EW January 2011

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The new nkt factory in Germany ▲ ▲

A new cable factory for nkt has been specially designed and constructed to make cable production as efficient as possible. The move to the factory (named f2c – an abbreviation of ‘flow to customer’) will be completed during 2011, when production capacity will be increased and especially aimed at submarine and extra high voltage cables. nkt acknowledges that the mix of power sources will change dramatically in the future, with renewable energies becoming increasingly important. This change of energy mix will lead to a decentralised energy generation. In order to meet the requirements of customers, and the changing market demands, nkt cables has tried to create the most efficient answer to the future challenges. “We believe that f2c will play a major role in the offshore business,” said Dion Metzemaekers, chief executive of the nkt cables group. “Our new factory marks a decisive milestone in the history of cable factories. “Never before has a project in this scale been executed. No one in the cable production business has ever invested as heavily in the future, as we have done with our new plant. It will become the benchmark for extra high voltage and submarine cable production.” nkt cables group GmbH – Germany Fax : +49 221 676 2033 Email : info@nktcables.com Website : www.nktcables.com €1m order fromTele- Fonika Kable Cologne factory for nkt Sikora AG has received one of the biggest orders in its history, worth €1 million. The order from Tele-Fonika Kable, Krakau, will see the company using Sikora measuring systems in its cable plants in Kraków/Bieżanów, Kraków/Wielicka and Bydgoszcz in Poland for quality assurance during cable production. The order includes wall thickness, eccentricity and diameter measuring systems, and breakdown testers for installation in CV-lines, insulating and jacketing lines. Sikora AG – Germany Fax : +49 421 48900 90 Email : sales@sikora.net Website : www.sikora.net

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EuroWire – January 2011