EuroWire January 2019

Corporate News

Regional workshop success for WAI

“The increasing interest in the programme led WAI to test the format in Texas, where two nearby companies, Encore Wire, and Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp graciously hosted facility tours to round out the educational schedule,” said Steven Fetteroll, WAI executive director. Marc Murray, WAI’s director of education and member services, said: “The popularity of the course shows us that the demand for basic wire and cable manufacturing information is high and it likely reflects the turnover in manufacturing jobs at industry plants.” Ten instructors covered these topics: Mechanics of wiredrawing; drawing dies; wiredrawing lubricants; wire breaks and surface damage; stranding cable; cleaning and coating of rod and wire; extrusion; basics of electrical testing; ferrous heat treatment; used machinery; manufacturing problem solving; testing and properties; and ferrous metallurgy. Positive results have prompted WAI leadership to consider offering a similar stand-alone format at additional locations in 2019. The course will be offered again as a curriculum staple at WAI’s 89 th annual convention during Interwire in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on 13 th May this year.

THE Wire Association International (WAI) Inc reports its long-running and content-refined Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing course garnered participation from 105 wire and cable industry professionals at its first regional workshop in a stand-alone format in Texas, USA. Course attendance has risen steadily over the years at WAI’s annual conventions.

Wire Association International – USA Website : www.wirenet.org

▲ ▲ Peter Blackford, Thomas Maxwell Jr, Erik Macs and David Gzesh, some of the instructors at the Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing course in Texas

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