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FALL/WINTER 2011

T&B's Industrial Marketing & Sales team for the Western Hemisphere recently attended the PERUMIN 30 Convención Minera in the industrial city of Arequipa in southern Peru. The exhibition is the largest and most important mining exhibition in Latin America and promotes technological exchange between professionals and business opportunities among the companies participating.

"As part of our initiative seeking more growth in Latin American markets, we focused on Products, Solutions and Support that we can provide to the mining industry," said Juan Villasana, sales director, Latin America.

T&B's booth captured the attention of people interested in learning more of T&B's broad range of products used in wire and cable management, cable protection systems, power connection and control and safety technology.

More than 5,000 exhibitors from 26 countries and 9,000 participants attended the event.

The exhibition is an international event held every two years by the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru (Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Perú) since 1954. It is one of the most important mining events in Latin America and promotes technological exchange among professionals and also business opportunities between the participating companies.

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