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Honorable Mention Award Winners
The Wire Association Annual Medal Awards for the most meritorious paper on wire manufacture or fabrication during the year. Honorable mentions are presented to authors of technical articles within the ferrous, nonferrous, electrical, and general industry segments.
1935
"Cold Heading Wire" by L D Seymour, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co; and
"Hard and Soft Copper Wire" by R A Schatzel, General Cable Corp
1936
"Plastic Deformation in Wire Drawing" by Benjamin L McCarthy, Wickwire Spencer Steel
1937
"A Metallurgical Study of the Factors Affecting the Quality of Galvanizing" by Robert W Sandelin, Atlantic Steel Co; and
"A C Electro Pickling—A Better Method of Pickling" by Allan B Dove, The Steel Co of Canada, Ltd
1938
"Resilience of Springs" by Rodman R Tatnall, Wickwire Spencer Steel
1939
"Heating Copper Wire Bars" by Joseph A Doyle, W S Rockwell Co
1940
"Design and Operation of a New Copper Wire Drawing Plant" by H Blount and J E Wiltrakis, Western Electric Co
1941
"Time, Temperature, and Size in the Heating of Steel Wire" by Rodman R Tatnall, Wickwire Spencer Steel
1942
"The Wire Industry in War" by Frank W Bullock, Signal Corps US Army
1943
"The Graphical Solution to Wire Mill Mathematical Problems" by E J Crum, Bethlehem Steel Co
1944
"Making Spring-Grade Beryllium Copper Wire" by Fernald S Stickney, Instrument Specialties Co
1945
"The Successful Finishing of Electric Wire and Cable" by Ralph C Ellams, Roxalin Flexible Finishers, Inc; and
"The Importance of Reduction of Area in the Evaluation of High Carbon Steel Wire for Cold Drawing Purposes" by B L McCarthy and D A Sutch, Wickwire Spencer Steel
1946
No Award
1947
No Award
1948
"Evaluation of Pickling Inhibitors from the Standpoint of Hydrogen Embrittlement" by Carl A Zapffe, Consultant; and M E Haslem
1949
"Protective Atmospheres for Annealing Nonferrous Wires" by E G de Coriolis and O E Cullen, Surface Combustion Corp
1950
"The Production and Applications of Copper-Base Alloy Wire" by William L Wells, Scovill Mfg Co; and
"An Investigation of the Weavability of Wire with Observations on the Defects of Wire and Wire Cloth" by Walston Chubb Jr, Battelle Memorial Institute
1951
"Surface Active Agents and Pickling Brittleness" by Carl A Zapffe, Consultant; and
"Some Developments in Nylon and Polyethylene Wire Extrusion" by C A Litzler, Industrial Ovens, Inc
1952
"Improved Lime Bath Performance by Recirculation" by Gerald Y Heisler, Bethlehem Steel Co; and
"Development of New Asbestos Insulated Magnet Wire" by Edward P Hall, Kennecott Wire & Cable Co; and Robert D Peck, Johns-Manville Sales Corp
1953
"Molten Salts for the Wire Industry" by F R Morral, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Co; and F A Schaufelberger, Chemical Construction Co; and
"A Review of Fluorothene in the Wire and Cable Industry" by F W Wurtzell, W J Canavan, and B H Maddock, Bakelite Co
1954
"Continuous Patenting, Cleaning and Coating" by Donald K White, John A Roebling's Sons Corp
1955
 FERROUS DIVISION
"Stress Corrosion and Relaxation of High Carbon Steel for Prestressed Concrete" by Fritz Schwier, Felton and Carlswerk
 NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Some Bending Characterisics of Cartridge Brass, 70% and Yellow Brass, 65%, Wire" by Robert O Abbott Jr, Bristol Brass Corp
1956
FERROUS DIVISION
"Control Measures for the Heat Treatment of High Carbon Rods and Wire" by N Dale Montgomery, Pittsburgh Steel Co
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Temperature Control for Thermoplastic Extruders" by Benjamin H Davis, The Davis-Standard Div, Franklin Research Corp
1957
FERROUS DIVISION
"The Coreless Coil—A New Wire Handling System" by E Jefferson Crum, R H Miller Co
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Oxide Coatings on Aluminum Wire" by A A DeFoe, Aluminum Laboratories, Ltd
1958
FERROUS DIVISION
"Recent Experiences in Shot Blasting Practice" by Ing Hans Krautmacher, Westfaelische Union A G
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Drawing and Insulating Wire in One Tandem Operation" by J F Stoltz, Western Electric Co
1959
FERROUS DIVISION
"New Method for the Fatigue Tests on Steel Wires and Wire Ropes and the New Viewpoints Opened by the Results Obtained" by Denis G van de Moortel, Wire Rope Div, United Ropeworks
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"The Rolling of Round Wire into Flats and Rectangles" by Alexander F Sperduti, The Fenn Manufacturing Co
1960
FERROUS DIVISION
"The New Nickel Alloys in Wire for Special Applications" by Kenneth P Brown, Pacific Metals Co Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Installation of a Semi-Automated TW Wire Extrusion Coiling and Boxing Facility in a Medium Sized Plant" by David Barr, H K Porter Co
1961
FERROUS DIVISION
"Surface Defect Detection" by Harry F Ammarell and Richard B Moyer, The Carpenter Steel Co
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Progress Report on the New Model 7 Properzi Equipment for the Continuous Casting and Rolling of Copper, Aluminum and Zinc" by James B Russell, Nichols Wire & Aluminum Co
1962
FERROUS DIVISION
"Effect of Drafting on Residual Film in Wire Drawing" by Stanley L Stalson, United States Steel Corp
 ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Common Extrusion Problems" by Norton C Wheeler Jr, Davis-Standard Div, Crompton & Knowles Corp
1963
FERROUS DIVISION
"Shot Blasting of Wire Rods in Coils" by Thorleif Strand, Christiana Spigerverk A/S
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Resistance Annealing of Copper Clad Steel Wire" by Martin S Shapiro, Metals and Controls, Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Tiltable Rotary vs. Reverberatory Furnace for Refining Copper" by John A Bell, Western Electric Co
1964
FERROUS DIVISION
"Wire Manufacture Using Stelmor Controlled Cooled Rod" by Allan B Dove, Steel Co of Canada, Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
" 'C-Clad'—New Corrosion Resistant, High Strength Sea Water Cable" by Gerald H Frieling Jr, Metals and Controls, Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Cables for Closed Circuit Television" by R A Kempf, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc
1965
FERROUS DIVISION
"Deformation Hardening of Austenitic Stainless Steels in Wire Drawing" by Holger Jarleborg, Fagersta Bruks A B
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Thermal Treatment Pertaining to Aluminum Production" by George R Sublett, Reynolds Metals Co
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
No Award
1966
FERROUS DIVISION
"X-Ray Control of the Wire Mill" by Benjamin F Custer, Branford Wire & Manufacturing Co
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Development of Aluminum Alloy for Electrical Conductor" by J B Roche and J R LeMyrean, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Improved Process for Drawing, Cleaning and Precision Winding of Coaxial Centerwire" by O J Tassi, Western Electric Co
1967
FERROUS DIVISION
"Quantitative Results of Comparison of Stelmor and Air Patented Rods with Reference to Fatigue Testing of Wire Rope Made from Wire of Each Type" by P F W Papsdorf and W Knebelkamp, Westfaelische Union A G
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"How NASA Sponsored Studies in Aluminum Welding Relate to Filler Wire Development" by Koichi Masabuchi, Battelle Memorial Institute
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Process and Controls in the Manufacture of Miniature Precision Coaxial Cables" by G C Smiley and W A Reyes, United-Carr, Inc
1968
FERROUS DIVISION
"High Tensile Chrome Silicon Hard Drawn Spring Steel Wire" by Ichiro Honda and Kazumasa Inoue, Suzuki Metal Industry Co, Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"High Strength Titanium Wire for Aerospace and Undersea Application" by Stanley Kostman and Lawrence Stefan, Titanium Metals Corp of America
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Corrugated PE Duct Used as a Modern Underground Distribution System for Electric Cables" by K Arisawa, M Ando, T Yoshida, Y Ueno, and Y Hosoi, Furukawa Electric Co, Ltd
1969
FERROUS DIVISION
"Material Identification—A Quality Control Problem in Wire Weaving" by Robert J Lindberg, Ludlow-Saylor Wire Cloth Div, General Steel Industries
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Heat Generation and Temperatures in Wire and Rod Drawing" by Taylan Altan, Battelle Memorial Institute
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Aluminum Conductor Telephone Cable—A Reality" by Warren E Bleinberger, Western Electric Co
1970
FERROUS DIVISION
"Factors Affecting the Strength of High Carbon Steel Wire" by B F Smith and D L Speirs, British Ropes Limited
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"An Investigation of Springback Considering the Effects of Strain Hardening" by James Kruger, Scovil Manufacturing; and Anthony Palazotto, University of Bridgeport
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Factors to Consider in Dry Blend Preparation" by G L Levy, Cooke Color and Chemical Div of NL Industries
1971
FERROUS DIVISION
"Why Wire?" by Walter D Havens and Charles L Laun III, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Chemical Techniques to Enhance Effluent Quality" by S H Corwin, Drew Chemical (Slick Corp)
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"High Conductive Heat Resistant Aluminum Alloy for Overhead Transmission Line Conductors" by Y Matsuda, M Yokota, and T Okumura, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd
1972
FERROUS DIVISION
"Steel Tire Cord Requirements—Present and Future" by Alphonse W Lewandowski, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Butt-welding of Hot Rolled Copper Rod Optimized by Computer" by Kanwal Nair, Phelps Dodge Copper Products Corp
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"A New Continuous Process for the Manufacture of Copper Clad Aluminum Conductors" by Gerald Ziemak, Eltek Corp (Kabelmetal)
1973
FERROUS DIVISION
"Furnaces and Furnace Atmospheres" by R J Light, Midland-Ross Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Continuous Casting and Rolling of Copper Rod at the Metallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt Olen Copper Refinery Uses No Wheel" by John M Dompas, Metallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt Copper Refinery Div; Jean R Schoofs, Usines a Cuivre et a Zinc; and Justin G Smets, Metallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt Copper Refinery Div
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Advances in the Application of Nylon 6 in the Wire and Cable Industry" by David E Steward and Arthur D Bliss, Foster Grant Co, Inc
1974
FERROUS DIVISION
"Application of Strand-Cast Steel to Rod & Wire Products" by J G Howis, United States Steel Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION
No Award
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
No Award
1975
FERROUS DIVISION
"A New System for High Speed Wire Drawing" by Y Nakamura, T Fujita, H Kawakami, and Y Yamada, Kobe Steel, Ltd; and
"Continuous Patenting, Cleaning & Coating" by G A Delvecchio and D W Jones, The Steel Co of Canada, Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Wire Breaks in Copper: A Classification and Analysis" by E Henry Chia, Daniel B Cofer, and Oscar Roberts III, Southwire Co
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Welded Aluminum Cable Sheaths" by Gerhard Ziemek, Kabelmetal; and James M Daly, Okonite Co
1976
FERROUS DIVISION
"Advanced Continuous Casting Process for High-Carbon Steel" by Katsuhiko Yamada and Teruo Fujita, Sumitomo Industries, Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Investigation of Wire Breaks in Aluminum" by E Henry Chia, John G Weber, and Daniel B Cofer, Southwire Co
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Elexar Thermoplastic Rubbers for Wire and Cable Applications" by Peter W Glockner, Roland O Muehlner, and John L Snyder, Shell Development Co
1977
FERROUS DIVISION
"Slow Cooling Rods on Cuyahoga Plant's No 1 Mill" by John M Kiefer and Robert L Randall, US Steel Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"The Chances of a Better Return on Investment as a Result of Higher Speeds and Rational Automation in Nonferrous Wire Drawing" by Leo R Cloostermans, Luc B Hoorelbeke, and Noel E Kemel, Bekaert Engineering NV
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Continuous Vulcanising Systems Using Liquid Salts Under Pressure (PLCV)" by Gerald Smart, General Engineering (Radcliffe) Ltd
 GENERAL CATEGORY
"The Economic Life of Fork Lift Trucks" by Frank B Chester, Clark Equipment Co
1978
FERROUS DIVISION
"A New Range of Stainless Steel Spring Grades from Fagersta" by Nils-Gunnar Malmgren and Barry Solly, Fagersta AB
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Recent Developments in Continuous ETP Copper, Aluminum Conductor and Aluminum Mechanical Alloy Rod Production, Processes & Equipment" by Daniel Lepine, Secim
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"How to Justify Large Machinery Purchases" by Jeffrey L Merrill, Southwire Co
GENERAL CATEGORY
No Award
1979
FERROUS DIVISION
"The Control of Manganese and Silicon for Strand Casting of Low Carbon Steel Billets" by Malcolm Coburn and John T Griffiths, Eastern Steelcasting Div, Ivaco, Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Why Thomson-Brandt Has Chosen the Hoboken Process to Change Its Copper Wire Bar Rolling into Continuous Rod Making" by Jean-Paul Dosdat and John M Dompas, NV Metallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt SA; and
"Secor Operations—Production of Continuous Copper Rod and Subsequent Wire Drawing" by Ian A Dundurs, Douglas W Hoey, and Craig W Walter, Copper Refineries Pty, Ltd
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Computerized Automatic Measurement of Telephone Cables" by Leo M Chattler, DCM International Corp; and
"Completely Dry Curing and Cooling Process (FZCV) for XLPE Cable Rated 66kV, 154kV and 275kV" by Michio Takaoka, Masaichiro Seki, Hiroto Oshima, and Masakazu Hesegawa, The Fujikura Cable Works, Ltd
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Microrolling—Cold Rolling of Wires of Unusual Diameters" by Giulio Properzi, Continuus SpA
1980
FERROUS DIVISION
"Evaluation of Wire Alloys for Aircraft Carrier Arresting Gear Deck Pendants" by Curtis Jackson, Gregory A Fuller, Richard L Jentgen, and Richard D Rice, Battelle Columbus Laboratories
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Investigation of Several Factors Influencing the Hot Shortness and Drawability of Copper" by Y du Bois, J Smets, and A van Peteghem, MHO
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Semiconductive Powder for Cable Coating" by Seiichi Maki, Takehiro Horikawa, Shigeki Osawa, and Yasutoski Takemoto, Sumitomo Electric Industries
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Influence of Hot-Rolling Conditions on the Drawing Performance of Steel and Nonferrous Metal Wire" by Elmar Buch and Horst D Hirschfelder, Fried Krupp GmbH
1981
FERROUS DIVISION
"Production of High Carbon Wire Rod from Continuously Cast Billets" by Klaus Theis and Michael Klemm, Hamburger Stahlwerke GmbH
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Copper Wire Breaks: An Update" by E Henry Chia, Southwire Corp
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"A Solution to Extruder Screw Wear in the Wire and Cable Industry" by Anthony M Kimball, Union Carbide, Linde Div
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Weighing, Recording and Tally Printing with Low Cost Microprocessors" by Brian R Slocombe, New Zealand Wire Industries, Ltd
1982
FERROUS DIVISION
"Quality Annealing Economically" by Krish Naidu and Ian M Park, Stelco Inc
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Innovative Approaches in Composite Wire Design" by Richard A Campo, Texas Instruments, Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Newly Developed High Voltage XLPE Cable with a New Free-Strippable Insulation Shielding" by Shosuke Yamanouchi, Masaaki Kondo, Minoru Kameda, and Kusuo Sanjo, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd; and
"Notched Tensile Low-Temperature Brittleness Test for Cable Jacketing Polyethylene" by R Bernie McAda, Dow Chemical Co
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Computer Control of a Continuous Wire Rod Production System" by Kazuhiko Masuda, Kosaku Nakano, Kazuro Kurihara, and Yasuo Akuta, Furukawa Electric Co
1983
FERROUS DIVISION
"Improvement of Low Carbon Steel Wire Rod Qualities Through Continuous Casting" by Ikuo Ochiai and Michihiko Nagumo, Nippon Steel Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"The Influence of Oxygen During Hot Rolling and Drawing of Continuous Cast Rod" by J Smets and R Mortier, Metallurgie Hoboken-Overpelt
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Manufacturing of Thin Aluminum Tube Containing Optical Fiber for OPT-GW" by Yoshihiro Naganuma and Kazuya Abe, Fujikura, Ltd
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Separation and Recycling of Wire and Cable Scrap in the Cable Industry" by Jorgen Marcher, Heas Maskinfabrik
1984
FERROUS DIVISION
"New Continuous Annealing Furnace for Specialty Steel Wire Rods" by J Ishida, Y Oguri, and Y Maruno, Daido Steel Co
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Soot Characteristics in Copper Continuous Casting" by Y Y Su and C S Ho, Walsin Lihwa Cables Corp
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"The Characteristics and Use of Fluonlex-Insulated Conductors" by T Kamiya and H Yagyu, Hitachi Cable
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Efficient Operation of Power Systems with Today's State-of-the-Art Technology" by Paula Calabrese, Schultz Controls, Inc
1985
FERROUS DIVISION
"Direct Wire Cooling Systems" by D Petkovic, OTT
NONFERROUS DIVISION
No Award
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Nomography to Optimize Wire and Cable Braiding, Serving and Taping Operations" by Andre Camelin and Nancy Spadinger, Les Cables de Lyon
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Computerization-Costing and Beyond" by Carol Nashawaty, A&S Consultants
1986
FERROUS DIVISION
"The Use of Factorial Experimental Design in the Investigation of Wire Drawing Phenomena" by P Gibson, BHP Steels
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Specialty Wire for Electronic Component Leads" by G Binder, Thomson Cuivre; and
"Studies of Copper Wire Breaks in Ultra Fine Gauge" by Y Matsushita, Sumitomo Electric
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"New Approaches to Low Hazard Cable Construction" by M Brown and U Vaidya, Dupont
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Production of Wires without Operators" by H Bauer, Maschinenfabrik Niehoff; and
"Wastewater Pollution Abatement and Control" by D Walker, Unocal
1987
FERROUS DIVISION
"Influence of Prior Structure upon Spheroidization Rate and Cold Forgeability Annealed Wire" by K Aihara and K Kanabara, Sumitomo Metal Industries
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"On the Origin of Twist Test Cracks in Copper Rod" by Horace Pops and G Kingsbury, Essex
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Physical Design and Transmission Performance of Copper Media for Local Area Networks (LANS)" by N J Cogelia, AT&T Laboratories
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Companywide Quality Assurance—The Key to Competitive Challenge" by S Marash, Stat-A-Matrix; and
"US Export Competitiveness—Meeting the Competitive Challenges" by W M Arnold, Export-Import Bank of the United States
1988
FERROUS DIVISION
"Materials Response to Wire Drawing" by Etienne Aernoudt, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"The Design and Manufacture of a 'Roller Die' System for Wire Drawing, and a Comparison with the Conventional Drawing Method, Both in Performance and Some Resulting Wire Characteristics" by J H Ekkelenkamp and P Babayan, Foundation for Advanced Metals Science
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"19 Wire Double-Twist Stranding" by Andy Blackmore, Ceeco Machinery Mfg, Ltd
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Effects of Defining Diameter in Relation to Machine Capability Indexes (CPK)" by Mark S Graham and Douglas R Rogers, Belden Corp; and "The First Robots—An Archival Approach Covering the Period 1840-1870" by Donald Sayenga, Consultant
1989
FERROUS DIVISION
"Development of a Device to Detect Chevron Cracks
in High Carbon Wire in Drawing Process" by T Oshiro,
Yoji Hirai, Osamu Kasuya, and Kenji Aburatani, Kobe Steel, Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Filtration Without Media of Wire Drawing Coolants" by G Clyde Bazell, Bazell Associates
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Implications of Species Differences in Assessing the Toxicity of PVC Combustion Products and Irritants such as HCL to Humans" by Robert K Hinderer, BFGoodrich Co; and
"A New High Performance Thermoplastic Elastomer for High Flame and Smoke Properties" by George Maguire, General Electric Silicones
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Development of a New Wire Rod Mill 'Bevel Roll Mill' II" by Shingoro Fukuoka and Keizo Kosugi, Furukawa Electric Co; and Manabu Kiuchi and Jun Yanagimoto, Tokyo University
1990
FERROUS DIVISION
"Super-clean Steel for Valve Spring Quality" by Toshiaki Hagiwara, Akihiko Ueno, and Atsushi Kido, Sumitomo Metals Industries, Ltd; and Michael J Urbancic and Ralph D Friedel, American Spring Wire Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"The Automated Shaft Furnace Operation with the Fuzzy Control System"
by Y Takemoto, Hirokazu Sugawara, Masaki Ojima, and H Matuyama, Sumitomo Electric Industries
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Changing the National Electrical Code" by James M Daly, Cablec Corp
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Oliver Evans, the Man Who Wrote the First American Treatise on Wire Drawing" by Donald Sayenga, The Cardon Management Group
1991
FERROUS DIVISION
"Dual-Phase Steels for Non-Heat Treated High Tensile Bolts" by Gilles Pierson, Unimetal Research
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Characterization of Copper Fines and its Impact on Filtration" by Gautam R Patel, Georgia Tech Research Institute; and E Henry Chia, American Fine Wire Corp
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Substituting Cadmium Pigments with Heavy Metal-Free Pigments in Engineering Resins" by Harnish Jani, Akzo Engineering Plastics, Inc
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Unique Atmosphere Control System for Carbon Control" by Melvin Renowde, Liquid Air Corp; Oleg Borodulin, MGF Corp; and Pascal Baldo, L'Air Liquide
1992
FERROUS DIVISION
"Experimental Simulation of the Stelmor Cooling of 11mm Diameter Rods of 1080 Steel From Cast Billets" by R Thibau, QIT-Fer et Titane, Inc; and
"Properties of a Newly Developed Stainless Maraging Steel for Use in Medical and Dental Instruments" by Anna Hultin Stigenberg and Jan-Olof Nilsson, AB Sandvik Steel
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Fundamentals of Applied Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Rod at Phelps Dodge" by George M Meseha, Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Conductive Vinyls for the Wire and Cable Industry" by Suresh Swaminathan, Leonard Linsky, and Garabed Danayan, Teknor Apex Co
GENERAL CATEGORY
No Award
1993
FERROUS DIVISION
"The Influence of Material and Process Factors on Drawability of Mechanically Descaled High Carbon Steel Wire Rod" by Mamoru Murahashi, Yasuhiro Oki, Shigematsu Kuchiishi,
Shinya Miyawaki, and Takayuki Nakamura, Kobe Steel Ltd; and
"Effects of Metallurgical Factors on Strengthening of Steel Tire Cord" by Ikuo Ochiai, Seiki Nishida, and Hitoshi Tashiro, Nippon Steel Corp
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"The Effect of Cast Structure on the Production of EC Redraw Rod for Magnet Wire" by D A Granger, L D Hammar, and E Salas, Aluminum Company of America; and
"Effects of Oxygen Concentration on the Recrystallization Behavior of Copper Wire" by Horace Pops and James Holloman, Essex Group, Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
No Award
GENERAL CATEGORY
"Wiredrawing Machines in Focus of New Technologies" by Jurgen Zunker and Peter Kruger, Herborn + Breitenbach GmbH & Co KG; and
"Gagematic Wiredrawing Measuring" by Beniamino Gessaghi, EURODRAW Srl
1994
FERROUS DIVISION
"Analogy between Plastic Extrusion and Wiredrawing Lubrication" by Marcelino Castillo, Plastotecnica, SA; and
"Development of Eccentric CS Trolley Wire" by Tetsuya Kawahira, Masao Hiderida, Kazumoto Suzuki, and Teruyuki Takayama, Fujikura Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Ultrafine Drawing of Copper Wire" by David A Metzler, Rea Magnet Wire Co, Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Characterization and Causes of Continuity Faults in Copper Magnet Wire" by Horace Pops and Julie Walker, Essex Group, Inc
GENERAL DIVISION
No Award
1995
FERROUS DIVISION
"New Methods for Assessing Cold Heading Quality" by Nick Muzak, Krish Naidu, and Colin Osborne, Stelwire Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"The Effects of Impurities on the Recrystallization Behavior of Tough-Pitch Hot Rolled Copper Rod" by Karel Feyaerts and Paul Huybrechts, Union Minere; and Jan Schamp, Jan Van Humbeeck, and Bert Verlinden, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Comparison of Vibration Related Fatigue Performance, Vibration Related Self-damping Performance, and Wind Energy Input of ACSR/AW Versus ACSR/AW/TW" by Eugene T Sanders, Southwire Co
GENERAL DIVISION
"Developing and Implementing Effective Environmental Training Programs" by Robert Weireter, Roger Young, and Richard Moss, Integrated Environmental Services
1996
FERROUS DIVISION
"Hydrodynamic Drawing Effects on Wire ASTRO Characteristics" by Jan W Pilarczyk, Czestochowa Technical University; and
"A Study of Aging of Hard-drawn Pearlitic Steel Wire by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermoelectric Power (TEP)" by H Delrue, J Van Humbeeck, and E Aernoudt, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; and I Lefever and W Van Raemdonck, NV Bekaert SA
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Texture Development in Copper Wire" by Roger N Wright, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Thermal Analysis of Electrical Cables" by Nasser Ghariban, A E Petsche Co Inc
GENERAL DIVISION
"Magnetism—a Neglected Factor in Positioning of Equipment for Processing of Magnetic Metals" by Ike Tripp Sr, Etna Products Inc
1997
FERROUS DIVISION
"Wire Rod for Suspension Spring with Excellent Corrosion Fatigue Life" by Masataka Shimotsusa, Nobuhiko Ibaraki, Tatsuo Ikeda, and Takenori Nakayama, Kobe Steel, Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Recrystallization/Annealability Determination Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry" by Ajit K Bhambri, Michael G King, and Gary L Spence, ASARCO, Inc
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Specifying and Testing PVC Compounds" by Steven R Goodman, Condea Vista Co
GENERAL DIVISION
"Achieving Even Line Balancing of the Wire Harness Assembly Process through Computer Application" by Hidetaka Yuri, Yasutoshi Takemoto, Kiyokazu Kurihara, and Hiroaki Yurikusa, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd
1998
FERROUS DIVISION
"Fatigue Properties of Ropes Manufactured from Conventionally and Hydrodynamically Drawn High Carbon Steel Wires" by Zbigniew Muskalski, Bogdan Golis, and Jan W Pilarczyk, Czestochowa Technical University; and Jan Hankus, Central Minining Institute Katowice
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"The Overall Considerations of an Investment for Harness Wires" by Werner Lepach, Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co, KG
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Applying Predictive Maintenance Technologies to Wire Industry Machinery" by William L Rinehart and Paul J Pawlikowski, Delphi Packard Electric Systems
GENERAL DIVISION
"The Saxonburgh Ropes" by Donald Sayenga, The Cardon Management Group
1999
FERROUS DIVISION
"Development of High-Strength Cr-Si Spring Steel for Engine Valve Springs" by Deok Young Ban, Kiswire R&D Center; and Won Jong Nam, POSCO Technical Research Laboratories
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Wires Used in the Production of Electric Contacts" by Stanislaw Ksiezarek and Bronislaw Besztak, Institute of Non-ferrous Metals
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"An Overview of PVC Compounds for Wire and Cable Applications" by Steven R Goodman, Condea Vista Co
GENERAL DIVISION
"Evaluation of the Wire Diameter Obtained by Conventional Laser Diffraction Technique Using an Interferometric Method" by Ibrahim Serroukh, J C Martinez-Antón, and Eusebio Bernabeu, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2000
FERROUS DIVISION
"High strength valve spring steel with excellent fatigue life" by Yasuhiro Oki, Nobuhiko Ibaraki, Takeshi Kuroda, Daisuke Ogura, and Nao Yoshihara, Kobe Steel Ltd
NONFERROUS DIVISION
"Microstructure and properties of wires from platinum alloys for the catalytic ammonia oxidation processes" by Zbigniew M Rdzawski, Jerzy P Stobrawa, Ludwik K Ciura, and Bronislaw Besztak, Institute of Non-ferrous Metals
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
"Contribution to mechanical features of all dielectric self-supporting cables" by Oliver Choutka and Christian Bernauer, Mosdorfer GmbH; and Miroslav Blanárik, Pengg, Mayer & Drössler
GENERAL DIVISION
"Maintenance, design, measuring and pressure lubrication of the wiredrawing die" by Thomas Maxwell, Die Quip Corp
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