While the exact date was not finalized by press time, FENN has offered to host the WAI’s New England Chapter for its educational meeting at the company’s site in East Berlin, Connecticut, and the chapter is looking forward to it.

The annual event will include a tour of the plant as well as a networking dinner that will include food and drink trucks coming for the celebration. Registration for the event can be done at the chapter page online at
www.wirenet.org. “This looks to be another good chapter event,” said chapter President Annaliese Sviolka, Gem Gravure. “FENN has a long history in the industry, and being able to be there is really special.”

Fenn Torin this year celebrates its 125 anniversary. FENN is a global supplier of customized metal forming machinery that includes rolling mills, wire flattening and shaping lines, Turks heads, drawbenches, swagers and spring coilers used across a wide variety of industries. Its history traces back to Jan. 15, 1900, when Wison Lee Fenn received his first purchase order. Using rented space in Hartford, Connecticut, he began to manufacture plug and ring gages, built marine engines, printing presses, special milling and drilling machines.

Led by three generations of Fenn men and over a dozen presidents throughout the years, Fenn has adapted to significant historical events and altered operations to contribute to the advancement of manufacturing. Their influence is widespread, found in your office, kitchen, car, printing, and aircraft as well as for military applications such as machine gun parts and other war materials.