WCA November 2013

Wire & cabling for the transport industry

watercraft, whose machines are no less dependent on the soundness of their wired electromechanical systems. Serving so many masters is a heavy responsibility, but one welcomed by the companies reviewed in this section of Wire & Cable ASIA. Whether a failure would threaten catastrophe or “mere” inconvenience, they take the view that it shouldn’t happen. Whatever mode of transportation is involved, that ideal of zero tolerance for error has them all covered.

Land. Sea. Air. Space. The case could be made that the field served by transport applications is the widest in the wire and cable industry: a universe of moving parts in which faultless performance must be guaranteed across the broadest possible range of military, industrial, commercial and personal interests. Airline pilots and firefighters are heavily reliant on the safety and reliability of their equipment. But so are users of snowmobiles and recreational

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Wire & Cable ASIA – November/December 2013