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NIEHOFF ENDEX North America ’ s Open House 2016
For the past twenty years , Niehoff ENDEX North America , Inc . ( NENA ) has opened its doors to customers and partners for a biennial two-day Open House . The most recent Open House exhibition in November 2016 welcomed a record crowd of approximately 65 customers from 30 different companies to NENA ’ s factory and offices in Swedesboro , NJ . On the first day , a German style “ Barn fest ” with traditional music allowed the guests to network with NENA personnel , guests from the NIEHOFF Group ’ s headquarters in Schwabach , Germany , and other colleagues from the wire and cable industry .
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The second day had a focus on four elements to create maximum benefit for the visitors . First , there was a set of presentations providing information on NIEHOFF machinery and processes as well as industry specific matters . Louisa Winnik , Senior Analyst Integer Research spoke about
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“ Integer ’ s View on the North American Wire and Cable Market .” Then Stefan Nixdorf , Director of Engineering Maschinenfabrik NIEHOFF , presented “ New Product Developments / Innovations at NIEHOFF .” NENA ’ s CEO Robert Wild followed with “ Aluminum Multi-Wire Drawing and Annealing : Key Success Factors and Challenges .” Holger Junkereit , Managing Director of Schmidt Maschinenbau GmbH , presented “ Specialty Drawing Machines and Wire Industry Equipment ,” followed by Klaus Eichelmann , Managing Director of Reber Systematic GmbH and Co . KG , who spoke on “ Filter-Media , the Right Selection Makes the Difference in Your Drawing Process !” Finally , Tom Whitcombe , VP Sales / Marketing of Baum ’ s Castorine Co ., Inc ., finished the presentations with “ Aluminum Wire Drawing : Oil Versus Emulsion .”
The second element of focus was a factory tour with demonstration of NIEHOFF machinery : A double twist buncher D 632 , two braiders BMV , one NPS double spooler , and a complete rod breakdown line for aluminum and copper including an annealer . In addition , a multiwire line had been concealed from everybody ’ s view with a 20 ’ high black curtain .