WCA November 2007

Industry news

Prysmian take the show on the road!

Prysmian Telecom Cables and Systems really have put the show on the road – with a major roadshow covering much of Europe. The latest initiative to support the growing uptake of Fibre To The Home (FTTH) technology in Europe got underway on 4 th September in the UK and visited the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Spain and France.

The adoption of FTTH is expanding rapidly around the world and activities in Europe are now finally gathering momentum with many municipalities and local authorities – as well as the more traditional telecom operators starting to build optical ‘last mile’ networks. The roadshow featured a specially constructed, interactive exhibition trailer full with Prysmian’s latest FTTH passive product solutions blown fibre, minia- ture blown cables, pre-connectorised

customer solutions, new vertical riser systems for multi dwelling units and a range of new FTTH connectivity pro- ducts. Information was also available on Prysmian’s range of optical fibres, including CasaLight TM , the bend insensitive fibre developed by Prysmian specifically for FTTH applications.

Prysmian Spa – Italy Fax : +39 02853 54451 Email : info@prysmian.com Website : www.prysmian.com

Morgan ventures into the Czech market Morgan Construction Company will provide a bar in coil outlet for wire rod and bar producer Trinecké Železárny AS in Trinec, Czech Republic, that incorporates a heat retention tunnel to achieve specific mechanical properties. With the new equipment, Trinecké will be able to produce bar coils from 16mm in diameter up to 50mm with coil sizes of 1,350mm in outside diameter, using special steels – high- alloyed and micro-alloyed steels as well as cold heading grade steel. Attached to Trinecké’s pre-existing bar mill, the bar in coil outlet will also be capable of producing small lots of half-weight coils up to 2 tons. The contract also includes the supply of two strap compactors and a belly banding strap machine. Start up is expected by the end of April 2008. Morgan Construction Company – USA Fax : +1 508 755 6111 Email : sales@morganco.com Website : www.morganco.com Gearing up for ’09 Fastener Tech™ ’09 – the second of the unique concept in fastener industry trade shows – is scheduled to take place in Rosemont, Chicago, USA, between 8 th and 10 th June 2009. The biennial event will feature an exhibition, education seminars, conferences, a keynote breakfast, and all-industry reception, amongst other networking opportunities.

FastenerTech™ ’09 – USA Email : tlh@fastenertech.com

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