WCN Spring 2012

Further growth confidently expected for wire China 2012 From 21 st to 24 th September, wire and Tube China 2010, considered to be the world’s second largest joint wire and tube fairs and Asia’s largest for the industries, successfully took place at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC). satisfaction with the services provided by the organisers. Many visitors confirmed that they would certainly attend the next wire China in 2012.

• 12m 2 (130ft 2 ) Fitted and Carpeted Stand € 4,300 • 3 Leather Chairs; Lockable Counter; Square Table; Waste Basket; 3 Spotlights • 1 x 220v Power Socket; Fascia with company name (max 20 English/12 Chinese letters) • Daily Stand Cleaning; Prime location in IWMA area • Meet & Greet Service Pudong Airport (4 persons max) to SNIEC area hotels • Interpreter/Hostess (English/ Mandarin); Overnight Security for items left on IWMA stand • Free Internet, hospitality, beverages, additional interpreter service at IWMA stand • Continuous assistance with prepara- tion and advice via IWMA office • Free visa invitation letters for anyone booking hotel rooms via Pacific World Shanghai (IWMA official travel agents) • Optional Extras • Very special room rates at the Eton Hotel (convenient for SNIEC) via Pacific World Shanghai • Additional fittings; Extra interpreters; Meet & Greet Service to Shanghai city centre hotels • Other Stand sizes: 15m 2 € 5,250; 18m 2 € € 6,300; 24m 2 € € 8,150 The Dragon exhibitor package is offered at cost to members, subject to availability, without a management fee. Non-members’ fee € 195 (includes 1 year’s free membership of IWMA) Please Contact IWMA for more details about booking a Dragon exhibitor package. Website: www.iwma.org

Wire China 2010 was jointly organised by Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute (SECRI) and Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd and Tube China 2010, jointly organised by the Metallurgical Council of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (MCCCPIT) and Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co Ltd. These sister exhibitions will take place again at the SNIEC from 25 th September to 28 th September 2012. Given the overwhelmingly positive feedback from 2010 and the clear intention of a number of exhibitors and exhibitor groups to book larger spaces for wire China 2012 there seems little doubt that this year’s edition will demonstrate further growth, and IWMA members interested in participating are well advised to commit as early as possible. The IWMA, a main international sponsor of wire China, will provide support facilities for members on its well located stand and will also offer Dragon exhibitor packages to members and non-members, subject to availability in good areas close by. DRAGON EXHIBITOR PACKAGE wire China 2012 25 th -28 th September

Sole agents for Brazil Medek & Schörner has appointed Brastec Technologies Ltda as sales representative for Brazil. For decades now, Medek & Schörner has been a leading cable marking machines and optical fibre coating lines manufacturer. The only company operating in this market segment, Medek & Schörner covers virtually the entire spectrum of machines for marking cables and coating optical fibres. programme includes state-of-the art cable marking machines such as gravure printers, length marking machines, ring markers, laser printers and A great number of visitors from Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, India, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam, attended the exhibition. Trade visitors rated this exhibition highly and they expressed their The manufacturing The four-day exhibition attracted 26,035 trade visitors (including 3,473 visitors from abroad), and its size hit a historic high with an exhibition area totalling 74,500m 2 , compared with 57,500 from 2008. Of this 74,500m 2 wire China 2010 occupied 40,000 and Tube China 2010, 34,500. It attracted more than 1,300 exhibitors from around the world compared to 1,098 in 2008. All the post event feedback from wire China 2010 was positive with many exhibitors saying that a good number of orders had been placed and many business opportunities had resulted from the exhibition. In particular, some pavilions and exhibitors said that they would expand their stand space at the next trade fair in order to increase their business. There were pavilions from 10 major countries and regions: Austria, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, North America, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea.

- Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), China

Brastec Technologies Ltda has been involved in equipment capable of completely supplying the production lines of wires and cables in automotive extrusion, energy and telecommunication cables, including fibre optics.

custom-made marking machines.

Equipment from Medek & Schörner for colour coding and coating optical fibres is noted for its high output, flexible modular design and ease of operation. The company’s long experience in the marking and coating of optical fibers is reflected in an outstanding technological system that ensures gentle treatment of the sensitive optical fibres at all stages of processing. All components of the equipment are of modular design, and can easily be configured to form complete systems.

Medek & Schörner – Austria Fax: +43 198 272 96 Email: m+s@medek.at Website: www.medek.at

Stand 10/A56-01

Brastec Technologies Ltda – Brazil Fax : +55 11 452 559 20 Email: marcello.giacaglia@brastecltda. com.br

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