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| New DCM Cable Test System fully automates and speeds the testing of High-Performance, Twisted-Pair LAN Cables
By Editor (18 Jul 12 5:35) in Developments Worldwide |
| DCM, now a part of Beta LaserMike and a leading worldwide provider of cable test and measurement solutions, announces the new 3S-XLD automatic cable test system to efficiently measure high-performance, twisted-pair LAN cables.
The DCM 3S-XLD is equipped a 28-pair text fixture platform to simultaneously test up to seven 4-pair shielded and unshielded twisted-pair cables, including CAT 5e, CAT 6/6A, and CAT 7. The system is also fully compliant to perform “6 around 1” Alien Crosstalk testing. A standard 4-pair ISTP fixture enables the |
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| New AWCMA-Board elected until 2015
By Editor (18 Jul 12 5:25) in Developments Worldwide |
| The AWCMA (German title: VOEDKM) was established in 1988 and at the present time consists of 19 member companies. With each of them exporting over 95 % of their products worldwide.
Achieving greater awareness of its market leading high-tech products and Austrian engineering for the international wire and cable industry are central to the global aims of |
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| Prysmian, high-tech cables for the new Macau Taipa Ferry Terminal in China
By Editor (17 Jul 12 11:00) in Developments Worldwide |
| The Group will provide special fire-resistant power cables
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, was awarded a contract for the supply of high-tech power cables for the new Macau Taipa Ferry Terminal in Macau (P.R.China), strategically important infrastructure linking the sea transportation in the Guangdong area (South China) covering Macau, Hong Kong and Zhuhai. The contract, worth a total of €5 million, concerns in particular the design, supply, installation, and |
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| Prysmian inaugurates new submarine power cables plant in Finland
By Editor (16 Jul 12 11:00) in Developments Worldwide |
| Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, inaugurates today its new submarine cable plant in Finland, having invested approximately €40 million to increase its production capacity at the Pikkala facility, already one of the Group's centres of excellence for high voltage cable production. In particular, the Pikkala plant has started up production of transmission cables that use HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) technology allowing large |
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| Repsol at Wire 2012
By Editor (20 Jun 12 7:15) in Developments Worldwide |
| •Repsol has a comprehensive range of products for the wire and cable industry. Offering specially formulated raw materials for: power cables, telecommunications, traction and special cables compounds for insulation, cable filling compounds (filling and flooding types), jacketing, EVA/EBA copolymers (for special, semiconducting, and flame retardant compounds), clean LDPE grades.
•Repsol presented at the show its new PE004S, an extra clean polyethylene grade for direct peroxide injection for high voltage power cable
•A full portfolio of EVA and EBA grades, Repsol also presented seven new EVA/EBA grades, which complement its current portfolio for wire and cable applications.
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| Ridgway Machines at CWIEME exhibition in Berlin
By Editor (20 Jun 12 7:10) in Developments Worldwide |
| Ridgway Machines will have an eye-catching new stand at CWIEME in Berlin. Building on another successful year since attending the last Berlin show, a new model designed specifically for the wind turbine industry will be introduced. The Ridgway stand will be at Hall 2.2, Stand 3426, from 26th to 28th June 2012.
Narrow Coil Taping Machine
For a versatile and |
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| Sacmi and SIPA collaborate in S.U.P.E.R. PET preform and closure project
By Editor (20 Jun 12 7:05) in Developments Worldwide |
| SIPA (Zoppas Industries Group) and Sacmi, two of Italy’s most innovative companies operating in the packaging sector, have combined their skills in the search for a new solution in the combination of PET preforms and closures that provides advantages for processors and end-users alike.
The collaboration, which has been given strong backing from the two companies’ managements, headed by Enrico Gribaudo (SIPA) and Giuseppe Lesce (Sacmi) respectively, combines SIPA’s substantial experience in the development of preforms, with that of Sacmi in caps and |
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| Southwire Company, Dow Electrical & Telecommunications Partner at Windpower 2012
By Editor (20 Jun 12 6:50) in Developments Worldwide |
| Southwire Company featured its full line of wire and cable products for the wind energy market during the American Wind Energy Association’s WINDPOWER 2012 Conference and Exhibition June 3-6 in Atlanta, GA.
Southwire welcomed customers at Booth #1749 in Hall A, where it exhibited its complete renewable energy solutions including wire and cable for turbines, towers and collection, overhead and underground transmission and substation wiring solutions.
“Wind is one of the fastest growing segments of our energy portfolio,” said Ron Burchfield, Director, Renewable Energy at Southwire. “As a full-line cable supplier for this market, we were excited to meet |
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| Teknor Apex appoints three TPE sales and marketing managers
By Editor (20 Jun 12 6:45) in Developments Worldwide |
| Teknor Apex Company has named three experienced plastics industry professionals to sales and marketing management positions for the Thermoplastic Elastomer Division, it was announced recently by Nick Sandland, the division’s marketing and sales director for the Americas.
Louis (Louie) Freitas is now market |
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| Dow Electrical and Telecommunications announces price increase
By Editor (20 Jun 12 6:40) in Developments Worldwide |
| Effective July 1, 2012, Dow Electrical and Telecommunications will increase the prices of its products. The detail for grades in the US and Canada are as follows:-
All Power and Telecom Jacketing Grades will increase $0.06 per pound.
All Medium and |
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| Organisational changes at the Schlatter Group
By Editor (20 Jun 12 6:35) in Developments Worldwide |
| The Schlatter Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: STRN) have announced that Jost Sigrist, Chairman and Delegate of the Board of Directors has resigned with immediate effect due to health reasons. The Board of Directors will be chaired by Paul Zumbühl in the interim.
Jost Sigrist, Chairman and |
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| Strong showing, full exhibits marked success for WAI’s new Operations Summit & Wire Expo 2012
By Editor (20 Jun 12 6:30) in Developments Worldwide |
| The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc. reports positive attendance and a sold-out exhibit floor resulting from the activity surrounding its new two-day Operations Summit & Wire Expo 2012, held at the Omni Dallas Hotel, May 22-23, 2012, Dallas, Texas, USA. The summit’s nearly 1,200 participants—with representatives from 39 states and 29 countries—shared in networking activities, panel and roundtable discussions, and interaction on the exhibit floor.
“The investment of time by the speakers, exhibitors, visitors, and Association volunteers is what made the format for this first-time Summit such a success. WAI set out to offer wire plant operators valuable content in a new |
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| Beat Huber takes charge of Technology Department
By Editor (20 Jun 12 6:25) in Developments Worldwide |
| The Schlatter Group has appointed Beat Huber the new Head of Technology. Born in 1962 in Switzerland, he took up his new role on 1st. June 2012. He replaces Dr Thomas Müller who is leaving the Schlatter Group.
After his degree in electrical engineering and a Masters at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Beat Huber began his career as a software developer for drive technology. He has been with Schlatter Industries AG since 1st. August 2000. Initially a project manager, he was responsible for the successful |
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| Niehoff opens Chinese factory
By Editor (20 Jun 12 6:15) in Developments Worldwide |
| On May 8 2012, Niehoff Machinery Changzhou (NMC) Co., Ltd., the most recent subsidiary of the Niehoff Group, opened officially its new factory in the Wujin Economic Development Zone in Changzhou, approximately 200 km west of Shanghai. The 3,600 m² plant is designed for the production of diverse drawing machines and double twist bunching machines as well as additional equipment like annealers, spoolers and coilers under Niehoff licence for the Chinese market.
Beside manufacturing areas and offices, the building comprises an exhibition area and a spare parts warehouse. NMC is also responsible for the complete after-sales service and the reliable and |
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| Leoni awarded Core Supplier by PSA Peugeot Citroën
By Editor (20 Jun 12 6:10) in Developments Worldwide |
| Leoni, the leading provider of cables and cable systems to the automotive sector and other industries, has been appointed as “Core Supplier” by PSA Peugeot Citroën yesterday. This nomination represents an acknowledgement of almost 40 years of close cooperation. Moreover, PSA Peugeot Citroën honours Leoni’s efforts in supporting the carmakers globalisation strategy.
“We are very proud to be awarded Core Supplier by PSA Peugeot Citroën, who is our biggest customer group-wide,” states Uwe H. Lamann, member of Leoni AG’s Management Board in charge of |
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| SMS group increases order intake
By Editor (20 Jun 12 6:05) in Developments Worldwide |
| Order intake increased, stable profit, continued investment in German and foreign locations, further expansion of growth areas electrics and automation, service, energy and green technologies
The SMS group, an amalgamation of companies in metallurgical plant and machinery construction, attracted orders in business year 2011 totalling EUR 3.423 billion (2010: EUR 2.931 billion) and reached sales of EUR 3.070 billion (2010: EUR 3.036 billion).
The net group result of EUR 265 million (2010: EUR 262 million) is slightly above that of the previous year.
The two Business Areas, SMS Siemag and SMS Meer, profited from a further recovery of the markets. As a result, order intake by |
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| South Steel Company acquires second rolling mill featuring Meerdrive® finishing block
By Editor (20 Jun 12 6:00) in Developments Worldwide |
| South Steel Company, part of Pan Kingdom Invest, Saudi Arabia, recently placed an order with SMS Meer for the design and delivery of a combined wire rod and bar mill with a capacity of 500,000 tpy, to be built in Jizan Economic City in southern Saudi Arabia.
SMS Concast and SMS Meer have already supplied a complete minimill for this complex, comprising a |
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| Three Sandvik Materials Technology engineers awarded 2012 Wilhelm Haglund Medal
By Editor (12 Jun 12 16:05) in Developments Worldwide |
| Three engineers from Sandvik Materials Technology – Bertil Waldén, Ivan Machacek and Lars Östlund, were awarded the 2012 Wilhelm Haglund Medal in recognition of their pioneering contributions in the development of umbilical tubes in advanced stainless steel.
"It's a great honor – it feels like we are getting Sandvik's own Nobel Prize," says Waldén.
With extensive materials experience, the three prizewinners together launched a comprehensive development program for umbilical |
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| A world leader for the production of Wire Rolling Mills
By Editor (23 May 12 7:35) in Developments Worldwide |
| Redex confirms its position as a world leader, especially in the segment of rolling mills specifically dedicated to the manufacturing of flat Magnet Wire (copper and aluminum), a growing market. Boosted by the vast new equipment and energy infrastructure upgrading projects in recent years, this market remains very dynamic worldwide.
After finishing and insulating, the precision flat wires which are put in |
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| In-line Profile & Shape Measurement and Monitoring with High-Tech and Cost-Effective Zumbach Systems.
By Editor (23 May 12 7:15) in Developments Worldwide |
| The new Profilemaster® PMM 30, 50 and 80 profile and shape measurement systems are the latest models available in the Zumbach's Profilemaster® family, enabling measurement systems using Light Section principle and Machine Vision. The design was focused to achieve the best |
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