The scientific and technical conference "VNIIKP – 70 Years in the Forefront of the Cable Industry" was held at the premises of JSC VNIIKP’s (All-Russian Research and Development Institute for Cable Industry) on November 9. The programme presented a number of reports on various topics related to the cable industry. Options were suggested for developing and upgrading the products developed by the Institute, for improving the cable and conductor industry as a whole.
The conference was attended by over 150 delegates representing a wide range of specialists and managers of production facilities of the cable industry, large customers and partners of the VNIIKP, and representatives of higher educational institutions of the country.
Among the tasks put by experts not only of VNIIK but also of production facilities-customers, the following ones were cited: preserve and increase the scientific potential of the Institute, hold high the status of the cable science, build capacity as a highly qualified centre of competence in the area of cable engineering for the benefit of various sectors of the economy, and increase the scientific and technical potential of production sites.
This conference was the second of the "triad" of events timed to the anniversary of VNIIKP. The first stage was a conference of young specialists held on October 5 and 6. We would like to remind that the main celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Institute will be held on November 16.