EuroWire January 2019

Corporate News

Investments in the future

Cables summoned to Athens city hall

CONTINUING its legacy of innovation developed throughout the last 90 years, Sjogren Industries has made significant investments to ensure continued growth over the next century as well. Sjogren investments have totalled over $3 million in combined facility improvements and added personnel to improve efficiencies, increase quality, and lower prices for its customers. • Increasing the engineering department with the hiring of a senior mechanical engineer and a 3D AutoCAD designer • New horizontal and vertical CNC milling machines to improve automation • Addition of QC equipment including comparators and hardness testers to improve quality The addition of new machines from Shimada, Matsura and Okuma has improved quality and consistency while also allowing Sjogren to recognise 5,000-plus unattended hours without having to reduce the number of direct labour personnel. Improvements include:

Nexans has supplied Athens City Hall in Greece with fibre to the office (FTTO) infrastructure, including fibre-optic cabling, connectivity and LANactive switches and software. It is thought that this will provide an energy saving of between 42 and 45 per cent. Nexans’ physical infrastructure was chosen to provide high-speed Internet connection and advanced IT-based services, using fibre-optic technology inside and outside the building. The indoor fibre cables with micro-bundles and accessories were coupled with connectivity and LANactive FTTO switches as well as the LANactive Nexman management software. halogen-free fibre-optic cables were designed for reduced volume, allowing for ease of installation in the restricted space available. In early 2018 the Athens municipality launched a digital roadmap to modernise the Internet infrastructure of the city. Nexans – France Website : www.nexans.com The fire-resistant and

These investments will allow the company to continue and advance its commitment to producing only the highest quality components and assemblies.

With a self-contained production process that does not rely on outsource providers, Sjogren can accommodate rushed orders for wear parts, custom machine replacement rollers or puller jaws to any specifications, and manage limited production runs.

Sjogren Industries – USA Website : www.sjogren.com

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