EoW March 2011

corporate news

A restful night for patients. . .

Top 30 place

Bremen, Germany-based Sikora AG, manufacturer of measuring and control technology for the wire and cable industry, takes 21 st place of the top 100 medium-sized companies in Germany. This is the result of a study, published in German national newspaper “Die Welt” in October with the Munich Strategy Group. Boost to team last year, in cooperation

Jeff senior vice-president at Volex said: “The healthcare sector is one in which Volex is gaining increasing momentum, and the provision of cables for this hospital bed marks an important expansion in our product portfolio. “Healthcare is an important focus for Volex and I am confident that the relationship with this manufacturer will effectively demonstrate our services and capabilities and our commitment to the sector.” Volex Group – UK Fax : +44 203 370 8831 Email : webmaster@volex. com Website : www.volex.com Bierman,

cables supplied will connect hand-held pendants via a coiled cable, and control panels via a flexible arm to the bed’s actuators, allowing smooth movement of the bed so as to minimise discomfort to the patient. with design engineers from the manufacturer to develop a moulded strain relief, which allows for the best flexibility of the cable during its life cycle. With the bed going through several test phases before its introduction to full production, Volex was on hand to deliver samples that met manufacturer deadlines every step of the way. Volex’s worked engineering team closely

Volex Group plc, a global designer and manufacturer of high performance interconnect solutions and power cords, is working with one of the healthcare industry’s leading hospital bed manufacturers, to provide an engineered cabling solution for its latest bed offering. collaboration of both companies has enabled Volex to develop a unique interconnect solution for the bed’s control panel and hand pendant. The cable assembly solution is Volex’s first to be supplied for use in hospital beds, indicative of its ongoing expansion of activities in the healthcare sector. The The design

Forming a closer working relationship

Dr Gabriel Barton ▲ ▲

Leoni and euromicron AG, will be working together more closely in the future. Rooted in an already successfully established customer- supplier relationship, the two companies will deepen their partnership further in the market for fibre optic-based network infrastructures. As part of this move, Leoni sold the two subsidiaries, Leoni NBG Fiber Optics GmbH based in Gmund, Austria and Leoni WCS Benelux BV in Amersfoort, Netherlands, to euromicron. euromicron AG is listed in Deutsche Börse’s Prime Standard and is a provider of all-in solutions for communication, data and security networks. The company will, with this strategically motivated takeover of these two businesses, expand its development and production know- how in the field of glass fibre-based passive components, further enhance its expertise in the

Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) solutions market and strengthen its presence in Austria and Benelux. FTTH describes the most advanced development level of wireline broadband internet connections with a glass fibre link all the way through to the consumer’s home. As an all-in solution provider, NBG Fiber Optics GmbH – to be known in the future as euromicron NBG – covers a broad spectrum of passive system components such as glass fibre cable, empty conduit systems and connection technologyandprovidesplanning,engineering, project management as well as installation services in the FTTH segment, primarily so in the German-speaking region.

Simufact has strengthened

its engineering teamwith the appointment of Dr Gabriel Barton. He will focus on ring rolling and open die forging applications. Relying on

his expertise in the area of incremental forming

simulation, he will help broaden the application range of its software.

Leoni AG – Germany Fax : +49 911 2023 455 Email : info@leoni.com Website : www.leoni.com

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EuroWire – March 2011