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CONTENTS

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NEWS IN DEPTH MEE 14 MENA Report CRU - 7th Annual Conference

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INTERVIEW Nick Michaelson of Silverfox

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CABLE AND WIRE INTERKAB JLT SP - Cable Markings Cable Factory Bitner HUBER+SUHNER General Cable

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CABLE PROJECTS Ducab

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CABLE ACCESSORIES Scapa Silverfox CMP Products

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RAW MATERIALS Borealis & Borouge AEI Compounds

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CABLE PLANT InnoVites

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We are also sending the magazine to the Wire Dusseldorf Exhibition in April, and have features on both shows. We welcome Huber+Suhner, AEI Compounds, Scapa Cable, Borealis, General Cable, CMP Products, Silver Fox and INTERKAB JLT, as our key clients in this edition. This is our 12th edition of the magazine and a welcome return to the cable, wire and electrical industry sector.

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MEE 2014

39th edition of Middle East Electricity returns to Dubai as regional economic development and industrialisation propel electricity demand Demand for electric power in the MENA region is accelerating rapidly, and is set to continue to grow by seven per cent annually in the coming decade, according to a report published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

The report, titled MENA’s electric power supplies to 2020, states that population growth, economic development and industrialisation, driven by rising oil prices, are significant factors propelling demand for electricity, with some countries diversifying fuel sources and investing in renewable energies, especially solar power, as part of their efforts to expand power supply.

The report, which was published ahead of Middle East Electricity, one of the world’s largest and longest running energy events, added that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) interconnection grid, due for completion by the end of 2013, will enable power surpluses to be traded across the region.

Taking place from 11-13 February 2014 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Middle East Electricity focuses on the power, lighting, renewable and nuclear sectors, featuring more than 1,200 exhibitors from 100 countries.

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The three-day event is strategically located in Dubai, a hub of regional economic activity, providing exhibitors the ideal platform to showcase their latest energy related products and services to more than 18,000 decision makers from around the world.

“One of the key drivers of the surging power demand in the MENA region is due to rapid population growth,” said Anita Mathews, Director of Informa Energy Group, organisers of Middle East Electricity.

“Others include increasing urbanisation and lifestyle improvements that come with growing economic prosperity, further enhanced by the resurgent construction boom that has now returned to the region.”

“The growth of regional power demand is also reflected in the increasing popularity of Middle East Electricity; we are very close to selling all available exhibition space for the 2014 edition some three months before the show opens and next year will certainly be the largest edition yet.”

The combined events feature two dedicated one-day industry conferences: the Green Energy Middle East conference on 11 February, embracing cleaner power production and energy efficiency strategy to achieve a sustainable future for the Middle East.

The Solar Middle East Conference on 12 February, meanwhile, will address the challenges of financing, generating and transmitting the potential of solar power in the sun-drenched region.

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NEWS IN DEPTH Investments worth US$200 billion to be pumped into MENA power sector by 2020 Consumption of electricity in the MENA region is forecasted to grow at a faster pace over the next decade, with investments worth more than US$200 billion set to be pumped into the region’s power sector by 2020, according to a report.

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“Middle East Electricity is the largest and longest running power event in the region, and one of the largest in the world, covering more than 50,000 sqm of exhibition space.

“After a highly successful edition in 2013, where 18,166 unique visitors walked through the exhibition halls, we are now looking forward to a successful 2014 edition, which will host some of the biggest names in the global energy industry.”

39th edition of Middle East Electricity returns to Dubai as regional economic development and industrialisation propel electricity demand

The MENA Power 2013 report published by MEED Insight earlier this year, said that demand for electricity has grown so rapidly in the MENA region, that in many instances utilities have struggled to keep up, resulting in investments worth billions of dollars in new power plants.

The report added that more than US$100 billion of investment is required by 2020 to meet the additional capacity with the same amount to be invested in the transmission and distribution sectors – representing a lucrative growth opportunity for anyone working in the power market.

This will come as good news to more than 1,200 exhibitors from 100 countries around the world that will participate in the 39th edition of Middle East Electricity, one of the world’s largest energy events focusing on the power, lighting, renewable and nuclear sectors.

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Middle East Electricity is supported by Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA), Dubai Municipality, Emirates Green Building Council, Society of EngineersUAE, Environmental Center for Arab Towns, Clean Energy Business Council and Energy

Institute Middle East.

Middle East Electricity 2014 is partnered with, Power Nigeria in Lagos and Africa Electricity in Johannesburg.

To be involved as an exhibitor, sponsor or delegate, contact the Middle East Electricity team at +9714 336 5161 or email: meelectricity@iirme.com.

“Soaring demand and rapid industrial developments are the prime factors that have fuelled the growth of the electricity industry in the Middle East and North Africa region,” said Anita Mathews, Director of Informa Energy Group, organisers of Middle East Electricity.

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MENA REPORT 2014

GCC wire & cable industry sees better times ahead, but still uncertainty in North Africa

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s we begin 2014, it is a good time to take stock of what has happened in the market over the last 12 months. Back at the start of 2013, sentiment was positive at the last MEE show, but there was still uncertainty as to the likely level of orders from Saudi Arabia. Driven by an impressive US$1 trillion worth of infrastructure and real estate projects to 2018, the GCC region – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman is certainly entering 2014 on an upward wave. These projects will provide a much needed opportunity for the area’s wire and cable companies – more than 90 of whom will be exhibiting at the show.

However, then one area of concern remains North Africa. The outcome of the difficult and dangerous test that Arab Spring countries are going through will determine the shape of the region for the coming decades, with some countries in the Maghreb still facing the challenges of moving their economies and societies on the path to democracy.

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and social and transport facilities should serve to boost the country’s cable demand. Integer’s Wire & Cable Focus Report: Middle East and North Africa Markets forecasts Saudi Arabia to exhibit the highest wire and cable consumption growth rate in the region, with 5.4% compound average growth forecast annually between 2012 and 2017.

Radbourne highlighted fire performance cable as another potential bright spot in his presentation at the conference. “The use of fire performance cable, such as halogen free cables and fire resistant cable, in buildings is growing globally, especially in Europe, where growing legislation requires its use. Longer term, we also expect growth in its demand within the GCC as construction activity grows, and more building contractors specify its use. Building standards may also become more stringent in the wake of a number of high profile fires in the GCC.

GCC has experienced double-digit growth in insulated wire and cable capacity

For GCC wire and cable makers, at least there is reason for optimism, as the region’s construction industry experiences a period of resurgence thanks to increased infrastructure spending. It is a sharp contrast to the deep recession the region faced in 2009. The value of infrastructure and real estate projects planned for the GCC up to 2018 is estimated at a surprising US$1 trillion. This in turn will drive demand for wire and cable. According to Integer Research’s Wire & Cable Focus Report: Middle East and North Africa Markets, the GCC cable industry is wellequipped to supply this encouraging demand, but the local cable makers must evolve to take full benefit.

Speaking at the Arab Cable Manufacturers Association’s 2013 Conference in late October, Philip Radbourne, Integer Research’s Wire and Cable Director, noted that “sentiment within the GCC wire and cable industry seems to have tangibly lifted at this year’s event compared to the previous few years, especially amongst those operating in Saudi Arabia. Of the GCC countries, Saudi Arabia is the market that offers the most opportunity for cable makers.” Active investment in infrastructure, including megaprojects, such as the Economic Cities, as well as investments in power and oil and gas projects

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In response to the growth in cable demand, in recent years, the GCC has experienced doubledigit growth in insulated wire and cable capacity, including the entry of new players into the market, such as Bahra Cables, Al Fanar, RESCAB, QICC, El Sewedy (in Saudi Arabia and Qatar), and Power Plus. This new wave of cable makers is challenging the dominance of established local cable producers, such as Saudi Cable, Riyadh Cables, Jeddah Cables, and Ducab. According to Andrea Valentini, Senior Analyst at Integer, “several new producers are capitalizing on their close business links with end-users. Bahra Cable has strong links downstream to key end-users Saudi Bin Laden Group and Electric House, and Al Fanar has a long established distribution network in Saudi Arabia and a sister company engaged in EPC contracting”.

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Most of the GCC cable makers are rising to the challenge of intensified domestic competition by implementing a range of strategies. Many are increasingly looking to new countries or products to diversify their market risk, such as Ducab’s expansion into high voltage power cables.

Others are integrating vertically into raw materials, for example, MESC, Jeddah Cables, and Bahra Cable have all made recent investments in polymer compounding capacity, whilst others are integrating into end-user services, such as turnkey project management offered

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by Riyadh Cables and Saudi Cable.

Valentini added that “our analysis indicates that GCC cable companies are evolving to maximise the benefits of the resurgent construction market, and are developing the necessary sophistication to face an increasingly competitive market.”

As we mentioned, North Africa is still feeling its way back from the turmoil of the Arab Spring. Companies have taken advantage of relatively low labour costs and a favourable location, with much of the production of automotive wire and wiring harness shifting from Western Europe to Tunisia and Morocco. As much as 8% of the world’s wiring harnesses are produced in Tunisia and around 5% in Morocco, according to Integer’s latest study – Wire & Cable Focus Report: Middle East and North Africa Markets.

Tier 1 global automotive suppliers such as Dräxlmaier, Leoni, Yazaki, Lear Automotive, Kromberg & Schubert and Sumitomo Wiring Systems all have harness operations in Tunisia. At the same time Tunisian manufacturer Coficab (Elloumi Group) has grown to become one of the leading suppliers of automotive wire into the European auto sector. In Morocco, the main wiring harness producers are Nexans, Leoni, Yazaki, Sumitomo Electric, Schlemmer, and Coficab.

According to Andrea Valentini, Senior Analyst and Editor of Wire & Cable Focus Report: Middle East and North Africa Markets, “After the 2011-12 turmoil in Tunisia, some of the leading wiring harness companies decided they were over reliant on their production in Tunisia.

Some shifted capacity to other parts of North Africa, and even Eastern Europe. Morocco however emerged relatively unscathed from the Arab Spring, and Integer expects that local automotive wire producers will benefit from the country’s security, and experience increased investments.”

At the same time, North Africa’s wire and cable industry remains particularly fragmented. “There is a long tail of smaller producers, especially in the Industrial/OEM/ Auto wire and cable segment”, says Josie Armstrong, Business Manager of the Wire and Cable Team. “We estimated that 20% of the regional wire and cable production comes from 60 companies with an average share of 0.3% of the total cable production in North Africa. Provided economic and political conditions remain favourable to foreign investment in the region, we might see a period of consolidation in the medium term.”

For more information: Ali Asaadi on +44 20 7503 1265 ali.asaadi@integer-research.com

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9-11 June 2014 InterContinental Istanbul, Turkey

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Highlights for 2014 include: - NEW – a cable makers’ CEO panel discussion, looking at strategies and visions for the future - NEW – an end-users’ panel discussion including perspectives from Facebook, Siemens and other cable customers - NEW – extended power and communications steams, including customer case studies from the data, telecoms, power and transport sectors - Market overviews from host country Turkey plus China, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East - Raw materials updates on copper, aluminium and fibre - The global economic outlook and its impact on wire & cable markets If you want an effective means of learning about the future of wire & cable markets, then you need to consider the speaker forum & networking opportunities offered throughout CRU”s Wire & Cable conference.

Paul Bryant, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, IEWC Sponsored by

Although this was my first CRU conference, it will not be my last. The presentations, data and networking opportunities made this a very worthwhile conference for me and I would say any other person doing business in the wire & cable industry.

Howard H Atkins, VP Business Development, General Cable Corporation Media Partner:

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CRU

7th annual wire and cable conference

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n June 2013 in Berlin, Germany, over 200 delegates attended the conference from 32 countries. The presentations included several from CRU’s analysts as well as presentations from 20 invited speakers representing companies and organizations from Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. Many delegates at the conference expressed concerns about the market - reflecting on issues such as the weak conditions in Europe, slowing growth in fibre optics, huge Chinese capacity and the issue of fake cables. The conference included numerous speakers including CRU’s Robert Daniels who provided a review of the energy cable market, as well as Steve Cheng of Facebook, who described his company’s approach to the cabling infrastructure in large data centres.

Highlights of the conference included Ester Baiget, EMEA Commercial Director at Dow Elastomers, Electrical & Telecommunications, who emphasised that the wire and cable industry, traditionally viewed as conservative, was rapidly changing for multiple reasons. Growing populations, particularly in developing countries, means that as people strive for an improved lifestyle, their energy demands increase. Meanwhile in developed countries, new regulations concerning power are coming into place and the idea of sustainable energy has really taken hold. In the USA, where the current overhead transmission lines are dated and not sufficient to supply constant power, there will be demand for underground cables, and alternative power solutions, such as solar and wind power, will require new wire and cable systems. She stated that by 2050 the world’s power demands will have increased by 70% due to population growth and lifestyle changes. All of this spells growth for the wire and cable market, as utilities look to provide consumers with a reliable power source.

Another interesting presentation was given by Andrew Shaw, the CEO of Ducab, who looked at the cable market in the GCC region and across the wider Middle East and North Africa. Whilst the cable industry is suffering from overcapacity at present, the rapidly growing population and availability of funding from oil and gas sales mean that all countries in the region have ambitious spending plans. This was expected to drive strong growth in demand for wire and cable through the Middle East and North Africa.

Steve Cheng, Facebook’s Principal Design Engineer

for Telecommunications and Cabling Infrastructure, gave a detailed report on how one of the world’s largest data centre operators goes about designing, procuring, building, and operating an extensive cable plant. Mr. Cheng said Facebook uses in-house engineers to design its data centres and cable networks, and that it also does R&D on cable technology. Facebook’s datacentre design concept is like a wheel, with a core router in the hub and radiating spokes allowing the use of standard cable lengths. Each data hall is designed with a row of main distribution frames (MDFs), and multiple intermediate distribution frames (IDFs) and redundant cable routes between the MDF and IDF racks.

Facebook supports more than a billion active users from data centres at two locations in the US and one near the Arctic Circle in Lulea, Sweden. Among all its data centres, Facebook has more than 120,000 thousand multimode fibre ports, and 13,750 km of multimode fibre. According to CRU’s estimates of the multimode fibre market, Facebook would rank among the world’s top 40 countries as a multimode fibre user—more than Portugal and several other countries in Western Europe, and more than every country in Africa except South Africa. Mr. Cheng said that optical cable is almost half, 47%, of Facebook’s total expenditures on cabling infrastructure. The remaining cost elements include cable trays, racks, support structure, installation labour, and copper cabling.

Now in its 8th year, CRU’s Wire & Cable Conference moves to Istanbul, Turkey. Straddling the West and the East, Istanbul’s location perfectly encapsulates the cable making industry’s focus shift eastwards. Once again, this year’s CRU Wire & Cable Conference will provide cable makers and their suppliers and customers with insights on the trends that are shaping the industry, plus case studies from leading manufacturers and some of the world’s largest cable end-users. The programme has been extended in content and geographical spread with more presentations and more speakers, including new perspectives from both cable makers and cable customers. The event offers a great opportunity to meet your peers and customers in the wire and cable markets.

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INTERVIEW

INSIGHTS FROM THE INDUSTRY

Nick Michaelson, Chief Executive

TCD Review interviews Silverfox’s Nick Michaelson You’ve been in the Wire and Cable Industry for over 30 years - what do you feel is the biggest change in the industry and has it changed the way in which you do business?

Well, over the past 30 years, I have seen an array of both positive and negative changes. For example, there has been a significant move to computerised labelling production, away from the manual solutions.

This has saved a lot of time on projects - which is a good thing. But, the trouble with some of these newer systems is that they are often not as durable as their predecessors. This may be due to cost restrictions becoming ever more important or it may be because manufactures aren’t sufficiently vigilant in designing the necessary durability and ensure their systems and the final printed products work satisfactorily in the environments for which they’re being offered. That affects all of us.

In what way would you say Silver Fox’s cable labelling solutions set themselves apart from others?

Our solutions are continually evolving and improving. This comes both from our own product development team and most importantly, from user feedback. This feedback from our customers across

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the world is particularly helpful. It’s our gold dust, if you like. We know engineers are very sensible people and their common-sense approach matches exactly our own approach to labelling. That’s perhaps part of what brings the smiles to their faces when they see our solutions.

What they want are solutions that are easy to set up and easy to use, powerful enough to address their real world needs; simple and fast to run. They want labels from a dependable source and the final products that are reliable and durable. We totally agree!

I recently heard a story of one oil company being obliged to erect new scaffolding in a fabrication yard, to replace the cable labels that were falling off, even before the module floated out. Quality is important!

That’s why our ISO accreditation, attention to detail and independent testing is so important to us and, ultimately, to our customers.

We listen very hard to our customers. For example, after detailed discussions with a design engineering company, based near Chiswick, who were working on a large project in Kazakhstan, we designed and developed brand new Professional level software, specifically for use on their project. Doing this was a huge investment for us, but it also meant that we were then able to offer a solution that was really focused on, and relevant for, major oil and gas projects globally.

What differentiates this software was and is the very powerful import functionality, enabling the user to take an Excel output directly from their design packages and easily selects the exact information required, with the minimum of fuss and with total accuracy. Everything can be done in seconds. By the way, for the first time, it made it possible for the user to produce the CrossFerruling information - for the wire makers in seconds.

And how do we get all these improvements out to our users? Well uniquely, both our Advanced and Professional levels of software incorporate an automated web update module. So wherever our users are, in the background, their software is automatically downloading the latest improvements. It then alerts them they are ready to install these improvements. They keep up-to-date with our latest software and benefit from the feedback from other engineers, all completely free of charge.

There are lots of examples of this. Here are just two both connected with our Professional software:

When using our heat-shrink or non-shrink labels, there’s now functionality that allows a user to print the labels for both ends of their wire at the same time. Uniquely, our printer allows for two rolls of material at same time, via our universal guidance system. By organising our software and printer together, the net result can be that one roll is for one end and the other roll is for the other end. It’s a first in our industry. And for existing users, this is also backwards

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This all sounds very interesting, but how can an engineer get started?

The route into our solution is also straightforward.

We offer something called “Fox-in-a-Box®” There are two levels, either Advanced or Professional (referring to the software). Both are supplied with everything a user needs - even the printer cable. We’ve developed our system so that it’s straightforward to set-up and run.

There’s also FREE telephone support that covers set-up and questions at any time during operation. Particularly for set-up, we can arrange a call time convenient for our customer to talk them through right from opening the box. This usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes at the same time we talk them through the software and operation.

Can you tell us a little bit about your system and all the different labels?

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tubing. In this instance, we decided to use outside design agencies with all their powerful CAD packages.

After days of intense work, they announced, that what we wanted to do, was impossible.

Well, I’ll let you into a secret. We found an 85 year old engineer, who didn’t use computers and so didn’t understand that “Computer says No”. Between us and him, we made our new guidance system happen!

Then, of course, winning the Queen’s Award for Excellence – International Trade in 2005. We were one of only 80 companies in the whole of the UK to achieve this. On a personal side it was meeting Her Majesty, The Queen as a result of winning this Award.

Are there any other recent developments that our readers should be interested in?

Our new Low Smoke Zero Halogen Fox-Flo® labels are a great step forward.

To make things easy for the engineer these labels can be printed on the same printer, using the same ribbon and the same software as all our other labels. What could be easier? They’re also 1mm thick, giving them a good feel and better durability, over some of the thinner examples available from our competitors. Plus, they’re made in the UK!

In making them, we selected the very best materials (as we always do) to ensure the very best performance. And so unsurprisingly, when we have them independently tested, the final printed labels have performed to a very high standard.

On an observational note, we were surprised recently, when we were shown a data sheet from one of our larger US competitors, giving results from their UV testing. Looking closely we found that they were only reporting on their white labels. There was absolutely no indication whether they’d tested the finished printed label or just the material. Not surprisingly the test results appeared to be acceptable.

Silver Fox is both cautious and thorough. We test ALL colours at the same time AND test them as final printed labels. So we’re proud to say that all our colours as finished printed labels have performed exceptionally well for 1500 hours of accelerated UV testing. We even expose our finished printed labels to salt mist spray tests, and, again, we’ve not seen this from other manufacturers.

Our solutions are constantly evolving and improving. This comes both from our own product development team and most importantly, from our user feedback

Everything goes through the same printer, the same software and even uses the same ribbon. So whether it is Fox-Flo® Low Smoke Zero Halogen tie-on cable labels, heat-shrink, non-shrink, two-part wire marking, wrap-round selflaminating labels. It’s still the same printer and the same ribbon with the same software. The software also drives all our laser range, so really the Fox-in-a-Box® covers everything. As we add more even more label options, these will be available via the same printer. The templates are updated via our automated web update functionality.

What sets Silver Fox apart from other companies?

The commitment of our team - who give exceptional service and support. The response time that flows from that commitment. Our sales department is different as well. In our world they’re the customer’s representative in the company, look after our customers from the moment they make an inquiry right through to delivery. Our whole philosophy is that we’re there to help.

Where there are questions or issues, as a matter of routine we follow up with our customers to make sure they’re satisfied and we’ve addressed all their questions.

We don’t just assume that their silence is sufficient.

What would be, in your opinion, Silver Fox’s biggest achievement to date?

Well that’s an interesting question! I guess every stage, when we’ve been told “it can’t be done”.

A good example would be our universal guidance system for use with our heat-shrink and non-shrink

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Where do you see the market going?

For us, the market’s getting better, year on year. We’ve had a program of heavy investment for over 10 years.

As a result of all this we’re seeing a solid growth in business. The investment is, of course, on-going.

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CABLE & WIRE NEWS

CABLE AND WIRE NEWS

Updates from the industry AFL introduces sub-unitized MicroCore® Fiber Optic cable

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AFL is launching the next generation of high performance sub-unitized MicroCore cables.

Ideal for high density infrastructures, this cable realizes significant savings in both space and fiber management.

The sub-unitized MicroCore cable features a small diameter. Its 2.0 mm sub-cables are designed for direct termination and support both single fiber and multi-fiber architectures.

AFL’s sub-unitized MicroCore can be used in headend terminations to a fiber backbone, termination of fiber rack systems, multi-floor deployment where select fibers are used at each floor, intra-building backbones and MTP/MPO or MTP to break-out terminations.

Available in 12 to 144 fibers, sub-unitized MicroCore is compliant to RoHS/REACH directives and NFPA 262 plenum-rated.

Belden releases DataTuff TC Cat 5e cord sets, first industrial Ethernet Cable for 600V cable trays

Belden Inc. releases its DataTuff TC Cat 5e cord sets with TC Listed industrial Ethernet cable. These 600V TC 1277 rated Cat 5e cord sets, with RJ45 connectors, are the first to address a long-standing challenge - the ability to easily route industrial Ethernet cables in the most demanding heavy-industry environments using existing 600V cable trays. These cord sets reduce the cost of installation and reduce the risk of field failure, with the attendant costs of operational downtime and potential safety issues.

As heavy equipment migrates to Ethernet controls, it is important to make sure that communication signals travel with a minimum of interference, physical or electrical, through the plant or field installation.

The new DataTuff cord sets fit the bill. Standard

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commercial cabling is not robust enough for the demanding, mission-critical environments of the industrial world. Standard industrial-grade Ethernet cable is designed to address the needs of industrial applications but is unable to be routed in cable trays.

The latter has caused plant engineers to develop creative, but not always acceptable or reliable, ways of routing cable through a plant.

Hendrix Spacer Cable Systems ideal for upgrading existing distribution infrastructure

Hendrix, a premier provider of high quality overhead and underground power distribution products, announces that Hendrix Spacer Cable is an excellent solution for saving money, and improving reliability when upgrading distribution infrastructure. Whatever the challenge posed by your existing infrastructure, including upgrading circuits in alleyways, road widening projects, backlot bare wire services, or reconductoring existing circuits, Spacer Cable can offer lower project and operations costs, a shortened timeline, and improved reliability.

Additionally, these solutions can satisfy Public Utility Commission (PUC) requirements for distribution infrastructure improvements.

Spacer Cable’s compact configuration and versatility make it the ideal solution for reconductoring alleyways, where trenching or directional boring for underground circuits can be cost-prohibitive, and required clearances for conventional open wire systems pose significant problems. For road widening projects, Spacer Cable’s compact configuration and the ability to build the spacer cable circuit on either side of the pole can eliminate right-of-way challenges when relocating distribution circuits.

For backlot bare wire service in older neighborhoods, Spacer Cable addresses all the issues associated with potential power quality deterioration due to backyard planting interference with distribution lines, restriction of trimming for aesthetic reasons, and access concerns.

Spacer Cable can withstand temporary contact with branches without flickers or outages, improving both aesthetics and access, as tree trimming can be less frequent and less extensive.

For reconductoring distribution lines, new Spacer Cable circuits can often be installed under existing energized

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CABLE & WIRE NEWS circuits. The original circuit can be left in service or a double Spacer Cable circuit installed, saving time and money while providing continual service.

LS Cable & System develops intelligent integrated wiring system, ‘SimpleWin’

LS Cable & System have developed a next-generation intelligent integrated wiring system that it has named SimpleWin. This system provides integrated management of voice traffic, data transfer, security network equipment and wiring, which used to be installed and operated separately in intelligent buildings and IDCs.

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Belden announces availability of MarineTuff instrumentation, control and VFD cables

Belden Inc. announces the availability of its new MarineTuff line of HaloarrestXLink LSZH-Jacketed 600V instrumentation, control and VFD cables. These cables offer reliable, safety-conscious cabling solutions for offshore platforms, equipment suppliers and commercial shipbuilders. These marine-certified cables offer the safety benefits of low smoke and zero halogen (LSZH) jackets while maintaining the physical toughness to withstand the harshest offshore environments.

Belden’s MarineTuff cables are the ideal solution for the most challenging offshore activities such as mobile drilling, fixed platform, floating production, storage and offloading or marine vessels. The MarineTuff cables are designed for use in both interior and exterior environments. This makes purchasing easier by eliminating the need to specify multiple cable types.

It also leads to earlier production and deployment by accelerating the design, fabrication and installation process.

As heavy equipment migrates to Ethernet controls, it is important to make sure that communications signals travel with a minimum of interference, physical or electrical, through the plant of field installation

SimpleWin enables a user to check and manage system operation status in realtime while also offering improved network operating efficiency. In addition, management system changes, such as transfer, addition and change of circuits used as well as communication failures can be handled swiftly.

The intelligent integrated wiring system SimpleWin developed by LS Cable & System integrates all necessary wiring and manages them using built-in intelligent software. As a result, system administrators can identify the locations where failures occur on a realtime basis. In addition, network management through a smartphone application enables users to operate the system even more efficiently.

LS Cable & System’s SimpleWin is configured with software for network management and hardware including an intelligent patch panel and an intelligent management system. Designed from the start to be an advanced integrated system, SimpleWin provides the highest network performance yet available, thus it is suitable for transmitting the ever increasing amount of data traffic.

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Lapp Group announces CAT. 6A transmission rates now possible in continuous flex and torsion applications

CAT.6A cables have supported fast data transmission rates in industrial Ethernet systems. Yet these cables did not offer the continuous flex or torsion design features needed for moving machine applications. Lapp Group’s new ETHERLINE® CAT.6A cables remove this limitation.

In an industry first, the new ETHERLINE® cables combine CAT.6A’s 10 Gbit/sec data transfer rates with continuous flex and torsion performance suitable for robotics, machine vision systems, wind turbines and other industrial machines with motion systems. Previous continuous flex industrial Ethernet cables offered data transfer rates of max 1 Gbit/sec.

ETHERLINE® CAT.6A comes in two different versions.

The Continuous Flex version is suitable for use in cable tracks and is tested for more than one million bending cycles. The torsion version is optimized for torsion applications.

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INTERKAB JLT The Middle Eastern market - a key International hub

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NTERKAB is a leading service company specialising in the management and supply of electrical cables, associated electrical equipment and cable management services across multiple industries worldwide, including Oil and Gas, Power Generation, Energy and Utilities and Renewable. For those of you who recognise the INTERKAB brand, thank you for taking the time to read our article, we appreciate your continued interest.

INTERKAB has seen significant growth in the MENA region since the establishment of our Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) Free Zone Enterprise last year.

We are pleased to announce that our new JLT free zone venture is now ISO:9001 accredited alongside our UK company. Our Dubai based branch of our UK company, International Cable Management Ltd, continues to support our major project clients in the region whilst, INTERKAB JLT, our new DMCC Free Zone entity has been set up specifically to drive forward our stock and distribution business throughout the GCC. Developing a clear separation between our projects and distribution divisions has had a positive impact on our clients and sales alike, providing greater client focus, understanding and enabling INTERKAB to react quickly to the ever changing requirements of our industry. This year our JLT Free Zone entity will be settled in new offices and we look forward to making further announcements during 2014.

The Middle Eastern market continues to grow with the escalation of many major projects across multiple industry sectors and remains a key international hub for INTERKAB and our clients. With the rapid growth of industry comes the requirement for increased flexibility in the supply chain - this is a concept that INTERKAB has driven for many years. Our clients require fast, efficient and flexible solutions for their cable and electrical equipment requirements. Being able to react quickly and provide a cost effective, time efficient solution that does not penalise the client financially is key to supporting the fast paced schedule driven projects currently on-going in the Middle East.

We are also seeing a positive recognition of INTERKAB’s cable management services. Operators and engineering companies are seeing the value in specification rationalisation, cable drum efficiency planning, execution and the direct cost savings that come with the application of an effective cable management service. Cable is a major upscalable material cost on any project; keeping control of costs, particularly on lump sum contracts, is a major issue for our clients. INTERKAB’s cable management services provide the client with the ability to plan, control and monitor the use of their cable on site and react as early as possible for future cable requirements on the project.

Effective cable management minimises wastage, the requirement to re-order and can provide up-to-theminute scheduling feedback to the client, based on cable consumption. Being able to give clients the tools and visibility to control and monitor consumption, as well as the timely re-ordering of additional material is key to minimising these additional material costs. This concept delivers true and measurable savings back to the client through the supply chain and is one that INTERKAB’s clients are benefiting from immensely.

The future is certainly bright in the Middle East - for INTERKAB, our clients and everyone contributing to the growth of the region. We would like to thank our clients for their continued support and appreciation of our services. We certainly appreciate your business and we look forward to bringing new clients to the INTERKAB family.

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CABLE AND WIRE NEWS Updates from the industry Nexans enables ROV cables to work harder and longer

Nexans has launched an innovative range of remote operated vehicle (ROV) tether cables, known as Enable®, developed specifically to enable ROVs to work longer and harder by incorporating bending-optimized Dyneema® fibre as the strength member. This development offers a major increase in the bending fatigue resistance of tether cables, which is an important step towards more cost-effective ROV operations.

The tether cable is a flexible, lightweight cable that provides the physical connection between the ROV and its tether management system (TMS), transmitting electrical power and optical signals and carrying mechanical payloads.

During operation, the cable is subjected to small bending diameters and relatively sharp directional changes in the TMS as well as vehicle motions. This causes the synthetic fibres used as the strength member to mechanically deteriorate, resulting in the need for regular re-termination of the ROV tether cable.

The key innovation in the development of the Enable® cables is that the aramid fibres previously used as the strength member have been replaced by highperformance bending-optimized Dyneema® fibres.

Extensive fatigue testing has demonstrated that the new Enable®cables have a bending durability that is several orders of magnitude better than conventional cables.

Improved bending performance offers a number of operator advantages.

ROV operators can utilize the improved bending performance of Enable® cables in a number of ways, depending on their strategy. It is immediately apparent that they can ensure a prolonged mechanical lifetime when deployed on existing systems, with the increased intervals between re-terminations offering more costeffective operations.

Enable® cables could also offer a similar mechanical lifetime on smaller systems.

Clipper South Platform benefits from Tratos Oil and Gas Cables

Located off the North East Coast of East Anglia, UK in the North Sea, the Clipper South gas field and its wellhead platform have been developed using Tratos Oil

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& Gas Cables to the value of several million Euros.

Clipper South is a substantial gas field with a wellhead platform tied by 12” pipeline to Conoco/BP’s LOGGS Platform from where gas is exported onshore to Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal, 100km away.

As part of ongoing development work, including new production wells, Tratos Oil & Gas Cables have been used extensively throughout the field to supply power, control and signalling. Cables supplied include low and medium voltage power, control and instrumentation cables, including fire resistant variants, plus submarine and umbilical cables.

Nexans launches innovative FTTA cable solutions for new generation mobile network sites

Nexans has launched an innovative range of FTTA (Fiber to the Antenna) solutions developed specifically to provide the vital fast data connection between the base transmitter station (BTS) and the antennas or remote radio units (RRUs) as telecom operators roll out their new 4G/LTE mobile networks.

Optical fiber is ideally suited to providing the fast data connection link between the BTS and the antenna.

Nexans has therefore built on its extensive experience in FTTH (Fiber to the Home) to develop a comprehensive range of FTTA cables and components, including both copper power supply and optical fiber data links, for use in both new build and upgrading projects. Typical installations will include pylons or masts, on buildings or on water towers.

The Nexans FTTA solutions are designed to ensure reliability and long service life in demanding outdoor conditions, including resistance to UV exposure and extreme temperatures from -40°C to +85°C. Depending on the specific application needs - such as creating a new site or upgrading an existing site - the FTTA range offers three main solutions: hybrid cable - incorporating the power and optical fiber elements in a single cable cross-section; separate optical fiber and power cables; reuseable feeder, which reuses coaxial cables that are already in place to carry the power while a new fiber optic data cable is fed through the existing central duct.

In designing the FTTA solutions, Nexans has paid

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CABLE & WIRE NEWS particular attention to ease of use and installation, especially when working in restricted spaces to keep site work and interruptions to a minimum. They can also reduce the need for long and expensive civil works, such as the need to deploy specialised lifters.

Datwyler Cabling Solutions continues to invest in production in Switzerland and China 27 years ago on the Altdorf site, Datwyler was one of the first Swiss companies to begin producing fibre optic cable, and Datwyler has been manufacturing in China for 15 years now.

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investment programme. Since 2011 roughly 24.3 million euros have been invested in the Swiss cable plant: by the end of 2013 17 million will have gone into modernisation and the acquisition of new production facilities, 13 million into renewing the building infrastructure.

Investment produces more efficient, more highly automated systems and optimised procedures and processes, which means that the Altdorf site will remain competitive, even in a challenging international environment.

The tether cable is a flexible, lightweight cable that provides the physical connection between the ROV and its tether management system

Datwyler Cabling Solutions intends using these many years of know-how to profit from the rapidly growing demand for fibre optic cable.

To this end, the company will be investing a further 8.1 million euros – in its fibre optic cable production facilities.

In Altdorf the modernisation of fibre optic cable fabrication ties up seamlessly with the on-going

In future Datwyler Cabling Solutions will operate two centres of excellence for the production of fibre optic cables: the technologically sophisticated cables for outdoor use will be fabricated exclusively in Altdorf, while the personnel-intensive cables for indoor applications will be manufactured and assembled in Datwyler’s new plant in Taicang. Datwyler Cabling Solutions can thus utilise the specific strengths of both sites and increase its global competitiveness.

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CE-MARKING OF CABLES will soon be mandatory

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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.

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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 FACTORY BITNER Cable Factory Bitner, a leading Polish cable manufacturer, has announced the launch of its new mining and drag chain cable ranges

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he new range of Drag Chain Cables are highly flexible power/control cables suitable for continuous movements and multiple bending.

The cables are designed and tested to withstand at 10 million bending cycles in a drag chain.

The cables are used within automated machinery, crane, offshore oil rig, industrial robot and automatic warehouse applications.

The new range of MV cables for mining and crane applications includes Its BiTmining速 range of power and flexible power cables are used for strip, open pit and underground mining facilities. The cable range is also used within Shipyard and Dock Crane operations.

Typical applications include Dredgers, Floating Docks, Mining Machinery, Submersible Pumps, Coal Cutters, Festoon Systems, Excavators, Stackers/Reclaimers, Dumpers, Mobile Cutters, Shipyard and Dock Cranes, and Containers.

The cables are ideal due to their design, which allows them to operate in high mechanical stress, operation in water, sewage and brackish water, as well as abrasion, stress and tear from chain trailing

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Revolutionary: RADOX® for fiber optics

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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

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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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Opens submarine cable sales office in Abu Dhabi General Cable, a global leader in the wire and cable industry, is proud to announce the opening of its sales office in Abu Dhabi to provide turn-key submarine cable systems to its customers in this region.

In addition to a comprehensive line of submarine cable and accessories, General Cable brings over 100 years of experience, from system planning, engineering and project management to final testing and post-project maintenance.

To learn more about General Cable’s NSW Brand Submarine cabling solutions, visit us at Hall 7, Stand 7G11 at the Middle East Electricity Exhibition, 11 - 13 February in Dubai. Over 1,100 international exhibitors will be meeting to talk about the latest technologies in the energy industry.

General Cable’s commitment to and investment in the energy sector is demonstrated by its expansion of sales locations in the Middle East, offering global resources and local presence.

A Complete Range of Global High-Quality Oil and Gas Cable Solutions General Cable is recognised for its NSW leading brand of submarine communications and power cable solutions.

With more than 500 kilometres of submarine cable and connections installed and in service, General Cable is your partner of choice to meet your deep water oil and gas submarine requirements.

About General Cable General Cable has been a wire and cable innovator for over 165 years, always dedicated to connecting and powering people’s lives. Today, with more than 14,000 associates and US$6 billion in revenues, we are one of the largest wire and cable manufacturers in the world.

Our company serves customers through a global network of 57 manufacturing facilities in 26 countries and has worldwide sales representation and distribution. We are dedicated to the production of high-quality aluminum, copper and fiber optic wire and cable and systems solutions for the energy, construction, industrial, specialty and communications sectors.

General Cable supplies products and services to the global oil, gas and petrochemical (OGP) industry for offshore topside and subsea, and onshore applications.

For more than two decades, General Cable has satisfied the needs of major EPCs and oil and gas companies, delivering thousands of kilometres of highly specialised low-, medium- and high-voltage cable and accessory products that have performed under the most severe conditions across the globe.

General Cable’s long-term commitment to and Investment in the oil, gas and petrochemical sector is demonstrated by its ability to provide industry-leading cable lengths and dimensions in response to the deep water requirements of today’s market.

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CABLE PROJECTS

Ducab supplies power cables for the landmark solar power project ‘Mohammad Bin Rashid Solar Park’ project, which is located in Seih Al Dahal on the DubaiAl Ain road.

Speaking about the MBR Solar Park, the General Manager for Sales & Marketing at Ducab, Colin McKay, had the following to say: “The project is one of the most important components of Dubai’s strategy to diversify energy sources in the Emirate, as it is expected to provide 1 percent of total solar energy production by 2020 and 5 percent by 2030. Generating energy using photovoltaic (PV) panels, the park aims to promote the vision of the wise leadership of the UAE in providing carbon-free renewable energy”.

Colin McKay, General Manager - Sales & Marketing

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ucab, one of the largest manufacturers of power cables and copper products in the Middle East, was the preferred power cables and connectors supplier for the ‘Mohammad Bin Rashid Solar Park’ project. The progress of the project was constantly tracked by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) in order to ensure that commissioning deadlines were met, after which the plant was opened by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai on 22nd October 2013 to mark World Energy Day. Phase I of the MBR Solar Park will generate 13MW of electricity, and is expected to accommodate solar power plants ultimately generating 1,000 MW of power. In addition, other facilities will form part of the development, such as an R&D Centre and an Academic Centre for Innovation.

The first phase of the park was completed on time, thanks to a close collaboration between Ducab and First Solar (FSLR) of the United States who were tasked with constructing this landmark development. Ducab began supplying cabling for this project back in July 2013, and in total provided Dh10.8 million worth of 33kV MV, LV Power & Control and Grounding Cables for the project.

The MBR Solar Park is the first such plant in the Middle East, and Ducab worked very closely in supporting the project team since its inception in January 2012.

Ducab gave particular attention to technical advice and solutions and on time cable deliveries, especially in cases of extreme urgency for the executors of the

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McKay continued: “The MBR Solar Park is considered a particularly important project as it will contribute to the generation of renewable energy and it is expected that the energy generated will enable savings in CO2 production of 15,000 metric tonnes annually, equivalent to removing 2,000 cars from the road every year. In addition to the advantages related to CO2, the plant will also help avoid the annual consumption of approximately 32,000 metric tonnes of water per year, which is required by conventional energy plants.”

He stated: “Ducab will contribute positively to such initiatives and pilot projects through the supply of special cables for renewable power generation, considered a key development in the region.”

“This project is one of the largest renewable energy projects in the area and one of the most important and ambitious development projects seeking to contribute towards the achievement of the UAE Vision 2021. The project will play a significant part in strengthening Dubai’s leading position as an international financial, trade and tourism hub. This is in addition to the consolidation of Sheikh Mohammed’s initiative ‘A green economy for sustainable development’. The project will also have a prominent role in providing new development projects in Dubai, especially the Expo2020 site,” added the General Manager for Sales & Marketing at Ducab.

McKay pointed out that the MBR Solar Park project has marked the first collaboration between Ducab and First Solar, which Ducab hopes and anticipates will establish similar successful cooperation between the two parties in the future.

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Petrobras.

Taihan Electric Wire receives US$76 million order from Qatari government

Taihan Electric Wire has won a US$76 million order from Kahramaa (Hydraulic Power Bureau) of the Qatari government to provide extra-high-voltage power cables, succeeding in entering once again into the Qatari market in five years.

The project consists of two projects. One is to construct a US$63 million underground power line linking an old substation with a new one in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The other is to install another US$13 million underground power cable between substations in Mesaieed, an industrial city approximately 30km south of Doha.

Nexans cables to reinforce Sweden’s rail infrastructure after agreement with Trafikverket

Trafikverket, Sweden’s transport administration, agreed a new framework agreement with Nexans. Under the two-year agreement, worth US$2.17 million, Nexans will be the main supplier of rail infrastructure cables.

Nexans will provide a range of cables from single cores to multi-conductor cables, as well as medium voltage cables. Production will mainly take place at the Nexans plant in Grimsås, Sweden, as well as at the company’s plant in Namsos, Norway.

The award refers to a frame agreement for 360 km of Umbilicals, most of it to be used in pre-salt fields, in 16 different cross sections and related ancillaries, offshore services and qualifications, worth approximately US$260 million with 50% minimum purchasing commitment and call-off orders to be placed within a two-year period. The Group has also been awarded by Petrobras the extension to 2016 of the existing frame agreement for flexible pipes, worth a total of US$95 Million of which US$20 Million have already been called off for the Macabu, Jubarte and Marlim Leste fields.

Petrofac awards JDR contract for subsea power cables at Abu Dhabi’s Satah Al-Razboot (SARB) offshore oil field development.

JDR has been awarded a contract by Petrofac for the design and manufacture of five subsea power and communication (composite) cables and associated accessories for the Satah Al Razboot (SARB) package 3 project, offshore Abu Dhabi.

Petrofac have entrusted JDR to deliver a comprehensive system that will enable power and communication between the field platforms by Spring 2014.

Prysmian Group secures first-ever submarine power link in Capri

Nexans lands US$12.3 million cable contract for China’s Tianwan nuclear power plant

Nexans has been awarded a turnkey contract by China National Nuclear Corporation to supply power cables and accessories for the construction of the second phase (units 3 & 4) of the Tianwan nuclear power plant, located in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China.

The entire project comprises the construction of two additional Russian type VVER-1000 pressurised water reactors, which will each generate 1060 MW power. The cables and accessories will be supplied for applications within the nuclear containment area and will be installed from 2015.

Prysmian Group signs major contracts with Brazilian Petrobras

Prysmian Group has been awarded new major contract worth a total of up to approximately US$260 million, related to a frame agreement for Umbilical products for offshore oil and gas extraction, by Brazilian oil company

Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract worth approximately US$95.69 million, for the connection of the island of Capri and Torre Annunziata (Naples),

by Terna Rete Italia S.p.A., a company fully owned by Terna S.p.A., the Italian Transmission System Operator.

The project involves supply and installation of a High Voltage Alternate Current (HVAC) 150 kV power cable connection comprising of 30 km submarine route and of 1 km of land cable, as well as related network components and specialist civil works on either ends, running from the mainland to Terna’s innovative power station with low environmental impact and sustainable design criteria located in Capri’s Gasto Ecological Island.

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Where your cables go in the world is your business.

What wraps them is ours.

Cables keep our modern world connected.

That’s why cable manufacturers and engineers everywhere rely on Scapa Cable Solutions to deliver world class cable tape – and have done for over 100 years. Since we began, our cable tape could have wrapped the world almost 300 times – so when you need an expert cable protection solution, you know you can count on us.

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Scapa Cable Protection Solutions – 102 years in the making...

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fter 102 years of supplying protection solutions to the cable manufacturing industry, Scapa UK Ltd is investing for the next hundred years or thereabouts! It was 1912 when Lyndsay & Williams first supplied insulating tapes to power cable makers in the UK and since their acquisition by Scapa, change and expansion has been a constant. With this pedigree as a backdrop, Scapa now has one of the widest ranges of cable protection solutions in this global industry.

They are now a key supplier and reference partner to the world’s top manufacturers of power, subsea, control, instrumentation and fibre optic cables.

With two plants, Renfrew in Canada and Ashton, near Manchester in the UK, focusing production on cable wrapping tapes; the full range includes dielectric, semi-conducting, bituminised, fire retardant and water blocking tapes and yarns. With a world hungry for power and data connectivity and the imperative of renewable energy, the cable industry is now coming out of the doldrums and set for growth. Scapa are positioning themselves to take advantage of this expansion. Each plant has its own R&D facilities backed by a central research operation in France and the company is currently working on the next generation of water blocking tapes. As well as this intensive product development, investment in plant and process is rising too as Scapa gears for the growth in cable infrastructure projects across the globe. 102 years and counting...

Scapa Flagship Products (Ranges): SC24/200 – A high tensile semi-conducting tape for power applications CT50/113 – An insulating binding and bedding tape with high abrasion resistance SC36/65 – Used in many global subsea projects this is an easy process semi-conducting tape

Bitumen – Bitumenised tape for subsea cable applications for fibre optic and general data cables CFY range – A wide assortment of waterblocking yarns for power and data applications FR Range – Halogen free fire retardant tapes for a wide variety of applications Solutions for jointing, termination and repair of MV and HV power cables Scapa are exhibiting at WIRE 2014 in Dussdeldorf, 7-11th April 2014 in Hall 10, Stand D75 Join us to take a closer look at our product range and meet the team that can help with your enquiries.

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CABLE ACCESSORIES NEWS

Updates from the industry

trefoil formation and, because they allow for greater fixing distances between cleats, can reduce installation time and cost.

AFL introduces IDC 2 and 4 port terminal blocks

AFL introduces Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC) twoand four-port terminal blocks created to provide extra protection for connections in the most demanding conditions. The IDC is ideal for wireto-board, wire-to-cable and wire-toprinted circuit board applications.

The connector consists of a polyester housing with high-strength copper alloy contacts, and insulation Image courtesy of: Ellis Holding Power displacement spades that accept 2422 wire gauge. Terminals blocks are Ellis secures Chinese nuclear specification RoHS and ELV compliant.

Emperor cable cleats and ProTect cable straps from Ellis are being installed in the Areva European Pressurised Packaged in anti-static tubes or trays with actuators in Reactor (EPR) nuclear power plant currently being open position, the connector is provided without grease constructed in the Guangdong province of China. filling to facilitate PCB manufacturing.

The Taishan Nuclear Power Project, which is a joint venture between EDF and China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group, is the third nuclear power station to be built using Areva’s 1,750 megawatt EPR and it is the second time Areva has used Ellis’ products to secure electrical cables at a nuclear plant.

Designed for use where the highest levels of short circuit withstand are required, Ellis’ Emperor cable cleats are available for both trefoil and single cable applications.

All products in the range are manufactured in type 316L stainless steel, meaning they provide ultimate corrosion protection, even in the harshest of environments.

The benefits of the Emperor cleats also extend to a patented design, which makes installation quick and easy, and an integral LSF zero halogen polymeric liner and base pad that protects and cushions cables during short circuit conditions.

Ellis’ ProTect cable straps, which are also manufactured out of 316L stainless steel, are designed for installation between trefoil cleats, such as Emperors. They not only enhance short circuit capabilities, but help to retain

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New underwater connector from Amphenol ideal for deep submersion applications

Amphenol Industrial Global Operations now offers a line of high performance, rugged and reliable underwater electrical connectors for deep submersion applications.

The Submariner series of subsurface wet- and dry-mate connectors can be used in depths up to 6,000 meters (underwater pressure of up to 600 bar).

The connector is ideal for use by the military and government, diving equipment manufacturers, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) manufacturers as well as deep submergence science and research projects.

The Submariner series is a full line of deep submersion connectors that include dry-mate connectors that are fully compatible with similar products in the industry.

For example, these new connectors can be interchanged with existing connections in an ROV, without having to replace all of the vehicle’s connections.

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CABLE ACCESSORIES Designed to meet the rapid growth and rising demand in the global ROV market, the new Submariner series uses Amphenol’s molding and adhesion expertise to offer an optional molded-to-cable feature.

This feature ensures that the seal between the cable and connector remains intact under water. All polymerto-metal bonding surfaces are carefully sandblasted, cleaned, primed and molded. The rugged metal shells and recessed pins assure reliable performance in the most demanding environments.

Available in three different shell sizes and a variety of configurations, Amphenol’s Submariner series features wire gauges from 10 AWG to 20 AWG, a maximum operating voltage of 600 V and operating temperatures ranging from -5ºC to 65ºC. For longer life and prolonged mating cycles, each connector is designed with gold-plated contacts per MIL-G 45204 at 30 microns. Cable assemblies and pigtails are available.

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savings. The ribbon cable wiremount socket assembly incorporates 3M insulation displacement contact (IDC) technology in the connector, helping maintain secure connections and high signal integrity.

The IDC connector’s mass termination capability allows the termination of 30 lines in a single cycle, reducing the need for expensive automated termination equipment and allowing manual cable assembly operations.

Available friction-latch configurations and an optional strain-relief accessory can further increase connection reliability. An optional, unique header ejector latch mechanism provides positive latch and ejection capability with minimal size addition.

A new cable-to-board interconnect solution from 3M can help designers of high-performance electronic systems meet the ever-increasing demand for high-density equipment

New cable-to-board interconnects from 3M enable high-density designs

A new cable-to-board interconnect solution from 3M can help designers of high-performance electronic systems meet the ever-increasing demand for highdensity equipment.

The 3M Electronics Solutions Division has launched the 3M™ Ribbon Cable Wiremount Socket Assembly, .050” x .050”, 451 Series and the 3M™ Shrouded Boardmount Header, .050” x .050”, 452 Series.

The small, robust socket and header mate together connecting .025” pitch ribbon cables to printed circuit boards (PCBs).

A variety of .025” pitch ribbon cables are also available from 3M, forming a complete, end-to-end system of header, socket and cable.

The compact header and socket help achieve highperformance electronic equipment designs in a small form factor as required by today’s communications, military/aerospace, industrial production, data center and high-performance computing applications. The fine, .050” pitch saves space on the PCB, allowing for high connection density.

The series 451 and 452 Series interconnect products from 3M also deliver on performance, reliability and cost

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The shrouded boardmount header is available in a variety of configurations in order to maximize design flexibility while minimizing PCB footprint. Tape-and-reel packaging for the SMT version of the header is available for automated placement applications, and PCB standoffs help enable pin-inpaste processing capability.

ABB buys ELBI Elektrik to strengthen wiring accessory unit in Turkey and Eastern Europe

ABB has acquired Turkey-based ELBI Elektrik from Ahlström Capital to improve its position in the Turkish low-voltage products segment and to expand its existing business in Eastern Europe. The parties have agreed not to disclose financial details of the transaction.

ELBI Elektrik is headquartered in Istanbul and has about 450 employees. It designs and manufactures electrical wiring accessory products for the Turkish market, and exports to Eastern Europe with its own local sales organization.

By complementing its existing wiring accessories portfolio with ELBI Elektrik’s products, ABB will be able to serve markets outside of Europe, which it has been unable to access with its current range of products.

The acquisition follows ABB’s recent purchase of French software company Newron System S.A., which is aimed at expanding its market reach and offering for channel partners in automation solutions for buildings. Like Newron, ELBI Elektrik will be integrated into the Wiring Accessories business of ABB’s Low Voltage Products division.

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SILVERFOX

control samples provided by Silver Fox Ltd. None of the labels had been affected visually in any way and were perfectly legible at the end of the test.’

Recent news

Silver Fox labelling solutions in Vietnamese venture TTSVN has become a distributor for UK-based Silver Fox’s labelling solutions. The organisation, based in Vung Tau City, Vietnam, provides training and technical services, along with labour, for the oil and gas industry in that country.

“We focus on quality and professionalism – achieving world-class accreditation for our services,” said TTSVN’s owner, Le Duc Ha.

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The tests - carried out by the UKAS-certified ETS, of Woodley in Berkshire – conformed to the Lloyds Register Type Approval Test Specification No1, July 2013, Section 16, generally known as IEC600068-252 Test Kb Salt Mist (Cyclic). It involved replicating a marine environment and subjecting Silver Fox labels to four cycles of a two hour exposure to salt mist, followed by subjecting the labels to a temperature of 35 degrees Celsius and between 90 per cent and 95 per cent humidity for seven days.

“Silver Fox labels are routinely used in the Energy, Power, Rail and Data & Telecoms industries worldwide,” said Nick Michaelson, CEO of Silver Fox, which regularly tests its labels at MoD, UKAS-certified and independent recognised test laboratories in compliance with a number of different MIL and other standards.

our solutions more than hold their own against products from some of the largest companies

“With such a focus on providing quality services and products, we feel that it’s appropriate to represent Silver Fox, which invests heavily to ensure the quality of its products and its service to its customers - and whose cable labels are used throughout most of the rest of the world in situations as diverse as London Underground, oil platforms, London’s Olympic Village and Stadium as well as London’s Savoy Hotel.”

Nick Michaelson, CEO of Silver Fox, explained: “This continued expansion into the Far East market – further adding to Silver Fox’s already geographically widespread market coverage - confirms our position as a truly worldwide supplier of labelling solutions.

“This is being reflected in the creation of further jobs in the UK as more orders come through – and gives a welcome boost to the British manufacturing sector.”

Along with Silver Fox’s other products, its Legend labels have been tested to withstand temperatures of 85 degrees Celsius for 1,000 hours, as well as temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius. They have also performed very well when tested for salt mist spray and humidity.

Silver Fox labels pass Salt Mist Spray test with flying colours Silver Fox has seen positive results from the most recent tests carried out on its labels – for salt mist spray.

According to the resulting certificate, which relates to the complete range of coloured labels produced by Silver Fox: ‘Environmental Test Service (ETS) performed visual inspections of the labels by comparing them with

“These labels are used in demanding conditions – where they can experience both high and low temperatures and, sometimes, are exposed to dangerous gases and other hazards. So, it’s important that the labels are tested thoroughly to ensure that they’ll perform well under ‘real world’ conditions – and, indeed, out-perform their rivals.”

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In all tests carried out on its labels, Silver Fox tests the finished, printed label - and not just the material on which it is printed.

“These tests are expensive but, at Silver Fox, the commitment to offer the very best materials and back these up by independent tests is relentless,” said Nick Michaelson. “It’s part of our on-going resolve to do all we can to enable and empower our customers to turn time into profit.

“Over the past 30 years, Silver Fox has been at the forefront of the development of innovative durable and time-saving labelling solutions. This is driven by a passion for excellence and a determination to be the best in our field.

“Today, our solutions more than hold their own against products from some of the largest companies in our business - and we’re still improving our solutions,” he added. “Our goals are to design, develop and supply complete labelling solutions including software, hardware and label material ensuring a highly time saving and durable solution for all our customers.”

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NEW!

EXTENSIVE RANGE OF CABLE CLEATS

* CYCLONE II PATENT PENDING

PROTECTION WHATEVER THE ENVIRONMENT The market leaders in cable glands, CMP Products, are proud to announce the launch of their new range of cable cleats

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Multiple designs for every situation and environment.

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Third party certification to IEC 61914.

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Superior short circuit ratings & cable acceptance ranges.

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UK design and manufacture.

Stainless Steel, Aluminium, LSF V-0 Nylon and LUL approved polymers available.

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CABLE ACCESSORIES

CMP PRODUCTS

proudly presents its extensive new line of cable cleats

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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.

CMP Products, providing protection, whatever the environment

LUL approved polymers available

Superior short circuit ratings to withstand any environment

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.

Designs to fit every situation and environment Parallel, trefoil and multicore formations available to suit any installation Third party certification to IEC 61914:2009 Stainless steel, aluminium, LSF V-0 Nylon and

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RAW MATERIALS

BOREALIS AND BOROUGE

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orealis and Borouge will be “Bringing Energy All Around” at Wire Düsseldorf this year. As leading innovators and reliable partners to the global wire and cable industry, both companies are proud to be represented together at the fair in their 198 square metre stand. Borealis and Borouge will be showcasing their premier technology brands, including Borlink™ and Borstar®, as well as their premier product brands Visico™/Ambicat™ and Casico™, as well as how they are investing in the future through their technologies.

Borlink’s unique technology enables Borealis and Borouge to offer a wide range of sophisticated cable applications as well as semicon products. Key innovations of Borlink include a tailor-made high pressure (HP) process for the production of high purity low density polyethylene (LDPE) base polymers with superior electrical properties and the introduction of a closed or controlled loop (from monomer to final packaging), which avoids contaminants and ensures homogenous and high-quality, clean compounds. The Borlink technology is a step change innovation in the power cable industry and serves as a platform for both to

BorlinkTM Technology: Stop and see what powers your life

work together with the entire energy infrastructure value chain to establish innovative solutions that address the challenges of an increasingly connected world.

“Applying the Borlink technology in the wire and cable industry benefits the entire value chain,” explains Anton Wolfsberger, Borealis Marketing Manager for Energy & Infrastructure. “For example, cables benefiting from Borlink technology are still performing to today’s stringent standards even after 30 years of use.”

The Borstar technology supports applications in the fields of water and gas distribution, wastewater and sewage disposal, irrigation systems, chemical and industrial pipelines, in-house plumbing and heating as well as pipe systems for oil and gas exploration and transportation. Visico, Ambicat and Casico solutions in low voltage energy transmission and distribution cables as well as flame retardant applications offer world-class innovations in providing, installing and extending the lifetime of cable systems. To see what their solutions can do for you, stop by the Borealis and Borouge booth located at hall 10, stand D72.

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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RAW MATERIALS

RAW MATERIALS NEWS Updates from the industry

Arsenal Selects Dow Electrical & Telecommunications Cable Compound for Low Voltage HFFR Applications

Dow Electrical and Telecommunications (Dow E&T), has announced that Arsenal, a Russian manufacturer of specialist power and telecommunications cables, has qualified Dow DFDA-1648 NT compounds for jacketing and insulation of low voltage (LV) halogen-free flame retardant (HFFR) cables for building wire, industrial and marine applications.

Arsenal manufactures cables for a diverse range of highly demanding power and telecommunications applications, including subways, chemical plants, marine installations, public places and the nuclear power sector.

The company needed to find a solution that met customers’ exacting needs for an optimal balance between high flame retardancy and processability.

Arsenal selected DFDA-1648 NT halogen-free, flame retardant jacketing and insulation compound from Dow E&T to produce LV HFFR power cables, fire alarm cables and other special cables used in multi—purpose public buildings requiring exceptional flame retardant performance.

Copperweld purchases bimetals assets from Commscope

Copperweld Bimetallics LLC has purchased certain assets of the CommScope BiMetals® business of Hickory, NC-based CommScope Holding Company, Inc. The transaction involves the purchase of equipment associated with the manufacture of all copper-clad aluminum and copper-clad steel products. CommScope will retain the ancillary processing equipment needed for the production of its GroundSmart® grounding solutions.

The agreement between the two companies coincides with a renewed focus on providing superior customer service at Copperweld.

PolyOne Increases Processors’ Speed with FireCon™ CPE for Challenging Wire and Cable Applications

PolyOne Corporation has introduced a next-generation FireCon™ CPE (chlorinated polyethylene) RoHScompliant material for wire and cable jacketing. This material processes 30 to 70% faster and reduces scrap for improved profitability with no compromise in performance.

The new pure CPE FireCon formulation provides inherent flame retardance and flexibility at temperatures down to -40°F. Along with the entire FireCon portfolio of solutions, it resists aggressive chemicals, cold temperature brittleness, and UV degradation, and is ideal for jacketing applications such as low- and mediumvoltage industrial power cables, signal and instrumentation cables, and tray cables.

RoHS-Compliant TPEs for Wire & Cable Provide High-Level Flame Retardance, Broad Temperature Range, Many Hardness Options

Advances in formulation and compounding technology have enabled Teknor Apex Company to develop a family of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) for wire and cable that are RoHS- and REACH-compliant while meeting stringent criteria for flame retardance, the company has announced.

CommScope will continue to manufacture and sell GroundSmart for use in grounding utility and communications networks.

Elexar® EL-1934 Series compounds have UL-94 flammability ratings of V0 at 0.060 in. (1.52 mm), meet UL 1581 WV-1 and 1061 flammability tests without dripping, and have limiting oxygen indices in the 2832% range (compared with 22-26% for conventional flame-retardant TPEs used in wire and cable).

A long-term supply arrangement between the two companies was also agreed upon, with Copperweld providing bimetallic wire to CommScope as needed for the manufacture of cables and other products.

All of the compounds are UL 2556-registered for long term aging at 105 ºC, are UL-1581-registered for sunlight resistance, and have brittle points of -55 ºC or lower. Shore A hardness ranges from 58 to 82.

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AEI AT WIRE 2014

AEI expands its range of HFFR compounds AEI Compounds, a leading manufacturer of cable and wire compounds, will be expanding its range of crosslinkable and thermoplastic compounds for the cable and wire industry, at this year’s Wire 2014 exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Fire Survival Cables Thermoplastic HFFR TP-0851 is a new ceramifiable HFFR sheathing compound for cables used in emergency alarm, communication and lighting circuits.

The ceramifiable sheathing material forms a strong char during burning, providing enhanced cable fire protection and enables the cable to function in fire situations.

When TP-0851 is used with silicone rubber insulated cores the most onerous fire performance specifications can be satisfied. Mica tapes are not used in such cables allowing improved cable production efficiency and faster cable termination performance. Cables have met the fire test requirements of BS EN 50200 for PH 120 and the enhanced BS 8434-2 with a 930°C flame and water spray with aluminium laminate tape screens.

Considerable interest has been generated in Europe, the Middle East & Far East markets for this new generation compound.

EN 50525-3-41:2011. SX-0612S processes at high production speeds, also is highly resistant to pre cure in extruders but is capable of crosslinking in ambient conditions Backed by the company’s excellent reputation for quality, service, innovation and depth of experience in the cable industry, AEI Compounds continues to offer assistance to companies either through attendance at trials or modification of its compounds to suit customers’ equipment and final application.

The company will also be showcasing the well-respected Pexidan UL-qualified range of insulation grades from Saco Polymers at the show, which takes place from the 7th April to the 11th April 2014.

AEI Compounds Ltd. UK, a division of the North American, Saco Polymers Group of companies, will be exhibiting and would be pleased to meet you on stand 11 D46.

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AEI compounds

Silane crosslinkable easy processable insulation for conduit & building wire cables New compound SX-0612S is a silane crosslinkable HFFR insulation material complying with BS7211 & BS

Applied Excellence In Compounding

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CABLE PLANT NEWS

INNOVITES

MESC selects InnoVites to implement CableBuilder

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iddle East Specialized Cables (MESC) has decided to implement CableBuilder as its cable design solution. After a thorough evaluation, MESC selected CableBuilder, which meets all the business requirements as set out by the Product Management team.

InnoVites B.V., a software development company, with offices in India and The Netherlands announces that MESC has selected CableBuilder to enhance and streamline its product data management operations.

CableBuilder will be fully integrated with MESC’s ERP system. The growing business drove the MESC product design team to become even more efficient.

CableBuilder is the tool that will enable this strategy.

InnoVites convinced the MESC team about the value of the solution. Anil John, Technical General Manager at MESC: “CableBuilder is the comprehensive and industry-specific solution that fits our needs out of the box. It helps us to focus our resources on innovation while taking away waste in our product data maintenance procedures. It helps the Product Management department tremendously to support the company growth strategy.” Sakher Nouman, IT General

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Manager at MESC adds: “The powerful integration framework of InnoVites, enables us to connect CableBuilder to our ERP system with minimal efforts”.

Albert Groothedde, CEO for InnoVites, comments: “InnoVites pursues the strategy to excel in delivering industry-specific IT solutions to the wire&cable industry.

I am proud to serve MESC as our customer and work together with the MESC team to make the project a success.”

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CABLE PLANT NEWS Updates from the industry

step in its expansion plans in Russia.

After the acquisition in 2009 of Rybinskelectrocabel, one of Russia’s most dynamic cable manufacturers, with the aim of building up local production capacity in hightech business areas such as High Voltage and Industrial cables, the Group’s expansion in Russia continued following the merger between Prysmian and Draka, with the integration in 2011 of the St. Petersburg’s Neva Cable factory, which makes telecom copper and optical cables.

Leoni inaugurates 4th Chinese wiring systems plant in Langfang

Leoni has officially inaugurated its fourth wiring systems production in China. The plant in Langfang will supply passenger cars of Beijing Benz Automotive Co Ltd (BBAC), the joint venture of Daimler AG, Germany, and its Chinese partner BAIC. This is the next step of Leoni’s strong expansion in the country.

Leoni will invest a total of Euro 30 million in buildings and equipment of the new production site. It has been built in record time of only 9 months and is currently in the ramp-up phase for the Mercedes C class project.

Later, Leoni will also produce wiring systems for the models GLA and GLK. The plant in Langfang has a production area of around 20,000 square metres and will give work to at least 2,500 employees once operating at full capacity. Taking into account the complexity of electrical distribution systems for premium passenger cars, the new plant will process about 3 million meters of various automotive cables, 1.5 million connectors and thousands of components per day, combining them to complete wiring systems.

Prysmian Group opens new production facility in Rybinsk, Russia

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, has opened its new medium and high voltage cable production facility in Rybinsk, in the Russian Yaroslavl region, as the latest

The Rybinsk plant, which also produces cables for the oil and gas industry, fire performance cables (Low Smoke Zero Halogen) and auto wires, will soon supply the full range of applications in the energy cable business, including medium voltage cables up to 35 kV and high voltage cables up to 330 kV with maximum cross-section 2500 mm2 and cross-linked polyethylene insulation.

The production area stretches across 120,000 m2, of which 30,000 m2 is under cover. The new facility will add 10,000 tonnes of production capacity, bringing the total potential production of Rybinskelectrocabel to 25,000 tonnes per year.

The plant will employ more than 300 people, adding 100 to the existing 220 currently working on the site.

This will allow the Yaroslavl region to become Russia’s leading area for cable and wire production, with the total production capacity of Prysmian and the region’s other cable manufacturers meeting 20% of Russia’s energy cable demand.

Corning celebrates opening ceremony of optical fiber plant in India

Corning Incorporated hosted an inauguration ceremony for its new optical fiber manufacturing facility in India.

Located in Chakan, near Pune, in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) Phase II industrial park, the plant is the company’s first manufacturing facility in India.

Corning officials noted that the rapid construction of its optical fiber plant in Pune was made possible due to support from the MIDC, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, local authorities in the Pune region, and the government of Maharashtra.

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POWER

POWER NEWS

ABB secures orders worth US$60 million in Saudi Arabia

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BB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth over US$60 million for substations that will boost transmission capacity and supply electricity to the King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2013.

With a total development area of 173 square kilometers, KAEC is located along the coast of the Red Sea, around 100 km north of Jeddah, the commercial hub of the country, and approximately an hour from the holy city of Islam, Mecca. The initiative is part of an ambitious program to make Saudi Arabia one the world’s top ten investment destinations by bringing in foreign capital to help diversify its predominantly oil-based economy.

KAEC is also expected to create up to one million jobs for the youthful population of the country.

“The need to build up reliable and efficient power infrastructure in the Middle East is an important growth driver for ABB. We have a proven track record in Saudi Arabia and are pleased to continue supporting

the development of the country’s power network,” said ABB Chief Executive Officer Ulrich Spiesshofer. “These substations will strengthen the transmission grid and boost power supplies to support economic growth.”

ABB has been entrusted by the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) to design, supply, install and commission an expansion of the 380 kV (kilovolt) Haramain high-speed railway (HHR3) substation, which supplies electricity to KAEC at 110 kV. ABB’s compact gas-insulated 380 kV (kilovolt) switchgear (GIS) technology will ensure reliability and minimize the substation footprint. Other key product supplies include control and protection equipment, auxiliary systems and substation automation equipment compliant with the international IEC61850 standard to enable monitoring and control of the substations from a remote control center.

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Cummins Power Generation launches new lean-burn gas generator set product line

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ummins Power Generation has launched a new lean-burn gas generator set product line. The new 50 Hz products, which extend the capabilities of the existing QSV91G generator range, offer exceptional transient performance and improved fuel capability, allowing them to run on low methane number fuels and produce lower emissions. The new line marks the debut of a 2 MWe variant, alongside the improved 1,540 kWe and 1,750 kWe models.

Primary applications for the new models include prime, peaking and combined heat and power (CHP), as well as continuous operation in island mode and standby power.

Their robust load handling attributes and capability of running on pipeline and low methane number fuels down to 43MN make them ideal for remote locations where grid power is unavailable, such as mining, oil or gas fields, or in regions of the world where grid power is either unreliable or inaccessible.

In keeping with Cummins’ commitment to a reduced carbon footprint to help meet worldwide emissions standards, NOx emissions ratings as low as 250 mg/ Nm3 are available where required. The range retains

its proven ability to run on biogases from landfill, digester and sewage sites.

In another step-up in performance, the new product line is designed to meet the ISO 8528 G1 standard.

The compliance means that the new models deliver improved transient performance with quicker recovery to rated voltage and frequency during start-up and as loads fluctuate. The advance is facilitated by a complete redesign of the generator sets’ turbo layout utilising technology only available from Cummins Turbo Technologies.

An additional major feature of the new line-up is black start capability – the ability to bring the generator set quickly into operation without relying on an external electricity source such as the grid.

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POWER NEWS

Updates from the industry Alstom and Arabian Bemco to set up a joint venture to manufacture power generation equipment for the Middle East

Alstom and Arabian Bemco Contracting Co. Ltd have signed an agreement to create a joint venture (JV) company, Alstom Arabia Power Factory Ltd, which will establish a world-class manufacturing facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for power generation components, primarily heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) which are used in combined cycle and cogeneration applications to increase thermal cycle efficiency and minimise fuel consumption. In the second phase, the partners envision expanding the scope of the factory to manufacture other power generation equipment.

The initial investment will be worth approximately €50 million (over 200 million Saudi Riyals). This operation reflects Alstom’s ongoing commitment to its industrial presence in KSA and offers strong market opportunities across the Middle East. The factory will be located in King Abdullah Economic City, North of Jeddah, and will train and employ more than 500 Saudi nationals.

Following a global trend also our customers in the USA are expanding their commitment to ensuring the reliability and performance of the transmission and distribution systems they operate. LIOS EN.SURE supports that commitment and is the flexible solution for underground high voltage cables, overhead transmission lines and submarine cables as well as for array cables within on and offshore wind farm installations.

Siemens receives major order for power plant components from Saudi Aramco

Photo courtesy of: Siemens

With more than 750 HRSGs installed globally Alstom is a world leader in the engineering and supply of HRSGs for all gas turbine types, while Arabian Bemco is an experienced turnkey contractor and local manufacturer within KSA. The two companies have already successfully worked together, including on the Riyadh PP12 steamtail project bid, which was secured last year.

Siemens will supply the key components for a major combined cycle power plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The power station is designed to deliver electricity to the Jazan Industrial city area in the southwest of the country and to the refinery of Jazan, which will additionally be supplied with process steam.

The plant will be fueled with gasified refinery residues, which contributes greatly to the preservation of the country’s energy resources. With an installed capacity of 4,000 megawatts, Jazan will be the largest gasificationbased power plant site in the world. The contract is worth US$966.8 million.

LIOS Technology announces expanding commitment to ensure reliability and performance of electric transmission and distribution systems

Siemens Saudi Arabia is investing in this growth market by constructing a facility in Dammam for the manufacturing of gas turbines and related equipment and for the servicing of this equipment in the country.

Six of the ordered Combustion Gas Turbines will be manufactured at this new facility.

LIOS Technology has a rich experience in applying its distributed temperature sensing systems to various industrial applications. Power cable monitoring projects at transmission and distribution levels are an essential part of our business. With more than 10 years of experience and more than 2500 DTS systems in permanent operation world wide LIOS Technology is in a unique position.

EN.SURE is LIOS’ continuous and cost-effective monitoring solution of the electric power transmission and distribution grid and is the key factor for a successful Smart Grid implementation.

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The Jazan power plant comprises of five units.

Commissioning of the first two blocks is scheduled for spring of 2016. The next block will follow in spring 2017. The other units will go online successively after this at intervals of a few months each.

Aggreko to Provide 20 MW of HFO Power to Chad

Aggreko has signed contracts with Société Nationale d’Electricité (SNE) to deliver a 20 MW temporary power package, fuelled using locally sourced HFO, to help alleviate power shortages currently affecting the

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The Aggreko installation will bring much needed additional capacity to the local grid and will ensure a more robust and reliable power supply is delivered to the capital N’Djamena in order to help keep business and industry up and running and keep the lights on in the city.

ABB wins offshore wind connection project in German North Sea

(alternating current) power transmission link connecting Sandbank, an offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, to the HVDC (high-voltage direct current) converter station SylWin alpha.

The link will have the capacity to transmit 288 megawatt (MW) of clean wind power – enough to supply energy to around 300,000 German households.

Once the connection is commissioned the offshore wind farm will be able to save 1,500,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year by replacing fossil fueled generation.

The connection will link the AC platform of the Sandbank offshore wind farm to the HVDC converter platform of SylWin alpha. The Sandbank wind farm is situated around 90 kilometers off the island of Sylt. The connection will deploy two 3-core 155 kilovolt (kV) AC submarine cables, each 36 km long. ABB has already successfully commissioned nine AC cable projects worldwide for offshore wind connections and others are under execution.

Photo courtesy of: ABB ABB has won a significant order from the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT to supply an AC

For this project ABB will have turnkey responsibility for the design, engineering, supply and installation of the subsea cable system including two shunt reactors on the AC platform. The project is scheduled for completion in 2015.

OIL PROJECTS

OIL PROJECTS

Updates from the industry

Abu Dhabi Oil Co. (ADOC) has appointed Mott MacDonald project management consultant for the Hail field Abu Dhabi Oil Co. (ADOC) has appointed Mott MacDonald project management consultant for the Hail oil field development offshore Abu Dhabi, UAE. The field is around10 km (6.2 mi) south of Mubarraz Island. This is an expansion program designed to increase and extend production for 30 years. Maximised oil production from Hail’s undeveloped reservoirs should equate to the current production rate from ADOC’s adjoining oil fields.

Mott MacDonald will manage and administer Phase 1, which takes in front-end engineering design, approvals, tendering the engineering, procurement, and construction contract execution. Production manifolds will be installed on a new artificial island including wellheads, production/test manifolds, and utilities. The project is being developed in the Marawah marine biosphere reserve zone and protection of the environment is a high priority. There is deep gas field in rock formations below the Hail oil pools, which makes it technically challenging to produce.

Yokogawa wins control system order for reverse osmosis desalination plant in Saudi Arabia Yokogawa subsidiary Yokogawa Middle East & Africa, has received an order from Petroleum, Chemicals & Mining Company Limited (PCMC) to supply the control system for the SWRO-4 Desalination Plant, which is being built in Jubail, Saudi Arabia by the Power & Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu (Marafiq).

Jubail, located in the northern part of the Arabian Gulf, is one of the two major industrial cities in Saudi Arabia (the other is Yanbu on the Red Sea), and Marafiq provides electricity and water to both cities. The plant under construction, SWRO-4, will utilize reverse osmosis (RO) membranes to desalinate seawater, and will be able to produce 100,000 cubic meters of potable water per day. This is greater than the combined output of 77,000 cubic meters per day from the five desalination plants that Marafiq currently owns and operates in Jubail. The desalinated water from the new plant will be provided to the Jubail area.

Yokogawa will deliver the CENTUM® VP integrated

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production control system and the Plant Resource Manager (PRM®) integrated device management package, the latter of which will be used for the monitoring and online diagnosis of the instrumentation devices in this plant. In addition, Yokogawa will deliver an operator training system to improve operator performance. Yokogawa Middle East & Africa is responsible for the entire project, including the engineering and commissioning of these products.

Delivery is scheduled for 2014 and the plant will start operation at the end of September 2014.

In the Middle East, there is a serious water shortage due to rapid industrialization and population growth, especially in urban areas. To alleviate this problem, there are plans to construct many desalination plants.

Desalination plants that use RO membranes are more efficient than those that rely on the evaporation of seawater, and so there is considerable demand for the construction of such plants throughout this region, as well as in other regions such as North America and Asia. Yokogawa aims to leverage this order to expand its control business with desalination plants and other segments of the water infrastructure market.

AMEC awarded US$124 million PMC contract for Umm Lulu Phase 2 AMEC has been awarded a Project Management Consultancy services contract by Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA OPCO) for their Umm Lulu Phase-2 full field development projects offshore United Arab Emirates (UAE). The contract is worth US$124 million (£76 million). This five-year contract follows a previous award from ADMA OPCO in 2011 for the provision of services for the first phase of Umm Lulu and the Nasr phase 1 project.

Under this latest contract AMEC’s scope of work includes project management of the engineering, procurement and construction contractors who are delivering a large

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The complex will comprise six bridge-linked platforms including gathering, separation, gas treatment and water disposal facilities, utilities and accommodation modules. The work is being delivered from the UAE and is expected to create 100 additional jobs for AMEC in Abu Dhabi.

impact. This contract brings the total number of Trent 60 gas turbines operating in the UAE oil and gas market to fourteen.

Rolls-Royce wins key contract to help boost domestic oil production in the U.A.E.

GE Oil & Gas has received a contract to provide a turnkey turbomachinery solution to Petrofac Emirates for the Upper Zakum UZ750 field in Abu Dhabi, developed by ZADCO (Zakum Development Company).

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a strategic contract to supply Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMAOPCO) with power generation equipment and related services to help boost oil and gas processing at the Satah Al- Razboot (SARB) offshore project in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The contract was awarded by the Hyundai Engineering and Construction (HDEC) and is the first Trent 60 gas turbine sale to a Korean EPC. The SARB project will play a key role in boosting domestic oil and gas production in the UAE. RollsRoyce will supply five aero-derivative Trent 60 gas turbine generator sets to power offshore production platforms and oil and gas processing facilities on Zirku Island. Each Trent 60 gas turbine is capable of producing up to 66 megawatts of power and will feature low emissions technology to minimise environmental

GE Oil & Gas lands turnkey turbomachinery solution contract with Petrofac Emirates

The turbomachinery equipment will be delivered in the form of massive, standalone, plug-and-play “modules,” which will ship intact from GE’s advanced construction facility in Avenza, Italy, to an artificial island located 50 miles offshore of Abu Dhabi.

Each module will weigh more than 1,500 tons and be 44 metres long, 20 metres wide and 24 metres high.

These six “mega structures” will serve as the housing in which a turbogenerator train is located that will provide electric power to ZADCO’s oil production facilities, including pumps and gas compressors, also on the island.

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