{"id":625,"date":"2015-03-16T18:56:44","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T18:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=625"},"modified":"2015-03-16T18:56:44","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T18:56:44","slug":"networking-and-education-to-feature-at-awrf-spring-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/networking-and-education-to-feature-at-awrf-spring-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Networking and Education to Feature at AWRF Spring Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Associated Wire Rope Fabricators (AWRF) will stage its Spring General Meeting at the Hyatt Regency in Indian Wells, 12-15 April, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>AWRF promotes interests common among companies manufacturing, fabricating, or distributing lifting, rigging and load securement devices made of chain, rope, and synthetic products.<\/p>\n<p>The association works to establish, acquire, preserve, and disseminate various technical information, and encourages the development of safety standards and programs, and product identification procedures.<\/p>\n<p>The event starts on Sunday 12 April where a board of directors meeting and registration precedes a first timers reception and official opening reception later that evening. Additional networking and educational events take place over the course of the next three days.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s spring meeting will feature a variety of speakers and presentations including \u201cRigging Job of the Year\u201d by Delynn Burkhalter, president of Burkhalter Construction; and \u201cCost Effective Excellence is NOT Dropping Loads\u201d by Michael Gelskey, of Lift-It Manufacturing.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-626\" src=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pic.png\" alt=\"pic\" width=\"305\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pic.png 305w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pic-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pic-178x230.png 178w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pic-297x385.png 297w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pic-251x325.png 251w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pic-293x380.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other papers will be delivered by Tom Eicher, of the Caldwell Group, who will present on below-the-hook devices; and John Groce P.E., of WireCo WorldGroup, whose presentation is titled \u201cEvaluating Bends, Wave, Kinks and Helical Deformations in Crane Wire Ropes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"AWRF\" href=\"http:\/\/www.awrf.org\/event\/2015-awrf-spring-general-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\">For more information visit the event page on the AWRF website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Associated Wire Rope Fabricators (AWRF) will stage its Spring General Meeting at the Hyatt Regency in Indian Wells, 12-15 April, 2015. 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