EoW March 2009

2009

Countdown to Cleveland WAI’s Interwire 2009, co-located with IFE, the International Fastener Machinery & Suppliers Association (IFMSA) trade show, opens its doors at Cleveland’s I-X Center on Saturday 25 th April 2009. Established in 1981, Interwire is recognised by Tradeshow Week as being among the 200 largest trade shows in the US. Five hundred exhibitors are expected, representing suppliers to the wire making industry (wire-drawing machinery, insula- tion, raw materials), manufacturers of wire, and processors of the wire end product (wire bending, forming for baskets, hooks and fasteners). Scheduled to run until Thursday, 30 th April, Interwire 2009 will include exhibits, technical presen- tations and networking events for delegates from the wire, cable and fastener industries. Typical attendees to the biennial Interwire include plant managers, researchers, engineers and business owners from over fifty countries throughout the world. The show crosses dozens of vertical industries including automotive, construction, aerospace, transportation, and communications. For full details of the Interwire programme, exhibitors and events as they become available, go to: www.wirenet.org/events/interwire

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