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EuroWire – March 2008 11
english corporate news
Nordson Corporation’s Swainsboro, Georgia, USA, manufacturing
facility was named a finalist in Industry Week magazine’s 2007
Best Plants competition. The Nordson plant was recognised as
one of the top 21 in the USA.
The Swainsboro facility produces ProBlue adhesive melters – hot
melt dispensing systems, dispensing guns, modules and nozzles.
The plant will also add new ProBlue Fulfill integrated fill systems
and Classic XIV melters to its portfolio in 2008.
These systems are used in the packaging of consumer products
and in a wide variety of general industrial assembly applications.
Established in 1990, the annual competition salutes plants that are
on the leading edge of efforts to increase competitiveness,
enhance customer satisfaction and create stimulating and
rewarding work environments.
The competition encourages manufacturing managers and
work teams to emulate the honorees by adopting world-class
practices, technologies and improvement strategies.
Entrants are judged on criteria including:
Proactive environmental and safety practices; operational
improvements; agile production systems; supplier partnerships;
customer focus; employee empowerment; quality systems;
management practices; and manufacturing capability. Industry
Week selected Nordson from more than 200 entries in 2007.
Nordson Corporation – USA Fax: +1 866 667 3329
Email: Website:
Nordson’s Georgia plant in the top
21 in USA
TheWire & Cable Manufacturers’ Alliance (WCMA) has announced
the recipients of its 2008 Distinguished Career Award.
The 24th annual awards dinner and investiture ceremony will
take place on 12th April in Windsor, Connecticut, at the Hartford/
Windsor Marriott Airport Hotel. This year’s recipients are: Brian
Bukovec, chief operating officer and vice president, Radix Wire;
Mike Carbray, general manager, Amphenol/Spectra-Strip; David
Chu, materials development director, Draka USA; Tony Dolce, CFO
and director of administration, T & T Marketing; Virginia Hauser,
vice president of sales, Phelps Dodge Sales Co; Richard Kruger,
vice president sales and marketing, Champlain Cable Corp; Guy
Marini, president and CEO, NEPTCO Inc; Fred Wagner, founder,
Minnesota Wire & Cable.
WCMA – USA Fax: +1 860 873 3281
Email: Website:
Career awards for WCMA