EoW November 2008

english corporate news

Quali2Twist process for UTP data 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. 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. During the demonstration

Delegates at Gauder’s recent Quali2Twist demo ▲ ▲

Gauder Group – Belgium Fax : +32 4 367 8798

The entire line was sold over the course of the event and will soon be producing up to Cat. 6e UTP/FTP cables.

Email : gauder@gaudergroup.com Website : www.gaudergroup.com

Sikora opens a service office in Egypt

Price increase for fluorochemicals may have impact on cable

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.”

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 Fax : +1 845 365 9598 Email : customerservice@daikin-america.com Website : www.daikin.cc

Sikora AG – Germany Fax : +49 421 4890 090 Email : sales@sikora.net Website : www.sikora.net

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EuroWire – November 2008