WCA September 2020

Full steam ahead for China It goes without saying that the health and safety of exhibitors and visitors alike is of paramount importance as wire China gets underway on 23 September. The organisers have gone to extraordinary lengths to ensure this, including the staging of a new ‘offline + online’ model. This allows people to connect online, build trust and then finalise the deal offline. This kind of new exhibition model can not only increase traffic to the exhibition, but also create effective business connections between exhibitors and buyers. It is also the time and place to show the strength of the industry, as new technology and innovations give business the ideal platform to move forward. The interest in the exhibition – with some 600 companies scheduled to attend – shows a commitment to the future as businesses from Germany, France, Italy, Korea, Taiwan and Japan will be on the exhibition floor. The staging of the exhibition will allow the strengthening of existing business relationships, something which is increasingly important as companies recover from the turmoil of the last nine months.

Our coverage of wire China starts on page 36. Also on the Asian market, UK-based Cimteq has joined forces in a strategic partnership with Toho International to launch its CableBuilder cable design solution into the Japanese market. Full story on page 12.

David Bell Editor

When and where

January 2021 25-28 January: MACH – trade exhibition – Birmingham, UK Organisers : MTA (Manufacturing Technologies Association) Email : mach@mta.org.uk Website : www.machexhibition.com

December 2020 7-11 December: wire 2020 – trade exhibition – Düsseldorf, Germany Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf

October 2020 11-14 October: IWCS – virtual symposium – Organisers : IWCS Tel : +1 717 993 9500 Website : www.iwcs.org

September 2020 23-26 September: wire China –

trade exhibition – Shanghai, China Organisers : SECRI and Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Email : shanghai@mdc.com.cn Website : www.wirechina.net

GmbH Email : wire@messe-duesseldorf.de Website : www.wire.de

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Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2020

Photo credit: bigstockphoto.com “Guangzhou” • Photographer: Prasha