PD Ports has welcomed the decision by a major supplier to the offshore energy sector to more than double its facility at Hartlepool dock. This news comes as JDR Cable Systems is backed by UK Government funding to help continue its groundbreaking work in wind farm development.
PD Ports Welcomes Expansion by JDR Cable Systems to Expand at Hartlepool Dock
July 30, 2010
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Alpha Wire Deploys Military-Grade Wire and Cable
July 29, 2010Thursday, Jul 29, 2010
Alpha Wire’s market-specific product solution set targets military applications with military-grade cable and wire, made of premium compounds under the tightest manufacturing standards, to provide maximum reliability in the most unforgiving surroundings. Supporting applications such as tactical communications equipment, advanced radar units, automated weapons control systems, and ground combat vehicles, Alpha Wire is proven throughout the industry.
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Nexans Announces 2010 First Half-Year Results
July 28, 2010· Sales at constant metal prices(1): 2.1 billion euros, down 5.3% in organic terms
· Net upturn in sales in the second quarter: 12%(2) higher than the first quarter
· Operating margin as a percentage of sales(3) at 4%, in line with expectations
· Expected increase in sales and operating margin for the second half of the year. Full year operating margin as a percentage of sales expected around 4.5% with possible upside
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LS Cable develops umbilical cable for the first time in Korea
July 28, 2010■Developed composite cable for offshore engineering, succeeds in commercialization
■Prepares foundation for entering global market estimated to be KRW 2.5 trillion
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Leoni Raises 2010 Sales and Earnings Forecasts Significantly
July 27, 2010Leoni AG of Nuremberg has raised its forecast for fiscal 2010. The Company now expects to generate sales of between EUR 2.6 and 2.7 billion and thus to achieve a year-on-year increase of between 20 and 25 percent. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) are now put at about EUR 100 million. Leoni previously projected a sales rise of about 10 percent to EUR 2.4 billion with EBIT of at least EUR 50 million.
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Nexans completes successful test of world’s first HVDC superconducting power transmission system
July 27, 2010Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has completed successfully the test of the world’s first HVDC high temperature superconductor (HTS) power transmission cable designed for 200 kV. This result constitutes an important step in demonstrating the capability of underground HVDC HTS cables to transfer bulk power at the gigawatt levels required by proposed supergrid projects such as the Tres Amigas renewable energy market hub in the US.
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Interview with Karl Zimmer, Vice President of Supply Chain & Sourcing, North America, for General Cable
July 26, 2010Why the interest in Lean?
Lean—often referred to as Lean Manufacturing—while applicable within the four walls of a plant, is also a powerful philosophy that can be applied across many other areas within an organization. General Cable has trained many associates in Lean and has successfully supplied them with the necessary toolset, which they apply across functions to develop and optimize a supply chain that is low-cost, flexible and customer-focused.
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Southwire Signs Agreement to Acquire Tappan
July 26, 2010Southwire Company today announced that it has purchased New York — based Tappan Wire & Cable Inc. (“Tappan”). Tappan has headquarters and a manufacturing facility in Blauvelt, New York.
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OMM secures BorWin1 contract from transpower
July 26, 2010German grid operator, transpower stromübertragungs gmbh has awarded subsea cable specialist, Offshore Marine Management (OMM) the contract to install the HVAC cables connecting the Bard Offshore 1 and BorWin alpha platforms for the BorWin1 project.
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Nexans wins Euros 9 million cable contract for China’s Taishan nuclear power plant
July 26, 2010Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has been awarded a Euros 9 million contract by China Nuclear Power Engineering Co., Ltd (CNPEC) to supply specialised low-voltage (LV) power, control and instrumentation cables for the 1,660 MWe Taishan EPR nuclear power plant currently under construction in Guangdong Province.
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