The Hazelett® Twin-Belt Casting Machine is the casting machine used in Contirod® copper rod plants supplied by SMS Meer GmbH. There are over 40 Contirod installations in 22 countries producing the highest quality copper rod at rates up to 60 tonnes/hour.

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Located 20 minutes north of Fresno, Madera is the home to Carris Reels' West Coast operations. Founded in 1966 in Yelm, Washington as "Wood Fabricators," to supply customers in the Pacific Northwest. It became Carris Reels of California in July 1991 and moved to a larger, more modern facility in 1995.

Monterrey, Mexico is Carris Plastics Group's newest facility opened for business in a brand-new, 65,000 square foot plant and added an additional 20,000 square feet in 2012. Monterrey is Carris Reels' fourth location - along with Rutland, VT, Fincastle, VA and McKinney, TX - dedicated to molding, extrusion and recycling of plastic reels and custom parts.

During our 110 years of service to the metalworking industries, RichardsApex has seen the machining industry mature into a very sophisticated and demanding field. Our range of products reflects these changes, as we offer the entire spectrum of lubricant types required in today's intensive world of extended tool life, bio-stability, cleanliness and critical surface requirements. From conventional soluble oils, to semi-synthetics, to true synthetics, RichardsApex has a product.