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power consumption management tools before expanding the scope further.
VKB: Few examples of Innovative products that Apar has developed include: l
WCI: Please take us through some of the technology-driven products manufactured by your company.
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LSZH Insulated Wires & Cables;
DRY Cure Low Voltage XLPE Cables using Ebeam CrossLinking Technology; Ebeam Cross-Linked PVC or
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35 KV Rubber Insulated Cables;
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High Tensile Strength Torpedo Fibre Optic Cables; and
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UL certifications for 18 categories of cables for export to the USA.
Lapp: Focussing on Integrating Industry 4.0 into Operations, Developing High-speed Connectivity Solutions “
Mr. Gary Bateman, Managing Director, LAPP India Pvt. Ltd.
Our teams are actively working on integrating Industry 4.0 concepts such as smart supply chains into our operations and developing high-speed connectivity solutions. We are also targeting to pilot smart factories in different locations of LAPP.
” Wire & Cable India: Please highlight technology and quality development or up-gradation that recently took place.
installing a 3 MeV electron beam accelerator to manufacture cables for renewable energy, building & infrastructure businesses.
Gary Bateman: As part of the initiatives to incorporate cutting-edge technologies into our various processes and functions, we have recently installed and commissioned a state-of-the-art tandem extruder with customised screw and barrel configurations to extrude compounds for speciality cable applications. Another addition to our facilities is a state-of-the-art compounding plant with speciality extruders for manufacturing PVC and other proprietary compound formulations. We have also been investing in the latest technology related to the development and testing of such proprietary compounds. Additionally, we are
We have recently obtained IS 17048 certifications for our HFFR singlecore and multi-core cables. We have also obtained 66 for safety fixture
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wire, UL 83 for thermoplasticinsulated wire and cables, UL 1277 and UL 2277 certification for tray cables and ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for our laboratory in LAPP's manufacturing facility situated in Jigani, Bengaluru. The ISO/IEC 17025 certification provides the
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