Thursday, June 05, 2008

WireCo WorldGroup Engineer Honored by API

David Hornaday, Senior Vice President – Corporate Administration
WireCo WorldGroup
816-270-4710

WireCo WorldGroup Vice President of Product Engineering and Research and Development Dennis Fetter, P.E., will be honored at the API’s Exploration & Production Standards Conference on Oilfield Equipment and Materials in Calgary,

AB, this month for 25 years of exemplary contributions to the organization. The announcement was made by API’s Director of Standards, David Miller, P.E., F. ASCE.

Dennis has filled various engineering positions with WireCo WorldGroup for 37 years and is an industry catalyst in the advancement of wire rope technology and the procedures for its use. For over 20 years, he has headed the API task group responsible for the API specification on wire ropes for the petroleum and natural gas industries and the API recommended practice for wire rope application, care and use in oilfield service.

API is a leading trade association representing over 400 member companies in the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industry. The organization develops pivotal standards for the industry deriving expertise from an elite team of experts representing various industry capacities. Approximately one-third of their current 500 standards have been adopted into state and federal regulations.

WireCo WorldGroup is the largest manufacturer of wire rope in the world. Through domestic and global manufacturing, it distributes wire rope and fabricated products worldwide. WireCo WorldGroup is the only major wire rope manufacturer in the world to be API certified, QPL Qualified, ISO-9001:2000 and AS9100 registered, the industry's highest quality standards. ISO-9001 contains requirements for quality assurance in design, development, production, installation and servicing. Unique to the 9001 level is product design, an element critical to quality wire rope production. AS9100 contains requirements unique to the Aerospace industry and their exacting standards.