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More than 160 wire and cable
engineers and other industry pro-
fessionals participated in the IWMA’s
biennial technical conference in
Istanbul in early November last year.
The event was co-organised with the
WAI, ACIMAF and CET.
In addition to twenty-six technical
papers covering ferrous and non-
ferrous topics in tune with the
conference theme, “New Technology
for Global Markets”, a highlight
and very well-received feature was
a keynote presentation on the
metals industry. The thought provok-
ing presentation by Dr Büchner
of IKB Deutsche Industriebank,
“Recovery of the world economy:
consequences for capacities and
prices of metals”, was certainly a
major topic of conversation during
breaks and dinner.
A social highlight of the conference
was the gala reception for parti-
cipants in the 4th century Binbirdirek Cistern near the Blue
Mosque in the historic centre of old Istanbul. After cocktails
and a four-course dinner the attendees were entertained in
traditional style by Turkish musicians and dancers.
Many delegates enjoyed a factory tour to Vatan Kablo. The
organisers are very appreciative for the excellent hospitality
shown to the visitors by Vatan Kablo as well as the plant
tour sponsorship provided by Upcast Oy.
A major contributing element to the conference was the
support of all the sponsors and in particular the joint main
sponsors Sarkuysan and ER-Bakir.
All the joint organisers are indebted to these two companies
and all other sponsors for their support.
Post–event comments from speakers and delegates were
positive and the IWMA Technical Sub Committee and
the other co-organisers are very grateful for a number
of suggestions for refinements or additions to future
conferences.
Already the organisers are considering a number of options
for the location of the next biennial event in 2011.
The conference CD-ROM of the technical papers presented,
as well as access to the Büchner presentation, is available
from the Secretariat at US$90 for non-members or US$75
for members.
AIM’s open house
Over 150 visitors from across the world
attended the open house staged by
AIM, in collaboration with IncRMG,
ENTRON, Krueger Steel and Fanuc
Robotics. The event was hosted at the
AIM factory in Addison, Illinois on 16th
and 17th November, to coincide with the
Fabtech trade show.
AIM Inc and the co-sponsors rolled
out their new developments with
ten machines on display, covering
the majority of wire bending and
manufacturing requirements. The
new “Synchro” bender design was
well received, and described as the
most innovative machine with the
least production limitations currently
available.
Fanuc Robotics showcased new,
low inertia robots along with vision
inspection and in-line tracking where
a robot picked parts from a moving
conveyor. BF ENTRON demonstrated
the new mid-frequency DC welding
controls, welding parts produced by a
2D AIM wire bender. RMG showcased
a new descaler line, feeding a wire
drawing machine that in turn fed a
16mm 3-dimensional AIM CNC bender.
Krueger Steel provided all the wire used
for the open house. “The turnout was
better than that of a trade show! We
sold three new machines at the open
house,” said Constantine Grapsas,
the company’s founder and managing
director.
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Istanbul Cable & Wire 09 technical conference attracts good audience
Speakers and delegates enjoyed Istanbul conference social event at the ▼ ▼
historic Binbirdirek Cistern
Conference delegates at Vatan Kablo factory ▲ ▲