Cable and connector firm unveils new and improved website

Lapp Group USA recently launched a completely overhauled website. The new site delivers engineering content related to the application of industrial cables and connectors. The site includes product selector tools, e-learning modules, a technical data resource center, application tips, educational videos, and more. The new Lapp website was redesigned with the needs of our North American users in mind. Moreover, our emphasis on delivering pertinent, regularly updated content will ensure lappusa.com is a destination web site for customers and the engineering community at large.

Lapp Group
www.lappusa.com

Cables in nacelle work at (brrrr) -25C

Recent Ölflex Tray II cables have enhanced oil and temperature resistance and  withstand the demanding requirements of the wind industry. A few features include:

• Unrivaled flexibility down to -25°C
• Resists oil, humidity, and emissions
• UL WTTC 1000V, FT4 to meet NEC code
• Durable all season perfromance
• Fully tested for oil resistance passing UL Oil Res. I & II and to withstand gear box oil, and
• Torsion tested for the wind turbine industry

Lapp
www.lappusa.com

Cable manufacturer celebrates 50th anniversary

ÖLFLEX World Tour: cable drum arrives in the USA.

On April 13, Florham Park was the setting for an unusual celebration: the German-based, worldwide supplier of integrated wire, cabling and connector products and solutions, the Lapp Group, commemorated the 50^th anniversary of their signature brand ÖLFLEX. It was the world’s first industrially manufactured power and control cable, and the first ever cable with color-coded conductors.  To celebrate this, the Lapp Group is holding the ÖLFLEX World Tour — an ÖLFLEX cable drum visiting various Lapp sites around the globe. On April 13, the ÖLFLEX World Tour made its American stop at the Lapp Group’s American headquarters in Florham Park, New Jersey. Attendees of the festivities signed the reel at each stop.

After its start in Stuttgart in the summer of 2010, the Tour has made stops in France, Spain, South Africa, India, China, Japan, and Chile before coming to the U.S. At every stop, events for customers and employees were held, including performances by the Lapp Artists – a troupe of artists that accompanies the ÖLFLEX World Tour and has come up with some inventive and memorable ways to integrate Lapp cables, industrial connectors and other cabling accessories into their act. The North American stop saw a two-day event which, on the first day, took the guests on a tour of the cable production site and warehouse and taught them some useful information about cabling and connectivity solutions for various applications and conditions, followed by the Lapp Artists’ stunning show of acrobatics, dance and comedy. The first day concluded with a grand gala event at Meadow Wood Manor in Randolph, where Emmy-winner Steve Adubato interviewed Lapp family members and stakeholders Andreas and Siegbert Lapp. The brothers then collaborated with artist, Elliot, in the spontaneous creation of two unique works of art to commemorate the 50^th anniversary of the Lapp Group and its ÖLFLEX brand.

The second day of the event was a tour of New York City. Highlights of the tour included areas where Lapp cable or products are being used. This featured stop on the tour was a visit to Times Square and the New Year’s Eve ball.

USA was the first international branch of Lapp Group
Lapp Group North America was first established in 1976 in New Jersey and currently employs some 200 employees. At the time, it was the first international branch of the German family business, which has since established Lapp companies in 40 countries and is represented via partners in another 100 countries. Since then Lapp North America has relocated to the newly renovated 130,000 square foot facility in Florham Park and offers a complete one-stop solution for power/signal cable and connector needs throughout automation markets. A special focus is placed on the growth markets of energy, transportation, and life sciences. The Florham Park site houses a state-of-the-art cable manufacturing plant, Lapp Cable Works. In addition to the manufacturing site, the Florham Park location also provides complex harnesses, integrated systems solutions, and custom cable assemblies. Lapp North America also operates Lapp Tannehill, a distributor with a sales office and warehouse in Minnesota, and a warehouse in Las Vegas, as well as a sales office in Toronto, Canada, and a sales office including a warehouse in Guadalajara, Mexico.

The Lapp Group also provides comprehensive online coverage of the ÖLFLEX World Tour. An online newsroom has been set up at www.oelflex50.com, where visitors can find reports, pictures and videos. Attendees of the events and friends of the Lapp Group can also comment and discuss their experiences and other topics relating to the company on the Lapp Group’s facebook page (www.facebook.com/lappgroup). Video of the event is here: http://www.oelflex50.com/usa

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Fast, easy installation of multiple cables

A multi-cable bushing system called Skintop Cube is said to provide better way to seal and clamp cables than competitive designs and with simplified service. Users install the frame to an enclosure just once. All repairs can be done without removing the frame. Advantages are said to include:

• Routing 8 to10 cables through standard 16 or 24 pole connector openings

• Much larger clamping ranges than competitors, greatly reducing inventory

• Excellent pullout strength with compression designed modules and frame

• Faster repairs as the frame remains on the housing at all times

• Preassembly of cables is possible, saving a huge amount of time at installation

• Oil, grease, ultraviolet and ozone resistant

• IP 64 degree of protection

• Requires no special tools, sealants, or lubricants

Lapp Group
www.Lappusa.com

Find connectors and strain reliefs fast in this guide

A recent 56-page Engineering Specification Guide provides an overview of some widely used Ölflex and  Unitronic cables, Epic connectors, and Skintop strain relief cable glands. The Guide makes it easy to find the right connector or strain relief for a cable. A few features include:

• Selection charts that make it easy to find the right Ölflex or Unitronic cable

• Cable part-number charts list the mating Skintop

• Most cables have a connector selection chart to help identify the right EPIC

connector series for the selected cable

• Free samples (This excludes certain hook-up wires and connectors)

• A wide range of cable and connectors

Lapp USA

www.lappusa.com

Lapp introduces high performance tray cable for wind turbine

Florham Park, NJ – Lapp, introduces its highest-performance UL-listed tray cable, OLFLEX®
FORTIS. This product meets UL-1277 tray cable requirements, as well as providing industry-leading oil resistance and coldtemperature performance. It is also rated as a CSA tray cable (CSA C22.2 No. 230).

OLFLEX® FORTIS meets all requirements of UL-2277 for 1000V Wind Turbine Tray Cable (WTTC). The excellent oil
resistance is valuable for applications in wind turbine nacelles, and torsion resistance makes it perfect for cables in wind turbine
towers. Excellent cold-weather resistance allows OLFLEX® FORTIS to be used in wind turbines installed in arctic climates.

OLFLEX® FORTIS also offers outstanding performance at low temperatures. Excellent cold-temperature toughness and
flexibility make OLFLEX® FORTIS perfect for cold-weather installations or refrigeration projects. OLFLEX® FORTIS uses fine
conductor strands for superior flexibility during installation. This conductor also allows the product to be used in applications
with limited motion, like the torsion movement of cables in wind turbine towers. The copper core is sized for dual-rating to North American (UL) and European (VDE) standards.

OLFLEX® FORTIS meets UL’s OIL RES I & II as well as UL AWM 21098, allowing application in environments with long-term
oil exposure. OLFLEX® FORTIS has FT4 flammability resistance and passes the same crush and impact tests as armored
Metal Clad (MC) cables. The combination of outstanding oil resistance, mechanical toughness and tray rating allows it to be
used on machine tools, cable trays, and exposed runs between machines and trays.

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