Choosing the right wire & cable coding solution

Linx Printing Technologies Ltd.

Overview

• The wire and cable industry

• Choosing the right coding solution – ways to minimise waste

• Coding technologies

The wire and cable industry

• Outlook is good for the industry, with growing demand in the UK and

globally:– Industry revenue is forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of 2.2% over the five years

through 2014-15

– Telecommunications investment in the five years to 2014 led to fibre optics annual growth of

3.4% and a total industry revenue of £531m as companies invested heavily in super-fast

broadband networks

• Accurate marking is increasingly important in the industry also – the British

Cables Association (BCA) has promoted improvements to the standards of

marking for any who have a conformity claim to any particular standard

• Global market value could reach $114 billion by 2015

Sources –

http://www.ibisworld.co.uk/market-research/other-electronic-wire-cable-manufacturing.html

http://news.thomasnet.com/IMT/2014/03/25/wire-cable-demand-could-be-affected-by-volatile-raw-materials-pricing/

http://bcauk.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/EnhancedMarkingStatement.pdf

http://www.ibisworld.co.uk/market-research/fi bre-optic-cable-manufacturing.html

Choosing the right coding solution

- Ways to minimise waste

Those coding for the cable and wire industry need to keep on top of waste to

capitalise on the growing sector:

• Minimise errors – easy, intuitive message creation through easy-to-use interfaces as

well as remote monitoring reduce scrappage costs from errors

• Built-in reliability – IP55 or IP65 rated coders reduce stoppages with enclosures to

protect against liquid and particle contamination

• Flexibility – non-contact CIJ and laser coding systems provide flexibility to change

messages at the touch of a button with a vast range sizes, styles and on many

substrates

• Quality control – fast drying, high-contrast codes not only stand out, but stay put

through the winding process

Wire & cable industry – Coding technologies

• Continuous Ink Jet

– Can print on most plastics

– Range of inks available, including pigmented & UV cure inks

– Delivers multiple lines of text and simple graphics

– Code at speeds up to 2600 characters per second

– Can place it where needed on the production line - whether above,

below, or beside it

• Laser Coding

– Permanent codes on plastics, with highly visible colour change

on PVC

– No ink and no drying time means no smudging

– Low downtime and high speed

– No consumables ensures low cost of ownership

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