Aerco - Cable product initiative provides total interconnect solutions

Wire and cable products including equipment wire, coax and multi core cables and a range of wire management and heat shrink products will be available from stock as part of a new initiative by component distributor, Aerco. Aimed primarily at its traditional market areas of RAIL, aerospace and military vehicles and equipment, Aerco will provide a total interconnect service from a new facility that includes products from leading, world-class manufacturers such as Alpha Wire, Tyco Electronics and Thermax CDT. Specifications include Mil spec / Def Stan and UL/CSA approved across all ranges, says the company.

Sensornet commercializes new range of high performance fibre optic DTS cables for harsh downhole environments

Sensornet, the global provider of the most advanced monitoring solutions, has developed a new high performance SureSightTM fibre-optic distributed temperature cable range which can withstand extreme heat and operate in the harshest downhole environments. Used for high temperature wellbore monitoring, the SureSightTM cables withstand temperatures up to 300ºC (572ºF), which are often experienced in steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) and cyclic steam injection (CSS) wells in steamflood reservoirs. By providing real-time permanent monitoring for enhanced recovery and proactive management, the technology marks a step change in performance from traditional technologies.

Draka Will Close Its Copper Wire Factory At Llanelli (UK)

Draka Holding NV in line with Draka’s Stop, Swap and Share programme (Triple S programme) the Board of Management of Draka Holding N.V. announces that it intends to stop production of copper wire in its Llanelli (UK) copper wire factory and consolidate production in other factories, within Europe, where wire drawing is already part of the integrated manufacturing process.

New facility focuses on wire and cable products

Total interconnect service includes products from world-class manufacturers like Alpha Wire, Tyco Electronics and Thermax CDT. Aerco has set up a new facility at its UK headquarters in Horsham to stock and supply wire and cable products including equipment wire, coax and multicore cables and a range of wire management and heat shrink products Aimed primarily at Aerco’s traditional market areas of rail, aerospace and military vehicles and equipment, Aerco will provide a total interconnect service that includes products from leading, world-class manufacturers like Alpha Wire, Tyco Electronics and Thermax CDT

Signature Wire Debuts INCITE™ Brand of DPL-Certified HDMI Cables at 2008 CEDIA EXPO

Signature Wire Corp. a leading provider of quality low voltage wire and cable for residential, commercial, security/fire, and professional A/V and lighting applications, is proud to announce that it will debut its new InCite™ brand, which includes DPL-certified HDMI™ cables, at the 2008 CEDIA Expo, held in Denver from Sept. 4-7 at the Colorado Convention Center, booth 415.

Leoni sets new sales and net income highs

The Leoni Group continues its expansion unabated: The consolidated sales of this wire, cable and wiring systems specialist climbed 35 percent year on year in the first half of 2008, to the all-time high of EUR 1.59 billion (H1/2007: 1.18). The acquisition of the Leoni Wiring Systems France Group (LWSF), the former wiring systems division of Valeo, made a particular contribution to this growth. Consolidated earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation/amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 17 percent year on year to EUR 126.0 million (H1/2007: 107.6). Despite substantial pre-production spending on new contracts and the impact of revaluation as part of allocating the price to purchase LWSF, the consolidated earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of EUR 71.5 million were down only slightly from the previous year’s EUR 73.1 million. Consolidated net income was, due to a lower tax charge, up 3 percent to EUR 45.9 million (H1/2007: 44.6).

Composite Technology Receives Key Mexican Grid Certification

Composite Technology Corporation (CTC) is pleased to announce its subsidiary CTC Cable has received certification from Laboratorio de Pruebas de Equipos y Materiales (LAPEM) for both CTC Cable and for its ACCC conductor products. LAPEM is the certifying agency for Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) the electrical transmission grid owner and electricity provider for nearly all of Mexico. No product may be deployed on the CFE grid without LAPEM’s certification.

SuperPower develops first kilometer-long superconducting cable

SuperPower Inc. has successfully produced the first kilometer-long superconducting wire, a length that will allow for more consistent underground and above-ground transportation of electricity, the company said. The kilometer long (or 1.1 mile-long) superconducting cable exceeds the previous 5/8 of a mile cable the Schenectady, company developed in March, SuperPower officials said.

Anixter acquires two companies

Communications products distributor Anixter International Inc. said Monday that it acquired the assets and operations of QSN Industries Inc. and all outstanding shares of Quality Screw de Mexico SA. Anixter, which distributes wire, cable, fasteners and other small parts for the communications industry, will pay approximately $80 million in cash for the two companies. QSN, which distributes and manufactures fasteners for original equipment manufacturers, operates 13 facilities in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Its manufacturing facility is located in Wood Dale, Illinois.

CableOrganizer.com Rolls Out More Than 272 HDMI(TM) and DVI Cable and Component Connectivity Solutions

CableOrganizer.com among the world’s leading purveyors of cable, wire and equipment management solutions for use in business and at home, today announced its inventory now boasts more than 272 SKUs for High-Definition Multimedia Interface(TM) (HDMI(TM)) and Digital Visual Interface (DVI) component cables and related products, which are all available from its industry-leading online catalog located at http://CableOrganizer.com.