EuroWire November 2020

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Virtual showroom launched Products and services from the brand VisioCablePro® are mainly developed and distributed for the international cable, wire, pipe and tube markets.

Due to this wide coverage, it is not always possible for the team to present products directly, and the current global crisis has also reduced presence at trade fairs. In response, VisioCablePro now offers the opportunity to be informed online about the range of products. Customers and interested parties can enter the “virtual world” of VisioCablePro and experience products interactively via a new online showroom. The 360° view, available via PCs or mobile devices, is based on the physical showroom for cable measurement technology in the headquarters of the company iiM AG, in Suhl, Germany . All available devices and solutions from the two processes “Sample preparation and cross section measurement” and “Sample preparation with material tests” can be viewed. The exhibition is also available with additional product information and contact options. To introduce visitors to

▲ ▲ The new VisioCablePro virtual showroom

the facility, product manager Mr Henkel and sales manager Mr Wark present the virtual showroom in a short video in both German and English. Within the 360° view, the user can be redirected via interactive hotspots to technical product information, product images and videos, or directly to the product website. A 360° view of the devices, and the corresponding functionality and operation, are displayed via the available product videos, so customers can easily acquire the proportions and further details and understand the operation. The interactive tour is available at www.cable-measurement.com/showroom iiM AG www.iim-ag.com where he was responsible for service activities in North America, such as the commissioning of electrical and industrial machinery used to manufacture wire and cable, including wire drawing for copper and aluminium, rotating equipment for bunching and cabling and extrusion. Prior to joining Samp USA, he held a similar position at Samp Sistemi Srl in Italy, and various other technical responsibilities. Mr Glionna is proficient in the development and programming of PLC programs utilising Siemens and Allen Bradley Ladder Logic software development packages, and programming HMI computer interface terminals using Siemens TIA Portal, Siemens WinCC, Allen Bradley FactoryTalk View andWonderware software. Frigeco USA Inc www.mflgroup.com

Precision with Economy

Paolo Glionna joins Frigeco USA

Paolo Glionna, a veteran of the wire and cable industry with 24 years’ total experience, has joined Frigeco USA Inc, located in Annandale, New Jersey. Mr Glionna was previously at Samp USA Inc, in Williamsport, Maryland,

▼ ▼ Paolo Glionna

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