21 Apr 2008
Belden Press Kit Interkama 2008
Belden is exhibiting at Hannover Messe (21 – 25 April) in Hall 9 Stand F28. As a leading supplier of cable solutions for industrial automation applications, the company will be featuring many innovative products and highlights. These include the expanded line of DataBus cables for FieldBus applications together with cables used industrially for both the Process Industry and Factory Floor Automation.
Press Releases
Belden offers solutions and benefits for Industrial Automation
As a leading supplier of cable solutions for industrial automation applications, Belden offers a wide range of innovative products. These include the expanded line of DataBus cables for FieldBus applications together with cables used industrially for both the Process Industry and Factory Floor Automation.
Belden introduces new components to provide end-to-end solutions for Industrial Ethernet cabling
Belden, a leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of signal transmission products, has introduced a series of new components for Industrial Ethernet conductivity to complement Belden’s high performance unshielded and shielded twisted pair cables with bonded-pair technology.
Belden introduces new halogen-free DeviceBus® Cables
Belden, a leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of signal transmission products, has introduced new halogen-free DeviceBus® Cables, two of which are steel wire armored for use in public areas and/or demanding industrial applications.
Belden expands line of DataBus cables for FieldBus applications
Belden has introduced new FieldBus Type A multi-pair cables and foil/braid cables which provide installation flexibility in many different environments and where multiple or extended cable runs are required.
Belden helps to drive industrial automation
Belden cables are being widely adopted by industrial users for the Process Industry and Factory Floor Automation. The company offers a range of Process Automation (PA) cables for use in instrumentation, regulation and control technologies. PROFIBUS PA technology allows safe transmission of data and power on the line. This enables the user to expand the possibilities of a state-of-the-art control system.
Solutions for Data Transmission in Automation
Belden Inc., headquartered in St. Louis (Missouri, U.S.A.), has consolidated its affiliated Belden Europe (Venlo, The Netherlands), HEW-Kabel (Wipperfürth, Germany), Hirschmann Automation and Control (Neckartenzlingen, Germany) and Lumberg Automation (Schalksmühle, Germany) companies into the newly formed business unit of Belden EMEA. Its operational headquarters will be located in the greater area of Stuttgart (Germany). Dr. Wolfgang Babel, who already headed Hirschmann and Lumberg Automation, was named President of Belden EMEA. Together, with more than 2,200 employees worldwide, the four companies combine comprehensive expertise in the field of data transmission. Besides a broad portfolio of copper and fiberoptic cables as well as automation components, Belden EMEA will - in future - also provide solutions for the communications technology in automation. To this end, the business unit plans to further complement its activities with proprietary developments as well as through acquisition. Turnover, which totalled approx. EUR 550 million in 2007, is expected to be doubled within the next few years.
Belden EMEA Business Unit
Belden Inc., St. Louis/USA, has grouped its subsidiaries Belden Europe, Venlo/Netherlands, HEW-Kabel, Wipperfürth, Hirschmann Automation and Control, Neckartenzlingen, and Lumberg Automation, Schalksmühle, in the new Belden EMEA business unit. Business activities are carried out by the five divisions Cable Infrastructure, Cable Specialty, Industrial Connecting Solutions, Industrial Networking and Electronic Control Systems. The product portfolio ranges from copper and fiberoptic cables as well as connectors and IO modules to network devices and control systems for load indication and load moment limitation. Belden EMEA, with production sites in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, Denmark, Italy, the Czech Republic and Hungary, is represented by subsidiaries in more than 15 countries in Europe, the Middle East, the USA and in Asia. It also has a network of contract partners on all five continents. In 2007 Belden EMEA achieved sales of approximately 550 million Euros with more than 2,200 employees worldwide.
Reader enquiries
Belden
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5900 AA VENLO
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Notes for editors
About Belden
Belden designs, manufactures and markets signal transmission solutions including cable, connectivity and active components for mission-critical applications ranging from industrial automation to data centers, broadcast studios, and aerospace. We focus on segments of the worldwide cable and connectivity market that require highly differentiated, high-performance products. With 2007 revenue of $2.0 billion, Belden has more than 8,000 associates world wide and has manufacturing capability in North America, Europe and Asia.
For more information about Belden, please visit www.belden-emea.com.
Editorial enquiries
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Belden
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