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Cables & Connectors

Cables & Connectors

Innovations in Keeping Connected

Hydro Group plc Hydro Group develops the complete and large planetary cablers, armoring

Subsea cable and connector specialist subsea electrical and optical intercon- machines for steel, serving lines for ara-

Hydro Group plc announced multiple nect package, built to withstand harsh mid ? bers as well as considerable addi-

Asia Paci? c Business Partner agree- environmental conditions. tional equipment required for the manu- ments as the ? rm continues strategic facture of specialized cable products.

growth in the region. As part of interna- South Bay Cables: 50 Years Strong tional expansion plans in 2013 the ? rm South Bay Cable celebrates its golden Falmat formed its Singapore based division, anniversary this year, owned and oper- Cable manufacturer Falmat debuted

Hydro Group Asia, which has shown ated by the same management since its new Xtreme-Marine HD line of an annual increase of sales in the region 1957. The company boasts more than video cables engineered to provide HD of over $2.2m. The ? ve new Business 80,000 square-feet of production space and SD high quality video transmission

Partner agreements with Uni-One in in the Idyllwild and Temecula facilities, down to depths of 7 kilometers. De-

Taiwan, ISL in China, Oceanpixel in the in Southern California, and to date it signed for harsh environments, the rug-

Philippines, PT Indonesia in Indonesia has designed and produced more than ged cables are available as single coax and DKHG in Vietnam will aid Hydro 60,000 different cable constructions. design with polyurethane jacket or in a

Group’s cabling interconnect solutions Each cable is designed around the cus- composite construction with additional presence in these important markets. tomer’s needs and contains a combina- power conductors, strength layers or “Asia currently represents Hydro tion of electrical, optical and mechani- other features. A key feature of the cable

Group’s second largest export mar- cal elements. is its impressive long range capabili- ket, with signi? cant growth in demand From the drawing of the copper rod to ties, said Falmat president Brian Falk. for our range of subsea optical cables, the jacketing of the ? nished cable South Applications include ROV, diver um- electrical cables and connectors from Bay Cable has a wide variety of cable bilical, overboard drop camera, topside defense markets and increasingly en- manufacturing equipment to perform and subsea monitoring, ocean observa- ergy customers, due to the expansion of many unique operations. tory, pipe and well inspection, robotics, exploration activities in the region,” said Specialty equipment includes; strand- ? sheries, water theme entertainment and

Doug Whyte, Hydro Group MD. From ers, insulating and jacketing extruders, even marine movie production.

its manufacturing facilities in Scotland, taping lines, striping machines, small

Hydro Group’s Doug Whyte & Steve Ang Falmat president Brian Falk

Eric Haun

Hydro Group

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