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| Beta LaserMike announces New Appointments to drive world-class, value-added sales, service, and support
By Editor (16 Feb 11 8:45) in Developments Worldwide |
| Appointments include new, seasoned global services management team, addition of district sales manager, and expansion of sales responsibilities
Beta LaserMike, a leading global provider of precision measurement and control solutions, recently appointed four key management to further the company’s focus in delivering world-class customer service and product solutions to the markets and |
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| Prysmian maintains leading worldwide positions in telecom optical fibre and cables market
By Editor (16 Feb 11 8:10) in Developments Worldwide |
| Prysmian Cables & Systems a leading worldwide player in the energy and telecommunications cable market has confirmed its position among the top global players in the telecommunications optical fibre and cables sector, with overall production of around 10 million km of optical fibre in 2010, equal to 5% of the total worldwide industry production, and with a significant growth on 2009.
As a manufacturer of optical fibre, Prysmian has two active plants for its production, in Italy and Brazil. The Group’s technological and manufacturing centre of excellence is FOS Fibre Ottiche Sud, based in Battipaglia (near Naples) in Italy, one |
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| Nexans wins subsea umbilical contract from Subsea 7 for North Sea Laggan-Tormore gas project
By Editor (16 Feb 11 8:00) in Developments Worldwide |
| Nexans, worldwide expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a contract by Subsea 7*, for the design, engineering and manufacture of a total length of 143km of static subsea electro-hydraulic control umbilicals for the Laggan-Tormore gas field development, 125km West of the Shetland Islands in the UK.
The umbilical product will integrate steel tubes for fluids, 3 kV power cables and |
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| Ducab-HV factory on track for planned completion in Q1 2011
By Editor (15 Feb 11 15:00) in Developments Worldwide |
| Ducab–HV, a joint venture company between Ducab, DEWA and ADWEA, announced in early december 2010 that the construction of its AED500 million factory was on track for completion in early 2011, which will be the first dedicated high voltage factory in the region. The news came during a celebration marking the completion of the factory’s 148m high tower, a new landmark in Jebel Ali, which is believed to be the highest industrial tower in the GCC. The ceremony was attended by |
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| Jean-Maxime Saugrain appointed Corporate Vice President Technical
By Editor (15 Feb 11 14:00) in Developments Worldwide |
| Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has appointed Jean-Maxime Saugrain as Corporate Vice President Technical, with effect from January 1st, 2011, replacing Patrick Barth who has retired.
During the last 10 years, as Superconductor Activity Manager, Jean-Maxime has played a key role in the successful development of superconducting cables for power grids. In 2007, he was appointed Nexans Corporate Technical Manager for Energy Infrastructure and has |
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| Leoni with largely normalised production in North Africa
By Editor (14 Feb 11 14:00) in Developments Worldwide |
| After interim production stoppages Leoni has been able to take production capacities in its Egyptian wiring harness manufacturing facility back to an almost normal level.
Despite the difficult political situation in Egypt, which paralysed a large portion of the economy in the country, Leoni has succeeded in continuing and in the meantime largely normalising production in Cairo after it came to initial strong adversely affected production flows. Central measures taken in the context of crisis management are the flexible adjustment of the shift system to the curfew as well as the reliable operation of a |
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| Aluminium Norf orders Twin-Chamber Melting Furnace (TCF) from LOI Italimpianti
By Editor (13 Feb 11 16:00) in Developments Worldwide |
| Aluminium Norf GmbH, Neuss, the world's largest aluminium rolling mill, continues to invest in highly advanced aluminium recycling equipment. In 2008, Alunorf selected LOI Thermprocess recycling technology for the key component of its new recycling centre. Now the company has placed a contract with LOI Thermprocess, a Tenova LOI Italimpianti Group company, for a further TCF twin-chamber melting furnace for stage two of the recycling centre.
The new recycling system is to be designed for a daily throughput of 150 tonnes of liquid metal, which will be |
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| LS Cable receives an order for a KRW 120 billion SI project from the Indonesian National Police
By Editor (12 Feb 11 14:20) in Developments Worldwide |
| LS Cable (Chairman & CEO Christopher Koo) announced on the 6th December 2010 that the company had received an order from the Indonesian National Police to implement a complete communications network and integrated control center to the scale of about $100 million (KRW 120 billion). This is noteworthy in the fact that it is the first remarkable outcome of LS Cable’s solution-centered business model innovation.
As the largest-scale ICT project since the foundation of the Indonesian National Police, LS Cable will engineer and |
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| Borealis Innovation Award recognises outstanding achievement of Borouge 2 start-up team
By Editor (10 Feb 11 11:00) in Developments Worldwide |
| Saeed Al Kaabi accepting from Mark Garrett, Borealis CEO the Borouge 2 co-operation award on behalf of the team
Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, recognises the outstanding performance of the Borouge 2 start-up project team with a Borealis Innovation Award in the category cross functional co-operation. The mega-project Borouge 2, valued at an estimated USD 5 billion and tripling the production capacity of Borouge to 2 million tonnes of polyolefins per year, was completed and |
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| Borouge and Borealis exhibit their wire and cable solutions at Middle East Electricity Exhibition 2011
By Editor (09 Feb 11 11:00) in Developments Worldwide |
| Visitors to Middle East Electricity Exhibition 2011 in Dubai experienced first-hand why wire and cable manufacturers across the globe are choosing advanced insulation, semi-conductive and jacketing materials from Borouge and Borealis, leading providers of innovative, value creating plastics solutions to the global wire and cable industry.
Borouge and Borealis commit to the increasing global demand for XLPE through their current and future investments. Borealis’ high |
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| Wire & Cable Expo, China 2011 to be organized in Tianjin in June
By Editor (26 Jan 11 9:40) in Developments Worldwide |
| The 15th China International Conference and Exhibition for the Wire, Cable and other Wire Products (Wire & Cable Expo, China) which is organized by AIT Events Co., Ltd. will take place in Tianjin International Exhibition Center on June 15-17, 2011. With a history of 29 years, Wire & Cable Expo has been successfully held for 14 editions as a member of Industry brand of AIT Group, which has become the leading Expo of Wire & Cable Industry in China. In the global Wire and Cable Industry market, Wire & Cable Expo 2011 will produce a |
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| Early news of Zumbach at Wire Moscow
By Editor (26 Jan 11 9:40) in Developments Worldwide |
| Zumbach Electronics will exhibit a selection of its broad range of measurement and control systems for wire insulating and jacketing, wire drawing and other applications in the wire and cable industry on their booth at Wire Moscow, 23 – 26 May 2011, Moscow, Russia including:-
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| Wire Russia 2011, market opportunities present themselves
By Editor (26 Jan 11 9:40) in Developments Worldwide |
| From May 23 - 26, 2011, the ZAO Expocentr in Moscow will again stage the wire Russia, International Wire and Cable Trade Fair. The event will be jointly organized by Messe Düsseldorf and its subsidiary Messe Düsseldorf Moscow – with the support of leading international industry associations.
The Russian market is full of business expansion opportunities within the wire and cable industry for |
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| Zumbach Electronics equips POSCO Korea Rod Mills with new Diameter Measuring Systems
By Editor (26 Jan 11 9:35) in Developments Worldwide |
| Zumbach Electronics of Switzerland recently won a contract from POSCO Pohang works in Korea for 10 Steelmaster diameter/profile measuring systems.
These new systems will partially replace |
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| Sikora plans for the future
By Editor (26 Jan 11 9:30) in Developments Worldwide |
| The supervisory board and management board of Sikora have decided the restructuring of the company. From January 1st 2011 Harald Sikora, present chairman and head of the R&D department at Sikora, withdraws from the operational business in order to pave the way for the next generation. He changes to the newly founded Sikora Holding GmbH & Co. KG.
Mrs. Bernadette Sikora is also appointed to the holding and is responsible for the business areas finances and controlling. Harald Sikora will |
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| 2011 Distinguished Career Award recipients named
By Editor (26 Jan 11 9:15) in Developments Worldwide |
| The Wire & Cable Manufacturers’ Alliance is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2011 Distinguished Career Award. The 27th annual Awards Dinner and Investiture Ceremony will take place on April 16th, 2011, in Hartford, Connecticut, at the Connecticut Convention Center. The recipients are:-
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| IWCS 60th Anniversary Planning is underway
By Editor (26 Jan 11 9:15) in Developments Worldwide |
| The November 2010 IWCS/IICIT Conference was a great success, with nearly 1100 attendees gathering in Providence for an outstanding program.
Over 100 papers were presented in the Technical Symposium; the Suppliers Exhibition featured 120 displays; the Professional Development Courses addressed 8 different topics, and Monday Night Football returned, courtesy of Cable Components Group, assisted by Gem Gravure.
Now your IWCS staff and committee have to do it again in 2011!
Call for Papers
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| Davis-Standard announces passing of Vannais and Polewchak
By Editor (26 Jan 11 9:10) in Developments Worldwide |
| It is with deep regret that Davis-Standard, LLC reports the passing of long-time employee Stephen Vannais and valued sales representative James Polewchak.
Vannais was a veteran of the wire and cable industry for over 36 years. He was a 16-year veteran of Davis-Standard and operated out of his home office in Mooresville, North Carolina. Vannais handled wire and cable accounts in the southern United States and Eastern Europe. He assisted customers with |
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| Perroud to guide Wire Association in 2011
By Editor (26 Jan 11 9:05) in Developments Worldwide |
| The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc. announces the appointment of Dominique Perroud as president of the association for a one-year term that commenced on January 1, 2011. Perroud will serve as chairman of the Board of Directors and as the 57th president of the 81-year-old association, which is headquartered in Guilford, Connecticut, and has a subsidiary office in Pune, India.
Continuing the efforts of his predecessor, 2010 WAI President Dane Armendariz, Perroud will lead the association’s growth initiatives. Organizational priorities for 2011 include |
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| Passing the Baton at Wafios AG – New Sales and Marketing Director on Wafios Board
By Editor (26 Jan 11 9:00) in Developments Worldwide |
| Since January 1, 2011, Dr. Christoph Müller-Mederer has been the new Sales and Marketing Director on the Wafios Board. His predecessor Egon Reich, who filled this seat over many years, prematurely handed over the position at his own request.
Dr. Müller-Mederer comes from the machinery and plant engineering company Voith in Heidenheim, Germany, where he worked for the past 8 years. Dr. Müller-Mederer studied mechanical engineering at Darmstadt University of Technology where he also earned a doctorate. At the beginning of |
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