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last year, the first stage of the cost of poor
Quality (copQ) project was also successfully
completed. thanks to copQ, all of the
group’s production units are enabled to
manage possible internal compliance
failures in a standardized fashion, while
automatically monitoring related costs.
the implementation of the copQ project in
diverse countries will happen simultaneously
with the sap 1c information system, which
will allow the group to deal more aggressively
with critical issues.
key contribution from
the Quality function
UPGRADING ELEctRIcAL
EFFIcIENcY
the high voltage P-laser cable
is the first
high-performance eco-sustainable cable
capable of effectively increasing the efficiency
and capacity of electrical grids. it operates
at temperatures above the typical 90°c of
traditional xlpe technology. tests were
carried out successfully in 2013 with terna
spa, italy’s national power transmission
operator.
AND PREVENtING FAILURES
OF GRIDS
prY-caM sensor is an instrument recently
developed by prysmian group which allows
any pulse signals generated by partial
discharges to be monitored and accurately
measured, thereby preventing failures
by monitoring the different parts of the
electrical grid without having to switch it off.
while the p-laser cable test was happening,
it was installed at the 5 km link realised in
lacchiarella, near Milan (italy).
MAkING AN EU-WIDE FIBRE
VIABLE
retractanet-Xs
is a breakthrough solution
showcased last year in london by prysmian
group for osp applications which employs a
direct-buried retractacable that is filled with
small fibre modules. it is ideally suited for
fibre-to-the-home deployments and makes
the goal of an eu-wide fibre connection a
viable option.
tHE NEW 96 FIBRE-MIcRODUct
cABLE
the new extension of “nano” loose tube
cable for microduct applications developed
by prysmian group leads the way for small
optical fibre cable designs and surpasses the
requirements of the emerging iec 60794-5-10
standard. the new 96-fibre cable is less than
6mm in diameter and was developed under
the project name newt™:
nano extended
wavelength technology
.
