UK Business Manager Prysmian Cables & Systems Ltd...Copper coated aluminium conductors – low...

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Manager Prysmian Manager Prysmian

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Innovation from Innovation from

manufacture to manufacture to

marketmarket

Innovation distinguishes between

a leader and a follower.

Steve Jobs Apple

The Prysmian Group (was Pirelli)

PrescotWrexhamAberdare Bishopstoke

Eastleigh

Angy

GronParon

Charvieu

Cavimar

Fercable

Cavigel

XoulcesVologne

Delft

Schwerin

Neustadt

Pikkala

Balassagyarmat

Kistelek

Slatina

MudanyaGiovinazzo

Ascoli

BattipagliaArco FelicePignataroLivorno

MerlinoChavanoz

Quattordio

Livorno F.

Amfreville

St. JeanPrescott

St. Andrè

Abbeville

SorocabaJacarei

La RosaQuilmes

Abidjan

Grombalia

Baoying

Wuxi

Kuala Lumpur

Cikampek

Liverpool

Dee Why

Lexington

Vila Velha

Tianjin (3)

Prysmian operates 54 plants, has

subsidiaries in 36 countries with more than 12,000 employees

Auckland

Our mission

To be the leading player in the cable industry

TechnologyTechnology InnovationInnovation ServiceService

Long-term Customer Satisfaction

through

for

QualityQuality

FP200

1982 LSOH® Armoured

LSX™1992

1995

2000

2001

2002

1986

LSOH® Conduit Wire

AFUMEX® Armoured

FP400®

LSOH® Flat Wiring Cable

2003 FP PLUS™

2004

FP600®

2005

FP FIREFIX™

2006

FP200 GOLD®

Insudite™

1976

FP PLUS FLEX™

FP300®FP100®

2007 New generation FP PLUS™

Innovative History

FP/T – 01 - 1703/09

2008 FP600S

Focus on Added Value products

In the UK we make 99pc of the

cables we sell in T+I market and

employ >1000 people

Basec and LPCB approval

schemes

Internal audits

External audits

Product check ups

Focus on Added Value products

British Standards describe the

recipe for making a cable

Quality and Quantity of ingredients

and size

But whilst we invest in R+D ,

people and innovative ideas at the

front end there are some really

scary things going on behind the

scenes that I wanted to briefly

discuss today

Hells Kitchen ?

• Same ingredients• Different outcome

• What happens when one reduce the quantities or changes the quality of the ingredients

Faulty Cables Examined by Prysmian

Fake Fire Resistant Cables -1Cable markings 2x1.5mm² sq. FIRE FLEX 300/500 VOLT BS6360BS6387 CAT B IEC 331BRITISH MADE CABLE

Key points1. Not fire resistant – PVC insulation & PVC sheath – fails within 2 mins.2. Not compliant with any standards marked on sheath.3. Copper coated steel conductors – low conductivity – not compliant.4. Steel circuit protective conductor – low conductivity – not complaint.5. Probably not British made.

Fake Fire Resistant Cables -2Cable markings 2.15mm² SQ FIRE FLEX

FIRE RESISTANT CABLE

LPCB 682a/01 BS5839-1:2002 26.2d

BS 6360/BS6387 CWZ BS EN 50200

PH30 300/500V

BRITISH MADE CABLE

Key points1. Not fire resistant – PVC insulation & polyethylene sheath.2. Not compliant with any standards marked on sheath.3. Copper coated aluminium conductors – low conductivity – not to spec.4. Undersize circuit protective conductor – also Cu coated Al.5. Not LPCB approved – uses another manufacturer’s approval number.6. Probably not British made.

Non-compliant PVC Artic grade Flex

Cable Markings<HAR> 3183AG 1.5 SQMM BS6500

Key points

1. Undersize conductor – low conductivity - ~1mm² instead of 1.5mm²2. Cable sheath falls apart in low temperature bend test. 3. Not compliant with standard marked on sheath

Non-compliant Armoured cables

Cable MarkingsELECTRIC Grade 1100V as per BS546735 Sqmm

Key points1. Insufficient steel wire armour conductivity – wire diameter too small2. Armour wires not sufficiently galvanised – corrosion evident3. Insufficient copper conductor conductivity – more like a 25 mm²4. Not complaint with standard marked on sheath

1. Reels marked 100 on the label with no unit of measure (although the invoice states 100m) –

actually measured as 100 yards.

2. BASEC label on reels although product not BASEC

approved.

3. Reels marked 100m yet measure at 94m

4. Printing of erroneous info on cable/labels

Other issues found

Many of you here today have either

purchased , stocked or installed

some of these products!

Many of you are not aware of the

seriousness of the problem

You cannot really tell by looking at a

Cable that something’s up

The Problem

1. Prysmian , along with support of all members

of the British Cable Association , has come

up with a strategy

2. A Strategy to Reinforce the Positioning and

Selection of Approved Cables within the UK

Market

3. Reinforce responsibilities of those in supply

chain

4. Deliver a clear message

So what are we going to do about it ?

Status on Approved Cables Initiative to Date

•Strategy paper circulated to all key players

•Meetings held with Executive members of

ECA, EDA, NICEIC/ESC, ENA

•Prysmian met with local Hampshire MP –

Chris Huhne – that has resulted in PQ’s

having been raised

•Chris Huhne made contact with Ed Milliband

(EM)

Communicate

Eradicate

Investigate

Educate

POLICE

INVESTIGATE ERADICATE

Obtain samples &

test them

Actions/ Punishments/

Communications

Quick response times

and feedback

Involve all supply chain in this policing not just manufacturers

If do not communicate, then whole project is of little value

Communications must include:

a) NAC manufacturers

b) NAC distributors

c) HO’s of wholesaler whose branches are selling NAC cable

d) NICEIC, ECA, EDA, ENA –

Risk alert message to all members to check this product/ manufacturer/ W/S branch/ Distributor

BEAMA Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group

Poster to be issued in

UK to all EDA

members

Raising Awareness

LIABILITIES

• HEALTH and SAFETY AT WORK ACT.

• ELECTRICITY AT WORK Regulations.

UNLIMITED FINE andMAXIMUM 2 YEARS IMPRISONMENT

LIABILITIES

• CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT.

For CORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER

Police or H&SE would prosecute

UNLIMITED FINE levied on the company with a guide up to 10% of the company’s annual turnover.

LIFE IMPRISONMENT for any Senior Management involved in the sale of the unsafe products

Questions

• Are you aware of what you are buying and from where ?

• Do the products comply with relevant standards?

• Do they do what it says on the labels?

Innovation on Added Value products

The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow.Rupert Murdoch

Enhanced Fire survival cables FP600

Why use FP600?

• To meet more onerous fire survival requirements.

• For use in fire fighting and life safety applications

• Achieves maximum 120 minute fire rating to BS7346-6

for fire fighting applications.

• Easy to install. Does not require special tools or training

for installation and terminating

• Applications include fire protections for lifts , shutters ,

ventilation systems , sprinklers

• Alternative to MICC

• Lower installed cost

Features and benefits when

using Prysmian FP Cables

Unique damage resistant Insudite™ insulation:

• BENEFIT : Most F/A cables use soft easy to damage insulation which can

lead to faults meaning increased time fault finding/commissioning – not with

FP.

• BENEFIT to Client: Risk (of soft insulation) not left with client in his building

for whole of life building maintenance.

Easy to access Prysmian dedicated

www.fpcables.co.uk

• BENEFIT : Downloadable, printable pdf data sheets for O & M Manuals.

• BENEFIT to Client: Client can easily find and access

this information also making clients’ systems and processes quick and simple.

Features and benefits when using Prysmian FP Cables

FP FIREFIX™?

• A fire resistant cable clip – for use with FP200 Gold and FP Plus cables

• Alternative to AP or Saddle clip

• Quick and easy to install using SPIT Pulsa gas nailing tool

• One clip can install pair of cables

Why develop FP FIREFIX™?

• Introduction of a faster, lower installed cost fixing system meeting the requirements of BS5839-1:2002

• Reduced number of electricians available –FP FIREFIX™ system means that an electrician does not need to be used for all steps of a cable installation

• Available in Red or White

Benefits

• Quickly fixes to various substrates:

– Steel + Composite steel decking

– Masonry + Concrete +Block work

• Reduces installation time and costs - up to 10 times quicker to install than conventional methods

• Requires no rawl plugs, drilling or screwing

• Can be installed before cables – reducing the need to use an electrician at this stage

• Does not require installer to hold clip during installation –improving safety when working in difficult locations

How it Works

• Attach adaptor to Pulsa 700E

How it Works

• Attach adaptor to Pulsa 700E

• Load nails

How it Works

• Attach adaptor to Pulsa 700E

• Load nails

• Fit clip to adaptor

How it Works

• Attach adaptor to Pulsa 700E

• Load nails

• Fit clip to adaptor

• Push against wall, release nail

How it Works

• Attach adaptor to Pulsa 700E

• Load nails

• Fit clip to adaptor

• Push against wall, release nail

• Insert cable(s) into clip

How it Works

• Attach adaptor to Pulsa 700E

• Load nails

• Fit clip to adaptor

• Push against wall, release nail

• Insert cable(s) into clip

• Close clip

Success ?

• 6,0000,000 clips sold

• 10 times quicker to install

• How many hours saved ?

• Tens of thousands hours saved

• 100’s of thousands GBP labour

cost saved

Health and Safety Aspects

• Isocyanate Free

• Tested to EEC Directive 96/54/EC (Methods for

determination of toxicity)

• Skin irritation - OECD 404 – Lowest order recorded

• Eye irritation - OECD 405 – Lowest order recorded

• Non Flammable

• LSOH

• No special Storage or Transport

Low Hazard Jointing Material JEM

HV accessories – 275/400kV transition joints

FF cable

XLPE cable

1 year load cycling test

HV accessories – 275/400kV transition joints

FF cable

XLPE cable

Connects O/F cable to Xlpe

O/F cable no longer being

made

O/F Existing circuits can be

maintained , repaired and

diverted

Trial with Cable Drums in Utility Sector

• High Cost of Copper / Theft

• Location of drum / asset management

• Return / Disposal of Drum when empty

• Environmental

• Number of people involved (booking in / out)

• Accuracy

RFID chipping

Current Applications

• Library books

• Airport baggage / Pallets / Containers

• Golf Balls

• Pocker Cards / Casino Chips / Theme parks

• Barrels of beer

• Animals or even People!

In 2004 Conrad Chase allowed guests at his night clubs to be

implanted with RFID chips. Customers who carry the chip are

allowed access to the VIP area. The system also allows patrons

to pay for drinks just by being scanned

RFID chipping

Solution - RFID chipping

Benefits

• Cheap

• Easy “IT” solution

• Security

• Environmental

• Improved accuracy

• Improved supply Chain solutions

• Could be expanded to boxes, tools, vans, assets etc

RFID chipping

FibreDistribution Hub

Connectorised Lead-in Joint

Lead-in Assembly

Core QUICKDR@W Products - Connectivity

Day 1 Connect

Day X Connect

QUICKDR@W Installation

QUICKDR@W Lead-in Seal

Transport Sleeve

QUICKDR@W – Customer Connect (Day x)

QUICKDR@W

Lead-in sealTransport Sleeve

QUICKDR@W – Customer Connect (Day x)

QUICKDR@W – Customer Connect (Day x)

QUICKDR@W – Customer Connect (Day x)

• The winner is the chef who takes the same ingredients as everyone else and produces the best results.Edward de Bono

• If you are going to buy a parachute would you buy the cheapest one ?

Summary