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Meltech and Confex form new Continuous Rotary Extrusion business for Aluminium and Copper processing

Single company for Continuous Rotary Extrusion Machinery, Production Lines and Spares

Wire equipment specialist Meltech Engineering Ltd and continuous rotary extrusion equipment maker Confex Technology Ltd have formed a new company to meet growing demand for extruded aluminium and copper profiles for electrical and automotive applications. Called Meltech-Confex Ltd, the new company is based in Blackburn, Lancashire and has facilities in Blackburn and Wimborne, Dorset.

Faced with global shortages in aluminium, copper and other light metals, many companies are turning to continuous rotary extrusion as a way of creating a production facility capable of producing high quality, technically demanding extrusions that optimise the use of available materials. Meltech-Confex is able to offer complete lines combining the technical and manufacturing strengths of both companies. The precision of the Confex rotary extruder, and Meltech Engineering's pre and post processing ancillary equipment for handling complex and thin-walled profiles, gives manufacturers a completely integrated line for production of high quality copper, aluminium and alloy solid and hollow section.

David Godwin, director, Meltech-Confex Ltd commented, “The decision to form Meltech-Confex Ltd reflects the success of our earlier joint-marketing initiative that offered companies a single point of contact for all their rotary extrusion needs. With a substantial recent contract award and new product developments to be announced shortly Meltech-Confex is well placed to capitalise on the demand for rotary extrusion.”

The technical and productivity benefits of continuous rotary extrusion are significant when compared with conventional extrusion processes, notes Peter Drever, sales and marketing director,  Meltech-Confex Ltd “Meltech-Confex continuous rotary extrusion lines are more flexible, compact and efficient for manufacturers of wire, busbar and lightning conductors, as well as round and multiport tubing sections, and offer fully automated coiling for uninterrupted production."

For more information call Meltech-Confex on +44 (0)1254 691488 or e-mail: sales@meltech.co.uk.

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