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WIRE & CABLE NEWS • Issue N° 41 – Autumn 2009 • 9
IWMA exhibitor packages meet the needs
of many small and medium exhibitors
at wire exhibitions worldwide
For a number of years the IWMA has offered exhibitor packages at a number of
exhibitions, including wire Düsseldorf, wire China in Shanghai, wire Russia in
Moscow, wire Southeast Asia in Bangkok, Tekno Arabia in Dubai and Metaltech in
Brazil. These packages are branded as Orchid, Oasis, Samba or Caviar packages,
with a symbol appropriate to the event, and are offered to exhibitors at cost price.
As major industry partners to these events the IWMA can secure booth positions in
excellent locations for its exhibitors.
Apart from a well specified shell-scheme booth these packages have additional
items, in most cases including daily booth cleaning, visa invitations where
necessary, meet and greet service at the airport, an interpreter or booth
assistant and full use of the IWMA’s valuable support services at the exhibition.
Additionally, at some venues the IWMA negotiates specially discounted rates at
tried and tested hotels.
At wire Russia 2009 in May a number of companies, some of them first time
exhibitors, booked the IWMA Caviar package and were very pleased with the
level of service provided. One exhibitor, Jeffrey Whitney, agent for CommScope,
Bimetals, was particularly pleased with the interpreter provided by the IWMA
and with their kind permission we record his comments below. “I am writing,
in my capacity as the CommScope BiMetals regional sales agent for Russia
& CIS and as the stand manager for the ‘Wire 2009’ exhibition in Moscow this
past week, to let you know how pleased we were with the performance of
Ms Elizaveta Stepanova.
“Elizaveta had clearly taken the time to do preparatory work in reviewing our
product literature and becoming familiar with the terminology and concepts.
This preparation made her a very valuable asset to our work. So, her comfort level
with them, as well as her effort in learning about all the clients and what their
needs from CommScope BiMetals were, made Elizaveta a key member of our team
this week! So, thank you for arranging for Elizaveta to work with us. We are very
much hoping that, with the leads that were developed and the interest that was
shown in our products, CommScope BiMetals will be back in Moscow very soon.
And, whenever we come back, we want to work with Elizaveta!”
If your organisation is interested in exhibiting at any of these major trade fairs
please do not hesitate to contact us to find out how we can help you by taking
away some of the stresses and strains of participating. In particular we highlight
the forthcoming Metaltech exhibition in São Paulo, Brazil 6th – 8th October 2009, for
which there is a Samba package, and the important wire Southeast Asia 2009 event
in Bangkok 13th – 15th October, where the IWMA is offering the Orchid package.
Pakistan Cables has recently invested in additional plant and
equipment, and added new product lines to its existing portfolio.
In 2008 Pakistan Cables commissioned its own PVC compound
plant, as part of an ongoing expansion programme. The plant
produces flexible PVC compounds for insulation and sheathing of
electric cables. This plant has the most sophisticated machinery,
including automated weighing and dosing systems for each
component of the various formulations.
The centralised control system allows for user-friendly operation
of the entire plant while maintaining accurate control of each
component. The plant is complemented by a polymers laboratory
for development of customer-specific formulations.
In early 2008, Pakistan Cables began producing cables for the
automobile industry in Pakistan.
These cables are used in the assembly of wire harnesses for OEMs
and are manufactured under JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards).
Specifications include AV, AVS, AVSS and AVSSH. Pakistan Cables
is also currently in the process of developing Halogen Free auto
cables to meet the growing demand for these items.
In addition to the new PVC compounding and new auto
cable plant, Pakistan Cables has recently inaugurated its own
2-megawatt gas fired co-generation power plant. The power
plant, utilising GE Jenbacher engines, allows the company
to be self-sufficient for its energy needs. With all of these
developments, Pakistan Cables is well positioned to meet
the growing needs of customers in Pakistan and in the
surrounding region.
Pakistan Cables Ltd – Pakistan
Website:
Pakistan Cables undergoes expansion to meet customer demand
New name for News
For more than 12 years Maschinenfabrik
Niehoff has published Niehoff-News,
a twice-yearly newspaper for customers,
containing a wide range of ideas about
improving the competitiveness of their
businesses.
The newspaper now appears with a
more attractive and modern layout, an
easier to handle format and a new title:
Power & Trends.
The name underlines that Niehoff is
constantly working to identify trends
early and to develop powerful products,
and also indicates the potential of the
wire and cable industry.
The first issue of Power & Trends contains
reports on the new MSM 224 type
intermediate wire drawing machine and
the Niehoff exhibits at the Interwire 2009
and the wire Russia 2009 trade fairs.
In an interview, Ronald W Reed, the
immediate past president of the Wire
Association and president of the wire
and cable manufacturer, Horizon Wire
& Cable, talks about the opportunities
now available to wire and cable manu-
facturers, while in the company portrait
Podolskkabel, one of the leading cable
manufacturers of Russia, is presented.
Power & Trends 1/09 issue is published
in English, German and Russian and can
be obtained from Niehoff headquarters
in Germany or any Niehoff subsidiary or
service office all over the world.
MaschinenfabrikNiehoffGmbH&CoKG–
Germany
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