At this time, the conference organisers have opened a call for papers for the conference technical agenda. The conference will include a comprehensive technical agenda on Wednesday 13 November, which will be mostly dedicated to technical showcases that incorporate technical papers highlighting wire & cable or tube & pipe technology advances relevant to African operations.
View the latest preliminary agenda here
Submit a technical paper for consideration.
The dedicated technical streams will provide an ideal opportunity for manufacturing operation managers from across Africa to share their technical challenges and understand the latest innovations that are improving operational profitability and efficiency. This represents an opportunity for your company to present in front of an audience of African wire & cable or tube & pipe manufacturers.
We welcome abstracts or proposals for technical presentations from across the wire and cable and tube and pipe supply chains, relating to themes that include:
Wire Technical Showcase

Copper and aluminium rod and bar plant equipment

Wire extrusion and drawing processes

Rolling, pressing, forming, drawing, surface and heat treatment

Fastener/spring and other wire product manufacturing machinery
Cable-making Technical Showcase

Cable production lines, stranding and insulation line equipment

Cable coating, marking and printing

Associated equipment
Tube & Pipe Technical Showcase

Tube rolling mill equipment

Seamless tube equipment

Bending, cutting and welding equipment

Finishing and coating equipment- General Manufacturing and Distribution Process Innovation

Digital Solutions for Risk Management: Security Systems for Cable Theft?

Plant power generation solutions and energy saving measures

Inspection, testing and quality control o Handling, bundling, packaging and logistics
Abstracts will be considered against the following selection criteria:
- Relevance to African operations
- Novelty of solution
- Quality of presentation
- Objectivity of content
Submit an abstract
To submit or discuss an abstract in greater detail, please contact: Tom Willatt,T:
+44 (0)20 7903 2260 E:
tom.willatt@crugroup.com