wiredInUSA June 2017

EDITOR

With emphasis firmly on new technology, it was good to be a part of the recent Interwire exhibition in Atlanta, Georgia.

Manyexhibitors took theopportunity to launchnewproducts and reveal updated models to the American market, while capturing the interest of the many visitors to the show at the World Congress Center. Interwire is renowned as THE place to go to for the wire and cable industry wishing to launch itself on a wider market, and this year’s exhibition was certainly no different. Catch up with the latest news from the floor with our coverage, which starts on page 42. Also in this issue is news that the first of North America’s two longest submarine electricity cables has arrived in Atlantic Canada, in readiness for laying the Cabot Strait between Nova Scotia and the island of Newfoundland. Each cable – 170km and weighing 5,500 tonnes – is to be laid from the vessel Skagerrak and work is expected to be completed by the later summer. Full details on page 9.

David Bell Editor

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wiredInUSA - June 2017