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Letter to the Editor ................................................................8 Emphasis on Heat Treatment
News Wire ..........................................................................10

Product Showcase..............................................................68 Roundups: Testing • Wire Handling
Advertisers’ Index ...............................................................71 Spotlight: Spring Grinding
Classified Advertising .........................................................71

Editorial Company Index ....................................................72

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September 19 – 21, 2017

wire Southeast Asia, Bangkok, Thailand FENCETECH 2018, Phoenix,FAeaZtu,rUe ASrAticl es 1741 Akron Peninsula Rd,
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October 3 – 5, 2017 in spring
wire South America 2017 April 16 – 20, 2018 steel....20 annually to spring making or wire forming industry individuals for major technical developments
São Paulo, Brazil
www.wire-south-america.com www.wireformingtech.comrelated to equipment, materials or accessories for making springs or wire formed parts.
www.mdna.com
16 “How Re-Engineering My Wire Forming
October 3 – 5, 2017
SMI Metal Engineering Expo 2017 wire 2018, Düsseldorf, Germany Chip Lippincott Business Saved it from Extinction”
Hartford, CT, USA Drew Greenblatt - A multi-pronged strategy resulted in growth and return to profitability.
www.metalengineeringexpo.org
www.wire.de • www.mdna.com 20 Hydrogen Embrittlement of SprinPgr Setseiedlent and Publisher
October 10 – 12, 2017 [email protected] D. Sisson, Jr. - A review of the physical metallurgy of hydrogen embrittlement of
WFA 2017 Fall Meeting & Plant Tours
Joplin, MO, USA spring steel along with a discussion of mitigation methods.
www.wirefabricators.org
May 15 – 16, 2018 Mike McNulty 23 Composition Effects in Carbon Steel
December 5 – 8, 2017 Dr. Roger N. Wright - Part 6 of the multi-part series, The Strength of Steel, dedicated to the
Iran Wire 2017 Wire Expo 2018 Drum washer for springs and
Teheran, Iran Nashville, TN, USA [email protected] formed parts...30
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24 Coatings for the 21st Century

Kirtan R. Dhami - A look at high-performance and corrosion-resistant fluoropolymer/PTFE

www.wirenet.org coatings for springs and wire formed parts.

26 Stress Peening – A Practical ApplicaTtioonm Hutchinson
Global Sales ManagerDr. Eckehard Müller - Stress (shot) peening can be used in making auto suspension coil springs
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Editorial Staff - Suppliers have responded to our call for the state-of-the-art in heat
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Senior Editor 36 More Flexibility and Versatility for the Wire Worker
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Shanghai, China [email protected] when set up by a well-trained worker, the downtime can be less than 30 minutes.
www.wirechina.net • www.mdna.com 38 Machines for Producing Wire Hangers
Sonia Vitari - Versatile wire hanger forming and other wire processing machines offered

globally with after-sales support and engineering.

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EDITORIAL

Promote Manufacturing talked books; the importance and somewhat lost practice
of reading books. This subject struck a nerve with me
In October, we will be attending the SMI Metal Engineering because my smart phone use has negatively impacted
Expo 2017, which is also previewed in this issue, start- my consumption of books, something that has concerned
ing on page 42. This is an attractive event with a heavy me for a while.
focus on manufacturing technology, and I thought of it
and the wire forming industry when I read the following Here are some paraphrased excerpts from Ms. Noonan’s
condensed comments from Alan Beaulieu, President of speech: “Today is for celebration but starting tomorrow
ITR Economics: I humbly urge you to embark on a lifelong relationship
with a faithful companion who will always help you and
“Manufacturing in America before the Great Recession sometimes delight you—who will never desert you, who
was at a record high. It has come back a long ways since will make you smarter, and wiser, who will always be
then and it is expected to keep moving higher. In my by your side and enlighten you all the days of your life.
opinion, most people don’t know that. They believe that I am talking about: books. You must not stop reading
manufacturing has fled the country. I can’t really blame books. That’s all. If you seek a happy and interesting
them for thinking that given the political posturing and life, one of depth, meaning and accomplishment, you
strong public opinion, but the facts state otherwise. We are must read books.”
making all kinds of goods in the US, and companies from
around the world are here making all kinds of products She went on to describe her observations while covering
(think furniture, toys, plastic coat hangers, pharma and the 2016 presidential campaign in the USA, she said, “I
some of the most complex high-tech items you can think saw something, especially among the young men and
of). Industries that were once considered lost to America women of politics and journalism. These young reporters
are back, though they don’t necessarily look the same. and candidates for office are college graduates, they’re in
their 20s and 30s and early 40s, they’re bright and ambi-
“Today’s manufacturers are efficient and lean, and are tious and work hard. But it became clear in long conver-
thus able to compete in a global marketplace. Indeed, sations that they’ve received most of what they know
manufactured goods account for 86.4% of our exports... about history and the meaning of things through screens.
There is, however, an inhibitor to our manufacturing They have seen the movie and not read the book. They’ve
growth—a lack of skilled labor. All manufacturers that I heard the sound bite, but not read the speech. They read
speak with have one thing in common: they need more the headline on Drudge or the Huffington Post and then
employees and they can’t find them. Don’t believe anyone jumped to another site with more headlines. Their un-
who says there are no manufacturing jobs in the USA. derstanding of history, even recent history, is therefore
Job openings in this field in April stood at 359,000 jobs, superficial. And here is the problem: If those trying to
the highest amount of unfilled positions in 9.5 years. We make history have only a shallow sense of history, they
lack labor, not jobs. Employment in manufacturing is at will not be able to make anything good.” Next, Noonan
an eight-year high and climbing. added some stinging criticism, “What I'm really saying
is that almost everyone involved in politics or covering
“There are jobs that pay well, and the hours are increas- politics now...is getting dumber. They’re getting lost in a
ing. ‘Manufacturing in America’ is doing well in a glob- sea of dumb. They may drown in it.” Skipping now to the
ally competitive environment, without the artificial, and advice section of Noonan’s the speech, she says the fol-
ultimately harmful, help of protectionism. Businesses, lowing: “I am becoming an evangelist for reading books,
academia and government would do well to promote especially history and poetry, but novels too, fiction or
manufacturing as a viable, and good paying, career.” nonfiction, whatever you’re drawn to. And I know this:
If you cannot read deeply you will not be able to think
I may be speaking to the choir, but these are level-headed deeply. If you cannot think deeply you will not be able
and fact-based comments to consider and share with col- to lead well. So, unplug and read every day. You stop
leagues and non-manufacturing people. You can see the at least three times a day to eat.
full text at www.itreconomics.com/content/made-america. Stop at least once a day to read.”

A Lost Practice And to her remarks, I can add
this: if you don’t have any books
This summer’s graduation season is fading fast as are handy, then read Wire Forming
the commencement speeches that go along with them. In Technology International maga-
general, some are great, some are easy to forget and the zine, in print or online.
worst have a political agenda. I heard, and read, an im-
portant one this past season that I would put into the first Mike McNulty, Editor
category. It was written and delivered by Peggy Noonan, [email protected]
the Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the Wall Street
Journal, the author of several books on politics, history
and culture, and the former speechwriter for President
Ronald Reagan. What did she talk about in this year of
modern technology and hysterical political rhetoric? She

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Data Upholds Reliability the untrained eye that stamped rings are In general, wire formed rings are a better
of Stamped Retaining Rings somehow less reliable than wire formed method for producing larger retaining
rings in application. rings. But for smaller diameter retaining
Dear Mr. McNulty: rings stamping is an economical and
In the 1970’s, Waldes Truarc, then a reliable method of production yielding
Regarding the article on retaining rings major manufacturer of retaining rings, rings that have functioned flawlessly in
in your Spring 2017 issue (Retain- launched a program involving almost a variety of applications for decades.
ing Rings Blanked from Steel Strip or 1600 tests comparing the thrust load
Wire—Do They Differ in Quality?) I’d performance of DIN (metric) and ANSI Wally Berliner
like to clear up some confusion about (inch) retaining rings. The tests proved Senior Design Engineer
the two production methods explained that all large rings, whether stamped Rotor Clip Company, Inc.
by the author. Acceptable methods for or wire formed, were able to withstand
producing retaining rings dictate that loads more than twice their allowable (Note: If you would like further informa-
larger rings be wire formed rather than values. tion on the testing data referred to above,
stamped as a matter of practicality and please contact Rotor Clip Company at
cost effectiveness. This is not really a The article also suggests that stamped [email protected]).
choice as the article contends. Stamping retaining rings need to be oriented “with
a large ring from a strip of coiled steel the sharp cornered side facing the loaded Send letters to:
would simply result in excessive mate- side of the groove” to reduce what the
rial waste, not a ring that is inferior or author terms “the chamfer effect.” This Mike McNulty, Editor,
likely to fail in application. orientation, he notes, is not needed for [email protected]
a wire formed ring.
The article also shows graphics of Wire Forming
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this might be mistakenly interpreted by groove wall had a negligible effect on
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rod from Italy and Turkey. Düsseldorf India, are the orga- spite the amount of time being
nizers of wire India, Tube India and spent on healthcare reform and the
The AD and CVD laws provide Metallurgy 2018 while Welding & investigation in Russian meddling
USA businesses and workers Cutting India 2018 is jointly orga- in the elections, manufacturing is-
with a transparent, quasi-judi- nized by Messe Düsseldorf India sues are also on the table.
cial and internationally accepted and Messe Essen.
mechanism to seek relief from the With economic indicators on
market-distorting effects caused On display at wire India 2018 the rise and the regulatory envi-
by injurious dumping and unfair will be wire manufacturing and ronment being scrutinized, things
subsidization of imports into the finishing machinery (including are definitely looking up. But some
USA, establishing an opportunity cable, fastener and spring manu- other factors are creating pressure.
to compete on a level playing field. facturing machinery), process Most importantly, what will come
technology tools, auxiliary pro- of the Section 232 investigation
The petitioners for the inves- cess technology materials, special of steel imports? How will any
tigation are Gerdau Ameristeel wires and cables as well as mea- remedies for big steel impact the
US Inc. (FL), Nucor Corporation suring and control technology and wire industry? Will the Adminis-
(NC), Keystone Consolidated test engineering. tration take into consideration, the
Industries (TX) and Charter Steel number of downstream steel jobs
(WI). The merchandise covered When last held in 2016, 406 when it announces the next big
includes certain hot-rolled prod- exhibitors presented the latest steel trade policy measure?
ucts of carbon steel and alloy steel technologies at wire India, Tube
in coils of approximately round India and Metallurgy on 86,000 ft2 At the writing of these ma-
cross section, less than 19.00 mm of exhibit space. In addition to the terials, we are waiting to hear
in actual solid cross-sectional participation of exhibitors from announcements from the Depart-
diameter. Specifically excluded India, the shows again featured ment of Commerce and the Ad-
are steel products possessing the large country pavilions from Aus- ministration.
above-noted physical character-
istics and meeting the HTSUS At the 2017 Government Affairs
definitions for stainless steel, tool Conference, taking place September
steel, high-nickel steel, ball bearing 25 to 27, 2017, at The Westin Al-
steel or concrete reinforcing bars exandria in Alexandria, VA, USA,
and rods. Also excluded are free- you will hear from experts on
cutting steel products. international trade, get an update
on NAFTA renegotiation and hear
The U.S. International Trade the latest about regulatory reform.
Commission (ITC) was scheduled Come to Washington, DC, USA,
to make its preliminary injury de- this September to network with
terminations on or before May 12, colleagues and customers, and to
2017. If the ITC determined that speak to lawmakers to advocate
there is a reasonable indication for your company and for domes-
that these imports materially in- tic steel wire manufacturing.
jure or threaten material injury to
the domestic industry in the USA, There may never be a more
the investigations would continue,

10 Wire Forming Technology International/Summer 2017

The North American capital
of quality coatings.

Grass Lake, MI? That’s right. It starts here and carries right through to the
customer’s floor throughout North America. Dorken’s team of experts works
with OEMs, parts manufacturers and coaters to produce coatings that set new
standards in corrosion protection. From springs, brackets and clips to nuts,
bolts and screws, the company’s topcoats and basecoats provide best-in-class
performance in corrosion protection, consistent torque and tension values as
well as resistance to chemical attack. And for you it all starts here in Grass
Lake, MI., the capital of quality coatings. Call or go online to learn more.

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From the start, it’s all about the finish.

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important time to speak to your
legislators about your industry’s
issues. The AWPA will provide the
tools, but you are the best ambas-
sador for your company and your
employees. Join your industry col-
leagues in DC this September and
make your voice heard.

The Westin Alexandria: Administration may handle this current regulatory and legislative
AWPA conference venue. essential issue. challenges facing the industry, the
information you will provide is
Combining Congressional ad- Another session will look at more important than ever.
vocacy, committee meetings, time how the Administration officially
for business and two evening began the process of renegotiating Tuesday afternoon begins on
receptions for renewing relation- the NAFTA treaty in May 2017, Capitol Hill with a lunch and Wire
ships with colleagues and custom- and ho this trade deal could have Caucus briefing on trade, and Con-
ers, the 2017 Government Affairs a serious impact on the American gressional Visits will take place
Conference should not be missed. economy. Get the latest infor- in the afternoon. At the Congres-
mation on the process and the sional Visits Debriefing Breakfast
Committee meetings will be elements of the treaty that may be on Wednesday morning we will
held Monday, September 25 and affected. gather for breakfast and discuss
and Wednesday, September 27. the results of our congressional
The Executive Committee meet- With the new Administra- visits from Tuesday.
ing, the Membership Committee tion comes a new perspective on
meeting and the Stainless, PC regulation from Executive branch Bring your scorecards, and let
Strand and Rope Product Commit- agencies. Every day it seems that a your fellow AWPA members know
tee meetings will be held Monday regulation is either withdrawn or who you met with, and how they
afternoon. The Board of Direc- revised. Come to the Regulatory responded. Sharing this informa-
tors meeting will take place on Reform session and hear from an tion is the important next step
Wednesday morning. expert about what rules are being in our advocacy efforts—Janet
changed, which ones are being Kopenhaver, AWPA’s Director of
Monday evening will provide revoked and if these changes can Government Relations, will use
time dedicated to meeting old last. this information to focus efforts
friends and checking in with where they can make the most
your knowledgeable industry col- On Tuesday, ADVOCACY impact, and will provide follow-
leagues. The reception on Monday takes center stage. AWPA encour- up information to Representatives
evening gives attendees an oppor- ages all members to participate in and Senators after your meetings.
tunity to mix and mingle, and be- the Caucus Briefing and Congres-
gin discussing the issues on your sional Visits. The Caucus Briefing Register on-line for the 2017
personal agenda and AWPA’s and Congressional Visits keep Government Affairs Conference
government affairs agenda. both AWPA members and our at the website below. Early-Bird
Congressional Representatives up- registration on or before Monday,
The General Session Program to-date on the current trade issues August 28, 2017, costs US$460.
withg an International Trade facing the steel wire industry. In Registration after August 28, costs
Update will discuss how global order to have an impact, we must US$560. www.awpa.org
trade is even more complicated use this opportunity to educate
than ever. With the USA pulling our legislators about the industry Strong Exhibitor
out of the TPP, and a shift toward and the issues we face, and encour- Registration for
bi-lateral agreements, what can age them to influence government wire & Tube 2018
we expect going forward? Get the policy on our behalf. Your partici-
inside perspective on how the new pation is vital to ensure the level of Despite ongoing insecurities on
turnout that will make an impres- the global steel market in terms of
sion on your legislators. With the possible penalties and import re-

12 Wire Forming Technology International/Summer 2017



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strictions, wire 2018 and Tube 2018 The WFA Fall Meeting includes efficiency and precision. We want
experience strong exhibitor regis- a social hour and dinner the night to save you time and money.
tration one year before the start of before, a half-day meeting consist- We invite you to tour the new
the events. Companies applying ing mostly of a discussion on cur- facility so you can see how we
after the exhibitor registration rent economic developments and will meet your needs and satisfy
deadline at the end of April were trends in the industry, a luncheon, your requirements for both large
placed on a waiting list. wire/Tube a guest speaker presentation and and small-volume production of
will be held concurrently, April 16 the member plant tours. springs and various wire forms.
to 20, 2018, at the fairgrounds in
Düsseldorf, Germany. Of special value are Roundtable Visit the website below for more
discussions. These 60 to 90 minute information about the wide range
Over 2600 key players from the meetings discuss current “hot top- of spring making capabilities
industry will present innovations ics” in the industry, current eco- made expertly in America.
from the wire, cable and pipe nomic conditions and prospects www.OhareSpring.com
industries on 1.18 million ft2 of for the next quarter and beyond.
net exhibition space in 15 halls. Members are candid in their state- wire & Tube China
As in the past, traditionally well ments and various points of view Return in 2018
represented countries at wire 2018 are always presented.
will be Italy, Belgium, France, www.wirefabricators.org As one of Asia’s most influen-
Spain, Austria, the Netherlands, tial international trade platforms
Switzerland, Turkey, Great Britain, O’Hare Spring for their sector, wire China, the
Sweden and Germany. From over- Expands Capacity 8th All China International Wire
seas, many companies from the in New Facility and Cable Industry Trade Fair,
USA, South Korea, Taiwan, India and Tube China, the 8th All China
and China are expected. Dedication to expert qual- International Tube and Pipe In-
ity, on-time delivery and excep- dustry Trade Fair, will return to
wire 2018 will display machin- tional value has resulted in the the Shanghai New International
ery and equipment for wire manu- steady growth of O’Hare Spring Expo Center (SNIEC) from Sep-
facturing and finishing, process Company, Elk Grove Village, IL, tember 26 to 29, 2018. Held concur-
technology tools and auxiliary USA, since 1964. To continue our rently again will be the Fastener
materials for process engineering excellent record of service going Shanghai Special Zone. The events
as well as materials, special wires, forward, we have expanded our will be organized by Messe Düs-
cable, measuring and control tech- capacity and building footprint seldorf Shanghai, a subsidiary of
nology and test engineering. In in a new facility just minutes from Messe Düsseldorf in Germany
order to address the increasing use Chicago’s O’Hare International together with the Shanghai Elec-
of fiber glass cables in the energy, Airport. tric Cable Research Institute
construction and communications (wire China) and the Metallurgical
sectors, wire 2018 will focus even This expansion is meant to Council of China Council for the
stronger on glass fiber cables next make and supply your spring Promotion of International Trade
year. The segments wire, cable and wire form components in the Metallurgical Center for Interna-
and glass fiber machinery will be most precise and efficient ways tional Exchange and Cooperation
presented in Halls 9 to 13 and 16, available. (Tube China).
fastener technology in Hall 15 and
mash welding and spring making We invest in technology and The exhibitors at wire China
in Hall 13. www.mdna.com the latest process equipment for 2018 will present wire manufactur-
ing and finishing machinery, pro-
WFA Fall Meeting cess technology tools and auxiliary
& Plant Tours process technology materials as
well as materials, special wires and
The 2017 Wire Fabricators As- cables and measuring and control
sociation (WFA), Montgomery, IL, technology.
USA, Fall Meeting & Plant Tours
of K&S Wire Products and Lozier, At Tube China 2018, exhibitors
takes place in Joplin, MO, USA, will showcase the latest in tube
from October 10 to 12, 2017. The manufacturing machinery, raw
2017 Fall Meeting will feature a materials, tubes and accessories,
presentation by Todd Sieleman, process technology tools and
retired Assistant Director of the auxiliaries, measuring and control
Kansas City Area OSHA Office. technology and well as pipeline
and OCTG technology, profiles
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and machinery. Engineering Division is head- the company’s high-
quartered in Donawitza. With its performance chem-
The visitors at the shows will innovative steel solutions, it is one istries, equipment
come from the following indus- of the world’s leading providers and powder coatings
tries: wire, cable, tube, pipe, iron, of special rails for the railway in the USA states
steel and nonferrous metals, au- infrastructure, quality rolled wire of Tennessee, Ala-
tomotive and aerospace supply as especially for automobile manu- bama, Mississippi,
well as electrical, construction and facturers and high-tech seamless Arkansas, Georgia Doug
water and energy supply. tubes for the oil and gas industry. and South Carolina. Trageser

The last staging of both shows “This major investment in a Trageser was President of
in 2016 concluded very success- continuous casting line will en- Southeastern Chemical, Inc.
fully with a record 42,199 trade able us to produce prior to the company’s acquisi-
visitors from 94 countries and even higher quality tion by Asterion in August 2014.
1645 exhibitors from 31 nations pre-material for our A metal finishing veteran for
presenting the latest technology, products and further over three decades, Trageser’s
machinery and products from the expand our technol- hands-on experience and deep
wire, cable, tube and pipe process- ogy leadership in our knowledge of plating chemistries,
ing industries on over 1 million ft2 key customer seg- equipment, powder coatings and
of exhibit space. In addition to the ments. This invest- Franz anodizing processes span techni-
large number of local attendees, a ment will also serve Kainersdorfer cal service, sales, manufacturing
growing number of overseas buy- to secure the Group’s Donawitz and customer support functions.
ers attended the trade fairs. The site,” said Franz Kainersdorfer, www.asterionstc.com
majority of the overseas visitors Member of the Management Board
came from South Korea, India, of voestalpine AG and Head of the Jackson Spring Expands,
China Taiwan, Japan, Russia, Ma- Metal Engineering Division. is TS Certified
laysia, Iran, Thailand, the USA, www.voestalpine.com & Acquires Sentry
Indonesia and Vietnam.
www.mdna.com Asterion Welcomes Jackson Spring Mfg. Co., Inc.,
Back Trageser as Elk Grove Village, IL, USA, a
voestalpine Invests in Regional Manager leading supplier of precision
High-Quality Steel manufactured spring and wire
Production in Austria Doug Trageser recently re- products, discussed the expan-
joined Asterion, LLC, Indianapo- sion of its manufacturing facility
In line with its strategic focus lis, IN, USA, as the company’s as it completes the acquisition of
on customer segments with high- Southeastern US Regional Man- Sentry Spring & Mfg. Corp.
est technology requirements, the ager. Acknowledged as a trusted
voestalpine Group has decided and relied-upon industry expert, Rob Meyers, Vice President
to invest more than €100 million Trageser is responsible for the and General Manager of Jackson
in two future-oriented projects at sales and technical service of Spring said, “We have had a lot of
its Donawitz site in Austria. exciting growth at Jackson Spring
recently. We have completed the
One of the projects is to set up Sentry Spring acquisition and are
a new continuous casting line for now nearing the completion of our
producing extremely pure steels expanded manufacturing facility.
as a sophisticated pre-material for This was our second acquisition
premium rails, quality rolled wire in four years, with Allied Spring
and high-tech seamless tubes. The being acquired previously. We are
highly automated production line still seeking additional companies
with an annual capacity of up to to acquire as we continue to ex-
950,000 tons is scheduled to start pand our successful coiling and
up operation in 2019. wire form business. Our goal is
to continue to grow our customer
The second project is to set up base into different industries, so
a completely new research center that we can provide any customer,
on company grounds that is dedi- large or small, with the ideal tech-
cated to developing even lighter, nology needed to supply precision
more corrosion-resistant, and manufactured spring and wire
stronger steel grades.

The voestalpine Group’s Metal

16 Wire Forming Technology International/Summer 2017

What new innovations
are coming next?

See us at booth #411 to find out.

October 3-5, Hartford, CT

Torin Spring Coilers | Connecticut, USA
www.fenn-torin.com | 860.259.6600 | [email protected]

NEWS WIRE

products for any of their needs. for the North American market. steel concrete reinforcing bar from
“I am also happy to share that His knowledge of industry and his Taiwan based on these final rates.
experience in high level leadership
Jackson Spring Mfg. Co. received and management roles will serve “The United States can no
its TS 16949 certificate this past our customers with the highest longer sit back and watch as its
April. And while Jackson Spring standard of support. Our success essential industries like steel are
is ISO 90002 certified, we felt this has come about through the efforts destroyed by foreign companies
was the next step for our company. of a dedicated staff and Kent will unfairly selling their products in
It will allow us to grow in the au- continue that tradition.” the USA markets,” said Secretary
tomotive markets.” Ross. “We will continue to take
Anderson added, “I am excited action on behalf of U.S. industry
Jackson Spring has over 50 to be a part of the Doerken Group, to defend American businesses,
years of expertise in the coiling and I look forward their workers, and our communi-
and wire forming business. The to the challenges ties adversely impacted by unfair
company’s experienced design to further continue imports.”
personnel and an extensive library our growth. A solid
of computerized design programs foundation has been In 2016, steel concrete reinforc-
allow the company to offer engi- laid in North Amer- ing bar imports from Taiwan
neering assistance for customers ica and I intend to were valued at an estimated $53
seeking to eliminate a problem l e a d t h e D ö r k e n Kent million. The Rebar Trade Action
or reduce cost. In addition, Jack- team by continuing Anderson Coalition filed the case with the
son Spring can provide custom to provide ongoing improvements Commerce Department on behalf
designs for new products. in products and services to better of its individual members: Byer
www.jacksonspring.com serve our licensees and custom- Steel Group, Inc., Cincinnati, OH,
ers.” USA; Commercial Metals Co., Ir-
Doerken Corporation ving, TX, USA; Gerdau Armisteel
USA Appoints Anderson was previously Di- U.S., Inc., Tampa, FL, USA; Nucor
New President rector of Sales and Customer Corp., Charlotte, NC, USA; and
Director for Federal Mogul Pow- Steel Dynamics, Inc., Pittsboro,
Doerken Corporation USA, ertrain. Prior to that, he was Sales IN, USA.
Grass Lake, MI, USA, an operating Manager at Elring Klinger, and
unit of Dörken MKS-Systeme, held various positions with The Antidumping laws provide U.S.
Herdecke, Germany, and a global Alpha Group. businesses and workers with an in-
leader in the manufacture of cor- www.doerkenusa.com ternationally accepted mechanism
rosion protection coating systems, to seek relief from the harmful
for a variety of parts including U.S. DOC Issues Final effects of dumping unfairly priced
springs, fasteners, brackets, clips, Determination on products into the United States.
stamped parts and large under- Steel Bar from Taiwan Commerce currently maintains 404
body components, has announced antidumping and countervailing
the appointment of Kent Ander- The U.S. Secretary of Com- duty orders which provide relief
son as President. merce, Wilbur Ros, recently an- to American companies and in-
nounced the affirmative final dustries impacted by unfair trade.
The announcement of Ander- determination in this antidumping
son’s appointment as President duty (AD) investigation, finding The U.S. International Trade
was made by Dr. Martin Welp, that steel concrete reinforcing bar Commission (USITC) is conduct-
CEO of Dörken MKS-Systeme. from Taiwan is being sold in the ing an investigation to determine
USA market at unfair prices. whether or not the domestic in-
Also, Frederick Schultz will dustry is harmed by imports of
lead the Doerken Corporation The Commerce Department steel concrete reinforcing bar from
USA sales team in the newly- determined that exporters from Taiwan. The USITC is currently
created position of Director of Taiwan have sold steel concrete scheduled to make its final injury
Technical Sales. Schultz will report reinforcing bar in the USA at determination on or before Sep-
directly to Anderson. 3.50% to 32.01% at less than fair tember 5, 2017.
value based on factual evidence
Dr. Welp said, “The appoint- provided by the interested parties. If the ITC makes an affirmative
ment of Kent represents the next final injury determination, Com-
step in our continued growth plan The Commerce Department merce will issue an antidumping
will instruct U.S. Customs and order. If the ITC makes a negative
Border Protection (CBP) to collect final injury determination, the
cash deposits from importers of investigation will be terminated
and no order will be issued.
www.commerce.gov

18 Wire Forming Technology International/Summer 2017

New Logo & New NEWS WIRE Huyett has sourced and overseen
the production of pins of excep-
Address for NESMA hair pins to its growing Heritage tional quality that are also safer
Industrial™ product line. These than many of the existing pins on
As with any long-standing new Heritage component lines are the market.
organization, it is essential for available in carbon steel, stainless
NESMA (New England Spring or brass, in a full range of sizes Tim O’Keeffe, G.L. Huyett’s
& Metalstamping Association) to with RoHS/REACH-compliant tri- CEO, commented, “We studied
take steps to keep its membership valent zinc plating or plain black the market carefully and found
and their needs the heart of the as- phosphate finish. that much of the currently avail-
sociation’s daily purpose. NESMA able product does not possess
continues to remain committed to As a result of purchasing in the quality needed to ensure safe
promoting the interests and future bulk quantities from manufactur-
of our dynamic industry. NESMA ers located around the world, G.L.
works hard to provide educational
events, networking, legislative and
policy information and workforce
training opportunities so that
members have access to a unique
set of resources to help their busi-
nesses thrive.

The new NESMA logo is a mod-
ern spin on the old one, which has
faithfully served for many years.
Still using graphical elements to
suggest NESMA’s involvement in
spring and metalstamping, the as-
sociation has chosen to update the
font, and go with a more modern,
forward thinking, but industrial
color palette.

The new logo is part of a much
broader effort to rebrand the or-
ganization and update NESMA’s
website (soon to come) and other
exciting updates coming this fall.

Also, please note that the NES-
MA address has changed. Effective
July 17, 2017, the new address is:
The Executive Suites at 440 North
Main Street, Bristol, CT 06010,
USA. www.NESMA-USA.com

G.L. Huyett Introduces
New Lines of Cotter
Pins & Wire Forms

Manufacturer and Master Dis-
tributor, G.L. Huyett, Minneapo-
lis, MN, USA, has introduced its
new lines of high-quality, attrac-
tively priced, cotter pins, hammer-
lock cotter pins, bridge pins and

Summer 2017/Wire Forming Technology International 19

NEWS WIRE companies from Europe, Asia and
the USA will devote its efforts
really well is listen to our clients to determining the lightweight
and a lot of them were telling us design potential of hybrid and
that while they loved the techni- heavy commercial vehicles in
cal brochure, they would prefer terms of the power train, chassis
it emailed to them so they didn’t and transmission.
have to carry the 85-page publica-
tion around with them. The results of the study will be
available in early summer 2018.
installation and use. As cotter pins “We recognized that, but also
are traditionally inserted into a wanted to ensure that any poten- “Reducing the CO2 emissions
hole by hand, a sharp burr on the tial customers didn’t forget about and weight of vehicles is one of
end can scratch the mating part, us when visiting us at exhibi- the most important topics for the
which can be important if the part tions. The perfect solution was a automotive industry and thus also
is painted/plated. And operators professional summary brochure, for the forging companies and
installing the pins can cut their fin- which includes information on steel manufacturers which supply
gers on the burrs.” www.huyett.com some of the wires we supply, the it. At the same time, when produc-
applications they can be used in, ing a forged part many firms are
Alloy Wire Launches the industries we support and the involved in sequence, leading to a
Technical Brochure wealth of technical knowledge supplier chain which is very long
we have at AWI.” and divided up. This has made
Alloy Wire International www.alloywire.com joint development efforts essential
(AWI) says that its technical bro- for generating more innovation,”
chure is one of the most eagerly Phase III of “The said Dr. Hans-Willi Raedt, VP
awaited publications of the year Lightweight Forging Advanced Engineering of the
for the wire industry. However, Initiative” Launched Hirschvogel Automotive Group
the company has had some feed- and Chairman of the cooperation
back about it being a bit too big to In 2013, 24 forging companies for the forging partners.
fit in luggage. and steel manufacturers joined www.massiverLEICHTBAU.de
forces in “The Lightweight Forg-
To request a copy of the sum- ing Initiative”, a cooperation of American Fence
mary brochure when it is released, the Steel Institute VDEh and the Association Hosting
email [email protected]. Industrieverband Massivumfor- Regional Conference
mung e. V. to demonstrate how
AWI says it doesn’t want to cut forging technology contributes to The American Fence Asso-
down on the depth of information automotive lightweight design. ciation (AFA) is hosting the North
in the brochure, so the company Central Regional Conference, Sep-
has taken the decision to produce In July 2017, “The Lightweight tember 14 to 16, 2017, at the Hilton
a summary brochure that will give Forging Initiative Phase III” was Rosemont/Chicago O’Hare Hotel,
delegates and potential clients an launched. With immediate ef- Chicago, IL, USA.
instant reminder of what AWI fect, a cooperation of around 40
does, how AWI does it and some The North Central Regional Con-
of the unique capabilities offered. ference event will include three

This latest marketing document
will be launched at Offshore Europe
in September 2017 and will also
be sent as an e-shot next year to
thousands of customers in the AWI
database.

Natalie Baker, Sales Executive,
said, “One of the things we do

20 Wire Forming Technology International/Summer 2017

days of networking, exhibits, NEWS WIRE 9th International
education and more.
go “above and beyond” as part of Congress Spring
With the North Central Regional the Dudek & Bock team.
Conference, the American Fence Industry in Italy
Association provides a great net- In July 2017, Raul Morales (left
working chance to build industry in accompanying photo), Techni- The 9th International Congress
connections and further your cal Engineer, passed the bat to Spring Industry will take place in
career with continuing education John Wrona (middle in photo), Taormina (Sicily), Italy, September
and certification. Facilities Manager. Dudek & Bock 28 to October 1, 2017.
President, John Dudek (right in
You can elevate your brand by photo) presided over the Passing Suspended between the rocks
sponsoring the AFA’s regional of the Bat ceremony. and the sea, Taormina shows a va-
conference. Sponsors will show- www.dudek-bock.com riety of natural beauties, offering a
case their product(s) with a table-
top exhibit, product demonstra- TIeLncehDDaniodsoueclbrolsgey
tion and specific exhibit times to
visit with attendees. Don’t miss Jack and Jeff Shoemaker, second and third generations
out on this unique opportunity continuing the tradition at Anchor Abrasives.
to connect with current and po-
tential clients. Plus, you’ll have Certified to ISO 9001 since 1994.
the opportunity to purchase a
Social/Networking Event ticket At Anchor Abrasives we specialize in the design and
and mingle with attendees on an manufacture of resin, epoxy and oxychloride bonded nut inserted
off-site group excursion. discs and cylinders...plus centerless and rollwheels.

Additionally, AFA is team- Today, in our modern manufacturing facility, we are ready to
ing up with numerous suppliers continue our tradition of innovative quality products and unmatched
and manufacturers during the customer service. For more information contact Anchor Abrasives
afternoon on Friday to provide Company, 7651 West 185th Street, Tinley Park, IL 60477 U.S.A.
30 minute product demonstra- Phone: 708-444-4300; Fax: 708-444-1300.
tions at the regional conference.
The website will be updated with
company info as demonstrations
are confirmed.

AFA Members receive dis-
counted registration fees on re-
gional conferences, training and
certification programs and other
AFA events such as FENCETECH.
And if you have never been an
AFA member, your first year of
membership is 50% off.
www.americanfenceassociation.com

Passing of the
Bat at Dudek & Bock

The Team Player Bat is a long-
standing tradition at Dudek &
Bock to recognize employees who

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breath-taking view of the volcano and new customer segments as of research activities and a head
Etna and on the gulf of Isola Bella. well as the product lines are being researcher of National Institute
expanded materially. of Materials Science.
The old town center welcomes www.jsse-wdb.jp
the visitor, who can admire its In the future, the Hagens
stunning architectural highlights, Spring Group, together with Garage Door Spring
as well as go shopping in the tra- Spring Systems, will achieve the Coating System
ditional small stores of the village sales synergies along with im- from JN Machinery
and then enjoy the privileged proved possibilities to grow with
view on the gulf from one of the their customers and to establish The FTS System (flow-through
numerous coffee shops and quaint even better opportunities to de- system)—utilizing Aqua-TRC
restaurants. velop with their customers. polymer conversion technology
www.hagens.com from JN Machinery Corp., East
However, the main attraction Dundee, IL, USA, is an efficient
of Taormina, though, remains the 20th IST Golf Event manufacturing process that uti-
spectacular and unique Ancient lizes the heat of the tempering/
Greek theater that owns the sea Once again the spring industry stress relieving operation to ap-
and the volcano as a natural came together for the annual Insti- ply a polymer conversion coating
scenography, and that still hosts tute of Spring Technology (IST) (Aqua-TRC). Aqua-TRC conver-
concerts and plays during the Golf event, this year celebrating sion coating provides corrosion
summer season. the event’s 20th anniversary. protection and clean, a colored ga-
rage door spring. The entire parts
The congress will include the This year’s golf event took place tempering and painting process
Arrival Welcome Dinner on Thurs- at the fantastic Walmley Golf can be accomplished in-house,
day, September 29, the Congress Club located in Sutton Coldfield and in a small space, together
Gala Dinner on Friday, September and saw 59 golfers on the tee. It with standard coiling/forming and
30, the Social Program Special Din- was the biggest IST golf day event stress relief processes.
ner on Saturday, October 1 and ever since this golf outing started
the Taormina Tour and Airport back in 2007, so a huge thank you The coating process is simple—
transfer on Sunday. from IST to each and every one of the formed springs (350°F/177°C
esf-spring-congress-2017.com you who has supported this event or hotter) are sprayed with the
over the years—it simply wouldn’t Aqua-TRC polymer solution. And
Hagens Spring go ahead without your support. dry-to-the-touch springs are deliv-
Group Acquires ered in less than 30 seconds after
Spring Systems This year, IST had some abso- stress-relief.
lutely fantastic support with the
On March 31, 2017, Hagens sponsorship, and would like to The new system was introduced
Spring Group announced that it thank all sponsors for the very by JN Machinery at the recent 2017
had acquired Spring Systems i kind prize donations. International Door Association (IDA)
Torsås Sweden. www.ist.org.uk trade show in Atlanta, GA, USA.
www.jnmachinery.com
Spring Systems was founded JSSE Recent Spring
in 1964, includes 60 employees Lecture Meeeting
and is one of Scandinavia’s lead- & General Meeting
ing manufacturer of springs, wire
parts, clips and assemblies with a The Japan Society of Spring
very automated production and Engineers (JSSE) held its semian-
high quality level. Spring Sys- nual Lecture Meeting including
tems’ customers are found in the a poster session, and its Annual
automotive industry, forest and General Meeting at Meiji Uni-
garden, construction industry, versity in Tokyo, Japan on June
household appliances and several 15, 2017.
other industries.
At the Lecture Meeting, nine
Spring Systems and the compa- general lectures and one special
nies in Hagens Spring Group have topic lecture were presented to 158
been strengthened with Spring attendees in a hall on the Tokyo
Systems being a part of Hagens Surugadai Campus.
Spring Group. Hagens Spring
Group has achieved a very good The opening speech was pre-
customer base with well-known sented by Dr. Masao Hayakawa, a
Vice-Chairperson of JSSE in charge

22 Wire Forming Technology International/Simmer 2017

WAFIOS In-House NEWS WIRE no problems and ahead of a three-
year transition deadline.
Exhibition Well Attended latest developments in the field of
Industry 4.0. www.wafios.com The three sites had already been
Held at WAFIOS’ sales prem- certified to the 2008 version of the
ises in Wuppertal, Germany, every Wheelabrator Sites ISO 9001 standard, the most com-
two years, the WAFIOS In-House ISO 9001:2015 Certified monly used and internationally
Exhibition marks a permanent renowned benchmark for quality
fixture in the calendar of many Wheelabrator locations Me- management systems. The 2015
national and international spring telen, Cologne and Zurich, Ger- version is a major update to the
manufacturers as well as wire and many, have passed their quality standard. It puts an increased
tube processors—plus numerous management certification to the focus on risk-based thinking and
media representatives. This year, new ISO 9001:2015 standard with
the event took place from May 10
to 13, 2017. FUHR: Rolling Diamond ing mill of the WSR type are also
Shape for Thread Inserts adjustable in axial direction by the
Each day of the exhibition saw use of servomotors.
the large crowds of attendees that According to Sebastian König, This allows the ability to adjust the
have become a regular feature of Managing Partner at FUHR GmbH two rolls precisely to each other,
the event. The busy atmosphere & Co. KG, Steinheim, Germany, which ensures a symmetric shape
was elevated by the fringe event thread inserts were originally de- of the diamond profile.
being held in parallel by the Cold veloped for the repair of damaged A further advantage of the axial
Forming division at WAFIOS’ threaded holes. Today, they are adjustment of the rolls is the time-
forming technology premises, often used to strengthen threaded saving capability by setting up the
and by the extensive program of holes so as to allow highly loaded rolls for a new dimension. The rolls
specialist lectures being given dur- screwed connections in light al- can be ground with more than one
ing the exhibition. Over the four loys. An example in automotive shape, for example, by moving
days, the Reutlingen company construction is the bolting of cyl- the rolls in the right track, another
welcomed well over 1000 guests inder heads to aluminum engine shape or dimension can be rolled
from Europe and beyond. blocks. And in the aviation industry, within a short period of time. A
tens of thousands of thread inserts change of a complete set of rolls
With the range of exhibits be- are being required per each air- including adjustment takes a mere
coming noticeably larger and craft assembly. 20 minutes.
more varied each time around,
the event is no longer showcasing As a producer of world-class wire More information regarding the
WAFIOS machinery and services rolling mills, FUHR has a long WSR rolling devices can be found
alone. This year, other exhibitors experience in designing rolling at the website listed below.
included several companies who mills for steel and stainless steel Also, this year FUHR will be
act as suppliers and partners to profiled wire in general, and in par- displaying its state-of-the-art roll-
WAFIOS. Marking a first, the event ticular for the so-called “diamond ing mill technology from 19-21
also included representatives from shaped wire”. September 19 to 21, 2017, at
research and education, with the wire Southeast ASIA in Bangkok,
University of Siegen’s Forming Renowned international thread Thailand.
Technology Institute—headed insert manufacturers appreciate For more on its exhibition activities
up by Prof. Dr. Ing. Bernd Engel the advantages of FUHR’s preci- and range of industry solutions and
—manning an information booth sion rolling lines, as their special portfolio of wire rolling machines,
and delivering a specialist lecture. cooling and rolling design allows see FUHR’s website below.
production at higher speeds up to www.fuhr-wire.com
The industry specialists who 500 mpm and higher.
visited the exhibition were af-
forded insights and perspectives in To ensure the highest precision,
a way that was unique to this kind FUHR has developed its own
of event, relating not only to the measuring device, customized
trends prevailing in today’s tech- for the diamond shape. As this
nology, but also to the future of measuring device is integrated
spring, wire and tube processing. in the PLC, the roll position is au-
tomatically adjustable, ensuring
Devoting a central area of the a tolerance range for width and
premises to a topic that is set to thickness of ±3 µm.
shape the future, the in-house ex-
hibition used the banner of Smart In addition to the automatic, radial
Factory 4.0 to present WAFIOS’ roll adjustment, the two-high roll-

Summer 2017/Wire Forming Technology International 23

a stronger emphasis on leadership NEWS WIRE fully finished and was inaugu-
as well as broadens the definition rated on April 7, 2017, by CEO
of “interested parties” (to also in- According to Ulbrich, the sus- Jan Pieters at a Grand Opening
clude, beyond customers, employ- tainability of solar energy along Ceremony.
ees, shareholders and suppliers). with the rising cost of electricity
makes the cost of a solar-powered The primary focus for the new
Measurability as a key compo- energy system equal to or less than Susuki Garphyttan green field pro-
nent of continuous improvement that of traditional energy sources. duction plant is the manufacture
also features heavily in the new This fact, coupled with growing of Valve Spring Quality Wire as
ISO 9001. An important part of concern over pollution from other well as additional Oil Tempered
its implementation at DISA and energy sources, has made clean Wire products.
Wheelabrator was the definition and renewable energy an increas- www.suzuki-garphyttan.com
of key indicators for quality pro- ingly attractive option for custom-
cesses to ensure the effectiveness ers like Ulbrich. Radcliff Wire
of measures can be tracked. Now Certified to
Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Spe- ISO 9001:2015
Led by a team in Metelen, cial Metals has also announced the
Wheelabrator started adapting to launch of its new and improved Radcliff Wire Inc., which is
the new standard as early as 2015, website (seen below). located in Bristol, CT, USA, points
with 2016 seeing intensive efforts out that the ISO 9001 standard was
to reshape internal processes Ulbrich says that being in busi- introduced in 1987 and is the most
and systems in accordance with ness for almost 100 years requires popular and most commonly used
the new benchmark. The team constant innovation and growth system for quality management
then shared its learnings with and this website is a reflection systems in the world. Radcliff
the other locations to assist their of those ideals. The goal was to Wire Inc. was first certified in 1998
transition to ISO 9001:2015. modernize the look and feel of and has maintained certification
www.wheelabratorgroup.com the site, but more importantly the through the ISO revisions in 2000
functionality and user experience. and 2008.
Solar Panels Installed www.Ulbrich.com
at Ulbrich Facility In continuing this tradition,
New Executive VP at Radcliff Wire has now been certi-
Kingspan Energy has recently fied to the ISO 9001:2015 standard.
finished installing more than 500 Suzuki Garphyttan; This latest revision has a stronger
solar panels on the roof at the emphasis on leadership and risk
North Haven, CT, USA-based Ul- New Plant in Mexico analysis, but still provides the
brich Shaped Wire, a division of foundation for quality products
Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Toichiro Kumagai from the and customer satisfaction.
Metals, a leading global supplier
of stainless steels and special met- Japanese parent com- Radcliff Wire Inc. says that the
als. The 508 Hanwha Q CELLS 72- pany, NSSG, has en- company is committed to its quali-
cell 330-W panels were installed tered the position of ty policy of satisfying the customer
on Ulbrich’s existing warehouse and meeting all customer product
roof (18,837 ft2), along with four Executive Vice Presi- requirements as well as improving
Yaskawa Solectria Solar inverters dent of Suzuki Gar- effectiveness of its quality manage-
and a Polar Racking PRR racking phyttan Group as of ment system through continual
system. The building’s conversion improvement. To obtan additional
to solar power is expected to pro- April 1, 2017, and is Toichiro technical specifications on the
duce immediate benefits in terms based in Garphyttan, Kumagai products and services available
of energy conservation, generating Sweden. from Radcliff Wire Inc., visit the
an output of 197,780 kW hours. compny’s website.
Additionally, on March 3, 2016, www.radcliffwire.com
the Board of Directors at Suzuki
Garphyttan Group made the deci- New Corporate Video
from Pyromaître Inc.
sion to establish a green field pro-
duction plant in San José Iturbide Heat treatment equipment
located in the state of Guanajuato, manufacturer, Pyromaître Inc.,
Saint-Nicolas, Quebec, Canada,
Mexico. now offers the new Pyromaitre
The company’s new green field

production plant is now success-

24 Wire Forming Technology International/Summer 2017

New corporate NEWS WIRE imports of this product from China
video from will remain in place.
Pyromaître. USITC Determination
on China Paper Clips Commission Chairman Rhonda
corporate video. Those manufac- K. Schmidtlein, Commission Vice
turing parts for the automotive, The U.S. International Trade Chairman David S. Johanson and
agricultural or heavy-duty in- Commission (USITC) has de- Commissioners Irving A. Wil-
dustries with production requir- termined that revoking the ex- liamson and Meredith M. Broad-
ing stress relieving or tempering isting antidumping duty order bent all voted in the affirmative on
should view this video. on imports of paper clips from these imports.
China would be likely to lead to
According to the company, continuation or recurrence of ma- Today’s action comes under the
over the years, millions of springs terial injury within a reasonably five-year (sunset) review process
and drive train components have foreseeable time. required by the Uruguay Round
been processed in Pyromaître Inc. Agreements Act.
industrial ovens. For this reason, As a result of the Commission’s
Pyromaître Inc. says that it can affirmative determination, the ex- The U.S. International Trade
help in achieving your company’s isting antidumping duty order on Commission’s public report, Paper
business goals. Clips from China (Inv. No. 731-
www.pyromaitreovens.com TA-663 (Fourth Review), USITC
Publication 4719, August 2017), will
contain the views of the Commis-
sion along with the information
that was developed by the USITC
during the review.

The report will be available by
September 14, 2017 at:
http://pubapps.usitc.gov/applications/
publogs/qry_publication_loglist.asp.

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Summer 2017/Wire Forming Technology International 25

CASMI News & Events Update
by:
Michael Bandy Chicago Association of Spring Manufacturers, Inc.
Chicago Association of
Spring Manufacturers, Inc. (CASMI)
350 S. Poplar Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126 USA
www.casmi-springworld.org

Annual Scholarship Award • Magdalene Lenczowski
Recipients Recognized by CASMI • Darian Los
• Rachel Maniscalco
On August 3, 2017, CASMI hosted its second annual • Claudia Morawa
reception to honor the recipients of the organization’s • Greg Myhre
Annual Scholarships. Nearly 35 scholarship recipients, • Kirby Weiland
company representatives and CASMI Board Members • Drake Wolan
were on hand for the celebration at Francesca’s Amici • Abbey Zaykoski
in Elmhurst, IL, USA. During the event, the 2017 recipi-
ents were announced and those present were presented CASMI’s 2017 Terry & Jerry Reese Postgraduate Schol-
with recognition certificates. arship recipient is:
• Emily Lenczowski
CASMI is proud to have awarded 15 Undergraduate
Scholarships of US$1500 each and one US$2500 Terry
& Jerry Reese Postgraduate Scholarship to dependents
of CASMI member company employees in 2017. This
brings the total cash awards for CASMI Scholarships
to US$727,000 since the program’s inception in 1989!

The CASMI Scholarship Program is managed by CASMI Golf Tournament
Scholarship America, a not-for-profit foundation.
Scholarship America receives and processes the ap- On June 22, 2017, CASMI held its 2017 Annual Golf
plications, determines the awards and informs the Outing at the Seven Bridges Golf Club located in
winners, thus assuring impartiality in awarding the Woodridge, IL, USA.
scholarships.
CASMI would like to congratulate this year’s scholar- It was a gorgeous day as 135 CASMI members and
ship winners for their academic accomplishments. SpringWorld exhibitors took part in the 18-hole, best-
Undergraduate Scholarship recipients are: ball tournament and dinner. The CASMI 2017 Annual
• John Archer Golf Outing event included lunch for the golfers, and
• Bethany Brogdon the tournament was followed by a reception and din-
• Jaclyn Buttafuoco ner, and then the presentation of awards.
• Jason Chang
• Lydia Fess The awards were presented for the first and second
• Mackenzie Howard place teams in two divisions (four total) as well as
• Kailyn Lefeber closest to the pin, longest putt and longest drive for
both women and men.
26 Wire Forming Technology International/Summer 2017
Additionally, several “wine and beer” gift baskets were
raffled off as door prizes.

For the second year, CASMI designated charity sup-
port to Chicago Veterans, a nonprofit community of
military veterans who share a common passion for

SpringWorld 2018 Kickoff Dinner

All CASMI members, SpringWorld 2018 Exhibitors and

Suppliers who are considering exhibiting are invited to

attend the SpringWorld 2018 Kickoff Dinner on Thurs-

day, October 19, 2017, at Maggiano’s in Schaumburg,
IL, USA. The event will feature an update on the 2018

SpringWorld Trade Show, the opportunity to secure

exhibit space, networking with industry colleagues

and learning from a dynamic keynote speaker.

At the dinner, David Avrin, who is the President of
Visibility International, will present, “It’s Not Who
You Know, It’s Who Knows YOU!” The program’s

focus is on attracting the best customers and creating

“an Army of Raving Fans”.

According to Avrin, it is a new world and the market-

place has changed. The choices are vast and quality

abounds. Being great at what you do is no longer a

differentiator—it is merely the entry fee. Today, win-

ning in business is

about discovering,

creating and lever-

aging competitive

advantages. In this

highly entertaining, thought-provoking and action-

able presentation, based on his new book, Visibility

Marketing, Avrin will show attendees how to discover,

create and promote meaningful differentiators to gain

visibility and earn customers.

Registration for the SpringWorld 2018 Kickoff Dinner

can be accomplished by visiting the CASMI website

listed below. The deadline for registration for the

SpringWorld 2018 Kickoff Dinner is October 16, 2017.

www.casmi-springworld.org WFTI

helping fellow veterans, whether it’s veteran homeless- More About CASMI:
ness, PTSD awareness, trauma, benefits or camaraderie
building. CASMI was founded in 1944 as an independ-
ent, not-for-profit trade association dedicated to
A total of US$1100 was donated to Chicago Veterans. the development of good business practices, and
This amount represents an increase of 98% over the sharing of technical information through ongo-
US$555 that was collected at the 2016 CASMI Annual ing communications among the job-shop spring
Golf tournament! manufacturers in the greater Chicago, IL, USA
area. While membership is predominantly located
CASMI’s 2018 Annual Golf Outing will take place in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, the organiza-
on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at the Bloomingdale Golf tion provides support to spring manufacturer and
Club. supplier members throughout the USA. Although
CASMI works closely on several issues with the
Spring Manufacturers Institute (SMI), a na-
tional organization, both organizations are inde-
pendent of one another, with unique missions,
programs, services, and members. CASMI spon-
sors the SPRINGWORLD® Trade Show every
two years. www.casmi-springworld.org

Summer 2017/Wire Forming Technology International 27

All Things by:
Springs Randy DeFord, Engineering Manager
Mid-West Spring & Stamping
105 Etna St.
Mentone, IN 46539  USA
E-mail: [email protected]
www.mwspring.com

Variable Rate?

A compression spring is defined as a mechanical device load application until solid height.
that produces a force when deflected and returns to its Therefore, the two test heights are all important to
original height, ready to deliver the next repeat stroke establish not the rate of the spring overall, but the rate
and associated force. To accomplish this feat, the spring of the spring between two heights. This concept is many
must produce a spring rate—a given amount of force times lost in the shuffle. For example, many industries
per each inch of travel. That said, a spring is a rate- require tight rate tolerances, thinking this will control
producing device. load(s). But, an overstressed design can easily take a
Spring rate is produced from a combination of physical set and lose free length forever. This then loses force
dimensions and wire properties. But its main component forever. This has nothing to do with spring rate since the
can be thought of as a length of active material—a literal length of the torsion bar has not been affected.
torsion bar. This torsion bar, when twisted, produces But if the spring took a lot of set, a high rate spring will
a force. In the case of a helically formed compression lose a lot of force, greatly affecting the application. The
spring, this force can be calculated for a needed height load loss can be much greater than the restrictive rate
based on the rate. tolerances that are assigned to control forces, and do
no such thing.
 Rate = Load / Deflection or R = P/f

If the spring has two loads, the same applies but looks
like this.

  Rate = Change in load / Associated change in deflection

Most compression springs have a common trait—a Also, since the rate is affected by material length, it is
closed end on each end which serves as a pushing/
contact surface. The closed ends are important because critical that two specific heights be called out for a rate
they create a phenomenon that drives much of the con-
troversy over the true rate of the spring. As the spring test to be sure the springmaker can adjust coils to meet
travels, the active material decreases due to coil loss
caused by the closed ends. This small loss shortens the mean rate requirement. Since the rate is a calcula-
the active material of the spring and forces the rate to
increase slightly as the spring moves. This means the tion of the difference in force divided by the difference in
rate is increasing ever so slightly with every bit of travel.
So here’s the rub—what is the true spring rate? Well, height, the heights become critical for an accurate rate
that depends on where the spring operates. If the spring
has a small deflection between two heights, the rate test. And never lock down the number of active coils so
increase from one point to another will be small. If the
deflection is great, the length of the torsion bar could the rate can be fine tuned by varying the active material
change quite a bit and this means the second load will be
a result of less active material. Since the active material and compensate for material variations. WFTI
is constantly changing with deflection, this means that www.mwspring.com
every spring is, conceptually, variable rate from the first

Randy DeFord is the Engineering Manager at Mid-West Spring and Stamping, a custom spring manufacturer that offers custom
spring design, stock springs and metal stamping services. The company is multi-plant spring manufacturer and leading

supplier of auger springs and metal stampings. For more information, call +1 574 353 7611, Ext. 231, fax to +1 574 353 7388, email to
[email protected] or visit www.mwspring.com. The company is also the home of Landrum Performance coil and leaf springs

for racing applications, call +1 866 703 3154 or visit www.landrumspring.com.

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European Perspectives of battery electric vehicles, and the second largest market for
plug-in electric vehicles. Approximately 200,000 plug-in elec-
by: tric vehicles have been sold and more than 80,000 vehicles
Dipl.-Ing. Konrad Dengler have been produced in the region.
Industrial Journalist
Finkenweg 6 The International Copper Association recently issued re-
D 91091 Grossenseebach search findings that detail the increasing role copper plays
Germany in the development of electrified transportation and the inte-
[email protected] gration of energy storage. The research was conducted by
IDTechEx, examining the relationship between copper and the
Investors Vote “Remain” in Europe essential elements needed to advance the electro mobility in-
Today, Europe is profoundly uneasy. Consensus about its dustry. Key findings are:
common future has broken down, politics has fragmented and
many things Europeans took for granted are being called into • Copper will have a critical impact in three key areas as
question. Public debate often seems mired in the received electrified transportation grows: energy storage, charging
ideas of yesteryear. Yet business executives making hard- infrastructure and the production of electric vehicles.
nosed business decisions about where, how and when to in-
vest have continued to opt for Europe. • Energy storage is the most copper-intensive component
In 2016, EY market researchers Andy Baldwin, Hanne of electro mobility.
Jesca Bax and Marc Lhermitte found international investors
launched more projects in Europe than ever before. In pursu- • As the use of electric vehicles increases, a charging infra-
ing Europe’s opportunities, they are creating a quarter of a mil- structure utilizing significant amounts of copper material
lion jobs. The reasons and other findings are published in the will be required.
study “Investors vote ‘remain’ in Europe. EY’s Attractiveness
Survery Europe. May 2017”. Economic trends and data show • Total copper content by electric vehicle type:
that much of Europe has returned to steady, if unspectacular -Full electric bus: 224 kg to 369 kg of copper per vehicle
growth. Europe’s expanding markets, and gently falling job- -Hybrid electric bus: 89 kg of copper per vehicle
less numbers reassure investors that Europe is working, albeit -Pure electric vehicle: 83 kg of copper per vehicle
imperfectly, unevenly and unequally. The outlook is brighten- -Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle: 60 kg of copper per vehicle
ing. The European Commission (EC) has upgraded its fore- -Hybrid electric vehicle: 39 kg of copper per vehicle
cast of Eurozone growth this year to 1.7% and is forecasting -Charging stations: 0.7 kg (3.3 kW) to 8 kg (200 kW)/charger
1.8% next.
Aided by low interest rates, in 2016 companies stepped up • Energy storage is the component with largest copper con-
their investments in the powerhouse economies of northern tent: Full electric buses can contain from 129 kg to 292 kg
Europe—whose companies in turn continued to invest ener- of copper in its battery, depending on battery size. Pure
getically beyond their borders. USA companies also remained electric vehicles (with no internal combustion engine)
faithful, while reluctant to pay heavy taxes on repatriated prof- have a battery pack containing 40 kg of copper. This ac-
its. Investors also returned to southern Europe, encouraged counts for 48% of their total copper content.
by signs of belated recovery, and especially to central Europe,
where they find an attractive combination of good skills and http://copperalliance.eu/news-and-media/news-articles/e-mo-
affordable costs. Measuring against other regions of the world, bility-and-the-european-copper-market
where uncertainty has also increased, investors find Europe
relatively attractive. Though aging, it has a big market, increas- Brexit Consequences for the Wire & Cable Markets
ingly homogenous in standards, geography and consumer In an interview, Richard Mack, Principal Consultant of the in-
tastes. Its sophisticated industrial, services and transport infra- formation provider, CRU Group, and one of the world’s lead-
structure make expanding here relatively easy. And they find ing authorities on wire and cable market analysis, commented
in Europe the talented, educated and productive employees on the question “What does Brexit mean for CRU and for the
they need. wire and cable markets?” that the effect of Britain’s vote to
The study can be downloaded from: http://www.ey.com/Publi- leave the EU will not have an immediate effect on the wire
cation/vwLUAssets/ey-attractiveness-europe-2017/$FILE/ey- and cable industry. The UK’s exit will not be complete for two
attractiveness-europe-2017.pdf years, and wire and cable industry effects, if any, probably will
not be noticed until after that, perhaps 2020. And generally, the
E-Mobility & the European Copper Market effect will be minimal for most application segments. In tele-
The broader adoption of electric vehicles, and their charging com, for example, the EU has posted targets for broadband
infrastructure, will represent a boost for European copper ma- network coverage, which will not apply to the UK. But the UK’s
terial producers and European vehicle manufacturers, says national regulator, Ofcom, has imposed similar targets for the
Franco Gonzalez, Senior Technology Analyst, IDTechEx. Ac- domestic industry. Immediately after the vote in 2016, there
cording to Gonzalez, Europe is the second largest producer were some concerns that international banks would shift to
other cities on the continent, diminishing the UK’s role as a hub
for the financial industry and the data traffic associated with it.
So far, there are no signs that international data traffic will cir-
cumvent the UK, but if so, it means more network construction
elsewhere, possibly at the expense of less in the UK.

The EU is funding region-wide energy collaboration including
support for the European Supergrid, which involved HV and
EHV cable. But the UK already has begun building intercon-

30 Wire Forming Technology International/Summer 2017

nectors with other countries, and it has large offshore wind programs to support Focusing on peening, Metal Finishing News
its HV cable demand. The Brexit phenomenon also could alter the mix of trading- blasting, cleaning and
partner countries that export cables to the UK. Vehicular wiring harnesses, for
example, might be imported from a wider range of countries after the UK has vibratory finishing!
exited the EU.
More: https://events.crugroup.com/wireandcable/home Vol. 15
September
Way Out of the Ban on Chromium
One common process for protection against corrosion and wear is hard chrome Issue
plating, but it consumes a lot of energy, and the hexavalent chromium it uses is Year 2014
harmful to the environment. This is why, starting in September 2017, it can be
used only with a special permit. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for La- Publication for the
ser Technology ILT and at RWTH Aachen University, both based in Aachen, Peening, Blasting,
Germany, have now developed an alternative, patented process to overcome
shortcomings of the conventional processes for coating technology and repair: Cleaning and
the extreme high-speed Laser Material Deposition EHLA. Chemical-free applica- Vibratory Finishing
tion makes the process very environmentally friendly. The coating is firmly bonded
to the base material and, unlike hard chrome layers, will not chip. And while hard Industries
chrome plating layers exhibit pores and cracks, layers produced using EHLA are
nonporous and offer more efficient protection over a longer period. Nadcap COLUMN:
Competency Counts
The process makes it possible to quickly apply layers measured in tenths of a
millimeter to large surfaces in an economical, resource-efficient way. It also opens page 58
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The Strength by:
of Steel Dr. Roger N. Wright
Roger N. Wright, LLC
Deformation Heating – Part 1 600 State Street
Lawrenceville, IL 62439  USA
E-mail: [email protected]
www.rnwinc.com

Deformation Heating, sometimes called thermomechani- to the workpiece processing temperature.
cal heating, refers to the increase in temperature that re- The key to estimating deformation heating involves con-
sults from plastic deformation. Basically, when one works a verting the work-per-unit volume involved to a temperature
metal, it will be noted that the temperature of the workpiece increase. The relationship is:
increases. The effect is not trivial. Even a reasonably duc-
tile tensile specimen will be noted to be warm-to-the-touch DTd = w / (C ρ),
upon the conclusion of a test. This raises all sorts of ques-
tions and complications in testing. For example, if the ten- where DTd is the deformation-heating-related temperature
sile test specimen starts out at an ambient temperature of increase, w is the work per unit volume, C is specific heat
say 20°C, it may be noted to have an average temperature and ρ is density. Values of specific heat and density for
of say 25°C, in the neck upon fracture. So what then is the common metals are given below.
test temperature? Well, in most laboratory records keeping,
the starting temperature will simply be recorded as the test   Metal    Specific Heat     Density
temperature. Anything more complicated than that would
seem absurd, given the gradients in the deformation heat-    Steel    0.461 J/(g°C)     7.8 g/cm3
ing from strain variations and surface cooling.    Aluminum     0.896 J/(g°C)     2.7 g/cm3
   Copper    0.385 J/(g°C)     8.9 g/cm3
However, while deformation heating may be largely ignored
in simple laboratory procedures, it is nonetheless quite real Now the value of work-per-unit volume is the integral of
and must be considered in sophisticated determinations of
flow curves and in the modeling of deformation processing. stress times strain differential. While this can be rather
Deformation heating must be added to friction heating and
conductive heat transfer at the die interface in modeling complicated with multi-axial stress states and nonuniform,
deformation processing. These effects can be large when
strains and strain rates are substantial. redundant strain, it can be readily approximated in sim-

The fundamental explanation of all of this is that plastic de- ple deformation processes, as the product of the average
formation involves the rapid motion (glide) of a vast number strength times the total strain. The units of w, namely those
of crystalline defects called dislocations. When a large ag-
gregate of dislocations passes, the crystal lattice is left with of work (force x distance) divided by volume (distance
a higher vibration amplitude than before, and increased
atomic vibration amplitude is directly representative of in- cubed) are the same as those of stress (force per distance
creased temperature. In fact, modern theoretical concepts
of dislocation motion involve thermal as well as purely me- squared).
chanical concepts.
Let us consider a simple upsetting operation, leading to a
The simplest consideration of the magnitude of deforma-
tion heating involves the assumption that all of the heat true strain of 0.5. If the metal is a steel with an average
will remain in the deformation zone. This condition is called strength of 300 MPa, then w will have a value of 150 MPa,
adiabatic, and ignores any heat losses to the immediate
environment. While there would obviously be at least some and DTd turns out to be about 42°C. In making such a cal-
heat lost to cooler tool surfaces, high deformation rates and
warm die surfaces often result in the vast majority of the culation, it is useful to know that 1 MPa is the same as a
deformation heat remaining in the workpiece, as least dur-
ing and shortly after the working pass. Thus, temperature- J/cm3. If we make the same calculation for aluminum, with
dependant properties such as flow stress or strength are an average strength of 100 MPa, the w will have a value of
often projected with the deformation heating directly added
50 MPa, and DTd will turn out to be about 21°C. Finally, if

we make the same calculation for copper with an average
strength of 200 MPa, the w will have a value of 100 MPa,

and DTd will turn out to be about 29°C.

The metallurgical significance of DTd varies substantially

with alloy system, and we plan to deal with these matters in

the next few columns.

In the meantime, the purpose of this column has been to

acquaint the reader with some concepts and numbers.

Good luck!!!! WFTI

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32 Wire Forming Technology International/Summer 2017

Plan now to attend SpringWorld® 2018!

Join thousands of your colleagues in Rosemont.

SpringWorld provides a unique opportunity to network
with other spring manufacturers and wire formers:

• The premiere spring show since 1960. • One-on-one discussions with others who
share your concerns offering new insights
• A global showcase for suppliers to the spring and wire for your business.
form industry featuring attendees from 18 countries.
• Attend free educational seminars offered by
• See the newest technology available to improve your exhibitors and industry experts.
productivity, quality and service.

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•  Single piece cutter-mandrel unit

•  Quick-cutting-type changeover

34 Wire Forming Technology International/Summer 2017

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Straight From The Show
Images, facts and news from Interwire 2017

Global Wire & Cable Exhibiting Companies: Over 400+
Industry Community Fully
Engaged During Interwire Week Total visitors: 3807

The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc., Madison, CT, Dates: May 9 to 11, 2017
USA, reports that it had a successful showing of the Americas’
wire and cable industry fair, which this year comprised three of Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
its events: Interwire 2017; WAI’s 87th Annual Convention; and its
first Global Ferrous Rod & Wire Symposium. Interwire week was Organizers: Wire Association
held May 8 to 11, 2017, at the Georgia World Congress Center International Inc. (WAI)
(GWCC), Atlanta, GA, USA, where 3807 people participated.
www.wirenet.org
Remarking on the event, WAI 2017 President, David Hawker,
said, “Interwire was a success and it accomplished a number Cycle: every other year • First staging: 1981
of our objectives. The training and technical programs and the
Ferrous Symposium helped educate a cross section of indus- Memorial Award winner.
try professionals. We had a sold-out exhibit floor, tremendous
involvement of corporate sponsors and an incredible level of Keynote speaker Rick Smith, a 3D printing expert and best-
volunteer participation, which all point to the health and com- selling author, had the full attention of the audience during his
mitment of WAI’s support network. talk: “Our 3D Printed Future: How to Position Yourself and Your
“The level and stature of the attendees confirm that Interwire is a Organization to Successfully Navigate this Historic Shift.”
core event in our industry. During the show, we recognized four
individuals from our manufacturing base for their contributions The conference program included more than a dozen technical
to the industry. I thank all who contributed to and attended the and practical presentations on nonferrous and general topics;
event and I look forward to Interwire 2019.” the Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing primer course; a panel
Highlights included: THE EXPOSITION - The Interwire Exposi- presentation on Industry 4.0; and a workshop on fines and an-
tion comprised more than 400 exhibitors from 25 countries that nealing. The Manufacturing Management Workshop provided
participated to showcase wire and cable products, machinery, tailored instruction for operations managers and supervisors to
ancillary equipment and services. Sixty-five companies were pick up where on-the-job training leaves off.
first-time exhibitors. The show consumed 110,000 ft2 of exhibi-
tion space in Hall A of the GWCC. Additional highlights included a two-part tour of Southwire
“This was one of the best Interwires on record!” said Jeff Swin- Company LLC, Carrollton, GA, USA, where visitors saw its
chatt, Director of Sales and Marketing for The MGS Group. Utility Products Plant and its Building Wire Cable plant; WAI’s
“We were excited to see all our friends from the industry and Welcome Reception at the Omni Hotel; a member rewards
meet some new ones. This year’s event highlighted serious luncheon and raffle; and Association leadership meetings.
conversations and enthusiasm for our newest system capability. Interwire 2017 sponsors: Platinum level—Encore Wire Corp.,
It was a great opportunity to show off our latest accomplishments Sonoco Reels & Spools. Gold level—James Monroe Wire
and catch up with our friends.” & Cable Corp., Nexans, RichardsApex Inc. and Southwire
Co. Silver level—Carris Reels Inc., Gem Gravure Co. Inc.,
Exhibitor Orlando Martinez of Davis-Standard LLC, said, “The The MGS Group, Niehoff Endex, SAMP, Sikora International
overall impression of the D-S team is that Interwire 2017 was a Corp. and Windak Group. Bronze level—Beta LaserMike/
solid show and provided us with good leads. We learned about NDC Technologies, ExxonMobil Chemical, Fort Wayne Wire
good projects we did not know about, and had a chance to meet Die Inc., Lloyd & Bouvier, MFL Group, T & T Marketing and
with customers we’re currently working with in a more relaxed Zumbach Electronics Corp. Supporting Sponsors—Baum’s
setting. Atlanta is such a great venue for this show.” Castorine, Commission Brokers, Heritage Wire Die Inc.,
The Global Ferrous Rod & Wire Symposium: This first-time, Precision Reel/Payoffs, Sark USA.
“conference within a conference” was a discrete program fo-
cusing exclusively on topics of interest to the ferrous industry. Founded in 1930, WAI is a worldwide technical society for wire
The Symposium’s schedule ran concurrently with Interwire and cable industry professionals dedicated to the promotion, col-
offering technical presentations on processing, equipment lection and dissemination of technical, manufacturing and gen-
improvements, testing, quality and measurement techniques. eral business information and trends in the industry. Throughout
The program also featured a Reception at the College Football the year, WAI organizes events such as Interwire and the WAI
Hall of Fame. www.wirenet.org Operations Summit and Wire Expo trade shows, technical
Global Ferrous Rod & Wire Symposium sponsors: Steel Level— workshops and symposiums, the on-line Industry Search and
Primetals Technologies and SMS Group. Gold Level—Cas- annual International Technical Conference. Its publications and
cade Steel Rolling Mills Inc., Danieli, Leggett & Platt Inc. and technical products include Wire Journal International (WJI) and
Nexans. Silver Level—Bekaert, Carris Reels Inc., General the annual WJI Reference Guide, the HardWIRED e-newsletter
Cable Corp., Mid-South Wire and Mikrotek Machines Ltd. and website as well as a host of technical handbooks, webinars,
The 87th Annual Convention issued its top honors to Richard R. and DVDs. — Janice Swindells
Miller, a former Southwire Company executive and winner of
the Donnellan Memorial Award; and to Harold Moss, Mordica All article photos (except those in blue boxed-in areas & those
with captions) courtesy of the Wire Association International.

36 Wire Forming Technology International/Summer 2017

Netting Toward Perfection wire machine, high speed
concertina razor barbed
The wire and metal mesh machinery manufacturer, tape profiling machine) is
JUNEN (JEC) of Taiwan, met wire and cable suppliers, available. Visitors to the
manufacturers across the America region at Interwire booth were able to see
2017. The company embraces its 30th year of high-quality nets and fence
operation this year and has been supplying the market samples that were produced
with industry-specific equipment for metal mesh and by JEC’s machines.
wire netting productions. The representative team
of JEC flew over the Pacific to this show in order to “Customers often find themselves overwhelmed by
announce its determination in serving the American new orders by using JEC’s machines at their factory.
market with enhanced dedication and technological The results are apparent, particularly because we
excellence for another 30 years. The team answered review and improve our machine capacity every
inquiries and offered solutions to visitors at the show season,” said the manufacturer.
where there were multi-lingual personnel at the booth
to welcome customers from different regions. JEC has escalated its might in wire and metal mesh
machinery know-how substantially, in the past 30
years and in over 70 countries. The company has first-
hand knowledge in mechanical details and potential
incompetency of its end-products, and it can approach
the problems accurately from customers’ experience,
given the fact that JEC is both machine builders and
metal mesh supplier.

To reiterate the show’s theme, JEC introduced a “We constantly detect insufficiency ahead of our
comprehensive equipment line of metal wire netting customers, as it is JEC’s responsibility to build user-
machines as well as supporting equipment. The oriented equipment. Our equipment is very sensible to
manufacturer’s hexagonal wire netting machine the changing environment – including increasing cost
boosts its high speed and precise productivity, with of energy, labor and land; the green manufacturing
100 spm and width up to 3 m maximum output. The trend, etc. Thus productive, energy efficient, stable
mechanical design of JEC’s gabion mesh machine machineries are what future factory requires,” said
has been polished to achieve incomparable efficiency JEC. “The production machines from JEC have never
throughout the production line, with auxiliary ceased to amaze the industry, and they can be used
equipment to optimize best practice. in applications of construction, ventilation, medical,
communication, enclosures, filtration and so on.
The materials G.I. wire and PVC coated wires that www.junen.com.tw
range from 2 to 5 m can be processed into several
mesh size specifications. The high-speed chain link
fencing machine is another masterly made piece of
equipment for which JEC is renowned. The machine
produces 2 to 4 m chain link fence from a number
of different materials such as galvanized wire, etc.
Further product information (e.g., regarding barbed
wire machine, high tensile reverse twisted barbed

WFTI
Summer 2017/Wire Forming Technology International 37

‘Emergency Service’ in Demand for

Company as Manufacturing Continues to Surge

by: Proven system enables supply company
Ian Fitzgerald, Operations Director to quote the job, manufacture the wire and
Alloy Wire International (AWI) have it to the customer very, very quickly.
Narrowboat Way, Hurst Business Park,
Brierley Hill, West Midlands DY5 1UF, UK
www.alloywire.com

A leading supplier of high-performance alloys has passed through to the production team, which assesses
sealed a number of new contracts after a major surge raw materials, tailors production schedules and allo-
in demand for its ‘Emergency Manufacturing Service’ cates extra resources in order to turn the job around
(EMS). Alloy Wire International (AWI), which is a in the agreed timeframe.
100% employee-owned company, has completed 12%
more EMS orders in the first half of the year than the There is a dedicated EMS Account Manager that guides
company did in the whole of 2016. the order through every stage of the business until it
The company has received urgent orders from custom- arrives at the customer’s agreed location.
ers in the aerospace, nuclear and oil and gas industries,
all looking to receive their wire made to specification Major Investment
in three to five days.
Over £700,000 has been invested into capital equip-
Ian Fitzgerald, Operations Director at
Alloy Wire International. ment, quality and in increasing our stockholding to

Emergency Manufacturing Service more than 160 tons at any one time. This means we

Our Emergency Manufacturing Service has been called have the capacity, the material and the skills we need
upon quite often over the past 17 years, but just never
at the rate that we are seeing at the moment. to offer this very special EMS.
A lot of customers have found that a critical situation
has arisen such as an oil platform urgently needing We can even alter manufacturing processes to achieve
components to resume production, necessitating the
rapid delivery of a nickel alloy wire to avoid mounting the mechanical properties and tensile strength needed
production losses running into the tens of thousands
of pounds. to suit a specific application.
We understand this and have a proven system in place
that enables us to quote for the job, manufacture the When you consider that AWI’s customers might be
wire and have it to them very, very quickly.
This applies to customers all over the world and not making parts that keep an aircraft flying or ensure
just in the UK. In fact, we’ve even delivered to South
Korea, Oman and Australia within five days. that submarines and oil rigs are operating effectively,
AWI’s Emergency Manufacturing Service has been
developed over the last 17 years, with everyone in you understand why the Emergency Manufacturing
the business trained in how to handle an EMS order.
As soon as one comes in, the sales team looks at the Service is so important.
inquiry to review initial feasibility. It is then quickly
Alloy Wire International makes round, flat, shaped

profile and electrical resistance wire in a range of mate-

rial that is growing by the month, with more than 60

currently available to choose from.

The company has recently launched its own ‘Wire

Finder App’ and translated its website into seven dif-

ferent languages as part of a marketing drive to help

customers find the right wire for their applications.

www.alloywire.com WFTI

Company Profile:
Alloy Wire International (AWI) is a specialist manufac-
turer of precision drawn round wire, flat wire, shaped wire
and wire rope in more than 60 different high-performance
‘Exotic’ nickel alloys. Operating from two state-of-the-art
factories in the UK and a network of 40 international offices,
the company is a global supplier supporting 15 demanding
industries, including aerospace, automotive, chemical, elec-
tronics, medical, nuclear and oil and gas. AWI also caters
for customers that require a small quantity of wire for their
specialist and often unique applications. Extensive invest-
ment in new machinery, employee development and 160 tons
of materials in stock at any one time keeps it at the forefront
of the wire industry. www.alloywire.com

38 Wire Forming Technology International/Summer 2017

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APR 3 Ø 0.10 - 1.00

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Spring Rate 101 – A Simple Guide
to Understanding Spring Rates

by: Spring rate is as easy to
Ted White Jr., President understand as your pay rate!
Hardware Products Co., L.P.
191 Williams Street,
Chelsea, MA 02150  USA
www.hardwareproducts.com

Is There Such a Thing two hours of work you will be paid US$20. But, what
as a “Constant” Spring Rate? if you only work for half an hour? Do you still want to
be paid? Of course you do. You want to make US$10
If you’re in the business of buying springs, you are per hour (which is your rate) times 0.5 hours and that
bound to deal with “spring rates”. The concept can comes to US$5 dollars.
be tricky to understand if you aren’t a physicist or a
spring maker yourself. The force that a spring exerts Well the same is true for springs. As a spring maker,
is static as it stretches and compresses, and is a con- I’m frequently asked, “How can you express the rate
stant rate until its elastic limit is reached. This theory of a spring as 10 pounds per inch if it is only half an
is called Hooke’s Law, and we are going to break it inch long?”
down into simpler terms without transporting you
back to a physics class. The answer to that is no different than you making
US$10 per hour and wanting to be paid if you only
What Is a Constant Spring Rate? work for half an hour.

All cylindrical compression If the spring rate is 10 pounds per inch and the spring
and extension springs have is only half an inch long, maybe it can only be deflected
what is known as a constant a quarter of an inch. Well—going back to your rate
spring rate. In the USA, of pay, if you make US$10 per hour and only work
more often than not, this for 15 minutes, don’t you want to make US$2.50? I’m
rate is expressed in terms of sure you do!
one value per another value
and the word per is almost When Does the Spring
always characterized by Rate Stop Being Constant?
the division slash that is
denoted by “/ ”. In the past, the spring rate was also referred to as the
“spring constant” because no matter what, the rate
In spring terms, the rate is always remained the same. So then what’s all this talk
expressed as the pounds about the spring rate not always being constant?
of linear force needed to
compress or extend the spring by 1". Jargon to you, Let us go back to your “rate of pay”. What if you work
right? So let’s talk in terms of something we are all 45 hours? Do you want to be paid 45 x US$10 = US$450?
very familiar with instead—your rate of pay. Or would you rather be paid (40 X US$10) + (5 X US$15
for overtime) = US$475? Of course you want to be paid
If you make US$10 per hour—is that not your rate? extra for your overtime. So, your rate of pay is not re-
Notice that it was expressed as “per”az hour. And ally constant, is it? It is constant to a point and then it
that could be expressed mathematically as “10/1”. I changes. Well the same is true of springs. When some
find that it is much easier to think of the spring rate of the coils start to go solid and in effect are no longer
in similar terms. active, the spring rate goes up.

For instance, if you make US$10 per hour, it means for As illustrated in the progressive spring deflection im-
age below, when a spring is deflected beyond a certain

Progressive spring
deflection.

40 Wire Forming Technology International/Summer 2017

point, some of the coils begin to touch each other and This article was prepared from content available at the
then the spring rate rises just as your rate of pay rises “Hardware Products Blog”, which can be see online at
after 40 hours.
http://marketing.hardwareproducts.com/blog.
On the left in the progressive spring deflection image,
we start with the spring having several open coils. Company Profile:
However, by the time we get to the right in the image,
you can see (on the bottom of the image better than Hardware Products Co. has been a leading
the top) that additional coils have closed and are no source of custom and stock springs since 1866.
longer active, therefore reducing the number of active Supporting the 19th Century Textile Revolu-
coils and increasing the rate. tion, the core company was the primary source
for pulleys, pillow blocks, shaft supports, mo-
Typically, the rate is said to be “constant” through tor mounts and springs of all sizes, with many
80% of the deflection and then the rate escalates as now in the Smithsonian. Today, Hardware
additional coils go solid and as the active coils are Products Co. is a leading spring manufacturer.
reduced. Hardware Products specializes in small runs in
spring, ring and wire forms and with remark-
At Hardware Products, our aim is to make your spring ably rapid turn-around times. And the company
ordering process as easy as possible. can operate 24/7, if needed to provide the right
springs, right now. Today, Hardware Products
You can contact one of the spring “geeks” at Hardware focuses exclusively on top-quality spring man-
Products today to help you find the answers to your ufacturing, and leads in creative research and
spring-related questions. The spring geeks at Hard- development serving established and emerging
ware Prducts are ready to help whether you need industries.
advice in understanding key concepts such as spring
rate or in figuring out which spring steel works best www.hardwareproducts.com
for your next project.

Contact us or learn more about our spring products

at: www.hardwareproducts.com WFTI

Spring wire
tailored to your needs

Whether your business is automotive, medical, industrial or something else we SMI Metal Engineering Expo
offer customized steel wire solutions that combine basic materials, coatings, 2017, October 3-5
shapes, and other added value services. booth 314

Learn more at our Technical Product Theater on 10/4, 1 pm

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SMI & NESMA Co-Host Expo for Spring Makers,
Metal Stampers, Wire Formers & Industry Suppliers

Prepared from information at Preview: SMI Metal Engineering eXpo 2017
the official website of    October 3 to 5, 2017
SMI Metal Engineering eXpo 2017:    Hartford, CT, USA
www.metalengineeringexpo.org

The SMI Metal Engineering eXpo 2017, hosted by the Special Events & Networking
Spring Manufacturers Institute (SMI) and co-hosted
by the New England Spring & Metalstamping As- A key draw to the SMI Metal Engineering eXpo 2017
sociation (NESMA), is the global event of the year for event is the Technical Symposia for individuals and
spring makers, metal stampers, wire formers and lead- companies to share their knowledge and expertise on
ing suppliers of this specific metallurgical industry. At a variety of topics surrounding the design, engineering
this event, attendees will find a spectrum of regional, and production of springs, wire forms and stampings.
national and global suppliers exhibiting their innova-
tive product lines and services certain to improve and The Technical Symposia is built around the following
grow your business. You will discover new equip- educational tracks:
ment, technology and product solutions in Hall A of
the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT, • Business Environment
USA. And the Hartford Marriott Downtown is the
official show hotel. • Business Practices
Show visitors also will be educated and captivated
by SMI Metal Engineering eXpo’s Technical Symposia. • Culture
Here you will find learning opportunities most critical
to upgrading, growing and managing your business. • Leadership & Motivation
Networking with industry peers and thought leaders is
also a special benefit of the SMI Metal Engineering Expo. • Manufacturing
And don’t miss our featured networking event—the
NESMA Evening River Cruise—which includes an • Materials & Testing
evening of food, beverages and conversation.
SMI and NESMA want you to leave SMI Metal Engi- • Technology
neering eXpo 2017 with fresh new concepts, new-found
inspiration, motivation for your teams and absolute Speaker selection from the industry’s thought-leader-
bottom-line boosters. ship is complete and will soon be posted on the SMI
Metal Engineering eXpo website.
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Special Events & Networking

Market research shows networking is one of the key
reasons why industry leaders attend face-to-face meet-
ings. The SMI Metal Engineering eXpo 2017 has been
designed to encourage networking opportunities.

On Tuesday, October 3, from 5:00 to 6:30 PM, the Open-
ing Reception on Exhibit Floor will provide guests
with optimum networking with peers and existing or
potential new customers.

Wednesday, October 4, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM, will see
the Special NESMA Cruise Event. The New England
Spring & Metalstamping Association in partnership
with The Spring Manufacturers Institute would like
to invite you aboard The “Mystique” for an Autumn
adventure and Dinner Cruise down the Connecticut
River. As most know, New England in October is full
of the colors of Autumn, and this smooth cruise down
one of the most beautiful rivers in the United States is
one you will never forget.

The Lady Katharine Cruise line, named after Kath-
arine Hepburn, has navigated its boat, Mystique, on
the Connecticut River for many years. This beauti-
fully maintained ship has three beautiful decks, two
enclosed for climate control and one upper for you to

enjoy the gentle breezes and the smells of Autumn. Exhibitors

The three-hour event includes a selection of “Hors The following is a list of SMI Metal Engineering eXpo
D’oeuvres” and a wonderful dinner buffet. Two drink 2017 exhibitors as of August 11, 2017.
tickets for beer, wine or soda are included. Other alco-
hol beverages may also be purchased at bars located To view the most current list of exhibitors and an inter-
on the enclosed decks. active map of the trade show floor, visit:
www.metalengineeringexpo.com
The Mystique will embark from Riverfront Plaza, just
steps from the Convention Center, along an outdoor ACME WIRE NETUREN AMERICA CO.
esplanade. We will board at 5:30 PM. PRODUCTS CO., INC.
NEW ENGLAND
A&D TRADING LLC DISTRICT PMA

The evening light should remain bright for several A.I. TECHNOLOGY INC. NEW HAVEN
hours and with the help of a full moon the cruise will MANUFACTURERS
be spectacular. Upon our return, the lights of Hartford ALBERT BROS., INC. ASSOCIATION
that include the Travelers Tower, our State Capital
Dome, and the famous Colt Firearms building will be ALEX INDUSTRIES, INC. NIMSCO
a “post card” to be remember.
ALLIED MACHINE NIMSCO/CAMFART
There are only 300 sailors permitted aboard so we SALES CO LLC
encourage you to purchase tickets as soon as possible. NORTH AMERICAN
The very reasonable price of US$85 per ticket includes ALLOY WIRE SPRING TOOL
all as mention above. In order to register for the NES- INTERNATIONAL
MA Special Event, you must be a registered attendee ORIIMEC CORPORATION
or exhibitor for SMI Metal Engineering eXpo 2017. AMSTEK METAL OF AMERICA

Hotel Information ANCHOR ABRASIVES CO. PLASTONICS INC.

SMI Metal Engineering eXpo 2017 on-line housing is AUTO LINK (SHENZHEN) PRECISION METAL
now open. SMI has negotiated discounted hotel rates TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. FORMING
for SMI Metal Engineering eXpo 2017 attendees. To se-
cure discounted rates, please go through the website BEKAERT CORPORATION PRECISION STEEL
below to receive the negotiated rates: WAREHOUSE
https://aws.passkey.com/event/15623896/owner/1418/home BIHLER 4SLIDE - NC
PYROMAITRE, INC.
CASMI - CHICAGO
ASSN. OF SPRING RAAJRATNA STAINLESS
MANUFACTURERS, INC. WIRE (USA) INC.

CENTRAL WIRE RADCLIFF WIRE, INC.
INDUSTRIES, LTD.
RK TRADING COMPANY
DELL MARKING
SYSTEMS, INC. ROLLED METAL
PRODUCTS, INC.
EAGLE METALS
SHINKO MACHINE
EASTERN METAL TOOL CO., LTD.
TREATING, INC.
SIVACO WIRE GROUP
ERA WIRE, INC.
SMALLER
FENN LLC MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION
FORMING SYSTEMS INC.
SPECTRAL SYSTEMS
FROHN NORTH
AMERICA, INC. SPRING
MANUFACTURERS
FURNACE FIXERS, INC. INSTITUTE (SMI)

GIBBS WIRE

Hotel reservations are taken on a first-come, first- GIBRALTAR CORP. STARKWEATHER &
served, space-available basis. Submit your request as SHEPLEY
soon as possible for the best opportunity of receiving GREEN PACKAGING, INC.
your hotel choice. Rooms must be reserved prior to SUMIDEN WIRE
September 8, 2017 to obtain the group rate. HS WIRE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS

Agents available 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM Mountain Stand- INDUSTRIAL STEEL SUZUKI GARPHYTTAN
ard Time, Monday through Friday. Register by toll-free & WIRE
phone at +1 877 505 0677 (in USA) or for international TAUBENSEE STEEL
callers at +1 801 505 4615. INTERWIRE PRODUCTS AND WIRE COMPANY

To find additional information on the SMI Metal Engi- JN MACHINERY CORP ULBRICH STAINLESS
STEELS & SPECIAL
neering eXpo 2017 trade show for spring makers, metal KEYENCE CORPORATION METALS, INC.
OF AMERICA
stampers, wire formers and their leading suppliers, UNITED WIRE CO., INC.
KEYSTONE STEEL & WIRE
visit the show website below. UNIMETAL SURFACE
LARSON SYSTEMS INC. FINISHING
www.metalengineeringexpo.org WFTI
MCLAREN VINSTON US CORP
See pages 45-49 for Exhibitor Highlights PHOTOGRAPHIC LLC
WAFIOS
MIDSTATE AIR MACHINERY CORP.
COMPRESSOR, INC.
WIRE FORMING
MOUNT JOY WIRE COR- TECHNOLOGY
PORATION INTERNATIONAL

MOYER COMPANIES ZAPP PRECISION
STRIP, INC.
NATIONAL KWIKMETAL
SERVICE

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Exhibit Highlights

A&D Trading LLC Booth n/a nology to a new level of efficiency, reliability, perfor-
mance and productivity.
We at A&D are proud to represent the finest Taiwanese

and Japanese made equipment for the spring and wire

forming industry. Our Taiwanese lines include KHM, CASMI - Chicago Association of

CSM, Plus Machinery, and our latest addition SHA. Spring Manufacturers, Inc. Booth 216

A&D is also proud to announce their recent partner- The Chicago Association of Spring Manufacturers,

ship with SHINKO from Japan, whose reputation Inc. (CASMI) was founded in 1944 as an association

of technology and quality sets the bar in the spring dedicated to the development of good business prac-

industry. We at A&D are here to aid and assist in ALL tices and sharing of information through ongoing

of your spring and wire forming equipment needs, we communications among spring manufacturers in the

pride ourselves on our knowledge, service, and abil- Greater Chicago area. Since 1959 and every two years

ity to solve complex issues in all of your production the association hosts SpringWorld® in Chicago.

needs, in most situations we can fit you to the proper

machine to fit your budget, match or exceed your Central Wire Industries, Ltd. Booth n/a

production requirements and make your product lines Central Wire is one of the fastest growing quality wire

more profitable. manufacturers, producing a broad array of stainless

steel, nickel alloy, copper, brass, bronze and zinc wires

Alex Industries, Inc. Booth 603 for an even broader array of applications. CWI is

Alex Industries (USA) is the exclusive North American DFARS compliant and has several strategically located

representative for Fortuna Federn (Austria). We spe- manufacturing and warehousing sites to ensure quick,

cialize in hot and cold coiling of wire diameters that economical deliveries.

are above 5 mm. Our machines are built strong with

the highest quality to assure a long life. Our purpose is Dell Marking Systems, Inc. Booth 618

to listen to our customers and understand your needs Dell Marking System, Inc. has served the spring and

to develop a manufacturing system to make you com- wire industry for over 40 years. Dell provides high-

petitive. We can develop custom solutions including quality water and solvent-based marking inks, in-

CNC automation and robotics. cluding zero VOC DelZero. Dell combines chemical

technology, system engineering and support to assure

Alloy Wire International Booth 631 its customers the most cost-effective, highest-quality

Wire round, flat and shaped in Exotic alloys in 0.827" end-product possible.

to 0.001".

Forming Systems Inc. Booth 503

Anchor Abrasives Booth 315 Forming Systems Inc., in booth 503, will provide details

Anchor Abrasives designs and manufactures resin, and demonstrations for HSI ovens, payoffs, part collec-

epoxy and oxychloride bonded nut-inserted discs and tors; HTC spring coilers and spring forming machines;

cylinders, resin bonded centerless and roll wheels. We SAS TESTERS automatic spring testers, compression,

are a highly skilled team that devotes maximum effort tension, torsion, fatigue, vision; OMD down-feed,

in the development, manufacture and application of crush, wet and chamfer, spring grinders; and JAYKASE

these very specialized products. programmable tabletop bending machines.

Bekaert Corporation Booth 314 Gibraltar Corp. Booth 421

Bekaert is a world market and technology leader in Gibraltar Corp. specializes in sales and support for

steel wire transformation and coating technologies. We manufacturing machinery and tooling for the spring

pursue to be the preferred supplier for our steel wire and wire forming industries. We represent Simco

products and solutions by continuously delivering Machinery for coiling, forming, grinding and ancil-

superior value to our customers worldwide. Bekaert lary equipment; Pyromaitre designers and builders

offers a wide range of spring wires that can be refined of compact energy efficient furnaces; YSM Vertislides;

to meet specific product or production requirements. and Delta spring coilers and formers. We also offer

Our thorough technical knowledge and our access to high-quality carbide spring tooling with excellent pric-

a wide range of alloys enable us to develop reliable ing and short lead-times.

wire products. You decide the desired properties and

Bekaert will deliver you a dedicated solution. HSI Booth 503
In booth 503, HSI will have many of its products on
Bihler 4Slide - NC Booth 625 display used for the production of springs and wire
forms including Ovens—box ovens, conveyor ovens
Bihler 4Slide-NC machines take manufacturing tech-

Summer 2017/Wire Forming Technology International 45

Exhibit Highlights

HSI oven system.

HTC spring former and HTC-10CF (1 mm) and HTC-28CF (3 mm)
coiler available spring coilers.
from Forming
JAYKASE Booth 503
Systems Inc.
The JAYKASE line of programmable tabletop bending

machines is available in two sizes. The JK-250 has a

maximum mild steel wire size of 0.250". The JK-625

has a maximum mild steel wire size of 0.625". Make up

to nine bends in sequence, minimizing set-up times.

These benders are ideal for prototypes, short runs and

secondary operations.

JK Bender from JAYKASE.

Keyence Corporation of America Booth 106

Keyence Corporation is a distinguished world-wide

developer and producer of factory automation equip-

HTC 60CL spring coiler. ment that includes automation sensors, vision systems,
and spiral ovens; Part Collectors—rotary and box
changers; Parts Washers; Payoff Reels; Spring Gages laser markers, digital microscopes and measuring.
(vision and proximity); Conveyors; and Electrostatic
Air Cleaners. Our innovative products meet customer requirements

in every manufacturing and research industry. The

product exhibited at SMI Metal Engineering eXpo 2017

will be the Instant Measurement system, an automated

HTC Booth 503 comparator that can perform hundreds of measure-

HTC manufactures spring coilers and spring formers ments in seconds with automatic data collection and

with wire ranges of 0.015 to 16 mm with up to 16 axes. inspection report generation. Our newly-released

HTC will be exhibiting new spring coilers and spring IM-7000 Series has increased capabilities that include

formers that include the HTC-10XU (1 mm) spring faster speeds, improved accuracy and an 8" x 8" stage

46 Wire Forming Technology International/Summer 2017

Exhibit Highlights

Testimonials...

“SMI Metal Engineering Expo is an exciting opportunity to expand our reach in the growing North American metal working
market. The timing is great because we see a resurgence in work coming back to North America. We are excited to be a
part of this new event.” — William J. Torres, CEO & President, Gibbs Metals
“As a manufacturer of highly engineered, tight-tolerance springs as well as wire forms and stampings, we are confident
that this show format is a do-not-miss event for our team. The combination of the Technical Symposia and the vast array of
industry suppliers, will benefit our engineers and could possibly improve our products and processes. We will be attending
SMI Metal Engineering Expo.” — Bert Goering, President, Precision Coil Spring
“With a focus covering all of North America, the SMI Metal Engineering eXpo is the perfect show for us to introduce our new
products and allow customers to see all we have to offer. We are also excited for the additional opportunities to interact
with technicians and operators, outside of our booth, in the technical sessions and networking parties held in the hall.”
— Daniel F. Pierre III, President, JN Machinery
“As a diversified manufacturer of springs, wire forms, metal stampings and assemblies at multiple locations, we are excited
about the new SMI Metal Engineering eXpo. This is an exciting development for the industry bringing together a host of
suppliers with solutions that will enhance our job as manufacturers. Plus, the technical sessions being developed will help
elevate the education of our workforce and the entire industry.” — Hap Porter, Pres./COO, SEI MetalTek & Pres., SMI
“The Betts Company is committed to life-long learning, which we believe has been key to our success as a six-generation,
146-year old family business. The SMI Metal Engineering eXpo event is a great opportunity to afford our Team Leaders
with the opportunity to see and learn about the latest technology available for the spring and stamping industries. Bringing
together leading suppliers to our industry under one roof for personal connection is a welcome and integral opportunity to
drive the future growth and prosperity of our business.” — Mike Betts, President, Betts Company

for taller and larger parts. Can’t attend the show? No If you have an especially unique testing problem,
problem. Keyence’s local system specialists are always whether it’s custom tooling for awkward parts or a
available to bring the tradeshow to you. If you’d like full-fledged automated testing solution, please feel
to see an on-site demo of any product, you can request free to contact us.
to be connected with your local specialist by visiting
our website. We can show you the product’s full ca- OMD Booth 503
pabilities and even test your parts to help you find an
added-value solution. OMD precision spring grinders have all the features

that spring makers require for performance and pro-

ductivity. Grinders include CRUSH continuous pass

grinding, DOWN-FEED precision grinding with single

and double loading plates, WET GRIND for heavy

wire special ventilation systems, automatic grinding

wheel compensation, automatic grinding wheel dress-

ing, AUTOMATED grinding systems and OD and ID

CHAMFERING systems.

IM-7000 Series Oriimec Corporation of America Booth 441
measurement
machine from Oriimec (MEC) is the industry leader for small wire

Keyence coiling and extension spring machinery. Please stop
Corporation
of America. by our booth to see a full line of MEC machinery and

Coilmaster Reels available.

RK Trading USA Booth 300

RK Trading USA, a trusted supplier of spring formers,

coilers, reels and grinders for more than 20 years, will

showcase some of the latest wire forming technology

at the upcoming 2017 SMI Metal Engineering eXpo. SMI

Larson Systems Inc. Booth 635 Expo attendees are encouraged to stop by RK’s booth

Larson Systems offers over 50 testing products cover- 300 and see this spring and wire form technology in ac-

ing a wide range of performance and price points. tion. Rob Meyers, Vice President and General Manager

Summer 2017/Wire Forming Technology International 47

Exhibit Highlights

OMD spring grinder. line, and complete difficult parts without the use of a
secondary operation. This machine offers easy set up
of RK Trading USA said, “We encourage SMI attendees and provides the ultimate versatility, with eight servo
who might not be familiar with RK Trading to stop by driven slides, full wire rotation capability, rotary quill
booth 300 and learn more about our spring and wire and the ability to add optional single and dual axis
forming equipment. We offer a wide range of machine servo spinners, as well as the EA Second Hook Finish-
sizes, handling wire from 0.004" up to 0.472". All of ing Station. The CSX-35 Spring Forming Machine: This
our machines are manufactured by the Herdon Equip- versatile 16-axis “All Servo” spring forming machine
ment Company, as they have been since 1970. And, all features a wire range of 0.039" to 0.138" with eight servo
of our service parts and tooling is supplied from our driven slides, full wire rotation capability, rotary quill
facility in Chicago, IL.” RK Trading’s spring and wire and the ability to add optional single and double axis
forming machines allow customers to manufacture servo spinners as well as the EA Second Hook Finish-
parts in small or large quantities, and even prototypes, ing Station. The HCS-8 High Speed Coiler: This 5 axis
using the same machine, with the same programming. high speed coiler, with a wire range 0.008" to 0-.031",
This saves companies time, money and gives them the offers an integrated Micro-Studio camera gage system
ability to manufacture a wider range of products. RK with template programming and four cutoff options
Trading’s will showcase the following machines at SMI (straight, twist, elliptical, swing), locked cutoff and
booth 300. The HAX-20 w/AT Attachment Arm: The AT arbor system, with an 8" color screen. The ATM-380
attachment arm allows users to start and finish a part Spring Grinding Machine: This 15" grinding machine
on one machine, which saves time and increases profit. is specifically designed and built to withstand the
The HAX 20 is a 16-axis machine that comes with stan- punishing grinding room environment. It features a
dard features such as 3D rotating tool holder with three small footprint and built-in dresser arm that can handle
attachments, three moveable bottom slides, rotary quill springs from 0.016" up to 0.105" with a single pass. Ad-
and the same user-friendly Herdon programming that ditional models are available in 22" and 36" sizes for
customers currently use. The AT Attachment arm is crush or crush/downfeed configurations. RK Trading
available on the 2mm and 4mm models. The CSX-20 USA offers a full one-year warranty on parts and labor
w/AT Attachment Arm: A 16-axis “All Servo” wire and includes free training at the RK facility, as well as
former with a wire range of 0.016" to 0.080" is now a 30-day follow-up training at the customer’s facility.
available with a removable AT attachment arm unit. RK Trading doesn’t just sell machinery, they provide
The easy-to-use AT attachment front arm allows users excellent service and support as well as carrying an
to bolt on an arm unit, gain two axis in front of the wire extensive tooling and parts inventory based in the
United States to make your business more successful.
48 Wire Forming Technology International/Summer 2017
RK Trading Company HAX-AT attachment.

SAS Testers Booth 503

SAS automatic spring testing systems include COM-

PRESSION tester, TENSION testers, TORSION testers,