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EuroWire – November 2008 10
english corporate news
Quali2Twist process for UTP data cable
Daikin America Inc, the second largest fluoropolymer supplier
in the US, has announced the successful implementation
of its May 2008 price increase announcement across all
polymers.
The company reports that the increases were necessary
to recover some of the production cost increases
driven by freight, energy, and packaging plus, during the
last six months, unprecedented increases for key raw
materials.
Specifically, the price of sulphuric acid (a major component
in the conversion of fluorspar to anhydrous HF)
has increased by 600% and supply has tightened. This has
forced HF suppliers to demand significant price increases.
Daikin America manufactures and sells a full range of
fluoropolymers for a wide variety of high performance wire
and cable, used across a broad range of industries.
Daikin America Inc – USA
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Price increase for
fluorochemicals may
have impact on cable
Delegates from major USA LAN cable
producers recently attended a three-day
demonstration at Gauder’s Greensboro
facility.
The Quali2Twist assembling line is the
latest cabling machine for production of
LAN cable (UTP/FTP/SSTP) Cat. 5, 5E, 6, 6e,
7 and 10 Gig.
During the demonstration several
different types of cable were assembled,
ranging from a standard solid PE Cat.
5e UTP to a FEP Cat. 7 FTP with Mylar/Al
tape.
Quali2Twist is said to operate at twice
the capacity of a conventional single
twist laying-up line, achieving speeds of
up to 1,600 twists per minute during the
demonstration.
The line gives the same quality and
consistency of cable as common single
twist machines, but with speeds closer
to a double twist. However, unlike a
standard double twist process, there is
no cable geometry modification after the
assembling point. Impedance is stable
and NEXT level is low at 250 Mhz.
The entire line was sold over the course of
the event and will soon be producing up
to Cat. 6e UTP/FTP cables.
Gauder Group – Belgium
Fax: +32 4 367 8798
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Delegates at Gauder’s recent Quali2Twist demo ▲ ▲
Sikora AG, manufacturer and vendor of measuring and
control technology for the wire, cable and hose and tube
sector, has announced the opening of a service office in
Cairo, Egypt.
The office offers a new strategic location for the company’s
service and technical support for customers in the Arabian
countries.
The long-term partnership between Sikora AG and its
Egyptian representative, Heavy Industries Services Co
(HISCO), formed the basis for locating a professional Sikora
service team on site. The new service office, which is based
at the existing HISCO office, will provide on-call technical
service support.
“Cairo represents an optimum location for our service office,”
says Harry Prunk, chairman of the Sikora AG.
“The intensive collaboration with our representative HISCO
in Egypt during the last years has proven successful. The
new service location allows us to offer improved service
and responsiveness to the growing demands of our Arabian
customers.”
Sikora AG – Germany
Fax: +49 421 4890 090
Email:
Website:
Sikora opens a service
office in Egypt