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EuroWire – November 2008 20
english corporate news
It pays to learn with IWMA
The International Wire and Machinery
Association (IWMA) funds an Educational
Trust Scheme that amongst other things
offers the Walter Niehoff Scholarship,
in memory of one of the past presidents
of the association.
The scholarship provides a financial
award every 2 years of up to $24,000
to be paid to an institute, training
organisation, university, college or similar
establishment for the benefit of an
individual trainee, student or apprentice
engaged in study, research or training
activities related to the wire, cable or wire
product industries.
Awards can also be made to industry
institutions or establishments that offer
training in the wire and cable sector.
It is now in a position to make a further
award of a Walter Niehoff Scholarship
under this scheme for 2008/2009 and
invites applications. Applicants may be
employed by a company or be students,
apprentices, individuals at colleges, insti-
tutions, universities or other places of
research and learning who are introduced
by an IWMA member and are committed
to the study and future employment in
the field of engineering applicable to the
wire, cable or wire product industries.
The IWMA considers that one of its
primary functions is to promote new
technology, education and growth in the
industry. Its conferences and educational
seminars provide an international forum
for the exchange of technology, regular
focused meeting places for the industry
and excellent reference sources from its
library of past papers. The Educational
Trust offers another very important
educational route.
Through both the IWMA’s Educational
Trust Fund and its Travel Award scheme
the association actively encourages the
gaining of new skills and experience for
future rising stars in the industry.
IWMA – UK
Fax: +44 1926 314755
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Director of global
sales & marketing
LaserLinc, manufacturer of
non-contact, precision laser
and ultrasonic systems
for measuring inside and
outside diameter and wall
thickness for wire, cable,
fibre and many other
industries, has announced
the appointment of Mr Jeff
Kohler as the director of
global sales and marketing.
Mr Kohler is co-founder
and a member of the board
of directors of LaserLinc
with over 22 years of
experience in non-contact
measurement.
Before co-founding Laser-
Linc, he was with Techmet
(now Beta LaserMike),
which he joined in 1986.
LaserLinc Inc – USA
Fax: +1 937 318 2445
Email:
Website:
Jeff Kohler of LaserLinc ▲ ▲
The next major biennial conference
jointly organised by the Wire
Association International (WAI),
Associazone Costruttori Italiani
Macchine Per Filo (ACIMAF) and the
IWMA will take place in Istanbul 2nd-3rd
November 2009.
There are important and developing
industries in the wire and cable
sectors, which should result in
a healthy local attendance, not-
withstanding the anticipated high
level of interest from other countries
in the region.
Since 2003 these three key wire and
cable associations have successfully
collaborated in organising high
quality conferences in Stresa, Prague
and Bologna.
IWMA – UK
Fax: +44 1926 314755
Email:
Website:
Distributor for rail cables
New technology
for global
markets
Huber+Suhner has appointed Anixter as a franchised
distributor for a range of rolling stock cables.
Huber+Suhner has extensive experience in designing,
developing and manufacturing railway cable, interconnect,
harness and wireless solutions. Anixter stocks Huber+Suhner’s
Radox RSE and Radox 4GKW ranges and supplies 3GKW and
9GKW cables. Both over and underground applications are
available.
Mark Fordham (MIEEIE), Anixter technical manager, said,
“This range of flexible insulated and sheathed 1,800- and
3,000-volt rated cables, in addition to being ozone and
weather resistant, offers outstanding oil resistance with
excellent thermal properties (–40ºC to +120ºC). They meet the
requirements of BS6853-1a and have low smoke, low toxicity
and halogen-free performance combined with an excellent
level of flame retardance.”
Anixter – UK
Fax: +44 1925 850292
Email:
Website:
Huber+Suhner – UK
Fax: +44 1869 249 046
Email:
Website: