PWM Ltd will supply Encore Wire with three EP500 cold pressure welding machines, which are semi-automatic, energy-efficient, and low maintenance. In 2021, Encore Wire ordered nine EP500 cold welders and has now ordered the additional machines as part of its investments in technology.
July 15, 2022
PWM Ltd, a British manufacturer of high-performance cold welding machines and dies, presented its range of products at wire 2022, held from June 20-June 24, 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The company has been designing and making cold welding machines and dies (industry standard and custom-made) for the global wire and cable industry since 1984.
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Commenting on the show, Mr. Steve Mepsted, Managing Director, PWM Ltd, said: “Visitor traffic did appear down compared with previous years but visitor quality was sound and it was good to have opportunities to meet existing and potential customers and suppliers face-to-face. We registered a lot of interest from manufacturers looking for greener welding solutions, who were impressed by the performance of our energy-efficient pneumatic and electro-hydraulic cold welding machines. Contacts were generally positive about the industry despite the current economic situation and we secured a number of interesting orders.”
Based in Kent, PWM Ltd, a specialist manufacturer of cold welding equipment, will supply Encore Wire with three EP500 cold pressure welding machines. In 2021, McKinney, Texas, USA-based Encore Wire ordered nine EP500 cold welders and has now ordered the additional machines as part of its ongoing drive to invest in technology that creates a safer and healthier working environment for employees.
Mr. John Rhoads, Research & Development Manager at Encore Wire, said, “Cold welding has been used in the stranding process for decades and with the EP500 we are now also able to cold weld copper and aluminum rod. This technology eliminates the need for a large energy source and with no hot surfaces, sparks or fumes involved, the operator is not at risk of getting burned. The EP500 is user-friendly, reliable and clean, and the safety control/gates prevent pinch points from the beginning to the end of the welding operation.”
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The electro-pneumatic EP500 is PWM’s best-selling cold welder and it is suitable for rods 5mm to 15mm. The machine is semi-automatic, energy-efficient, and low maintenance.
Mr. Mepsted asserted, “We’re delighted to be working in partnership with Encore Wire and Joe Snee Associates, our US and Canadian distributor. Sales of the EP500 more than doubled in 2021 and we are experiencing high demand again this year.”
