EoW July 2011

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▲ ▲ Interwire 2011 – roaring success

Interwire – a shot in the arm for the industry

straightening to FEP foaming technology, wiredrawing lubricants, and wire breaks. Interwire had the support of exclusive sponsors: Southwire and ExxonMobil Chemical; educational sponsors: Sonoco Products; Gem Gravure Co Inc; and Dow Wire & Cable Co; Cyber café sponsors: Chemson Inc and Sonoco Products; 5K sponsor: Leoni Wire Inc; directional sign sponsors: Sikora International Corp and Skaltek Inc; lanyard sponsor: Carris Reels Inc; hospitality suite sponsors: C H Robinson Worldwide Inc, J B Hunt, Southeastern Freight Lines, and Tenold Transportation LP. The American Wire Producers Association (AWPA) reported more than 160 attendees at its 2011 Wire Rod Supply Chain Conference. The 33 sponsoring organisations included AWPA member companies, affiliated associations, and industry press. Interwire will return to Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 23 rd -25 th April 2013. Wire Association International – USA Fax : +1 203 453 8384 Email : info@wirenet.org Website : www.wirenet.org

The WAI bestowed its highest honours on Dr Kazunari Yoshida, Tokai University, Japan, and Thomas E Moran, National Standard Co, winners of WAI’s Mordica Memorial Award and Donnellan Memorial Award, respectively. Southwire hosted a tour of two of its Carrollton facilities, and on the Tuesday evening more than 1,100 participants networked at WAI’s annual opening reception. The first-time Global Continuous Casting Forum for copper practitioners, which ran concurrently with Interwire, exceeded planning estimates and reached full capacity at 205 participants from 25 countries. The programme featured 34 industry-leading presenters. Keynote speaker and astronaut Mike Mullane encouraged listeners to “Dream Big” at his presentation on the Wednesday, when he also shared experiences from living and working in space. were represented at the three-day exhibition. Production solution demonstrations, held through the hall, covered topics ranging from surface treatment technology and roll More than 400 companies

OVER 4,000 attendees – a rise of 19 per cent – gave the industry the shot in the arm it needed at the 81 st Interwire in Atlanta in May. The increase from the last Interwire in Cleveland in 2009 rightly gave the Wire Association International something to be proud of with its flagship event. The four-day conference at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, saw attendees from 53 different countries converge to witness three new theme days and more than 400 companies exhibiting. “Interwire had tremendous support from the wire and cable manufacturing community. More than 750 wire and cable facilities sent representatives – many sent multiple attendees – all with action items to accomplish at Interwire,” said WAI president Dominique Perroud. Three new theme days set the tone for the week with an organisational format into which a robust offering of nearly 100 technical and operational presentations were assembled. Themes were metals and materials; manufacturing best practices; and green initiatives.

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