F.D. Sims Limited: Welcome to our web site!

<body> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#AE0140"><b>Welcome to the F.D. Sims web site!!!</b></font></p> <p align="center"><b><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#AE0140"><u>Sorry!</u></font><font face="Arial" size="4" color="#000000"> Your web browser does not support frames yet!!!</font></b></p> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="3" color="#AE0140">May we suggest that you download the latest web browser from Microsoft, found at <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/ie">www.microsoft.com/ie</a></font></p> <div align="LEFT"> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#AE0140"><b>F.D. Sims was acquired by <a href="http://www.irce.it">Irce Spa</a> in February 2001 and is the market leader in manufacture of Magnetic Winding Wires and Strip.</b></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Founded in 1936 on the current site near Bury Lancashire, the company soon became renowned for its product quality and customer service. This tradition is upheld today making <font color="#AE0140">F.D. Sims </font>the preferred supplier to many major companies.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">With a product range comprising of round and rectangular enamels and tape lapped conductors such as Nomex®, Mica and paper manufactured to exact size and specification, <font color="#AE0140">F.D. Sims</font> offers a comprehensive service to its’ customers.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Our customers include manufacturers of electric motors, generators and transformers as well as domestic appliances, power tools and automotive components. <font color="#AE0140">F.D. Sims</font> products are also specified in the telecommunications, aerospace and defence industries.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">The company has continued to develop its business internationally through its network of agents and distributors in markets such as Continental Europe, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and the Middle East.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Quality Assurance is central to company policy and our quality management system is in compliance with requirements of BS EN ISO 9002: 1994. Product recognition by Underwriters Laboratory Inc. (USA) has been obtained for Polyester 2000 Dual Coat enamel and Solderable 130 Polyurethane enamel round wires (UL File No. E103815).</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Modern electrical products demand that magnet wires for coil winding be drawn from carefully selected raw materials, both the conductor and the insulation materials being manufactured to a high standard and under controlled conditions.</font></p> <h1><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#AE0140">Conductor</font></b></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Continuous cast copper rod is selected for its drawability, good surface and annealing properties. Rod is drawn to sizes required for the enamel round wire operation or through a rod breakdown machine for strip manufacture, read for rolling or die drawing. Die manufacture is carried out in-house, giving <font color="#AE0140">F.D. Sims </font>total quality control and production flexibility.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <o:p> </o:p> </font></p> <h1><span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><b><font color="#AE0140">Insulation</font><font color="#8C0136"> </font><font color="#AE0140">Materials<o:p> </o:p> </font></b></font></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic"><font color="#AE0140">Enamels</font> -</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic"> The enamels are selected for their mechanical, electrical, chemical and thermal properties according to their purpose. The correct choice of enamel, its application and lubrication all ensure that the finished wire is capable of withstanding the high speeds of modern coil winding machines and have properties often beyond those required by BS, NEMA and IEC Standards.<o:p> </o:p> </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic"><font color="#AE0140">Taped</font><font color="#8C0136"> </font><font color="#AE0140">Products</font> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">-</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic"> Both copper and aluminium conductors can be insulated with Nomex®, Paper, Mica and Polyester Films according to customer’s specification. These tapes are stored under controlled conditions and are continually monitored for shelve life. Tapes are applied on high speed taping machines ensuring accurate registration. F.D. Sims can also provide an emergency manufacturing service on any of the above products.<o:p> </o:p> </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">The information contained within this website gives an overview of the range of products and services which make <font color="#AE0140">F.D. Sims </font>the market leader in covered conductors.<o:p> </o:p> </font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#AE0140">©2000 F.D. Sims Limited<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">            </span><o:p> </o:p> </font></span> </div> <div align="LEFT"> </div> <p> </p> <p> </p> </body>