IWCS 2018 Directory Binder

Exhibit Descriptionscables. FluoroWrap™ is the best choice customer’s application of the yarns into theirfor your most demanding electronics and manufacturing process. We work with ouraerospace applications. wire and cable customers, sharing our yarn processing techniques, often resulting in fasterSAMPSISTEMI - POURTIER - SETIC 336 processing speeds with less waste. Our goal10522 Governor Lane Blvd. is not to simply sell yarn products, but to offerWilliamsport, MD 21795  USA a full service experience. We don’t send outTel:301-223-8584 a catalogue of products and encourage youE-mail: [email protected] to buy today; we want to talk to you to learnWeb Site: www.sampsistemi.com about what you are using, why you are usingSampsistemi, one of the global leaders it, and how it fits into your cable. Our goal is toin the drawing and extrusion technology provide our wire and cable customers valuefor the wire and cable market, is proud to beyond what you may be receiving now, andannounce the recent acquisition of Setic, to help the industry with innovation in productsPourtier and their Service Division C2S. The and processes.combined resources with leading technolo-gies in each market segment in which they Shanghai KECHEN Wire & Cableoperate, will greatly enhance the capabilityto offer a complete range of products able to Machinery Co., Ltd. 339match the evolving needs of our customersworldwide. Bldg. G., No. 1508, Luoning Rd.Service Thread Manufacturing Co. 205 Baoshan District17900 Dana DriveLaurinburg, NC 28352 USA Shanghai 200949, ChinaTel: 910-277-7456 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 86-136018322441Main Contact: Steve ZandeService Thread designs, develops, and manu- E-mail: [email protected] binders, ripcords, strength membersand fillers from polyester, nylon, aramid, Main Contact: Yang Chipolypropylene and other specialty fibers. Ourproducts are designed for wire and cable and Shanghai KECHEN Wire & Cable Machin-are available with water blocking, non-wicking,waxed, tinted and FR treated properties as ery Co., Ltd., as the subsidiary of Chinaneeded. In our manufacturing process wetwist, treat and wind a variety of textile yarns. Electronics Technology Group Corporation,Through our own processes, we have becomeexperts in package design, controlling yarn specializes in equipment for telecom cabletension and other variables that can affect our production including extrusion, twisting, welding, corrugating and wrapping. KCM covers a various range of products including RF/CATV coaxial cable machines, LAN/ SFP/HDMI cable machines, Optical fiber cable machines, Metal tube welding and cor- rugating lines, FEP/PFA/ETFE/XETFE high temperature extrusion lines, Railway signal cable machines, Building wire and control cable extrusion lines, Power cable extrusion lines, Automotive wire extrusion lines and Different types of general equipment. Be- sides technical specialty, KCM also provides Turnkey solution, as our best commitment, with focus on efficiency, quality, minimum scrap and customer specific tailored service. With 5G era coming, KCM will continuously provide reliable, economical and profes- sional equipment to satisfy the increasing demand of qualified telecom cable from worldwide well-known cable manufacturers. KCM’s made-in-China delicate manufacture always keeps pace with world technology.IWCS 2018™ Supplier Exhibition Directory 49

Exhibit DescriptionsShenzhen Delifeng Trading Co., Ltd. 308 tower. These comprise, for example, gaugeA809 iPark Building No. 26 Dengliang Rd. heads for measuring the fiber diameter, tem-Nanshan District, Shenzhen perature, the concentricity of the fiber coat-Guang dong 518054, China ing as well as for the detection of lumps andTel: 86-755-26417781 neckdowns on the surface of the coated fiber.E-mail: [email protected] SONGWON Management AG 226Main Contact: Xiong Xingdong Walzmuhylestrasse 48Shenzhen Delifeng Trading Co., Ltd. is a Frauenfeld 08500, Switzerlandprofessional in agency, trading, consultingand sourcing in Chinese wire and cable Tel: 41-526350000industry. Shenzhen Delifeng Trading Co., E-mail: [email protected]. is representing equipment and materi-als from the best Chinese manufacturers. Main Contact: Giulia BorattoAnd Shenzhen Delifeng Trading Co., Ltd. iscooperating with overseas firms on exploring Contributing high-quality products and solu-the China market. tions for 50 years is an achievement that we are proud of. We know that our history of success would not have been possibleSIKORA International Corporation without the dedication of our outstanding150 Huddleston Rd., Suite 1300 431 employees. It is thanks to their steadfast dedication over half a century that SONG-Peachtree City, GA 30269 USA WON has grown to become the world’s sec-Tel: 770-486-1233  Fax: 770-486-1201 ond global leader in polymer additives andE-mail: [email protected] also a leading specialty chemicals player.Web Site: www.sikora-usa.com Technetics PTFE & Polymer Solutions 402Main Contact: Georgia Allen 10633 W. Little York, Bldg. 3, Suite 300 Houston, TX 77041 USASIKORA, a manufacturer and supplier of inno-vative measuring, control, inspection, analysis Tel: 713-983-4272and sorting technology, will be present at theIWCS from October 14 to 17, 2018 in Provi- E-mail: [email protected], RI, USA. On booth 431, visitors willhave the opportunity to become acquainted Main Contact: Rachelle Sanders with the latest technological developments Technetics PTFE & Polymer Solutions willof online measuring and control systems showcase its full range of standard and cus-for quality control and process optimiza- tom PTFE tape and film offerings in Boothtion in wire and cable as well as the optical 402 at the Annual IWCS International Cablefiber markets. This year, SIKORA show- & Connectivity Symposium. Techneticscases among others devices of the LASER PTFE & Polymer Solutions provide customSeries 2000 for precise diameter and ovality PTFE tapes and films that are engineeredmeasurement of cables and wires as well as for exceptional performance and durabil-the CENTERVIEW 8000 that measures the ity in a wide range of critical applications,diameter, ovality and eccentricity of data, including electrical cabling systems, fuelautomotive and installation cables. In combi- hose liners and push-pull cables. Offeringsnation with the processor system ECOCON- from Technetics PTFE & Polymer SolutionsTROL 6000, or at the optionally available include low density, skived and unsinteredintegrated display, the measuring values of PTFE tapes and films. The company alsothe CENTERVIEW 8000 are visualized in the provides extensive knowledge of PTFE com-form of a scatter plot, which clearly shows pounds and techniques for particle modifica-the distribution of short-term variations of the tion to create a solution that meets the exacteccentricity. Other highlights at the SIKORA physical, thermal and practical requirementsbooth include sophisticated devices for qual- of customers. “This is a very important eventity control of optical fibers in the drawing for our organization as we continue to growIWCS 2018™ Supplier Exhibition Directory 50

Exhibit Descriptionsin the wire and cable industry and build a levels of smoke and flame spread than anyreputation of providing safety and reliabil- generically similar compound in the market-ity with our tape and film solutions,” said place. They require no special equipment toTechnetics PTFE & Polymer Solutions Vice process and can be extruded at the samePresident and General Manager Chris Sur- high rates as standard Fireguard compounds.do. “It is an ideal platform for our experts to Teknor Apex Company, a privately held firmmeet decision-makers, find out more about founded in 1924, is one of the world’s leadingtheir current needs, and discuss how our custom compounders of plastics. Teknorcapabilities will meet their most challenging Apex produces flexible and rigid vinyl, ther-requirements.” Technetics PTFE & Polymer moplastic elastomers, nylons, color master-Solutions, an EnPro Industries company, batches, specialty chemicals and hoses. Theengineers and manufactures a full range of company is headquartered in Pawtucket, RI,standard and custom polymer products and U.S.A. and operates thirteen facilities world-services, including tapes and films, thread wide in the United States, the Netherlands,seal, rods and cylinders, compression the United Kingdom, China and Singapore.and isostatic-molded components, custom The Vinyl Division of Teknor Apex Companymachining and high-performance etching for is a leading manufacturer of compoundscritical applications in the aerospace, semi- based on PVC, including Apex® flexible andconductor, oil and gas, life sciences, wire rigid vinyl, Flexalloy® vinyl elastomers, Fire-and cable, chemical processing, industrial guard® low-flame, low-smoke compounds forand construction industries. wire and cable, and BioVinyl™ compounds with bio-based plasticizer. The Division is anTeknor Apex Co. 213 international supplier to the appliance, au-505 Central Avenue tomotive, construction, medical device, wire and cable, and other industries.Pawtucket, RI 02861 USA Tensor Machinery, Ltd. 318Tel: 401-642-3309 1570 52nd AveE-mail: [email protected] Lachine, Montreal, Quebec, Web Site: www.teknorapex.com Canada H8T 2X9Main Contact: David Braun Tel: 828-781-3920Fireguard® compounds now incorporate im-proved flame-retardant and smoke suppres- Email: [email protected] formulations. The firm’s flame-retardant(FR) and smoke suppressant technologies Website: www.tensormachinery.comhave enhanced the performance of wire andcable compounds that are already the leading Main Contact: Ken LuterbachPVC-based low-flame/low-smoke productsfor plenum applications. Four grades in the Tensor Machinery is a designer andFireguard line of plenum cable compoundsexhibit oxygen indices from 49% to 51.5%. builder of process equipment for theShore C hardness levels range from 80 to90. See table for property data. These grades wire and cable industry for the past 30are: Fireguard 910A-72-NL for jacketing“hybrid” insulation in Category 5e and Cat- years. Tensor provides a wide range ofegory 6 unshielded plenum cables; Fireguard910A-76-NL for jacketing “hybrid” insulation in equipment to manufacture fiber optic andCategory 5e and Category 6 shielded plenumcables; Fireguard 910A-79-NL for jacketing copper cables from individual componentsof RG6 coaxial cable; and Fireguard 910A-80UVF-NL for jacketing of indoor/outdoor fiber to complete turn-key manufacturing lines.optic distribution cables. In NFPA 262 flametests, these compounds generate lower Our typical products include; UV Color- ing lines, Ribbon Fiber manufacturing, SZ and Planetary Stranding, Pay-offs and Take-ups, Tape Armoring, Yarn Serving and complete Jacketing lines for Indoor and Outdoor cable products. The Tensor equipment uses the latest in mechanical, electrical and electronic technology and is engineered to withstand the daily demand placed on it by production.IWCS 2018™ Supplier Exhibition Directory 51

Exhibit DescriptionsToner Plastics Group 304 customer processing needs and provide analysis of wire samples and screenpacks.35 Industrial Dr. T&T lab technicians conduct R&D work to meet specific customer needsEast Longmeadow MA 01028  USA Booth Personnel: Amanda Bakelaar, Tel: 413-525-2369 Fax: 413-525-2497 John Accorsi, Todd Waddle, Paul Anselmo, Craig Shell, Drew BormanEmail: [email protected]: www.tonerplastics.comMain Contact: Robbin BurtonFor nearly 30 years Toner Plastics Group Verichek Technical Services, Inc. 406 3000 Industrial Blvd.has supported numerous industries with vari- Bethel Park, PA 15102  USAous plastic products. Our capabilities include Tel: 412-260-3064extrusion, injection molding, and mold build- E-mail: [email protected]. Having 18 extrusion lines, the material Web Site: www.verichek.netrange includes but not limited to: PVC, ABS, Main Contact: Evan SivetzEPDM, FRPE, ASA, Nylon, PLA, PETg, Metal analysis testing: OES SpectrometersTPU, PP, PE, custom. We have 15 injection and PMI services. Verichek Technical Ser- vices, Inc. was founded in 1992 to answer amolding presses that range from 15-1000 demand by the metals industry for positive metal identification (PMI) and spectrometerton that mold: PP, PE, PU, PS, Peek, Ultem, service. This began with application sup- port, providing the identification of metal,PVC, LDPE, HIPS, GPPS, Acrylic, and more. which led to OES spectrometer (metal analyzer) sales, training and spectrometerOur customers love that we make every- service. More than 22 years later, Verichek Technical Services remains a metal analy-thing in the USA, collaborate for efficien- sis leader.cies, manufacture high quality products andprovide excellent customer service.T & T Marketing,  an M. Holland Company 12421 Inwood LaneAndover, MA 01810 USATel: 908-797-4028Toll-Free: 800-608-1577 Wardwell Braiding Co. 302E-mail: [email protected] 1211 High StreetWeb Site: www.ttmarketinginc.com Central Falls, RI 02863 USAMain Contact: Amanda Bakelaar Tel: 401-724-8800 T&T Marketing is a single source distributor E-mail: [email protected] wire and cable manufacturers. Being a Main Contact: Cynthia Chenstocking distributor allows T&T to provide Wardwell Braiding Co. is a world leadingjust in time deliveries, typically one to supplier of braiding machines and equip-two days. T&T offers a range of products ment. Since the company’s founding in 1911including: PVC, polyethylene, TPU, TPE, by Simon Wardwell, Wardwell Braiding’sfluoropolymers, EVA, CPE, flooding and engineers have continually introducedfilling water-blocking compounds, EPDM, advances in technology that have madetapes, copper conductors, LSZH com- Wardwell braiders the industry standard forpounds and Nylon 6. T&T represents 15 overall value.world class suppliers: AdvanSix, AGC,BASF, Borealis, Electric Cable Compounds,Elastron(r), Hanwha, Huaxia, Huntsman,Lake Copper Conductors, S&E SpecialtyPolymers, T&T Compounding, Unigel andUnitape and Westlake Chemical. T&T alsoprovides extensive technical service viaits polymer testing lab facility to support IWCS 2018™ Supplier Exhibition Directory 52

Exhibit DescriptionsWCISA® - Wire & Cable Web Industries 218Industry Suppliers Association® 235 700 Nickerson Road, Suite 2501741 Akron Peninsula Road Marlborough, MA 01752 USAAkron, OH 44313 USA Tel: 508-573-7979Tel: 330-864-2122 Fax: 330-864-5298 E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected] Web Site: www.webindustries.comWeb Site: www.wcisaonline.org Main Contact: Charlie BelcherMain Contact: Mike McNulty Web Industries is a global leader inWCISA® is a nonprofit association of more specialty film extrusion and a pioneer inthan 100 North American suppliers of ma- producing foamed, fibrillated and highly-chinery, materials, accessories and controls customizable laminated tapes. We useused for making all types of wire and cable. our proprietary systems and best-practiceWCISA is a co-sponsor of the IWCS Recep- methodologies to deliver high-quality,tion and the IWCS “Wire & Cable Industry next-generation cable components thatStudent Scholarship Funds” are found in some of the world’s most ad- vanced wire and cable products. Our wire and cable product portfolio includes the SuperBulk® cable filler family as well as identification, signal isolation, binder, seg- mented (discontinuous), low capacitance and heat-dissipating shielding tapes.Weber & Scher Mfg. Co., Inc. 104 Combining end-to-end design, develop-1231 US Highway 22 East, PO Box 366 ment, converting, and manufacturing ser-Lebanon, NJ 08833-0366 USA vices with innovative thinking and creativeTel: 908-236-8484 Fax: 908-236-7001 problem solving, we help our partnersE-mail: [email protected] speed products to market, reduce costs, and maximize product success.Web Site: www.webscher.comMain Contact: Gregory ScherThe Weber & Scher production programincludes metal shielding/armouring tapehandling and splicing equipment as well Windak Inc. 127 221-B South McLin Creek Rd.as longitudinal forming equipment forsmooth and corrugated metal tape, the Conover, NC 28613 USAtechnology of which was developed by Tel: 372-655-9411Mr. George Scher in the early 1940s. In E-mail: [email protected], evolving over the years, Weber Web Site: www.windakgroup.com& Scher has become a leading supplier ofcore wrap tape handling and applicating Main Contact: Reelika Viikojaequipment; concentric and eccentric bind- Windak Group inviting you to IWCS Con-ing and taping machines, Kevlar serving ference 2018 to present you all their in-equipment; cable core pressure filling and novative developments for Wire and Cableflooding equipment for optical fiber cables industry. Company specializes in automaticand copper telephone cables; metal packaging solutions for the wire and cabletape overlap seam bonding systems; industry and has offices in Sweden, USA,multi-position tension controlled sup- Australia and Estonia. At the show Windakply equipment, high speed rewind/repair will share the information about NEWequipment, belt wrap type capstans, linear QuickPac series of high speed coilingbelt type caterpillar capstans, vertical and machines with new exclusive stretch wraphorizontal cable accumulators, and cable solution. No need for strapper or binder-payoffs/take-ups. reduces maintenance costs and improves IWCS 2018™ Supplier Exhibition Directory 53

Exhibit Descriptionsreliability! QuickPac models are designed Main Contact: Bob Xellerfor maximum output of 9-12 coils/minute. Exhibiting info and a floor plan for Interwire 2019, May 13-16, 2019, Atlanta, GA, USA.Together with co-owner Axjo Plastic AB Also, the Association’s publications, productsthey would like to introduce the NEW ex- and services, including WJI; the WJI 2019ceptional 360° concept - Automatic spool Reference Guide; WIRE BULLETIN; technicalassembly machine MP450_3.0 and Axjo’s books, reports, WAI membership, chapterMultiPac spools. Axjo’s MultiPac spool is network and more.divided in the middle and has a slightlyconical barrel. This allows each half of Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp. 219the spool to be stacked, this means thatup to three times as many spools can be 100 Franklin Streetloaded on a trailer. Windak team is lookingforward to your visit! Bristol, CT 06010 USA Tel: 860-583-4646Wire & Cable Technology www.wireandplastic.comInternational 235 email: [email protected] Akron Peninsula Road Main Contact: Rahul SachdevAkron, OH 44313 USA With over 30,000 items of machineryTel: 330-864-2122 Fax: 330-864-5298 in stock and eight warehouses, Wire &E-mail: [email protected] Plastic Machinery Corp. is the largestWeb Site: www.wiretech.com supplier of used wire and cable equipmentWire & Cable Technology International,the Official Magazine of the IWCS Confer- in the world. Wire & Plastic Machineryence™, is a leading worldwide techni- Corp. is actively engaged in purchasing high-quality used equipment for stock tocal magazine, covering the production, offer its customers a one stop selection.processing and use of communications, The equipment is sold either in its originalelectrical and mechanical wire and cable. state or after mechanical and electri-The magazine is published six times per cal refurbishing, to today’s standards. Ayear, in both print and digital editions, wide range of equipment is available forand it is distributed to wire and cable producing almost all cable types suchindustry professionals in more than 100 as fiber optic, low-voltage cables, datacountries. Additional publications include cable, automotive, power and special-the Buyer’s Guide and the OVERVIEW ized electrical cables. Categories includenewsletter. Barrel Packers, Binders, Bobbin Winders, Braiders, Capstans, Caterpullers, Coilers,Exhibit Personnel: Mike Dies, Mike McNulty Dancers, Extruders (Plastic and Rubber), Extrusion Lines, Granulators, Motors, Optical Fiber Equipment, Ovens, Payoffs, Preheaters, Printers, Reels, Rewinders, Rotating Equipment, Screws, Stripers, Strippers, Takeups, Tapers, Testers, Tubu- lar Stranders, Welders and Wire Drawing. With 2 warehouses in close proximity toWire Association International 426 the conference, Wire & Plastic Machinery71 Bradley Rd., Suite 9Madison, CT 06443, USA is inviting attendees to arrange personalTel: 203-453-2777, Ext. 119 Fax: 203-453-8384 tours at their convenience.E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.wirenet.org Booth Personnel: Rick Narang, Rahul Sachdev, Eshan Narang, Erik Macs and Greg Malcervelli IWCS 2018™ Supplier Exhibition Directory 54

Exhibit DescriptionsWire World Internet 136 steel stranded wire, sliver plated copper stranded wire) and zinc plated steel wire.North Park Plaza, Our products are widely used in areas including communication cable, radio-PO Box 28123 frequency cable, intelligent cabling, leads for electronic components, HDMI wire,Brantford, Ontario, N3R 7X5, Canada enamelled wire, filter, armour rod, and lightening protection, etc. Beisdes, ourTel: 519-754-0998  Fax: 519-759-8190 subsidiary company Zhejiang Rongbang Cable Co manufactures many kinds ofE-mail: [email protected] cable like coaxial cable, telephone cable, lan cable, bus cable, alarm cable widelyWeb Site: www.wireworld.com used in security, communication, electric- ity, petroleum, chemical industry, metal-Main Contact: Paul Douwes lurgy, marine, digital line, etc. Baichuan Conductor owns dozens of patentsWire World Internet is a global internet and advanced examination and testing devices. Our copper clad steel wire andportal for wire and cable industry suppli- copper clad aluminum both passed the SGS certificate. Also we has achieveders. With weekly industry news, events, ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 certifications, and now is the supplier ofproducts, and a full range of suppliers top cable companies around the world.listed—Wire World has become synony- Zumbach Electronics Corporation 234 140 Kisco Avenuemous with wire and cable online search. Mt. Kisco, NY 10549-1412 USARanging from spools, machinery, wear Tel: 914-924-7205parts, consumables, compounds, lubri- E-mail: [email protected], dies, and much more, you can find Web Site: www.zumbach.comwhat your company is searching for in one Main Contact: Kevin Dockeasy step—log in today! Extensive range of measurement and con-Zhejiang Baichuan Conductor trol solutions from rod mill to wire drawing to wire insulating and finally to jacketing.Technology Co. Ltd. 330 Technology using light-section measure- ment principle (Profilemaster PMM 30)No. 6, Baichuan Rd., Xianhua St., to measure shape and dimension ofPujiang County, Zhejiang Prov. 322200 China precision shaped (nonround) wires and camera-based fault detection systems toTel: 86 579 84311389 detect surface defects/inclusions (Simac 63) in round wires and cables. AdditionalFax: 86 579 84312987 equipment offered includes ODAC® laser diameter scanners; WALLMASTER® ul-E-mail: [email protected] trasonic wall thickness measurement and control system; ODEX® laser/magneticWebsite: www.baichuanchina.cn non-contact concentricity gauge; ZUM- BACH/WST preheaters and temperatureMain Contact: Spencer Hong sensors; CAPAC Capacitance measure- ment systems; and FFT/SRL measure-Zhejiang Baichuan Conductor Technology ment/prediction systems.Co., Ltd. (Stock Code:832852) is locatedin Zhejiang Province, China. It owns fivesubsidiary companies in China and U.S.Baichuan Conductor is engaged in theresearch and development, manufactur-ing and sale of composite wires, includingcopper clad steel wire (CCS) (plated andcladded), copper clad steel ground wire,copper clad steel stranded wire, copperclad steel earth rod, tin plated copper cladsteel wire, copper clad aluminum wire(CCA), copper electroplated aluminumwire, copper clad aluminum magnesiumalloy wire (CCAM), sliver coating wire (in-cluding silver coating copper wire (SCW),Silver coating copper clad steel wire(SCCS), Silver coating copper clad alu-minum magnesium wire (SCCAM), silvercoating copper clad aluminum magnesiumwire (SCCAM), sliver plated copper clad IWCS 2018™ Supplier Exhibition Directory 55

DeWAL PTFE Films and TapesNew solutions for challenging applicationsDeWAL designs and manufactures a broad assortment of skived,unsintered and low density PTFE films and tapes.Our specialty laminates combine PTFE with porous substratesand films to withstand abrasion, harsh chemicals, hostile environmentsand irregular surfaces.For cost-effective film and tape solutions Visit us at iWCs BOOtH 307for masking, insulating, shielding,conducting and coating,call DeWAL today.For details and specs, go to www.dewal.com. 15 Ray Trainor Drive Narragansett, RI 02882 www.dewal.com [email protected] 800-366-8356 (International: 001-401-789-9736)

Product DirectoryAir Wipes Zhejiang Baichuan ConductorHuestis Machine Corp......................... 403   Technology Co. Ltd............................ 330MGS Group, The................................. 112 Extrusion Lines, Tooling & ExtrudersAncillaries/Services American Kuhne (a brand ofAllied Industrial Group Inc................ 337   Graham Engineering Corp.).............. 130Verichek Technical Services, Inc......... 406 AW Machinery LLC.............................. 331 Cable Consultants Corp...................... 424Associations, Colleges & Davis-Standard LLC............................ 335Nonprofit Corps. KN Manufacturing Solutions................ 334De Montfort University......................... 437 Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc............................. 128International Wire & Cable MGS Group, The................................. 112  Symposium (IWCS, Inc.)................... 436 Microdia USA....................................... 137WCISA® - Wire & Cable Rosendahl Nextrom Technologies....... 225  Industry Suppliers Association®......... 235 SAMPSISTEMI-POURTIER-SETIC...... 336Wire Association International ............ 426 Shanghai KECHEN Wire & Cable   Machinery Co., Ltd............................ 339Cable Design Products & Services Shenzhen Delifeng Trading Co., Ltd... 308Including CAE Software Toner Plastics Group........................... 304Advaris GmbH..................................... 207 Wardwell Braiding Co.......................... 302Fiber-Line® LLC.................................. 118LL Flex................................................. 429 Fiber & Ribbon Coatings, Matrixes,  Oden Technologies Inc........................ 303 Claddings, Inks & AdhesivesOptEM Engineering, Inc...................... 224 3N International Inc............................. 401 ARTOFIL.............................................. 125Cable Filling, Shielding, Binding & Excelitas Technologies........................ 129Armoring Equipment Fiber-Line® LLC.................................. 118LL Flex................................................. 429 Fiber Optic Center, Inc. / Technical  Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc............................. 128   Horsepower Consulting..................... 407Maillefer Extrusion Oy......................... 335 Farbwerke Herkula S.A....................... 320MGS Group, The................................. 112 Info-Gel, LLC (The Stewart Group)...... 105Nabaltec AG........................................ 319 LL Flex................................................. 429Nylon Corporation of America............. 138 PolyOne Corporation........................... 227ROBLON A/S....................................... 418 Saint-Gobain....................................... 325Rosendahl Nextrom Technologies....... 225 Shenzhen Delifeng Trading Co., Ltd... 308Shanghai KECHEN Wire & Cable SONGWON Management AG............. 226  Machinery Co., Ltd............................ 339Shenzhen Delifeng Trading Co., Ltd... 308 Fiber & Ribbon Making EquipmentSONGWON Management AG............. 226 ASI/Silica Machinery, LLC................... 200Tensor Machinery, Ltd......................... 318 bedea Berkenhoff & Drebes GmbH....... 300Weber & Scher Mfg. Co., Inc............... 104 Century Fiber Optics........................... 414 Excelitas Technologies........................ 129Conductors, Wires, Cables Hengtong Optic-Electric Co., Ltd......... 435bedea Berkenhoff & Drebes GmbH....... 300 Heraeus Noblelight America LLC........ 109Cable Components Group, LLC.......... 312 KN Manufacturing Solutions................ 334Isabellenhütte USA.............................. 408 Medek & Schörner............................... 324Jiangsu Etern Co., Ltd......................... 425 Miltec UV............................................. 202LEONI Wire, Inc.................................. 114 Photon Kinetics, Inc............................. 209 IWCS 2018™ Supplier Exhibition Directory 57

Product DirectoryRosendahl Nextrom Technologies....... 225 Davis-Standard LLC............................ 335 Huestis Machine Corp......................... 403Jacketing & Insulation Materials, Kinrei of America, LLC......................... 305Compounds, Fillers and Additives Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc............................. 1283N International Inc............................. 401 Maillefer Extrusion Oy......................... 335AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc............ 301 Medek & Schörner............................... 324Arkema Inc.......................................... 411 MGS Group, The................................. 112Aversion Technologies, Inc.................. 135 Pittsfield Plastics Engineering, Inc...... 404BASF Perfprmance Materials.............. 306 POURTIER & SETIC of America......... 326Borealis Compounds Inc..................... 208 ROBLON A/S....................................... 418Cable Components Group, LLC.......... 312 Rosendahl Nextrom Technologies....... 225Chase Corp......................................... 100 SAMPSISTEMI-POURTIER-SETIC...... 336DeWAL Industries................................ 307 Shanghai KECHEN Wire & CableEMD Performance Materials............... 328   Machinery Co., Ltd............................ 339EverFLON Fluoropolymers.................. 107 Tensor Machinery, Ltd......................... 318Fabpro Polymers, a Division of Great Weber & Scher Mfg. Co., Inc............... 104  Lakes Polymer Technologies, LLC....... 430 Windak Inc........................................... 127Huber Engineered Materials................ 119 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp............ 219Info-Gel, LLC (The Stewart Group)...... 105Jinhua Yonghe Fluorochemical Printing & Marking  Co., Ltd.............................................. 206 Gem Gravure Company, Inc................ 405LL Flex................................................. 429 Farbwerke Herkula S.A....................... 320Melos Gmbh / Inhol B.V....................... 417 Medek & Schörner............................... 324Mexichem Specialty Compounds........ 101 PrintSafe.............................................. 116Modern Dispersions Inc....................... 236 RSD GroupNabaltec AG........................................ 319   (W. Gillies Technologies, LLC)........... 329Nylon Corporation of America............. 138PolyOne Corporation........................... 227 PublicationsSaco AEI Polymers.............................. 419 EuroWire, Wiredin USA &SONGWON Management AG............. 226   Wire & Cable ASIA Magazines.......... 434Technetics PTFE & OVERVIEW Newsletter....................... 235  Polymer Solutions.............................. 402 Wire & Cable TechnologyTeknor Apex Co................................... 213  International....................................... 235T&T Marketing, Wire Journal International.................... 426  an M. Holland Company.................... 124 Wire World Internet ............................. 136Web Industries..................................... 218 Rotating Equipment: Stranders, Optical Fiber & Fiber Preforms Servers, Bunchers, Etc.Excelitas Technologies........................ 129 Amaral Automation Associates, LLC...... 228Fiber Optic Center, Inc. / Technical AW Machinery LLC.............................. 331  Horsepower Consulting..................... 407 Bartell Machinery Systems.................. 420Hengtong Optic-Electric Co., Ltd......... 435 Cable Components Group, LLC.......... 312Shenzhen Delifeng Trading Co., Ltd... 308 Cable Consultants Corp...................... 424 Huestis Machine Corp......................... 403Payoffs, Take-Ups & Respoolers Kinrei of America, LLC......................... 305Amaral Automation Associates, LLC...... 228 KN Manufacturing Solutions................ 334AW Machinery LLC.............................. 331 Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc............................. 128Bartell Machinery Systems.................. 420 MGS Group, The................................. 112Cable Consultants Corp...................... 424 POURTIER & SETIC of America......... 326IWCS 2018™ Supplier Exhibition Directory 58

Product DirectoryROBLON A/S....................................... 418 bedea Berkenhoff & Drebes GmbH....... 300Rosendahl Nextrom Technologies....... 225 Bartell Machinery Systems.................. 420SAMPSISTEMI-POURTIER-SETIC...... 336 Beta LaserMike Products (An NDCShanghai KECHEN Wire & Cable   Technologies Brand).......................... 204  Machinery Co., Ltd............................ 339 CERSA - MCI....................................... 201Shenzhen Delifeng Trading Co., Ltd... 308 Clinton Instrument Company............... 412Tensor Machinery, Ltd......................... 318 Melos Gmbh / Inhol B.V....................... 417Wardwell Braiding Co.......................... 302 MGS Group, The................................. 112Weber & Scher Mfg. Co., Inc............... 104 PE.fiberoptics Ltd................................ 428Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp............ 219 Photon Kinetics, Inc............................. 209 Proton Products Inc............................. 104Spools, Reels & Packaging SIKORA International Corporation...... 431Carris Reels......................................... 212 Verichek Technical Services, Inc......... 406Kinrei of America, LLC......................... 305 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp............ 219Madem-Moorecraft Reels USA, Inc....... 131 Zumbach Electronics Corporation....... 234Pittsfield Plastics Engineering, Inc...... 404 Used/Rebuilt EquipmentStrength Members Commission Brokers, Inc.................... 110ARTOFIL.............................................. 125 POURTIER & SETIC of America......... 326Breyden Products/Saylor Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp............ 219  Technical Prducts............................... 400Coats................................................... 415 UV Curing EquipmentConneaut Industries, Inc..................... 113 Excelitas Technologies........................ 129Fiber-Line® LLC.................................. 118 Heraeus Noblelight America LLC........ 109Fil-Tec, Inc........................................... 231 Medek & Schörner............................... 324ROBLON A/S....................................... 418 Miltec UV............................................. 202Service Thread Manufacturing Co....... 205 Tensor Machinery, Ltd......................... 318Tapes & Shielding Yarn & BindersBartell Machinery Systems.................. 420 ARTOFIL.............................................. 125Breyden Products/Saylor bedea Berkenhoff & Drebes GmbH....... 300  Technical Prducts............................... 400 Breyden Products/SaylorCable Components Group, LLC.......... 312   Technical Prducts............................... 400Chase Corp......................................... 100 Cable ComponentsChengdu Centran   Group, LLC........................................ 312  Industrial Co., Ltd.............................. 203 Chase Corp......................................... 100DeWAL Industries................................ 307 Chengdu CentranLL Flex................................................. 429   Industrial Co., Ltd.............................. 203Lloyd & Bouvier, Inc............................. 128 Coats................................................... 415ROBLON A/S....................................... 418 Conneaut Industries, Inc..................... 113Saint-Gobain....................................... 325 Fiber-Line® LLC.................................. 118Shenzhen Delifeng Trading Co., Ltd... 308 Fil-Tec, Inc........................................... 231Technetics PTFE & Polymer ROBLON A/S....................................... 418 Solutions............................................ 402 Service Thread Manufacturing Co....... 205T&T Marketing, Shenzhen Delifeng Trading Co., Ltd... 308  an M. Holland Company.................... 124 Web Industries..................................... 218Web Industries..................................... 218Testing/Measuring EquipmentAESA S.A............................................ 300 IWCS 2018™ Supplier Exhibition Directory 59

IWCS 2018™ Advertiser IndexCompany Booth Ad Page 14Advaris GmbH 207 1 5AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. 301 19 17Arkema Inc. 411 10 11AW Machinery LLC 331 56 8Carris Reels 212 7 15Commission Brokers, Inc. 110 13 31Conneaut Industries, Inc. 113 18DeWAL Industries, Inc. 307 6, 31 4Excelitas Technologies® 129 16, 32Gem Gravure Company, Inc. 405 9Harwick Standard — 33, Inside Back Cover 2Isabellenhütte USA 408 12, 32Jinhua Yonghe Fluorochemical Co., Ltd. 206 Inside Front CoverKinrei of America, LLC 305 20 Back CoverKuraray America, Inc. – Vectran Fibers Division — McLube — Oden Technologies Inc. 303 Pittsfield Plastics Engineering, Inc. 404 Saint-Gobain 325 Tensor Machinery, Ltd. 318 Thermoplastics Engineering Corporation — Wardwell Braiding Co. 302 Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp. 219 Zumbach Electronics Corp. 234 For manufacturers, SSEEPPTTEEMMBBEERR//OOCCTTOOBBEERR 22001188 Wire Harness & August 20, 2018processors, distributors and Volume 21, Issue 3 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018 WWW.WIRETECH.COM users of all types of InSIde tHIS ISSUewire and cable: electrical, Cable Connector Prysmian to Supply offshore Wind Farm Cables in the Uk Cable Facilities Celebrate VPP Star Status...... 2 communication and & Cables and Accessories for a Solar Park in Argentina Times Microwave Cable Delivery Program.... 2 mechanical Prysmian Enhances Ribbon Cable Products.. 2 Subscribe @ Prysmian Group, Milan, Italy, supplier of energy and telecom cable systems, Southwire Acquires Garvin Industries ............ 3 www.wiretech.com has been awarded a new contract by Ørsted Wind Power A/S to supply sub- Service Wire Personnel Announcements ....... 4 IWCS 2018 Registration & Program Online .... 4 marine inter-array cables for what will become the world’s biggest offshore Nexans Wins Lead-Free Cable Contract ........4 Focused News, Information and Products for Wire & Cable Processors, Distributors and End Users. 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Presented by: Prysmian Group will be responsible for the design, manufacture, supply, • News & Info: Page 144 WIRE & CABLE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL termination and testing of the inter–array submarine cables system that will Initial Publications, Inc. • Wire Harness Business & connect 110 of the 165 wind turbines and the offshore substation platform. The 1741 Akron Peninsula Rd, Strategy Column: project involves more than 300 km of 66 kV inter-array cables with EPR insula- Akron, OH 44313 USA Handshake or Contract?: tion and single wire armoring systems plus all related accessories. Tl: +1 330 864 2122 • Fx: +1 330 864 5298 Page 154 All the submarine cable cores will be produced at the Group’s center of ex- e-mail: [email protected] cellence located in Wrexham, Wales, UK, while the armoring and assembling • Wire Processing Essentials process will be performed in Drammen, Norway. The cables are due to be Chip Lippincott Publisher Column: Part 33: delivered in 2021. Mike McNulty VP & Editor The “Rut” in Routine: Jim Masar Senior Editor Additionally, Prysmian Group has signed an agreement with the Chinese Tom Hutchinson Global Sales Manager Page 156 contractor, talesun (acting on behalf of Shanghai electric, the main contractor Mike Dies Sales Representative • Ultrasonic Wire Splicer for the project), for the supply of cables, accessories, monitoring systems and services and project supervision for the Improves Output, Cauchari Solar Park in Argentina. The project consists in a 315 MW photovoltaic plant, located in the Jujuy Province, Repeatability & Quality of Wire Harnesses: close to the northwest border with Chile, at 4100 m altitude in one of the areas with the greatest solar resource in Page 158 the world. The solar park will generate a monthly average of 55,073 MWh, which will be conveyed to the 345 kV line Preview Articles: • Adding Benefit to that links the Chilean town of Andes with the town of Cobos, in the province of Salta offering the Argentinian system Subscribe @ www.wiretech.com/overview.asp IWCS 2018™...62-95 Manufacturer’s Slogan: wire China 2018...106-129 an annual average of 660,887 MWh for 20 years. “We Make the Connection” — A Case Study: Page 160 The Cauchari solar park is the first project officially signed by the governments of Wire Harness & • Checking Twist Pair Argentina and China as part of the OBOR (“One Belt One Road”) initiative and related Relationships in Cables as extensions. Prysmian Group will provide a total of more than 3600 km of instrumenta- Short as Six Feet: Cable Connector Page 162 tion and control, medium-voltage, low-voltage and solar cables from China (Tianjin TAPES, YARNS & • New Products: Page 164 and Yixing plants) as well as more than 1100 medium-voltage accessories and con- STRENGTH MEMBERS..130 Focused News, Information and Products for P. 143Presented by... nectors from China (Yixing plant), 100 Pry-Cam Grids and one Pry-Cam Portable for Wire & Cable Processors, Distributors and End Users. September/October 2018 www.wiretech.com monitoring from Prysmian Electronics and supervision services (KOM) for both MV Inside this issue... 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