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Facility ID: 6011WNFDWR338WU

Facility Name and Address:
UNIFIED WIRE & CABLE INC.
338 WURLITZER DRIVE
DEKALB, IL 60115

Parent Company:

Industry: Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying (331420)
Chemical: Copper

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Reporting Year Section 8.10: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2024 Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.

Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - UWC purchases 8mm Cu Rod and draw it down to the sizes needed.

2023 Source Reduction:: S24: Modified or updated equipment or layout[-25-49%]
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
S24: Put in two more multi-draw machines to add in output.

Source Reduction - Able to use more Rod Mill throughput with the addition of the 2 multi-wire machines
2022 Source Reduction:: S21: Optimized process conditions to increase efficiency[-0-4%]

Source Reduction:: S24: Modified or updated equipment or layout[-0-4%]

Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
S21: Introduced new machinery and modified plant layout to increase efficiency and minimize scrap.
S24: Introduced new machinery and modified plant layout to increase efficiency and minimize scrap.

Source Reduction - Outside contractors helped move new/existing equipment, and repaired machinery.
Source Reduction - Provided scope of work, held bi-weekly meetings, provided guidance to the outside contractors.
Source Reduction - Outside contractors introduced new PLC and control programming to some of our machines.
2021 Source Reduction:: S35: Other improvements to inventory and material management[-5-14%]
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
S35: Implemented an ERP system to help with scheduling to increase efficiency while avoiding costly turnovers in-terms of the amount of scrap produced. It also helped allocate extra material for other orders that would have otherwise been scrapped.

Source Reduction - Implemented an ERP system to help with scheduling to increase efficiency while avoiding costly turnovers in-terms of the amount of scrap produced. It also helped allocate extra material for other orders that would have otherwise been scrapped.
2014
Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - We Recycle 100% of all copper.

*Classifications of Optional Pollution Prevention Information shown in brackets are provided by EPA.
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