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It's a case of being spoiled for choice for the wire and cable industry, with two exhibitions/conferences to keep everyone occupied at the start of next month. The biennial staging of wire South America gets underway in São Paulo, Brazil, from 6 th to 8 th October. Running alongside the ever-popular Tubotech, more than 15,000 visitors attended the show two years ago in the city that prides itself on being the beating heart of Brazil's economy. Our coverage of the three-day exhibition starts on page 40. A little nearer to home, the staging of the IWCS technical symposium. The conference is being held a month earlier than usual, but expectations are high that amove toAtlanta, Georgia, and the Hyatt Regency Hotel, will be a popular move. This is amove away from the traditional 'homes' of Providence, Rhode Island, and Charlotte, North Carolina, but one thing that has stayed the same is the rich content of professional development and training courses, and technical sessions. The symposium – and table-top exhibition – is being staged from 5 th to 8 th October. Our coverage, including exhibitor editorials, starts on page 44. #51 EDITOR

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4-8 April 2016 wire Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany Exhibition www.wire.de

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THENEWS A long way to Long Island

Equinix Inc is working with Aqua Comms Ltd on the deployment of its new transatlantic fiber optic system, America Europe Connect (AEConnect). Scheduled tobe ready for servicebefore the end of 2015, AEConnect, spanning

allows network service providers to tap into economic opportunities stemming from a presence in two of the biggest commercial centers in the world. Industry analyst firm TeleGeography puts London and New York in the global top five for peak international Internet traffic, and the London to New York route is the second largest international Internet traffic route with multiple terabits of peak traffic. In its 2015 Global Bandwidth ResearchService report, TeleGeography notes that private network bandwidth on the trans-Atlantic route eclipsed Internet bandwidth for the first time, rising to 13.9Tbps and accounting for 56 percent of used bandwidth. Greg Varisco, chief operating officer, AquaComms, said: “We made a strategic decision to deploy with Equinix. Their data centers in New York and London act as major international hubs for network traffic, offering our customers the ability to extend existing networks or expand into new markets.”

more than 5,400km across the Atlantic between Long Island, NY, and the west coast of Ireland, will provide high capacity connectivity between New York, London and to greater Europe. Equinix's New York and London international business exchange (IBX ® ) data center campuses serve as carrier-neutral network access points for AquaComms to connect its low latency subsea cable route. This new connectivity between North America and London

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Users looking for the

Reelex Packaging Solutions has signed four new licensees.

with our technology being protected by patents and trademarks, we believe is having a positive effect in expanding the use of Reelex versus knockoff alternatives.” Reelex technology is a proprietary method of coiling wire or cable into a precision-wound figure-eight pattern. The coil dispenses from the inside out, without twists, tangles or inertia, and is used to package low voltage cabling products. Licensees sign an agreement to use the Reelex system via equipment designed and manufactured by Reelex Packaging Solutions. Licensees are also obliged to use the Reelex trademark on their packages. The four new licensees are: Zhaolong (Zhejiang Zhaolong Cable), ZTC (Zhangjiagang Twentsche Cable), Sandmartin Electronic and The Siemon Company.

According to Reelex vice president of business development Timothy Copp, the company has never welcomed so many new licensees in a six-month period. Copp attributes improvements in the global economy and a successful education effort, aimed at differentiating genuine Reelex from imitators, as catalysts. “Our ongoing anti-counterfeit campaign is aimed at increasing recognition of knock-off packaging versus genuine Reelex,” says Copp. “End-users are becoming more aware that products in genuine Reelex packaging are far less prone to tangles, knots and damage to theproduct, andaredemanding that their suppliers provide them with products in stress-free packaging. This, in conjunction

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ABB has completed the divestment of its Huntersville, North Carolina, high voltage cable factory in the US to Southwire Company, Carrollton, Georgia. The parties mutually agreed not to disclose the financial terms of the transaction. for the land cable portion of certain HVDC projects. The divestment of the Huntersville facility is in line with ABB’s “next level” strategy to continuously optimize its business portfolio and to build strategic partnerships. ABB remains fully committed to the North American market and to the high voltage cables business. Cable sale completion ABB and Southwirewill pursue a business relationship to leverage the facility

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Photonics acquisition

in the UK and China, will continue to operate from their current geographical locations, while Vytran’s product line will be fully integrated into Thorlabs’ ecommerce site. Thorlabs was founded in 1989 to serve the laser and electro-optics research market. Its integrated and diverse manufacturing assets include semiconductor fabrication of Fabry-Perot, DFB, and VCSEL lasers, fiber towers for drawing glass optical fibers (silica, fluoride, tellurite, and hollow core), MBE/MOCVD epitaxial wafer growth reactors, extensive glass and metal fabrication facilities and advanced thin-film deposition capabilities.

Thorlabs, products manufacturer, has agreed to acquire Vytran from NKT Photonics. The transaction is expected to close in September 2015, and follows other photonics industry acquisitions by Thorlabs. Alex Cable, president and founder of Thorlabs, said: “[Vytran’s] expertise and product offering are natural additions to our current fiber draw and cabling competencies.” Vytran supplies fiber fusion splicing and glass processing solutions for the fiber laser, sensing, medical, telecommunications and aerospace markets. Vytran's New Jersey manufacturing facility, and customer support centers a photonics

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Latin America fixed line Latin America fixed line forecast

the next five years. “Growth within fixed communications markets will be mainly driven by the increase in broadband lines,” said Marcelo Kawanami, senior analyst at Pyramid Research. “Despite the effort from operators to leverage FTTH/FTTB services, prices charged for broadband services through fiber technology remain high, and service coverage is still restricted to selected areas within major cities,” he explained. The data is taken from Pyramid Research's recent “Fixed communications demand” forecast.

Industry analyst Pyramid Research expects the number of FTTH and FTTB connections in Latin America to reach 5.1 million by the end of 2015, part of an overall trend that will see connections increase at a compound annual growth rate of 34.9 percent over the next five years. However, research predicts that DSL is set to remain as the dominant fixed line technology. Overall, Pyramid expects the number of fixed lines for voice and Internet services to reach 163.8 million by the end of 2015, an increase of 2.3 percent over 2014. In Latin America, fixed lines are anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 2.1 percent over

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The combined company will operate under the Lightower brand and serve customers across a service footprint roughly double the size of each independent company. Rob Shanahan, president and CEO of Lightower, said: “This strategic merger was a natural fit for both networks and both companies.” The new Lightower Network will provide over 30,000 route miles of fiber and more than 5,000 wireless towers. The transaction was funded through a combination of equity and debt, with Lightower’s existing financial backers, Berkshire Partners, Pamlico Capital and ABRY Partners, providing additional equity. Lightower’s portfolio of industry-specific networking solutions includes Ethernet, dark fiber, wavelengths, Internet access, private networks and colocation.

Network merger

Lightower Fiber Networks has closed a $1.9 billion merger with Fibertech Networks.

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Annual rebar event

Annual rebar event

improves our landscape and economy in Southern California.” Gerdau Steel Mill donates its furnace, equipment and personnel once a year to convert the weapons into steel rebar, while the Los Angeles county department of public works donates the trucks that transport the weapons to the mill. The Los Angeles county sheriff’s department and ten other participating agencies also contributed confiscated weapons to the destruction.

August greeted the 22 nd annual gun destruction in Los Angeles County. Around 3,400 confiscated weapons (approximately 5.25t) were melted into rebar for use in upgrades to freeways and bridges in Arizona, California and Nevada. “Gerdau and the Los Angeles county sheriff’s department both aim to support a healthy and safe community,” said Mark Olson, vice president and general manager of the Gerdau Steel Mill in Rancho Cucamonga. “This activity transforms weapons that were intended, or used, to inflict harm into a product that

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The new ultra-low latency submarine cable, spanning 4,600km, will link Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Slough, England, and Cork, Ireland, connecting key centers of trade and commerce in Europe and North America. The cable is expected to begin service in September 2015. “Our customers are now just weeks away from having access to the most advanced submarine cable system on the market,” stated Omar Altaji, CCO of Hibernia Networks. “Financial firms, web-centric companies, media players and traditional telecom service providers alike will benefit from the speed, diversity and scalability that Hibernia Express brings to the transatlantic corridor.” During the system’s construction, TE SubCom deployed multiple cable ships to lay the cable and amplifiers on the seabed. The ultra-low latency cable will offer speeds up to 100Gbps transmission capacity to meet the increasing demand for secure, high-speed connectivity.

Cork milestone for Hibernia Express Hibernia Networks has announced that Hibernia Express, the first transatlantic cable to be deployed

in 12 years, has come ashore in Cork, Ireland. This is another milestone for the project.

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the end of 2016, Phase 1 will incorporate advanced routing and burial techniques to protect the cable and enhance the integrity of the system. of Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, said: “The unique weather conditions of the Arctic make this project very challenging.” ASN will be responsible for the project on a turnkey basis, from system design to installation and commissioning. The system will usearmoredOALC-4 cable, advanced coherent multi-terabit technology with optical add-dropmultiplexing capabilities, and a configuration that will facilitate future ultra-low latency expansion to Japan and western Europe. Philippe Dumont, president

Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) and Quintillion Subsea Holdings have entered into a turnkey contract for the design and construction of a submarine cable system from Prudhoe Bay to Nome, in Alaska. ASN has already begun marine route survey and installation activities. With a capacity of at least 10Tbit/s per fiber pair, the system will deliver high-speed broadband access to areas of Alaska where bandwidth is limited. The system will consist of three fiber pairs capable of carrying 100 wavelengths, each of which can support 100Gbit/s of data capacity. Phase 1 will be a 1,850km segment linking the Alaskan communities of Nome, Kotzebue, Wainwright, Point Hope, Barrow and Prudhoe Bay and will provide for future extensions to Asia and Europe. Scheduled for completion by

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Connecting acquisition

Capacity investment

Delphi Automotive Plc, the former car parts unit of General Motors Co, has agreed to buy the England-based manufacturer of ties, insulation and protection systems for automotive cable, HellermannTyton Group Plc. Rupert Stadler, chief executive officer of Audi AG, recently stated that digital services will have the most impact on the auto industry’s technology development in coming years. Of the $1.7 billion HellermannTyton acquisition, Delphi said the purchase will help it capitalize on growing demand for cars that connect to mobile phones and other devices. “Delphi continues to be focused on the car of the future,” added Chris McNally, an analyst at Evercore ISI in London. “It’s leading this charge into the connected-cars space.” In a conference call, Kevin Clark, Delphi’s CEO, said that: “The opportunity is really big for our connector business to expand outside the auto industry. The capability of HellermannTyton and its strength of sales give us a great opportunity to sell more of our connector products.”

UK manufacturer Alloy Wire has invested over £700,000 to boost productivity at two of its sites. The company has installed three Zwick tensile and hardness testing machines, PMI material X-ray guns, a fully automated multi-spindle spooling machine, a 5m strand annealing furnace and a bespoke wire finishing line. The additional facilities will double Alloy Wire’s capacity. MD Mark Venables commented: “Our success has been down to our ability to take on small batch quantities, fast response times and the fact we can manufacture in more than 60 different alloys, including Inconel, Nimonic, Incoloy, Hastelloy, and Ni-Span C902.” Established in 1946, Alloy Wire is a manufacturer of precision drawn round wire, flat wire and shaped wire in a range of high performance and exotic nickel alloys. The company, which is now 100 percent staff-owned, supplies wire from 0.025mm (0.001”) to 21mm (0.827”).

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Data link for Crimea

Prysmian Group has a new contract with Statnett SF and National Grid NSN Link, a project specific subsidiary of National Grid. Prysmian will provide an HVDC submarine interconnector between Norway and the UK. The NSN Link will be the first power cable system to connect the UK and Norway and will enable power trading between the two countries. It will be an important part of the Europeangridreinforcement strategy,aimed at reducing electricity prices, providing cleaner energy, and to compensate for the supply from ageing generation plants in the UK that are to be taken out of service. The overall project will set a new record as the longest HVDC subsea cable link ever installed, following a route of about 740km in length between the converter stations in Kvilldal in Norway and Blyth in the UK. The contract is for the supply and installation of a total of around 950km of submarine and land cables in two sections (over 470km route length in total) of the overall NSN Link route length. The cables will be produced in the Arco Felice factory, and marine cable layingwill beperformedby thegroup’s Giulio Verne cable laying vessel. Delivery and commissioning of the system is scheduled for September 2021. European power sharing

The Russian government is to build an underwater fiber optic communication line from the Taman Peninsula, under the Kerch Strait to the Crimean Peninsula. The corresponding decree has been signed by prime minister Dmitry Medvedev and posted on the Russian government’s website. The project will be implemented under thestateprogramof socio-economic development of the Crimean federal district until 2020. The line will have a capacity in excess of 200Gbit/s. Taking this into account, by 2018 the capacity of the channels ensuring operation of the Crimean federal district’s communication networks within Russia’s single telecommunications network will reach at least 310Gbit/s. This will make it possible to create increased capacity communication channels in Crimea for ensuring the development of broadband Internet access, telephone and television on the peninsula. The shallow (below 10m) 4.5km-wide Kerch Strait separates Crimea from the Taman Peninsula, and is used by up to a hundred vessels per day.

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Only connect

A $300 million transatlantic cable, known as AEConnect, has come ashore at Ross Strand in Killala, County Mayo. The work, carried out by Aqua Comms Transatlantic Cable, was marked with a committee of local councillors and officials, including Taoiseach Enda Kenny. Theopticfiber cablewill stretch fromShirley, New York, a distance of 5,400km, and is expected to generate a major economic boost for the west of Ireland. The cable will have the capacity to handle up to a third of the world’s telephone calls and cover the entire Internet traffic of Europe and the US. The system is expected to be live in early 2016 and will enable 53.8 millisecond transfer speeds across the Atlantic. Local councillor Jarlath Munnelly said the project could “transform” Killala and the north Mayo region. “This is an exciting project… It has the potential to transform North Mayo, not just Killala, by enhancing the telecommunications infrastructure in the area, and putting Ireland and Mayo into the center of a global network.”

ABB has commissioned the 800MW DolWin1 HVDC offshore wind grid link in the German North Sea for the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT. The DolWin1gridconnection ispartofGermany's Energiewende program, which aims to generate in excess of 6.5GW offshore wind capacity by 2020 and 15GW by 2030. The DolWin1 connects the DolWin alpha converter station to the landfall point in Hilgenriedersiel, via a 75km subsea cable, and then to the converter station in Dörpen-West (Heede), in Lower Saxony, Germany, as an undergroundcable system. At present, the 215MW Borkum West II and 312MW Borkum Riffgrund I offshore wind farms are connected to the DolWin alpha through submarine cables. ABB provided its HVDC Light voltage source converter for the project, and also installed the converter stations, and submarine and underground cable systems. With the commissioning of the DolWin1, transmission capacity of offshore grid connections in the North Sea reaches around 4,300MW; a significant contribution to the government's planned 6,500MW by 2020.

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The UK government has given approval to offshore wind consortium Forewind for the development of Dogger Bank Teesside A&B, in addition to the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck A&B. Both consented developments have a proposed installed capacityof 2.4GW,making themtheequal largest renewable energy applications to be approved in the UK, and together at 4.8GW are believed to be the world's biggest planned offshore wind scheme. The Forewind consortium of RWE, SSE, Statkraft and Statoil has ceased work on its remaining development consent applications for the vast Dogger Bank area to focus efforts on the four areas with consent. The company commented: "These four Dogger Bank projects are a huge commitment and will require significant resources and attention from the owner companies to progress to the next stages. Together their capacity is almost equal to the total of all the offshore wind farms currently in operation in the UK.” The discontinued phase, known as Dogger Bank Teesside C&D, has been removed from Forewind's portfolio and the rights to develop that area of seabed, along with the remainder of the Dogger Bank Zone, have been returned to The Crown Estate. Dogger Bank go ahead

Up on the roof

EvoEnergy will install a 3.8MW solar array at the Telford, UK, distribution center of workplace supplies provider Lyreco. The 23,000m 2 installation will be among the largest rooftop installations in the country and, with almost 14,000 PV panels, will become one of only five projects to exceed 3.2MWh output each year. Thearray is projected to save£50,000ayear in energy costs, as well as mitigating the environmental impact of the distribution center and Lyreco's delivery vehicle fleet. Addison Energy Ltd, a company fundedby Guinness Asset Management's EIS service, will own and operate the installation as part of a 20-year power purchase agreement. “We are pleased to be investing in one of the largest commercial rooftop solar installations in the UK that will be built by our long-term EPC partner, EvoEnergy, and will enable industry leader Lyreco to realize its environmental ambitions,” said Malcolm King, investment manager for Guinness Asset Management.

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Wire joining of non-ferrous metals by dual force technology

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Revolutionising the wire manufacturing process

Application of new technologies in the drawing of coated wire and subsequent insulation with high-temperature materials

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Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co KG Ceeco Bartell Products

Manufacturing solutions for alternative materials to copper for automotive wires

Manufacturing of compact conductors, highlighting the benefits and potential costs reductions in the whole stranding process

Highly pure XLPE material is essential for high-quality EHV and subsea cables

Sikora AG

Rodents - not just a nuisance but a threat to the wire and cable industry

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Comparative study of two scheduling approaches to resolve scheduling problem for a wire and cable manufacturing process

Continuus Properzi SpA Properzi adds continuous rotary extrusion to its range of equipment to provide an integrated solution for the production of ACSR/AS conductors FERROUS NV Bekaert SA Heat-resistant color coatings for a new generation of spring wires

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Design and simulation of rolled profile wires with modern CAE tools

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The evolution of vanadium in high-carbon steel during wire drawing

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CabWire Wor ld Conference 2015 3 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 5 Congress Center Düsseldorf, Germany 7 th biennial cable and wire technical conference

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Kenya Power and the ministry of energy and petroleum to see how we can develop more biogas projects for organic and municipal waste in the country.” The energy plant will also be used as a research facility for scientists at Oxford University, who will study the facility to identify ways of advancing the technology to compete with conventional fossil fuel power generation. Tropical Power has revealed plans to add 10MW of solar energy capacity at the same site next year. The company is in the final stages of fundraising and planning for the proposed solar development, and hopes to begin work within the next 12 months.

Africa's first grid-connected anaerobic digestion plant has been opened in Kenya. Developed by Tropical Power Energy Group, the2.2MWGorgeFarmEnergyPark, inKenya's Nakuru county, will use local crop waste to create biogas for electricity generation. KinuthiaMbugua, governor of Nakurucounty, said the project would provide a boost to the country's energy security. “The Gorge Farm Energy Park is a showcase project for Nakuru, Kenya and the African continent,” he said in a statement. “Distributed power projects are vital to our energy security, reliability and efficiency, and the park will be using local crop waste and the sun to generate clean, renewable power close to the point of use. I look forward to working with Tropical Power,

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Territory manager Paul Havick

Taiwan-based Lorom is continuing its expansion, following a surge in demand for intelligent cable and system design, and has welcomed Paul Havick in the capacity of northwest territory manager. “Paul provides a high level of experience in complex cable and connector designs. We are fortunate to integrate him into our continued growing west coast team. His efforts will support our growing customer trends and enhance our global design- to-manufacturing company model,” said Lorom’s VP of sales, Patrick Lawrence. Management changes

Marketing award

Sumudu Thanthirigoda was recognized as “Young Achiever of the Year” at the Chief Marketing Officer Asia global brand excellence awards 2015 in Singapore. Sumudu, general manager of marketing at ACL Cables PLC, was presented with the award in recognition of his contribution to the disciplines of brand building and marketing in Sri Lanka. ACL Cables is believed to be the largest cable manufacturer in Sri Lanka, with over 70 percent market share, and a pioneer in Sri Lanka’s cable industry since 1962. Sumudu holds a BSc engineering honors degree from the University of Moratuwa, where he specialized in electrical engineering. He is also a qualified member of the UK Chartered Institute of Marketing, and holds an MBA from University of Wales.

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Preform progress

Optic Marine Services Group (OMS) has launched a new submarine cable installation barge, Cable Orchestra. The $15 million shore-end cable laying barge has beencustombuilt for cable installation in water depths of up to 40m. OMS chief executive officer Ronnie Lim Hai Liang explained that Cable Orchestra will be capable of installing as much as 5km of cable per day, depending on seabed conditions. “It has the capacity to carry 700 tonnes of cables, that equates to about 200km,” he added. In September, Cable Orchestra will start work on a segment of the 20,000km SEA-ME-WE 5 submarine cable system, expected to last about 8 months. Lim said that OMS plans to venture into deeper waters, to depths of 50m to 3,000m, when it acquires its next cable ship in 2017. New ship in good shape

Optical fiber preform, optical fiber and optical cable account, respectively, for 70 percent, 20 percent and 10 percent of the total profit of the optical fiber industry chain. A global and China optical fiber preform industry report, 2014-2017, shows preform capacity amounted to 13,000 tons in 2014, mainly in the US, Japan and China. China ranked first with a share of 39.8 percent. Amajor producer of optical fiber preform, China is also a large consumer, demanding 6,639 tons in 2014, 60.9 percent of global demand. The figure is expected to increase to 7,144 tons in 2015. Prior to 2010, due to technical limitations, over 70 percent of China's demand for optical fiber preform was imported. In recent years, as domestic companies have enhanced their capability for independent research and development, China's optical fiber preform production capacity has continued to expand. The self-sufficiency rate in optical fiber preform rose from 20 percent in 2007 to 64.4 percent in 2014. It is expected to reach 72.6 percent in 2015.

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The chairman of the Pakistan atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), Muhammad Naeem, has confirmed a government-set target of 40,000MW of electricity by 2050 to help resolve the electricity crisis in the country. “We are confident about achieving this target within the stipulated period, as all the requisite projects and plans are in place for this purpose,” he said. Muhammad Naeemwas speaking at the 13 th Convocation of the Karachi Institute of Power Engineering (KINPOE), adjacent to the Karachi nuclear power plant (KANUPP). He added that PAEC is set to meet the target set by the government to produce 8,800MW of electricity by 2030. Naeem said that the PAEC has worked hard to enhance its role in power generation, adding that an immense contribution has been made to the country's nuclear program by the graduates of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) and Karachi Institute of Power Engineering (KINPOE). Pakistan tackles power crisis

China’s solar expansion

Construction has begun on a 200MW solar energy project in China’s Gobi Desert. Once completed, the facility is expected to be the largest solar energy project in the country with a project area of 2,550 hectares. According to Qinghai Solar-Thermal Power Group, the Qinghai province facility is designed to produce enough electricity to supply up to one million regional households. The facility is of a “solar energy tower” design, thought to be more efficient than the more commonly used “solar trough” systems. Group board chair Wu Longyi commented: “Its designed heat storage is 15 hours, thus, it can guarantee stable, continual power generation.” The 200MW facility will be the country’s first large-scale solar project under commercial operation. China is aiming to grow to 100GW of solar capacity by the year 2020, up from around 28GW in 2014, but this represents only a fraction of China’s electricity generation capacity; fossil fuels remain dominant in the country.

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Progress for Brazilian link

Siemens and Neoen Australia have signed a contract for the Hornsdale wind farm project in South Australia. Neoen Australia is investing around €166 million in the project which will make a major contribution to the Australian Capital Territory government's target of 90 percent renewable energy by 2020. The project is underpinned by a 20 year contract to supply energy to the territory at a fixed price. After commissioning, the Hornsdale wind power plant is expected to produce over 400GWhper year, equivalent toafifthof the territory's annual electricity consumption. “At the Hornsdale wind farmwe have three factors of success combined: Neoen's international expertise, Australia's natural resources, and the efficiency of our cutting edgedirectdrivetechnology.”Commented Thomas Richterich, CEO onshore at Siemens wind power and renewables division. Construction will begin immediately. Siemens will provide 32 wind turbines with associated civil and electrical infrastructure. Siemens will also maintain the wind farm for Neoen on a long-term maintenance contract signed simultaneously with the EPC contract. Australia’s wind power expansion

Angola Cables, the company that will manage the operations of the fiber optic submarine cable between Angola and Brazil, has acquired a plot of land in Fortaleza to accommodate a station and data center for the cable. The concession contract was signed in the presence of Aristides Safeca, the Angolan secretary of state for telecommunications; the ambassador of Angola in Brazil, Nelson Cosme; and Antonio Nunes, Angola Cables’ chairman. Antonio Nunes explained that the submarine communications cable will offer a capacity of 40 terabytes per second and data speed exchange of 63 milliseconds. Angola Cables will manage the 6,165km cable within the framework of the Atlantic CableSystem,making itpossibletoconnect Africa and South America. Connection to North America will be possible when the fiber optic Monet system begins operations between Brazil and Miami.

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continuous operating temperature of 90°C, with a 105°C variant available on request. The range is typically available with class 5 flexible copper conductor, but tinned conductor is available.

Ducab has introduced its DuPan range, a new line of flexible panel wires suitable for switches, control, metering, relay and instrumentation panels of power switchgear.

Lightweight braiding

TE Connectivity has launched its Raychem Instalite lightweight braid system, said to offer weight savings of up to 50 percent over traditional copper braids. Made from a high performance, nickel- plated copper alloy, the RoHS-compliant pull-on braid is thought to offer better low frequency performance than plated fibers or microfilaments.

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DuPan was launched by Mohammed Abdul Rahman Al Mutawa, Ducab’s chief commercial officer, during an event at Jumeirah Emirates Towers. The range of flexible panel wires aremade in accordance with BS 6231 type CK. The cables are intended for use with AC voltage up to 600V or DC voltage up to 1,000V. K Krishna Kumar, MD of Zoomlux Lighting, attended the event to learn more about the new DuPan cable line. He commented: “It is exciting for the industry in the UAE to see Ducabcatering toour specificcablingneeds for the first time. With Ducab’s history for providing quality, industry-specific products, and its position as a regional market leader, this is a very strong step to encourage more panel and luminaire builders to buy UAE-made components.” In keeping with Ducab’s focus on flame-resistance and flame-retardant cables, the DuPan range is suitable for

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Existing low-weight screening solutions provide reduced electrical screen performance at low frequencies, and less protection against lightning strike, while plated fibers and microfilament stainless steel braids are more expensive options. (EMI) protection is an ever-increasing requirement in the aerospace industry, especially as system functionality is increasing with higher signal speeds,” said Doug Jones, product manager, global aerospace, defense and “Electromagnetic interference

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The simple, compact design of the UXH0710 series is said to make it ideal for insulating extremely flexible fiber optic cables and fibers. The short length of the head makes for easy set-up and feeding-in of the cable or fiber and, once assembled, the fixed centered head will immediately run a highly concentric product. Tooling is extracted in three steps from the exit side of the crosshead without the need to remove any heaters. The head design is based on proven flow technology implemented on its fluoropolymer heads, and was tested in collaboration with customers requesting smaller sized, more user-friendly heads. The fixed center crosshead allows for a repeatable, immediate concentric start up for reduced scrap and over insulation. The smaller inner volume minimizes resonance time in the crosshead and is suitable for smaller gauge conductors as well as solid or foamed insulations. A 13mm (0.512”) bore reduces melt pressure, allowing faster line speeds at lower pressures. The UXH0710 series is capable of processing conductors up to 7mm (0.275") in diameter and an insulated diameter up to 10.5mm (0.413").

marine at TE. “The Instalite lightweight braid has the ability to save weight while providing a high level of EMI screening across a wide frequency range.” Instalite lightweight braid is available in diameters between 3mm and 20mm, and installs and performs as a traditional metal braid. Instalite is also flexible, making it is easy to handle, and uses existing installation and termination methods and equipment for easy integration into current applications. Israel’s Magal Security Systems Ltd has received an order to secure over 200km of buried pipeline with its fiber optic sensor system. The system is based on Magal's long range fiber solution, where a standard single mode fiber optic cable is buried along a pipeline with a processor that can cover tens of kilometers, and detect digging close to the pipeline with accurate location within 10 meters. Saar Koursh, CEO of Magal S3, said: “I am very proud of this order as it is a major win for our fiber business, resulting from many demos, trials, proofs of concept and smaller projects,” adding: “This is an emerging market with a potential size of tens of thousands of kilometers.” Optic fiber security

Welcome return

Extrusion crosshead

Dayton Power and Light in Ohio is the first customer to take delivery of Kerite’s 2,500kcmil 15kV power cable. Kerite’s previous production of the cable ceased in 2005.

Unitek Crossheads’ new UXH0710 series of fixed center crossheads can be used for single layer, stripe or skin layer insulation on fiber optic cable insulating and jacketing lines.

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In addition to the 15kV product, Kerite has begun to manufacture a 2,500kcmil 69kV power cable, for customers who need to increase ampacity above 15kV in a particular circuit. The 69kV option is a new product for Kerite and, as with the 15kV, has been addedas a result of customer enquiries and demand. “The 2,500kcmil cable is a way for us to broaden our power cable offering to our customers,” said Tanya Lauer, vice president of sales for Kerite. “It’s great to have the 2,500kcmil back in our portfolio, and the expansion up to 69kV will also give our customers another goodoption toconsider.” A new, higher speed, version of the 36" single twist cabler is now on offer from Dynamex Corporation. The STC-36HS is designed to run at a significantly higher speed than the standard model STC-36RD. It is primarily suited to manufacturers who run mostly smaller size cables with short lays, where production can benefit from the higher speed, in exchange for giving up heavier cable capacity. Other new developments from Dynamex include an auto-splicing tape payoff, utilizing Siemens or Allen-Bradley controls, that runs both flat or traversed tapepads. Also new is a dual-tape payoff for operating with cablers where two tapes are run simultaneously with separately controlled tensions. Manufacturers who use stempacs or drums could benefit from Dynamex’s driven, Single twist cabler

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This small footprint unit comes with 4, 6 or more positions, and accepts the loose wires from the stempacs or drums. It dynamically applies the required tension to the wires and includes broken wire sensors.

Take-ups and payoffs

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Davis-Standard’s new line of traversing and collapsible take-ups and payoffs address an

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conventional DC brush or brushless motors, and can transport up to 1,000lb/hr (454kg/ hr) over distances up to 50ft (15.25m). The PR powder receivers are available in five sizes, ranging in volume from 4 to 85 liters, and accommodate line sizes of up to 4" outside diameter. Doug Brewster, Conair Conveying product manager, explained: “Conventional loaders, which rely on screens to separate material from conveying air, work very well with virgin pellets, but when powdered material is being transported, screens can become laden with accumulated dust, decreasing the performance of the conveying system. The same thing can happen with dusty regrind and, as plastics processors attempt to use more reclaimed material – either for environmental or economic reasons – the issue becomes more acute. “The new powder receivers and motor loaders were developed for these applications.” Amphenol Industrial Products group is offering a high vibration brush terminal series designed to withstand harsh environments. An electrical connection with 14 to 70 points of contact per mated pair is made by intermeshing two small wire bundles. The brush-like terminal technology comprises multiple strands of high tensile strength wire bundled together on each side of the contact and hooded for protection. These compact size 22 signal terminals are able to accommodate up to size 16 gage cable or a PCB tail, and are rated up to 5A continuous. A brush with vibration

industry demand for multiple wire and cable applications. Machine sizes range from 1,250mm to 5,000mm (48" to 195") with the greatest concentration within the 1,800mm to 2,500mm (70" to 98") size range. Each is available with a standard controls platform. For international projects, machines are equipped with a Siemens AC drive, PLC and HMI with a Mitsubishi servo drive. Technology is available as stand-alone (running in torque control) with a dancer, or with an accumulator. Davis-Standard’s caterpillar capstan options and HPE extruder are also popular, with multi-pass, linear and belt wrap capstans available for a range of wire and cable applications. The HPE offers a compact, rugged design and a fast delivery that is energy efficient and easy to maintain. Its advantages for the wire and cable industry are said to include increased torque capacity for high viscosity resins and custom options. Two new powder-conveying units from the Conair Group are designed for handling PVC and other powders down to 1 micron in size, as well as dusty regrind. Available in a PR (powder receiver) model, for use in central vacuum systems, or a self-contained PMmodel with integral vacuummotor, both are said to offer excellent conveying and filtration rates. The integral-motor version will convey material from gaylords or bins directly to a molding machine or extruder. The PM motor loaders come in three sizes, with Powder conveyance

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required, a seamless upgrade path from the Advanced to Professional levels is available. Whatever the level of software, and whichever cable labels need printing, it is always the same printer with the same ribbon. All levels of software have internal videos, fromwhich the user can quickly learn how to run the software. Saco AEI Compounds has launched its SX-0606 moisture-cure, silane crosslinkable sheathing compound, to meet specification NEK606 for offshore installations. SX-0606 has been developed for easy processingwith fast line speed and excellent cable surface finish. SX-0606 is a flexible, low-smoke and fume, sheathing compound for the offshore gas and oil industry, marine and related industrial cabling systems. In enclosed environments such as those in shipboard and offshore (OPG) marine installations, SX-0606’s zero- halogen low-smoke, fume and fire retardant properties contribute to crewand passenger safety. SX-0606 is also suitable for use in heavy industrial applications and hostile environments where abrasion resistance is required. Paired with flexible SX-554 EPR insulation and high LOI bedding compound, SX-0606 sheathed cables meet the highest fire retardant and oil resistance performance requirements while exhibiting rubber-like flexibility and excellent cable surface finish. SX-0606 HFFR compound is currently available in pre-colored black to meet UV resistance requirements, but is also available in natural and pre-colored formats. Sheathing compound

Amphenol's high vibration brush is designed towithstand vibrations of at least 53.8 grms at 8 hours per axis and 2,000Hz. It can be used for all signal applications including in-lines, sensors, fuel systems, and control modules, and for on-engine applications and fixed positions where high vibration fret resistance and environmental performance is critical to function. The AHVB terminal series exhibits zero fretting andcan handle up to 100,000matingcycles. It also has low insertion forces (70 to 90 percent lower than traditional connectors), resulting in smaller footprints, higher I/O counts and less maintenance. The AHVB connection systems are rated IP67 when mated and are designed to pass SAE J2030 validation.

Entry level labels

Silver Fox, the UK manufacturer of cable labels, has launched an updated range of thermal starter pack – the Fox-In-A-Box labelling kit. Included in the Silver Fox kit is the Labacus Innovator ® standard label software; a DTP-1/300 thermal printer; thermal printer ribbon; and all necessary printer leads.

S S High vibration brush terminal series designed to withstand harsh environments

The kit is designed for users who simply need to cut and paste information and then print the cable labels. Should more features be

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