During the 18th MAISK conference in the city of Odessa, Ukraine, carried from 4th to 7th of June, INTRON PLUS has presented the paper "Monitoring of technical condition of mine hoisting ropes". The MAISK (International Association on Steel Ropes Researches) is based in the city of Odessa and gather wire rope specialists to share theoretical and practical knowledge on steel wire ropes. The first conference has been carried in 1963.