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The Best of... PA C K A G I N G
The Best of ... A. Appiani Italy
For further information: tel: 905-761-6165 sales.aitmac.ca@gmail.com
Contact: Sales department Tel: (+39) 030-9380253, reels@appianigroup.com, www.appianigroup.com North America: see contact info at right.
This section asks industry suppliers to explain why what they have to offer for customers is “The best of.” That claim could be for a product that represents the best price or the best quality, but part of the equation has to be what else a company has to offer customers. What makes them a good potential partner. Here, suppliers of reels and spools discuss why they are an ideal choice for customers, and a few also provide further information in the Products section.
Italy’s A. Appiani Srl (Appiani), represented in North America by AITMAC Inc., is a global supplier of industrial steel reels with customers in every continent. It manufactures to international standards including DIN specifications and imperial standards. Appiani has been manufacturing steel reels and accessory reel products for more than 61 years with Managing Director Marco Appiani today at the helm of its plant in Manerbio, Brescia. It covers some 8,000 sq m of manufacturing space and carries ISO certification. Appiani has expanded and continues to upgrade to continue its standing as a leading global supplier in this field. It has invested in modern CNC machinery and semi/fully automated welding equipment that ensures higher quality standards and containing costs. The result is that Appiani can provide the industry with a wide range of process and shipping reels together with accessories such as pallets for reel storage, steel baskets for steel and copper wire, various reel lifters and a variety of different coil lifters. Appiani also manufactures B-Type Reel reconditioning (also known as re-flanging) machinery for steel cord spools (B-type reels/ B-40, B-60, B-80). Due to assembly design and material composition, B-type spools may encounter an outward flex of the flanges during regular use. By re-flanging, such flanges re bent back to their original alignment in relation to the barrel. Such machines have been successfully supplied to users of B-type spools in the wire and cable industry. American companies interested in Appiani products can contact Allan Brown, AITMAC Inc., tel. 905-761-6165, allan.aitmac.ca@gmail.com, for more details
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The Best of ... Ace Metal, Inc. USA
Contact: Richard Medoff, general manager Tel: 610-623-2204 richard@acemetalinc.com www.acemetalinc.com
The Best of ... Axjo Group Sweden Axjo America USA
Phillip Norman, director of sales Axjo North America Tel: 828-404-5117 phillip.norman@axjo.com www.axjo.com
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2023 brings Ace Metal Inc. to its 77th anniversary. We appreciate the support from all of our customers to allow us to succeed for this length of time, and look forward to many more years serving the industry. Looking back, Ace Metal has worked hard to build an excellent manufacturing reputation, and that legacy of being a dependable supplier has carried over and continues to drive our operations. It’s why customers trust us to be their partner in a commodity field. Ace Metal is a manufacturer of metal spools. We began manufacturing them in the 1960s, and our first customer was the iconic John A. Roebling & Sons Company. Today, Ace Metal manufactures high-quality, fine wire metal spools that are used in the ferrous, nonferrous, tire cord, fiber optic and aerospace industries as well as for many other applications. Our spools range in size from 6-in. to 14-in. flange diameters. They are designed with uniform quality and precision and are also used in the batch annealing process. They are made from prime cold-rolled steel and are available in multiple colored finishes. They are precision stamped, welded and pretested. Ace Metal spools are designed for strength and are more durable than Masonite, tin plate and most plastic spools as they can withstand annealing. Our customers want a heavyduty spool that is built to last and can be used multiple times, and that’s what we provide. Our tubular wire carriers, which come in square-base, star-base, clover-leaf base and circular-base designs, are used to ship large diameter wire and rod as well as internal wire carriers and payoffs. Wire manufacturers are welcome to contact Ace Metal to find out how we can help your company continue its legacy.
Axjo is well known to be a sustainable and innovative partner. A packaging solution from Axjo is developed here and now, designed to work today and in the future. By permitting efficiency, innovation, and sustainability to govern the way we work, we give our customers the opportunity to utilize our exceptional knowledge and high-tech production methods. Our Greenology Concept gives our customers added value and support in a world where specially adapted and environmentally optimized solutions are standard. Greenology is the result of our long-term aspiration to be a sustainable global partner. See p. 74. With a market presence in 58 countries and production units in four different locations around the world, we strive to minimize our carbon footprint. We are constantly looking for new opportunities to develop products, production methods and production facilities for a better circular society by using recycled materials and contributing to a closed loop. Axjo America is keeping almost 10 million pounds of plastic materials out of the landfill and giving it a new life through new products. For Axjo America, the next goal is set. The company is growing, and so is the scope of what we can offer. That includes our U.S.-made reels. They are manufactured from polymer materials that satisfy and exceed the demands made on equivalent products made of plywood and wood. We know that the standard varies depending on the market and that each company needs its own unique solution. Our reels have huge potential in a whole range of different product applications, including building wires, communication wires, fiber-optic cables and microduct.
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Welcome to Monterrey where you’ll hear the latest wire and cable manufacturing information at the 2023 Wire Association International Technical Conference. Both ferrous and nonferrous topics will be covered. Simultaneous translation to English is offered. Highlights include: • 50 tabletop exhibits • Lunch buffet • Networking cocktail hour Viakable is fully committed • Welcome dinner to this event, just as it was in 2016 when Sergio Valdés Ramírez delivered the keynote. • Facility tours to be announced
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CONFERENCE: PLAZA MONTERREY It’s nearly time forCROWNE WAI’s fourth International Technical Conference (ITC) in Monterrey to begin, and while it may be too late for all but WJI’s electronic readers to make last-minute plans to attend, this section serves as a reminder of what an ITC is all about. The energy, program quality and strong participation levels seen in 2008, 2010 and 2016 are expected to be matched, if not topped, when WAI again returns to the Crown Plaza Hotel Nov. 13-15. The 2023 program looks to follow the same general format as the 2016 event, which drew 190 participants. The presentations that start at 9:45 am on Monday, Nov. 13, include: a panel discussion with electrical wire and cable executives; Analysis for alternatives to reduce congestion in electrical network, Tecnológico de Monterrey; Wire and cable opportunities through materials innovation, InnovAction Srl; and Technical considerations for the transmission lines design using ACCC® high thermal performance conductor, Viakable. Following lunch, tE3X Robot System, Prysmian; Superconducting cable system with a capacity of up to 7,200 amperes in alternating current is now a reality for generation plants in Mexico, CARSO R&D Center, Condumex Group; HVDC extruded cables for efficient power transmission, Borealis; and Efficient sustainability: copper’s role in the new economy, SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS. On Tuesday, Nov. 14, Stranding & compacting power cables in a double-twist strander, Niehoff; Challenges and developments in stranding equipment, SKET; Development in Mexico of a method for measuring electrical resistance to current alternates in high and extra high
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13-15CARSO NOVEMBER 2023 Condumex Group; voltage cables, R&D Center, and High efficiency extrusion for cable applications, Troester. After lunch, Playacar-Chankanaab II submarine AC transmission line, Tren Maya’s infrastructure of the electrical distribution network, Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE); Fundamentos de los Lubricantes de Trefilado Mexico, Química Iberoamericana; and Movement toward manufacturing 4.0, real time wire drawing process instrumentation, Paramount Die. The Suppliers Market is open Monday, Nov. 13, from 9 am to 1 pm, and from 2 pm to 5 pm, with a reception and dinner that night. On Tuesday, Nov. 14, it will be open from 9 am to 1 pm, and from 2 pm to 4 pm. On Wednesday, Nov. 15, there will be a tour of a Viakable plant that leaves at 9:30 am and returns at 1 pm. Tabletop companies so far include: Balloffet Die Corporation, Calmec Precision Limited, Cemanco LC, Esteves Group, Interequip SA de CV, LaserLinc, Madem Carretes de Mexico, S de RL de CV, Metalube Ltd., Niehoff Endex North America Inc., Pan Chemicals Americas, Quimica Iberomericana (Blachford Distributor), Rainbow Rubber and Plastic, RichardsApex Inc., Roteq Machinery, Taymer International Inc., Thermoplastics Engineering Corp. and Troester GmbH & Co. KG. The Crowne Plaza Hotel, the host event location, is at Avenida Constitucion Oriente 300. Call tel. 52-800-8399300 for reservations: standard room, $125; superior room, $135; executive room, $145. For the discounted rate, remember to mention Grupo Wire Association or go to www.waimonterrey.com. n W W W. W I R E N E T. O R G
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Registration Open
7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Registration Open
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Suppliers Market
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Suppliers Market
9:45 am – 10:30 am
Viakable, Condumex Group, and Kobrex: Executive Panel – Electrical Sector
10:00 am – 10:45 am
Niehoff: Stranding Power Cable
10:30 am – 11:15 am
Tecnológico de Monterrey: Analysis for alternatives to reduce congestion in electrical network
10:45 am – 11:30 am
SKET: Cabling technology throughout the years
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
InnovAction Srl: Wire and Cable Opportunities Through Materials Innovation
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
Viakable Technology & Research Center: Technical considerations for the transmission lines design using ACCC® high thermal performance conductor
The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE): Playacar-Chankanaab II submarine AC transmission line
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
Troester: High Efficiency Extrusion for Cable Applications
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Suppliers Market
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
CARSO R&D Center, Condumex Group: AC electrical resistance measurement method for high and extra high voltage cables in Mexico
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE): Tren Maya’s infrastructure of the electrical distribution network
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
Quimica Iberoamericana: Fundamentals of Wire Drawing Lubricants
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
Paramount Die: Movement toward Manufacturing 4.0, real time wire drawing process instrumentation
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Suppliers Market
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Prysmian Group: E3X Robot System
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
CARSO Research and Development Center, Condumex Group: Superconductor cable for up to 7,200 amp is a reality for generation plants in Mexico
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
Borealis: HVDC Extruded Cables for Efficient Power Transmission
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS: Efficient Sustainability: Copper’s Role in the New Economy
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Cocktail Hour
6:30 pm
Dinner
5:00 pm
Adjournment
WEDNESDAY , NOVEMBER 15 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Plant Tour: Viakable
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INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
Monterrey, Mexico
MORE TO LEARN Welcome to Monterrey where you’ll hear the latest wire and cable manufacturing information at the 2023 Wire Association International Technical Conference. Both ferrous and nonferrous topics will be covered. Simultaneous translation to English is offered. Highlights include: • 50 tabletop exhibits • Lunch buffet • Networking cocktail hour • Welcome dinner • Facility tours to be announced
Learn more and register: CONFERENCE: CROWNE PLAZA MONTERREY
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