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24 Wire & Cable ASIA – July/August 2017
Industrynews
DOW Electrical and Telecomm-
unications (E&T), a business unit of
The Dow Chemical Company, has
been awarded the 2017 Ringier
Technology Innovation Award in the
category “Plastics Raw Materials and
Additives” for DGDK-6924 NT EXP 1,
which will be commercialised under
the Axeleron™ product family.
This is the first accolade for the
product, celebrating Dow’s latest
solution in high-end data cable
insulation. The information and
communications technology (ICT)
industry has seen radical changes
with rising market demands and
technological innovations.
To accommodate the larger amount
of data required from e-commerce,
digital television and Internet services,
wires and cables today need to
accelerate data transfer with better
end-user data signal efficiency, lower
attenuation and longer thermal ageing
life.
Dow E&T understands that the
demand for increased speed of data
transfer and the reliable connections
that come from low signal losses need
to influence wire and cable design for
the ICT market.
The smart design of DGDK-6924 NT
EXP 1 addresses two main issues in
the industry.
Its high expansion rates of 40 to 70 per
cent and uniform pore structure enable
stable signal transmission and high
data transmission speed in high-end
LAN/data cables.
The compound also provides greater
production efficiency at a high line
speed of 1,400m/min.
A representative from the Ringier
Award committee elaborated,
“DGDK-6924 NT EXP 1 stands out
from the competition with its high
performance material, raising the
standards in the industry by ensuring
quality connections and consistent
network performance.
“The market will also benefit from this
solution through reduced manu-
facturing cost of the cables from
improved production efficiency.”
The 2017 Ringier Awards feature a total
of nine categories with various
nominations across Asia Pacific.
In the category of “Plastics Raw
Materials and Additives”, entries were
judged against a stringent set of
standards by a panel of experienced
judges as well as through online votes
cast by the public.
“With more than 40 years of
participation in the industry, we have
a long history of providing excel-
lent products to drive momentum
to meet customers’ needs and
expectations,” said Robert Tarimo,
telecommunications global strategic
marketing manager for Dow Electrical
and Telecommunications.
“We are encouraged and proud of this
accolade, as it serves as a testa-
ment of our commitment to provide
the marketplace with accelerated
solutions.”
“With each innovation, Dow E&T
continues to bring to the industry a
world-class family of insulation and
jacket compounds that are essential
for our customers’ success.”
Expanding the Axeleron™ product
family, Dow Electrical & Tele-
communications is creating a
foundation for the future by uniting its
offering to the telecommunications
industry under the Dow Axeleron
name.
The Dow product family includes the
entire portfolio of solid, cellular and
coaxial insulation as well as jacketing
compounds for coaxial, copper LAN/
twisted pair and fibre optic cables.
Dow Electrical and
Telecommunications – USA
Website:
TT Cables boosts operations with the
implementation of CableBuilder
TT Kabeli doo (TT Cables) has decided to implement CableBuilder to boost its
engineering, costing and quoting processes.
The announcement, from InnoVites BV, will allow TT Cables to design a cable that
accurately meets its customers’ needs in the shortest possible timescale and in
the most cost-effective manner.
The flexibility and the powerful functionality of CableBuilder convinced TT Cables
to equip its engineers with this tool.
CableBuilder, a component of the CableSuite set of solutions, will take the
engineering, costing and quoting capabilities at TT Cables to the next level.
CableBuilder is used in over 100 cable factories.
Dario Tomić, managing director at TT Cables, said: “CableBuilder directly
contributes to the objective of TT Cables to provide our customers high quality
cables that perfectly meet their needs. CableBuilder allows us to become smarter
and faster in the key processes of our business.”
InnoVites is partner of Cimteq, the owner of the CableBuilder software. InnoVites
also delivers ERP software for wire and cable manufacturers and distributors.
This InnoVites CableERP solution is also part of the CableSuite and based on the
cloud-based Microsoft Dynamics AX software.
CableERP is tailor-made for the needs of wire and cable distributors and
manufacturers. The InnoVites CableERP software is fully integrated with
CableBuilder.
InnoVites BV – The Netherlands
Website:
Award for Dow’s DGDK-6924 NT EXP 1