wiredInUSA - April 2012
wiredInUSA - April 2012
TPC Wire & Cable Corp
is adding the nuclear
quality code 10CFR50
appendix B to the current
ISO 9001:2000 quality
assurance program.
The company plans to
meet those requirements
in June of this year.
The code 10CFR50
appendix B reads, “Quality
assurance criteria are
applied to the design,
fabrication, construction,
and testing of the structures,
systems, and components
of the nuclear power
plants.” The code is written
by the US Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) and has
18 points of measurement.
TPC has been compliant
with the ISO 9001 quality
assurance program for 15
years. A GAP analysis was
contracted to identify the
areas that did not meet
the NRC guidelines for
nuclear facilities.
TE Connectivity Ltd has
been selected by Chorus
New Zealand Ltd to supply
connectivity products for
Chorus’ existing network
infrastructure and for
the company’s part in
delivering the New
Zealand government’s
ultra-fast broadband
(UFB) initiative.
Chorus awarded TE
a contract worth
approximately US$67
million over a four-year
period, with an option to
extend the contract for
an additional two years.
TE will supply a wide range
of connectivity solutions
including optical fiber
distribution frames and
other fiber connectivity
solutions. TE employs over
200 people in New
Zealand.
Completion
of nuclear code
Atkore
announces CFO
New Zealand
contract
Atkore International
has appointed James A
Mallak to the position of
chief financial officer,
replacing Karl Schmidt who
is leaving the company to
pursue other opportunities.
With 35 years of financial
experience, Mr Mallak
will be responsible for SEC
reporting, control and
accounting, treasury,
tax and internal audit.
He will be located at
Atkore International
headquarters in Illinois.
Atkore is a manufacturer
of galvanized steel tubes
and pipes, electrical
conduit, armored wire
and cable and metal
framing systems.
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It can reliably weld stranded copper wire bundlehaving
cross-sections of 48 to 100 mm
2
. It even accommodates
lightly tinned or oxidized wires up to 60 smm
2
without
pre-cleaning... accomplished in a single pulse.
All this makes the Dual Head SpliceRite ideal for fast,
dependable, cost-efficient ultrasonic splicing of the
heavy-duty cables used in wire harnesses for cars,
trucks, trains, industrial machinery, and similar
applications.”
Ultrasonic metal welding is a frequently used method
of assembling wire harnesses, creating solid-state
metallurgical bonds with high conductivity. This is
accomplished without the need for filler metal materials
and without clipping, soldering, crimping, or dipping.
The process does not produce arcs, sparks, or fumes
and does not result in melting of the weldment.
Sonobond Dual Head SpliceRite consists of two
ultrasonic transducers and couplers one above and
one below the weld area plus a set of pneumatically
driven jaws. These jaws gather the wires tightly to a
preset width. The upper tip then descends to complete
the compressing of the bundle and ultrasonic power is
applied.
When the cycle ends, the jaws open so the wires can
be removed. A support for the wire array can also be
integrated into the tooling system if necessary.
The process is said to produce no waste and consume
only minimal energy.
Ultrasonic
splicing
Sonobond’s vice president,
Melissa Alleman, describes
the company’s Dual Head
SpliceRite™ as “unequaled in its
handling of large wire bundles.”
She says, “This ultrasonic wire
splicer is the latest in our
SpliceRite series.”
