EoW July 2009

corporate news

Sustainable power cable partnership

OES expanding its reach in a key market OES Inc has expanded its global representation for the sale of OES products into China with an agreement with Lode Technology Co Ltd of Beijing. Lode Technology is an established and growing sales organisation representing many foreign companies, with seven offices in key manufacturing regions of China. The company distributes products into a wide range of industries including automotive, aerospace, marine, locomotive and telecommunications. Lode will represent the OES WireWorx™ product line for quality assurance in wire processing, including crimp force monitors, PBT Sensor™ technology, the WireScan™ laser profile analyser for strip and seal inspection, and the new press calibration system. “Lode Technology will be very supportive of our sales development in China, supported by our local OES engineering office already established in Shanghai,” said Michael Reeve, VP of strategic sales and business development for OES Inc. “We are looking forward to excellent results from this new relationship.” OES Inc develops and deploys in-process test and monitoring solutions for a range of applications, including wire crimping, pressing, forming, cutting, stamping, riveting, and welding applications. OES Inc – Canada Email : wireworx@oes-inc.com Website : www.oestechnology.com InnoVites BV has been selected by Red Sea Cables (ResCab) to supply its ERP solution. After a thorough evaluation, the ResCab management selected InnoVites for Cable, based on the specific functionalities for the industry and the industry-specific best practices that are part of the solution. InnoVites will work with a local partner, INC Technologies, to implement InnoVites for Cable and to provide integration to CableBuilder, the cable design software from Cimteq Ltd. ResCab will commence its operations in Saudi Arabia in Q3 2009. The ResCab management decided to support its starting operations with a modern and complete business solution, wanting to benefit from the industry best practices that are fully supported by the software. Hamad Alsourayia, managing director of ResCab, comments: “ResCab is an innovative company that invests in high-end technology. We look for partners that can help us to use this technology in our specific business. InnoVites demonstrated a deep understanding of the industry, and this has materialised in ERP software with an excellent fit for our business processes. I am confident that InnoVites and INC Technologies will help us benefit from this investment in innovative IT.” InnoVites – Netherlands Website : www.innovites.com Red Sea Cables selects InnoVites

Dow Wire & Cable has announced a multidisciplinary project in the United Kingdom focused on the development of sustainable power cable material technologies. Through this project, Dow Wire & Cable aims to identify the next generation of plastic cable materials for the power generation industry, capable of delivering improved whole-life performance with a reduced environmental impact. The sustainable power cable materials project is sponsored by the Technology Strategy Board, an executive non-departmental public body established by the British government in 2007 to stimulate technology-enabled innovation. It will bring Dow’s power cable material experts together with a multi-disciplinary team drawn from three other project partners: National Grid plc, the owner and operator of the high-voltage electricity transmission network across England and Wales; the University of Southampton; and GnoSys UK, a science and technology company established from the Polymer Research Centre at the University of Surrey. The project is initiated at a time when there is a move in the UK and across Europe to place more of the electric power network underground, particularly in areas of outstanding beauty and in major cities. It will seek to provide an answer to the question of whether such cables can ever be considered to be environmentally friendly, with a low carbon footprint. In addition, with the growing emphasis on ensuring the long-term security and reliability of power supply, and the need to improve the amount of power that can be transported around the country, the project will consider whether it is compatible to meet such needs while using a cable that may be recycled at the end of its life. During the course of the project the participants aim to develop new power cable materials and the tools to evaluate all the complex and often competing factors that go into a full life-cycle assessment. Universal Cables, an MP Birla group company, has entered into a strategic technical and financial alliance with Japanese company, Furukawa Electric Co, to manufacture and market optical fibre in India. Universal Cables and its affiliates will hold around 55% of the total paid up capital of the newly floated joint venture. Furukawa and its affiliates will hold the balance. The company will be managed by the MP Birla group. Universal Cables will appoint three directors, and Furukawa will appoint two. As yet un-named, the venture may be called Birla Furukawa Technology Ltd. Universal Cables join up with Furukawa DowWire & Cable – Switzerland Website : www.dowwireandcable.com

Universal Cables Ltd – India Email : headoffice@unistar.co.in Website : unistar.co.in

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