EuroWire May 2015

The Kremlin. Red Square. St Basil’s Cathedral. We are obviously talking about Moscow as wire Russia prepares to welcome the wire and cable industries in May. Thousands of visitors are expected at the ZAO Expocentr from 12 th to 15 th May, and our coverage in this issue starts on page 60 where you can nd some of the exhibiting companies attending. Excitement is also gathering for wire Southeast Asia in Bangok, Thailand, and wire South America in São Paulo, Brazil. Organisers Messe Dűsseldorf look forward to the exhibitions on pages 18 and 24, respectively. Rosendahl and Nextrom have opened a new technology centre in Austria, which they claim is the world’s fastest secondary coating line. Catch up on the details on page 27. On the jobs front, Swiss company X-Compound, a member of the Troester group, has appointed a new chief executive. The full story is on page 21. And remaining on the careers front, Wesco Distribution has trebled its headcount with the opening of its third office in the UK. Turn to page 30 for the story. New is also a theme in our technology section, with Italian manufacturer Samp producing a new double-twist bunchingmachine. All the details are on page 46. Helukabel has also added two new motor connection cables to its Topflex product family. Turn to page 51 for the full story. It was also good to catch up with old friends at the recent Interwire exposition in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. A big thank you to everyone who stopped by our stand to say hello. The industry heads to wire Russia

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