News
Corporate
November 2014
16
In April this year the biggest international
trade fair for the wire and cable industry
was staged in Düsseldorf, Germany. As
in previous years, Sikora was an exhibitor
at the event and we spoke with Holger
Lieder, sales director at Sikora, following
the exhibition.
What was your impression of wire 2014 and
could you give us your conclusion?
“The fair went well for us. We are
especially happy about the increase of
visitors at our booth, an eight per cent
increase from 2012.
“The high interest shows us that
customers
worldwide
are
looking
for innovative solutions and that
they want to stand out from their
competitors due to the quality of their
products.
Especially
popular
were
our technologies for the automotive
and energy cable market. The purity
scanner was a highlight in technology
for the high voltage and subsea cable
area. The system is the outcome of a
co-development with the company
Maillefer and is used for the inspection
and sorting of XLPE pellets.
“Many visitors were also interested in our
latest conductor preheater, the Preheater
6000 TC, which was developed specifically
for quality control of automotive and
data cables. Although wire 2014 did not
specifically aim at optical fibre cable, we
had many interesting conversations about
the online quality control in the drawing
tower. Overall, the trade fair completely
fulfilled our expectations for this year.”
You have just mentioned the optical fibre
market. What potential can you see with
regards for manufacturers of optical fibre
and Sikora?
“I can see great potential for the optical
fibre market, especially in India and China.
In 2012, Sikora successfully launched
a series for measuring and control
technologies for the use in the drawing
tower.
“Visitors were especially interested in
the detection of airlines in the optical
fibre, as well as in our new devices
for measuring the temperature of the
optical fibre and for lump detection. We
always develop new technologies in
close cooperation with our customers in
order to realise performance standards
optimally.
“Furthermore, we are noticing a positive
trend in the optical fibre market in Europe
and the USA. Copper cables are being
exchanged more and more for optical
fibre in order to meet the increasing
demand for data transfer. A long distance
data transfer without losses requires
optical fibre of the highest quality,
which must be ensured already during
production.”
Sikora AG – Germany
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High interest and quality counts
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Holger Lieder, sales director, Sikora
