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Ifastgroupe’s Bahadrian Featured Fastener Speaker at Wire Expo 2006

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Joseph Bahadrian will teach fastener fundamentals at Wire Expo 2006 as part of the “Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing” series.
Wire Expo will be May 20-24, 2006, in Boston.

Bahadrian has been general manager of Ifastgroupe, which includes Infasco and Galvano in Quebec and Infasco Nut and Ingersoll Fasteners in Ontario, since 1998.
He began his career in 1972 as a research metallurgist at Sidbec-Dosco (now Mittal). He has been chief metallurgist In 1977 he joined the Sivaco division of Ivaco as chief metallurgist of their wire mills and in 1979 he became plant manager of Galvano, Ivaco”s fastener surface finishing division.
Bahadrian is active in ASTM and SAE and represents Canada on ISO fastener technical committees.

There will be four general topic short courses on the fundamentals of wire manufacturing during the weekend, including Bahadrian’s Sunday presentation.

Monday speakers include Evan Gaddis of the national Electrical Manufacturers Association on “Key factors impacting the North American electrical manufacturers; Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; and Stephen Bradley, Harvard Business School professor of business administration on the “Broadband Explosion.”
Tuesday technical topics include “Nanotechnology,” “Wire Breaks,” “Wire & Cable Supply Chain,” “Wastewater Treatment” and “insulated Wire Manufacturing”; six ferrous sessions; and an scouting report on “Securing Future Engineering Talent.”
Wednesday technical themes include four topics under “Roller Die Drawing, three topics under “Cleaning & Coating of Nonferrous Wire,” six ferrous sessions, four “Nonferrous/Electrical sessions and general session with four speakers.

The trade show with an estimated 280 exhibiting companies will be Monday through Wednesday.
Wire Expo is organized by the Wire Association International Inc.
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