PROGRAM

of the Scientific and Technical Symposium

within the framework of the 58^th General Meeting of the IA Intercable

Session 1. Improvement of the production technology provides savings.

Session 2. Cables and wires for railway transport: cable design, technological equipment, materials, measuring equipment.

October 29^th (Tuesday)

Session 1:

Improvement of the production technology provides savings.

11:30 – 12:00

Analog lean management initiatives to enhance efficiency/quality. The speaker: R. Kapertz, Chief Executive Officer, Maschinenfabric NIEHOFF GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.

12:05 – 12:35

Savings in cable production. The speaker: B. Lohmueller, General Manager, Maschinenfabric NIEHOFF GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.

12:40 – 13:10

Boost Your Efficiency – work smarter, not harder. The speaker: P. Windhaber, Product Manager, Rosendahl Nextrom GmbH, Austria.

13:15 – 13:45

Improvement of the production technology //using the long-term producer knowledge//provides savings. The speaker: R. Valach, Head of Production Cables and Wires

VUKI a.s., Slovakia.

13:50 – 14:20

Solutions for efficiency and savings from Maillefer. The speaker: M. Bostrom, Director Technology, Maillefer Group, Finland.

14:30 – 15:30

Business lunch

October 30^th (Wednesday)

Session 2:

Cables and wires for railway transport: cable design, technological equipment, materials, measuring equipment.

09:30 – 10:00

Practical application of cable products at the Moscow Metro facilities. The speaker: D. Dоshchatov, First Deputy Head - Chief of Infrastructure Directorate, Moscow Metro, Russia.

10:05 – 10:35

Experience in developing cables and wires for railway transport. The speaker: D. Novikov, Division Head, “VNIIKP” OJSC, Russia.

10:40 – 11:10

Communication cables and signal and block cables for railways. The speakers: Dr. E. Vasiliev, General Director, “Trade House of VNIIKP” JSCcl.; Dr. M. Sholoudenko, Laboratory Head, “VNIIKP” OJSC, Russia.

11:15 – 11:45

Coffee break

11:45 – 12:15

Cables and wires for railway transport used for modernization of the carriages to European standards. The speaker: J.Toth, Production and Sales Manager, Cables and Winding Wires,

VUKI a.s., Slovakia.

12:20 – 12:50

Modern technological equipment for the production of signal block communication cables. The speaker: I. Zhukovskii, Sales Manager, Mario Frigerio S.p.A, Italy.

12:55 – 13:25

Wires and cables for railway transport and their materials. The speaker: L. Kovalenko, Leading Chemist, Prominvest Plastic Ltd., Ukraine.

13:30 – 14:30

Business lunch