Registration open for WAI’s virtual Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing course offered December 1 and 8, 2021

Led by 13 industry experts, the program serves as a training and refresher course for wire and cable operations personnel, sales and administrative teams, and new hires.

Madison, Connecticut, USA - November 4, 2021 - The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc. will offer its most popular training course "Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing" virtually for the second time this year in a

two-part series on consecutive Wednesdays: December 1 and 8, 2021.

Led by 13 industry experts, the program serves as a training and refresher course for wire and cable operations personnel, sales and administrative teams, and new hires.

Topics include:
• Mechanics of wiredrawing
• Drawing dies
• Wiredrawing lubricants
• Wire breaks & surface damage
• Stranding cable
• Cleaning & coating rod & wire
• Extrusion
• Basics of electrical testing
• Ferrous heat treatment
• Used machinery
• Testing & properties and
• Ferrous metallurgy

Discounts are available for WAI members at $147 USD for full access; and $175 for full access plus new WAI membership; the non-member rate is $245.

Visit: https://funwiremfg.heysummit.com/ for full details and to register.

SPONSORS INCLUDE:
Cerro Wire; Encore Wire Corp.; Gem Gravure Co. Inc.; James Monroe Wire & Cable Corp.; Lloyd & Bouvier; Prysmian Group; SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS; Sonoco Reels & Spools; Southwire Co. LLC; and Wire & Plastic Machinery Corp.

The Wire Association International is a not-for-profit association with 1,800 individual members in 50 countries. The association serves the educational needs of the wire and cable manufacturing industry through a variety of products and services. WAI manages the Interwire Trade Exposition and the WAI Operations Summit & Wire Expo and publishes the Wire Journal International and the Wire Journal International Reference Guide.

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