in one, two or three module units and with recent developments are now able to offer a fourth module. Feeders are motor or pulley driven and connected modules are driven by durable timing belts. Units are suitable for processing wire with diameters from 1.5 to 7 mm and from 6 to 20 mm.

Pending material specifications, larger diameter materials can be processed. AL6/AL12 models can be supplied with a simple

Allan Brown by a display of equipment at Lesmo Machinery America’s booth at Interwire.

reducer and motor, a servo motor or an electronic drive, depending on the working application requirements. Most machine manufacturers prefer fitting their own motors and electronic systems to incorporate their own design features. AL wire feeders can use motors up to 4.5 kW and attain a working speed of up to 200 m/min. The pulling rolls, or pinch rollers are linked together by a set of gears, so the material is pulled by both rolls, with excellent results and without excessive pressure on material in the rollers.

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can also be added to modify, convert or upgrade existing machinery. Manufacturers of CNC wire forming, bending, shaping and general straighten, feed and cut systems integrate these robust units into their designed machinery for optimum efficiency and ease of operation. Contact: www.lesmoamerica.com.

Davis-Standard Corporation Davis-Standard’s SP Series Dual Reel “Clipper” Spoolers are designed for winding wire and cable continuously at speeds up to 3,000 feet (914 meters) per minute. The SP Spooler is available in three sizes to cover spooling requirements from 6 to 24 inches (150 to 600 mm). All models are available in either “in-line” or “rewind” configurations and include a dancer with built-in speed and length measurement. The rewind version includes a capstan, integral to the SP-16 Dancer (shown at Interwire), while the SP-18 and SP-24 feature a stand-alone capstan. Further options included units configured for standard wire, fine and coaxial cable. Wire transfer from full to empty spool is fully automatic and carried out at operating line speed. Operators need only to tend to the loading and unloading of reels.

Self-clearing snagger hooks facilitate reliable wire transfer. All models are PLC controlled and incorporate the latest in AC Vector drive technology, enhanced digital operator interface, An SP Series Dual Reel “Clipper” servo controlled traspooler from Davis-Standard verse and recipe Corporation. capability. With over 100 SP spoolers in service, this rugged design is recognized for years of dependable operation. Davis-Standard, LLC manufactures high-speed wire and cable extrusion systems for datacom, construction/building and optical fiber, as well as for automotive wire, high temperature wire and specialty wire processing applications, including gas injection systems. With the Davis-Standard, Merritt Extrusion and Davis Electric brands under one umbrella, wire and cable extrusion systems are available with Clipper automatic or semi-automatic payoffs, spoolers or single reel payoffs, take-ups and accumulator systems, customized feedscrews, and patented dual thermocouple temperature control and microprocessor based control systems. Contact: www.davis-standard.com.

Die Quip Corporation Die Quip Corporation has introduced a new machine to its line of precision die finishing equipment. The Die Flex XA is an automat-

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3,000 industry sources a click away at Virtual Trade Show Recognizing that contacts and resources are important to any company, the WJI has changed its traditional equipment feature format to offer far more potential solutions.

To that end, rather than present listings for some 50 or 60 industry suppliers at the end of this feature, we are directing readers to a single site that hosts a wealth of information about some 1,600 manufacturers and 1,400 suppliers.

Whatever you are looking for, from a supplier of accumulators to a manufacturer of zinc wire, you will be able to find it at the Virtual Trade Show (VTS) at wirenet.org.

Just click on the icon at the lower right grid of the home page of the website, powered by the WJI’s Reference Guide, and you will find entries in some 1,100 categories.

Numbers alone, however, are only half the story. The ability to search that haystack of possibilities is equally important.

The VTS allows a user to do searches by using any combination of the following parameters: company name, geographic location (country, city, postal code), product type or business type. Search results are delivered instantly.

Further, the product categories are broken down into very specific niches. For instance, reels (99 suppliers) is broken down into 12 categories while dies (171 suppliers) is broken down into 23 categories. Each supplier entry has a link to full information, including representatives, websites, other products and more.

The site is free and simple to use. Give it a try and see what solutions may be available for your business.

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ed angle polishing or diameter-sizing machine for drawing dies

grammed cycle which allows the magazine to be loaded with different sized dies to make quick work of removing wear rings or polishing small quantities of ground dies in one set up. The dies are gripped in a 3-jaw air chuck to ensure die concentricity, which reduces out of round wire by keeping the dies’ geometry on the same centerline. Its design and rugged construction has the flexibility to correct inaccurate angles, out of concentric geometry and work rough cord dies. Like all Die Quip machines the Die Flex is built on a sturdy steel base with industry standard parts for heavy-duty work and long production life. Contact: www.diequip.com.

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Die Corporation’s Hans Heppner with the company’s Die Flex XA system.

from R2 through R6. The machine automatically cycles dies from a preloaded magazine into the working chuck for polishing or sizing then places it back into a magazine for additional processing or into a collection bin when finished. The robotic die changing and removable magazines give it the flexibility to work the angle, bearing or both in one or more machines without handling the dies. The machines search cycle will find the die angle automatically before starting its pro-

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The Enkotec NI01, the latest addition to our new line of Enkotec machines, is a high-speed rotary nail machine for the production of medium-sized nails at a length of 50 to 88 mm and at a wire thickness ranging from 2.4 to 3.84 mm.

The NI01 includes our new strengthened tooling system, resulting in longer tooling life, and has fewer dies than the Enkotec’s EC NA05-HD nail machine. It also incorporates the advantage of a PLC control system with a touch screen for data display, machine adjustments and trouble-shooting. The N101 provides: exceptionally high production speed, a wide range of shank diameters; high, consistent nail quality; and long tooling life. Specs are as follows: capacity of 1,500 nails per minute, 50-90 mm; nail length of 2 in. to 3.5 in., depending on nail head; shank diameter from 2.4 to 3.84 mm; tensile strength, max., 900 N/mm2 (130,000 psi); L/d upsetting ratio, max. 2.5; height, discharge chute,

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Enkotec Company’s Jan Sorige with the company’s N101 system.

660 mm/2’ 2”; dimensions (l x w x h) 1,500 x 850 x 1,400 mm; and motor size 9.2 kW. Contact: www.enkotec.com.

Fenn Technologies Fenn Technologies’ Metal Forming Solutions Division distributes the “Vinston” range of CNC wire formers. At Interwire it demonstrated the Model CNN-12 –230RW, which is equipped with 12 servo axes and includes a rotary wire and rotary quill. The face has a windows-based operating system with intuitive graphics, allowing for ease of set up and operation of the machine.

Fenn Technologies’ Ron Paliotta, Technical Sales, Torin Products, with the company’s CNN-12 –230RW wire former.

The wire range capability is from .015” to .090” with a maximum feed speed of 328 fpm and unlimited feed length. High speed and part accuracy are essential features of the machine, which is capable of producing a wide range of springs and wire forms. Two other models are available having maximum wire capacities of .157” and .236”. A 3D wire bender is also available that covers a diameter range from .118” to .315” and uses the same software as the wire formers. Contact: www.fenntech.com.

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double twistdrawing bunchers D 630M(24,8”) •NIEHOFF NIEHOFF intermediate machines 30, 25 and 17 dies MALI planetary cage for 36 bobbins, ø 630 mm (24,8”) •QUEINS NIEHOFFsteel fine wire drawing machines 21 dies taping heads, NEW, M5, 2 x 600 mm (23,6”) •QUEINS NIEHOFFbelt double bunchers D 6308(24,8”) typetwist capstans, NEW, kN, 12 kN, 15 kN, •20 SAMP double twist buncher BM 630 and 560 (24,8”/22”) kN pull

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Fine International Corporation At Interwire, Fine International Corporation’s exhibit featured a running 25 mm-65 mm-25 mm skin-foam-skin gas injection extrusion line from its Machinery Division. Components included an 800 mm frame, pintle-powered payoff with a three meter vertical dancer tension control system (350 mm root diameter aluminum sheaves), a 1200 mm belt wrap style input capstan with AC

Eric Macs, Fine International, by a component of the company’s skin-foam-skin gas injection extrusion line.

servo drive control, an induction preheater, 65 mm main extruder with 40:1 L/D design using Fine’s proprietary two-stage extrusion screw, nitrogen gas injection system, two 25 mm, 24:1 L/D vertical co-extruders, a triple layer crosshead with pneumatic actuated bypass valve, stainless steel cooling trough, a Sikora diameter and capacitance gauging system, a main 1200 mm servo driven belt wrap capstan and a 1000 mm pintle take-up, also with a 3 meter dancer tension control system. The operator control panel incorporated discrete temperature controllers and a touchscreen operator interface. Also on display was an operational 16 carrier braider with 150 rpm operational speed. An 1800 mm telescoping arm traversing reel take-up was on static display. The Materials (Laminate Tapes/Conductors) Division highlighted our new tape and braid wire manufacturing facility located in Yantai, China. Fine International also provides respooling, cabling and corrugating machinery. The Cable Products Division also offers coaxial cable core products to OEMs. Contact: www.fineinternational.com.

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GBC Technologies GBC/Sictra developed a vertical axis, automatic dynamic spooler for wire drawing equipment and vertical axis constant tension motorized payoff for bunching application. This new vertical spooler produces high quality, close tolerance wire with the same material handling simplicity of a conventional static spooler and flyer.

The patent-pending, GBC’s Giusseppe Baldassarri by a photo vertical spooler (560 of a spooler at his company’s booth. to 1000 mm reel size) is very similar to a static spooler. The reels change fully automatically moved by a conveyor and stay vertical all the time, but there is no bell or ceramics dragging on the wire path because the reel is spinning. Additionally, reels spinning vertically on the new vertical spooler and payoff are less subject to gravity force. This results in a much smoother spooling and payoff operation, especially involving unbalanced or eccentric reels. As the wire travels on frictionless pulleys instead of dragging at high speed on ceramic components, weight and quality are constant from full to empty reels, and wire surface quality is far superior. The dancer-assisted vertical motorized payoffs maintain constant desired back tension, achieving wire quality and consistency exiting bunching equipment, from full to empty reels. Contact: info@gbc-tech.com.

Gimax Srl At Interwire, Italy’s Gimax Srl presented its new concept pail packer, designed a few years ago to revolutionize the process of packing wire into drums. The INF-4 is a fully packaged system, with the only separate entity from the main body being the driven

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payoff. Both the dancer and electrical control cabinet have been incorporated into the main body resulting in an enormous reduction in space occupancy and in height. It is designed for volume, to pack as much wire as possible in the least time possible and in the smallest space possible. Its key feature is its speed. The INF-4 has

were stunned to see this line reach a speed of about 7200 ft/min (37 meters/second) without the slightest problem. Its speed is unmatched. Instead of raising and lowering the drum during the packing process, the drum and flyer both rotate. Then, the INF-4’s front portion slowly rises while the flyer is layering the wire within the drum. The entire flyer assembly is of a totally new design and concept, a different philosophy to traditional methods. The pail packer can handle various drum types and sizes from small 100 kg up to the traditional 350 kg drums of MIG wire and up to 1000 kg drums. The unit does not require drums with a central core as it is set up as standard with a base that can handle both round and square drums. It is equipped with wire straighteners, capstan and vibrator to settle the wire in the drum and has an operator platform that raises and lowers with the machine making access easy for maintenance and for threading the wire. It can also come with a video-cam system so the operator can check inside the drum while the unit is in operation. Contact: www.gimax.com.

Niehoff GmbH/Niehoff Endex North America

Gimax Srl’s Enrico Romagnolo, l, with company President Gianluigi Marangoni with the new concept pail packer.

run consistently at 5900 ft/min linear speed with 0.042 in. MIG wire in production facilities around the world. Interwire attendees

More than five years ago, Maschinenfabrik Niehoff started making the BMV12, BMV16 and BMV24 high-speed braiding machines. The machines are designed for 12, 16 and 24 braiding bobbins respectively and can process bare or coated copper wire, aluminum wire and stainless steel wire with single wire diameters ranging from 0.05 to 0.3 mm, as well as artificial yarn and fibers.

Full range of Stranding and Cabling equipment for Power Cables C.M. Caballé, S.A. offers a full range of rotating equipment for conductor stranding, laying up and screening/armouring of power cables: Double Twist Strander Tubular Strander Rigid Strander Bow Skip Strander

Drum Twister Single Twist Strander Planetary Strander SZ Strander

Other available range of products:

More than 60 years of experience combined with the use of the latest technologies allows Caballé to provide the most suitable equipment for each application maintaining its leadership position in the international market.

Construcciones Mecánicas Caballé, S.A. www.cmcaballe.es

Headquarters Progreso, 293-299 08918 Badalona Barcelona - Spain Tel.: +34 93 460 14 13 Fax: +34 93 399 00 08 P.O. Box 97 caballe@cmcaballe.es

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They are used to apply a braided shield of fine and superfine wires to data cables, coaxial cables and conductor ropes, and to produce braided wires as well for mechanical reinforcement for highpressure hoses constructions and production of medical catheters. The BMV braider features an infinite variable electronic control of the line speed and the braiding pitch, freely adjusted, Niehoff’s Bernd Lohmüller with the and an automatic cencompany’s BMV16 braider. tral lubrication system.

An optional taping device can apply metallic or fabric tape on the cable core after braiding. Another option is an integrated low wire on the bobbin detection device that automatically stops the machine before a braiding bobbin gets empty. There are also motordriven take-ups and payoffs for space-saving installation under the machine. For spools with a flange diameter larger than 1,000 mm, the machines can be equipped with separate motor driven take-ups and payoffs. Together with Niehoff’s Hacoba winding machines, which transfer wire from larger packages of single and multiwire spools onto the smaller braiding bobbins, the BMV high-speed braiding machines complete the Niehoff machinery program. Since their introduction to the market, the new Niehoff BMV high-speed braiding machines have been in demand by the worldwide cable manufacturers. Contact: www.niehoffendex.com.

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Nokia Maillefer SA’s Manuel Felder with the company’s triple crosshead.

Swiss-based Maillefer SA displayed its triple crosshead THX 70/130, designed for three-layer extrusion of medium and high voltage XLPE and EPR cables. The crosshead covers a wide range

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of energy cables reaching up to 400 kV. The crosshead makes use of state of the art distributors. The proven Bi-Flow type ensures accurate wall thickness and excellent roundness of cable. The THX 70/130 has a compact design. Streamlined flow channels, excellent surface finishing and water tempering are optimized for each layer.

The result is the ability to sustain long continuous production times of up to three weeks. Each of the three layers can be adjusted independently. The easy-to-use centering screws are scaled for repetitive and accurate centering. The crosshead is issued from Maillefer’s proven design. Over 200 THX heads have been similarly constructed and delivered to customers worldwide. Specs are as follows: outlet diameter, 15-120 mm; inlet diameter, 7-70 mm; thickness of conductor screen, 0.4-3.0 mm; insulation 4.0-35 mm; insulation screen, 0.4-3.0 mm, weight, 750 kg. Contact: www.www. mailleferextrusion.com.

Pave Automation U.K.-based Pave Automation, which manufactures CNC bending machines for bending wire from 2 to 25 mm, offers advanced technology to the global market for the manufacture of automotive car seat wires, the display industry and for general 3D wire bending. At Interwire, it launched its new single head CNC “Zukron II,’’ which was designed to manufacture quality wire forms like no other single head before it. The Zukron II is a special machine because it has Pave’s revolutionary straightening system in it.

The Zukron can deliver wire that is straight and homogeneous, which allows a much increased ability to produce accurate and repeatable wire forms.

Pave Automation Managing Director Silvio Pave Perna with the company’s MICRO-MAC CNC Automation system. also displayed its MICROMAC CNC, a well-proven technology for car seat wire bending that is pictured above. The company focuses on supplying CNC bending machines that are simply the fastest, smallest and most economical machines produced in the world today. The experience that we have gathered over the past 30 years of manufacturing over 1,000 machines coupled with the latest software and hardware technologies has created a winning combination and has resulted in unsurpassed sales figures. Contact: www.pave-wire.com.

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Pressure Welding Machines Ltd. (PWM) U.K.’s PWM, represented in North America by Huestis Industrial, displayed its HP100 air/hydraulic cold welder, which has a capacity of .039” to .197” (1.00 mm to 5.00 mm) and is equipped with a solid steel welding head for added strength and stability. Powered by an air/hydraulic intensifier easily activated by a foot pedal, the machine is trolley-mounted for convenience and ease of use. A longer hose can be fitted between the welding head and the power source in order to make the welding head portable.

This enables welding to take place where space is limited, at a strander lay plate for example, or inside a spooler casing.

PWM also exhibited other models from its extensive range of high performance cold welders, all of which use the proven multiple upset technique to create a reliable permanent Pressure Welding Machines’ HP100 bond on nonair/hydraulic cold welder. ferrous materials on round wire or rod sections. No heat, flux or fillers are required, no dangerous fumes are emitted and the pneumatic, air/hydraulic and electro/pneumatic models are economical and energy efficient. The range includes small hand held models with capacities from 0.10 mm (.0039”) diameter, ideal for welding fine wire in confined spaces, up to the powerful electro/pneumatic EP500 rod welder, which has a capacity of 5.00 mm to 12.50 mm (.197” to .492”) copper and 15.00 mm (.590”) aluminum. The manual M101, one of PWM’s best-selling machines in North America, can be bench or trolley mounted and will weld copper from 1.00 mm to 3.60

mm (.040” to .141”) and EC aluminum from 1.00 mm to 5.00 mm (.040” to .197”). Contact: www.huestis.com or www.pwmltd.com.

PS Costruzioni PS Costruzioni engineers have designed and installed a double automatic spooling line, Mod. PS 400/14-B, featuring a double portal pay-off stand and automatic pallet units, at a Prysmian plant in Australia. The double portal payoff enables the line to produce spools continuously, without any time lost to changing cable reels.

While the first reel is unwinding the second portal payoff can be loaded with a new reel. As soon as the first reel is empty, the operator moves the first portal payoff aside and moves the second one into place, threads the cable end and restarts the line operation. The produced spools are labeled and conveyed automatically to the axis automatic pallet units. The plant also features an incremental cable marking device, using an ink jet printer, which enables the cable to be cut on the 100 meter mark. The payoffs accept reels with diameter from 1,000 mm to 2,000 mm, with a maximum weight of 7

A view of the PS Costruzioni system now in use at a Prysmian plant in Australia.

metric tons. Spool sizes range in outer diameter from 200 mm to 400 mm, with width of 100 mm to 400 mm, bore of 102 mm, and maximum weight of 45 kg. The line can accommodate multipolar insulated flexible and semi-solid cables with outer diameter of 5-14 mm, and semi-solid flat cables with dimensions from 4.12 x 6.06 mm to 16.5 x 9.55 mm. Contact: www.pscostruzioni.com.

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Rockford Manufacturing Group RMG continues its modernization of the Lewis Machine straightening and cutting product line it acquired in 2003. Additional size machines, such as the 4SV8 shown here, have been redesigned to

system uses VF drive technology to control the cutter motor, starting and stopping it each cut cycle. This system is quiet and maintenance free. RMG has also reintroduced the flying shear to the Lewis Machine line. A brand new design using hydraulic cutting, linear guides, and VF drive technology controls the cutter head traverse. PLC controls measure the speed of the wire and then match the cutter head speed so the wire never stops during the cut.

All feedroll marking and arbor swell are eliminated. This is especially important since more customers are requiring higher quality products not possible with a stationary cut. Contact: www.rmgfelm.com.

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RMG President Tim Taylor with the company’s 4SV8 straighten-and-cut system.

include the highly popular and patented clutchless system used on the RMG line of straightening and cutting machines. The clutchless

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SAMP USA displayed a MT/105 drawing system consisting of a drawing section for 14 wires on one row and an annealer, type R/25M – 5200 amps, for producing building wire and energy cable products. Designed for high quality production, the MT/105 provides ergonomic operational features, reduced energy consumption, increased overall productivity and uptime, and reduced maintenance requirements. This new generation multiwire offers a maximum inlet diameter of 2.6 mm (10 awg) with 26% Full B&S reduction for the North American market or mixed elongation (i.e.

12x26% + 6x19%) for Europe. It can be set up to draw from 7 up to 56 wires (max. of 14/16 wires per row). The MT/105 is available in a “short” draw-box version with (18) dies or a “long” draw-box

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version with (22) dies. The long version, designed with two separate modules, is equipped with an independent motor to drive the first module. This allows for the reset of the residual slip

die in the second module, while leaving the first module strung up, eliminates the most time consuming portion of the string-up procedure due to the large diameter of the wire at the drawing machine inlet. The existing range of the SAMPSISTEMI annealers can be used to complement the MT/105, with the new R35 annealer, available in 5000 amp and 7000 amp models, recommended for maximum performance. Contact: www.sampinc.com.

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SAMP USA Managing Director Dominique Perroud with the company’s MT/105 drawing system.

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At Interwire 2007, Shuster-Mettler Corporation exhibited one of its “Work Horse” wire straightening and cutting machines, model 2A4EV, along with a model R2000 payoff turntable, two of the company’s most sought-after units. The broad capacity range of .062” to .312” diameter wire makes the 2A4EV machine extremely popular for small manufacturers. The heavy welded construction and the extensive use of cast iron, steel, and bronze provide exceptional reliability and long service life. The high-speed five station straightening arbor is designed to handle a broad range of wire tensile strengths. With the adjustment of only three positions sufficient offsets can be made to straighten soft, medium and hard wire. Speed and length changes are simple with only the turn of a knob to vary speed and the adjustment of the stop rod to change the length. The 2A4EV machine as well

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as most of the other Shuster machines use an additional

as Allen Bradley, Siemens, Telemecanique, Mitsubishi, Omron and more. Each system comes with PLC and color touch screen built-in control, monitoring, alarms, troubleshooting and recipe. An optional XCoupler module can

Shuster-Mettler Corporation President Dennis Polio with the company’s “workhorse” 2A4EV wire straighten and cut machine.

motor and AC inverter drive to control the feed speed. The additional motor is electrically coupled to the main drive motor. This synchronizes the two motors during startup and shut down periods having the effect of a one motor machine.

This reduces, if not eliminates, wire burn-offs and poor quality wire that may occur during the starting and stopping of the machine. Most of these features are also included in the complete line of Shuster wire straightening and cutting machines. Contact: www.shustermettler.com.

SIMPACKS At Interwire, Simple Packaging Solutions LLC (SIMPACKS) displayed a complete automatic coiling + binding + thermoshrinking system. It included a motorized payoff, dancer, coiler, binder, sealer and oven. The coiler can process round or flat cable, solid or stranded cable, telephone cable, battery cable, armored cable, annealed steel wire and special cable. SIMPACKS integrated the coiling machine with a binding station and the thermoshrinking unit. It also displayed an automatic dual head coiler capable of producing eight coils per minute. Customers can choose controls such

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SIMPACKS President Hernando Blanco by one of his company’s packaging systems.

exchange data between the machine and Microsoft SQL via Ethernet. Contact: sales@simpacks.com.

Varo Srl/Lors Machinery Italy’s Varo Srl, represented in the U.S. by Lors Machinery, Inc., displayed a welder, model STE–1000, that represents an interesting novelty for the manufacturers of medium and large quantities of wire reinforced frames and grids. The STE-1000’s main feature is its twin welding function: double-T or projection on overlapped wires. This is possible through the simple change of the welding bridge, which is a module and thus can be easily interchangeable through a regular machine setup operation. The company can supply the STE-1000 with a second optional welding bridge that enables it to be used for two different jobs. The welder is controlled through an easy-to-use operator board and a control panel for the welding parameters. Materials and components are all from well-known brands and present on the entire world market, therefore they can be easily found also

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Windak, Inc./Windak AB During Interwire, Windak presented its high-speed, fully automatic spooling machine, the SpoolWind SW6, which comes with 24/7 service support and customizable solutions and a typical return on investment of 18-24 months. The spooler can process spools wire, cable, and other flexible products onto spools 165 mm (6.5”) in overall diameter, either in-line or on-line. Spools are automatically loaded and

Varo Srl President Giuseppe Rota and Sales Manager Lucio Bussani by the company’s STE-1000 welder.

in less-developed industrial areas. The welding process through two independent transformers allows welding wires up to 8-mm diameters in very quick times and having the whole power at disposal on each head. Finally, the STE – 1000 offers a further solution to customers in regard to versatility and flexibility in order to contain production costs by limiting the investments otherwise necessary. Contact: www.varo.it or www.lors.com.

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Windak Sales Representative Andreas Runsten with the company’s SpoolWind SW6 spooler.

unloaded into and from the spooling head. Outer ends are secured with stretch wrap. All operational parameters and mechanical settings are recipe controlled in order to reduce time between product and spool changeovers. The system features a compact, integrated design with precision winding and tension control. It is operator friendly, safe, and ergonomic. The SW6 has a line speed of 2,000+ fpm (610 mpm). It will run four spools per minute, a cable diameter of 0.07”-0.25”, (1.6 mm-6.5 mm), and a max weight of 20 lb (10 kg). An optional BP6 box palletizer can continuously fold the boxes, place labels on the product, put the product in the box, close and glue the box, label the box on one side, rotate the box 90, 180, or -90 degrees to allow label visibility on all four sides of the pallet. It can also palletize the boxes in different patterns, feed out the full pallet when completed, and then load the new pallet. Machine specs are as follows: folded box approximate dimension (L x W x H) 13.5”x13.5” x4”, max weight of 40 lb, stacking pattern per layer of 3x3; folded box approximate dimension (L x W x H) 13.5”x13.5”x5”; max weight per box of 50 lb; stacking pattern per layer of 3x3; folded box approximate dimension (L x W x H) 13.5”x7”x8.5”; max weight per box of 30 lb; and stacking pattern per layer 4x2 (or 2x3) herring pattern. Contact: windakusa.com.

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Wire Machine Systems reported good interest at Interwire in this one-pass descaling phosphating system.

PLASTICOLOR’s Poul Hansen by one of his company’s Volumetric Mixing Stations.

nearly eliminating completely the well-known color variations that happen during ramping the extruder up or down. A mixing station is always preparing identical and homogeneous mixtures of materials and thus the amount of scrap production is drastically minimized. The return on investment for cable manufacturers is possible in less than two years as this the technology reduces the consumption of Masterbatch. With the easy-to-operate modern controls, it is very simple for the operators to try to reduce the amount of colorant used. The results can definitely be found in the cost of material at the end of the year. The design also makes for easy cleaning of the auger feeders and volumetric and gravimetric mixing stations. The modular principle allows the end user to start with the basic single dosing auger feeder and to upgrade the same to a mixing station at a later time. The basic components of the dosing system are utilized in the upgrade sequence. Contact: www.plasticolor.de.

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Optimization of pass schedule for copperclad steel wire

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By Cho Hoon, Kim Byung-Min, Jo Hyung-Ho and Lee Kyong-Whoan

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lad wire has a bi-metal structure in which different metallic materials are combined. It is not easy to produce but a variety of composite wires have been manufactured to combine different features.

One wire combination is copper-coated steel wire, which has a steel core and a copper sleeve. This combination has unique features that are rarely achieved in copper wire or steel wire by combining and supplementing features of both

metals (materials). Since the clad wire includes features such as good conductivity, high strength, light weight, anticorrosiveness, alloy ability and thermal expansion, it is widely used for electrical/electronic applications such as power transmission lines, communication wires, wire for electronic leads, and wire for superconducting magnets, among others. Composite wire used for multiple applications should have various coated rates suitable for the desired

application. Its production process should also be designed to consider productivity1-4.

This study was intended to identify the influences of wiredrawing process parameters in drawing copper-coated steel wire and to restrict defects that may occur due to inappropriate process conditions. Also, it was intended to contribute to drawing of copper-coated steel wire with uniform coated rate and productivity by designing an appropri-

Table 1. Properties of steel and copper test materials.

Fig. 1. Process variables and FE analysis model.

Table 2. Process conditions of clad-wire drawing.

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Fig. 2. Distributions of damage in core and sleeve.

ate die pass in accordance with copper coated rate.

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) was used in this study to consider two conditions: minimizing damages to the core and the sleeve and securing a uniform coated rate. To attain rigid plasticity, the pass schedule was based on the appropriate drawing process conditions to meet both of the above-cited conditions and designed accordingly by changing the drawing process variables such as die semi-angle and reduction in area.

Hoon Cho Hoon is a chief researcher in the Advanced Materials Division at the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Incheon, South Korea. He is also a professional engineer in metal forming. Kim Byung-Min is a professor in the department of mechanical engineering at Busan National Univer-

Fig. 3. Relationship between die semi-angle and core damages on reduction in area.

FEA model and conditions Mechanical properties of materials.

To perform the drawing process analysis of copper-coated steel wire, as shown in Table 1, the flow stress equation was obtained from a tensile test of the core (ANSI 1010) and sleeve (OFHC) used as materials. The frictional behavior between the core and the sleeve was considered complete contact because of the continuous casting of the materials. Since it is impractical to directly measure the friction factor of a die and its materials, the factor usually

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used for the dry drawing process was adopted and the conditions were as follows5.

1. The friction coefficient between core and sleeve (m) = 1.0 2 The friction coefficient between dies and sleeve (m) = 0.1 Analysis model. Fig. 1 shows the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) model of copper-coated steel wire used in this study. This analysis model consists of the core and the sleeve and the drawing process is performed by passing through dies. The study used DEFORM-2D, an exclusive program of

Kyong-Whoan National University, South Korea.

This paper, which was presented at WAI’s 76th Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, October 2006, won the WAI’s Medal Award in the electrical category.

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rigid plasticity for FEA6-7.

FEA for drawing process conditions.

The optimal die design for copper-coated steel wire will restrict any core and sleeve defects and minimize changes in the rate of the copper coating. Therefore, this study analyzed damage values of both the core and the sleeve to each drawing process condition:die semiangle and to the Reduction In Area (RIA). Also, the changes in coppercoated rate were observed. The process conditions used in this analysis are shown in Table 2.

Analysis of results In general, the standard to evaluate the possibility of wire disconnection through Finite Element Analysis (FEA) evaluates the possibility of causes such as damage values, distribution of hydrostatic stress and scale.

This study uses a method to calculate damage values suggested by Cockroft & Latham.

Eq. (1)

Where,

is the effective strain in case of disconnection and

is the ultimate tensile stress.

Fig. 2 shows the distribution of damage values of copper-coated steel wire that has a reduction in area of 25% and used a die semi-angle of 5째. It also shows that the damage values of the core and sleeve are high in the center.

However, it is necessary to analyze damage values of both the core and sleeve because the damage value of the sleeve is different than that of the core.

Fig. 4. Relationship between die semi-angle and sleeve damage on reduction in area.

Fig. 5. Relationship between die semi-angle and coated rate on reduction in area.

Fig. 6. Relationship between reduction in area and core damage on die semi-angle.

Fig. 7. Relationship between reduction in area and sleeve damage on die semi-angle.

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Influence of die semi-angle. To evaluate the influence of die semi-angle with the drawing process conditions given in Table 2, the damage values according to changes in die semi-angle and the changes in the copper-coated rate were observed in this study for Return in Area (RIA) at four fixed amounts.

Figs. 3 and 4 show the changes of the damage value of core and sleeve to die semi-angle. Fig. 3 shows that damage to the core value is reduced as the die semi-angle increases when the RIA is low (10%-15%) and that the value increases as the die semi-angle increases when the RIA is high (20%-25%).

Fig. 4 also shows that the damage value

of the sleeve rapidly increases as the die semi-angle increases, especially in the case of a low RIA. Fig. 5, which presents the changes in the copper-coated rate to changes in the die semi-angle, shows that the coppercoated rate is reduced regardless of the RIA as the die semi-angle increases, and that reduction of the coated rate is relatively small at a larger RIA..

Influence of Reduction In Area (RIA).

To evaluate the influence of RIA, damage values and changes in the coppercoated rate were observed by changing the four die semi-angles under the same process conditions previously.

Figs. 6 and 7 show the changes in the

damage value of core and sleeve to the RIA. Fig. 6 especially shows a tendency for the damage value to increase as the RIA increases. It also shows that there is a slower increase in damage value as the RIA increases for small die semiangles (5°, 7°). Fig. 7 shows that damage to the sleeve is larger as the die semi-angle increases at a constant RIA. For large die semi-angles (10°, 13°), the damage value to the sleeve is reduced as the RIA increases. Conversely, the damage value increases as the RIA increases for small die semi-angles (5°, 7°).

Fig. 8 shows that the copper-coated rate to RIA increases as the constant die

Fig. 8. Relationship between reduction in area and coated rate on die semi-angle.

Fig. 9. Relationship between reduction in area and coated rate on die semi-angles of 5° and 7°.

Fig. 10. Relationship between total reduction in area and coated rate on total reduction in area (15% and 25%).

Fig. 11. Relationship between total reduction in area and coated rate on coated rate (30%, 40%, 50%, 60% and 70%).

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semi-angle increases and that reduction of coated rate is relatively small when there is a larger reduction in area (RIA).

Therefore, using DEFORM-2D to evaluate the influence in process conditions on defects to the core and sleeve and to changes in the copper-coated rate, it was found that the optimal process condition is to minimize internal defects such as wire disconnection, which may occur in the drawing process of copper-coated rate steel wire, and the lack of uniformity of coppercoated rate.

FEA of continuous drawing process.

This paragraph deals with initial changes in the copper-coated rate for the steel wire observed by FEA during the continuous drawing process. Each pass progressed at a reduction rate in uniform area from 5 mm of initial diameter up to 1 mm of the final wire diameter. Also, the die semi-angle and RIA were changed to evaluate influences on drawing process conditions5-6 in the coated rate.

Evaluation of coated rate for die semi-angle. Fig. 9 shows the change in the coated rate after an analysis of process conditions resulting from a 25% reduction rate of constant uniform area and 5° and 7° die semi-angles at 30% of the coated rate.

The copper-coated rate of the final wire output was 32% for the larger die semi-angle (7°), which exceeds the ini-

tial copper coated rate (30%). In contrast, for the smaller die semi-angle (5°), the copper-coated rate of the final wire output was 29.7%. Fig. 9 also shows that the copper-coated rate is reduced at an RIA of less than 85% and increases at an RIA of more than 85%.

Therefore, it was found that the coppercoated rate of the final wire is adjustable by the total RIA and that the change in the copper-coated rate is small in the case of a small die semiangle.

Evaluation of coated rate for RIA. Fig. 10 shows changes of the coppercoated rate to a change of RIA by analyzing it with a 15% and a 25% reduction rate of uniform area and to 5° of constant die semi-angle at 30% of the initial copper-coated rate. It was found that the copper-coated rate changes more at a smaller reduction rate of area (15%) than a larger one (25%). The smaller reduction rate of area has more of an affect on the transformation of the sleeve because of the larger contact area involved. Also, the copper-coated rate increases at an 85% or greater reduction rate of total area.

Evaluation of changes in initial copper-coated rate. The changes in the initial copper-coated rate were analyzed by the pass schedule of the uniform area to a 25% reduction rate of uniform area and to 5° of the die semi-angle by changing the initial copper-coated rate

Fig. 12. Relationship between total reduction in area and coated rate.

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to 30%, 40%, 50%, 60% and 70%.

Fig. 11 shows the change of the copper-coated rate with the above pass schedule of uniform area in accordance with the initial copper-coated rate and reduction rate of total area. In the analysis of changes at 30%, 40%, 50% and 60% of the initial copper-coated rate, it shows that the copper-coated rate tends to be reduced up to an 85% reduction rate in total area and to be increased above that percentage. It was also shown that the copper-coated rate is maintained up to the 85% reduction rate of total area at 70% of the initial copper-coated rate and that it increases above that percentage. Therefore, Fig. 10 shows the time when the coppercoated rate changes to the reduction rate of total area, so the copper-coated rate of the final wire suitable for application could be estimated and manufactured accordingly.

Influence of work hardening. The above-mentioned changes in the copper-coated rate might be due to work hardening of sleeve. This study also sought to verify that possibility. Assuming that the initial copper-coated steel wire being drawn is work-hardened, it is expected that the copper-coated rate increases because the sleeve would be more work-hardened. To see the change in the copper-coated rate for work-hardening, it was assumed that the initial sleeve was work-hardened with a trans-

Fig. 13. Relationship between total reduction in area and total reduction on initial diameters (6 mm and 10 mm).

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formation value (2.09) for an 85% reduction rate of total area to the initial sleeve. The results were analyzed with a pass schedule of uniform area at a 5° die semi-angle and a 25% reduction rate of area as shown in Fig. 12. This figure shows that an increase in the coppercoating rate rapidly increases when the reduction rate of total area to the initial copper coated rate is 85% and higher.

From this, it was found that the increased copper-coated rate in coppercoated steel wire as the reduction rate of total area increased was due to workhardening of the copper (OFHC) used as the sleeve material. It was also found that the copper-coated rate confirmed in this paper was uniformly affected by the reduction rate of total area. It could, therefore, be possible to estimate the copper-coated rate of the final wire by estimating the work-hardening through the reduction rate of total area.

Estimation of copper-coated rate according to changes in diameter. It is necessary for production of a variety of products to estimate the copper-coated rate of the initial copper-coated steel wire according to diameter changes.

Analyzing how the copper-coated rate changes to the difference in diameter of the initial copper-coated steel wire would contribute to the estimate of various processes in the future. This study analyzed 6 mm and 10 mm diameters of the initial copper-coated steel wire.

Fig. 13 shows the changes in the copper-coated rate to the reduction rate in total area after applying the pass schedule of uniform area to the copper-coated steel wire under the process conditions of 30% of the initial copper-coated rate, 25% reduction rate of area and a 5° die semi-angle. It is shown that in case of the 6 mm and 10 mm diameters of the initial copper-coated wire, the change of the copper-coated rate to the reduction rate of total area is reduced at 85% and increases above that percentage. The work-hardening phenomenon of the sleeve predominates at an 85% and higher reduction rate of the total area regardless of the diameter of the initial copper-coated composite wire, from which the copper-coated rate has the similar phenomenon. Therefore, the change in the final product’s diameter and copper-coated rate can be calculated by the reduction rate of total area and the diameter of the copper-coated com-

posite wire can be selected accordingly.

Conclusions The coated rate was evaluated in accordance with the major process variables in the drawing process of coppercoated composite wire through finite element analysis, from which it could be concluded as follows.

(1) A higher die semi-angle greatly increases the damage values of the core and sleeve while reducing the coated rate.

(2) A higher reduction rate in area increases the damage value of the core while a lower reduction rate in area reduces the copper-coated rate.

(3) The copper-coated rate is reduced at less than or up to an 85% reduction rate but increases above that rate. This happens because, copper, a soft material, is first affected by work-hardening while the copper-coated rate is reduced, which in turn, affects the core after a certain work-hardening.

(4) For drawing process conditions, it is advantageous to adjust and estimate the copper-coated rate of the final copper-coated composite wire according to changes in the copper-coated rate as a higher reduction rate in area and as a smaller die semi-angle.

(5) The changes in the copper-coated rate according to a change in the initial diameter of the copper-coated composite wire shows a similar tendency as that of the reduction rate of total rate. It was possible to prepare an estimate graph of the entire copper-coated rate of the copper-coated composite wire by regulating the reduction rate of total area regardless of the initial diameter of the copper coated composite wire.

As seen in the above results, this study showed the evaluation of influence from drawing process variables of the copper-coated composite wire. From this, it was possible to select appropriate drawing process conditions to minimize damage values defined as an objective function at first and to get a uniform coated rate and to estimate the fundamental data, making it useful to design the drawing process of copper-coated composite wire.

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Study on parameters influencing the corrosion of metallic coatings on wire exposed to marine environments Coating mass was found not necessarily to be the most important parameter in terms of the ability of a wire’s resistance to corrosion from marine aerosols.

By Robert Fabien, Malcolm Robertson and Anh V. Nguyen

uch of the Australian population is M located on the coastline, which is prone to conditions that can lead to corrosion.

The main source of corrosion for steel structures is chloride deposition from marine aerosols. Galvanized and zinc 5% aluminum alloy (Zn-5%Al) coated wires are used in structures such as security fencing. Wires are small diame-

ter cylindrical objects and the shape influences the way in which aerosol is captured. This is acknowledged in Australian standard AS2423:2002, “Coated steel wire fencing for terrestrial, aquatic and general use,” which notes that galvanized wire corrodes faster than galvanized sheet.

The main source of corrosion is

marine aerosol carried inland from the ocean. This aerosol is made up of discrete particles of a given distribution in size. Studies carried out in Canada on efficiency of aerosol capture for cylinders of various diameters have shown that the capture efficiency increases as the diameter of the cylinder decreases1.

The aerosol capture efficiency (defined

Table 2. Normalised distribution of marine aerosol sizes.

Table 1. Classification of marine aerosols.

Fig. 1. Grazing trajectory of aerosol particles.

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Fig. 2. Stream function for mean airflow field with inlet velocity 30 km/h passing a 4 mm diameter wire. The inlet turbulent intensity and viscosity ratio were 2% and 1, respectively. The surface roughness height was 10 μ.

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Fig. 3. Velocity for mean airflow field with inlet velocity 30 km/h passing a 4 mm diameter wire. The inlet turbulent intensity and viscosity ratio were 2% and 1, respectively. The surface roughness height was 10 μ. as the volume fraction captured at a given wind speed, target size, particle size distribution) was found to be markedly higher for 1 mm diameter cylinders as compared to 10 mm and 25 mm diameter cylinders for all wind speeds up to 10m/s.

Understanding the influence of physical parameters on the interaction of coated steel wire and the environment to which it is exposed is a useful tool in helping to design better structures and improved coating systems.

Experimental Computational modeling and simulation. The computational modeling was carried out using the FLUENT CFD code and applying the k–ε two-equation model and the RNG k-ε model, with the standard wall function and the enhanced wall function respectively, to describe the turbulence.

Outdoor exposure. Results are provided for samples exposed at Belmont Beach NSW, a severe marine site 200 m from the water’s edge and Burwood Beach, a sheltered marine site 600 m from the Pacific Ocean’s edge. Samples were exposed in the period 1995 to 1997 and in 2001. The samples were fabricated product panels in a vertical plane facing north or wires in painted wooden racks facing north at 45°. All samples are manufactured from 1.25 mm diameter wire. The percentage of red rust was evaluated as per OneSteel laboratory method LAB01-COR001AA. Results are provided for rust ratings ranging from 40 to 70%.

Fig. 4. Trajectories of aerosol particles with 10 μ diameter in the turbulent airflow field around the wire surface.

Micrography. A transverse section is taken from the specimen, then mounted in bakelite with heat and pressure. The section is then prepared either by use of automatic polisher or by hand. The steps for automatic polishing are carried out with 9, 6, 3 and 1micron diamond suspension liquid on different mats. For hand polishing the specimen is taken through a series of wet/dry papers from 180-1200 grit and then polished with 6 and 1 micron diamond paste. Once the sample is polished it is examined by a microscope. Initially all samples are examined unetched and thickness measurements or surface defects are measured with a graduated scale in the eyepiece. Coated wire samples are etched and the coating thickness (alloy and total) measured at 12 equidistant points around the circumference of the section.

Results and discussion Marine aerosol capture by wire.

Marine aerosols are classified in Table 1 according to particle size 2 . Table 2 shows a typical particle size distribution3.

Although fine aerosols constitute a significant percentage of the aerosol distribution, it must be noted that the salt content of a 1μ particle will be three orders of magnitude lower than that contained in a 10μ particle. The contribution to corrosion depends on total salt deposition and larger particles deposit significantly more salt than smaller ones.

In this work, the computational fluid dynamic modeling of the motion and

Fabien Robert Fabien is the surface applications manager for OneSteel Market Mills, Newcastle, Australia. He has 16 years of experience in various facets of the organic coatings and metal industries and has held various management positions in areas including quality, laboratory, and product development. He holds a Ph.D. degree in applied science from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and a degree in chemistry from the University of Bordeaux, France. Malcolm Robertson is the Metallic Coatings Manager at OneSteel Market Mills.

He has over 30 years’ experience in the wire industry and specializes in the research and development of metallic coatings. Anh Nguyen, The University of Queensland, Australia, is the BMA (BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance) Professor in chemical engineering, specializing in colloid and surface chemistry and microhydrodynamics. This paper was presented at WAI’s 76th Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, May 2006.

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capture of aerosol particles was described in terms of inertial, drag and gravitational forces. The motion equation was numerically solved for the particle trajectory around the wire4. The grazing trajectory (as shown in Fig. 1) was determined by a trial and error procedure. The coordinates of the grazing trajectories were used to determine the capture efficiency.

The aerosol deposition and capture to the wire surface in the wind flow is shown in Fig. 1. The deposition and capture have been investigated by looking for the grazing trajectories of aerosol particles. The particles within the volume enclosed by the grazing trajectories are deposited and captured by the wire surface, while the particles placing themselves outside the volume enclosed by the grazing trajectories are not deposited and captured by the wire. The capture efficiency, is defined as

(Eq.) 1 In Eq. (1), At = 2ycL is the area of the longitudinal section of the volume enclosed by the grazing trajectories and Ac = 2 (Rw + Rp)L is the area of the longitudal section of the wire (the target), where L and Rw is the length and radius of the wire, Rp is the particle radius, and yc is the vertical coordinate of the grazing trajectory far from the wire surface.

The capture efficiency, η, depends on a number of factors, including the fluid mechanics of the airflow passing the wire, the physical properties of the aerosol particles (size and density) and the surface properties of the wire surface (roughness, wettability, surface

Fig. 5. Trajectories of aerosol particles with 1 μ diameter in the turbulent airflow field around the wire surface.

Fig. 6. Front and back of galvanized wire relative to flow in 5% sodium chloride solution.

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charge, van der Waals forces and other surface forces). The research undertaken was concerned mainly with the effect of fluid mechanics of airflow and the particle physical properties on the capture efficiency. Eq. (1) was used to determine the capture efficiency for individual particles with radius, R p.

Then an overall capture efficiency, E, for aerosol particles with a size distribution, E, was determined by Klassen et al.1.

(Eq.) 2 where the log-normal volume distribution function of the particle size with the maximum and minimum particle size, Rp, max and Rp, min, can be used for g (Rp). In this work, yc has been determined by solving the motion equation of the grazing trajectory of the aerosol particles. The airflow around the wire was obtained from the Navier-Stokes equation by applying Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) code Fluent. The particle trajectory was obtained by numerically solving the equation for particle motion with the fourth-step Runge-Kutta technique. Examples of the airflow around the wire are shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Typical trajectories of aerosol particles are shown in Figs. 4 and 5. For particles with diameter larger than 5 to 10 μm, the particle motion and deposition to the wire surface are controlled by inertial forces. For these coarse particles, turbulent diffusion has little effect on their motion and deposition. In contrast, turbulent diffusion has strong effect on the motion and capture of fine aerosol particles, the diameter of which is typically smaller than about 1μm. For these fine aerosol particles, the inertial effect on the deposition and capture is very small as shown in Fig. 5. However, the capture of the fine aerosol particles may be enhanced by turbulent diffusion, to the extent that the particles can be captured in the back wire surface as illustrated in Fig. 5.

For fine aerosol particles the results are similar to the experimental streamline pattern available in the literature5.

The airflow passing the wire produces

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Table 3. Prediction interval for average months to failure lower and higher coating mass ZalcoteÂŽ.

Ternary intermetallic thickness distribution

Fig. 7. Zn-5%Al ternary intermetallic integrity, traditional versus advanced manufacturing process.

Fig. 8. Effect of surface roughness at 100 microns on the capture efficiency of large marine aerosol particles for a wind speed of 30km/h and wire diameter of 4 mm.

strong flow circulation behind the wire where one can expect strong turbulence for diffusion processes.

Experiments carried out on galvanized wires in flowing 5% sodium chloride solution indicate that non uniform corrosion of wire with respect to the direction of flow can occur. Further work is being carried out in this area and results will be published at a later stage. Fig. 6 shows an example for samples placed in 5% sodium chloride solution in laminar flow.�.

Long term atmospheric outdoor exposure in severe marine site. Understanding the combined influence of surface physical parameters and metallic coating metallurgical characteristics is important in assessing coating performance in outdoor exposure. The corrosion behavior of Zn-5%Al wire in outdoor exposure has already been investigated6.

Earlier results7,8 have shown that, for wire coated with Zn-5% Al, lower coating masses in the range 109-121g/m2 outperformed higher coating masses in the range (216-327g/m2). A theory was proposed by Zhao7 whereby the relative influence of a wet sponge of corrosion products would be greater for products with higher overlay thicknesses.

Table 3 shows comparative results to significant red rust for higher and lower coating masses of Zn-5%Al coated wire for fabricated netting and mesh samples after 8-10 years of exposure at Belmont beach, New South Wales, Australia. The site at Belmont Beach is located approximately 200 m from the edge of the surf.

The time to failure is taken as the time to significant red rust (40-70%) is seen to be greater for lower coating masses.

The t distribution has been used to compute predicted intervals to failure for both coating mass ranges and these are seen to be different.

The ternary intermetallic thickness for all coating masses is relatively similar as it is determined by the immersion time in the first bath in the double dip process. In this process, the steel wires are first immersed into a molten zinc bath and are then immersed in a zinc aluminum bath. The manufacturing process also determines the extent to which this intermetallic integrity is maintained.

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for points taken at equidistant intervals around the circumference of the wire.

The extent of damage for traditional processes against advanced manufacturing process is evident.

Effect of wire surface roughness. In the case of outdoor exposure and capture of marine aerosol, it has been shown that the motion and capture of big aerosol particles are not strongly influenced by turbulent diffusion. The effect of the roughness of the wire surface on the capture efficiency is therefore negligibly small (Fig. 8). However, the surface roughness can influence the airflow (and turbulent diffusion) at the surface, and increase the capture efficiency of fine aerosols (not shown in Fig. 8).

It is noted that the typical data for capture efficiency reported in Fig. 6 are only due to the inertial forces and the main airflow velocity, and does not include the effect of turbulent diffusion.

The combined effect of the main airflow velocity and turbulent velocity can increase the overall capture efficiency on the rough surfaces. The authors’ results show that the combination of the effects is significant for the capture of fine aerosols and will have to be investigated in the future. Additional effects associated with the surface properties may play important role in the capture of fine aerosols and have not been considered in this report. The additional effects include the surface hydrophobicity and wettability9,10; the electrical double-layer properties of, and interaction between, the wire and aerosol surfaces11; and hydrodynamic lubrication interactions between the surfaces at very short separation distances. Further work is required to investigate the surface-related properties and interactions in conjunction with the effects of turbulent diffusion and surface roughness on the capture of fine aerosol particles.

Conclusions Wire has a high capture efficiency for marine aerosol by virtue of its shape.

The mode of capture of marine aerosol is dependent on particle size with small particle size being affected by turbulent diffusion.

Surface roughness will not have a significant impact on aerosol capture efficiency for larger aerosol particle sizes.

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More work needs to be done to understand the influence of roughness on aerosol capture efficiency for fine aerosols.

Experiments carried out in flowing saline solution indicate that the corrosion of the wire is not uniform although the exact mechanism is not known.

For Zn-5% Al coatings, the integrity of the ternary intermetallic layer is a determinant factor for outdoor performance.

For Zn-5%Al coatings, wires with coating masses in the range 109121g/m2 outperformed wires coated in the range 216-327g/m 2 in a severe marine site, demonstrating that coating mass is not necessarily the most important parameter for this coating system in high chloride environments.

References 1. R. Klassen, B. Hinton and P. Roberge, “Aerosol model aids interpretation of corrosivity measurements in a tropical region of Australia,” ASTM Special Technical Publication, 2000, STP 1399 (Marine Corrosion in Tropical Environments), pp. 48-59.

2. P.W. Haberecht, “Marine aerosolsstormy seas, salt deposition and environmental corrosivity,” Corrosion & Materials, 2005, 30(5): pp. 27-33.

3. I.S. Cole, W.D. Ganther, J.D. Sinclair, D. Lau. and D.A. Paterson, “A study of the wetting of metal surfaces in order to understand the processes controlling atmospheric corrosion,” Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2004, 151(12): B627-B635.

4. A.V. Nguyen and H.J. Schulze, Colloidal science of flotation, Marcel Dekker, New York, 2004, p. 840.

5. H. Schlichting, Boundary-Layer Theory. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1968, p. 747.

6. R. Nunninghoff and V. Hagelbolling, “Metallurgical investigations of the corrosion mechanism in Zn-5%Al by weight alloy,” Draht, 1995, 46(4): p. 43.

7. J. Zhao, “A comparison of the atmospheric corrosion performance of Zn/5% Al alloy coated wire with different coating masses in severe marine environments,” Corrosion and Prevention Conference, 2000, Auckland, Australia, pp. 1-6.

8. R. Fabien, M. Robertson and G. Walter, “The corrosion performance of

metallic coatings on wire exposed to atmospheric marine environments,” Corrosion and prevention Conference, 2005, Queensland, pp. 1-9.

9. I.S. Cole and D.A. Paterson, “Holistic model for atmospheric corrosion Part 5 - factors controlling deposition of salt aerosol on candles, plates and buildings,” Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, 2004, 39(2): pp. 125-130.

10. T.H. Muster, A.K. Neufeld and I.S. Cole, “The protective nature of passivation films on zinc: wetting and surface energy,” Corrosion Science, 2004, 46(9): pp. 2337-2354.

11. T.H. Muster and I.S.Cole, “The protective nature of passivation films on zinc: surface charge,” Corrosion Science, 2004, 46(9): pp. 2319-2335. ■

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Mordica Lecture: Measuring progress in the wire and cable industry Seeing the potential in non-contact laser technology was the key to creating systems that enabled wire and cable manufacturers to produce cables with a far greater degree of accuracy.

By Harry Petrohilos

Before on-line measurements were

practical, traditional methods of quality control were widely used. The product was measured in an incremental manner at the right time in the process, and quality was highly dependent on the skill of operators to maintain constant quality between sampling intervals.

On-line measurement was at first attempted by mechanical contact methods, but they suffered from a lack of reliability and undesirable effects on the product under measurement.

To overcome mechanical contact, many early instruments were developed by companies such as Sheffield Corp. and Electron Machine Corp. These instruments were truly non-contact.

They used the shadowgraph principle, in which the moving product was illuminated and its shadow was scanned by a rotating disk. This principle was quite

effective but subject to errors due to light intensity and shadow discrimination. While calibration would provide good data, continuous application in factory environments resulted in marginal results.

During the late 60s and early 70s, helium neon lasers were increasingly developed into viable products whose initial market was primarily in scientific research, educational instruction and in defense R&D establishments. For the first time, researchers and experimenters were able to visualize the wellknown phenomena of refraction, reflection and others, in a practical manner.

At that time, Techmet Co. was founded as a partnership between myself and Paul Diles. We were both working for United Systems Corp., a manufacturer of digital instrumentation such as digital voltmeters and data acquisition systems.

Photo 1. The original system developed by Harry Petrohilos. Today, it is on display at Beta LaserMike’s headquarters.

I was chief engineer, directing the development of new products, while Paul was managing the quality control department.

During the initial phase of the partnership, Techmet Co. did some consulting work for Vernay Labs, a local company that was interested in the rapid non-contact diameter measurement of small rubber balls used in very large quantities for check-valve applications. Techmet Co. undertook a contract to develop a device to do this. It soon became apparent to us that such a device would be applicable for many other applications. We proposed to sell Vernay Labs a device as a finished product rather than carry on an R&D program specific to its requirements. The result was the first commercially available Laser Micrometer, the model 34. At that point we decided to quit United Systems and grow our new company as a manufacturer of off-the-shelf non-contact laser micrometers. Techmet Co. was incorporated in early 1972 and we were soon selling laser micrometers exclusively through Systems Research Laboratories Inc. (SRL), a local defense contractor that was interested in entering the industrial instrument market.

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Fig. 1. A schematic showing the components of the laser technology used for the wire and cable industry.

became obvious that this quantity was not forthcoming and the relationship was dissolved. Techmet Co. registered the trademark “LaserMike� in 1973 and by 1974 we were marketing the LaserMike Optical Micrometer on our own, through the efforts of Ralph Leppla, our sales manager, who came to us from NCR-Dayton, where he had been the technical director.

During the mid 70s there was a remarkable convergence of technologies such as large-scale integrated circuits, microprocessors and optical components and instruments.

The helium neon laser was becoming a stable product as a result of the demands of the UPC barcode industry, and optical components were becoming increasingly sophisticated and affordable. Many outstanding engineers and scientists were graduating from local universities and were eager to work in these emerging technologies. Consequently, many new high tech companies were created to blend all these technologies. The interaction among newly created companies and their clients created a climate of rapid developments in laser non-contact gauging, in industries producing continuous products.

While LaserMike applications were many and varied among our customers, the wire industry soon emerged as a natural market. Here was an application where the product was moving very fast and it could be measured as it was made. Further, once the product was continually being gauged, the possibility of controlling the process became irresistible.

At first, many people in the wire industry were skeptical, having previously experienced disappointing results.

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Instead of trying to sell LaserMike products outright, demonstration sessions were usually arranged. This was rather easy, for example, in an insulating extruder line. However, it was soon obvious that the process of maintaining correct size was not as simple as it appeared, and much depended on the skill and experience of the extruder operator. We found that engaging the operators was a good way to educate our engineers about extruder operations.

We eventually discovered that once the operators were confident of the on-line continuous readings from the LaserMike, they were eager to have their company purchase it. This was a natural way to sell units as well as gain experience in the insulated wire extrusion industry.

Attempting closed-loop control on an insulating extrusion line turned out to be a rather daunting task at that time.

Many of us engineers who were familiar with closed-loop theory soon discovered that these ideal concepts were foreign to reality. Therefore, the decision was made to concentrate on studying the dynamics of how the human operators did their work, and to what degree they were successful when they were using the LaserMike as a monitor.

Thanks to the generosity of customers such as Belden and General Cable in Ohio, our engineers were allowed to study their processes in real time.

We spent many man-hours in their plants, and we soon discovered that, experienced operators producing good OD control, performed corrections infrequently and had an uncanny skill in estimating the amount of correction based on their previous experience. In those days, data acquisition was simply

done with analog strip chart recorders and the obtained information was studied back at our plant. The result was the development of a simple proportional controller, based on providing just the right correction at the proper time, much like the human operator did. Initially, the correction was done by means of the same ubiquitous Beckman 10 turn potentiometer that is used by the industry to control capstan speed, except that the automatic version had an auto-manual switch. The operators loved it: they could continue as in the past under the manual mode or flip it in the auto mode and watch the system do what they were skilled in doing, except faster. Thus, extruded diameters could

Petrohilos Harry G. Petrohilos, the 2007 Mordica Memorial Award winner, introduced the scanning laser micrometer and was a co-founder of what is today Beta LaserMike. The holder of numerous patents, he is best known for developing the original inline laser micrometer that was introduced in the early 1970s. A 1961 graduate of Antioch College, he worked in several engineering posts through 1972, when he co-founded Techmet Co. Inc., a supplier of noncontact laser-based gauging instruments for drawn and extruded products. It was sold in 1987 and renamed LaserMike, Inc. Petrohilos, who had been Techmet’s president and chief engineer, continued in those posts for three years, then as chief engineer through 1992. He then founded a consulting company for laser technology called Eomet Co. and since 1998 has been associated with LaserLinc. His Mordica Lecture was presented at Interwire by Ethem Erdas, Beta LaserMike.

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be held to the minimum side of specification, resulting in significant material savings.

By the late 70s and early 80s, the use of microprocessors and related products had a profound effect on data acquisition and control applications. It was now possible to compute based on highspeed measurements, store data, further obtain statistical data and perform sophisticated control and report functions. For the wire industry, the microprocessor enabled measurement and control of multiple inputs such as before and after extrusion, high speed flaw detection, insulation wall thickness, simultaneous multiple strand measurement and many others. In that way, new functions could be created with changes in software only, allowing hardware to remain unchanged over reasonable periods of time.

During this period, many companies emerged in the non-contact field. It is no accident that many specialized in the wire and cable industry, and some offered other products specific to the industry, such as on-line preheaters, capacitance gauges, insulation testers and eccentricity gauges. Techmet Co. decided to engage the non-contact measurement and control field in general while others specialized in narrower niches such as bench top gauging.

While doing business in a wide range of industries is certainly risky, it had some advantages during these formative years. For example, the requirements of the machining and precision metal working applications required the development of more accurate scanners, which were then applied in the wire and cable industry. Likewise, the high-speed requirements in the wire industry resulted in the development of faster scanners that could be used in other continuous applications. The synergy among these diverse requirements was therefore a benefit in designing and manufacturing robust products for a wider market.

By the early 80s, in addition to a variety of applications in the wire and cable industry, Techmet gauging systems were widely used in metal, rubber, plastic, fiber optics, pipe, cigarette, rod and many other continuous processes.

By the middle 80s, many new and established companies produced and marketed laser gauging systems in the

United States, Europe and Japan. The European companies tended to specialize more to specific markets such as wire manufacturing while in Japan the emphasis was in precision laser gauging of discrete mechanical parts. In the US, the newly formed companies tended to initially undertake all possible applications, but as time went on, online measurement and control became the dominant application in many industries. There was also an interaction among these companies. For example, Mitutoyo Co., a large manufacturer of measuring instruments in Japan, became an OEM user of Techmet LaserMike micrometers and by 1984 they developed their own bench top instrument for their domestic and eventually worldwide market. The laser gauging business was becoming volatile, indeed! During all these events, the wire and cable industry was comparatively stable and therefore a steadfast customer of laser gauging manufacturers.

One of the strengths of the small U.S. companies was their willingness to provide custom solutions for their customers. Techmet Co., for example, had a system of building special systems comprising mostly of standard LaserMike products but including special modifications to address specific customer requirements. The special content was informally documented into a “special action” memo, and archived in case the same requirement was needed in the future. This method solved immediate special customer requirements at a reasonable cost. Many of these systems were of a “one of a kind” type and were sold only once and often at a loss. However, a significant number of these systems lead to multiple future orders and often led to ideas for new products.

Thus, a continuous source of customer requirements were incorporated into new standard products for the industry at large. One example was the development of bench top instruments for off-line applications such as wire die measurements.

During the 80s and 90s, the proliferation of small companies was followed by attrition as well as consolidation. In 1986 Techmet Co. bought out Autech Corp., a competitor. Techmet Co. itself was acquired by Bunzl PLC in 1987

and its name was changed to LaserMike Inc. By the end of the 80s, LaserMike Inc. bought the laser gauging line of Zygo, a leading optics instrumentation manufacturer, and in turn the LaserMike division of Bunzl Incorporated was acquired by the Fairy Group, now Spectris.

In 1997 Spectris bought out Beta Instruments Ltd., based in the United Kingdom, one of the leading measurement and control instrumentation manufacturer of wire and cable and merged it with LaserMike Inc. under the name “Beta LaserMike.” This enabled the two companies to utilize their expertise and technologies and offer more complete solution for wire and cable manufacturing field. The products included inductive preheaters, on-line capacitance measurement gauges, lump and neck detectors, spark testers, eccentricity gauge, speed and length measurement systems, on-line structural return loss predictord, ultrasonic wall measurement as well as diameter measurement gauges and multi-loop process controllers.

These ever improving on-line measurement and process control methods make it possible for manufacturers to produce wire and cable products with more precise parameters at higher production speeds reliably, thus allowing manufacturers to remain competitive in the world wide marketplace. It is now impossible to see a modern wire and cable production line without an automated on-line measurement and process control instrumentation. ■

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Products Gauge can help manufacturers reduce ‘lost’ product U.K.-based Proton Products International, Ltd., reports that its InteliSENS SL2550 Non Contact Speed and Length Gauge, which was displayed at Interwire 2007, can provide cable makers considerable savings.

A press release notes that length measurement has always been an issue in cable making processes. Wheels, pulleys and belt systems have been used for years and manufacturers have had to endure slippage, wear and constant calibration routines to keep these devices running, it said.

The InteliSENS SL2550 Non Contact Laser Doppler Gauge is designed to eliminate slippage errors and measure the wire, cable, insulated cores, stranded products, twin products, etc., with an accuracy of better than 0.05%, the release said. Managing length measurement more efficiently means that less product is loss by shipping excess cable lengths, which in turn translates to money saved, it said.

Contact: Grant Latimer, Proton Products International Ltd., www. protonproducts.com.

Welding products designed for ferritic stainless steel U.S.-based Select-Arc, Inc., has introduced two stainless steel, composite metal cored electrodes designed to weld ferritic stainless steels containing 18% chromium.

The products, Select 439C-Ti and Select 18CrCb-C, represent excellent electrode options to fabricate exhaust systems and both are better than solid wires for welding for thin materials, by gaps and poorly matching areas, a press release said.

Select 439C-Ti welds with a minimum of spatter with literally no burn through on thin material, providing a stable arc transfer, even at relatively low current settings,

the release said. Titanium stabilization imparts outstanding resistance to sensitization, which reduces the chances of stress corrosion cracking when welding over lubricants, oils and other hydrocarbons it said.

Select 18CrCb-C, the release said, exhibits improved corrosion and oxidation resistance at higher temperatures and is stabilized with columbium (niobium) to prevent carbide precipitation and subsequent sensitization cracking in the microstructure. It also features benefits similar to Select 439C-Ti when compared with solid wire.

Contact: Select-Arc, Inc., tel. 800-3415215; www.select-arc.com.

New line of bundled access control cables launched U.S.-based Coleman Cable, Inc., announced that it has launched a new line of Signal® bundled access control cables for use in the commercial security market.

A press release said that the cables, made for most access control applications up to 500 ft, include constructions for both plenum and riser applications and is rated CMR (riser) or CMP (plenum) to meet specific safety requirements. Typical applications include access control installations where a card reader, door lock and motion detector (request to exit) are situated at a single location, it said.

The bundled access control cables are available jacketed or unjacketed depending on installer preference.

The individually jacketed wires are color-coded for easy identification by application type, while offering extra protection when the cable is pulled, the release said. The unjacketed version, it added, speeds termination by easily separating into application-specific cables.

The new bundled cables eliminate confusion and save time and money as all the cables can be pulled at once, the release said, adding that inventory is also simplified by only having to stock one bundled construction instead of four individual cables.

Contact: Coleman Cable, Inc., www.colemancable.com.

Cable compound has UL approval for THWN-2 lead-free applications U.S.-based Cary Compounds, LLC, reports that it has received UL approval for its compound 2116 for THWN-2 lead free applications.

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for black, 14 gauge and larger only, as well as all colors, 8 gauge and larger.

Cary 2116 is a lead-free compound and is also approved for THWN in all colors 14 gauge and larger, the compa-

ny noted.

Contact: Charles Cary, Cary Compounds, LLC, tel. 732-274-2626; ccary@carycompounds.com.

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Spools can be ordered as whole units or by the individual components U.S.-based Badger Plug Company reports that it can provide a full selection of spool components – cores, plugs and ends – that can be ordered either as individual components or as assembled spools.

Customized spool components, including spool cores, anchor spool plugs and spool ends, can be ordered as individ-

ual components or as pre-assembled spools, a press release said. Unassembled spools can be cost-effectively shipped and stored, then assembled just-in-time on site, it said, noting that the spool cores are readily available with various O.D.s, lengths and wall thicknesses.

Rugged anchor spool plugs are avail-

able in heavy-duty steel, plastic or tin, and with diameters up to 12 in. and various center and drive holes, the release said. Spool plug features include self-locking lugs to secure each plug to the core and anti-spin lugs to prevent slippage during chucking in high-torque applications. Spool ends are available in durable chipboard, hardboard or plywood, and in a wide variety of standard or custom sizes.

Contact: Badger Plug Company, tel.

920-757-7300; www.badgerplug.com.

Family of TPU elastomers offer advantages in color, weatherability and processing The Dow Chemical Company has introduced a family of lower-yellow-index Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) elastomers, to be commercialized under the PELLETHANE™ brand, by the end of this year.

The new experimental products offer “best-in-class” color performance, and deliver significant aesthetic, weatherability and processing benefits, a press release

said. “This new family of elastomers was specifically developed to address market demand for TPU products with a lower yellow index,” said Mike Szabo, Dow’s product director for PELLETHANE & ISOPLAST™ thermoplastic polyurethanes, who noted that the new Low-YI products will deliver significant color-related advantages across a wide range of applications.

Dow will offer the product in both ether and ester grades at various hardness levels, said the release, adding that the TPU line offers a desirable combination of clarity, abrasion resistance, tensile strength, chemical resistance and excellent processability.

Contact: The Dow Chemical Company, www.dow.com.

System Solutions Rolls WR Straighteners Guides Drives Preformers

High performance straightening rolls in a great variety.

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WITELS-ALBERT straightening rolls counter premature wear by having the rolls optimized in relation to the speed of rotation and the force.

WITELS-ALBERT USA Ltd. Phone: 410 228 8383, FAX: 410 228 1813 info@witels-albert-usa.com, www.witels-albert-usa.com

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Wire and cable dispenser can be used for industrial, retail uses A new unit for dispensing wire as well as hose and tubing has been announced by The Durham Manufacturing Company. The U.S.based company reports that the unit is not only suitable for industrial applications, but “with ample area for the placement of a brand name and copy, is equally at home in a retail environment.”

The dispenser, which

measures 19 9/16 inches wide by 11 15/16 inches high by 14 3/32 deep in front, is made from steel and features all-welded construction, a press release

Clad wire and ribbon can meet demanding requirements U.S.-based Anomet Products, Inc., announced that it can provide metallurgically bonded, precious metal clad wire and ribbon that are a cost-effective alternative to solid products for manufacturing high-reliability connectors and components for aerospace, electronic, medical and related applications.

The clad wire and ribbon products can be used for fabricating micro-switches, connectors, and components used in applications that demand high-reliability, a press release said. The products can include materials such as platinum for oxidation-, corrosion-resistance, and biocompatibility; gold for contact resistance;

and palladium or silver, each clad to core materials such as copper, Kovar®, niobium, nickel-iron, molybdenum, stainless steel, tantalum, and titanium, it said.

The clad wire and ribbon products offer greater ductility and formability than filled or plated products, the release said, noting that they are offered in sizes from 0.002 in. to 0.125 in. OD, and up to 1 in. W respectively. Cladding thickness is 2% or more depending upon the desired properties.

The products have a smooth finish and are functionally equal to solid products at typically one-tenth the cost, it said.

Contact: Anomet Products, Inc., tel.

508-842-3069; www.anometproducts.com.

Portable coaxial cable stripper is light but durable The Eraser Company, Inc., reports that, weighing only two lb, its Model 824 portable coaxial cable stripper is a highly portable yet durable cable stripper that can process material from .030 in. to .430 in.

The stripper can process RGU, semirigid, plenum and heliax cables, a press release said. With an all metal cutter head for longevity, it can strip up to four levels in less than five seconds and is widely used by major telecom companies for installation of 734, 735, RG58, RG59, 104 WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

and HDTV cables, it said. The unit, it added, offers one-step stripping action and is an ergonomic, reliable solution for remote or field cable installation jobs.

The Eraser Company invites companies to send a 10-20 ft sample of material and it will recommend its best solution for processing from its line of more than 200 products.

Contact: The Eraser Company, Inc., tel. 315-454-3237; www.eraser.com

said. A hinged cover enables access to a two shelf area that is large enough to accommodate up to a half dozen 6 in. diameter spools, it noted. The material is manually drawn through a half dozen 1 in. diameter grommets and can be cut to desired lengths.

It has a durable gray powder coat finish and is shipped assembled, ready for use.

Contact: The Durham Manufacturing Company, tel. 800243-3774; info@durhammfg.com.

Cleaner has multi-metal use, high soil tolerance U.S.-based Heatbath® Corporation reports that its Nuvat® Classic product, a heavy-duty, alkaline soak cleaner, is suitable for steel, stainless steel, copper, brass and magnesium.

Nuvat Classic is a free-flowing, nondusting, silicated powder containing a unique balance of buffered alkalinity for multi-metal applications, a press release said. The cleaner is formulated for use prior to plating, phosphating, black oxiding and other operations requiring high levels of cleanliness.

Nuvat Classic has water-softening agents that increase cleaning efficiency and reduce build-up in the processing tank, the release said, adding that the free-rinsing cleaner has a high tolerance for contaminants, thus affording extended bath life. The product, it said, exhibits superior performance over a wide range of operating concentrations and temperatures.

Heatbath notes that it offers “Total Line Responsibility” supplying specialized products for every stage of the following processes: soak, spray and electrocleaners; black oxide finishing; brighteners for zinc, cadmium and tin plating; brightener systems for decorative plating; electroless nickel plating; paint base phosphates; manganese and heavy zinc phosphates; chromate conversion coatings; rust preventatives; aluminum finishing (cleaners, etchants, deoxidizers); cold forming zinc phosphates and lubricants.

Contact: Heatbath Corporation, tel.

413-452-2000; www.heatbath.com.

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Halogen-free cable used on Toyota Tundra features ultra-thin wall U.S.-based Delphi Corporation notes that its new ultra-thin wall cable, made with GE Plastics’ Flexible Noryl* Resin, is being used in the 2007 Toyota Tundra.

The cable is smaller, lighter and recyclable, a press release said, adding that it also represents the first significant innovation in automotive cable in 30 years. The thin wall and ultra-thin wall cable not only meets halogen-free requirements and has the potential to be recyclable, but the superior physical

properties of the insulation allow for size and weight benefits without compromising durability, it said.

This new cable also marks the first application of GE Plastics’ Flexible Noryl resins in the automotive industry and the first major automotive wire insulation breakthrough in more than 30 years, the release said. Delphi’s new cable not only meets Toyota’s environmental requirements, but exceeds the durability performance of other recyclable halogen-free cables on the mar-

ket today, it said.

The insulation on Delphi’s new ultrathin wall cable is half as thick as conventional coatings in North America – 0.2 mm versus 0.4 mm – or about as thick as two sheets of paper, reducing wire/resin weight by up to 25 percent and wire diameter an average 28 percent, the release said. This, in turn, helps reduce the size of the wire bundle by as much as 40 percent, it noted Contact: Delphi Corporation, www.delphi.com.

India manufacturer exports tinned copper braid and other products India’s Reliance Cables & Conductors Pvt., Ltd., a manufacturer and exporter of tinned copper braid, reports that it has the capacity to meet orders from around the world.

The company said in a press release that it can provide tinned copper braid in the form of stocking braid, pressed

braid (flat braid) and standard braid in sizes from 0.3 mm to 0.1 mm wire diameters.

The company notes that it can also supply copper shielding mesh, both flat and round. It adds that it produces the products for copper wire rod to finish sizes in-house and that it exports on a

regular basis to the U.S., Germany and Egypt.

Contact: Chandrakant Shah, Reliance Cables & Conductors Pvt. Ltd., tel. 91-22-26823986; relicab@mtnl.net; www. prakashmetals.com ■

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Media Brochure highlights company’s range of colorants, more A brochure from U.S-based Teknor Color Company provides an overview of the company’s wide range of colorants and specialized services available to wire and cable manufacturers.

As the brochure notes to manufacturers, “You need to run faster and thinner and cannot afford to have the concentrate be the limiting factor.” It explains that the company can help through the following capabilities: 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

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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, www.teknorcolor.com.

2007 product catalog has user-friendly focus TAH Industries Inc., a supplier of packaging solutions to the adhesives and sealants industry, has released an updated product catalog, available at its website, that it notes has a userfriendly focus.

The 44-page catalog contains the latest package, mix and dispense solutions from TAH Industries. It offers easy-to-use selection guides for static mixers, valves and two-component cartridges. The catalog also features the revolutionary u-TAH™ universal cartridge, the two-component cartridge that fits into a high-quality manual or electric caulking gun.

Contact: TAH Industries Inc., www.tah.com/catalog.

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Company publication, available on-line, presents range of news The recent issue of “NIEHOFFNews,” published by Maschinenfabrik Niehoff, can be accessed on-line or be obtained from Niehoff’s headquarters in Germany or at any of its subsidiaries and service offices.

The most recent issue includes articles on the new Niehoff of India (NoI) plant, which was opened in February

2007. Key people give their views on the factory and the significance of the Indian market for Niehoff. Another article describes the Niehoff products that were shown at the Interwire 2007 and wire Russia 2007 trade shows while “Building a connected world” and “20 times around the globe” are the headlines of two company portraits

that focus on American Insulated Wire Corp., U.S., and JSC Kamkabel, Russia. Short article news and summaries in Chinese and Russian are also in the publication.

Contact: Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH, www.niehoff.de

On-line community created by plastics group for plastics professionals everywhere The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI) has launched a website that it described as being more than just a search engine or business aid or a news site but an experience akin to a community for people who are part of the plastics industry.

Now “live” at the Internet is the first in the plastics industry to combine the power of Internet search with innovative “personalization” technology for matching site visi-

tors who have mutual business or professional interests, said SPI President and CEO William R. Carteaux. By uploading their professional or business profiles and downloading special desktop software, participants can receive alerts to online developments specifically important to them, and interact with other participants who have relevant profiles, he said in a press release.

The site can links buyers and sellers,

employers and job-Seekers, experts and researchers, and industry professionals with their peers, the release said. It offers the potential for ranking participating companies in the top results of the keyword search results generated by Google, Yahoo, and other search engines and any supplier to the plastics industry can purchase “ownership” of a keyword, ensuring that search results, it said.

Contact: The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., www.myplasticsindustry.com. ■

Canterbury.

A World Of Solutions ForWire & Cable Extrusion.

For quality and innovation in Wire & Cable extrusion, look to Canterbury Engineering. Our vast design and manufacturing capabilities offer a complete line of tooling products and services for your every need, including: Crossheads, In-Line Heads, Tip, Dies, Screws, Barrels, and more. For more information contact: Canterbury Engineering at 1-800-241-7650, or see us online at www.canterburyengineering.com

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WJI Classified Ad Information Wire Journal International classified advertising is the most cost-effective way to get your sales message out through WJI’s circulation of more than 15,000. Your ad will also appear on wirenet.org and wcexpo.com, adding thousands of viewers.

WIRE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS seeking employment positions are entitled to FREE “Position Wanted” classified ads. Limit: one ad per issue, maximum three ads per year. This WAI membership benefit is not transferable to nonmembers or to companies.

CLASSIFIED AD RATES: • $1.25 per word for Wire Journal International and on-line classifieds at wirenet.org and wcexpo.com (20 word minimum). • Blind box numbers, add $10. • Boldface headlines, add $5 per line (up to 18 characters per line). Be sure to specify category.

BLIND BOX INFO: Blind box numbers assure the confidentiality of the advertiser in both the WJI and the on-line publication. Responses are mailed out within two business days after

REPRESENTATION WANTED: A Mfg. rep who is now calling on Rod, Wire, and Wire Forms Companies with straighten & cut facilities and wants to add a new product. For a unique and lucrative association, call 704-882-2167 or e-mail jes1930@aol.

PERSONNEL SERVICES “LET OUR SUCCESS BE YOUR SUCCESS.” Wire Resources is the foremost recruiting firm in the Wire & Cable Industry. For 30 plus years our clients have secured the services of thousands of key individual contributors, managers and executives. For corporations we provide recruitment, outplacement, and salary assessment functions. For the job seeker exploring new opportunities, we provide a wealth of information. Our services are performed in absolute confidence. Contact: WIRE RESOURCES, INC. 522 E. Putnam Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830, tel: 203-622-3000 or 800394-WIRE, email: wri@wireresources. com, Internet www.wireresources.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.

receipt. Responses to Blind Box ads should be addressed to: Wire Journal International, Box number (as it appears in print or on-line), P.O. Box 578, Guilford, CT 06437-0578 USA. PAYMENT POLICY: No agency commissions or cash discounts allowed. Ads are billed upon publication, or on secure cyber-cash sites on-line.

DEADLINES: Copy is due a full month in advance, i.e., it must be received by March 1 for publication in the April issue.

Classifieds booked on-line, run for at least one-month on-line, from the date of booking. Wire Journal International “Print classifieds” booked on-line as an “add-on” to an “on-line classified” booking will run in the next available issue of the WJI. USE OF THE WIRE JOURNAL CLASSIFIED ORDER BLANK located on the reverse side. Please type all copy submitted. Fax copies are acceptable; our fax number is 203-4538384. Telephone orders will not be accepted.

COMMISSION BROKERS, INC. EQUIPMENT SPECIALISTS TO THE ELECTRICAL WIRE & CABLE INDUSTRY APPRAISERS • COMMISSION BROKERS • INDIVIDUAL PIECES OR ENTIRE PLANTS

FOR SALE 1 - NORTHAMPTON 760mm D.T. Buncher 1 - NORTHAMPTON 630mm D.T. Buncher 1 - NEW ENGLAND BUTT 12-Head 18” Planetary Cabler 1 - WATSON 36” Rotating Cabler Line 1 - SYNCRO FX-13 Rod Breakdown Drawing Line, Copper 2 - VAUGHN 10-Die Rod Breakdown Drawing Lines, AL and CU 1 - ENTWISTLE 4.5” 24:1 L/D PVC Extruder 1 - DAVIS STANDARD 2.5” 24:1 L/D Nylon Extruder 1 - D/S 2” 30:1 L/D Hi-Temp Extrusion Line 1 - D/S 2” 24:1 L/D / 1.25” 30:1 L/D Extrusion Line 6 - BARTELL 60”, 72” Payoffs and Take-ups 1 - 30” Core Neutralizer Payoff 1 - NEB 18-Head 22” Rigid Strander, L-R

1 - CLIPPER Model PS50 Parallel Axis Dual Reel Take-up 1 - CLIPPER Model PS36 Parallel Axis Dual Reel Take-up 1 - ENTWISTLE 36” Dual Reel Take-up, Model THE 24/36 1 - DAVIS STANDARD 30” Dual Reel Take-up 1 - SYNCRO DFH Spooler, 30” Reel w/ENDEX Dancer 1 - DAVIS ELECTRIC Model CRS30 Rewinder 1 - E.J.R. Triple Head Taper, Model 2002HT 1 - VIDEOJET Model 37e InkJet Printer, new 2000 1 - ADVANTAGE Chiller, Model MK-25AM41HBX, 9/98 41 - 48” x 32-1/4” ID x 25” Barrel x 3” Arbor Toroidal Reels

Contact: Martin Kenner

COMMISSION BROKERS, INC. P.O. Box 8456 • Cranston, RI 02920-0456 • Tel. (401) 943-3777 • Fax: (401) 943-3670 WEB: www.commissionbrokers.com • E-MAIL: marty137@aol.com

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WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFIED AD INFORMATION NAME _________________________________________________________________________TITLE_________________________________________________________ COMPANY ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY ________________________________________STATE _______________POSTAL CODE _____________________COUNTRY_______________________________ PHONE ______________________________FAX________________________________EMAIL ______________________________________________________________ AD CATEGORY____________ ISSUE YOUR AD BEGINS___________E-mail NUMBER OF ISSUES RUN _______LAST ISSUE ________________RUN TILL FURTHER NOTICE? YES____ NO ____ FULL RUN (WJI & ON-LINE) YES____ NO ____

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Send to: Attn: Classified WIRE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL P.O. Box 578 Guilford, CT 06437-0578 USA

HEADLINE (MAXIMUM 18 CHARACTERS) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ HEADLINE, 2ND LINE (18 CHARACTERS) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ENTER COPY HERE: RATE: Head @ $5 line $ _________ Full run: word count @ 1.25 $ _________ Blind box @ $10 $ _________ Total cost of insertion $ _________

DIES

KEMAITE COAXMATE® TAPES WUXI KEMAITE OPTIC & ELECTRIC PRODUCTS CO., LTD. ISO: 9001:2000 certified & RoHS test verified factory.

Produce the shielding tape (Alpet) for international wire & cable industry.

Tel: +86-510-85626022 Fax: +86-510-85626028 Web: http://www.kemaite.com

APOLLO DIA-CARB COMPANY. Buy & sell new/used Natural & PCD DIAMOND DIES. Fair prices & excellent lead times. Contact Paulette, Owner-Sales, by telephone at 1-508226-1508 or by e-mail at apollodie@wmconnect.com.

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.

MOLONEY DIE COMPANY. Low prices on all sizes of new, used and recut carbide dies. We also recut tapered nibs.

Fast turn-around. Quality service since 1985. Tel. 904-388-3654.

EQUIPMENT WANTED WE BUY SURPLUS LASER MICROMETERS. For a quote simply fax or email the manufacturer name and model #'s. Any condition. Fax 1-386426-2056; e-mail: johnknight@microtex.net; www.microtex.net.

Serving the non-ferrous and ferrous industries since 1983

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MACHINERY

MEDIA

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WWW.URBANOASSOCIATES.COM. For New & Used Wire & Cable Equipment. Tel. 727-863-4700; fax 727-8634711; or by e-mail at urbassoc@verizon. net.

a panel of industry experts with further input from more than 50 specialists within a wide range of disciplines. A must-have resource for anyone in the wire and cable business from the shop floor worker to the chairman of the board.

Price $75, $50 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.

click on the icon at the lower right side of the screen for the WAI Store.

TRAVERSE UNITS. High quality “rolling ring” design. Better warranty and 30 percent less than Amacoil! Contact: "YR" Products, Inc. Phone/Fax 708-672-5007.

MEDIA THE BOOK OF WIRE & Cable TERMS. Learn the A to Zs of wire and cable with this essential reference source. Presented in a clear, practical manner, this soft-cover, 350-page book is an indispensable publication covering both ferrous and nonferrous terminology, including a special section for fiber optic terms. More than 5,000 entries are offered. It also features a listing of industry-related organizations and associations with corresponding web site addresses. Each entry was reviewed by

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.

The set, which has a total running time of 1 hr., 36 min., includes: Annealing Part 1: Principles of Annealing (28 min.); Annealing, Part 2: Annealing of Copper and Aluminum Wire (31 min.); and Annealing, Part 3: Annealing Problems (37 min.). The set can be ordered for $285, $225 for WAI members, plus shipping, or by individual parts for $95, $75 for WAI members, plus shipping. To order, go to wirenet.org and

If you haven’t seen the latest WAI Connection online...

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. ■

WAI moves information The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc., delivers The WAI Connection, its comprehensive online newsletter, to our members twice each month.

Featuring the latest WAI, Chapter, and industry news—as well as late-breaking event and people items—it’s a great way to stay informed about the industry.

But if we don’t have your most current e-mail address, we’re both missing Connections! A quick e-mail message is all it takes to help us deliver The WAI Connection directly to you. But without your update, you may miss out.

Stay in touch with WAI Please contact Chip Marsh, Director of Membership, today at membership@wirenet.org to update your address and any contact information that may have recently changed. Because when you move, so does WAI.

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Enlighten us with your updated e-mail address today!

The WAI Connection is an online publication of The Wire Association International, Inc.

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Advertisers’ Index/Key Contacts ADVERTISER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PAGE

ADVERTISER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PAGE

AIM, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Peter Zafiro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 630- 458-0008

Conneaut Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 John Santos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 800-955-YARN

Anbao Wire &Mesh Co Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 BJ Hur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 86-335-389-3600

Die Quip Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Tom Maxwell, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 412-833-1662

Beta LaserMike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Bob Stockholm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 937-233-9935

ESTEVES-DWD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Steve Marcum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 260-728-9272

Bongard Drummond Trading LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 John Drummond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 260-625-6275

Eurolls SpA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39-0432-796-511

Caballe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 34-93-460-14-13

The George Evans Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 David Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph. 309-757-8300

Cable Consultants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Fred Hardy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 704-375-9313

Fine International Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Bruce Ceres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 973-586-3868

Canterbury Engineering Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Brian Schemenaur, Bill Holmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 800-241-7650

Fisk Alloy Wire Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Eric Fisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 973-427-7550

Carris Reels, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 David Ferraro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 802-773-9111

FMS Force Measuring Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Paul Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph. 847-392-7872

Cemanco LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Rainer Lashofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 954-630-1323

Fort Wayne Wire Die, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Don Bieberich/John Downey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph. 260-747-1681

Cimteq Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 Ali Shehab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 44-1978664-215

T. Fukase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 81-43-276-0630

CM Furnaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 973-338-6500

Genca Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Brian Schemenaur, Bill Holmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 727-524-3622

Cometo/Lesmo Machinery America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Allan Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 905-761-6165

Gem Gravure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cover 2 David Gemelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 781-878-0456

Commission Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82, 109 Martin Kenner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph. 401-943-3777

W. Gillies Technologies LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Mark Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 508-852-2502

CommScope Bimetals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Paul Bedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 704-883-8015

Gimax Srl/Cable Consultants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17-18 Enrico Romagnolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 39-0444-551790

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U.K., France, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Denmark & Scandinavia Jennie Franks P.O. Box 33 Moulton Newmarket, Suffolk, England CB81SH Tel: +44-1638-751132 Fax: +44-1638-750933 E-mail: franksco@ btopenworld.com

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ASIA/WAI India Office Germany, Austria, & Switzerland Dagmar Melcher Media Service International P.O. Box 103 D-82402 Seeshaupt Germany Tel: +49-8801-914682 Fax: +49-8801-914683 E-mail: DMelcher@t-online.de

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GMP Slovakia/Howar Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Chris Hauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905- 738-4010

Lesmo Machinery America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80, 87 Allan Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 905-761-6165

Guill Tool & Engineering Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Bill Conley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401-828-7600

Luvata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.luvata.com

Hitachi America Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 914-631-0600

Maillefer SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Andy Gosselin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 41-21-694-4111

Howar Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Chris Hauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 905- 738-4010

Mathiasen Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 Mark Mathiasen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 860-873-1423

Howar Equipment/GMP Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Chris Hauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 905- 738-4010

Micro Products Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Bill Keiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 630-787-9350

Huestis Machine Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Joe Snee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph. 800-972-9222

Niehoff Endex North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cover 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ph. 856-467-4884

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