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clips, end-pieces, connectors, joint connections and cablestars, REIKU is one of the European market leaders in this field. Supplements to the current product range include system sheathings with zip closure, the REIKU heat protection materials GLASO, GLASIL and Kevlar for applications in which cables and components have to be protected against temperatures of up to 800 °C, and fine-braided tubings as a fast and clean solution for the protection of cables that have to be laid flexibly or retain their flexibility. In view of the continuously increasing market success, David Guitton adds: “Among the most important applications of our products are industrial robots and, in particular, extremely flexible cobots, in which our in-house development team works closely together with Universal Robots, Kuka and others. Especially here we are seeing rapidly growing demand for our cable protection systems, which is stretching the production and storage facilities at our site in Wiehl- Bomig to their limits. To ease the situation, we intend to acquire more building land in the direct vicinity of our existing site before the end of this year.” . www.reiku.de American Kuhne, a Brand of Graham Engineering Corporation, Announces Next Spotlight™ Medical Extrusion & Secondary Operations Conference Renowned Sports Medicine Physician and Surgeon Dr. Robert C. Palumbo Will Keynote The next Spotlight™ Medical Extrusion & Secondary Operations Conference will be held May 8th & 9th at the Marriott Courtyard in York, Pennsylvania. Dr. Robert C. Palumbo, nationally recognized sports medicine physician and surgeon, will be the keynote speaker. “Our Spotlight™ medical extrusion conferences provide a suite of expert presenters tackling topics such as medical-grade materials, processing challenges, case studies, and lessons learned,” said Graham’s vice president & chief marketing officer, Gina Haines. A graduate of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University, Dr. Palumbo performed his residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. During eight years of practice in Orlando, Florida, he served as orthopaedic consultant for the Cirque de Soleil, the Orlando Ballet, and Sea World, and he is currrently team physician for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team. He is President and Founder of OAA’s Sports Medicine Institute, a nonprofit organization that provides medical education to sports medicine professionals. Dr. Palumbo is a second-opinion physician for the National Football League Players’ Association, as well as the head team physician for a AAA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. Graham Engineering Corporation organizes its Spotlight™ Conferences annually in varying locations to address important developments and new technologies in medical extrusion and secondary operations. . TUBE NEWS May 2019 9