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New EnergySafe Cables
When the need to protect both people and equipment is essential, turn to our
new power and control cables called EnergySafe. The cables were designed and engineered
for power generation and industrial use where the safety of personnel and equipment
is a requirement. The low smoke and zero halogen constructions of these cables make them
ideal for either indoor or outdoor installations, for use in conduit, duct
or cable trays or for aerial and direct burial up to 600 volts. Draka EnergySafe cables
are available not only in standard sizes but also with reduced diameters making them
ideal for use in crowded raceways. The cables meet UL and IEEE flame ratings.
For data sheets, click here.
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$15K in donations aids Schuylkill Hose
12/19/2007
BY KRISTEN M. SCATTON
STAFF WRITER
kscatton@republicanherald.com
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Schuylkill Hose Company No. 2 received early Christmas presents Tuesday — a $10,000 donation from Draka Cableteq, Schuylkill Haven, and a $5,000 personal donation from Tamaqua Cable former owner and president William Combs III.
“We’re very, very thankful,” said Schuylkill Haven Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Glenn Sattizahn, who accepted the checks on behalf of Schuylkill Hose.
"We knew we did a good job of taking care of their fire, but we didn’t know we did that good of a job,” he said, referring to the February 2004 blaze at what was then Tamaqua Cable Products Corp., 1 Tamaqua Blvd., Schuylkill Haven.
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Glen Sattizahn, Asst.Fire Chief at Schuylkill Hose Co. #2, speaks with (L to R) Draka's Andy Hemingway, VP, Jeff Fitzgerald, Ops. Mgr., and Jim Moore, Facility Mgr. at the firehouse.
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The Sept. 12 fire at Schuylkill Hose’s station, Union and St. Peter streets, caused nearly $2 million in damages, destroying the company’s two engines, hazmat truck, and gear and equipment.
The memory of Schuylkill Hose’s quick response to the 2004 fire and a commitment to the community spurred Draka to make the donation.
“We’re dependent on these guys,” Draka Vice President and General Manager Andrew Hemingway said. “They saved our bacon in 2004, and our plant stands as a tribute to their work.
“We have an obligation to the community. We live here, work here, and when we can help out, we have an obligation to do so. We feel great about doing it.”
Some of the 170 employees at Draka’s Schuylkill Haven location contributed to the company’s $10,000 donation, Hemingway said.
“We did it on an informal, voluntary basis,” he said. “If they wanted to donate, they could.”
Draka also challenged other local businesses.
“We would like to see other businesses or manufacturers in Schuylkill County match or better our contribution,” Larry Butz, Draka human resources manager, said. “We all have an obligation to support our community, so we want to see what other businesses can do.”
Most of the money Schuylkill Hose received Tuesday will be invested in the company’s “fire fund,” Sattizahn said, with the rest of it going toward a new hazmat truck and a new generator.
“The money’s going to be used for new equipment for firefighting, or to make this a better emergency shelter,” he said. “We need a new generator. The old one isn’t covered because it wasn’t burned, but it’s not up to the new code.”
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John Williams, who works for Draka and is also a volunteer fireman for Schuylkill Hose Co. #2, speaks with a local TV reporter.
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Other work on Schuylkill Hose’s engine room, which was where the fire originated, is coming along well, Sattizahn said.
“The garage doors were just installed yesterday,” he said, “and we have heat running in the engine room. We have to bring the wall temperature up to a minimum of 50 degrees so they can patch any cracks or holes in the wall. The painter, A Able Associates, intends to start painting after Christmas.”
Schuylkill Haven Dive Team Captain Carter Hoffman, also on hand, said the company is also hoping to order a new engine by the end of January.
The Draka representatives were pleased with the company’s progress.
“This is great, seeing the improvements they’re making,” Facility/Project Manager James H. Moore said, looking around the engine room. “Hopefully our donations will help them get it back the way it was before.”
One improvement the company is making to the station is something completely new.
“We’re putting in a sprinkler system and fire alarm system,” Sattizahn said with a smile. “We don’t want to get burned twice.”
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Astronaut Speaks at Draka Cableteq MA
Taunton, MA - November 1, 2005: Brewster Shaw, COO, United Space Alliance
which is the prime contractor for NASA and the Kennedy Space Center,
and three time Shuttle Astronaut, along with additional members of
United Space Alliance's team visited Draka Cableteq USA, MA on October 26.
As a longtime supplier to the United Space Alliance Draka Cableteq, MA, manufactures
the cables that provide power to the Mobile Launch Pad (MLP).
For the full story click here.
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NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
Draka Cableteq | USA introduces...
'The JETnet System, Building the New Network'
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Connectivity is today’s buzzword…communications at the speed of light…implementation
of new technologies…construction of networks, businesses and even industries all
happening faster and smarter, with an eye for the future.
High speed efficiency is also the idea behind the JETnet system from Draka.
This state of the art technology is designed with the demands for today,
plus the benefits of satisfying tomorrow’s evolving needs.
The JETnet® Concept is propelled by clever design. JETnet is a
revolutionary idea. Flexible ducted systems with internal microtubes house
and protect fiber optic cables. These internal subdivisions allow versatility during initial installation, while also allowing for expansion in the future.
To learn more about JETnet, click here.
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Draka Cableteq | USA Celebrates 100 Years
of Manufacturing Cable in Massachusetts
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In 1905, in Dorchester, Massachusetts, The Clark Insulation Company was
incorporated, later to become, BIW (Boston Insulated Wire).
In the early 1900's, the Northeast part of the United States had a booming
textile manufacturing industry. An essential part of each textile manufacturing
plant was machinery known as braiders. The textile industry trained workers to
become very skillful with this machinery. Women were employed as braiders as
their smaller hands were more suited to run the machinery than that of a man.
Therefore with a labor pool of skilled workers, Boston, Massachusetts presented
an ideal place to incorporate a cable company. It would be an easy transition
to take laborers from the textile industry and transfer their skills to the
manufacture of cable.
In 1906, BIW produced the first "Magneto" cable for automobiles and in 1907
manufactured electric control cables for elevators. In 1915, BIW was the first
company to manufacture wire harnesses for the automobile industry.
Throughout its history BIW introduced many "firsts" to the cable industry in the
United States. In 1932, it was BIW high speed elevator cables that were installed
in New York City's now famous Empire State Building and in 1940 at the New York
World's Fair when television was first introduced it was BIW camera cables that
made it all possible.
Always looking for a better and safer cable, in 1976 BIW introduced LO-SMOKE cables
which have now become industry standard. Ever vigilant in solving customer's
problems, BIW introduced in 1979, the first metal clad cable for deep-set
electrically operated safety valves in oil wells.
Over the years, BIW evolved to become known as the cable company to go to when
customers needed solutions for their unique cable requirements that more than
likely would require highly engineered designs.
In 1988, Draka Holding purchased BIW and it became BIW Cable Systems, Inc.,
the first company in North America to be added to the Draka Family of cable
companies. By the time Draka purchased BIW, the manufacturing plant had moved
from Boston to Taunton, a town South East of Boston. The offices, which are right
next door (a small river runs between the office buildings and the plant) are
actually in another town, North Dighton, Massachusetts.
To this day, BIW cables continue to be used in the most special of applications.
In January of 2005, BIW Cable Systems, Inc., and Tamaqua Cable Products, Corp.
(another Draka owned company located in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, purchased
by Draka Holding in 1998) legally combined to become Draka Cableteq | USA. Each
plant compliments the other and the company employs 360 people.
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Above and below are pictures of the factory and employees in Dorchester, MA
Above is the factory in Taunton, MA (45 minutes south of Boston)
Pictured above is the office building in North Dighton, MA
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