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March 19, 2018 Volume 20, Issue 14 INSIDE THIS ISSUEPrysmian Group to Power the Royal Atlantis Resort Priority Wire Increases Prices............................2in Dubai with Over 400 km of Fire Performance Cables Integer’s ACNA 2018 Connected Leaders.......2 Molex: New Sealed Connector System...........2 Prysmian Group, Milan, Italy, a world leader in the energy and telecom Sterlite Building Network for Indian Navy........3cable systems industry, will supply over 400 km of fire-resistant cables for the HELUKABEL: Pre-Assembled Data Cables......3 Corning Introduces New Ribbon Cable...........4Royal Atlantis Resort in Dubai. The new luxury resort renamed “A Place to call Nortech Systems Expands in Mexico...............4Home” will be completed in 2019. New WCISA® Members: OptEM & TDC........... 4 The Group has won the contract worth ap- ASTM White Paper on Standards.....................5proximately €3 million to supply its enhanced Prysmian General Deal Cable Cleared........... 5fire-resistant cables, a mixture of both FPPLUS IWCS 2018 Call For Papers................................6 New OCC Hybrid Cables..................................6and FP400 cables, which offer extended fire New Products from Belden...............................6survival times, coupled with low flame spread Lapp & ECS Partnership in Australia................ 7and very low emission of smoke and danger- Egyptian-Chinese Fiber Optic Cable Factory... 7 Sales & Net Income Table................................. 7ous gases in the event of a fire. This allows Prysmian Opens New R&D Center..................8guests longer time to evacuate the building ICF Report on PoE & PoH...................................8and ensures better operating conditions for the emergency teams. Moreover,fire-resistant cables ensure power supply, fire alarm system operation and Presented by:emergency systems operation during a fire. www.prysmiangroup.com Prysmian Announces Board of Directors Candidates Initial Publications, Inc. With reference to the Prysmian SpA Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on 1741 Akron Peninsula Rd, April 12, 2018, Prysmian informs that the outgoing Board of Directors has announced the Akron, OH 44313 USA following slate of candidates for appointment as new Board of Directors: Maria Elena Cap- pello (independent), Monica de Virgiliis (independent), Massimo Battaini, Valerio Bat- Tl: +1 330 864 2122 • Fx: +1 330 864 5298 tista, Pier Francesco Facchini, Fabio Ignazio Romeo, Claudio De Conto (independent), e-mail: [email protected] Maria Letizia Mariani (independent), Massimo Tononi (independent) and Joyce Victoria Bigio (independent). www.prysmiangroup.com Chip Lippincott Publisher Mike McNulty VP & Editor Nexans Strengthens Management Board Jim Masar Senior Editor Tom Hutchinson Global Sales Manager Mike Dies Sales RepresentativeIn Line with ‘Paced for Growth’ Strategic PlanHighlighting emphasis on innovation as defined in its ‘Paced for Growth’ business strategy for 2018-2022, Nexans, Paris, France, has appointed its first Chief Technical Officer (CTO) at Management Board Level. Step- Subscribe @ www.wiretech.com/overview.asp ping into the newly created role is Dirk Steinbrink, who was previously Senior EVP for Nexans’ HighVoltage and Underwater Cable Business Group. Taking over his role, Vincent Dessale has been appointed to theNexans Management Board as Senior Executive Vice President (EVP) for its Subsea & Land Systems business group.Nexans has developed its ‘Paced for Growth’ strategy with the vision to become a leader in advanced cabling andconnectivity solutions. This includes the Group’s ambition to expand Nexans’ scope beyond existing products andsolutions into new growth-generating possibilities while accelerating its speed to market. In his role as Nexans CTO, Steinbrink will supervise the Nexans Technology & Innovation group function as wellas Acceleration Units that are focused on the development of promising business opportunities such as the Internetof Things (IoT), smart cities and e-mobility. www.nexans.comWire & Cable Stock Indexes % CHANGE % CHANGE since last issue YTD 2017OVERVIEW 40 3641 -0.1 -5.5OVERVIEW Electrical 2797 -0.5 -6.4OVERVIEW Communications 906 +3.4 -2.4OVERVIEW Steel 447 -1.5 -4.1•All data are from prices listed on the market on Mar. 12, 2018. Page 1

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORTMarch 19, 2018 William Galvin replaces retiring Lear appoints Frank Robert Eck as head of Anixter Orsini & Jeneanne Hanley= Notebook Anixter International Inc., Glen- Lear Corp., Southfield, MI, USA, a Priority Wire Increases view, IL, USA, an- leading global supplier of automo- Aluminum Wire Prices nounced that Robert tive seating and electrical systems, Due to the continued rise in alu- J. Eck will retire as Chief Executive announced that Frank C. Orsini is minum costs, Priority Wire & Ca- Officer (CEO) at the end of June 2018, after 28 years with the company. now Executive VP/ ble has issued Eck will continue to serve on the President of Seating a price increase company’s Board of Directors. and Jeneanne M. Hanley is now Sr. for aluminum building wire and VP/President of E-Systems. aluminum MC cable, effective Effective July 1, 2018, William A. Since joining Lear in 1994, Orsini February 26, 2018. The increase Galvin will become President and has held a series of positions of in prices is approximately 8% to CEO. Galvin has served as President increasing responsibility in Seating 12%. Contact your Priority Wire & and Chief Operating Officer since as well as in E-Systems. Hanley also Cable sales team for additional July 2017. During the last 12 years, joined Lear in 1994, and has held information. he has served in a variety of senior positions of increasing responsibil- www.prioritywire.com management positions with Anixter ity in Seating and E-Systems. Inc., the company’s operating sub- www.lear.com Molex Introduces New sidiary, most recently as Executive Sealed Connector System VP-Network and Security Solutions Ted Ruth celebrates Molex, Lisle, IL, USA, announces and Senior VP-North America Enter- 40 years at Kalas the new Squba 1.80 mm-Pitch prise Cabling Solutions Sales. Sealed Wire-to-Wire Connector Kalas is proud to introduce Ted System, designed to fit in small investors.anixter.com Ruth, a loyal and dedicated as- spaces and provide protection against liquid, dust and dirt. Integer’s First Advanced Cable North America 2018 They carry up to 6.0 A current (ACNA 2018) Connected Key Industry Leaders and provide an IP67 NEMA rating Integer Research reports the inau- ing challenges and opportunities facing gural Advanced Cable North America by the North American cable market. on the seals. 2018 (ANCA 2018) successfully at- The keynote session was completed Seals are re- tained with tracted over 160 attendees from 95 by a leadership panel including many caps to pro- vide manufacturers of sensors, companies to the Hyatt Regency At- top industry executives. lighting, vending machines and liquid dispensers with a durable lanta, Atlanta, GA, USA, February 26 barrier from moisture and dust. This Molex product is very flex- to 28, 2018. The delegates discussed ible, with options for two to 10 circuits, operating temperature the latest strategies, technologies and limits from -40° to +105°C and 30 N of terminal retention. innovation in the North American wire www.molex.com and cable industry and left the event NIEHOFF ENDEX North America more informed and better connected. Your Worldwide Partner Feedback was overwhelmingly positive For Non Ferrous Wire Processing Equipment and plans for Advanced Cable North America 2019 are already underway. 1 Mallard Court, Swedesboro, NJ 08085 USA Tel.: 856.467.4884 [email protected] The event included a Reception and Fax: 856.467.0584 www.Niehoff-USA.com Gala Dinner on the first day. The second day included conference sessions, titled, North America Cable Market Outlook, Policy Trends and New Opportunities, Regulatory Compliance and Quality Improvement, Renewal Energy Supply and Transmission and Data Communication and Connectivity. An evening networking event was held at the College Football Hall of Fame. The second day’s conference began The third day conference sessions were Cabling Solutions for Electric Ve- hicles and Fiber in the Wireless World. with an opening address by Integer Visit the website below for information Director, Philip Radbourne, and a on Integer’s full slate of conferences keynote session by Rich Stinson, for wire and cable. Southwire President/CEO, on emerg- www.integer-research.com/conferencesPage 2

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORTsociate since 1978. Currently, Ted NKT Annual General Meeting March 19, 2018works at the Kalas Plant 2 facility The Annual General Meeting ofas an Associate Product Engineer, a NKT A/S will be held Notebookposition that aligns to his extensive on March 22, 2018, atproduct knowledge and wire and Sterlite to Build Next-Gencable expertise. 3 PM CET, at Tivoli Hotel & Congress Network for Indian Navy Center, (auditorium Carstensen) Over Ted’s four decades at Kalas, Arni Magnussons Gade 2, 1577 Co- Sterlite Tech of India, a leader inhe has gained a comprehensive penhagen V (Conference Entrance). web-scale digital networks, hasunderstanding of the Kalas manu- been awarded a Rs 3500-crorefacturing process from exposure Admission cards for the meet-to a wide variety of positions, from ing can be requested until March Advance Purchasemachine operator to supervisor, to 19, 2018, at 10 AM CET via the NKT Order to design, buildtoday’s role in engineering. Each of Shareholder Portal at the website and manage the Indian Navy’shis many responsibilities allowed listed below or via Computershare communications network. Thishim to gain an understanding and A/S by calling +45 4546 0997. will give the Indian Navy digitalan appreciation for the copper defense supremacy at par withwire and cable production process The NKT 2017 Annual Report the best naval forces, glob-from start to finish. Ted has been in can be found and printed from the ally. Sterlite will design, buildcharge of operating five different website below. and manage the communica-copper extruders, filled in operating tions network for over a decadeothers, moved from working in Plant www.nkt.com through its system integration1 to Plant 2, had seasons working capabilities.on all three shifts, was promoted Bo Andersson to www.sterlitetech.comto supervisor and eventually transi- President/CEO of Yazaki tioned into the role he holds today. North & Central America HELUKABEL Now SuppliesSuch hands-on experience is not Pre-Assembled Data Cablesonly noteworthy at Kalas, it is very Bo Andersson has been namedvaluable for every role he’s worked President/CEO of HELUKABEL, a leading cablesince, especially his current role. Yazaki North & manufacturer, now supplies pre-assembled data cables for As Associate Product Engineer, Central America, Canton, MI, USA. Industrial Ethernet systems. WithRuth crafts technical specifications This is in addition to his role as molded M12 and RJ45 industrialfor manufacturing orders and cable President of Yazaki Europe, which connectors, users can modularlyconstruction that needs to be un- he has held since July 2017. He is assemble any possible combi-derstandable to associates on the responsible for 129 locations in 28 nation of cables and connectorsmanufacturing floor. countries, 140,000 team members and over US$8 billion in revenue. to design a www.kalaswire.com product built Andersson began his automotive exactly for career at SAAB AB. He joined Gen- their needs. eral Motors in 1993, progressing HELUKABEL through purchasing roles before offers customers an extensive taking over the entire operation in range of cables from which they 1999. In 2001 he became Group VP can choose. for Global Purchasing and Supply www.helukabel.com Chain, and was instrumental in cutting US$2 billion from GM’s yearly purchasing/supply chain costs. www.yazaki-na.com Jason Field to succeed You need it—We have it! 802.773.9111 www.carris.com [email protected] Page 3

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORTMarch 19, 2018 New WCISA® Members: OptEM Engineering & TDC Akron, OH, USA-based WCISA® (Wire conducted from OptEM’s head office Notebook & Cable Industry Suppliers Asso- in Calgary, together with local distribu- Corning Introduces High Fiber Count Ribbon Cable ciation®) has recently announced two tors. Contact Joan Beckett, Product Corning Inc., Corning, NY, USA, offers RocketRibbon™, extreme- new members. Manager at [email protected]. density cable. RocketRibbon OptEM Engineering Inc., Calgary, www.optem.com AB, Canada, is a privately owned Technical Development Corporation computer-aided engineering (CAE) (TDC), Huntersville, NC, USA, is an software and consulting services com- engineering and manufacturing firm pany specializing in founded in 1978. Products include the electromagnetic optical fiber, wire and cable machinery. and signal integrity TDC’s manufac- analysis of copper cables. The OptEM turing machin- Cable Designer software reduces ery and equip- prototyping iterations and costs by ment has been sold to plants across allowing engineers to simulate the the globe in North and South America, cable’s electrical performance prior to Europe, Asia and Australia. Contact prototyping and lab measurements. Paul Godwin at paul.godwin@ Engineers can also perform what-if technicaldevelopment.com and experiments to investigate cable Dena Earhart at dena.earhart@ anomalies and material effects in new technicaldevelopment.com. and existing cable designs. Customers www.technicaldevelopment.com are located worldwide and support is www.wcisaonline.org enables up to 30% faster instal- Jason Field to President/CEO TE Wire & Cable’s Robert lation than other high-density of W.L. Gore & Associates Canny to President of WCMA ribbon cables designed for data center and carrier environments. W. L. Gore & Associates, New- Wire & Cable Manufacturers It delivers up to 3456 fibers in the ark, DE, USA, has announced that Alliance, Inc. same diameter as existing cen- (WCMA), Hart- tral and stranded tube cables. Jason Field, Global The fibers are easy to manage, Sales and Marketing ford, CT, USA, announced the nam- for improved installation times. Leader for Gore Med- ing of Robert Canny of TE Wire & ical Products Division, will succeed Cable as its new President. Canny www.corning.com retiring Terri Kelly as President and is known by all who attend WCMA Nortech Systems Expanding CEO on April 1, 2018. Terri Kelly will due to his engaging personality Mexico Operations continue to serve on Gore’s Board and endless stories spanning over Nortech Systems, Minneapolis, of Directors through July 2018. 38 years in the aerospace wire and MN, USA, has signed a lease for “After nearly 35 years as an cable manufacturing industry. a new facility to be built in Mon- Associate, I’ve decided to retire terrey, Mexico, five miles from the from Gore and pursue some out- company’s current location. The side interests,” said Kelly. “Jason's company plans for occupation strong leadership skills, track record during the third quarter of 2018 of success in product, business with the transfer of operations and functional roles and ability to expected by year-end. engage all stakeholders to create exceptional outcomes position him ir.nortechsys.com well for leading Gore.” Field joined Gore in 2005 asPage 4 a Product Specialist focusing on medical devices. He continuously broadened his commitments, serv- ing as a co-leader of Gore’s highly successful aortic business before moving into sales and marketing leadership roles. www.gore.com

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT Robert or Bob as he is widely aluminum building wire, nation- March 19, 2018known by his employees and wide. Omni’s aluminum build-friends is currently the President of ing wire product Notebookthe world’s largest thermocouple offerings include XHHW wire, feeder MC cable, ASTM White Paper: wire manufacturer, TE Wire & Cable service entrance cable, secondary Standards Developmentand also has direct responsibility for underground distribution cable and ASTM International, W. Con-CCPI-Europe Ltd. located in the UK. mobile home feeder cable. shohocken, PA, USA, released a white paper titled, “Standards www.TEWire.com www.omnicable.com Development: Enabling Manu- facturing Innovation and Accel-R&M confirms strong General Cable’s NSW to supply erating Commercialization.” Theprevious year results cables for offshore wind park free paper provides a high-level vision for optimal partnership R&M, Wetzikon, Switzerland, the Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke and interaction between theglobally active developer and pro- GmbH (NSW), a subsidiary of Gen- global standardization and inno-vider of cabling systems for high- eral Cable Corporation, has been vation communities. In particular,quality network infrastructures, has commissioned by Van Oord to it emphasizes how internationalannounced its results for 2017. The design and produce 45 km of standards development activitiesgroup had sales of CHF 232 million, medium-voltage submarine power must be more proactively under-1.2% above the successful year of cables for the Inter Array cabling taken to keep pace with mar-2016. The EBIT margin in 2017 was of the Deutsche Bucht wind park, ketplace innovation. The white6.1% (previous year 6.6%). which is owned by Northland Pow- paper is available at: er. Delivery of the submarine cables R&M says demands for the is scheduled for spring 2019. Van www.astm.org/ABOUT/white_papers 2017 fiscal year were Oord will use a specialized vessel ambitious after vari- to install the cables. Prysmian Acquisition of ous large customer General Cable Cleared for projects had come to www.nsw.com U.S. Antitrust purposes their close at the end Prysmian Group, Milan, Italy, of 2016. But we nev- CommScope & Clearfield agree reports that the waiting period ertheless reached to patent lawsuit settlement under the Hart-Scott-Rodino An- titrust Improvements Act applica-our goals and confirmed the good CommScope, a global leader in ble to the proposed acquisitionresults of the previous year. infrastructure of General Cable Corp. expired solutions for on March 7, 2018. As a result, the www.rdm.com transaction has been cleared communications networks, and for U.S. antitrust purposes. ThePLASTICS hires Shannon Clearfield, Inc., the specialist in transaction remains subject toCrawford as new Director fiber management and connectiv- other regulatory approvals and ity platforms for communications customary conditions. The Plastics Industry Association providers, have agreed to terms of(PLASTICS), Washington, DC, USA, a settlement that would resolve the www.prysmiangroup.comreports that Shannon Crawford patent infringement lawsuit Comm-joined the association as its new Di- Scope filed against Clearfield in Phone:rector of State Government Affairs. January 2017.Crawford will lead PLASTICS’ state +1 973 402 4098government affairs, developing In the suit, CommScope claimed www.simpacks.comrelationships with state government infringement of 13 patents relatingand private sector stakeholders, to CommScope fiber-to-the-X (FTTx)advocating for PLASTICS and the innovations by certain features ofindustry at the state and local levels. specific models of Clearfield’s cabi- net, splitter and terminal products. www.plasticsindustry.org Clearfield responded with affirma- tive defenses and filed inter-partesOmni Cable stocking aluminum reviews with the US Patent andbuilding wire nationwide Trademark Office relating to some of the asserted patents. Omni Cable has expanded itsaluminum products to include Page 5

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORTMarch 19, 2018 IWCS 2018 Call For Papers: April 6 Deadline The IWCS 2018 Symposium Com- Notebook mittee has issued the Call For Papers New OCC Hybrid Cables for the IWCS 2018 Cable & Connec- for GPON Networks tivity Symposium in Providence, RI, Optical Cable Corporation (OCC) offers a new UL-listed so- lution for GPON networks called USA, to be held October 14 to 17, Slimline Hybrid Cables. The cable combines GPON (Gigabit- 2018, at the Rhode Island Conven- capable Passive Optical Net- works) fiber optic cables with two tion Center. copper conductors You are invited to participate in the enclosed within the same jacket, allowing world’s most prestigious venue for external power to es- sentially be “pushed” technical papers and presentations from a central loca- tion. Slimline is ideal serving the cable and connectivity for commercial applications involving multiple, separated industries. nodes or buildings or where new, data-hungry applications Accepted papers will be widely dis- are always being added. www.occfiber.com seminated with broad exposure op- New Products from Belden portunities for the topic, author and Belden Inc., St. Louis, MO, USA, offers three new cable and company to thousands of stakeholders connectivity solutions. New Fiber- Express (FX) Enterprise Closet X internationally. (ECX) Splitter Kits eliminate spider- Abstract deadline is April 6, 2018. information on submitting your abstract. leg cabling, feature a plug-and- www.iwcs.org play interconnection point, are Visit the website below for additional front accessible and eliminate protective caps. Also new are As part of the settlement, the owned manufacturer of applica- Low-Voltage Wiring 2285P (for parties will jointly dismiss the litiga- tion-driven wire solutions in the plenum applications) and 2285R tion and withdraw the inter-partes areas of thermocouple, resistance (for riser applications). reviews. In addition, Clearfield has and custom wire. moved to new design solutions in www.belden.com place of the contested products, www.pelicanwire.com and will pay CommScope a one- time payment of US$850,000. Superconductor Technologies to host Q4 & year-end www.commscope.com results conference call Pelican Wire awarded Superconductor Technologies ISO9001:2015 certification Inc. (STI), Austin, TX, USA, intends Effective February 8, 2018, Peli- to release its fourth can Wire, Naples, FL, USA, was quarter and year- end 2017 financial results before the certified under the market opens on March 22, 2018. ISO 9001:2015 stan- STI will also host a conference call dards by the Inter- and webcast on that same day at national Organization for Stan- 11 AM ET/8 AM PT to discuss results. dardization (ISO). The company Participating in the call will be Jeff had previously earned certification Quiram, President/Chief Executive under ISO 9001:2008 in 2010 and Officer and Bill Buchanan, Vice has been audited and registered President/Chief Financial Officer. since that time by DQS Inc. Superconductor Technologies Pelican Wire began the internal Inc. is a global leader in supercon- process of recertification in March ducting innovation. 2017, by comparing existing pro- www.suptech.com cedures against the new require- ments. Since Pelican Wire was Encore Wire cash dividend already certified under the 2008 Encore Wire Corporation, McKin- standards of performance, only minor adjustments were required ney, TX, USA, has declared a cash to the processes in place to meet dividend of US$0.02 per share to be the new standards. paid on April 20, 2018, to stockhold- Pelican Wire is an employee- ers of record on April 6, 2018. www.encorewire.comPage 6

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORTLapp Enters Partnership with ECS in Australia March 19, 2018The team from Lapp Australia in NotebookEastern Creek, Sydney, Australia, now First Egyptian-Chinese Fiber Optic Cable Factory in Cairooffers Lapp quality and service directly According to local reports, the first Egyptian-Chinese fiber opticin Australia. cable factory was recently inau- gurated in northeastern CairoThe Lapp Group, a global market Governorate. Located in the in- dustrial Badr city, the factory isleader for integrated cable and connec- managed by HitekNofal Heng- tong Optix, the first Egyptian-Chi-tion products, has entered a partner- nese joint venture specializing in manufacturing fiber optic cablesship in Australia with the New Zealand and accessories. Featuring state-of-the-art tech-company, ECS. The joint venture, Lapp nologies, the 33,000 m2 fully automated plant aims to meetAustralia, now offers the full range the Egyptian market’s demand for fiber optic cables in 2018,of Lapp products “down under”. The said Randa Tawfiq, HitekNofal Marketing Manager.company’s headquarters was opened www.ecns.cnon February 1, 2018, and boasts three Lapp’s New Cables for quarters of an acre of floor space. l-r: Terence Rayner-Managing Director, Large Data VolumesTerence Rayner, Managing Director of Simon Pullinger-General Manager, Rod Stuttgart, Germany-based LappLapp Australia, said the new company Calderon-Marketing & Office Manager, offers new high-speed Etherline®will set new benchmarks for service Indy Saggu-Customer Service Executive, PN Cat. 6A Fast Connect cablesand variety in the Australian market. Casey Hourihan-Technical Sales Support, that minimize work when con-Alongside a large onshore inventory Michael De Leon-Warehouse Supervisor. necting devices. They provide easy assembly with a single toolof over 1000 product series, custom- annual turnover of more than €1 bil- as well as a high transmissioners also have direct access to over lion. Turnover for integrated cable and rate. The cables are ideal for wherever large data volumes40,000 standard products from the connection technology solutions rose have to be transmitted.Lapp Group’s global product ranges. 13.9% to €1026.8 million in the financial www.lappgroup.comAlso, the Lapp Group announces that year 2016-2017. “Your one-stop supplier of high-quality, www.lappgroup.com global-value, second-hand nonferrousfor the first time it has recorded an wire & cable equipment” Sales & N et Income Table Net Income 100 Franklin StreetCompany Sales %∆ (Net Loss) %∆ Bristol, CT 06010  USA T: +1 860 583 4646 • F: +1 860 589 5707Encore Wire 301 26 24 50 E-mail: [email protected] Cable Corporation 9828 8 16 115 Website: www.wireandplastic.comStandard Motor Products, Inc. 240 4 (9) -203Latest Quarterly Sales/Net Income data, shown in US$ millions. % ∆ relative to 2016 quarterly data.TE Connectivity announces FS Cables wins Feefo new team members Gold Trusted Service award TE Connectivity (TE), Darnstadt, FS Cables has won the FeefoGermany, has announced the ap- Gold Service award, an inde- pointment two new pendent recognition of senior managers in delivering exceptionalNorth America. Dale Papovitch is experiences, as rated bynow Industry Marketing Lead for the real customers. Created by Feefo,region and Seth Gillespie is Senior Trusted Service is awarded to busi-Manager, Sales Operations. Both nesses that use Feefo to collectreport to Jason Moore, TE Industrial genuine ratings and reviews.Americas Director of Sales. www.te.com Those companies that meet the high standards based on the num- Your Reliable Source for ber of reviews collected as well as Rubber, Plastic & Chemicals their average rating, are awarded with Gold. (330) 653-8341 www.liandacorp.com Feefo reports that with an aver- age rating of 4.8 over 240 reviews in 2017, FS Cables has demon- strated consistently high levels of quality service. www.fscables.com Page 7

EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIESPrysmian Group North America “At Prysmian Group, we prioritize March 19, 2018Opens New R&D Center innovation as the key to creating the EVENTS Prysmian Group North America technology of tomorrow,” comment-recently celebrated the opening ed Marcelo de Araujo Andrade, March 20 – 22, 2018of its 54,000 ft2 Research & De- Senior Vice President of Research UL and IWCS China 2018 Cable & Connectivity Symposium, Shanghai, China velopment Center in Lexington, SC, USA, & Development at Prysmian Group. www.ulandiwcschina.org • www.iwcs.org where classes at the The Research & Development April 7, 2018new Prysmian Group Academy WCMA 34th Annual Awards Dinner and have officially begun. As the first Center opens on the heels of ainnovation hub of its kind in the larger US$15 million expansion of Investiture Ceremony, Hartford, CT, USAUSA, the new Prysmian Group Prysmian Group’s Lexington facili- www.WCMAinc.orgResearch & Development Center April 10 – 12, 2018will welcome experts from around ICPC Plenary ’18, Cape Town, South Africathe world to South Carolina in theUSA to develop smart, safe and ties, which is expected to yield 30 www.iscpc.orgsustainable solutions to build a April 16 – 20, 2018better future. “Today, there is signifi- wire 2018, Düsseldorf, Germany cant lack of innovation in the cable www.wire-tradefair.comindustry, so the first company to May 8 – 9, 2018really disrupt this space will make Advanced Cable Middle East, Dubai, UAEa lasting impact in the world,” said www.integer-research.comHakan Ozmen, CEO of Prysmian May 9, 2018Group North America. “Our hope new jobs over the next five yearsfor the new R&D center is to foster and render the company’s Norththe next generation of disruptors inthe industry, which will have a last- Wire and Cable Wire and CablAmerican headquarters the biggesting effect on communities aroundthe globe.” Making use of cutting- producer of fiber cable in the world.edge technology and worldwideuniversity resources, the innovative Customized CompoundCsustomized Cwww.prysmiangroup.comprogram will accelerate students’ Cabling & Networking Standards Summitknowledge of emerging Prysmian IPCoEcvuFouTtECillhsitRCzat&eoeegmodIepnPffifozfetooleearrrHsrdmtmntoeeoeaTlneadrttheisicouet tahomnwrmnad/hiaroelie gnrCliohtcaaangovbpdorilpelepctlasimaocgblayealtoeiokalemnesfsiranwsirnekbcelalltusaaeds MdibncawAEEregclxyreowplor:ic9naotwtmargd–i.2cictnpo0aa1pn0o1lblo8,Wo,uli,Vrn2wniMtArg0fedo,si1lUsPluw8iorcvEumSaoAoutuCcmoillsek itfCziaestto.esecgim,oodneWmgf iffzfeIoT,leearrUscdmmShAtn eeoeoladlrtohesiguettya omw rmd/hi areiegnrihtcaanovpdorplpctlaiaocgblayeltoeioalemGroup technologies and initiatives,which include pioneering portable Federation (ICF), Vienna, Austria, www.electricalwireshow.compartial discharge detection technol- ofŸfersEPitsRMCoamrcpho2un0d18s Newsletter.ogy (PRY-CAM®), smoke evaluation May 15 – 16, 2018Ÿ EPR Compoundsof halogenated versus nonhalo- Ÿ Elastomeric, Crosslinkable,genated (AFUMEX®) compounds, Wire Expo 2018, Nashville, TN, USAdetection of cable aging, ribbonfiber technology, interactive telecom www.wireexpo1Ÿ8.coEmlastomeric, Crosslinkable,and power grids. and Thermoplastic Compounds JuWneire11&–C1a3b, 2le0G18uangazhnoduT2h01e8r,mChoinpalastic Compound Ÿ Flame Retardant and Halogen Free C omwwpowu.wnirdes-cableŸ-chiFnlaa.cmome Retardant and Halogen Ÿ Moisture Crosslinkabe Compounds S ewpitreemCbheinra2260–182Ÿ,9S,h2aM0no1g8hisatiu, CrehinCarosslinkabe Compo Ÿ FR Masterbatches Ÿ Insulation, Jacketing, www.wirechinaŸ.net FR Masterbatches October 14 – 17, 2018 67th InternationaŸl CaIbnlesu•lCaotinonne,cJtivaitcyk e ting, and Bedding Compounds SPyromvpidoesniucme,,RIWI, UCSSA20a1n8™d B edd ing C ompounds The March 2018 ICF Newsletter www.iwcs.org includes a report on Power over October 15 – 19, 2018 Subscribe @ www.wiretech.com/overview.asp Ethernet (PoE) as well as Power ICF Congress 2018, Muscat, Oman over HDBaseT (PoH) technology. 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