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The European Fire Performance Cable Market Comprehensive analysis and forecast of the European market for fire performance cable

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INTERVIEW Rob Daniels and Richard Mack of CRU

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Welcome TCD Review is proud once again to be a media partner with the CRU Wire and Cable Conference and have our newly re-launched cable and wire magazine at the event. For this edition, we are showcasing some new and existing clients with product features, project news, and some in depth reports from our partners. Also in this edition, we have: a special interview with CRU Group’s Rob Daniels and Richard Mack, with an accompanying report on Metals; a post-show report from wire Düsseldorf 2014; a report on the Fire Performance Cable Market and we welcome Europacable with an insight into European Directives. I would like to thank all of our clients, partners and readers for their continued support and that you enjoy our magazine and the show! Editor: John Morrison Design and production: Jillian Moore

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INTERVIEW

INSIGHTS FROM THE INDUSTRY Interview with Rob Daniels and Richard Mack of CRU

Rob Daniels, Principal Consultant,

Wire and Cable, CRU and author of Wire and Cable Market Outlook and the HV and EHV Cables Market Outlook report

How do you see the global cable and wire industry progressing through the current financial climate? Rob Daniels: Like many industries the cable industry has been badly hit by the global recession that started towards the end of 2008. In particular, the slump in the construction sector has had a negative impact on wire and cable demand in many parts of the developed world. Now that economies around the world are starting to recover and the economic outlook is more positive we are forecasting a steady recovery in wire and cable demand growth, but for many parts of the developed world, demand will still not be back to pre recession levels in the near future. Richard Mack: For optical cable, the recession affected demand in late 2008, 2009, and 2010 in some markets. China, Australia, and a few others showed no slowdown in optical cable demand due to recession. Now, for optical cable, the recession is “over,” or generally is not a factor in most places. If fiber is needed to reach new locations, there usually is a favourable business case to spend organic funds or to raise funds externally. What is causing a slowdown in optical demand in some markets is that the fiber networks are largely completed. That is, they have been building out for years, have passed a peak of fiber penetrating into most network applications, and demand is dropping off. This is the situation in Japan, Korea, Singapore, UAE, some Nordic countries – these are either countries that started early with fiber or are small and have completed more than half the country. Others, such as US, Canada, Germany,

Richard Mack, Principal Consultant, Wire and Cable, CRU and author of Optical Fibre and Fibre Optic Cable Monitor and Telecom Cables Market Outlook

etc., have strong demand, but it will not keep going up – they are building at pretty good rates and won’t be installing more per year. Other markets, notably India, Indonesia, Thailand, Brazil, Chile, and many others in Lat. Am, Africa, ME, are growth markets – installing more and more. They want to spend on better networks, and there is evidence that this will help contribute toward growth in other sectors of the economy.

How do you see emerging markets playing a role within the industry? Rob Daniels: Even before the recession struck it was a feature of the metallic cable industry that the main driver of global growth was the developing world and that as a result wire and cable production in Asia was growing much faster than in Europe and the America’s, with China leading the way. This trend is continuing, but a slowdown in the growth rate in China and a recovery in Europe and North America means that the difference in growth rates between the developed and the developing world will narrow. However, it will still be the emerging markets that will still see the fastest growth in the next few years. Richard Mack: Fiber and cable is manufactured in fewer countries than metallic cable for power and lowvoltage energy applications. Fiber is made in about 15 countries, and optical cable is made in about 50 countries. So there are many countries, mainly developing economies, that import optical cable. Most of Lat. Am., Africa, E. Europe, and Central Asia depend on imports. Occasionally, a metallic cable will add

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INTERVIEW lines to make optical cable. But generally, the role of emerging markets is as a consumer, not producer.

How have modern manufacturers adapted to the current financial climate and since the crisis in 2008? Rob Daniels: Over the last two decades the cable industry in Europe and North America has been undergoing steady consolidation with a regular stream of mergers and acquisitions. There has also been a trend towards greater specialisation in these regions. In Asia the cable industry structure now remains little altered, with only very few mergers and acquisitions, and there has also been much less specialisation. Around the world companies have looked to improve efficiencies and innovate as a way of coping with the recession.

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other areas. Plus, for indoor cable and specialty cables, there also is work on the fire and safety requirements, as mentioned for metallic cable.

Are there any big changes in the way we are trading today? Rob Daniels: There have been no big changes to the way the cable industry trades over the last few years, although the share of the market taken by wholesalers and distributors has tended to be gradually rising. Richard Mack: No big changes in recent years. I would say the separate segments handled by distributors vs. direct sales are not really shifting. One factor of interest in with optical cable is that many telecom operators in countries of Africa, Latin America, for example, often do not have the engineering and construction resources for large fiber projects, so they use “turnkey contractors” to do design, project management, installation, training, and “hand-off.” Some of these prime contractors also handle the cable procurement. So as more emerging economies plan fiber projects, there has been steady use of these turnkey providers.

From a geographical point of view the markets with the greatest growth potential will be in the developing world, with countries such as India, Brazil and Indonesia

Richard Mack: As in no. 1, the manufacturers have focused more on adapting to telecom industry requirements than on economic recession. For example, as fiber is used closer to the end-user, or all the way to the home, there are requirements for different types of fiber and cable products. To address, the companies have pursued R&D in areas such as more compact cables, or cables that are easier to install, easier to handle, and cables that have outside-plant connectors already mounted on them. Thus, there was ongoing R&D, even during the recession years of 2009 and 2010, to address the new application market opportunities.

What advances in technology are making a difference within the cable manufacturing industry? Rob Daniels: There are a very broad range of wire and cable products produced around the world with lots of effort being put into developing new products and improving the performance of existing products. One area where technology has been developing is in the area of polymers used in cable making to both improve processing speeds and also to improve a cable’s performance during a fire. Richard Mack: For optical cable, there are advances in making the fiber itself, which have been going on for many years, and did not slow down during the recession. This includes larger preforms and faster draw speeds. For other optical cable materials, there is ongoing work on new approaches to water blocking, compact strength members, reduced cable-wall thickness, and

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What markets should we watch out for in the coming years? Rob Daniels: From a geographical point of view the markets with the greatest growth potential will be in the developing world, with countries such as India, Brazil and Indonesia having the potential to be amongst the best performers over the next few years. The Russian market also has some good growth potential, but this may be held back by the current political crisis over the Ukraine. Richard Mack: China is half the world demand in optical cable, so it has a huge effect on the global industry and everyone is watching it. Other markets of interest for near-term growth are India, ASEAN countries, Russia, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and several in Europe.

With climate change becoming a concern, how do you see the cable industry preparing for changes in energy demand? Rob Daniels: In principle the whole issue of reducing carbon emissions is a positive driver for wire and cable demand as is the switch away from hydrocarbon fuels

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INTERVIEW to electricity in areas such as vehicles. Renewable energy generation requires more wire and cable per MW than conventional large coal, oil and gas fuelled power stations. Also electric vehicles use more wire and cable than combustion engined vehicles. Like most industries the cable industry is keen to promote its “green” credentials and so cable manufacturers are looking to reduce energy consumption and also to eliminate potentially toxic materials from its products. Richard Mack: No big effects here. In some applications, such as local access and data centers, optical networks can use less energy to operate than copper networks, and both network operators and suppliers are studying this. But for cable manufacturing, I would say that it is like any other manufacturing industry – pursue energy efficiency, watch the entire product life-cycle (including transportation) for carbon footprint, etc.

Has it been a good year for the cable and wire industry? Rob Daniels: 2013 was another difficult year for the cable industry with below trend growth and overcapacity in many markets. As a result industry profitability has remained low. With an improving outlook for 2014 the hope is that market conditions will improve this year. Richard Mack: 2013 was not a “good” year for optical cable, as China had a slow year. For most of the last 10 years, y-y growth in optical cable demand has been greater than 10%, but last year it was less than 10%. Other markets, such as the US and Russia were flat or down a little.

What have been the key factors of the success of the top 10 cable manufacturers? Rob Daniels: The profiles of the leading cable manufacturers differ from one another both in terms of product range and geographical markets, so there is no uniformity in what are the key factors for success. One sector which has been an important contributor to profitability in the last few years has been the underground and submarine high voltage cable market, with companies having a strong position in these markets benefitting from this. Richard Mack: I would say that the best companies have kept up on R&D for the loop (access or FTTx) market, and have continued their work to maintaining longterm relationships with key customers – large telecom operators. Control of costs is important, and fiber is the major costs in making optical cable. As a result, top telecom cable makers have invested in fiber-making capacity, which requires very large investments.

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manufacturers, and has this had a knock on effect to the cable manufacturing industry? Rob Daniels: I’ll let Rich comment on this. Richard Mack: See my comments below—mainly an effect on TWP external cable in access networks, but wireless is also a factor there, not just fiber. Optical cable fared a little differently from metallic cable in the recession, because there are some different driving forces in telecom, not all subject to economic slowdowns. Also, there are some situations where ICT (information and communication technology) can improve efficiencies in other industries (say health care, education, banking, etc.), so there can be interest in some ICT investment as a way to lower other costs. Rob’s point about the developing economies needing to invest more in cable networks (power and telecom) and in other infrastructure that uses cable, is true for FO as well, but the developed economies are also investing in FO to get better bandwidth service. Another point: we look at three broad segments of communications cable: 1.) External or outdoor copper telecom cable 2.) Other metallic cable for comms, which includes indoor cable (LAN cables), coaxial cable for CATV, other coaxial -- basically all RF cable for video, CCTV, etc., 3.) Optical cable In these segments, number 1 is on a long-term downhill slide, and it will never regain past peaks, although there could be some minor “ups” relative to recent “downs” in some countries. Generally, outdoor copper telecom cable is being displaced by wireless and fiber. Maybe 15 or 20 years ago, there was some thought that the developing world would use more external copper telecom cable, and this would offset the slowdown in demand in developed economies, where the networks were largely complete (every building or home already linked by copper telecom cable), and where the future demand would be mainly new construction and replacement/ repair. But the developing world rapidly embraced mobile/cellular technology, and there are many places that never had copper telecom cable and may never get it, because cellular technology has proven so strong. In developed economies, the network expansions and upgrades will use more fiber than copper, or enhanced mobile/wireless technologies. So 1.) is down; 2.) has parts that go up and down with economic cycles, such as LAN cables for internal business networks, and 3.) is governed by a mix of factors, such as where fiber already has been adopted, how far into the network (how close to the customer), and how much money there is to spend on broadband upgrades.

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CRU REPORT

cables makes a partial contributor to the growth in this segment, but the main driver is the increasing investment in new power generation and transmission facilities, such as wind farms. Aluminium cables often are used to connect wind turbines to the grid, and this is a relatively new and high-growth application sector.

The world’s optical cable market also is heavily influenced by developments in China, which represented 49% of the world market in 2013. The world total in 2013 was 253 million km of fiber installed in all types of communications networks. This was the first time annual demand has exceeded a quarter billion fibre-km. CRU completed its assessment of the 2013 optical cable market in February 2014 and published its findings in its Telecom Cables Market Outlook.

Metallic and optical cable markets show 3% to 4% annual growth in 2013 RU has completed its assessment of the insulated wire and cable market and the fibre optic cable market in 2013. Metallic wire and cable consumption was 3.1% higher in 2013 than in 2012. Optical cable consumption was up 3.6%. The metallic cable percentage is based on the quantity consumed in terms of conductor tones. The optical cable percentage is based on the amount of fibre in cable that was installed in communication networks during the year. The 2013 metallic cable market’s year-on-year growth rate was similar to the global market’s increase from 2011 to 2012, but lower than the 20-year historical average annual growth rate of 4.1%, going back to 1992. This conclusion is from the January edition of CRU’s Wire and Cable Market Outlook, a quarterly report with data on the world markets by region and cable type. Rob Daniels, CRU principal consultant and lead author of the Wire and Cable Market Outlook, said, “there was a slight upturn in the last quarter of 2013, but no major shocks considering the market’s performance as the year progressed.” Mr. Daniels noted that China’s growth in H2 2013 was better than market participants had expected, especially after a comparatively weak first half. Europe’s consumption of wire and cable, on the other hand, had been expected to show some improvement in the second half, but the region’s economy didn’t improve as hoped and cable demand for the full year fell short of earlier forecasts. For the full year, Europe’s cable market posted a negative yearon-year percent change in 2013, although the downturn was less severe than in 2012. The report’s data on cable types show that aluminium power cable had the strongest yearon-year growth in 2013 – 6% compared with the average of 3.1% for all cable types, based on conductor tonnes. The substitution of aluminium conductors for copper on power

The February report also says that the 3.6% growth in 2013 was the optical cable market’s lowest year-on-year growth since 2004. Patrick Fay, a CRU senior analyst and the lead author on the Telecom Cables report, said that in 2004, the optical cable market was recovering from a major multi-year collapse in telecom spending – basically a correction after significant overspending in the late 1990s, 2000, and 2001. As the recovery progressed from 2004 to 2012, demand in China and other key markets ramped up significantly. Mr. Fay noted that the growth in China’s market during 2009 was so strong that it offset the effects of the recession in the rest of the world, driving a double-digit annual growth rate in the 2009 worldwide optical cable total. Why did 2013 have a slowdown? Mr. Fay said that China’s growth was quite low, due to some delays on the part of the country’s telecom authority in issuing key licenses needed for building the 4G mobile networks. The licenses were not issued until December, and this in turn contributed to delays on the part of China Mobile, in placing orders for optical cable. Mr. Fay pointed out that China Mobile is not only China’s largest customer for optical cable but it also is the world’s largest customer. China Mobile accounted for about 40% of China’s 2013 optical cable consumption and 20% of the world’s total. Unlike the mobile networks in the US and other countries, China’s three mobile companies have used fibre throughout their networks to tie the cellular antennas together and for all terrestrial and backbone traffic. Other markets have a mix of fibre, copper, and microwave links in their cellular infrastructure.

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Wire & Cable Focus Report

The European Fire Performance Cable Market Comprehensive analysis and forecast of the European market for fire performance cable

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Europe to see solid growth in demand for fire performance cable

he European economies and cable industry has struggled in recent years, hit by both the global financial crisis and the subsequent Euro financial crisis. After the economic crisis hit in 2008-2009, spending on infrastructure from stimulus packages in many countries softened the decline in cable demand. However, European countries subsequently reined in investment and major infrastructure projects experienced delays. As a result of cost cutting measures in public and private spending, the value of European & CIS wire & cable market in 2012 fell by 2.8% year-onyear, according to our Wire & Cable Data Service which tracks global and regional demand, supply, and trade of wire and cable. One area where cable makers are seeing growth however is the European fire performance cable market. Major fire incidents resulting in substantial human and financial loss, plus increased fire safety awareness and legislation mean that the fire performance of wire & cable is of high importance. Fire performance cable is defined as cable whose design and characteristics are enhanced in order to enable it to either react to fire in such a way as to reduce the loss of life or damage to buildings from fire (reaction to fire) or to continue operating during a fire (fire resistance). Fire performance cable is predominantly used in applications where the possibility and consequences of a fire are high such as in enclosed spaces, transport and also high performance environments, such as mining and military applications. Europe is the global leader in the development and production of fire performance cable and it has become an attractive market for companies to enter in order to increase sales in higher specification products where there is less competition and higher profit margins. Additionally, the introduction of new legislation means that the European fire performance market offers new and improved opportunities for market participants. Cable producers will find that there are new product categories that have higher margins and raw material suppliers are expected to increase the sales of products that increase the fire performance of cable designs. The introduction of harmonised fire performance cable standards has been the source of much uncertainty and contention in the European wire and cable industry for a number of years. The replacement of the Construction Products Directive (CPD) by the new Construction Products Regulation (CPR) means that since July

2013 the new legislation has made it mandatory for all construction products to be tested against harmonised EU standards and technical approvals. Under the CPR, cable manufacturers selling such cable into the EU will have to provide EU conformity declarations whereby the “reaction to fire” performance of their cable will be categorised according to different classes – the socalled “Euroclasses”. Integer Research tackles this complex topic in its recently completed European Fire Performance Cable Market Focus Report, providing an outlook for the fire performance cable market in Europe to 2018. The findings show that European fire performance cable production is projected to rise in line with growing demand over the period to 2018. Reaction to fire cable production is forecast to rise from €5.9 billion in 2012 to €7.2 billion in 2018, with significant growth from the top five economies. Integer also expects the fire resistant cable market to grow as the CPR increases the design requirements for many reaction to fire cables. This will be the biggest change in the market, prompting leading producers to adjust their product ranges as more and more regulations and buildings necessitate an increasingly complex mix of cables through to 2018. The addressable fire performance market is large and Integer expects the key target markets to be growing in countries such as Germany, Italy, France, UK, Sweden and Norway. In the construction sector, the non-residential market will be the main driver of demand with growing use in public access buildings, such as commercial offices and shopping centres. In the specialty sector, fire performance cable demand is projected to be strong in the aerospace, rolling stock and renewables markets. The fire performance cable market also offers the opportunity for exports outside of Europe, especially of higher specification cable and specialty products. In particular, there is potential to supply those countries that are influenced by European wire & cable standards. Wire & Cable Focus Report: The European Market for Fire Performance Cable Integer’s fire performance cable report provides an outlook for the European market to 2018, based on analysis of 30 European countries. We have included

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NEWS IN DEPTH the 28 member states of the European Union (EU-28), plus Norway and Switzerland. The report includes: • A description of the size of the fire performance cable market in Europe in the construction and specialty sectors and an outlook to 2018. • An outline of the key fire performance cable producing countries and companies and an outlook for future supply trends. • Discussion of the legislative and regulatory changes and increased environmental/safety awareness, which will have an impact on the fire performance cable market in the future. • A description of the cable design, material choice and technology used for producing fire performance cable and a discussion of new developments, including the outlook for different raw materials, especially aluminium tri-hydroxide (ATH).

Integer Research is a leading provider of market analysis, forecasts and strategy consultancy for a number of industries including wire and cable. We publish reports and deliver services including: Wire & Cable Data Service Wire & Cable Focus Report: Gulf Cooperation Council Wire & Cable Focus Report: The Market for Fire Performance Cable – Europe Wire & Cable Focus Report: ASEAN Markets Free Market papers and Contact To access free papers on the wire and cable industry, and for more information on Integer’s Wire & Cable reports and services please contact Ali Asaadi on +44 20 7503 1265 or ali.asaadi@integer-research.com

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EUROPA CABLE

FTTH Council Europe and Europacable welcome EU Directive on Cost Reduction “The FTTH Council Europe welcomes the recent adoption by Parliament of the EU Directive on Measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks” said Karin Ahl, President of the FTTH Council Europe. “It is an important and necessary step to reduce the costs of civil work for building new fibre networks. National Governments must implement the directive in an efficient and effective way so that it enables fibre projects to benefit from existing infrastructure like empty ducts and joint digging activities.” “If implemented stringently, the new directive will considerably reduce investment costs for broadband infrastructure. This will help to secure and improve Europe´s competiveness in the increasingly digitalised global competition of the 21st century. With that Europe sets the right priorities”, underlined Thomas Neesen, Secretary General of Europacable.

National Governments in Europe who have already taken action in this area, such as France and Spain, go some way beyond the proposed text and require fibre cabling to be deployed in new building and this option remains available who wish to make quicker progress to fibre to the home networks. The FTTH Council Europe hope that National Governments will use this Directive as a starting point and that all countries in Europe will move quickly to FTTH solutions. “The FTTH Council Europe and Europacable have been happy to participate in this important piece of legislation and congratulate all involved, particularly Edit Herczog, who championed the dossier in Parliament with support from Gunnar Hökmark’, added Hartwig Tauber, Director General of the FTTH Council Europe.

Europacable welcomes Council conclusions to develop new objectives on interconnection

uropacable welcomes the conclusions of the March European Council discussions on climate and energy strongly featuring the importance of improved electricity interconnection to facilitate the creation of the European energy market. In its conclusion, Council has requested new objectives on interconnection for 2030 to be developed: “The European Council invites the Commission to propose by June specific interconnection objectives to be attained until 2030 with a view to taking a decision at the latest by October 2014” Europacable sees this as a very positive development as it would ultimately provide investment security to the wire and cable industry in Europe which is standing by to provide and deploy the technologies needed.

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Europacable will continue to work with other industry partners to support the Commission on the design and implementation of such objectives in the coming weeks.

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WIRE 2014 & TUBE 2014

in Düsseldorf: Strong Together for Future Markets!

he upward trend continues: The more than 2,500 international exhibitors from the wire, cable and tube industries can look back on five successful trade fair days. Inspired by the upswing of the steel market, the exhibiting companies presented their product innovations at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre during the two leading trade fairs, wire 2014 and Tube 2014. “The trade fairs took place at exactly the right time. Now several companies are planning on investing in order to position themselves for continued competition,” explained Joachim Schäfer, Managing Director accountable for the fairs at Messe Düsseldorf. “Once again, wire and Tube recorded exhibitor growth as well as a significant increase in booked exhibition space,” he continued with satisfaction. Networked worldwide and globally active, the exhibitors presented themselves to the 72,000 trade visitors that travelled to the exhibition halls on the Rhine from 104 different countries. They came to learn about the latest machines, equipment and products for the wire, cable and tube processing industries at the no. 1 international trade fairs, wire – International Wire and Cable Trade Fair and Tube – International Tube Trade Fair. “As world market leader in the steel tube industry with two plants in Düsseldorf, we believe it was the right decision to participate at Tube 2014 – for the second time in a row now after a long break,” summarizes

Norbert Keusen, CEO of Vallourec Deutschland GmbH, quite satisfied after five trade fair days. “Our customers were especially interested in the offshore foundation system PREON marine, with which wind turbines can be anchored in the ocean significantly more quickly, cost-effectively and environmentallyfriendly than with the methods commonly used today,” Keusen continued. International contacts, lots of conversations, healthy buying interest and actual closes, as well as the anticipation of interesting post-event business, characterised the mood at wire and Tube. The steel and NE metal industry has long been considered to be a reliable early indicator for all other industries. The entire economy benefits when this market is strong. In total, about 98% of the exhibitors gave top scores for the way the two trade fairs went. The companies exhibiting at both fairs occupied a total of more than 108,000 square metres of net exhibition space. wire 2014 This year WAFIOS presented no less than 30 innovations at its two trade fair stands in halls 5 and 10. “That includes 15 new machines alone,” Dr. Cristoph Müller-Mederer, Senior Executive President, Sales and Marketing for WAFIOS AG Reutlingen stated with pride.

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NEWS IN DEPTH “Leading the way are the new-generation FMU 15 and 26, that represent more power and ease of operation, and – at the same time – an improved price-performance ratio,” the wire expert continues. The company from Reutlingen is extremely satisfied with the high percentage of trade visitors from all parts of the world. More than 1,300 companies from 54 countries journeyed to Düsseldorf for wire 2014. They occupied approximately 58,500 square metres of space – a 2% increase compared with the square metre figures from 2012.

visitors came to Düsseldorf from the classic visiting nations India, the USA, France, Italy, Great Britain, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the Netherlands and Japan. The visitors came primarily from industry (75%), trade (11%) and craft (4%). Of primary interest to the visitors were machines for the processing of wire, steel bars and steel band (35%), machines for the fabrication of wire, steel bars and steel band (32%), end products (22%), assistive equipment (machines, devices, tools, consumables; 21%), forming technology (15%) and spring-making technology (11%).

The offerings in exhibition halls 9 to 12 and 15 to 17 ranged from machines and equipment for wire production and processing to tools and auxiliary materials for process engineering to materials and specialty wires.

Forecast: wire 2016 and Tube 2016 wire and Tube once again take place simultaneously from 4 to 8 April 2016 in Düsseldorf. Information on both trade fairs can be found on the respective websites at:

Innovations from the areas of cable, measurement and control technology, as well as test engineering, were presented. Special fields such as logistics, conveying systems and packaging rounded off the offerings. The mesh welding machinery domain was presented combined under one roof for the first time – roughly 20 companies showed their products in hall 16. The range of products was very well received by the visitors.

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Current forming technologies were presented in hall 15, while the latest spring-making methods were featured in parts of hall 16. All applications involving wire, cable and fibreglass machines, wire and cable production, as well as trade, were located in halls 9 to 12, 16 and 17. Manufacturers of tools for process engineering, and companies that manufacture machines for wire production and processing were also extremely pleased with the course of wire. Material producers and companies that supply specialty wire and cable also consider wire to have been a success. The exhibitors particularly appreciated the professional competence of the visitors and the high level of conversations at the stands. Almost all of the companies surveyed expect good post-event business. wire 2014 The percentage of international trade fair guests is traditionally high: 66% of the wire visitors travelled to Düsseldorf from abroad, representing a total of 70 countries. The majority of all wire

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CABLE AND WIRE NEWS

Updates from the industry AFL introduces new series of optical fibers for Harsh Environments

Verrillon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AFL, is launching VHS700 Series of Harsh Environment Single-mode Fibers featuring ultra-low bend loss for use in tight bend applications. The single-mode VHS700 series fibers are available with coating combinations that can withstand temperatures from cryogenic to 300ºC including polyimide, silicone-PFA, silicone-MTA, MTA and carbon. With their optimized optical design, VHS700 fibers are engineered to operate under small bend radii down to 7.5 mm with minimal bend loss at 1550 nm. This low bend loss performance represents more than a 20X improvement over standard SMF. Additionally, the fibers are MFD compatible with standard SMF for ease of splicing and minimal splice loss. Suitable for use in high pressure, high temperature and corrosive environments, the VHS700 series fiber is available with carbon coating for both hermeticity against water and hydrogen in downhole applications and for fatigue resistance in long term deployments. Verrillon manufactures a host of optical fibers focused on high optical and mechanical reliability in harsh environments such as downhole distributed sensing, logging and imaging applications. AFL provides decades of engineering expertise in specialty fiber and cable innovation and manufacturing across many industries and applications.

Nexans announces world premiere in Essen - RWE integrates superconductor cable for the first time into existing power grid

RWE integrated on April 30, 2014, the world’s longest superconductor cable officially into Essen’s power grid, thus putting it into real operation for the first time. About a year after ground-breaking for the installation of the cable spanning a length of one kilometre, which connects two substations in Essen’s city centre, the field test is now starting for the future energy supply of inner cities. The particularly efficient and space-saving technology transports five times more electricity than conventional cables, almost without any losses. This pilot project by the name of AmpaCity had been made possible by grants of the German Federal

Economics Ministry for the Environment and Energy (BMWi). In fact, BMWi contributed € 5.9 million to the € 13.5 million invested in the project by RWE and its project partners. They are the cable manufacturer Nexans, that also designed a superconducting shortcircuit current limiter apart from the superconductor for the trial operation. Furthermore, AmpaCity is supported by the Karlsruhe-based Institute for Technology (KIT), providing scientific assistance to the field trial. The federal government justifies the research funding as a measure designed to meet the technological challenges posed by the energy transition for all players in the energy system. The AmpaCity pilot project was selected and supported by BMWi as an excellent contribution under the energy research program. Hannelore Kraft, Premier of the state of North RhineWestphalia, Nobel Prize laureate for physics, Dr. Johannes Georg Bednorz, who discovered the high-temperature super conductivity and numerous representatives from politics, industry, science and the project partner had come to the Herkules transformer station at Essen’s city centre to celebrate the commissioning today. “This is a good day for RWE, for the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia and the energy transition in Germany. Today we send the superconductor technology in the world’s first practical test. The project “AmpaCity” is for us as Energy State No. 1 of great importance. Particularly, I am pleased that the traditional EnergyCity Essen is involved in the AmpaCity project and supports the project actively”, said Prime Minister Hannelore Kraft.

Alcatel-Lucent and Nextgen Group to deliver fiber-optic submarine broadband connectivity to oil and gas production facilities in North West Australia

Alcatel-Lucent and Nextgen Group, a leading supplier of network connectivity, data centre facilities and cloud services in Australia, will roll out a 2000 km undersea cable system between Darwin and Port Hedland, in North West Australia. The subsea fiber-optic cable system will provide the INPEX Ichthys Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Shell Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) projects located in the Browse Basin off North West Australia

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businesses, government and other users in underserviced regional and remote markets,” Mr. McGrath added.

Work will commence in May 2014 and is scheduled for completion in 2016.

General Cable announces leadership transition in Europe & Mediterranean business

The Prelude and Ichthys projects will contribute equally to the construction of the system, which will be built by Alcatel-Lucent and will be owned and operated by the Nextgen Group. The system will provide superior reliability and quality when compared to other available communications solutions. The system has a design capacity of more than 3.2 terabits-per-second (Tbit/s), with the potential to be upgraded to more than 32 Tbit/s.

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Ichthys Project Managing Director Louis Bon said constructing subsea infrastructure of this kind for private customers on the mainland was an Australian first. “This is a great achievement for the Ichthys Project and an excellent example of what collaboration in the oil and gas industry can achieve,” Mr. Bon added. “It means that both of these projects, far north of Port Hedland, will be connected to data centers thousands of kilometers away in Perth.”

General Cable Corporation announced the appointment of Robert (Bob) Kenny as President and Chief Executive Officer of General Cable Europe and Mediterranean, effective August 1st. Bob will succeed Emmanuel Sabonnadiere, who will remain with the Company through July 31st. Emmanuel will assist Bob in the transition and will continue to represent the Company in certain of its business investments, including its Algerian joint venture, while providing ongoing technical, strategic and business development consulting services as Special Advisor. The Company’s future relationship with Emmanuel is open ended.

Suitable for use in high pressure, high temperature and corrosive environments, the VHS700 series fiber is available with carbon coating for both hermeticity against water and hydrogen in downhole applications and for fatigue resistance in long term deployments

Shell Prelude Asset Manager Jim Marshall said Prelude FLNG’s close proximity to Ichthys represented a significant opportunity for INPEX and Shell to achieve a better technical and commercial outcome. “The subsea cable will give us a highly reliable and stable high-speed voice and data service which is essential for effective and efficient operations at our future offshore facilities,” Mr. Marshall added. “It means that workers at Shell and INPEX will have an ultra high speed communications link so they can stay in touch with their friends and families while working at offshore facilities. Our investment will also establish a valuable piece of infrastructure that has the capacity to support the development of future offshore resources in the Browse Basin.”

Nextgen CEO Peter McGrath said the project would provide essential support to Australia’s offshore oil and gas industry. It will also establish an alternative backhaul path to Perth supporting high capacity voice and data services on land. “As an Australian company we are delighted to support two global leaders working in a sector that is the heartbeat of the national economy. This project builds on our successful track record of delivering high speed communications links for

Bob holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from Ohio Northern University. He has over 25 years of experience in the wire and cable industry, and has been named in more than 50 published patents in the U.S. and Europe combined. Bob joined General Cable in 2007 as the Vice President and General Manager of its data communications business and quickly assumed responsibility for the product portfolio throughout Europe. In 2013, Bob was promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Company’s global communications business which is among our most successful in terms of return on investment and return on sales.

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According to CEO Gregory B. Kenny, “The Europe and Mediterranean region is an important part of General Cable’s global strategy, and is home to many of our leading technologies as well as two of our most visible global businesses. Bob is intimately knowledgeable of our European business, and his strong technical and professional background positions him well for this job. Bob is extremely customer focused, very creative and team oriented. I am pleased that we were able to promote from within our organization for this critical role, and I welcome him to the global Operating Committee of General Cable.”

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CABLE AND WIRE NEWS Updates from the industry Corning announces availability of USB 3.Optical™ Cables by Corning

Corning Incorporated has announced the availability of its USB 3.Optical™ Cables by Corning, capable of sending up to 5 gigabits per second of data at distances up to 30 meters.

Leoni provides design through to the cable tips for software-supported surgery navigation system

Compatible with most USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 devices*, USB 3.Optical Cables by Corning quickly and easily extend data transmission beyond the 3-meter limitation of comparable copper cable. Optical Cables by Corning were introduced in January 2013 and are now available for sale through select consumer electronic retail channels. Enabled by Corning® ClearCurve® VSDN® optical fiber, the USB 3.Optical Cables by Corning are up to 50 percent thinner and up to 80 percent lighter than comparable copper cables, qualities that enable convenient transport. With a “zero-bend” radius, they can withstand bending, squeezing, and tangling without damage or loss of function, making them ideal for routing through the harsh environment of a crowded workspace. “With longer, thinner, and lighter cables, USB 3.Optical Cables by Corning give users the freedom to max out data connection speeds for a more enjoyable creative workflow,” said Bernhard Deutsch, vice president, product line management, Optical Connectivity Solutions for Corning Optical Communications. “Imagine having your computer at your workstation and the whir of backup hard drives, printers, and other noisy peripherals in an entirely different room – and still benefiting from unbelievable transmission speeds.” USB 3.Optical Cables by Corning are ideal for connecting today’s USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 devices, including digital cameras and camcorders; storage drives; digital signage and point-of-sale systems at retail locations; zero-client computing; smart boards in educational institutions; and remote consoles in healthcare and industrial automation settings. “Our cables aren’t just for the creative community,” Deutsch said. “There are a host of commercial applications that can benefit from the increased length, strength and flexibility of USB 3.Optical Cables by Corning.”

Leoni, the leading European provider of cables and cable systems to the automotive sector and other industries, has developed and is making the various microscope cables for the mobile Curve™ system of the Brainlab company – a software-supported navigation system for surgery. Leoni’s solution stands out with durability and robustness together with a reliably high transmission quality. It thereby supports the benefits of the Brainlab Curve™ in terms of mobility, easy handling and rapid availability with a high-quality design – down to the finest detail. “In Leoni we have found the ideal partner whose experience in the field of cable technology matches our high quality and design expectations in the development of our innovative products. Leoni’s hybrid cables perfectly meet the parameters we set,” said Maurizio Tardino, Purchasing Agent at Brainlab. Leoni’s assembled cables link the navigation module

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CABLE & WIRE NEWS of Brainlab’s Curve™ with the various connectable surgical microscopes and reliably transmit data, images and power. They each comprise a hybrid cable with various connectors, two sturdy extruded grommets, an extruded board and ferrites. As these microscope cables need to be connected quickly and securely, they lie on the operating theatre floor during use and are channelled up along the modules. In addition to high electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and efficient cleaning in sensitive environments, high tensile strength and resistance to lateral pressure were the key requirements on Leoni’s development.

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makes it easier to clean the cable system and, thanks to an additional loop, the respective cable can be rapidly fixed to modules, beds or frames. This secure fixing also cleverly and simply deflects the pulling forces created by the required carrying capacity. The Broadcast Technology Institute in Munich tested and confirmed this very good EMC property of Leoni’s power cords in moving use. Leoni subjected the cables, grommets, connectors, ferrites and clips to various mechanical tests to ensure long-term carrying capacity. For instance, a compression test was applied to verify the bulk cable’s crush resistance – with an aboveaverage result: the cable withstood the more than 1000 test cycles with a load of 500N without any problem. The strain relief on connectors, grommets, boards, ferrite and clip was also tested. Not until the forces reached nearly 400N did the clip snap in the destructive tests. In some cases the other components withstood tensile forces of up to 900N.

USB 3.Optical Cables by Corning are up to 50 percent thinner and up to 80 percent lighter than comparable copper cables, qualities that enable convenient transport

Leoni’s hybrid cables are noncritical with respect to EMC thanks to specific production methods and a special shielding. Their compact structure and durable PUR jacket ensure great stability together with appropriate flexibility. Not least, these cables are RoHS-compliant and are UL Style 21523 approved for external use. Robust grommets protect the breakout of the cable into its three elements, which

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PRYSMIAN GROUP

New contract worth approx. € 730 M for offshore wind farm grid connections in Germany Group’s leadership confirmed by fourteenth Offshore Wind Farm project awarded Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded by 50Hertz Offshore GmbH a subsidiary of 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, operator of transmission grids in Germany a new contract worth approximately up to € 730 million (including options for grid connections in value of approximately € 250 M) to design, produce and install the power cable systems for the offshore wind park cluster West of Adlergrund in the German Baltic Sea. The West of Adlergrund connection projects will involve the design, supply and installation of multiple high voltage submarine cable systems between planned Offshore Wind Parks, approximately 40 km north-east of the island of Ruegen, to the Lubmin substation in North East Germany (and consequently with the mainland electricity grid) along a route of approximately 90 km (submarine) and 3 km (land). The 220 kV HVAC (High Voltage Alternate Current) 3-core extruded cables (including fibre optic cable system) will be produced in the Group’s centres of technological and manufacturing excellence for submarine cables in Pikkala (Finland) and Arco Felice (Naples, Italy). Marine cable laying will be performed using the newly upgraded Cable Enterprise DP 2 ship specifically geared to use her particular expertise in

offshore wind farm connections in the best way to serve the growing markets in Northern Europe and to provide highly complex installation solutions. The production and installation of the West of Adlergrund cable systems will start in 2015. “This new project is the fourteenth secured by the Group and further highlights not only the Group’s strategic role to support the realization of important development plans in the field of renewable wind power, but also the entire power transmission industry’s trust in Prysmian’s capability and expertise as a provider of submarine and land cable systems.” states Marcello Del Brenna, CEO Prysmian Powerlink. Prysmian has been investing in this growing sector – since its very earliest stages - with the goal of continuing to anticipate the needs of the fast-developing renewable energy market and particularly its demand for submarine cables serving offshore wind farms. These new projects confirm the Group’s leadership and commitment in support of the renewable energy industry. In Germany, in particular, the country with one of the largest renewable energy development programme, the Group is already involved in connections to shore for the BorWin2, Helwin1, HelWin2, Sylwin1, DolWin3 and BorWin3 mega wind farm clusters in the North Sea.

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CABLE AND WIRE NEWS Updates from the industry Weatherford and Curtran sign longterm contract for new LiteWire™ nanotechnology

Weatherford International Ltd. announced that it has entered into an agreement with CurTran LLC to use, sell, and distribute LiteWire, the first commercial scale production of a carbon nanotube technology in wire and cable form. “With LiteWire products, we gain exclusivity to a revolutionary technology that will greatly add value to our business,” said Dharmesh Mehta, chief operating officer for Weatherford. “The use of LiteWire products allows us to provide safer, faster, and more economic solutions for our customers.” In addition to using LiteWire in its global operations, Weatherford will be the exclusive distributor of this product in the oil and gas industry. “Weatherford is an ideal first customer for LiteWire because the oil and gas industry is the most demanding arena for any cable product,” said Gary Rome, chief

executive officer and president of CurTran. “It is a longterm contract with a forecasted average value of more than $350 million per year.”

Doncaster Cables mineral insulated cable

‘Doncaster Cables England’ mineral insulated cable has now obtained LPCB approval, meaning we are now in a position to supply Mineral Insulated Copper Cables which are LPCB approved to BSEN60702-1 and IEC60332-21; giving fire survival times which EXCEED 3 HOURS AT 950°C. These cables are suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications and are best suited for fire protection appliances in critical circuits such as alarms, sprinklers, emergency power and lighting and smoke control systems. Mineral insulated cables are particularly suited in industries where flammable gases or liquids are present. Mineral insulated cables ensure circuit integrity for both control and power circuits of essential equipment such as in hospitals, power stations, railways, bus stations, shopping centres etc etc.

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Revolutionary: RADOX® for fiber optics

he RADOX brand applies to HUBER+SUHNER’s specially developed insulation materials for low frequency cables, which are highly resistant to thermal, chemical, electrical and mechanical loads. Due to a new crosslinking process these properties, that are increasingly requested from customers, are now implemented also for fiber optic cables. The particular material properties are achieved through electron-beam crosslinking which connects the plastic molecules in a three-dimensional structure. RADOX materials withstand high temperature peaks and are resilient to bending in cold. They are resistant to liquids, abrasion, ozone and UV radiation. In addition, they are dimensionally stable, flexible, fire-resistant and have very low shrinkage. They are characterised by their long service life, making them ideal for harsh environmental conditions. New crosslinking process Such stringent requirements are increasingly being placed on fiber optic cables. It was previously impossible to cross-link fiber optics cables without metal shields sufficiently because the required intensity of irradiation impaired the optical transmission characteristics of the fiber. Specialists from HUBER+SUHNER have now developed a new production process for crosslinked fiber optic cables that prevents primary electrons reaching and impairing the fiber. This preserves the mechanical properties and service life of the fibers. Thus the optical transmission properties of RADOX fiber optic cables comply with ISO/IEC 11801 and IEC 60794-3-12 standards. For harsh environmental conditions RADOX loose tube cables combine all the strengths of traditional cables and surpass them in many properties – the perfect solution for demanding industrial and

safety applications, especially in the automation, in the wind energy market and for the smart grids. The jacket material is halogen free RADOX EM104, which is wellknown in the rail market and meets the most stringent requirements of the EN 50264-1 standard, especially in terms of its high resistance to low temperatures, oils and liquids. The glass-armoured RADOX loose tube cables with up to 24 optical fibers are very flexible and easy to install, even in narrow cable ducts with small bending radii. For the most demanding applications Thanks to their excellent resistance RADOX loose tube cables are ideally suited for applications in railways, on oil and gas platforms, on board ships, in tunnels and underground railway stations, or in production and processing plants. The cable is available as a cable system with pre-terminated connectors as well as a single cable. In the event of a fire, it continues to transmit data for at least 180 minutes, as per IEC 60331-25. Other RADOX cable types are available, such as simplex cables, distribution cables with two to four fibers, which are manufactured and processed to create assemblies or cable systems. Standard and heavy-duty industrial connectors can be mounted at the cable ends. RADOX fiber optic cables meet the highest thermal, mechanical and chemical requirements while providing excellent optical transmission characteristics and are unique on the market. They enable the implementation of new, previously impractical cabling solutions that can be installed in a short time and without the need for additional aids such as protective tubes – a fiber optic revolution.

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GENERAL CABLE

General Cable Introduces Specialty Communications Cables For Extreme Hazardous Locations In Arctic Climates

eneral Cable has introduced CCW® Arctic Armor Specialty Communications Cables with the reliability and operational excellence required for extreme conditions in subzero hazardous locations. Manufactured using precision-engineered, state-of-theart equipment, these Continuously Corrugated Welded Cables pass the ASTM D746-04 brittleness temperature impact test at -60ºC and are UL approved to either MCHL or ITC-HL listings. General Cable’s CCW Arctic Armor Fieldbus, PROFIBUS and Category 5e Ethernet cables are flame retardant and moisture- and sunlight-resistant for use in indoor and outdoor, wet or dry, raceway, cable tray, aerial or direct buried environments. Recognized for use in Class I, II and III, Divisions 1 and 2, or Class 1, Zone 1 and 2 hazardous locations per National Electric Code (NEC®) Articles 501, 502, 503 and 505, CCW Arctic Armor cables comply with industry standards for the latest high-speed industrial automation communications and

control applications. “Responding to the growing demand for increased data transmission at higher speeds in today’s industrial PROFIBUS, Fieldbus and Ethernet networks, General Cable’s CCW arctic armor communications cables combine our continuously corrugated welded armor for the most performance-demanding environments with our open architecture know-how for signal integrity across a wide range of devices and protocols,” said Steve Stanford, Vice President, Specialty Sales, General Cable North America. “Providing market-focused openarchitecture network infrastructure solutions allows General Cable to participate more broadly in the oil, gas and petrochemical (OGP) market and support evolving industrial networking communications needs.”

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CE-MARKING OF CABLES will soon be mandatory

ith effect from 1st July 2013, or as soon as an applicable product standard is available, construction products must be CE marked in accordance with the Construction Products Regulation (CPR). Up until now, there has been no available product standard for cables, but work is now in progress by CENELEC (European Committee for Electro technical Standardisation) on producing such a standard. CENELEC TC20 has issued the following timetable for planned publication of CE marking documents:

prhEN 50575: This product standard for power, control and communication cables is planned for publication during Q2 2014. CE-marking of cables can start when this document is published.

EN 13501-6: This classification standard is planned for publication in Q1 2014, and will enable cables to be classified. An EN13501-6 report will provide the basis for CE- marking of cables in accordance with prhEN 50575.

prCLC/TS 50576: EXAP, planned for publication in Q4 2013. Application of this document will minimise the number of tests.

SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden has already accreditation for all the test standards mentioned in prhEN 50575 , which means that SP can perform these tests today. Manufacturers can therefore already obtain information on how their products will relate to the requirements in the new classification system for cables under CPR. SP can also help to minimise the number of fire tests that must be performed, by grouping cables in product families in accordance with the EXAP document (EXAP = Extended Application). Please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance in working out an optimum path to CE marking.

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CABLE PROJECTS NEWS Updates from the industry

Cape Wind awards Caldwell Marine International contract for offshore wind farm

Prysmian, €40 m contract for a new underwater power link in Ireland

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a new contract worth in total approximately €40 million by ESB (Ireland), for the “Shannon River Crossing” project to provide electricity between Kilpaddoge and Moneypoint across the opposite banks of the river and along an underwater route of approximately 3 km. The project involves supply, installation and commissioning of a High Voltage Alternate Current (HVAC) 220 kV power cable double-circuit connection, comprising 21 km submarine cable including spare lengths and fibre optic connection, network components and commissioning services. The cables for the “Shannon River Crossing” project will be manufactured in the Pikkala plant (Finland), one of the Group’s centres of technological and manufacturing excellence for submarine cables.

Caldwell Marine International, a marine contractor specializing in submarine cable installation and heavy marine construction, announced that Cape Wind has awarded the company a contract for the installation of the underwater power cables for Cape Wind’s Massachusetts-based offshore wind farm. As America’s first offshore wind farm, Cape Wind will jump-start the development of a domestic offshore wind power industry, ultimately revitalizing local economies by adding thousands of well-paying jobs related to the construction, operations and maintenance of offshore wind farms. “We are proud to have been awarded this historic contract, which represents a major step forward in further developing this clean, renewable energy resource,” said Rolando Acosta, President of Caldwell Marine International. “This contract award shows that expertise and experience to install cables for offshore wind turbines exists right here in the U.S.” The power cables are a crucial element to the success of the project, as Cape Wind will be farther away from the nearest home than any other electricity generation facility in Massachusetts. Cape Wind will consist of 130 offshore wind turbines off of the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, each one driven 80 feet into the sandy seabed.

Underwater cable installation will be performed by one of the Group’s own laying vessels, Cable Enterprise, specialised in operations in extremely shallow waters and in offshore wind farm connections. The vessel is currently undergoing upgrade works to be converted from a moored cable laying barge to a DP2 ship that will allow the vessel to operate autonomously without the need of tugs during cable operations. Project completion is scheduled in early 2016.

Prysmian, € 30 m contract in Abu Dhabi

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a new contract worth approximately € 30 Million by UAE-based construction company Emirates Holding on behalf of major offshore oil and gas producer ADMAOPCO (Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company) for the design and manufacture of submarine cable links for the replacement of power feeding systems to Zakum offshore oil field, in Abu Dhabi. The Zakum oil field is the first submarine electrification project planned by ADMA-OPCO and will be the benchmark for future projects aimed at developing and implementing a power distribution and transmission network among owned offshore oil fields, in order to increase capacity and improve reliability of their oil production facilities. In detail, the project includes the design and supply

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NEWS IN DEPTH CABLE PROJECTS of about 200 km of XLPE (Cross-Linked Polyethylene) insulated Medium Voltage submarine cables for the distribution of energy to oil towers and platforms, plus accessories and network components. The project will be implemented by the Group’s established offices in the UAE, using production from Pikkala (Finland) with first 70 km batch delivery in November 2014 and final delivery due by mid-2015.

Prysmian secures Borwin3 project worth in excess of € 250 m

The Zakum project provides further confirmation of the validity of the Group’s know-how and technologies for application both in submarine power transmission and distribution and in the Oil and Gas industry. This new project also reconfirms Prysmian’s leadership role in a strategic region like the Middle East, where the Group can rely on a number of projects completed or currently ongoing including the Barzan oil field submarine power interconnection in Qatar, the firstever submarine power transmission link serving Doha, the GCC SaudiBahrain submarine interconnection and the 400 kV power transmission system for TRANSCO connecting the Bahia and Saadiyat Grid Stations in Abu Dhabi.

The project involves supply, installation and commissioning of a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) 320 kV extruded submarine and land power bipole connection with a rating of 900 MW and associated fibre optic cable system, comprising of a 29 km land route and of a subsea route of 130 km. The power link will run from the land based converter station at substation Emden Ost in Lower Saxony to the converter platform BorWin gamma in the BorWin cluster, located approximately 120 km North of Germany.

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Marine cable route survey contract for Svenska kraftnät, Swedish national grid

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, has been awarded a major project worth in excess of € 250 million by the DutchGerman grid operator TenneT for the grid connection of offshore wind farms in Germany.

The Zakum oil field is the first submarine electrification project planned by ADMA-OPCO and will be the benchmark for future projects aimed at developing and implementing a power distribution and transmission network among owned offshore oil fields

MMT has been awarded the contract for the Själland cable survey between Denmark and Sweden by Svenska kraftnät. Svenska kraftnät and their Danish counterpart Energinet. dk are the transmission system owners and operators of a 400 kV High Voltage AC cable system across the Öresund, between Sweden and Denmark. The cable system will be exchanged due to its technical lifetime. MMT has recently been awarded the contract for a cable route survey, with the purpose of investigating and verifying the feasibility of the new submarine cable route. This marine cable route survey covers geophysical information such as bathymetry, surface geology and sub-bottom conditions. MMT will also perform a geotechnical investigation, cable tracking and identification of cable crossings.

Coordination of the ‘BorWin3’ project execution will be from Prysmian offices in Hamburg, using production from the Group’s centres of technological and manufacturing excellence in Pikkala (Finland) and Gron (France). Marine cable laying will be performed also using the newly upgraded Cable Enterprise DP 2 ship specifically geared to use at best her particular expertise in offshore wind farm connections in the North Sea to better serve the growing markets in Northern Europe and to provide highly complex installation solutions. Completion of the HVDC system installation is scheduled by October 2017.

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Cables will be installed through environmentally significant natural areas both on land and at sea, including along the Ems estuary. This is the second grid connection project awarded by TenneT to follow this route (the route runs directly parallel to the DolWin3 project the Group was awarded last year) and highlights Prysmian’s ability to provide tailor-made installation solutions addressing and customer specifications and needs in conjunction with stringent environmental requirements.

The offshore operations will be performed from MMT´s survey and ROV vessel Icebeam and the coastal surveys from the survey vessel Seabeam. The operations will start in spring 2014.

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proudly presents its extensive new line of cable cleats

s part of its continual research and development and innovative design, CMP Products, the global market leader and specialists in cable glands and cable accessories across the globe, is proud to present its new, extensive range of cable cleats. Already specialists in cable glands and cable accessories, CMP Products has harnessed its extensive knowledge and experience in industrial and hazardous environments, to design and manufacture this wide range of cleats. CMP’s cable cleats have been designed to withstand all the industrial and hazardous environments CMP’s products specialise in.

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CMP Products, providing exceptional customer service, whatever your needs

CMP Products also has the capabilities within its technical department, to not only assist with technical queries, but also design bespoke applications to suit the needs of its clients. Exceptional customer service and constant research and development are at the heart of what they do and CMP Products is relentlessly working to retain its number one supplier status by continually improving its processes and functions to maintain the standard that its clients around the globe expect.

All cable installations vary in design from one installation to the next, which is why CMP Products design and manufacture cable cleats for all applications, including single, trefoil, quad and matrix applications. They offer a range that is both comprehensive and diverse, designed for use within industrial areas and hazardous locations, as well as specialist applications such as railway and underground, oil and gas and petrochemical. The CMP cleat range is available to suit a variety of support structures, including cable ladder, cable tray, basket, channel, masonry or concrete. They are also tested in accordance with IEC 61914:2009 to ensure that, regardless of the cable formation used on the installation, there is a suitable cleat.

CMP Products, providing high quality, whatever the material

CMP cable cleats are manufactured from various high quality materials, with excellent flame retardant properties, to suit the environmental conditions they may be subjected to. Many of its cleats have been approved to London Underground (LUL) standard 1-085. CMP Products’ cable cleats are designed, constructed and third party certified in accordance with IEC 61914:2009, to ensure both the safety of personnel and the protection of the cable management system. At CMP Products, safety is our priority.

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Updates from the industry Molex expanded-beam ruggedized optical cable assemblies meet MILDTL-83526/20 and /21 standards

aerospace and defense, Molex. “Our expanded beam fiber optic assemblies provide reliable and repeatable optical performance because they are less sensitive to these contaminants and can be easily cleaned in the field with simple methods such as a cloth and any handy liquid wash.”

3M QS4 Integrated Splice for Medium Voltage Cables Installs Quickly

3M announces the Cold Shrink QS4 Integrated Splice now available for the construction and industrial market. Introduced to the utility market in 2013, the 3M Cold Shrink QS4 splice integrates all of the layers of a shielded power cable splice into one compact joint to make installation quick and easy.

Molex Incorporated announced availability of its Expanded-Beam Ruggedized Optical Cable Assemblies, delivering highly reliable interconnects for use in harsh environments including aerospace and defense tactical communications, security communications, on-board aerospace and marine networks and I/O applications in the field. These highly-ruggedized connectors meet MIL-DTL-83526/20 and/21 standards while delivering repeatable, error-free optical transmissions and requiring minimal cleaning. They can withstand thousands of mating cycles, feature a field-installable and repairable design to minimize maintenance downtime and offer a stainless steel housing option, ideal for highly corrosive environments. The connectors work by utilizing lenses that expand and collimate the light emitting from optical fibers across a sealed connector interface. The expanded and collimated light beam has an active area much larger than the original optical fiber core, making it less sensitive to data transmission interruption due to dirt and debris particles, while also being more efficient to align across the two connector halves. “Downtime in critical military applications is unacceptable. Debris such as dirt, dust, mud, moisture and oil can foul traditional optical interconnects in harsh environments, leading to system failures that require cleaning by trained technicians using special tools, solvents and materials to get back to optimal performance,” said Jeff Brecker, regional sales manager,

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Based on 3M’s field-proven QS-III Cold Shrink splice body, the new QS4 splice is specifically designed to meet IEEE standards. The QS4 splice includes new features like an integrated design that reduces parking space and simplifies installation, an easy-pulling, smooth-edged yellow core and a new, craft-friendly rejacketing tube that eliminates additional core and the need for messy grease. A customizable, factory-installed ground braid and fewer components further reduce field prep time. Designed, tested and manufactured in the United States, the QS4 splice integrates cold shrink technology, invented by 3M more than 40 years ago. Once installed, a cold shrink splice creates a reliable electrical interface without sealants or adhesives. Each splice is tested for partial discharge and 1 min. AC withstand in the 3M factory before it is shipped. The complete QS4 portfolio includes splice kits for 15, 25/28, and 35 kV Tape Shield, Wire Shield, UniShield®, Longitudinally Corrugated (LC), Jacketed Concentric Neutral (JCN) and Flat Strap Neutral power cables and covers conductor ranges up to 1000 kcmil (500 mm2). 3M personnel are available to provide training and support for all 3M cold shrink cable accessories.

AFL Launches New Videos for Fujikura 12S and 12R Fusion Splicers

AFL released new promotional videos for the Fujikura 12S Single Fiber Splicer and Fujikura 12R Ribbon Splicer. The new videos demonstrate unique product aspects in detail utilizing three dimensional digital replicas of each splicer. This technology allows for the simulation of the splicer’s uses and features.

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CABLE ACCESSORIES Designed to meet the needs of today’s challenging splicing applications, the Fujikura 12S and 12R fusion splicers are the world’s smallest, lightest and most portable fusion splicers. The Fujikura 12S and 12R were introduced in 2013. Key features include: • Low profile, lightweight design that ensures stability and maximum portability; • High resolution monitor that is impact resistant, water and dust proof and allows for easy viewing of splicing detail on a 4.5” screen; • Long life battery with 100 splice and heat cycles and extended life electrodes up to 3000; • Record splice and heat times at 15 seconds (12S) and 20 seconds (12R) with a heat time of 30 seconds; • Maximum functionality with an innovative transit case that doubles as a workstation.

Silver Fox® labels exhibit excellent results in latest longterm UV tests

Silver Fox® labels exhibit excellent results in latest long-term UV tests. Not content with putting its labels through demanding product testing, leading UK manufacturer of labelling solutions, Silver Fox®, is now subjecting its labels to longterm accelerated ultra-violet (UV) weathering.

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the legibility of the printing has been assessed against any other changes that have occurred. In the samples where information was printed on them, such as the Fox-Flo labels, the legibility remained clear and distinct.’

AIR802 Introduces a New N Female to N Female Bulkhead Coaxial Lightning Arrestor or Surge Protector 0 - 6 GHz, Model LPNFNF06

AIR802 is now shipping a new N female to N female bulkhead coaxial lightning arrestor or surge protector supporting 0 to 6 GHz, model LPNFNF06. This highquality model offers tri-metal plating which minimizes intermodulation distortion (IMD). Timely for the springtime and summertime storms, AIR802 introduces model LPNFNF06, a new N female to N female coaxial lightning arrestor or surge protector supporting 0 to 6 GHz. Unlike typical protectors, this model is tri-metal plated which minimizes intermodulation distortion (IMD) and is corrosion resistant.

Molex Incorporated announced availability of its Expanded-Beam Ruggedized Optical Cable Assemblies, delivering highly reliable interconnects for use in harsh environments

The test, being conducted by the independent test laboratory, Materials Technology Ltd, in accordance with ISO 4892-3 Method A cycle 1 (outdoor simulation), covers Silver Fox’s: Fox-Flo® zero-halogen tie-on cable labels, Endurance® Pipeline ID tape ISO 14726, in various background coloursand Endurance® Pipeline ID Tape BS 4800, in various background colours. According to Materials Technology, accelerated UV weathering can have a number of effects on exposed samples – for example, changes in colour. Other effects, such as surface chalking, can also result in apparent colour changes to the samples and in some extreme cases even disintegration.

Protecting wireless equipment, buildings, and lives could not be more important in coaxial cables run outdoors. This model has a 90 vdc breakdown voltage, 0.5 dB low insertion loss at 6 GHz, and maximum 1.5 VSWR. It is equipped with a ground lug supporting up to 10awg ground wire.

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A L-shaped bracket for mounting the protector is included. “While providing excellent electrical surge protection capabilities, this high-quality model also keeps intermodulation distortion (IMD) at a minimum through trimetal plating.”

Its interim report on the Silver Fox® labels, states: ‘Testing has been performed for a 6000 hour period. This is considered to be a long duration test and is the longest test period over which we have ever tested a product – exceeding, for example, the testing of decking products that are used in the Middle East.’ ‘For label products, the legibility of any printing is one of the most important characteristics and, in this work,

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Silver Fox® labels exhibit excellent results in latest long-term UV tests

ot content with putting its labels through demanding product testing, leading UK manufacturer of labelling solutions, Silver Fox®, is now subjecting its labels to long-term accelerated ultraviolet (UV) weathering. The test, being conducted by the independent test laboratory, Materials Technology Ltd, in accordance with ISO 48923 Method A cycle 1 (outdoor simulation), covers Silver Fox’s: • Fox-Flo® zerohalogen tie-on cable labels • Endurance® Pipeline ID tape ISO 14726, in various background colours • Endurance® Pipeline ID Tape BS 4800, in various background colours According to Materials Technology, accelerated UV weathering can have a number of effects on exposed samples – for example, changes in colour. Other effects, such as surface chalking, can also result in apparent colour changes to the samples and in some extreme cases even disintegration. Its interim report on the Silver Fox® labels, states: ‘Testing has been performed for a 6000 hour period. This is considered to be a long duration test and is the longest test period over which we have ever tested a product – exceeding, for example, the testing of decking products that are used in the Middle East.’ ‘For label products, the legibility of any printing is one of the most important characteristics and, in this work, the legibility of the printing has been assessed against any other changes that have occurred.In the samples where information was printed on them, such as the Fox-Flo labels, the legibility remained clear and distinct.’ Nick Michaelson, CEO of Silver Fox®, commented:

“Truthfully, we’re delighted withthese results. We always test the finished final printed product – rather than, for example, the components that go to make the finished product. Ultimately, we do this because this is what is going to be out there and used every day on a wide variety of projects all over the world.” “In addition, we’re testing a wide range of coloured labels – not just a colour, such as white, which is less likely to discolour over time.” “Although the tests aren’t yet complete, these are very encouraging results for our labels,” he added. “We don’t know of any other label manufacturer that’s subjected its products to such intensive testing – so we’re delighted with how well Silver Fox® labels are performing.” “No wonder our labels are increasingly becoming the first choice for engineers working in the Energy, Power, Rail and Data & Telecoms industries worldwide,” he said.

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RAW MATERIALS NEWS Updates from the industry New Medical Elastomers for Wire and Cable Outperform TPVs in Multiple Autoclave Cycles and Exhibit Better Process ability

Because of the Superior Properties of a New Styrenic TPE Series in the Medalist® Range from Teknor Apex, Minnesota Wire Is Using the Compounds Commercially to Replace TPVs Minnesota Wire, a specialist in the custom design and production of cable assemblies for medical devices, has replaced the thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) elastomers that are standard in such applications with new styrenic thermoplastic elastomer (TPE-S) compounds from Teknor Apex Company, citing better performance initially and after autoclaving, superior processing, and an enhanced look and feel in the end product. The TPE-S compounds, Medalist® MD-8421, MD8431, and MD-8451, comprise a series within Teknor Apex’s Medalist product range, a diversified family of high-purity medical elastomers that also includes other TPE types, among them TPVs. At MD&M West, Teknor Apex will present data on the new compounds in a new white paper available at its exhibit during MD&M (Booth 2532). Also exhibiting at the show, Minnesota Wire will be available to answer questions about its use of the new materials (Booth 1743). “We’ve tested the new Medalist compounds and found them to have better tensile and elongation properties than TPVs before autoclaving and to retain more of these properties after multiple autoclave cycles—an important advantage in the many medical devices intended for reuse,” said Jeff Lewison, design engineer at Minnesota Wire. “In addition, the Medalist compounds are more stable in extrusion, and in injection molding their improved processability means that we can lower the pressures to reduce the likelihood of defects when we’re molding over delicate circuitry. Customers will like the fact that our product just looks and feels better.” Enhanced electrical properties is another advantage of the new Medalist compounds cited by Mr. Lewison. “We can run cables with thinner walls, which enables them to coil better, and the improved electricals enable us to use these compounds in insulation as well as jacketing.”

Dow Electrical & Telecommunications Helps Deliver Peace of Mind to Electric Utilities

Peace of mind for utilities and their customers means that power is always there at the flick of a switch or the push of a button. System reliability is a top priority. Around the globe, Dow Electrical & Telecommunications (Dow E&T) is working together with cable manufacturers to urge utilities to “move a little earth” in support of the concept of intelligent undergrounding of electrical infrastructure across all voltage classes. While underground (UG) installation has long been used for medium voltage (MV) power distribution, high voltage (HV) and extra-high voltage (EHV) transmission UG projects are also becoming more prevalent as well. The benefits of UG installation can be game-changing in reducing or eliminating outages due to severe weather, vandalism or other physical threats, reduced maintenance versus overhead lines (OHL) and in lower total ownership cost over the life of the cable. “The concept of intelligent undergrounding is simply this: to bury cable where and when it makes sense – even in combination with OHL,” said Damien Polansky, Global Strategic Marketing Director, Dow Electrical & Telecommunications. “In addition to threats like weather, theft and high maintenance costs, UG cable installation should be considered where there is large congestion of OHL, areas of aesthetic or scenic interest, or near streets and roads with a high volume of traffic.” Quality practices are crucial to cable reliability – from raw materials through compounding and cable manufacturing. In North America (NA) alone, transmission cables made with DOW ENDURANCE™ HV compounds have been installed in 324 projects managed by 70+ utilities and municipalities over the past 15 years, for a total of more than 7 million feet of UG electric infrastructure. And, as reported by the manufacturer, there have been zero cable failures to date. Globally, since 1983, DOW ENDURANCE™ MV compounds have been used in enough UG distribution cables to go around the world more than 80 times.

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Borealis is bringing energy all around as a leading provider of innovative plastics solutions.

uilding on the proprietary Borstar® and Borlink™ technologies and 50 years of experience in polyolefins, Borealis supports key energy and infrastructure industries, including the wire and cable, capacitor film and pipe and fittings industries. The unique Borlink™ technology supports a wide range of sophisticated extra-high, high and medium voltage cable applications and semicon products. Visico™ solutions in low voltage transmission and distribution offer world-class innovations in cable systems. The unique Borstar® technology supports a variety of pipe applications from in-house plumbing to gas exploration. Borealis and its joint venture with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Borouge, launched three new products at Wire Düsseldorf 2014: Borlink LS4201EHV and Borealis LE0563 for power cables and Borealis PP4874 for communication cables. The companies also announced that they are strengthening their global leadership in the industry through two major Borlink investments - the expansion of the crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) production in Stenungsund, Sweden and the ongoing Borouge 3 project in Abu Dhabi.

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With rising demand for energy worldwide, transmission lines must be refurbished and replaced. As energy shifts towards renewable sources such as wind and solar, these must be integrated into existing grids. Borealis and Borouge are helping the industry meet this demand with high quality, innovative polyolefin compounds, cutting-edge facilities and reliable global supply. The 20 kilotonne Borealis capacity increase in Sweden will be applied directly to Borlink EHV, high voltage direct current and high voltage polyethylene compounds produced in closed or controlled loop processes. Borealis is also a sponsor of the 8th Annual CRU World Wire & Cable Conference in Istanbul, Turkey from June 10-11. Anton Wolfsberger, Marketing Manager, Borealis Energy and Infrastructure will be giving a presentation at the conference on June 11 at 11 a.m. titled: “How to respond to new opportunities in the wire & cable industry – a PO manufacturer view.”

www.borealisgroup.com Borealis and Borouge are the world’s leading providers of innovative, value creating plastics solutions for the wire and cable industry. Our solutions are customer-driven and designed to satisfy the industry’s continuously evolving demands for higher technical performance. They can be found in the most challenging extra-high voltage (EHV) and high-voltage (HV) cable applications, as well as medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) energy transmission and distribution cables, building wires, and communications cables. In answer to the need for production, installation and cablesystem lifetime enhancements, our Borlink™ technology creates the innovation links that secure worldclass, stepchanging solutions and benefit the whole wire and cable value chain.

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imteq has developed two revolutionary software packages that redefine the way cable companies view the design and manufacture of cables. The two packages are CableBuilder and CableMES. Cable Design Cable manufacturers will continually design new cables as long as there are diverse applications, diverse customers and developments in materials. The cost of designing a cable can be split into two parts; the initial design of the product, and the ongoing maintenance. Cimteqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CableBuilder is designed for exactly that. CableBuilder is used around the world by large multinational companies and small companies alike. It considerably reduces the time it takes to design a cable, typically from hours, or days, down to a few minutes. It automatically costs the design according the customer required length, which means that the economy of short lengths can be evaluated before a price is given to the customer. Maintenance of existing designs is easy to execute, ensuring consistency and adherence to quality procedures through version control. Typically, companies who implement CableBuilder reduce their mass update times from a few weeks every year to a few hours hence freeing valuable engineering resource to be used for design and process improvement rather than data entry. So, what does it mean for the manufacturers business? Happier customers with quotation lead time improvements of up to 90%. Happier managers with reduction in engineering effort and more accurate manufacturing instructions, meaning operators can make quality products consistently. From Design to Manufacturing Imagine the saving in reducing material utilization by just 1-2% through reduction in scrap, giveaway, and over length, increasing capacity, and improving labour utilization and machine performance by up to 10%. All this is possible with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES).

none-conformance, and monitors scrap. Cimteq has developed CableMES built on one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading automation platforms from Wonderware. CableMES goes beyond standard MES because it understands length and it understands cable nonconformances and how to handle them. It also has an innovative solution for spool residual length and managing scrap. The benefits to the manufacturer are enormous, and very diverse. A good analogy to compare a traditional production control system to a production control system using CableMES is to compare supervising a production plant with your eyes closed to supervising the plant with your eyes open. CableMES allows manager, supervisors, and engineers to continuously monitor the manufacturing process to ensure conformance to performance and quality targets. If an anomaly is detected an alarm is raised so corrective action could be taken in time to prevent further problems and to ensure the quality and performance. Cimteq has also pioneered an innovative way to finance CableMES. The pricing is linked to the benefits you get from the system. It is a win-win situation, just call Cimteq for a demo of CableMES and CableBuilder and ask about its win-win pricing.

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requirement immediately. In addition to this, the cable industry has a special type of calculus. In this cable calculus 200 plus 100 doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t equal 300. A telecom network installer will not accept two drums with lengths of 200m and 100m when the order was for one 300m cable. Also, customers are specific about the length tolerances that they accept: the customer can reject the cable if the actual length of the cable is outside this range.

Continuous innovation at InnoVites: latest version of CableERP software released Continuous innovation at InnoVites: latest version of CableERP software released InnoVites B.V. continuously improves its CableERP software to add value for our customers. We find inspiration in the discussions with customers, and build solutions for their business problems every day. We use our long experience in making software for the wire and cable industry to create sustainable solutions that provide high value. We just released the newest version of our complete business solution, certified on the powerful and popular Microsoft Dynamics AX software. The solution includes functionality that is highly relevant for our target industry. Find below a description of the business issues that we solve.

InnoVites captures complete cable requirements

Improving customer satisfaction by meeting their cable requirements better and faster Cable manufacturers typically have large product portfolios with hundreds of different constructions. Only a limited set of these products are being sold in a year. The sales teams need help to navigate quickly to the products that meet the customer requirements. InnoVites for Cable introduces powerful search capabilities, based on the cable specifications to respond to the customer

Another customer specific information is the drum type that should be used to deliver the cable. The right drum type depends on customer preferences and the capacity of the drum, based on weight, length and bending radius of the cable. This means that the customer requirements concerning length information, and the length tolerances need to be captured in the system accurately and complete. InnoVites for Cable provides the solution that conveys these customer requirements into the supply chain right away. Then the customer cable requirements are continuously validated against the actual deliveries from production or external suppliers. The objective is to meet customer expectations better and faster every day.

InnoVites provides length-based optimisation of supply chain

Reducing working capital and material losses by optimizing for length in logistics and production Simply put, cable manufacturing is about assembling expensive conducting materials (e.g. copper, aluminum, glass fiber) into a construction that isolates and protects these materials. This means that a cable factory is full of expensive raw materials and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we usually see solid fences surrounding the production facilities. It also means that cable manufacturers have high levels of working capital stuck in inventory. The inventory turnover in days (ITID) for cable manufacturers (107 days) is 50% higher than average for the manufacturing industry. This notion has an impact deep in the supply chain. For cable manufacturers this means that the operations in inventory and production need to be carefully managed. Inventory levels and scrap losses need to be minimized to protect the bottom line. With length-based planning, InnoVites for Cable allocates the (odd) lengths in stock and then calculates the required production lengths needed to deliver the cable in time to the customer.

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CABLE PLANT NEWS For example to get 1,000m of cable, we need to produce 1,050m to compensate for scrap losses. This means that we require 1,150m lengths of conductors, which we can produce by stranding 7 wires of 1,200m. The system will not only create these planned orders, but also ensures full traceability throughout the chain of orders, from the purchased copper rod (or raw fiber), to the finished cable. InnoVites for Cable also helps creating optimal production lengths by grouping demands from other customers or other constructions, while taking the maximum payoff length into account. Our customers can use this to minimize the change-overs on their extruders and become more efficient and reduce material losses.

InnoVites reduces risk of NF metal price volatility

Reducing risk of price volatility with the comprehensive non-ferrous metals module The costs of the conducting materials, such as copper and aluminum often represent over 80 percent of the value of a finished cable. To make it worse the prices of these non-ferrous metals are highly volatile. That’s why specific management controls are required to manage the risks related to inventory valuation and sales margins. The Precious Materials module in InnoVites for Cable helps cable manufacturers to protect themselves against risks of these raw material price changes. The comprehensive module protects the margin of sales order lines, by adjusting sales prices of the cable, based on the actual copper price at e.g. the LME or the Comex. Also the module supports hedging strategies, and validates the conditions of the hedge contract against the actual deliveries to the customer. The module also enables mass update of price lists, based on revised prices of materials such as copper, eliminating the labor-intensive and error-prone activity of manual adjustments.

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For product design and costing we use the leading cable design software CableBuilder. The source of all product data, CableBuilder is a powerful and efficient tool to keep the Product Master Data in ERP consistent and up-to-date. The integration with CableMES, based on the worldclass Wonderware MES software closes the loop with the shop floor, driving the factory OEE to the highest levels. InnoVites is the one-stop-shop combining the innovative power of Microsoft, Cimteq, Wonderware and InnoVites and leveraging the unique strengths of the respective products into a single industry solution for wire&cable. InnoVites keeps the different product versions in synch, making sure that our customers run a sustainable solution which is continuously enhanced with functionality that is relevant for the wire&cable industry.

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The InnoVites team is passionate about creating software solutions for the wire&cable industry Yes, generally speaking a diversified diet is very healthy. However, when it comes to developing business software we believe in exclusivity. Our solutions are exclusively designed for the wire&cable industry and it’s our passion to make software for this specific industry better every day. Our curiosity and accumulated experience in the wire&cable industry allows us to focus our product development and create unique solutions for our customers that offer high added-value. We do understand that our solution for the industry is more than just software code. Together with our customers we are exploring how we can use innovative technology to improve business processes. These best practices are documented and shared with customers through the cloud-based Life Cycle Services of Microsoft. Summarizing, InnoVites offers its customers a long term ERP strategy with continuous industry-specific innovation and low and predictable TCO. No competitor in the world can say the same. Eat that!

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BETA LASERMIKE Latest cable testing systems enable manufacturers to test category cables faster, more accurately, and more cost effectively

eta LaserMike, a leading global provider of precision measurement and control solutions, sees a growing trend among European cable producers to automate the quality testing of Category cables. The company’s latest LAN/Data cable testing systems, the new DCM SCS-700 and next-generation DCM ES-2G, effectively meet this demand. These high-performance, bench-top systems enable cable producers to completely automate the testing process, increase productivity, and realize bottom-line benefits. “Cable producers, cable assemblers, and cable testing organizations alike can’t afford to spend more time than necessary testing cable,” says Richard Snaith, Beta LaserMike’s Sales Director for Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India. “In addition, these organizations want to avoid producing cable that does not meet critical quality and performance specifications -- which in turn results in costly scrap and rework. Reducing costs and making a profit mean testing more finished quality product in less time. Reducing testing times while achieving optimum accuracy requires optimum efficiency from the equipment and people performing the tests. Our new DCM SCS-700 and ES-2G cable testing systems for LAN/Data cable bring a higher level of precision, performance, and quality assurance to cable making and testing organizations. And, this translates into significant time and production savings.” The new DCM SCS-700 from Beta LaserMike enables cable makers to efficiently test both the high- and lowfrequency characteristics of Cat 5e/6/6a cables. The high-frequency (HF) testing range is to 700 MHz. The low-frequency option includes an integrated LCR meter that enables users to test resistance, mutual capacitance, and capacitance unbalance at frequencies down to 100 Hz. The low-frequency (LF) testing capability also enables cable makers to test longer cable lengths up to 10 Km and avoid the cutting and scrapping of product to perform required tests. Dual-frequency testing can be performed with a single connection to significantly reduce set-up and testing time. The automated 4-pair switching platform enables HF and LF cable tests to

be performed in less than 3 minutes. As with all DCM cable testing systems, the SCS-700 is equipped with easy-to-use test software for comprehensive test data management and reporting. The latest DCM ES-2G testing platform extends the high-frequency measurement range to test Cat 5e/6/6a/7/7a cables now up to 2.2 GHz. This benchtop system is also optimized to test next-generation 40 Gb/s Cat 8 cables. The base unit includes automatic 4-pair switching and the baluns needed to interface the cable under test to an external vector network analyzer for fast cable testing. Testing can be performed in less than 3 minutes. The heart of the system is the software engine that includes a simple, easy-to-use test program with automatic comparison to the test specification, full test reporting, and data management. When asked about sales and support for its DCM line of testing systems, Mr. Snaith adds “Beta LaserMike offers complete sales and support services worldwide. Cable manufacturers and testing organizations greatly appreciate our local presence. We take customer service seriously. For example in the EMEAI region, we have fully staffed sales and service offices in the UK, Germany, and India, and responsive field support to promptly meet the immediate needs of our customers. Plus, we have an extensive partner network that extends our solutions delivery. This level of service and support is a win-win situation for us and our valued customers.”

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Highlights from the industry Alstom T&D India to optimise grid operations for North-East India

Alstom T&D India has secured a €8.4 million contract from POWERGRID to expand and upgrade the energy management system of India’s various control centres in North East India: North Eastern Regional Load Despatch Centre (NERLDC) and seven other Regional Load Despatch Centres (RLDCs). The project includes supply, installation, test and commission of 87 remote terminal units (RTUs) and 9 Control Centres. RTUs are intelligent devices that collect data from remote locations to enhance network visibility for grid operators. Meanwhile, Alstom’s e-terraplatform software solution analyses the data to help grid operators take decisions in real-time, and enhance grid security. The NERLDC system operator can thus anticipate abnormalities and prevent costly outcomes, such as a blackout. Rathin Basu, Managing Director of Alstom T&D

India, said, “Seventy per cent of the power flow in India’s electrical grid is managed by Alstom’s smart technologies. Alstom T&D India had previously commissioned three National Load Despatch Centres, three Regional Load Despatch Centres and two datacom networks. This contract demonstrates Alstom’s continued commitment to strengthen the national grid, making it secure, reliable and smart.”

ET Solar completes a 7.8 MWp PV power plant in Israel for EDF

ET Solar Energy Corp., a leading smart energy solutions provider, announces that its German EPC subsidiary ET Solutions AG, based in Munich, Germany, today announces that it has successfully engineered and commissioned a 7.8 megawatt (MWp) PV power plant in Israel for EDF Energies Nouvelles, one of the world’s leading electric utility companies. Located in Mishmar Hanegev, approximately 100 km south of Tel-Aviv, the project was constructed in

POWER cooperation with ET Solar’s Israeli partners G-Systems and Elmor. ET Solar provided electrical design and plant layout, quality control, construction supervision, and commissioning services. This new solar power facility will generate over 13.8 million kilowatt hours of clean and renewable energy each year. Mr. Dennis She, President and CEO of ET Solar, commented, “The successful completion of this project demonstrated that our EPC service is further recognized by global top ranked investors and utility suppliers for its quality standards and execution ability. Moreover, we are happy to cooperate with local partners, and thus create a competitive advantage for them in their local markets. It is a win-win for both of us and our partners.”

Bel agrees to acquire power-one power solutions from ABB for US$117 million

Bel Fuse Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Power-One Power Solutions business of ABB Ltd. Bel will pay approximately US$117 million in cash to acquire the Power Solutions business, which had 2013 revenue of approximately US$251 million. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2014 and to be immediately accretive to Bel’s earnings.

Headquartered in San Jose, California, and with manufacturing facilities in Slovakia and China, Power Solutions is a leading provider of high efficiency and high density power conversion products for server, storage and networking equipment, industrial applications and power systems. Power Solutions offers a premier line of standard, modified standard and custom designed AC/DC, DC/DC and other specific power conversion products for a variety of technologies in data centers, telecommunications and industrial applications. Power Solutions has a global sales footprint and a diverse customer base that includes some of the largest corporations and distributors in the world. It has 2,015 associates world wide. Daniel Bernstein, Bel’s President and CEO, said, “The acquisition of Power Solutions is a major step forward in the development of Bel’s power business and the implementation of our strategy to enhance growth and profitability for our shareholders. Since 2009, we have believed that the combination of our two respective power businesses would create a dynamic enterprise capable of competing effectively on a global basis. Bel is excited by the many growth opportunities that will be created by this transaction, and we look forward to building an industry leading power business with our new colleagues at Power Solutions.”

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Updates from the industry Vertex is leading partner in the development of a 30-megawatt solar electric project in Zacatecas, Mexico

The Vertex Companies, Inc. is a leading partner in the development of a 30-megawatt solar electric power plant located in Zacatecas, Mexico. When complete, this project will be one of the largest of its kind in Latin America. The announcement came during a reception held as part of the Massachusetts – Mexico Innovation Partnership Mission. The joint announcement was made by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Zacatecas Governor Miguel Alonso Reyes. VERTEX has operated for over a decade in the Mexican market as Vertex Ingenieros Consultores, S. de R.L. de C.V., completing dozens of energy and environmental projects in a variety of industries. VERTEX has consulted for both US and Mexican businesses including Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Mexico’s governmentowned utility. In Zacatecas, VERTEX is collaborating with local Mexican partners to develop the first utility-scale solar PV project in the state and one of the largest in Latin America overall. The 30 MW ZacSol 1 project is the first phase of up to 90 MW that will be installed near the municipality of Guadalupe over the next several years. With an estimated US$92 million investment in Zacatecas that will create approximately 400 construction and operational jobs, this first phase represents a significant step forward for Mexico in realizing their solar potential.

Abengoa is awarded two new electricity transmission projects for the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency

Abengoa has been selected by the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency for a new electricity transmission project in Brazil. The contract, which is worth approximately €381 million, will enable part of the country’s energy demand to be supplied in an efficient and sustainable way. Abengoa will be responsible for the engineering, design, construction, maintenance and commissioning of the two transmission lines, which will cover 377 kilometers (km), ensuring the highest levels of quality at every stage. Both lines are expected to come into operation in 2017.

The first concession relates to a 240 km transmission line from Oriximina–Juruti and Juruti–Parintins in the state of Para as well as construction of four substations in the municipalities of Oriximina, Juruti, Parintins and Jurupari. The second concession includes the 137 km Parauapebas–Integradora Sossego, Integradora Sossego–Xinguara II transmission line and three substations.

ABB to supply electric power plant and propulsion units for a Finnish icebreaker

ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology, has secured a new order to supply electric power plant and Azipod propulsion units for one ice breaker vessel built for Finnish Transport Agency (FTA) at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard. The competitive bidding was done between several suppliers. Due for delivery in 2016 and set for operation in the Baltic Sea, the new vessel is featuring dual fuel capability, and as such will be the first icebreaker in operation able to run using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel, cutting both emissions and fuel cost. In fact, the concept designers at Aker Arctic Technology and ILS were instructed to select the industry’s most advanced technologies to meet icebreaking conditions in the Baltic Sea year-round, and to perform open sea oil spill response and towing duties in summer and winter. Basic design of the vessel is done by Arctech. Once operational, the new vessel is expected to attract worldwide attention to Finnish arctic expertise. Central to the vessel’s performance expectations will be its three-pod propulsion solution, with a 6MW Azipod unit at the bow and two 6.5MW units at the stern included to optimize efficiency and maneuverability in ice-ridge conditions in particular. “The safety of seaborne transport in the Baltic Sea is under political and regulatory scrutiny as never before, making FTA’s preference for ABB’s power and propulsion

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the inauguration ceremony. The 66/11 kV Bawana grid substation is an unmanned grid and will be remote operated from Tata Power Delhi Distribution’s state-of- the-art supervisory controlled and data acquisition centre (SCADA). The grid is established with a high reliability on power supply with six numbers of incoming power supply sources coming from different grids. The grid is also equipped with the latest automatic fire detection and extinguishing system that uses nitrogen for power transformers. The grid substation has also sufficient provisions for further expansion to meet the load growth in Bawana industrial area.

The new Finnish icebreaker is a great continuation for the cooperation between ABB and Helsinki shipyard. In fact, back in year 1987, the Azipod propulsion system was developed in close cooperation between ABB and Helsinki shipyard combining the expertise of electrotechnical experts and shipbuilders. ABB can trace its supply record of icebreaker electric propulsion technology to the Finnish market back 75 years, to the 1939 delivery of the icebreaker Sisu to the Finnish Government, which featured electric propulsion systems from Stromberg. The Kingdom's largest energy exhibition

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Tata Power Delhi Distribution commissions 66/11 kV, 50 MVA grid substation at Bawana

Tata Power Delhi Distribution commissioned the 66/11 kV, 2X25 MVA (50 MVA) state-of-theart grid substation at Bawana sector - 1. The newly commissioned grid substation will benefit over 700 upcoming industrial units from among the 3,000 industrial units under construction in the DSIIDC industrial area. The state-of-the-art grid substation was dedicated to Tata Power Delhi Distribution’s customers by Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, chief secretary, Government of NCT of Delhi. An all time payment machine counter was also inaugurated for easy access of bill payment for industrial customers. Mr Goyal, Mr Yadav and Mr Garg were also present at

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Saipem has been awarded from BP a US $1.8 billion contract for work on the supermajor’s huge Shah Deniz 2 gas field

Saipem has won a new offshore Engineering & Construction contract in Azerbaijan, for a total amount of approximately US$1.8 billion. BP, on behalf of the Shah Deniz consortium, has awarded to the Saipem, Bos Shelf and Star Gulf consortium, a Transportation and Installation contract for the Stage 2 development of the Shah Deniz field. The field is located 90 kilometers offshore Azerbaijan, in water depths from 75 meters to 550 meters. The scope of work of the contract includes the transportation and installation of jackets, topsides and subsea production systems and subsea structures, the laying of over 360 km pipelines, diving support services and the upgrade of the Pipelay Barge Israfil Huseinov (PLBH), Dive Support Vessel Tofiq Ismailov (DSV) and Derrick Barge Azerbaijan (DBA) installation vessels. The project will be completed by the end of 2017.

Technip awarded contract for the extension of subsea infrastructure on Alvheim field in North Sea

Technip was awarded by Marathon Oil Norge a contract for the extension of subsea infrastructure on the Alvheim field, located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The scope of work includes installation engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and tie-in of spools and protection covers as well as installation of one manifold. The subsea operations will mainly be performed with divers at a water-depth of approximately 120 meters in this area.

Odd Strømsnes, Managing Director at Technip in Norway, explains: “This award confirms our leading position as contractor for diving operations in the North Sea. This project will be the second one awarded to Technip for the extension of the existing infrastructure on the Alvheim field, the first one having been executed in 2012 and 2013. We are looking forward to continuing and consolidating our collaboration with Marathon through this project.”

Kentz awarded a further US$570m contract for the Ichthys LNG Project

Kentz Corporation Limited, the holding company of the Kentz engineering and construction group, is pleased to announce the award of an US$570m contract to it’s Australian subsidiary for the Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) construction packages for the Ichthys Project Onshore LNG Facilities in Darwin, Australia. This contract was awarded by JKC Australia LNG Pty Ltd (JKC), a joint venture between JGC Corporation, KBR and Chiyoda Corporation. JKC is responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction of the Ichthys LNG Project’s onshore facilities, including the gas processing plant at Blaydin Point. The contract, for which site preparation work will commence in August 2014, has a duration of 30 months and will provide more than 1,200 jobs for construction personnel. The contract scope includes the provision of services for site wide E&I installation on a unit rate re-measurable basis for the two process trains and utilities, and additional pre-commissioning and commissioning expertise. Michael Murphy, Group President Construction and TSS of Kentz, commented: “It is extremely pleasing to secure a further major construction contract on the Ichthys Project Onshore LNG Facilities; in this instance for the E&I construction contract. This adds to the recently awarded structural, mechanical and piping (SMP) contract, the temporary telecoms package that our EPC

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OIL & GAS PROJECTS business unit is now completing, and the underground electrical and instrumentation construction contract. “This award, which provides visibility to 2017, further strengthens our position in the Australian LNG market and extends our relationship with JKC through the development of this important asset.”

Aquaterra Energy wins Premier Oil Catcher Drill Centre Template contract

Aquaterra Energy has been awarded a contract to design and build six Drill Centre Templates (DCT) for Premier Oil’s Catcher Development in the UK North Sea. The complete DCT contract is worth up to £10 million. The contract was awarded following pre-qualification and tender management by the Aquaterra Energy sales and design teams, and after successful completion by Aquaterra Energy of a similar project for Premier in Vietnam. Eric Doyle, Regional Director – Europe at Aquaterra Energy, said: “This is an extremely prestigious contract and plays to our strength in delivering the full project scope from design and structural analysis, through procurement, fabrication, assembly and finally loadout. The project will be led by our dedicated team in Aberdeen, with the specialist support of our engineering and technical teams in Norwich.”

Clough awarded contract by Arrow Energy

AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, today announced that the Clough AMEC joint venture has been awarded a AU$ 20 million (£11 million) engineering procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for Arrow Energy’s Daandine Expansion Project in South-East Queensland, Australia. The contract scope will include the expansion of the existing central gas processing facility with three new reciprocating gas-driven compressors and associated process and utility plant, increasing the current total number of wells in the Daandine gas field by 22. Production will be increased by modifications to existing infrastructure and the installation of additional infrastructure. The contract is set to run to the end of 2015. “AMEC is delighted to be working closely with Arrow Energy and Clough on this significant project for Queensland,” said Steve Ciccone, AMEC Regional Director, Australia East. “We will draw on our considerable engineering expertise in the Australian Coal Seam Gas industry to help Arrow achieve their long term objectives for the Daandine project, safely and sustainably.”

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