EuroWire November 2014

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High interest and quality counts

“I can see great potential for the optical fibre market, especially in India and China. In 2012, Sikora successfully launched a series for measuring and control technologies for the use in the drawing tower. “Visitors were especially interested in the detection of airlines in the optical fibre, as well as in our new devices for measuring the temperature of the optical fibre and for lump detection. We always develop new technologies in close cooperation with our customers in order to realise performance standards optimally. “Furthermore, we are noticing a positive trend in the optical fibre market in Europe and the USA. Copper cables are being exchanged more and more for optical fibre in order to meet the increasing demand for data transfer. A long distance data transfer without losses requires optical fibre of the highest quality, which must be ensured already during production.”

In April this year the biggest international trade fair for the wire and cable industry was staged in Düsseldorf, Germany. As in previous years, Sikora was an exhibitor at the event and we spoke with Holger Lieder, sales director at Sikora, following the exhibition. What was your impression of wire 2014 and could you give us your conclusion? “The fair went well for us. We are especially happy about the increase of visitors at our booth, an eight per cent increase from 2012. “The high interest shows us that customers worldwide are looking for innovative solutions and that they want to stand out from their competitors due to the quality of their products. Especially popular were our technologies for the automotive and energy cable market. The purity scanner was a highlight in technology for the high voltage and subsea cable area. The system is the outcome of a co-development with the company Maillefer and is used for the inspection and sorting of XLPE pellets.

▲ ▲ Holger Lieder, sales director, Sikora

“Many visitors were also interested in our latest conductor preheater, the Preheater 6000 TC, which was developed specifically for quality control of automotive and data cables. Although wire 2014 did not specifically aim at optical fibre cable, we had many interesting conversations about the online quality control in the drawing tower. Overall, the trade fair completely fulfilled our expectations for this year.” You have just mentioned the optical fibre market. What potential can you see with regards for manufacturers of optical fibre and Sikora?

Sikora AG – Germany Website : www.sikora.net

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