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With emphasis firmly on new technology, it was good to be
a part of the recent Interwire exhibition in Atlanta, Georgia.
Manyexhibitors took theopportunity to launchnewproducts
and reveal updated models to the American market, while
capturing the interest of the many visitors to the show at the
World Congress Center.
Interwire is renowned as THE place to go to for the wire and
cable industry wishing to launch itself on a wider market,
and this year’s exhibition was certainly no different. Catch
up with the latest news from the floor with our coverage,
which starts on page 42.
Also in this issue is news that the first of North America’s two
longest submarine electricity cables has arrived in Atlantic
Canada, in readiness for laying the Cabot Strait between
Nova Scotia and the island of Newfoundland. Each cable
– 170km and weighing 5,500 tonnes – is to be laid from the
vessel
Skagerrak
and work is expected to be completed by
the later summer. Full details on page 9.
David Bell
Editor
EDITOR
wiredInUSA - June 2017
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