Northwire introduces e-commerce

NorthwireDirect website features online ordering

OSCEOLA, Wis.—Northwire, Inc. has introduced NorthwireDirect, an e-commerce website for ordering off-the-shelf, factory-direct cable.

Initially, more than 100 products or part numbers are available, including: CAN-Bus Cable—DataCELL® 1939 (SAE J1939) and ODVA™ DeviceNet™ cables; control, sensor and instrument cable in non-shielded and shielded versions, including ITC/PLTC tray cable; MVC-800 FireWire; UL-listed general-purpose power cordage, industrial networking cable; Guardian™ Load Cell Cable for weighing scale applications; machine vision cable; continuous flexing cable for robotics (tested to withstand 30 million flexing and bending cycles); and retractile power cords.

Review of Saudi Cable Company

Satisfying today’s demands for Power & Telecommunications Systems is the business of Saudi Cable Company (SCC) Group, the Middle East’s foremost provider of technological advanced solutions and services.

Undersea cable to prevent repeat of net night

UAE telecom Du’s investment in the Europe India Gateway (EIG) undersea cable system will prevent a re-occurrence of the major internet problems suffered in the Middle East earlier this year, the company’s CEO said on Sunday. Du last week announced it was part of a global consortium that would build a $700 million submarine cable system between India and the UK.

Siemon launches cat7 patch cords with integrated baluns for high density video transmission

New Siemon patch cords with integrated baluns provide single outlet support of multiple high-definition video signals. Hybrid TERA® to F-Type or PAL baluns allow four individual TV, CATV, CCTV or other high-definition video signals to be transmitted over a single twisted-pair network cable and outlet.

Fibre optic line to wire Nass to world

A NISGA’A telecommunications company is going to install a fibre optic line up to the Nass Valley, opening the area up to the kind of high speed information access to the world that is needed to support and grow its economy. enTel has already installed 250km of fibre optic line through three communities in the Nass Valley but now needs a line south to hook up to a Telus connection to make huge amounts of broadband width available to businesses, homes, schools, health care facilities and government agencies.

Liberty Wire & Cable announces expanded product guide for wall plates, panels & assemblies

Liberty Wire & Cable, worldwide supplier of a broad range of wire and cable products for the audio/video trade, including custom installers and systems integrators, has announced publication of a new and expanded 2008-2009 edition of its popular Product Guide for Plates, Panels & Assemblies.

RWE Dea makes fifth discovery in Libya

RWE Dea continues its exploration success with a fifth discovery in the Sirte Basin. Following three oil discoveries in Concession NC193 and one in Concession NC195 since late 2006, a second discovery in NC195 further strengthens RWE Dea’s position in Libya. The exploration well B1-NC195 drilled by the rig NWD#11 encountered gas/condensate in the Dahra Formation at a depth of 5187 ft and oil in the Beda Formation at a depth of 5541 ft. Subsequent production tests successfully established an oil flow of 840 bbls/day from the Beda and a gas flow of 15.4 MMSCF/day plus 204 bbls/day of condensate from the Dahra reservoir. The rig will now move to drill the third exploration well C1-NC195 in this concession.

Northrop Grumman tanker to boost military airlift capacity

The recent decision by ATA Airlines to file bankruptcy and cease operations — including the charter service it provided to the U.S. military — makes more apparent the wisdom of the U.S. Air Force decision to select the Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) KC-45 as America’s new tanker. In evaluating the competing proposals, the Air Force considered the ability to carry passengers a Key Performance Parameter (KPP). KPPs are what the combatant commanders have deemed essential features of any new system such as the new tanker. In this case, the KC-45 was clearly the better choice.

FieldBus Specification IEC 61158-2 (ISA/SP-50): Belden expands line of DataBus cables for FieldBus applications

Belden has introduced new FieldBus Type A multi-pair cables and foil/braid cables which provide installation flexibility in many different environments and where multiple or extended cable runs are required.

The number of devices possible on a fieldbus link will vary depending on factors such as the power consumption of each device, the use of repeaters, signal attenuation, type of cable used and distance. Because of the superior features of Belden DataBus cables, standard distance limitations can be exceeded without any system enhancements or any sacrifice in system performance.

Aker Philadelphia in US$560 million agreement with Cat Finance

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard has entered into a loan agreement with Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Finance) to increase its line of credit to $150 million. Under the agreement, Cat Finance will fund up to $80 million per ship for the construction cost of seven consecutive product tankers, valuing the agreement at $560 million.