wiredInUSA April 2017

EDITOR

The wire and cable industry’s attention turns to Atlanta, Georgia, next month for the biennial Interwire. Renowned for debuting new machinery and its networking, Interwire is the largest and oldest exhibition in the Americas and is featured heavily in this issue of wiredInUSA with more than 30 pages of exhibitors listingdetails of their involvement. Thecity’sCongressCenterwill stage the four-dayconvention and three-day exhibition, organized by the Wire Association International. Please feel free to call in to booth 222 to collect copies of our sister publications, EuroWire and Wire & Cable ASIA. Our coverage starts on page 42. Whilst looking forward may be very much on the minds of everyone at Interwire, history also features in this issue with collector Mike Call of Nevada explaining his fascination with barbed wire. Mr Call, a barbed wire aficionado, talks about his interest in barbed wire ahead of the Western Collectibles Show, sponsored by the California-based Barbed Wire Collectors Association and being staged this year in Minden, Nevada. Catch the full story on page 12.

David Bell Editor

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wiredInUSA - April 2017