Confronting Coding Challenges in the Cable and Wire Industries
Domino white paper Confronting coding challenges in the cable and wire industries Introduction The global market for wire and cable has enjoyed significant The same trends impact the design of the jacketing growth in recent years. According to Big Market Research, the surrounding the copper, aluminium and optical fibre average annual growth rate between 2007 and 2013 was 9.5%, conductors. PVC, for so long the material of choice, is in and the years leading to 2018 are predicted to see only a decline due to environmental concerns about both its slight slowdown, to 8.8% p.a. Market Watch estimates that the manufacture and end-of-life disposal. As a result, wire and value of the global cable industry will be $297 billion in 2019. cable manufacturers are switching to compounds with better These figures are striking, but so too is the way in which credentials – modified polyphenylene ether (mPPE), for the industry is adapting to changing customer requirements. example, has low-smoke, zero-halogen properties. Other Market trends in both established and emerging industries are materials finding environmental favour include XLPE, PPE, fundamentally changing the construction of wire and cable HDPE, Nylon, Silicon and Teflon. products. Consider the automotive industry, for example: longer, more comprehensive vehicle warranties demand that insulation is more resistant to temperature extremes, chemicals and abrasion. By definition electric/hybrid vehicles contain more wiring and cabling than conventional cars and call for new approaches that meet consumers’ expectations for fuel economy and recyclability. In almost every industry, from aviation to home entertainment, designers are packing more electronic functionality into products, with the result that wires and cables have to do more in the same – or reduced – space.
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