EoW January 2008

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IWCS conference a great success – organisers

Perfect weather proved not to be a distraction as 900 delegates were kept busy at this year’s 56 th IWCS Conference in Orlando, Florida, USA. More than 105 papers were presented by their authors, with the consensus of the organising committee being that the overall quality was excellent, with many break-through technologies in evidence. The Focus Suppliers Exhibition made certain that there was no ‘down time’ for delegates as 110 industry suppliers provided information on their latest products and technologies. The Executive Forum once again provided information of strategic value to the leadership in the wire and cable industry, including a view of future technologies being delivered today. The professional development courses experienced their highest enrolment in several years, with nearly 130 courses subscribed by attendees. Now the challenge is to maintain the momentum generated as planning begins for the 2008 event, scheduled for 9 th -12 th November at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence RI.

Visitors at the 56 th IWCS Conference in Orlando

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IWCS – USA Fax : +1 732 389 0991 Email : info@iwcs.org Website : www.iwcs.org

Rosendahl and Nextrom showed off their latest developments at IWCS ▲

Latest on show from Rosendahl and Nextrom

Nextrom and Rosendahl presented their latest wire, fibre and cable developments including ribbon colouring systems at this year’s IWCS conference. Wide ranging interest was received for dry tube process improvements to SZ stranding for tight buffered products. Additionally LAN cable upgrades and process improvements for value-added upgrades in the area of gas injection systems for both plenum and non-plenum grades gained interest. Besides the two technical papers presented, one educational short course about ‘extrusion technology and equipment for the wire and cable industry’ was held.

Rosendahl NextromTechnologies – USA Fax : +1 828 328 4956 Email : mkos@knillusa.com Websites : www.rosendahlaustria.com - www.nextrom.com

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EuroWire – January 2008