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Technical Paper Award Winners
The Wire Association Annual Medal Awards for the most meritorious paper on wire manufacture or fabrication during the year. Gold medals are presented to authors of technical articles within the ferrous, nonferrous, electrical, and general industry segments.
1934
"Cold Drawn Steel Spring Wire" by Edward J P Fisher, Keystone Steel & Wire Co
1935
"Grain Size and Its Influence on the Manufacture of Steel Wire" by Benjamin Lewis McCarthy, Wickwire Spencer Steel
1936
"Steel for Arc Welding Electrodes" by Robert Notvest, J D Adams Mfg Co
1937
"Abnormal Grain Growth and the Annealing of Low Carbon Steel Wire" by Benjamin Lewis McCarthy, Wickwire Spencer Steel
1938
"Wire Rope" by Walter R Bloxdorf, The Macwhyte Co
1939
"The Manufacture and Use of Stainless Steel Wire" by Stanley P Watkins, Rustless Iron and Steel Corp
1940
"Galvanizing Characteristics of Different Types of Steel" by Robert W Sandelin, Atlantic Steel Co
1941
"A Brief Discussion on the Manufacture of Steel for Arc Welding Electrodes" by Carleton W Garrett, Aliquippa Works, Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
1942
"Scheduling and Planning the Wire Mill for War Production" by Leroy Devoe Seymour, Canada Works, Steel Co of Canada, Ltd
1943
"Drawing High Speed Rope Wire" by John C Aiken, Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
1944
"History and Growth of the Tungsten Carbide Die" by August R Zapp, Firth-Sterling Steel Co
1945
"Some Traits and Characteristics in the Working of Beryllium-Copper Wire" by Matthew J Donachie, Consultant
1946
No Award
1947
No Award
1948
"Wear Resistance of Wire for Wire Rope" by Reginald S Brown, Rylands Brothers Limited
1949
"Welding in the Wire Industry" by John H Corson, John A Roebling's Sons Corp
1950
"Borax as a Coating for Drawing High Carbon Steel Wire" by Curtis Voigtlander, Union Wire Rope Co
1951
"High Strength Copper-Silver, Copper-Iron and Copper-Iron-Chromium Wire" by Bruce W Gonser, Battelle Memorial Institute
1952
"The Significance of the Elongation Test on Wire" by Howard J Godfrey, John A Roebling's Sons Corp
1953
"The Drawing of Shaped Steel Wire" by Vito J Vitelli, John A Roebling's Sons Corp
1954
"The Cooling of Steel Wire During Continuous Drawing" by Norman A Wilson, Morgan Construction Co
1955
"The Influence of Nail Design and Manufacturing Practice on Joint Strength" by Allan B Dove, The Steel Co of Canada, Ltd
1956
 FERROUS DIVISION
"Hot Dip Wire Aluminizing Processes and Alloys" by John D Sprowl, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp
 NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Electromatic Oil Tempered Wire" by George A Sweitzer Jr, Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
1957
FERROUS DIVISION
"Combined Hot Rolling and Patenting of Rod" by Dartrey Lewis, John A Roebling's Sons Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Buried Distribution of Telephone Circuits" by Clement C Lawson, Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc
1958
FERROUS DIVISION
"Continuous Patenting, Cleaning and Coating of Steel Rods" by Donald K White, John A Roebling's Sons Div, The Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Fabrication and Properties of 5005 Aluminum Alloy Cables for Overhead Conductors" by Harold W Adams, Reynolds Metals Co
1959
FERROUS DIVISION
"High Temperature Tests on Aircraft Control Cables" by Howard J Godfrey, John A Roebling's Sons Div, The Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Tension in Wire Engineering" by Erwin J Saxl, Tensitron, Inc
1960
FERROUS DIVISION
"An Economic Analysis of Acid Pickling vs. Multiple Strand Blast Cleaning of Wire Rod" by Gilbert D Dill, Consultant
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Vinyl Plastisol—A Versatile Material for Insulating Wire and Encapsulating Wire Harness" by Robert C Lawrence Jr, Chemical Products Corp
1961
FERROUS DIVISION
"Wire Electrogalvanizing Process at the Steel Co of Canada, Ltd, Dominican Works" by N M Switucha, Steel Co of Canada, Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Extruded Cellular Vinyl" by Andrew D Varenelli, Naugatuck Chemical Div, US Rubber Co
1962
FERROUS DIVISION
"Bethalume Wire" by Stewart H Jones, Bethlehem Steel Co
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Rolling Flat Nonferrous Wire" by G A Backman, Waterbury Farrel Div, Textron, Inc
 ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Revolutionary Advance in Electrical Brazing of Larger Stranded Copper Wire" by Maurice G Steele, M G Steele Co
1963
FERROUS DIVISION
"The Production and Properties of Prestressed Concrete Wire and Strand" by E A Shipley, British Ropes Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Processes and Quality Control in the Production of 5056 Al Clad Aluminum Redraw Rod and Aluminum Screen Cloth" by Horace Rainey Jr, Columbia Metal Products, Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"The Continuous Extrusion of Flexible Conduit Over Electrical Cable" by W K Atkins, Union Carbide Corp
1964
FERROUS DIVISION
"The Development of Stabilized Wire and Strand" by Terrence Cahill, The Somerset Wire Co Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Continuous Casting and Rolling of Copper Rod" by D B Cofer, Southwire Co; and John A Bell, Western Electric Co
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Insulation Resistance Changes in Polyethylene When Exposed to High Temperature and Humidity" by Walter D Paist, Celanese Polymer Co
1965
FERROUS DIVISION
"Welding in the Wire and Wire Rope Industry" by J K Gessler, British Ropes, Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Basic Considerations in the Designing of Wire Drawing Machinery" by Joseph V O'Grady, Syncro Machine Co
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Heating and Aging Characteristics of Cross Linked Polyethylene" by Paul R Tully, Cabot Corp
1966
FERROUS DIVISION
"A Comparison of Wire Drawing Block Cooling by Air, Oil, and Water" by Norman A Wilson and J Adams Holbrook, Morgan Construction Co
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Copper-Clad Aluminum Wire—A New Electrical Conductor Material" by G H Frieling, Texas Instruments, Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Impulse Dielectric Testing Applied to Insulated Wire" by D C Alexander, International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
1967
FERROUS DIVISION
"The Control of the Grain Structure of Wire Rod for Steel Wire" by Herbert Beck and Wolfdietrich Brand, Niederrheinische Huette, AG
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Nassau's Process for Continuous Casting and Rolling of Copper Rod" by J Cole and H Moss, Nassau Smelting and Refining Co
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"A New Method for Electroplating Aluminum" by W R Chaffin, M&T Chemicals, Inc
1968
FERROUS DIVISION
"Determination of Plant and Machinery Obsolescence" by Js L Cauwe, Bekaert Engineering NV
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"55-Nitinol: Unique Alloy Wire" by William J Buehler, US Naval Ordnance Labs; and William B Cross, Goodyear Aerospace Corp
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Optimization of CV Cures by Computer Methods" by V L LeNir and R C Dodwell, Northern Electric Co, Ltd
1969
FERROUS DIVISION
"The Conversion from Sulphuric Acid Pickling to Muriatic Acid in a Wire Mill" by Thomas Matthews, The Steel Co of Canada
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Metal Flow Through Conical Converging Dies" by Betzalel Avitzur, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Lehigh University; and William M Evans, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Westinghouse Electric Co
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Continuous Resistance Annealing and Short Time Annealing of Copper Wire" by Yukihiko Satoh and Katsuhiko Nakayama, The Furukawa Electric Co, Ltd
1970
FERROUS DIVISION
"The Double Cascade Quench (DCQ) Method of Patenting High Carbon Steel Rod" by C H Campbell, R E Griffiths, and N Makrides, United States Steel Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Continuous Hydrastatic Extrusion on Wire" by Frank J Fuchs Jr, Western Electric Co
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Solving Cooling Through Requirements for a CoaxialExtrusion Line" by N C Wheeler Jr and J R Wheeler Jr, Davis Standard/Goulding
1971
FERROUS DIVISION
"Critical Process Parameters in Wire Drawing" by Miss Jane Rigo, United States Steel Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Metallurgy of Triple E—A New Alloy Concept" by E H Chia, Southwire Co; and E A Starke Jr, Georgia Institute of Technology
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Problems in the Extrusion of Cellular Polyethylene Coaxial Cable" by Robert L Boysen, Union Carbide Corp
1972
FERROUS DIVISION
"Use of Steel Wire in Pneumatic Tires" by Sam I Roudebush, Armstrong Tire & Rubber Co
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Hydrogen Peroxide Pickling of Copper Rod" by Donald Winkley and Arthur F Grand, FMC Corp
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Development of LowCreep ACSR Conductor" by Terrence Cahill, GKN Somerset Wire Ltd
1973
FERROUS DIVISION
"Effect of Austenitic Grain Refinement on the Properties of High-Carbon Steel Wire" by Sumihide Fujii and Yoshimi Nakamura, Kobe Steel
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"The Properties of X8076 Aluminum Electrical Conductor Alloy" by R W Westerlund and N T Bond, Aluminum Co of America
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Planned Maintenance in a Wire and Cable Plant" by Wilfred A Jones, Canada Wire and Cable Ltd
1974
FERROUS DIVISION
"Low Relaxation Prestressed Concrete Strand from Stelmor Rod" by Errol M Alexander, The Steel Co of Canada, Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
No Award
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
No Award
1975
FERROUS DIVISION
"Characteristics of Welds in Wire and Rod" by William B McGuire, The Steel Co of Canada, Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"The Effect of Lead and Tin on the Annealability and Electrical Conductivity of Commercially Hot-Rolled ETP Copper Rod: The Role of Thermal and Mechanical Rolling Mill History" by Virgil J Marino, General Cable Corp; and Marshall V Yokelson and George J Fischer, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Development of New Vulcanizing System for Rubber Insulated Cables" by Masashi Ida, Akira Takada, Masao Shimizu, and Shigenori Nanjyo, Fujikura Cable Works, Ltd
1976
FERROUS DIVISION
"Fluidized-Bed Patenting of Wire Rods" by Chikahisa Nagai, Yoshimi Nakamura, and Eiji Takahashi, Kobe Steel, Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"The Role of Surface Oxide and Its Measurement in the Copper Wire Industry" by Horace Pops and Daniel Hennessy, Essex Group, Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Fiber Optics for Communications" by Daryl Myers and Frederick P Partus, Western Electric Co
1977
FERROUS DIVISION
"Direct Cooling of Wire" by Terrence Cahill and Keith T Jones, GKN (South Wales) Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"A New Method for the Continuous Annealing of Aluminum Wire" by Zbigniew Bonikowski and Bruce H Keen, BICC Research & Engineering Ltd
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Selecting Electrical Drive Systems for Wire & Cable Insulating Lines" by James R Snyder, Louis Allis Div, Litton Industries; and Stewart E Walton, Davis Standard Div, Crompton & Knowles Corp
 GENERAL CATEGORY
"A Wire Drawer Training Program Can Produce Results" by Robert C Berkshire, Keystone Group
1978
FERROUS DIVISION
"Analysis of Wire Temperatures and Power Requirements on Multipass Drawing Productivity" by Norman A Flanders and Errol M Alexander, The Steel Co of Canada, Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"The Effect of Solidification Rate on the Properties of Al-Fe-Co (Super-T®) Conductor Alloy" by E Henry Chia, Southwire Co
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"A New Vulcanizing Process Without Steam as Heat Source" by Dexter C Seymour, John Royle & Sons; and David A Krick, The Anaconda Co
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Continuous Chemical Surface Treatment of Wires According to the MDA-Process" by Gabor Koreny and Hans Jedlicka, Ruthner Industrieanlagen AG
1979
FERROUS DIVISION
"A Study of Evaluating Lubrication in Wire Drawing" by Tyoshimi Nakamura, Heijiro Kawakami, Tomiharu Matsushita, and Hiroharu Sawada, Kobe Steel Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Factors Affecting the Annealing Behavior of Aluminum Wire" by Horace Pops, Essex Group, Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Improving the Economics of Wire Coating Lines" by Reuben Klein and Imrich Klein, Scientific Process & Research, Inc
GENERAL CATEGORY
"A Computerized Approach to Machine and Raw Material Requirement Planning" by James B Richardson, Canada Wire and Cable, Ltd
1980
FERROUS DIVISION
"High Strength Steel Wire Rod for Industrial Fasteners" by Masaki Araki, Naoki Eguchi, Hisashi Gondoh, and Takafumi Yoshimura, Nippon Steel Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"A Continuous Copper Rod Production Starting from Wire Bars" by Leo Cloostermans and F Claes, Lamitref
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Lightguide Fiber Drawing" by David H Smithgall, Western Electric Co
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Productivity Measurement and Improvement in the Wire and Cable Industry" by R Glenn Mann, Southwire Co
1981
FERROUS DIVISION
"Prestressing Drawn Products from Controlled Cooled Rods, Rolled from Continuously Cast Billets" by F Mazzucato, Deriver SpA; A Guerrieri, Acciaierie di Piombino SpA; and A Mascanzoni, Centro Sperimentale Metallurgico
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Analysis of Factors Affecting Drawability of Copper Rods" by Yea-Yang Su, Walsin Lihwa Electric Wire & Cable Corp
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"SECAP—Computer Controlled Extrusion Systems" by Claude A Currat, Maillefer Co
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Applying Microprocessors to Wiredrawing Machines" by Bruce A Finch, Reliance Electric Co
1982
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"Direct-Patented High-Strength Steel Wire Rod Strengthened by Silicon" by Ikuo Ochiai, Michihiko Nagumo, Tetsuya Amakawa, and Toshihiko Takahashi, Nippon Steel Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Computer Analysis of Stranded Conductor Design Factors Necessary to Prevent C.U.S. and Birdcaging in Aircraft Wire" by Emerson Jones and Kevin Wion, Raychem Corp
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Development of Waterproof XLPE Cable" by Takuju Uchiyama, Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc; and Tadayuki Uematsu, Teruyoshi Tanabe, and Yoshio Takayama, Furukawa Electric Co
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Productivity: Its Effect on Cost and Profit" by C Patrick Rigby, Rigby Specialty Wire, Ltd
1983
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"Drawing Fine Wire on Wet Wire Drawing Machines" by Zeev Zimerman and Robert Henry, Bethlehem Steel Corp, Homer Research Laboratory
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Intermetallic Compound Growth in Tin and Solder Platings on Copper Alloys" by B G LeFevre and R A Barczykowski, Bell Laboratories
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Economic Losses from Worn Extruder Screws" by Donn Lounsbury, Extrusion Technical Services Div, Davis-Standard
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Computerized Material Controls for Job Shop Wire Mills" by Jack Hoyt, Durable Wire, Inc
1984
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"New Process of In-Line Heat Treatment in Wire Rod Mills" by J Tominaga, K Matsuoka, and S Inoue, Nippon Steel Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION
No Award
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Development of Materials for Very High-Performance XLPE Cables" by K Otani, M Kuno, H Miyauchi, H Matsubara, and T Akie, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd
GENERAL CATEGORY
No Award
1985
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"Wire Rod for Higher Breaking Strength Steel Cord" by Yoshiro Yamada, Schinichi Shimazu, Yosuhiro Oki, and Katsuji Mizutani, Kobe Steel Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Energy Conservation in Wire Drawing" by H Kishida, K Machid, and T Maruyama, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"In Pursuit of Manufacturing Excellence: The Utilization of Microprocessor Based Control Systems" by Paula Calabrese, Schulz Controls
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Comparison of AC and DC Adjustable Speed Drives" by Jerry Kane and Thomas Renner, Reliance Electric
1986
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"Engineering Brass Coatings by Sequential Plating" by T W Starinshak, R M Shemenski, and G E Hammer, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Introduction of a New Lubricant for Copper Wiredrawing" by J Kajuch, Rea Magnet Wire; and T Asbury, Cincinnati Milacron
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Reduced Emissions Cablejacket" by J J Pickering and M E Lowell, Union Carbide Corp
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Excellence Through Quality—A Total Quality Approach" by C E Carroll, Union Carbide Polyolefins Division
1987
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"Development of Ultra Soft Wire Rod for Cold Heading Quality" by H Tashiro, H Sato, T Yamasaki, M Murakami, and T Takahashi, Nippon Steel Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Ferrous Inclusion Detector for Improved Copper Rod Quality" by R Miklasiewicz and S Young, Magma Copper Co
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"A New Double Twist Machine With Single Twist Effect" by M Brazeau and R Cournoyer, Godderidge, Inc; and
"Life Cycle Cable Costing" by F W Miller, Hendrix Wire & Cable Co
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Statistical Quality Control (SQC) Implementation" by W H Ricks, Union Carbide Polyolefins Division
1988
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"Non-Quenched Low Carbon Acicular Ferrite Steel Wire Rod for Cold Forging Applications" by Fukukazu Nakasato, Masaatsu Higurashi, and Shuichi Fukushima, Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Boundary Lubricity of Copper Rod Drawing Emulsions" by T I Reed, Pirelli General
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Reduced Smoke Flame Retardant Formulations for High Performance Applications" by Charles S Ilardo and Ronald L Markezich, Occidental Chemical Corp
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Effective Statistical Process Control: Enhancing the Bottom Line with SPC" by Thomas A Ross, Baldwin-Wallace College
1989
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"Production, Use and Corrosion of Wire for Prestressed Concrete Reinforcement" by Allan B Dove, Consultant
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"A Fine Wire Drawability Case Study" by Horace Pops and Duane Hobbs, Essex Group, Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"An Evaluation of the Performance Properties of Poly (Vinyl Chloride) Wire and Cable Compounds for Severe Service Applications" by A William Coaker and Marcelo Hirschler, BFGoodrich Co; and Carl J Tomanek, Vista Chemical
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Marketing Opportunities and Competitive Strategies for US Wire Drawers (An Update)" by Howard Booth, Beddows & Company
1990
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"Effect of Coating Layer Microstructure on Corrosion Resistance of Zn-Al Alloy-coated Steel Wire" by Ikuo Ochiai and Hiroshi Ohba, Nippon Steel Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Filter Media Selection for Wiredrawing Fluids" by Charles Sorrick, Crystal Filtration
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Cable Testing for Flame Propagation and Toxicity" by James M Daly, Cablec Corp
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Understanding Measurement Error" by Douglas B Relyea, Quality Principle
1991
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"Delayed Failure of Steels for High Strength Bolts" by Toyofumi Hasegawa, Takeshi Nakaharea, Yoshiro Yamada, and Morifumi Nakamura, Kobe Steel
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON AWARD
"A Comprehensive Program for Reducing Wire Breaks Through Process Control and Effective Filtration" by Richard S Novak, AT&T Network Cable Systems; and Joseph F Scalise, Filtertech, Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Evolution of Testing Methods for Flame Retardance, Smoke Generation and Toxicity as it Relates to International Cabling Systems" by Charles A Glew, Gary Chemical
GENERAL CATEGORY
"A New Method to Determine Total Productivity of Support Services" by Horace Pops, Essex Group, Inc
1992
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"New Defect-Detection System for a Rod and Bar Mill" by Eisuke Yamanaka, Hidenori Kondou, Toshio Sakamoto, Takaya Ogawa, and Shinya Nishijima, Mizushima Works, Kawasaki Steel Corp; and Kiyoshi Hitomi, Kawasaki Steel Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON AWARD
"Importance of the Conductor and Control of its Properties for Magnet Wire Applications" by Horace Pops, Essex Group, Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Analysis of Cable Ampacities in Cable Systems Containing Harmonics" by Ajit K Hiranandani, Detroit Edison Co
GENERAL CATEGORY
No Award
1993
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"Developments in High-Nitrogen Stainless Steels" by Alan Hendry, University of Strathclyde
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON AWARD
"Speed Effects in Magnet Wiredrawing" by Gil Baker and Roger N Wright, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO AWARD
"Development of a Carbon Black Filled Moisture Crosslinkable Low Voltage Insulation Compound Based on Ethylene Vinylsilane (EVS) Copolymer" by R L Silverman, Quantum Chemical Corp
GENERAL DIVISION
"Non-Contact Drawing Die Measurement System" by Daniel Cardenas Garcia, Daniel Aguilera-Longoria, and Fernando Luengas-Ruiz, Centro de Investigacion y Desarrollo
1994
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"Development of an Instrumented Impact Test for Wire" by Karol K Schrems, George Laird II, and Neal W Duttlinger, US Bureau of Mines
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON AWARD
"Continuous Improvement in Multi-wire Drawing at Cable Tech" by James Liu, Mel Godfrey, Mike Hopkins, and John McLarty, Cable Tech Company Ltd
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO AWARD
"Cross-linking of Ethylene Vinyl Silane Copolymers" by Haridoss Sarma and Alex Shaikevitch, AT Plastics Inc
GENERAL DIVISION
"Interpretation of Wear and Failure in Wiredrawing Dies" by Larry Corbin, Fort Wayne Wire Die, Inc
1995
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"Possibilities of Influencing Residual Stresses in Drawn Wires and Bars" by P Renz, W Steuff, and R Kopp, Institut für Bildsame
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON AWARD
"The Role of Nickel and Zinc in ETP Copper" by Horace Pops and James Holloman, Essex Group, Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO AWARD
"Oxidation Induction Time (OIT) of Multicomponent ETPR Cable Filling Compound and its Relation to the Level of Two Antioxidants" by W J Thalman, A Eckard, A Debska, and J A Weaver, Witco Corp
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
"Discovery and Analysis of the Remarkable G-G-G Iron Wire Cables" by Donald Sayenga, The Cardon Management Group Inc
1996
ERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"Drawing Practice of Steel Wires with Pressure Dies" by Bogdan Golis, Jan W Pilarczyk, and Zbigniew Blazejowski, Czestochowa Technical University; and Eugeniusz Filipczyk, Drumet SA
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON AWARD
"Electromagnetic Stirring Application in Copper Bar Manufacturing" by George M Meseha, Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co; and "Characterization Methods for Fine Copper Wire"
by Susan S Enos and Sharon K Young, BHP Copper Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO AWARD
"New Polymeric Optical Cable Filling Compounds" by Michael T Costello, Anna Debska, Alan D Eckard, and William J Thalman, Witco Corp
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
"Fundamentals of Specifying Induction Power Supplies for Wire and Rod Heating" by Daniel J Williams and Gilbert J Traverse, Welduction Corp
1997
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"The Quest for Wire Surface Quality for Medical Applications" by Yea-Yang Su, Georgia Institute of Technology
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON AWARD
"An Update and Some New Thoughts Concerning the Electrical Properties of Copper" by Horace Pops, Essex Group, Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO AWARD
"Tension Behavior of Optical Fiber in Finishing Processes" by Harri Turunen, Nokia-Maillefer Oy
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
"The Influence of Patent Harmonization on the Wire and Cable Industry" by Gregory S Rosenblatt, Wiggin & Dana
1998
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE AWARD
"Corrosion and Corrosion Measurement of Steel Tire Cord" by Yen-How Huang, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON AWARD
"Measurement of Small Diameter Wire Stress Relaxation Using Dynamic Techniques" by Jim L Johnson, Brush Wellman Inc; and Patrick Flanagan, Cleveland State University
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO AWARD
"Thermal Analysis of New Optical Cable Filling and Flooding Compounds" by Michael T Costello, Alan D Eckard, and William J Thalman, Witco Corp
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
"Computer Modeling of Wire Manufacturing Processes" by Dan Zhao, Gil Baker, Cornelius Muojekwu, and Horace Pops, Essex Group, Inc
1999
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE MEMORIAL AWARD
"Torsion Test: In Depth Characterization and Microscopic Analysis" by Yea-Yang Su and Robert M Shemenski, Amercord Inc
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON MEMORIAL AWARD
"FEM Analysis of Wire Breaks in Drawing of Superfine Wire with an Inclusion" by Kazunari Yoshida, Tokai University
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO AWARD
"Physically Foamed Insulation for Datacom Categories 6 and 7" by Kurt Kerschbaum, Uniline
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
"Swedish Billet Marks" by Donald Sayenga, The Cardon Management Group
2000
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE MEMORIAL AWARD
"The impact of oxide characteristics on coatings of steel reinforcement to rubber adhesion" by Yea-Yang Su, Amercord Inc; and Robert M Shemenski, RMS Consulting
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON MEMORIAL AWARD
"A new technique for measuring stress relaxation of power connectors machined from high performance copper alloy rod" by Jim L Johnson, Brush Wellman Inc; and Patrick Flanagan, Cleveland State University
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO AWARD
"Development of a novel nonintrusive surface inspection system—application to defect detection on enameled wire, cable and optical fiber" by Hatim Abdul Hamid, Frank Brennan, and Wojtek Wlodarski, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; and Ethem Erdas, Beta LaserMike
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
"High temperature failure of casting and rolling components in continuous rod production" by Cornelius Muojekwu and Horace Pops, SUPERIOR ESSEX Industrial Group
2001
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE MEMORIAL AWARD
"Fracture mechanics aspects of delamination occurrence in high-carbon steel wire" by Kenichi Shimizu and Nozomu Kawabe, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON MEMORIAL AWARD
"The effect of drawing temperature on the properties and annealing response of copper wire" by Corrado Noseda and Roger N Wright, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; and
"Effects of back tension and drawing direction on wire properties in copper wiredrawing" by Kazunari Yoshida and Ryuta Ido, Tokai University; and Tsutomu Yamashita, Tanaka Denshi Kogyo Co, Ltd
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO AWARD
"Liquid antioxidants: a new choice for increased cleanliness and productivity in the production of X-linked cable insulation" by Wolfgang Voigt and John Kenny, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
"In-line cleaning of steel core wire for the manufacture of aluminum clad steel wire" by Norman Chow, DynaMotive Technologies Corp
2002
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE MEMORIAL AWARD
"Development of steels for high-strength bolts with excellent delayed fracture resistance" by Yuichi Namimura, Nobuhiko Ibaraki, Wataru Urushihara, and Takenori Nakayama, Kobe Steel Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON MEMORIAL AWARD
"Effect of the reduction ratio and inclusion size on wirebreaks in CU fine wiredrawing" by Cho Hoon, Jo Hyung-Ho, Kwon Hyouk-Chon, Lee Kyong-Whoan, Lee Sang-Gon, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology; Kim Byung-Min, Busan National University; and Kim Young-Jig, Sungkyunkwan University
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO AWARD
"Correlation between the size and distribution of pre- and post-prooftest level flaw of draw abraded fiber" by Sudipta Bhaumik, Sterlite Optical Technologies Limited
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
"Three-dimensional FEM simulation of the influence of drawing in setting angle used in wiredrawing" by Akikazu Nakagiri and Shinya Yamamoto, Kansai University
2003
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE MEMORIAL AWARD
"Bar and wire with ultra-smoothing and lower residual by new drawing" by Motoo Asakawa, Tomohiro Hatakeyama, Youko Tamura, Satoshi Kajino, Shunsuke Shishido, and
Satoru Shimizu, Waseda University
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON MEMORIAL AWARD
"Drawing stainless steel microwire of 400 to 600 um" by Kazunari Yoshida, Tetsu Shinohara, and Toshi Imai, Tokai University; and Dilok Sriprapai, King Mongkut's
University of Technology Thomburi
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO AWARD
"Hot water aging performance of silica optical fiber with single coating" by Sudipta Bhaumik, Sterling Optical Technologies Limited
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
"Computer Modeling of Wire Manufacturing Processes" by Michel Galopin, EM Optimization Inc; and Lundi Bour, Theseus Solutions Inc
2004
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE MEMORIAL AWARD
"Nitrogen strain aging in ferritic steel" by Robert J Glodowski, Stratcor
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON MEMORIAL AWARD
"Classification of wire breaks and their countermeasures in superfine gold wiredrawing" by Tsutomu Yamashita and Kazunari Yoshida, Tokai University
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO AWARD
"Metal hydroxides for flame retardant wire and cable compounds" by Tong Chen, J M Huber Corp
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
"Surface modification of brass coated steel cord by electro plasma technology" by P Gupta, G Tenhunfeld, and E O Daigle, CAP Technologies LLC
2005
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE MEMORIAL AWARD
"Failure analysis of explanted 316L stainless steel sternal wires" by Chung-Ming Shih, Taipei Medical University; Shing-Jong Lin and Chun-Che Shih, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; and Yea-Yang Su, Amorphous Oxide Technologies, Inc
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON MEMORIAL AWARD
"A quantitative study on the different lubrication modes for wiredrawing of 80Ni-20Cr wire" by Roger N Wright and Chitra Baid, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; and Kamal Baid, JLC Electromet Pvt Ltd
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO AWARD
"Development of PVDF for use in limited combustible fiber optic cables" by James J Henry, Arkema, Inc
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
"Fracture criteria prediction in wiredrawing using finite element modeling" by Samarth Tandon, Sachin P Deshmukh, Rajiv S Mishra, and K Krishnamurthy, University of Missouri-Rolla; and R Tayloe, Phelps Dodge High Performance Conductors
2006
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE MEMORIAL AWARD
"Effect of high-quality wire rod and micro-alloying on properties of steel wire in PCCP" by Surya Kumar Singh, Tata Steel Wire Division
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON MEMORIAL AWARD
"Wiredrawing breaks – a review of mechanical perspectives" by Roger N Wright, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO AWARD
"Optimization of pass schedule for copper-clad steel wire" by Cho Hoon, Jo Hyung-Ho, and Lee Kyong-Whoan, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology; and Kim Byung-Min, Busan National University
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
"Wired together" by Donald Sayenga, Cardon Management Group
2007
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE MEMORIAL AWARD
"Analysis of the forming of points in wire nails" by Lucas Franciga and Jorgelina Geisler, Acindar SA; Paulo Cetlin and Cristiano Cunha, Federal University of Minas Gerais
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON MEMORIAL AWARD
"Processing of wire from antiquity to the future" by Horace Pops, Horace Pops Consulting, Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO MEMORIAL AWARD
"Use of color-changing pigments to detect wire and cable hazards" by Walt Ogrodnik, HazardGuard Safety Wire, Inc
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
"The Mobile Impact Tester for cold heading research at Ivaco Rolling Mills" by Michel Hone and Nicholas Nickoletopoulos, Ivaco Rolling Mills; and Darryl Seaman, CedarRidge Technologies, Inc
2008
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE MEMORIAL AWARD
"Improved cold-drawn eutectoid steel wires based on residual stress measurement and simulation, part 2: optimization and mechanical properties" by Jose Miguel Atienza, Jesus Ruiz-Hervias, and Manuel Elices, Madrid Polytechnic University
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON MEMORIAL AWARD
"Formulation, analysis, and measurement of fines" by Horace Pops, Horace Pops Consulting Inc; and Gil Baker, Confident Instruments
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO MEMORIAL AWARD
"Performance of nanoclay in a flame-retardant jacket compound" by Sergio Castañeda and Octavio Parra, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Condumex; and Eduardo Ramírez and Saúl Sánchez, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Condumex
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
"Analysis of the straightening of drawn wires using rollers by FEM" by Kazunari Yoshida and Tsuyoshi Sugiyama, Tokai University
2009
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE MEMORIAL AWARD
"Evaluation of high-temperature behavior of Zn and ZnAl coatings on core wires and strands for ACSR, ACSS, and alike overhead power conductors" by Charles Coffin, Hans Depamelaere, Dale King, and Walther Van Raemdonck, NV Bekaert SA
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON MEMORIAL AWARD
"Heat-resistant parameters of AlZr electrical alloy wires assigned to HTLS conductors" by Tadeusz Knych, Andrzej Mamala, and Piotr Uliasz, AGH University of Science and Technology
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO MEMORIAL AWARD
"High productivity and reliability of XLPE insulated medium-voltage cables" by Paul Laurenson, Borealis Polymers NV; and Jan-Ove Boström, Borealis AB
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
"Improvement of drawability of shape-memory alloy wire" by Kazunari Yoshida, Takanori Sato, and Shunichi Kikuchi, Tokai University
2010
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE MEMORIAL AWARD
"The effect of silicon and aging on mechanical properties and fracture response of drawn high-strength pearlitic steel wire" by Ryan Pennington, Bekaert Corp; Walther Van Raemdonck, NV Bekaert SA; and David K Matlock and George Krauss, Colorado School of Mines
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON MEMORIAL AWARD
"Research on the influence of the structural state of Cu-ETP wire rod on the annealing susceptibility of wires" by Tadeusz Knych, Andrzej Mamala, Beata Smyrak, and Monika Walkowicz, AGH University of Science and Technology
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO MEMORIAL AWARD
"Life prediction for an optical fiber cable" by Octavio Parra, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Condumex
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
No Award
2011
FERROUS DIVISION | ALLAN B DOVE MEMORIAL AWARD
"Manufacturing highly loadable helical springs through optimization of tempering processes in both spring steel wire and spring production" by Rüdiger Lux, Ulf Kletzin, and Peter Beyer, Ilmenau University of Technology
NONFERROUS DIVISION | MARSHALL V YOKELSON MEMORIAL AWARD
"New improvements for surface oxide testing of copper rod" by Gil Baker and Tim Stahlhut, Confident Instruments Inc; and Horace Pops, Horace Pops Consulting Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION | URBAIN J H MALO MEMORIAL AWARD
"Extended quality control of cable insulation by colour measurement during extrusion" by Horst Scheid, Siebe Engineering
GENERAL DIVISION | HORACE POPS AWARD
"Preparation and application of nanocrystalline diamond composite coatings for wiredrawing dies" by Zhang Wenhua, Guo Songshou, Shen Hesheng, and Zhang Zhiming, Shanghai Jiaoyou Diamond Coating Co Ltd; and Sun Fanghong, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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