WCA July 2015

Expansions, new branches and wire 2016 There is a broad mixture of expansions, new branches and looking ahead to the wire and cable industry’s largest exhibition – wire 2016 – in this issue of Wire & Cable ASIA . Gem Gravure has opened a new plant in San Diego, USA, catering for the company’s expanding customer base in the west. You can read the full details on page 12. Italian company Eurolls is also getting closer to its Asian customers with the opening of a branch in China – Eurolls Machinery Shanghai. This will provide immediate technical support to customers in the region. Full story on page 14. UK manufacturer BWE has launched the smallest machine in its popular Conklad range – the 315 – featuring many of the standard features of its larger machines. Details are on page 29. And it is now less than nine months away from the wire and cable industry’s largest exhibition in its calendar, wire 2016 in Düsseldorf.

The German city will again play host to thousands of visitors from 4 th to 8 th April. Catch up with the latest news on page 10. David Bell Editor

www.bigstockphoto.com “Bridge link between Mrt and Bts mass transportation in the heart of Bangkok” by Khunaspix

When and where

October 2015 TBA October: IWCS Technical Symposium – conference and exhibition – Atlanta, Georgia, USA Organisers : IWCS Tel : +1 717 993 9500 Email : phudak@iwcs.org Website : www.iwcs.org

October 2015 6-8 October: wire South America – trade exhibition – São Paulo, Brazil Organisers :

October 2015 5-10 October: EMO – trade exhibition – Milan, Italy Organisers :

September 2015 16-18 September: wire Southeast Asia – trade exhibition – Bangkok, Thailand Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf Asia Fax : +65 6337 4633 Email : wire@mda.com.sg Website : www.wire-southeastasia.com

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Fax : +49 211 4560 668 Email : info@wire-south-america.com Website : www.wire-south-america.com

EFIM-ENTE Fiere Italiane Macchine Fax : +39 0226 255 882 Email : info@emo-milan.com Website : www.emo-milano.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – July/August 2015