WCA January 2011

Industry news

Petar Erdeljan obituary We are saddened to report that Petar Erdeljan, area sales manager of Roteq Machinery passed away on 21 st September 2010 in his seventieth year, in Victoria Hospital in London, Ontario, Canada. Petar was born in Kikinda, Yugoslavia and attained his higher education at Leicester School of Technology and Commerce in the United Kingdom, The Academy of Commerce in Belgrade Yugoslavia and the University of Subotica, Yugoslavia. In 1968, on completion of his military duties in Yugoslavia, Petar started work with Wogau Engineering in London (UK) which was an agency that represented companies that sold equipment to the Soviet Union and Eastern Block companies. His linguistic talents led him to represent and then be employed by General Engineering (Radcliffe) Co Lc. In 1989 he re-located to Canada and continued his wire and cable career in the position of area sales manager with Ceeco Machinery of Concord Ontario, a position he held until early 2010. In March of 2010 Petar joined Roteq Machinery of Concord Ontario as area sales manager.

Petar’s wire and cable involvement totalled about 30 years, most of which most was conducting business in Eastern Europe and the Far East. Petar will be remembered as a highly respected professional with an easy charm that will be sadly missed by his many customers, colleagues and friends. Petar is survived by his son Dr Petar Erdeljan, daughter-in-law Dr Meivys Erdeljan, and his brother Lazar. He was also a member of Wire Association International. Mr Petar Erdeljan m m

Continuous casting forum

The Wire Association International (WAI) has announced its first Global Continuous Casting Forum for copper practitioners, to take place at Interwire, Atlanta from 2 nd to 5 th May 2011. 33 industry experts will lead the forum, which will comprise technical and operational presentations, interactive workshops and panel discussions, and will serve as a user’s group for all operations personnel involved with copper continuous casting. Forum topics will include: Historical information on copper, continuous casting, wiredrawing and the • vertical shaft furnace Process overviews by Properzi, SCR, Contirod and Upcast OY • New technologies: descaling; degassing; rod testing; scrap processing • New refractory materials and installation practices • Baghouses: design; fires investigation • Filtration: molten metal; caster and process water • Shaft furnace burner combustion ratios and dissolved oxygen • Cathode impurities and rod quality • Wire break analysis and copper fines generation • Preventive maintenance: electronic drives; hardware and software solutions • Registration is $395 for WAI members; $495 for non-members. The fee includes access to Interwire 2011 exhibits, technical programme and the opening reception.

Wire Association International Inc – USA Fax : +1 203 453 8384 Website : www.wirenet.org

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