September/October 2025
In this issue we cover the following topics.
Industry Event Preview Articles:
• IWCS 2025 Cable & Connectivity Industry Forum
• AWH 2025: Automotive Wire Harness & EDS Conference
Feature Articles & Tech Briefs:
• Impacts of US 232 Tariffs on Copper Wire, Cable and Wirerod Products, by Aisling Hubert
• 15-Year Partnership Driving the Energy Transition, by Alexandre Lull and Fabrice Pardies
• How It Works: The Rolling Ring Linear Drive, by Andrew Hess
• Extruder Technology Fuels Growth in the Cable-Compound-Market, by Melanie Baum
• Increasing Demand for Crosslinked Halogen Free Flame-Retardant Compounds for Solar Application, by Priya Rakshit, Priten Shah, Tanya Artingstall and LeeAnn Chen
• Tariffs Are Tearing Through Electronics Margins: A Strategic Bill-of-Materials Study Shows Whether Mexico Can Save Yours, by JP McDaris
• Reinventing Wire Stripping for the Era of Complex Cables, by Seonaid Sellars
• Greater Flexibility and Safety When Charging Electric Vehicles, by Friederike Schmidt
• Silicone Oil Spraying Unit, by Hernando Blanco
• Next-Generation Fiber Bundling System, by Thorsten Wilde
• Polypropylene: “The Future of Cable Insulation Is Already Here”, by Kiran Santhosh
Roundup Articles: 1. Cable Filling & Waterblocking; 2. Tapes, Yarns & Strength Members
Spotlight Article: Reels
Plus News, Products, Patents, Tech Briefs, Columns, and the Wire Harness & Cable Connector (WHCC) Section