WAI Operations Summit & Wire Expo | May 22-23, 2012
Omni Dallas Hotel | Dallas, Texas, USA
Overview
The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc. will hold its WAI Operations Summit and Wire Expo May 22-23, 2012, at the Omni Dallas Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA. The new program format will feature a plant operations focus, with local hosts Encore Wire Corp. and Gerdau Corp. providing facility tours. The Wire Expo exhibition is expected to include participation from more than 250 companies displaying wire and cable making solutions and supplies.
WAI’s event will be held in conjunction with the American Metal Market (AMM) & American Wire Producers Association (AWPA) Wire Rod Supply Chain Conference (SCC) planned for May 21-22. Look for developing program details on this page and in upcoming issues of Wire Journal International.
Corporate Sponsors:
ACIMAF | Carris Reels Inc. | Continuus-Properzi S.p.A. | Gold Metal Recyclers | Red Kite Management (USA) Ltd. | SIKORA International Inc. | Sonoco | Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp. | Woodburn Diamond Die Inc.
Onsite Sponsors:
Amacoil Inc. | Baum's Castorine Co. Inc. | Carris Reels Inc. | Commission Brokers Inc. | Davis-Standard LLC | Lloyd & Bouvier Inc. | SIKORA International Inc. | Woodburn Diamond Die Inc.
Event Background
Wire Expo is organized by WAI and is held biennially in a different industry hub within the U.S. for the wire and cable manufacturing industry. The event incorporates technical paper presentations, a comprehensive exhibit, on-floor production solutions demonstrations, networking activities and more. Wire Expo originated in Boston in 1990 and has since been hosted in the following locations: Louisville, Kentucky; Detroit, Michigan; Charlotte, North Carolina; Cleveland, Ohio; Nashville, Tennessee;Chicago, Illinois, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
