WCA May 2013

New executive board member

Connecting China to Tajikistan

The International Wire & Machinery Association has welcomed Willibert Dautzenberg, of Queins Machinery GmbH, to the executive board. Mr Dautzenberg has been a director of Queins, based in Monschaue, Germany, since 2011 and has a special focus on developing customised solutions for the wire, steel rope and umbilical industry, with a responsibility for the project management and integration of the latest technological developments for the complete range of Queins products. A certified engineer, Mr Dautzenberg entered the wire and cable industry in 1993 when he joined Queins to work on the development of hardware and software for machine controls. In 2008, he moved into the company’s technical sales department where the expertise he had amassed during his 15 years working in worldwide commissioning and customer services enabled him to benefit many major projects. On the subject of his recent election to

Internet provider ElCat has laid a transit fibre optic cable through Kyrgyzstan, connecting China and Tajikistan. ElCat sales director Ulan Tolubaev said in an interview with Tazabek that the 220km cable, originally planned for 2006, will provide communication for remote villages and border troops of Kyrgyzstan. Several Internet providers in Kyrgyzstan have access to external Internet, including Kyrgyztelecom, Saima Telecom, Megaline, Aknet and ElCat, but ElCat is the only provider with a direct Bishkek–Moscow channel. ElCat – Kyrgyzstan Website : www.elcat.kg

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the executive board Mr Dautzenberg said: “I am very much looking forward to working with the executive board in supporting the IWMA membership network and providing input on wire industry technical developments and production trends that may benefit the association members.” IWMA – UK Website : www.iwma.org

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