wiredInUSA October 2018

power and Firetec impact power, together with a full range of accessories.

been launched amid increasing concerns regarding the quality of cabling in the marketplace. Stuart Dover, commercial manager for AEI Cables, said: “The market has responded quickly and positively to this new development of technology. “We are hearing more cases of inferior quality cabling leading to problems for installers, particularly those installing fire alarms. “In a real fire situation, the cables powering these circuits will allow fire and rescue services to understand what is happening and ensure a safe evacuation of people.” The new fire performance cabling ensures critical fire-safety circuits can continue to operate for up to 120 minutes in the event of a fire. Calls have been made by the approved cables initiative for all cable used in the UK to conform to relevant British, European or international standards. At the same time, the number of fires in high-rise buildings in Europe and the Middle East have heightened attention to the quality issue of products intended for fire performance circuits. AEI’s Firetec total fire solutions package offers mineral insulated cables (MIC), Firetec standard, Firetec enhanced, Firetec

Applications for Firetec include residential and commercial buildings, shopping malls, airports and protected heritage buildings.

Automatic crimping Schleuniger’s new CrimpCenter 36 SP offers reduced setup time with improved performance. With an average increase in performance of 13 percent, and a reduction of up to 11 percent in the cost per lead, the CrimpCenter 36 SP offers a significant increase in output. Manual setup steps are automated, enabling the machine to adjust itself optimally to the material. In addition to optimized process parameters, CrimpCenter 36 SP features precise cable routing and quick-change mechanism. The CrimpCenter 36 SP owes its improved performance to a new, highly dynamic drive and control concept, a newly developed deposit gripper system, improved cable routing, 25 percent higher feeding speed and improved synchronization of the feeding unit and conveyor belt speed.

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