WCA July 2014

Joining forces to make the most of skills and expertise It seems that wire 2014 in Düsseldorf has had a long-lasting effect on a number of companies, with many announcing joint ventures following the week-long exhibition.

Sikora and Maillefer (page 10) and Melos and Inhol (page 20) are just two of those deals which have emerged since the show.

I was also privileged to be part of the unveiling ceremony of a new rigid frame stranding machine from Shanghai HOSN on the first morning of the exhibition, and details of this can be found on page 24. Solar energy also features heavily in this issue with a 10 per cent increase in solar investments in the first quarter of 2014, as noted in a report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (page 13). This in addition to a college in Kolkata, India, developing a system of generating electricity from anchored floating solar panels. The full story can be found in our India Insight section on page 44.

It would be remiss not to mention the latest technonogical advances heading into the market with Zumbach launching a new three-axis lump detector (page 35), and the launch of a new cable for the railway market from Belden (page 38). David Bell Editor

When and where

September 2014 24–27 September: wire China – trade exhibition – Shanghai, China Organisers : SECRI and Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co Ltd Fax : +86 216 169 8301 Email : shanghai@mdc.com.cn Web : www.wirechina.net

October 2014 21-25 October: EuroBLECH – trade exhibition – Hanover, Germany Organisers : Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd Fax : +44 1727 814 401

October 2014 28-30 October: wire India – trade exhibition – Mumbai, India Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf India Fax : +91 112 697 1746 Email : info@md-india.com Web : www.md-india.com

November 2014 9-12 November: IWCS – technical symposium – Rhode Island, USA Organisers : IWCS Tel : +1 732 389 0991 Email : phudak@iwcs.org Web : www.iwcs.org

Email : info@euroblech.com Web : www.euroblech.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – July/August 2014

Photo: “Pudong district of Shanghai” (bigstockphoto.com) Photographer: Chuyu