wiredinUSA January 2013

wiredInUSA - January 2013

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Schleuniger Inc, a member of the Wire

Harness

Manufacturer’s

Association

(WHMA),will presentandexhibitat the2013

WHMA Annual Wire Harness Conference

at the Renaissance Hotel in Las Vegas in

February, 2013. Theconferencewill include

presentations on issues facing the industry

and include a small trade show of

leading suppliers. During the trade show,

Schleuniger will demonstrate wire-stripping

machines.

At WHMA 2013, attendees will have the

opportunity to meet with Schleuniger’s

wire processing experts and experience

hands-on demonstrations of the UniStrip

2300, RotaryStrip 2400 and UniStrip 2550.

These programmable wire stripping

machines feature an intuitive touch screen

user interface, are able to strip different

wire sizes without requiring mechanical

adjustments and have a highly responsive

trigger sensor.

In addition to exhibiting in the trade

show, Schleuniger will provide a short

presentation during the “What’s New

in the Industry” session, highlighting the

company’s latest products and solutions.

Schleuniger at WHMA

wire harness conference

Subsea 7 has awarded a contract to ABB

to provide a power link for the Martin Linge

(formerly known as Hild) field. The project

is a joint development between Total

E&P Norge AS in the North Sea and the

Norwegian power grid and production is

expected to begin in 2016.

The Martin Linge field will receive its

electricity feedthrough (what isbelievedto

be) the world's longest subsea alternating

current link – a 162km high-voltage

submarine power cable, 370m below sea

level at its deepest point. "This electricity

cable connection will help reduce

environmental impact," explained Brice

Koch, head of ABB's power system division.

The 145kV three-core polymeric insulated

(XLPE) submarine cable will be capable of

supplying up to 55MW AC power from the

mainland grid to the new field. The cable

will include fiber optic links to allow the

facilities to be controlled from shore. ABB's

XLPEsubmarinecablesaredesignedfor low

electrical losses, high tensile strength and

resistance to solvents, oil and abrasives.

ABB's project scope extends from the

technical pre-studies to installation of the

cable system.

The loneliness of the long

distance power link

Tratos has received an order to provide

Tratosflex ESDB reeling cables for the

London Gateway, the UK’s first major

deep-sea container port. Situated 25 miles

east of central London and due to open

in late 2013, the port is among the most

extensive developments in the UK and will

provide entry into London for the world’s

largest container ships.

Tratosflex ESDB cables have been used

extensively for similar applications world-

wide, including the Jebel Ali Port in Dubai

and the Busan Port terminal in Korea.

The Tratosflex ESDB range is described as

being different from other reeling cables

available as Tratos engineers have

modified the internal cable design,

tightening the structure against the

internal relative movement to accom-

modate high-speed applications. This

prevents the common problem of twisting

that affects cables reeling at high speed.

Tratosflex-ESDB cables can operate in

temperatures from –20ºC to +60ºC.

London Gateway

sent reeling

Brand-Rex has appointed Intec Systems

& Solutions as a distribution partner for

Sri Lanka. The company will offer the full

range of Brand-Rex copper and optical

cabling systems in the region.

Regional manager at Brand-Rex, Andrew

Gomez, said: “I’m delighted to announce

the appointment of Intec Systems &

Solutions to become one of our distribution

partners. Brand-Rex has placed technology,

innovation and customer service at

the heart of its business strategy in

recent years and we believe that this new

relationship will allow us to thrive in the

Sri Lankan market.” Gomez added that

with this new appointment, Brand-Rex will

now be able to offer a service in Sri Lanka

that he believes to be unmatched in the

industry.

Intec Systems & Solutions MD, Janaka

Somananda, said: “We are delighted

with the appointment and are looking

forward to a successful relationship

together. We are committed to ensuring

that we provide our customers with

leading edge products and systems

to exceed their needs. The new

appointment will ensure we continue to

do so.”

Distribution

partner