OVERVIEW February 27 2017 Issue Flip Book

February 27, 2017
Volume 19, Issue 14

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Southwire Opens Thorn Service Center; Welcomes HDBaseT & UL Cable Certification Program...2
Electrical Wire Processing Seminars................2
First Class to Maintenance Apprenticeship Program
Castonguay & Waite Elected to IWCS Board...3

Southwire celebrated the grand opening of its Thorn Customer Solutions SEI Steel Wire Supplies PC Strands...................4
ABB Wins Orders for Bus Charging Stations...4
Center on February 9, 2017. Nearly 140 employees, customers, channel part- RFS Appoints Naidu VP Broadcast Solutions...5

ners and community leaders were in attendance STI Wins Superconducting Wire Patent............5
for a ribbon cutting, tours and networking. As an ACCC® Conductor Partnership......................... 6
upgrade to one of the company’s existing facilities General Cable Expanding USA Operations.... 6
in Carrollton, GA, USA, the state-of-the-art Thorn LS Cable Transferring Cable Business............. 7
Sales, Net Income, Dividends........................... 7

Customer Solutions Center showcases Southwire’s UL & IWCS China CFP Extended to Feb. 28..... 8

product portfolio and will allow for education and

hands-on training for contractors, channel associ- Presented by:

ates and industry training partners.

Also, working to build a sustainable maintenance workforce, Southwire wel- Initial Publications, Inc.

comed its first class to the company’s Maintenance Apprenticeship Program in 1741 Akron Peninsula Rd,
January of 2017. Southwire’s newly-introduced, Akron, OH 44313 USA

two-year apprenticeship program is a partner- Tl: +1 330 864 2122 • Fx: +1 330 864 5298
ship with local, participating technical education e-mail: [email protected]
Chip Lippincott Publisher
institutions, which applies industry standards to Mike McNulty VP & Editor
a formal training and educational curriculum Jim Masar Senior Editor

for apprentices, specifically senior millwrights Tom Hutchinson Global Sales Manager
and senior electronic technicians. The first class Mike Dies Sales Representative

of apprentices includes ten participants, who will spend a portion of each day

attending technical classes at a participating technical college and then devoting the remainder of the workday to

on-the-job training in a Southwire manufacturing facility. www.southwire.com

JDR Wins Umbilical Contract for Indian Oil & Gas Wells Subscribe @ www.wiretech.com/overview.asp

JDR, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, a leading supplier of subsea umbilicals and
power cables to the global offshore energy industry, has been awarded a
major steel tube umbilical contract by Cameron Ltd., on behalf of operator
ONGC, for the 11 Wells of Western Offshore project. The development involves
subsea completion of 11 oil and gas wells located at ONGC’s Western Offshore
fields in India.

Carl Pilmer, JDR Sales Director Oil and Gas, said, “We are extremely proud to be awarded this complex umbilical
work scope, which highlights our world-leading expertise in the supply of specialist umbilicals and cables to the
offshore energy industry. Our proposal included a combination of steel tube and hybrid umbilicals, providing the
optimal solution to connect these subsea assets offshore India.”

JDR’s scope of supply includes project management, engineering and manufacture of 11 umbilicals, with a com-
bined length of over 53 km. JDR will also supply subsea terminations and accessories. www.jdrcables.com

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February 27, 2017 BASEC to offer support turers, importers and distributors.
on LVD revision requirements Cable wholesalers and distributors
= Notebook now have a strict duty to ensure
Following a UK public consulta- that the cable product they supply
New HDBaseT Alliance & UL tion last year, a revision of satisfies safety requirements and
Cable Certification Program the Low Voltage Directive that it bears the CE marking. By af-
The HDBaseT Alliance, the (2014/35/EU) has been fixing the CE marking on a product,
cross-industry group tasked with released under the Electrical Equip- a supplier is declaring conformity
promoting and advancing the ment (Safety) Regulations 2016, with all relevant legal requirements,
HDBaseT standard, and Alliance which came into force on Decem- for example the health and safety
Contributor member, UL, have ber 8, 2016. requirements of the applicable Di-
announced the Certification Pro- rective. BASEC can assist manufac-
gram for Power over HDBaseT The regulations apply to manu- turers, importers and distributors in
(PoH) Cables. Targeted at cable facturers, importers and distributors meeting their obligations under the
manufacturers, the program of electrical equipment designed for new regulations, with cable testing
addresses the increased perfor- use with a voltage rating from 50 and with information on standards
mance and safety requirements VAC to 1000 VAC and from 75 VDC and procedures.
related to heating due to current to 1500 VDC, and placed on the
levels being carried under PoH of market on or after the commence- www.basec.org.uk
audiovisual installations. With in- ment date.
creasingly complex installations Allied Wire now Prysmian
and the proliferation of power As well as a higher level of re- distributor; Donates to
over HDBaseT (PoH) equipment, sponsibility for cable distributors, K9s For Warriors
the AV industry has indicated there is also heightened supervi-
the need for standardization sion by authorities to ensure each Allied Wire & Cable, Colleg-
and consistency for high perfor- ruling is obeyed, which may result eville, PA, USA, is
mance, regardless of the size in an increased number of cases now a distributor of
of cable bundles. This program of noncompliance identified and Prysmian Group/Draka industrial
evaluates the cable’s ability to consequent liability for manufac-
carry DC power of up to 100 W
over the four pairs of the cable Seminar Schedule Set for the 2017 Electrical Wire
and to maintain HDBaseT data
transmission performance. Processing Technology Expo in Milwaukee
Under the new certification pro- The schedule for the 2017 Electrical
gram, UL will evaluate the cables Wire Processing Technology Expo • Thursday, May 11, 2017, 8:30 AM:
in accordance with the soon- seminar program has been announced. “Using the IIoT to Improve Plant Floor
to-be published UL 4299. The Equipment and Productivity”, Present-
cables will be covered under
UL’s Follow-Up Services surveil- • Wednesday, May ed by: Paul Hogen-
lance program. Once published, 10, 2017, 8:30 AM: doorn, who is Presi-
UL 4299 will be available at the “Optimization and dent of FreePoint
website below. Technologies.
www.standardscatalog.ul.com Efficiencies in Elec-

You need it—We have it! trical Cabinet Building”, Presented by: • Thursday, 10:30 AM: “Theory and
802.773.9111 Patrick Boyer, who is the Applications Best Practices for Automating Wire
Specialist Project Manager of Komax
www.carris.com Wire. Twisting and Taping”, Presented by:
[email protected]
• Wednesday, 10:30 AM: “VW-1 Patrick Moroney, who is the Product
Marketing Manager at Komax.

High Temperature Wire for Appliance • Thursday, 12:30 PM: “Advanced

Applications”, Presented by: Gary Crimp Theory for Small Wire Applica-

Wasch, who is the Sales Manager at tions”, Presented by: Matt Houser,

Radix Wire who is the Development Engineering

• Wednesday, 12:30 PM: “Manu- Manager at TE Connectivity.
facturing Execution Systems…Your
Competitive Advantage!” Presented The seminar rooms 201 A&B, will be
by: Bernd Jost, Managing Director sponsored by Wire & Cable Technology
of DiIT AG. International magazine.
The Electrical Wire Processing Tech-
• Wednesday, 2:30 PM: “How do nology Expo takes place May 10 and
You Inspect Your Crimps?” Presented 11, 2017, at the Wisconsin Center im

by: Terry Curtis, who is President of Milwaukee, WI, USA.
www.electricalwireshow.com
WireProcess Specialties.

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and harsh environment fiber optic military sexual trauma as a result February 27, 2017
cables. As a distributor of these of military service post-9/11. With
low and medium-voltage cable the US$20,000 donation, Allied will Notebook
products, Allied expands its product sponsor a dog and military hero.
set and adds to its US$50 million IWCS Elects Castonguay &
inventory. This expansion will allow www.awcwire.com Waite to Board of Directors
Allied to now serve a customer base
within the fiber optic and harsh Board meeting of Walsin IWCS International Cable & Con-
environment industry. Lihwa approves 2016 financials nectivity Symposium, Shrewsbury,
PA, USA, the premier worldwide
Allied President, Tim Flynn, said, The board meeting of Walsin conference for new technologies
“We are pleased to join with Prys- Lihwa, Taipei, Taiwan, recently in cable and connectivity prod-
mian to serve the growing needs ucts, processes and applications,
for fiber cable used in industrial approved the com- has elected Guy Castonguay of
and harsh environments. Our touch pany’s 2016 finan- Corning Optical Communica-
points in the industrial market are cial statements. The meeting also tions, Glendale, AZ, USA and
a perfect match with Prysmian’s decided to hold the 2017 general Ben Waite of Fiber Optic Center
industry leading product portfolio of shareholders’ meeting at 9:00 AM (FOC), New Bedford, MA, USA to
fiber cables and adds to the port- on May 26, 2017, at multifunctional the Board of Directors.
folio of low-voltage and medium- hall, first Floor, No. 15, 168 Lane, Castonguay is Director of Tech-
voltage products that we distribute Xingshan Road, Neihu District, Tai- nology at Corning
for Prysmian today.” pei City, Taiwan. Optical Commu-
The global economy was stable nications. He has
Also, Allied Wire & Cable holds in 2016 and Walsin Lihwa also had been active on the
a charity week during the month of a stable growth. The wire and cable IWCS symposium
December to donate to deserving business showed steady profitabil- committee since
organizations. ity, while the increased sales and 2010 and was the Guy
gross profit at the stainless steel Committee Chair- Castonguay
business benefited from a balance man in 2015.
between supply and demand. The Ben Waite is Presi-
2016 consolidated operating rev- dent and CEO of
enue was NT$143.355 billion, with FOC, an interna-
a consolidated gross profit of some tional leader in
NT$9.56 billion. Net income after tax distributing fiber
is NT$4.5 billion with EPS of NT$1.33. optic components,
A cash dividend of NT$0.7 per share e q u i p m e n t a n d Ben Waite
is planned. supplies. He brings extensive ex-
www.walsin.com perience in technical field work,
business strategy, manufacturing
The 2016 beneficiary was K9s VBMS awarded wind farm and engineering management.
For Warriors. This organization inter-array cabling contract IWCS offers new technologies in
rescues dogs at risk and trains cable and connectivity products,
them as Service K9s to help our VBMS, a subsidiary of Royal Bos- processes and applications.
military heroes who are suffering kalis Westminster N.V.,
from Post-Traumatic Stress Disabil- has been awarded an www.iwcs.org
ity, traumatic brain injuries and/or
inter-array cabling contract worth
€80 million by EnBW Hohe See

Phone:

+1 973 402 4098
www.simpacks.com

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February 27, 2017 ABB Wins Orders for Electric Bus Charging Stations

Notebook ABB’s Electrification Products division charging system on a commercial line.

Sumitomo (SEI) Steel Wire has won three orders to deliver its Novabus, the North American division
Supplies PC Strands for
Bridge Project in Vietnam state-of-the-art fast-charging systems of Volvo Buses, will collaborate with
Sumitomo (SEI) Steel Wire Corp.,
a subsidiary of Sumitomo Elec- to customers in Europe and North ABB for delivery of the first ABB electric
tric Industries, Ltd., has deliv-
ered polyethylene-coated inner- America. All orders are for OppCharge bus charger in North America, for use

filled-type epoxy- charging stations, configured to oper- in Montreal as a demonstration of the
resin-coated
prestressed steel ate with all-electric or hybrid-electric technology for transit systems.
strands (PE-coat-
ed ECF strands) to Hai Phong City, vehicles made by Volvo Buses. Also, two fast-chargers for hybrid-
Vietnam, for the construction of
the access road and bridge to The largest order was from Volvo electric buses were commissioned at
the Lach Huyen International
Port including bridges. The ECF Buses for an additional 12 bus charg- Luxembourg City’s central station. The
strand is characterized by high
corrosion-resistance and robust- ing systems for use in Charleroi, Bel- chargers will be put into service with
ness, and eliminates the need for
connecting polyethylene tubes gium. Combined with the three existing five hybrid-electric buses from Volvo.
and pouring grout on-site. www.abb.com
www.global-sei.com systems, they will power what will be

RSCC Introduces Cables the largest single network of electric
for Nuclear Power
RSCC Wire & Cable, East Gran- buses and bus-charging stations in
by, CT, USA, has introduced
Europe. The systems will power 101
the PermaLife™ full
line of 60-year quali- Volvo hybrid-electric buses.
fied medium-voltage cables.
These jacketed, single-conductor ABB has also received an order for a
power cables are designed for
applications in nuclear power- fast-charger for buses from Värnamo
generating plants and substa-
tions. They are intended for use in Municipality in Sweden. This was
harsh and demanding environ-
ments and are qualified for Class ABB’s first order in Sweden for a bus-
1E applications (LOCA Qualified).
www.r-scc.com GmbH & Co.KG for the 500 MW latency requirements essential for
EnBW Hohe See Offshore Wind mobile transport. Nokia’s addition
Drawing Lines for Nonferrous/Ferrous • Farm. The contract includes the sup- of next-generation 10 Gbps passive
Annealers • Insulating/Jacketing Lines • ply, installation, burial, termination optical network (PON) and point-
and testing of 79 33 kV inter-array to-point (P2P) fiber to its mobile
Sheathing Lines • Payoffs/Take-Ups • cables. Project execution starts in transport solution gives operators
Spoolers • Coilers • Bunchers • More 2017 with cable installation activities the capacity, scale and flexibility
scheduled for 2018 and 2019. needed to support network densi-
T: +1 301 223 8584 fication in the 5G era.
F: +1 301 223 8542 www.vbms.com
Web: www.sampinc.com This mobile transport solution
E-Mail: [email protected] TE Wire reaffirms ISO/IEC 17025 enables operators to leverage exist-
The TE Wire Calibration Labora- ing passive optical networks used
in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) deploy-
tory’s ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation ments and quickly gain the capacity
has been successfully and coverage 5G requires.
reaffirmed after passing
www.nokia.com
the latest assessment conducted by
A2LA. The firm’s accreditation is up- SMP appoints new Director
held by TE Wires high quality stan- Standard Motor Products, Inc.
dards and is enforced by its Quality
Control department. The annual (SMP), an automotive replacement
inter-laboratory proficiency testing parts manufacturer and distribu-
was conducted with satisfactory tor, has announced that Patrick
results by the National Association McClymont has been appointed
for Proficiency Testing (NAPT), which as an Independent Director to the
included TE Wire & Cable. company’s Board of Directors.
McClymont will serve as a member
blog.tewire.com of the Audit Committee, Compensa-
tion and Management Develop-
Nokia’s new fiber technology ment Committee, Nominating and
delivers performance for 5G Corporate Governance Committee
and Strategic Planning Committee.
Nokia is introducing a broad set
of next-generation fi- In connection with the addition
ber access solutions of McClymont, the Board size has
that deliver on the capacity and

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increased from ten to 11 Directors. 27%, overall consolidated sales February 27, 2017
www.smpcorp.com rose by 0.7%.
Notebook
Prysmian Group Academy There was also a return to profit
celebrates five years for the group, with €61 million in net RFS Appoints Gopal Naidu
income for the year compared with VP Broadcast Solutions
The Prysmian Group Academy, a €194 million net loss in 2015. Radio Frequency Systems (RFS),
the corporate university of the world a global designer and manu-
Net debt was stable at €211 mil- facturer of cable, antenna and
leader in the energy lion, at December 31, 2016, despite tower systems, has promoted
and telecom cable an €86 million cash outflow for Gopal Naidu to the position
industry, is now in its fifth year of restructuring costs. of Vice President
operation. Created in 2012, also Broadcast and De-
thanks to a partnership with the SDA The company has also proposed fense Systems and
Bocconi School of Management, it a dividend of €0.5 per share. General Manager
has allowed over 1500 individuals of the Kilsyth, Aus-
of various nationalities to receive www.nexans.com tralian production
training from 50 SDA Bocconi faculty facility. The appointment is ef-
members, an important group of CommScope files patent fective immediately. Gopal has
professors from some of the world’s infringement suit been acting in the role since
foremost business schools and over against Clearfield, Inc. September 2016.
180 senior employees.
The Academy is divided into two CommScope, Hickory, NC, USA, www.rfsworld.com
main areas. The first, the School of a global leader
Management, aims at strengthen- in infrastructure STI Wins Superconducting
ing leadership and management Wire Manufacturing Patent
skills. The second is the Profession- solutions for communications net- Superconductor Technolo-
al School, a technical school whose works, has filed a patent infringe- gies Inc. (STI), Austin, TX, USA,
nine Academies by function and 35 ment lawsuit against Clearfield, Inc., was awarded a U.S. Patent
courses are aimed at developing a fiber optic manufacturer based enabled by STI’s proprietary
and strengthening skills through in the Minneapolis, MN, USA area. superconducting wire manu-
their transfer from the most senior facturing method. This patented
staff to their younger counterparts. The complaint asserts 13 patents process improves Conductus®
www.prysmiangroup.com relating to CommScope fiber-to- wire’s performance in the pres-
the-X (FTTx) innovations against ence of a strong magnetic field.
2016 full-year results Clearfield’s FieldSmart® PON Cabi- Titled, “Coated Conductor High
announced by Nexans nets, WaveSmart® Ruggedized Split- Temperature Superconductor
ters, FieldShield® Deployment Reel Carrying High Critical Current
Nexans, Paris, France, has an- System, SmartRoute® Panel, Field- Under Magnetic Field By Intrinsic
nounced that its 2016 operating Shield Multiport SmarTerminal and Pinning Centers, And Methods
margin was up 24% year-on-year to FieldShield Hardened Connectors. Of Manufacture Of Same”, the
patent provides additional pro-
€242 million despite a “CommScope invests heavily in tection for STI’s unique manufac-
1.2% organic decrease fiber optic innovation to benefit its turing process.
in sales volumes. Excluding the oil customers and reinforce its position
and gas sector, which declined by as a global leader in wireless and www.suptech.com
wireline network infrastructure,”
said Jaxon Lang, Senior VP and “Your one-stop supplier of high-quality,
Connectivity Solutions segment global-value, second-hand nonferrous
leader. “As such, we vigorously
protect these valuable assets, and wire & cable equipment”
this action against Clearfield is a 100 Franklin Street
necessary step to prevent unau-
thorized infringement. Bristol, CT 06010  USA
T: +1 860 583 4646 • F: +1 860 589 5707
www.commscope.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Robert Roche to VP & CFO Website: www.wireandplastic.com
at Carlisle Companies

Carlisle Companies Incorpo-

rated, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, has

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February 27, 2017 General Cable to Expand USA Operations in Indiana

Notebook Local reports say that General Cable for both our company and the Grant
Corporation, one of the largest wire County community where our employ-
ACC C® Conductor and cable manufacturing
Partnership for CTC Global companies in the world, ees live and work.”
& General Cable has announced plans to The Highland Heights,
expand its operations in Grant County, KY, USA-based company,
CTC Global, Irvine, CA, USA, IN, USA. The company will invest more which also operates Indiana facilities in
announced the signing of an than US$18 million and create up to Indianapolis and Lebanon, will expand
agreement with 30 new jobs. and equip its current 745,000 ft2 facility
General Cable, Founded more than 170 years ago, at 440 E. 8th St. in Marion, IN, USA.
which implements an expanded General Cable is a designer, manu- Construction, which is expected to
ACCC® licensing arrangement. facturer and provider of aluminum, begin this spring, will add an additional
Under this new agreement, Gen- copper and fiber optic wire and cable 30,000 ft2 and is expected to be com-
products and system solutions. Oper- plete in October 2017.
eral Cable has ating manufacturing facilities in North As an incentive, the Indiana Economic
been granted America, Latin America, Europe and Development Corporation has of-
the rights to manufacture, pro- Asia, the company has sales repre- fered General Cable Industries Inc.
mote and sell high-capacity, sentation and distribution worldwide. up to US$230,000 in conditional tax
low-loss ACCC bare overhead “General Cable has been a part of the credits based on the company’s job
transmission and distribution Grant County community for nearly creation plans.
conductor in the USA, Canada 20 years and we are pleased that our General Cable Corporation currently
and Puerto Rico. Marion team is expanding to support employs 330 full-time associates in In-
This agreement combines the our new continuous casting copper diana including nearly 200 people at its
unique strengths of both compa- rod operation,” said Paul Furtado, Marion facility. The company said that
nies—General Cable’s century- Vice President and ICS manufacturing it plans to begin hiring casting and rod
long experience supporting the team leader for General Cable. “This line operators as well as administrative
utility market with technologi- will result in a positive growth impact professionals in May 2017.
cally advanced product, and www.generalcable.com
CTC Global’s patented ACCC
conductor using proprietary named Robert M. Roche as Vice interest in a Chinese joint venture.
carbon fiber core technology— President and Chief Financial Of- Both serve the mobile working
to deliver proven cost-effective ficer, effective Febru- machines industry. WIKA Group, an
electric grid efficiency solutions ary 15, 2017. Steven J. international market leader in in-
to utility customers. Ford will continue to serve as Vice dustrial measurement technology,
General Cable began working President, Secretary and General will pay some US$39 million for the
with CTC in 2004, gaining exten- Counsel of the Company and retain business. The transaction should
sive experience in manufactur- responsibility for managing the close in the second fiscal quarter.
ing the ACCC conductors. This company’s investor relations.
new agreement strengthens the www.belden.com
long-standing relationship be- Roche joins Carlisle from John-
tween the two companies, and son Controls plc where he most
it provides more comprehensive recently served as JCI/Tyco Merger
ACCC sales and distribution. Integration Lead, with his coun-
www.ctcglobal.com terpart from Johnson Controls,
leading the integration, planning
www.generalcable.com and execution for the successful
combination for Johnson Controls
and Tyco International plc.

www.carlisle.com

Belden to divest mobile
machine controls business

St. Louis, MO, USA-based Belden
Inc., has reached an
agreement in principle

to sell its Mobile Machine Control
Solutions business including a 50%

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Sales & N et Income Table Net Income February 27, 2017
Company Sales %∆ (Net Loss) %∆
Notebook
Anixter International 1895 3 37 NM
LS Cable & System to
Belden Inc. 612 3 25 -49 Transfer Cable-Making
Business to Buildwin
Carlisle Companies Incorporated 894 2 76 -7 Local reports say that South
Korea’s leading cable manufac-
Delphi Automotive PLC 4313 11 281 46 turer, LS Cable & System Ltd.,
will gradually transfer its tradi-
Encore Wire 239 -5 11 4 tional cable-making business to
smaller unit Buildwin that spe-
General Cable Corporation 910 -5 -105 -119 cializes in building windows and
curtain walls to focus more on
Latest Quarterly Sales/Net Income data, shown in US$ millions. % ∆ relative to 2016 quarterly data. high-valued and future-growth
NM: Not Meaningful businesses.

Mike O’Herien joins of €4.4 billion in fiscal 2016, vs. The cable manufacturer estab-
Baum’s Castorine sales team sales of €4.5 billion in 2015, ac- lished Buildwin in 1997 through
cording to preliminary calculations, a partnership with UK-based
Mike O’Herien has joined the thereby matching expectations. Mero-Schmidlin Plc, and ac-
sales team at Baum’s Earnings before interest and taxes quired full ownership in 2005.
Castorine, Rome, NY, (EBIT) of €78 million exceeded LEO- The company posted some
USA, a wire drawing NI’s projected figure of €65 million. US$22.4 million in sales last year.
chemistry supplier. LS Cable & System will gradu-
O’Herien will focus on With sales performance on tar- ally shift its electric, offshore and
the northeastern USA get, LEONI has also proposed a communication power cable
and Canada. O’Herien was employed dividend of €0.50 per share installation businesses at home
for over 30 years with Owl Wire & and abroad to Buildwin until
Cable, Inc., Canastota, NY, USA. www.leoni.com 2021 to nurture it as a company
capable of generating 300 billion
www.baumscastorine.com Quarterly Dividends Report... won in annual sales, stated an
unnamed official from LS Cable
LEONI acquires majority stake • Amphenol Corp., Wallingford, CT, USA, & System.
in Adaptricity; Generates has announced that its Board of Directors
better-than-expected EBIT approved the Q1 2017 dividend on common www.lscns.com
stock of US$0.16 per share, to be paid on or
LEONI AG, Nürmberg, Germany, about Apr. 11, 2017, to shareholders of record Specializing in Equipment for the
has secured a two-thirds hold- on Mar. 20, 2017. www.amphenol.com Wire & Cable Industry.
ing in Adaptricity AG, • Carlisle Companies Inc., Scottsdale, • Appraisers • Auctions
Zürich, Switzerland. AZ, USA, has declared a regular quarterly
The ETH Zürich spin-off will contrib- dividend of US$0.35 per share, payable on • Individual Pieces or Entire Plants
ute software-supported consulting Mar. 1, 2017, to shareholders of record at the +1.401.943.3777: phone
services based on expert electro- close of business on Feb. 17, 2017. +1.401.943.3670: fax
technical knowledge to the Group. www.carlisle.com
• Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY, e-mail: [email protected]
Thanks to Adaptricity, LEONI will USA, has declared a quarterly dividend of
be able to deploy proprietary soft- US$0.155 per share, a 14.8% increase in
ware that generates time series- the company’s quarterly common stock
based simulations, for example to dividend. The 2017 Q1 dividend is payable
optimize power distribution grids by on Mar. 31, 2017, to shareholders of record
applying SmartGrid technologies. on Feb. 28, 2017. www.corning.com
• Siemens, Munich, Germany, reports that
LEONI has also generated sales shareholders at its Annual Shareholders’
Meeting have approved distribution of a
Custom Compounder of LSOH, dividend of €3.60 per share for fiscal 2016
PVC, TPE, TPO & TPR Materials as recommended by the Managing and
Supervisory Boards. This dividend is ten
140 Leominster-Shirley Road cents more than for fiscal 2015.
Lunenburg, MA 01462  USA www.siemens.com
• Standard Motor Products, Inc., New York,
Tel: +1 978 537 8261 x169 • Cell: +1 508 494 0270 NY, USA, announced today that its Board
E-mail: [email protected] of Directors has approved an increase in
Website: www.sespoly.com its quarterly common stock dividend from
US$0.17 per share to US$0.19 per share,
payable Mar. 1, 2017, to stockholders of
record on Feb. 15, 2017. www.smpcorp.com
• TE Connectivity Ltd., Schaffhausen,
Switzerland, has announced a US$0.37 per
share Q2 fiscal 2017 dividend payable on
Mar. 10, 2017, to shareholders of record at
the close of business on Feb. 24, 2017.
www.te.com

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UL & IWCS China 2017 Thailand, from February 27, 2017
”Call For Papers” Deadline September 19 to
Extended to February 28 21, 2017. This op- EVENTS

The UL and IWCS China 2017 portune and stra- February 27 – March 1, 2017
Cable & Connectivity Symposium tegic staging of this WHMA Annual Wire Harness Conference
committee has issued a Call For specialist trade fair San Antonio, TX, USA
Papers for its regional Asian confer- comes amid en- www.whma.org
ence to be held in Shanghai, China, couraging pros- March 7 – 8, 2017
April 25 to 27, 2017, at the Shang- pects expected for the wire and 3rd Advanced Cable Middle East Cable
hai Marriott Hotel City Centre, cable industries, especially because Conference, Dubai
Shanghai, China. And the abstract www.integer-research.com
deadline has now been extended March 7 – 9, 2017
to February 28, 2017. The commit- Cables 2017, Cologne, Germany
tee invites you to participate in this www.amiplastics-na.com
prestigious venue for technical pa-
pers and presentations serving the of the thriving infrastructure and April 25 – 27, 2017
cable and connectivity industries. manufacturing sectors in southeast UL and IWCS China 2017 Cable & Connectivity
Symposium, Shanghai, China
Accepted papers will be widely www.iwcs.org/www.ul.com
disseminated with broad exposure May 9 – 11, 2017
opportunities for the topic, author Interwire 2017, Atlanta, GA, USA
and company to thousands of www.interwire17.com
stakeholders internationally. For May 10 – 11, 2017
more information, visit: Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo
Milwaukee, WI, USA
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