EuroWire July 2023

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BASEC joins Kiwa UK BASEC Group has announced that it is joining Kiwa UK. BASEC is an independent accredited certification body for the electrical cable industry worldwide, with headquarters in Milton Keynes, UK, and a laboratory in Dubai, UAE. Kiwa UK CEO Paul Brown explained that the Kiwa UK Group has expanded through both organic growth and acquisition. “I am delighted to welcome the BASEC team to Kiwa,” said Mr Brown. “Their knowledge, expertise and reputation for delivering trust in the quality of electrical cables around the world complement Kiwa’s purpose in the marketplace. I see great synergies between the two companies as well as Kiwa supporting BASEC to continue delivering high quality assurance to the cable industry.” Leadership of BASEC Group will now come under the remit of Kiwa’s strategic business director, Sarah Grant.

Ms Grant commented, “I’m excited to be leading BASEC through the next stages of its development. BASEC is a strong and reliable company with a trusted brand and I look forward to capitalising on the opportunities between Kiwa and BASEC to further strengthen our organisation.” Kiwa UK www.kiwa.com

BASEC Group Ltd www.basec.org.uk

WIN Eurasia International industrial exhibition WIN Eurasia, held in June, attracted 38,586 visitors from 102 countries, and hosted more than 500 exhibitors at Istanbul Expo Center. The event introduced “Industry 5.0: Factory of the Future”, controlled by 5G, to the manufacturing industry in Turkey. Organised by Hannover Fairs Turkey, the representative of Hannover Messe in the regional market, WIN Eurasia was held for the 29 th time, with the motto“Industries meet diversity”.The event strengthened its international identity with the participation of Germany, Taiwan, China and Korea pavilions. Companies in the welding and robotic welding industry, logistics and supply chain management launched their newest products, and in the Starkgen generator display area progressive energy solutions in the critical and backup power sector were shown. The Industry 5.0: Factory of the Future demo application, which was introduced to the manufacturing industry for the first time at WIN Eurasia 5G Arena, became a focus of attention of exhibitors and visitors. It showcased 25 different scenarios for the use of 5G communication technology in factories. The Smart Production with Metaverse scenario showed a simulation of control systems and robots in the industrial production line, communicating over 5G in an integrated way with Metaverse. Technology, events and demo applications exhibited in the Industry 4.0 Pavilion, Digital Factories Special Area, 5G Arena and 5G & Industry Forum Area were followed closely by visitors and exhibitors and attracted great interest. The 5G & Industry Forum Area also hosted conferences across four days. At the Metaverse Conference, it was estimated that 19.8bn devices will communicate with IoT in 2023, rising to 125bn via IoT and 5G by 2030. The next edition of WIN Eurasia will be held at Istanbul Expo Center from 5 to 8 June 2024. Hannover Fairs Turkey Fuarcılık AS www.hmist.com.tr

Kiwa UK CEO Paul Brown (left) and Terry Foreman, BASEC director

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