Wire and Cable Supply Chain Workshop
Holiday Inn Boxborough WoodsBoxborough, MA
The latest in a series of meetings for the coated wire and cable industry, their suppliers and their customers.
Key questions presenters will address during the workshop:
What innovative materials are available or on the horizon for wire and cable?
What is the status of materials restrictions in Europe?
What types of customer-driven market drivers are affecting the demand for “green” wire and cable products?
If I substitute materials, what testing and recertification is required?
What testing methods are appropriate? Are handheld XRF’s accurate enough?
How can I effectively transition to lead-free products in my facility?
How can I compare the environmental health and safety impacts of different material choices?
Presentation topics include:
Restricted Substances
Scott MacLeod – Underwriter’s Laboratories
ASTM RoHS Committee
Harold Marcoux, SGS Testing Company
Regulatory Update and Market Drivers
Liz Harriman, TURI and Tim Greiner, Pure Strategies, Inc.
Innovative Materials:
Joseph Briskey, GE Advanced Materials
Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing
Donghee Kang, UMass Lowell and Pamela Civie, TURI
Cadmium-Free Wire Alloys
Fisk Alloy
Lead-Free Wire and Cable
Bob Rosbury, Alpha Wire
Lead Substitutes - A Compounder's Perspective
Lorraine Braunsdorf and Chuck Hoover, Teknor Apex
Environmental Impact of Alternative Materials
Maria Socolof, Abt Associates and Kathy Hart, EPA DfE Program