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Background
The WAI Operations Summit & Wire Expo is organized by WAI and is held biennially
in a different industry hub within the US for the wire and cable manufacturing industry.
The event incorporates technical paper presentations, a comprehensive exhibit,
on-floor production solutions demonstrations, networking activities, and more.
Visitors
The WAI Operations Summit & Wire Expo attracts attendees from the local and
national markets and participants fromoverseasmarkets. These attendees, most with
purchasing influence, represent the ferrous, non-ferrous, and electrical segments of
the industry. The attendee profile has grown to include interest in several industries
allied to wire and cable including:
• automotive
• manufacturing
• environmental
and reclamation
• appliance
• building
• furnishings
• housewares
• communications
• medical instrumentation
• fasteners
• electronics
• energy
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