Join us as WAI presents Interwire 2009
April 25-30, 2009 • I-X Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
 
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Be a part of Interwire—the largest and longest-running wire and cable trade show in the Americas set for April 25-30, 2009 at the I-X Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
In 2009 Interwire will deliver four of the industry’s most anticipated and concentrated business days of the year highlighted by exhibits, technical presentations, and networking events.
More products. More information.
More business opportunities.
Interwire is an established trade show. Introduced in 1981, today Interwire is recognized by Tradeshow Week magazine as one of the 200 largest trade shows in the U.S. affording all participants a common meeting place and focus for international business.
The collective interaction and commerce at each event attracts visitors and exhibitors, buyers, sellers, importers and exporters, speakers and students who focus their attention on the newest products, technology, and trends in the wire- and cable-making industry.
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Who should attend?
Plant managers, purchasing, operations and quality assurance personnel, researchers, engineers, executive level decision makers, and
business owners comprise the thousands of repeat participants who come from more than 50 countries to the biennial Interwire.
If you are new to the wire and cable industry, attending Interwire is the most appropriate first step to learn about the scope of the industry in a setting that happens just once every two years in the Americas.
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Toyota Executive to Deliver Keynote Address: "The Future of Automobile Manufacturing"
Monday, April 27 | I-X Center Ballroom
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Toyota's Cheryl Jones will give the Keynote Presentation at Interwire 2009. |
Cheryl Jones , Vice President Administration, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK), will have attendees revved up for an informative start to the week’s festivities with this timely topic during her keynote address at WAI’s Annual Awards Breakfast on Monday, April 27, 2009, at Interwire.
Get a glimpse into today's automotive industry as Ms. Jones draws on her experience with production control, organizational development, cost management, employee relations, and manufacturing support. Her experience includes a role as Project General Manager of Manufacturing at Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California (TMMBC) where she served as Senior Advisor to Manufacturing, Production Control and Quality Control during TMMBC’s start-up operation. She has also served as the General Manager of Assembly and TMMK’s Paint department, responsible for production operations, maintenance, and engineering in two paint shops. The TMMK plant is Toyota's largest production facility outside of Japan.
Admission to the Awards Breakfast is included in full registration fees and is included to WAI members.
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Executive Panel Presentation: "Looking Forward: The Keys to Success"
Tuesday, April 28 | 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Four industry officials speak out on the state and future of the nonferrous and electrical sectors of the wire and cable industry. Moderator Philip Radbourne, Director, Integer Research Ltd., will lead this opinion-rich forum to facilitate relevant forecasts and lively discussion about questions you’d like answered:
• What will customers expect from suppliers?
• How will regulatory decisions impact the industry?
• What lessons can be learned from the U.S. automobile
industry?
• How will global competition impact the mix?
• What will supplier companies look like in 10 to 15 years.
This special is open to all Interwire participants and exhibitors
at no charge.
Mordica Lecture
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Prof. Etienne Aernoudt will give the Mordica Lecture at Interwire 2009. |
Monday, April 27 | 11:30 a.m. - Noon | I-X Center Ballroom
The 2009 Mordica Lecture will be presented by this year's recipient of the Mordica Memorial Award, Prof. Etienne
A.D. Aernoudt of Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. Entitled "Drawing induced structural and mechanical anisotropy," the presentation will give an overview of various
structural evolutions and texture formations in drawing metals to illustrate how the direction and structure of two-phased materials can be controlled through drawing conditions.
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Contacts and Commerce in 2009
Interwire 2009 is backed by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Buyer Program (IBP) to help importers and U.S. exporters unite.
Buyers will find products and supply solutions at Interwire that apply to myriad manufacturing sectors including the automotive, aerospace, construction, communications, medical, transportation, telecommunications, electronic, furnishing, mining, and appliance industries. Arrive prepared with your most urgent questions. Before you leave, our representatives and interpreters will facilitate meetings and introduce you to the vendor contacts that can help you meet your mission.
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International Buyer Program
 New for Interwire 2009 - WAI will offer an International Business Center. As part of the International Buyer Program (IBP), international visitors and groups of delegations are invited to the International Business Center along the Promenade area adjacent to the exhibits at the I-X Center. There visitors will be greeted by representatives of the Department of Commerce's International Buyer's Program. Translators will be available. One-on-one appointments can be arranged with representatives from the exhibiting companies who are interested in the DOC's U.S. Export Program.
A series of educational presentations will be offered at the International Business Center which will put further focus on U.S. exports and how the DOC's programs can help. Learn more information about the IBP Program. See the International Business Center hours.
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Cleveland's spacious I-X Center will host exhibits and WAI's 79th Annual Convention activities. |
Exhibits: IFE Co-locates with Interwire
Interwire typically includes more than 500 exhibiting companies that supply or manufacture wire, cable and fastener, formed and fabricated wire products. In 2009, the International Fastener Exposition, organized by The International Fastener Machinery & Suppliers Association (IFMSA), will again co-locate with Interwire. Visitors to either event will have the advantage of seeing all of the exhibits, which are estimated to comprise more than 100,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space on the contiguous and spacious I-X Center exhibit floor.
Exhibiting companies typically fall into several groups: suppliers to the wire making industry (i.e., wiredrawing machinery, insulation, raw materials); manufacturers of wire; or processors of the wire end product (i.e., for wire bending, forming for baskets, hooks, fasteners). View roster of exhibiting companies and booth descriptions.
The primary industries represented at Interwire are steel wire and insulated wire and cable. Steel wire products include, but are not limited to, concrete reinforcement wire, bridge wire, welding wire, fasteners, nails, fencing, and tire cord. Insulated wire and cable products include, but are not limited to, telecommunications, building wire, magnet wire, power wire, and electronic wire.
From bridge cable to fasteners, power cable to springs, or fence wire to steel wool, we rely on wire everyday. These products—as well as the machinery and supplies used to make them—are sold on an international scale
at Interwire.
At Interwire you will find out why wire industry professionals rely
on the event for four of the most important and anticipated business
days in 2009.
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Technical Program
WAI's technical program allows delegates to learn about the newest research findings on the industry’s hottest topics and trends that affect the ferrous, nonferrous, fiber optic, electrical, fastener, and general-interest disciplines. Find real-time answers to long-held production challenges. Learn wire manufacturing trends and innovations from the experts in the industry.
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Interwire 2009 will feature more than 30 technical paper presentations. A pair of multiple-paper theme sessions is planned; one will focus on dies, the other on coolants and filtration. Also included is a special one-hour session on an environmentally friendly, nitric-free process for descaling stainless steel. Additional topics will include fractures, wire rope, spring wire, bead wire, plastic deformation, steel tire cord, tandem drawing, surface oxides, copper alloys, caster water, ink adhesion, rod porosity, straightening, resistance heating, ceramics, and shape-memory wire. Click here for a list of titles and abstracts. WAI will host practical instruction in the form of a two-day course on the Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing—a program taught by eight instructors in ferrous and nonferrous/electrical segments. Topics include wire breaks and surface damage, rolling flat and shaped wire, improving productivity (SPC), wire mill problem solving, fasteners, springs, fiber optic fundamentals, and magnet wire. Click here for more details, including a course schedule.
The 2009 program will also include a series of "Production Solutions" that will be presented in a demonstration format on the exhibition floor. Topics include wire breaks, dies, lubrication, butt welding, how to set up and adjust a two-plane roll straightener, and mechanical descaling. Click here for a schedule and more details on the topics.
A one-day program on
Innovation in Wire will be presented by
Michael Zelin. This course on macro- and micro-innovation is designed for seasoned professionals and beginners alike. It is intended to convey the fundamentals of innovation and help attendees apply solutions to their own technical challenges. For more information, please visit the WAI Workshop page.
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WAI's 79th Annual Convention
WAI's 79th Annual Convention will run in conjunction with Interwire 2009. It will include an extensive technical papers program, an awards ceremony, committee meetings, and industry networking activities—like the Opening Reception—a keynote address and other informational exchanges and general interest sessions.
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Annual 5K Run for Charity
Tuesday, April 28 | 6:30 p.m. | Start from the Renaissance Hotel
Join WAI's fifth annual 5K Industry Run during Interwire. WAI and race sponsor Leoni Wire, Inc. invite runners of all levels to participate. All entry fees ($20 per runner) go to charity and registrants will walk away with a custom-designed Interwire T-shirt as a memento.
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Baseball Outing | Dinner & Game
Wednesday, April 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Progressive Field | Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
Treat your customers to an evening of baseball
fun as the Cleveland Indians host the Red Sox at Progressive Field, just minutes from
the downtown hotels. The stadium’s Party Deck—a private lower
level meeting space on the first base side near the foul pole—
features an all-you-can-eat buffet, private cash bar, plasma TVs,
high- and low-top tables, and access to general admission seats.
Transportation is on your own and cost per ticket is $50 including
buffet.
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Opening Reception
Monday, April 27 | 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Renaissance Grand Ballroom
Join colleagues and network with customers, suppliers, and industry leaders at WAI's popular Opening Reception. Additional fee is required but the reception is included with full registration.
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Event Organizer
The Wire Association International, Inc., founded in 1930, is a worldwide technical society for wire and cable industry professionals dedicated to the promotion, collection and dissemination of technical, manufacturing, and general business information and trends in the industry. Throughout each year WAI organizes events such as the Interwire and Wire Expo trade shows, technical workshops and symposiums, an online trade show known as the Virtual Trade Show (VTS), and annual International Technical Conferences. Its publications and technical products include Wire Journal International, the WJI Reference Guide, a wide assortment of technical handbooks and reports, as well as online educational courses.
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Supporting Sponsors
Interwire 2009 is marked by the support of sponsoring organizations including: the American Wire Producers Association (AWPA); The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE); and The Steel Wire Manufacturers Association of India (SWMAI). Educational alliances include the Australasian Wire Industry Association (AWIA) and the Asociación Nacional de Transformadores de Acero, A.C., (ANTAAC), which represents ferrous wire manufacturing operations in Mexico.
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Interested in exhibiting?
Visit the exhibitor pages of this site or for more information, contact WAI sales.
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