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Cimteq to Showcase Industry 4.0 Capabilities at International Conference The Cimteq team are exhibiting at the IWCS 2019 Cable and Connectivity Symposium, which is taking place at the Charlotte Convention Centre in North Carolina next month. The company will also be part of the Symposium’s poster presentation, with a paper – ‘Applying Industry 4.0 to the Cable Factory Environment’ – prepared by Yufei Du, Cimteq’s Software Implementation Manager. The presentation, based on Yufei’s paper, examines Industry 4.0 and explores its application to the cable industry at every level - from the shop floor through to product design, R&D, sales and finance – forms part of the wider conference. In addition to the presentation at the symposium, accepted papers will be available in the symposium proceedings book and in the IWCS online archive. IWCS is viewed as an event for exploring new technologies in cable and connectivity materials, products, processes and applications. Delegates can explore the latest technologies within a symposium format and there is the opportunity to attend professional development courses with tutorials on basic and emerging technologies. There will also be the chance to speak with leading industry suppliers at the exhibition and network with other industry professionals. For over 20 years, Cimteq has been the cable design and manufacturing software provider of choice, with customers spanning Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia. Its presence at the show (stand #502) gives visitors the opportunity to meet Sales Director Richard Cotter and Account Manager James Concannon to find out more about how their businesses can take full advantage of Industry 4.0. Cimteq’s CableBuilder software manages the complete cycle of cable design and manufacture through typical workflow milestones of Design, 18 WIRE NEWS EVENTS September 2019 Customer Quotation, Ordering, Production, Quality Assurance and ERP system. Customers renew year on year to derive the following benefits: accurate costings through consolidation of all relevant systems and applications into one application; waste reduction through digital twinning; and the automation of labour-intensive tasks. Quite simply, rapid design allows for rapid customer response, and with all the benefits of such a sprint to market. Cimteq’s portfolio also includes its CableMES Manufacturing Execution System, specifically designed with the cable industry in mind. Customers of CableMES report an almost immediate impact to bottom line through maximising plant production, improving product quality, reducing inventory and ensuring on-time delivery. Cimteq recognises that the cable and wire industry is fast-paced and increasingly competitive and seeks to reflect that in its own growth. The expansion of its senior management team and launch of the online Cimteq Academy are some of the initiatives launched so far in 2019. .