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Through Corporate Acquisition, Mécanuméric Integrates
DCB–Digital Control Water-Jet Cutting Business
At the beginning of this
year, Mécanuméric S.A.
acquired the business
of DCB–Digital Control,
a well-established
French manufacturer of
cutting equipment that
uses jets of pure water
or abrasive water. The
latter technology has
application in various
mechanical industries,
among others. Digital
Control production activity
is being transferred
to Mécanuméric’s
main site in Albi, in
southern France, and a
new equipment range
will soon be launched.
Digital Control veryhigh-pressure
(VHP)
generators will be progressively
replaced by
those of the worldwide leader KMT.
“Since its creation more than 15
years ago,” says company CEO Arthur
Païs, “Mécanuméric has been building
highly reactive after-sales service network,
with selective and controlled
external growth.” Through the acquisition
of DCB, which Païs calls “a great
opportunity,” Mécanuméric reinforces
its international position.
“Mécanuméric is the only worldwide
producer with expertise in all the
technologies necessary to design, produce,
install, and maintain complete,
customized solutions for cutting by
VHP water jet—as well as by additional
cutting processes, such as milling,
plasma, laser, knife, and ultrasonics,”
Païs explains.
The Mécanuméric group of companies
includes Charlyrobot SAS, a
milling machine specialist, and IC
Technologie SARL, which offers customized
vacuum-forming and drying
equipment, in addition to Mécanuméric
S.A. Several subsidiaries and a
network of exclusive distributors extend
the Mécanuméric presence to
more than 60 countries worldwide.
Mécanuméric S.A.
ALBI, FRANCE
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Nineteenth International Plastics Industry Fair
Plast Eurasia Istanbul 2009 to Take Place in November
Turkey’s plastics industry
now holds a 1.6%
share of the worldwide
industry. In terms of its
processing capacity today,
Turkey ranks sixth
among European countries.
Its European ranking
in synthetic-fibre
production is second
and in window profiles
is third. Annual plastic
material consumption
in Turkey has increased
by 12% on average over
the past five years, and that rate is
expected to increase to at least 15% in
coming years. Turkey is where the
global plastics industry will meet in
November for Plast Eurasia Istanbul
2009, the 19th International Istanbul
Plastic Industries Fair.
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its success by combining strong internal
development, through an integrated
research department, very well
structured purchasing department, and
Fair dates are November 19–22,
2009, and the venue is the Tüyap Fair
Convention and Congress Centre in
Büyükçekmece, just west of the Istanbul
metropolis.
The organizer has been promoting
the event heavily through domestic
and international industry
publications and
trade shows, so a successful
fair can be anticipated.
At its most recent
edition, in 2008,
Plast Eurasia featured a
record-breaking number
of exhibitors (1,018,
from 42 countries) and
visitors (27,018, including
3,391 from 60 foreign
countries).
A noteworthy aspect
of the 2008 meeting of
Plast Eurasia was that around $100
million worth of business in plasticsprocessing
machinery was conducted
despite the recession.
Plast Eurasia Istanbul 2009
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
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