WCA November 2009

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Reels and spools Changzhou Changhua

Photoelectricity Plastic Co Ltd has specialised in the design, production and distribution of plastic reels and spools since 2002 and is now among the largest manufacturers of plastic reels in China. The company has a 6,000m 2 workshop with more than twenty automatic injection machines from 80g up to 16,000g, producing almost ten million pieces of plastic reel a year. It also has a complete and comprehensive physical performance testing and control laboratory.

A range of reels and spools from Changzhou Changhua m m Photoelectricity

Quality inspection begins at the booking-in of raw materials. Fully automatic production machines, testing equipment and the use of accurate moulds avoid product quality fluctuations. After assembly, dynamic and static balance testing are carried out. Changhua plastic reels and spools are widely used in the optical fibre, electrical cable, and wire industries. According to national standard GB4004.1-83.JB/T76001-2008, German standard DIN 46395, DIN 46391, DIN 46399, Japanese and local standards, Changhua products can be classified in five series with 14 sub-types: PN processing reels, PC copper wire reels, PL cable packing/delivery spools, PT magnet wire spools, and pulleys.

Changzhou Changhua Photoelectricity Plastic Co Ltd – China Fax : +86 0519 8325 8380 Email : ch@chgd.cn Website : www.chgd.cn

Nexans has been awarded a contract by Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport (NPRT) of China as the exclusive supplier of all the onboard power, control and data cables for a fleet of 16 trains currently under construction for Phase 1 of the new Metro system in Mumbai, India. Over a 12-month contract, Nexans is supplying NPRT with a total of 932 kilometres of specialised rail cables for installation on 16 4-car Mumbai Metro trains. The cables, which belong to the Flamex ® range for the rolling stock industry, will be manufactured to the international NFF standard, and will be used to distribute power throughout the new trains. They will also provide control and data communication services for a variety of high-tech ancillary systems such as signalling and passenger information. Nexans has worked closely with NPRT to develop the ideal cable solution for each application. This collaboration has resulted in an important advance in cable technology for Nexans as it will be the first time it has supplied twisted power cables for a rail customer. The twisted design has been specified for the power connection between the converters and traction motors to eliminate harmonics, this improves the stability of the traction system as well as meeting EMC requirements. The Mumbai Metro train power cables will be manufactured by Nexans (China) Wires & Cables Co Ltd, while the control and data cables will be produced by Nexans Communications (Shanghai) Cables Co Ltd. Cable contract for new Mumbai Metro trains

Nexans – France

Fax : +33 15669 8484

Email : nexans.web@nexans.com

Website : www.nexans.com

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