SHOW NEWS: Wire & Fastener Manufacturing Shows Scheduled April 27-20, 2009, in Cleveland

John Wolz

Wire Association International Inc. and the International Fastener Machinery & Suppliers Association announced the 2009 Interwire and International Fastener Exposition will be co-located April 27-30, 2009, in Cleveland.
WAI”s educational and annual convention will begin two days earlier. Interwire and IFE will be based at the IX Center, near Cleveland”s Hopkins International Airport.
Interwire and IFE were co-located for the first time in 2007 to draw cross-over attendees and exhibitors servicing both the wire and fastener segments of the industry.
“Many factors contributed to the Interwire 2007 success story and the co-location with IFE was clearly among them,” said WAI president Ron Reed. “Our decision to co-locate again in 2009 was based on the 14% boost in attendance in Cleveland in 2007 and on the interest in a combined eventboth of which were positive signs.”
IFE features machinery and tooling for production of fasteners and precision formed parts.
IFMSA executive director Ray Zirkle said the board unanimously agreed to co-locate because in “the response of 2007 it was the best venue for the machinery and tooling exhibition.”
Interwire ranks among the top 200 trade shows in the U.S.
IFMSA has 92 member companies in the manufacturing and tooling segments that sell equipment, supplies
and services to the worldwide fastener industry. For IFE information contact Ray Zirkle. Tel: 800 688-1698
Fax 203 743-4810 E-mail: rzirkle@bzsales.com Web: IFEtradeshow.com
Founded in 1930, WAI is a not-for-profit association with 2,500 individual members in 58 countries. WAI manages the Interwire Trade Exhibition and the Wire Expo event and publishes Wire Journal International and the Wire Journal International Reference Guide. For WAI information contact executive director Steven Fetteroll. Tel: 203 453-2777 Fax 203 453-8384 Web: wirenet.org \ �2008 FastenerNews.com