Update: WAI has new date for Interwire Points Meeting: April 4
The WAI has rescheduled the date for the Points Meeting for Interwire 2025 to allow for greater participation. The date has been shifted from March 21 to April 4, which will provide more time for exhibitors to be able to take part. Exhibitor representatives get to pick first in order of their accumulated points from […]
Wire Link Scholar named
Avery Caraker, a process engineering technician at the Du Quoin, Illinois, plant of the Prysmian Group, is the 2024 Wire Link Traveling Scholarship winner. Caraker, who joined Prysmian as an intern in 2021, accepted his current job in 2022 and has completed his degree in electrical engineering. He also is a member of the Illinois Army […]
New England Chapter celebrates its continuing success at its annual meeting
Members of the WAI’s New England Chapter, the Association’s first founded and largest chapter, were treated to a stirring speech about manufacturing in Connecticut, hear about its 2023 activities and more at its annual dinner on Jan. 25 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. Following a reception where members got to meet up […]
Call for WAI Chapter scholarship applicants
Members of WAI’s New England, Southeast, Midwest and Ohio Valley chapters do not have a lot more time to submit scholarship applications from their respective chapters: applications must be received by March 31. For more details on applying or the requirements, contact WAI Member Services Manager Corey Flynn at tel. 203-453-2777, ext. 128, or cflynn@wirenet.org.Â
Keynote speakers named for Wire Expo 2024
  Madison, Connecticut, USA – February 27, 2024 – The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc. announces two Keynote Speakers for Wire Expo 2024, which will be held at the Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino, Uncasville, CT, USA, June 11-12, 2024. On June 11, H.O. Woltz III, Chairman, President, and CEO of Insteel, will deliver his […]
Interwire 2025 Points Meeting date set for March 21
Interwire 2025 Points Meeting date set The floor show of Interwire 2023 saw a healthy total of 335 exhibiting companies representing some 80 product categories, and WAI is optimistic that the upcoming Points Meeting set for March 21 will signal further strength. The meeting matters because it reflects the expectations of exhibitors. The Points Meeting […]
Calendar alert! Scholarship deadlines approach for WAI chapters for 2024
Members of WAI’s New England, Southeast, Midwest and Ohio Valley chapters have until March 29 to submit scholarship applications from their respective chapters. For more details on applying, contact WAI Member Services Manager Corey Flynn at tel. 203-453-2777, ext. 128, or cflynn@wirenet.org. Applications must be received by March 29. Below are photos of 2023 recipients. […]
OVC issues call for applications as it is now 4th chapter to offer scholarships
Last year, WAI’s Ohio Valley Chapter (OVC) announced that it would launch a scholarship program, administered by The Wire Foundation, with plans for two $1,500 awards. It now is carrying out that mission, and as part of that is re-issuing a call for applications for the first time. The chapter, which covers the states of […]
Poland Chapter Seminar fares well, new award announced
The WAI Poland Chapter’s XI International Seminar, held Nov. 23-24, 2023, continued the chapter’s rich tradition of staging technical events, drawing more than 80 attendees from 25 countries. Attendees also heard about a new award named after one of the four listed founders of the chapter in 1997. Chapter President Jan Pilarczyk said that the […]
So, who exactly are chapter members? New profile section will share that
Starting the January 2024 issue, WAI will present profiles on members of different chapters, the goal being to give readers a sense of the chapter experience. The profile is similar to that of the one for new WAI members but meant to focus on the unique attractions of being part of a chapter. The first […]
