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New Spare Parts Program Provides Convenient Alternative
Developments Worldwide - By Editor (06 May 08)
A new spare parts program offered by Davis-Standard’s Extrusion Systems Group enables customers to buy recommended spares for their recently purchased machinery under special terms. This convenient program encourages customers to have spare parts on hand for those items susceptible to wear or those that are essential to maintain good working order of the equipment. - Read Article
Belden introduces new components to provide end-to-end solutions for Industrial Ethernet cabling
Developments Worldwide - By Editor (02 May 08)
Belden, a leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of signal transmission products, has introduced a series of new components for Industrial Ethernet conductivity to complement Belden’s high performance unshielded and shielded twisted pair cables with bonded-pair technology. Suitable for industrial environments Belden has introduced a range of new connectivity components including cord sets; modular jacks; plug kits as well as new accessories including stainless steel faceplates; surface mount boxes; hands tools to crimp either UTP or FTP RJ45 plugs, cable strippers and punch-down connecting equipment to meet the needs of Industrial Ethernet (IE) users. - Read Article
Fastener Fair Coventry(UK) hits record size
Developments Worldwide - By Editor (01 May 08)
“Exhibitors have booked more space than ever to promote their products and services,” says Organiser. When it opens its doors on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 June 2008, Fastener Fair Coventry will offer visitors more than ever before. “We’ve never had this much space booked by exhibitors,” says Organiser Jerry Ramsdale. - Read Article
New Brazilian Rod Mill supplied by Morgan Construction
Developments Worldwide - By Editor (23 Apr 08)
Design Provides for Future Expansion Morgan Construction Company has won the contract to supply a single strand wire rod mill for Votorantim Metais in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The project design allows for future expansion to two strands for rod production of up to one million tonnes per year. The mill will roll plain rod from 5.5mm to 24mm and HYQST rebar from 6.35mm to 16mm. Rolling speed for the 5.5mm rod will be guaranteed at 105 meters per second. Initial furnace capacity should produce 120 tonnes per hour, rising to 180 tonnes per hour when the second strand is built. - Read Article
Excellent success for Wire 2008 and Tube 2008
Developments Worldwide - By Editor (23 Apr 08)
Euphoric mood in the exhibition halls, full order books and the outlook for excellent post fair business the two number one trade fairs, wire, International Wire and Cable Trade Fair, and Tube, International Tube Trade Fair, ended on a high note today. “Every two years, Düsseldorf becomes the international meeting point for specialists from the wire, cable and tube industry. Here, they can meet face to face and fill their order books,“ Werner M. Dornscheidt, Chairman of the Management Board of Messe Düsseldorf, is pleased with the results. The just under 2,200 exhibitors at wire (1,129 companies) and Tube (1,028 companies) shared this or similar assessments after the five fair days in Düsseldorf. The companies at both trade fairs together occupied a display area of more than 95,000 square metres. All in all, 73,600 trade visitors from more than 90 countries visited the trade fairs Wire 2008 and Tube 2008 in Düsseldorf. - Read Article
700th Drum Twister for Pourtier-Gauder Group
Developments Worldwide - By Editor (23 Apr 08)
Pourtier– Gauder Group is pleased to announce the signature of an important contract for the 700th Drum Twister line the company will supply for the Cable Industry. The line, which is the biggest of this type, will be designed for take-up reel 4 meter and 30 tons weight for the production of High Voltage Power Cable, integrating unique technology and latest development for the production of high quality cables. It will be supplied to Saudi Cable Company in Saudi Arabia, a long time customer, who some decades ago ordered drum twisters from the company. - Read Article
Show success for BWE
Developments Worldwide - By Editor (23 Apr 08)
BWE Ltd used the recent Wire 2008 Exhibition in Dusseldorf to launch their new ‘S’ range of Conform™ continuous extrusion machines with immediate success. BWE exhibited their Conform™ S315i model with Induction Heated Tooling System and this was sold to SMETA Donetski, Ukraine. Initially, SMETA intend to extrude round aluminium tubes (refrigeration tubes) from 9.5mm diameter aluminium rod. Additional tooling has been ordered for other products. - Read Article
Beta LaserMike Launches New MID certifiable Length and Speed Measurement Device
Developments Worldwide - By Editor (23 Apr 08)
Beta LaserMike, a global manufacturer of precision measurement and control systems, announces MID (Measuring Instrument Directive of the European Community), certification for its LaserSpeed gauges. This new directive is to certify the measurement device so the product can be sold by length. - Read Article
Teknor Apex names Ashland to represent its PVC Compounds in China
Developments Worldwide - By Editor (21 Apr 08)
Shanghai, April 18, 2008: Teknor Apex Company signed an agreement appointing Ashland Distribution China to represent the company's vinyl compounds in China, the companies announced jointly during Chinaplas 2008. Teknor Apex is participating in the show through its subsidiaries, Singapore Polymer Corporation (SPC) and Teknor Apex (Suzhou) Advanced Polymer Compounds Co. (Stand W3A01). A major focus for Ashland will be the medical device market, for which Teknor Apex offers an extensive range of flexible vinyl compounds, noted Bertram M. Lederer, executive vice president of Teknor Apex Company. SPC and Teknor Apex Suzhou both have the capability to manufacture compounds that are identical to those developed by the parent company in the U.S. and are already compliant with regulations widely required in major medical markets. - Read Article
Leoni steers successful growth course
Developments Worldwide - By Editor (21 Apr 08)
The Leoni Group maintained its course of growth in the 2007 financial year, exceeding its sales and earnings targets set at the beginning of the year. As already announced in preliminary figures, consolidated sales rose by 12.3 percent and thus to a new record level of EUR 2,366.8 million (2006: EUR 2,108 million). - Read Article
Nexans cables will export 315 MW of power from a new wind farm off the east coast of England
Developments Worldwide - By Editor (18 Apr 08)
Paris April 16, 2008 Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has been awarded a contract by StatoilHydro ASA with an estimated value of 24 million Euro, to supply the submarine export cables for the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm project, located approx. 20 km offshore from the north Norfolk coastal town Sheringham, England. The full execution of the cable contract is subject to offshore development consent from the UK government and a final investment decision during the 2nd half of 2008 for the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm project. - Read Article
SABIC Innovative Plastics begins producing Long Glass Fiber Reinforced Composites in Korea
Developments Worldwide - By Editor (16 Apr 08)
Chung-Ju, Korea. To provide enhanced service and support for customers in Korea and Asia the fastest growing market in the world SABIC Innovative Plastics today announced the opening of a major production line at its Chung-Ju, Korea facility. The new line will produce LNP* Verton* long glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites, which are widely used across the burgeoning automotive, telecommunications, and appliance industries in Asia. The company’s continued investment in new production facilities such as the LNP Verton composite line is designed to provide customers with a local source of innovative product solutions and technological expertise. - Read Article