The Cable Directory

Draka Holding NV in line with Draka’s Stop, Swap and Share programme (Triple S programme) the Board of Management of Draka Holding N.V. announces that it intends to stop production of copper wire in its Llanelli (UK) copper wire factory and consolidate production in other factories, within Europe, where wire drawing is already part of the integrated manufacturing process.

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Signature Wire Corp. a leading provider of quality low voltage wire and cable for residential, commercial, security/fire, and professional A/V and lighting applications, is proud to announce that it will debut its new InCite™ brand, which includes DPL-certified HDMI™ cables, at the 2008 CEDIA Expo, held in Denver from Sept. 4-7 at the Colorado Convention Center, booth 415.
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The Leoni Group continues its expansion unabated: The consolidated sales of this wire, cable and wiring systems specialist climbed 35 percent year on year in the first half of 2008, to the all-time high of EUR 1.59 billion (H1/2007: 1.18). The acquisition of the Leoni Wiring Systems France Group (LWSF), the former wiring systems division of Valeo, made a particular contribution to this growth. Consolidated earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation/amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 17 percent year on year to EUR 126.0 million (H1/2007: 107.6). Despite substantial pre-production spending on new contracts and the impact of revaluation as part of allocating the price to purchase LWSF, the consolidated earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of EUR 71.5 million were down only slightly from the previous year’s EUR 73.1 million. Consolidated net income was, due to a lower tax charge, up 3 percent to EUR 45.9 million (H1/2007: 44.6).
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Composite Technology Corporation (CTC) is pleased to announce its subsidiary CTC Cable has received certification from Laboratorio de Pruebas de Equipos y Materiales (LAPEM) for both CTC Cable and for its ACCC conductor products. LAPEM is the certifying agency for Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) the electrical transmission grid owner and electricity provider for nearly all of Mexico. No product may be deployed on the CFE grid without LAPEM’s certification.
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SuperPower Inc. has successfully produced the first kilometer-long superconducting wire, a length that will allow for more consistent underground and above-ground transportation of electricity, the company said. The kilometer long (or 1.1 mile-long) superconducting cable exceeds the previous 5/8 of a mile cable the Schenectady, company developed in March, SuperPower officials said.
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Communications products distributor Anixter International Inc. said Monday that it acquired the assets and operations of QSN Industries Inc. and all outstanding shares of Quality Screw de Mexico SA. Anixter, which distributes wire, cable, fasteners and other small parts for the communications industry, will pay approximately $80 million in cash for the two companies. QSN, which distributes and manufactures fasteners for original equipment manufacturers, operates 13 facilities in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Its manufacturing facility is located in Wood Dale, Illinois.