TECHNICAL ARTICLES:
In this section you can browse through a back catalogue of all past technical articles that were published in Wire & Cable Asia. If you would like to submit a paper to be included in WCA magazine please click here.| September 2004 | |
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Laurent Michard, Darius Technologies, France |
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| Choosing Among Phosphating Processes | K.D. Nittel, Chemetall GmbH, Germany |
| Long Stator Winding Cable for the MAGLEV Propulsion of the Transrapid Shanghai Project |
Nexans Deutschland Industries GmbH & Co KG, Germany |
| July 2004 | |
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New Efficient Monitoring Process for Bolts Increases Production by 15 Per Cent |
Dr.-Ing. Klaus Brankamp System GmbH, Germany |
| Looking Back over a Decade Spent Designing Innovative and Versatile Benders for the Wire Industry |
AIM Inc, USA |
| May 2004 | |
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| Flexible Mesh Welding System for Continuous Production, High Efficiency | Ideal-Werk C+E Jungeblodt GmbH & Co KG, Germany |
| A One-Source Solution for Die Shops | Mikrotek Machines Ltd, India |
| The Smallest Bihler Contact Welding Unit Meets the Challenge of Miniaturisation | Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Germany |
| March 2004 | |
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| Safe and Flexible Machinery for the Economical Production of Data and Special Cables | Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co. KG, Germany |
| Optical Ground Wires with Improved Lightning Resistance | Pirelli SpA, Italy & Spain |
| Advanced SZ-Stranding Technology |
Josef Marik and Ernst Altmann Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH, Austria |
| January 2004 | |
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| A New Generation of Polyethylene Compounds for All-Dielectric Self-Supporting Cables |
Borealis A/S, Denmark |
| High-Strength, Bezinal® Coated Steel Wires, the Solution for Increasing Power Grid Capacity |
Danny Gonnissen and Flip Verhoeven Bekaert Global Market Management, Belgium |
| ADSS Cables with Extended Operating Lifetime |
Reinhard Engel and Sabine Will - Corning Cable Systems, Germany |
| November 2003 | |
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| A Review of Recent Developments in Conform™ and Conklad™ Technology |
D.J.Hawkes - BWE Ltd - UK |
| Extrusion Line for Fine Wires with Highly Expanded Insulation | Mr Pierre-Yves Bonvin Maillefer SA, Switzerland |
| Profile Wire Rolling with Universal Turks-Heads |
Karl Fuhr GmbH & Co KG, Germany |
| September 2003 | |
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| The Submarine Cable that offers Humanity a Basis for Sharing on a Planetary Scale | France Télécom, France |
| Single-Roll Roller Die Technology for the Economical Production of Flexible Flat Cables | Dipl.-Ing. Bernd Pielsticker and Dr. Georg Targiel, TROESTER GmbH & Co. KG, Germany |
| New Winding Process Promises Greater Convenience, Precision, Efficiency |
Kabelmat Automations- und Lagersysteme GmbH, Germany |
| July 2003 | |
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| Managing Thermal Stabilisation Treatments for Springs | Giovanni B. Manenti, ANCCEM Technical Committee, Italy |
| Innovative Stranding and Cabling Equipment for Power Cables |
Cortinovis SpA, Italy |
| Forming Technology: Multifunctionality at Work | Otto Bihler Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Germany |
| May 2003 | |
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| Characterisation of Coating Systems on Optical Glass Fibres as a Whole by Solid State NMR | By Victor M. Litvinov, Aylvin A. Dias DSM Research BV, The Netherlands |
| Extrusion Equipment for Automotive Applications | Hans Jäkel and Ernst Altmann Rosendahl Maschinen GmbH, Austria |
| Data Cable Manufacturing Systems | Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co. KG, Germany |
| Digital High-Speed FFT Analysis in the Production of High Bandwidth Cable and Other Extrusion Processes | Sikora AG, Germany |
| March 2003 | |
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| Computer-Aided Analysis of Optical Fiber Drawing and Coating: Shape Evolution, Tension-Draw Ratio and Non-Isothermal Coating Effects | Jaydeep A. Kulkarni, Eric W. Grald, and Srinivas Chippada, Fluent Inc., USA |
| Extrusion of Coatings and Coverings for Low- and Medium-Voltage Cable | CAB International S.A, Switzerland |
| Yellowing of Optical Fiber Coatings by Fluorescent Light | Hideki Sugimoto, Zen Komiya, Junji Yoshizawa and Takashi Ukachi, JSR Corporation, Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Japan |
| January 2003 | |
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| Uncoilers, Cold-Rolling and Wire Drawing Lines: A Small Italian Machinery Builder with a Long Reach |
Tecno Impianti Srl, Italy |
| The Straightening System: an Indispensable Process for the Production of Wire Materials | Witels Apparate-Maschinen Albert GmbH, Germany |
| Recovery of Precious Metal Catalysts: A New Process Using Supercritical Water Oxidation |
Steve Minett, PhD & Curt Jonsson, Chematur Engineering AB, Sweden |
| November 2002 | |
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| Acid Cleaning and Fluid Bed Technology: Complete Turnkey Installations for the Wire Processing Industry |
The I.C.E. Group, Canada |
| A Specialist of Induction Heating Systems for the Wire Industry | Martin Wagstaff, Radyne Ltd, UK |
| Premix Heating Equipment: The Key to Decarburisation Control | FIB - Le Four Industriel Belge s.a. - n.v, Belgium |
| September 2002 | |
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| Learning the Versatility of Nitinol: Wire with Memory |
Memry, USA |
| Optimised Chemistry Increases Competitiveness in Wire Manufacture | K.D. Nittel, Chemetall GmbH, Germany |
| An Innovative Non-Reactive Precoating and Lubricating Process | Condat Lubrifiants, France |
| July 2002 | |
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| Superfine Wire and Multiwire Drawing Machines: New Development to a Compliance with Ecological, Economic and Ergonomic Criteria |
Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co. KG, Germany |
| An Innovative and Alternative Technology for the Complete Drawing Process | Mario Frigerio SpA, Italy |
| May 2002 | |
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| When Highest-Quality Rod is Required by Producer and Customer Alike...The Outokumpu UPCAST® Process | Outokumpu Castform Oy, Finalnd |
| Study of Copper and Aluminium Electric Wires Deformed by Drawing Process |
Université Mohamed Khider, Biskra, Algeria |
| March 2002 | |
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| Cable Extrusion Systems from Indian Supplier Deliver High-Torque under Heavy Thrust Loads |
Supermac Industries, India |
| Cold Pressure Welding in Action |
Steve Mepsted, Pressure Welding Machines Ltd, UK |
| A Novel Undersea Cable Design with Plastic Loose Tube, Low Excess Fibre Length, and Fixed Fibre Termination for Bend-Sensitive Fibres | TyCom Ltd, USA |
| January 2002 | |
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| Field Measurement Results for a Pan-European Non-Zero Dispersion Fibre Network |
Stephen C. Mettler et al, Lucent Technologies, USA |
| November 2001 | |
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| Wire Drawing: Attention to Die Tools Will Avoid Problems and Ensure Longer Life in Service | Kurt Eder, Eder Engineering, Austria |
| Quality and Technology: The Keys to Success | Fort Wayne Wire Die Inc, USA |