WCA March 2016

wire 2016 – new products, machines and technologies New technologies, modernisation, advancement, meeting old friends and making new ones. Düsseldorf is, again, about to become THE centre for all things wire and cable. The German city plays host to wire 2016 from 4 th to 8 th April when organisers are expecting more than 70,000 visitors to attend the exhibition at the Fairgrounds. It is hardly surprising that much of this issue of Wire & Cable ASIA , and the March issue of sister publication EuroWire , is devoted to the five-day exhibition. Companies will be launching new products, new machines will be at the forefront, new technologies displayed for the first time. You can read about some of the advancements made in our coverage, which starts on page 52. This is the ideal place to start to plan your way around the halls, take in some of the companies exhibiting and embrace the new technology on offer. That technology and the latest news are also available for readers in the early sections of the magazine. Free copies of our magazines are available from our stand at the North Entrance, and on stand 11D26. Feel free to stop by and collect them or simply to get a warm welcome from all the INTRAS staff.

David Bell Editor

When and where 2016 11–14 May: Lamiera – trade exhibition – Bologna, Italy Organisers : Ucimu-Systems Fax : +39 0226 255 894 Email : lamiera.esp@ucimu.it Website : www.lamiera.net 2016 8–9 June: Wire Expo – trade exhibition – Uncasville, Connecticut, USA Organisers : Wire Association International Fax : +1 203 453 8384 Email : sales@wirenet.org Website : www.wirenet.org

2016 5-7 October Wire and Cable India – trade exhibition – Mumbai, India Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt Ltd Fax : +91 112 697 1746 Email : info@wire-india.com Website : www.wire-india.com

2016 26–29 September: wire China –

trade exhibition – Shanghai, China Organisers : SECRI andMesse Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co Ltd Fax : +86 216 169 8301 Email : shanghai@mdc.com.cn Website : www.wirechina.net

bigstockphoto.com “Bologna, Italy”, Photographer Starmania

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Wire & Cable ASIA – March/April 2016