EuroWire March 2025

Swiss Competence Cluster

Whether it is cable manufacturing, metrology or tooling, SCC has through its members the expertise to tackle most of their challenges. All members are individual companies with their own specificities, but sharing the same core values. Together, as an association, they are better equipped to comprehend and size the needs of this industry and thus address tomorrow’s global trends in a proper way. There are clear cultural, commercial and technical synergies between the members of the association. The aim of SCC is to leverage these synergies for the benefit of the members and customers. The association’s objectives are: • Innovation: monitor technological trends to anticipate customers’ needs • Business: promote the image and skills of Swiss manufacturers supplying the cable industry • Communication: using group synergy to develop new methods of communi- cation • Intelligence: share technological and commercial trends and concerns • Partnership: collaborate with the Swiss government and foreign players/ organisations Technology and innovation skills centre Switzerland is a small country by size, but one that has a lot of technological know how and a great capacity for innovation. Hence, it is not surprising that many high quality and high performing products sold worldwide originate from Switzerland. For instance, the World Wide Web was invented at CERN, the largest particle physics laboratory in the world, in Geneva. In the more specific cable industry field, Switzerland has a long track record of innovative technologies. For example, Câbles de Cortaillod, founded in 1879, invented a press for producing lead sheathed electric cables as early as 1892. Members of the association spearhead pivotal developments, leading to patent grants. Examples are the measurement of linear resistance directly on the stranding machine (AESA), and mixing systems with co-kneader technology (Buss). Switzerland is not as expensive as perceived The acquisition of Swiss-made products represents asset investment that allows users to optimise production costs, reduce waste and strengthen their brand image. The value for money is recognised throughout the world and the resulting operational gains are

An association of Swiss players for the global wire and cable industry

By Jean-Luc Allemann, SCC president

The SCC Association (Swiss Competence Cluster) gathers several Swiss companies specialising in technologies for the wire and cable industry.

Map of Switzerland with SCC member locations

Member companies: AESA SA

“The reference in cable metrology” Electrical characterisation of wires and cables “Excellence in compounding” Original manufacturer of the co-kneader technology “Your productivity guaranteed” Swiss-made extrusion crossheads and tooling “Force measuring systems for tension control” Wire manufacturing processes “Current and voltage – our passion” Premium HV test equipment solutions “Cable peeling tools” Solutions for the preparation of MV and HV cables “Swiss intelligent heads” Extrusion crossheads and tools for cable and tube

Buss AG

Erocarb SA

FMS AG

Haefely AG

Hivotec AG

Microdia SA

Promix AG

“Optimising your processes” Key components and solutions for mixing, foaming and cooling

Sensoptic SA “Ready to see the invisible”

Live pictures of wire surface in motion Zumbach AG “Swiss prime measuring since 1957”

In-line measuring, monitoring and control systems

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March 2025