Jonathan Sloam

Jonathan Sloam
UK Business
Manager Prysmian
Cables & Systems
Ltd
Innovation from
manufacture to
market
Innovation distinguishes between
a leader and a follower.
Steve Jobs Apple
The Prysmian Group (was Pirelli)
Prysmian operates 54 plants, has
subsidiaries in 36 countries with more than 12,000 employees
Pikkala
St. Jean
Prescott
Tianjin (3)
Baoying
Lexington
Abbeville
Wuxi
Grombalia
Kuala Lumpur
Vila Velha
Abidjan
Cikampek
Schwerin
Prescot
Wrexham
Delft
Aberdare
Bishopstoke
Neustadt
Eastleigh
Xoulces
Amfreville
Vologne
Balassagyarmat
Angy
Paron
Kistelek
Gron
Livorno F.
Chavanoz
Slatina
Merlino
Charvieu
Quattordio Ascoli
Livorno
Giovinazzo
Pignataro
Cavimar
Cavigel
Arco Felice Battipaglia
Mudanya
Fercable
St. Andrè
Sorocaba
Jacarei
La Rosa
Quilmes
Dee Why
Liverpool
Auckland
Our mission
To be the leading player in the cable industry
through
Technology
Innovation
Service
for
Long-term Customer Satisfaction
Quality
Innovative History
FP600S
2008
New generation FP PLUS™
2007
FP PLUS FLEX™
2006
FP600®
2005
FP FIREFIX™
2004
2003
FP PLUS™
AFUMEX® Armoured
2002
LSOH® Flat Wiring Cable
2001
LSOH® Conduit Wire
2000
1995
LSX™
1992
1986
1982
1976
FP100®
FP300®
FP200 GOLD®
Insudite™
FP400®
LSOH® Armoured
FP200
FP/T – 01 - 17
03/09
Focus on Added Value products
In the UK we make 99pc of the
cables we sell in T+I market and
employ >1000 people
Basec and LPCB approval
schemes
Internal audits
External audits
Product check ups
Focus on Added Value products
British Standards describe the
recipe for making a cable
Quality and Quantity of ingredients
and size
But whilst we invest in R+D ,
people and innovative ideas at the
front end there are some really
scary things going on behind the
scenes that I wanted to briefly
discuss today
Hells Kitchen ?
• Same ingredients
• Different outcome
• What happens when one
reduce the quantities or
changes the quality of the
ingredients
Faulty Cables Examined by
Prysmian
Fake Fire Resistant Cables -1
Cable markings
2x1.5mm² sq. FIRE FLEX
300/500 VOLT BS6360
BS6387 CAT B IEC 331
BRITISH MADE CABLE
Key points
1. Not fire resistant – PVC insulation & PVC sheath – fails within 2 mins.
2. Not compliant with any standards marked on sheath.
3. Copper coated steel conductors – low conductivity – not compliant.
4. Steel circuit protective conductor – low conductivity – not complaint.
5. Probably not British made.
Fake Fire Resistant Cables -2
Cable markings
2.15mm² SQ FIRE FLEX
FIRE RESISTANT CABLE
LPCB 682a/01 BS5839-1:2002 26.2d
BS 6360/BS6387 CWZ BS EN 50200
PH30 300/500V
BRITISH MADE CABLE
Key points
1. Not fire resistant – PVC insulation & polyethylene sheath.
2. Not compliant with any standards marked on sheath.
3. Copper coated aluminium conductors – low conductivity – not to spec.
4. Undersize circuit protective conductor – also Cu coated Al.
5. Not LPCB approved – uses another manufacturer’s approval number.
6. Probably not British made.
Non-compliant PVC Artic grade Flex
Cable Markings
<HAR> 3183AG 1.5 SQMM BS6500
Key points
1. Undersize conductor – low conductivity - ~1mm² instead of 1.5mm²
2. Cable sheath falls apart in low temperature bend test.
3. Not compliant with standard marked on sheath
Non-compliant Armoured cables
Cable Markings
ELECTRIC Grade 1100V
as per BS5467
35 Sqmm
Key points
1. Insufficient steel wire armour conductivity – wire diameter too small
2. Armour wires not sufficiently galvanised – corrosion evident
3. Insufficient copper conductor conductivity – more like a 25 mm²
4. Not complaint with standard marked on sheath
Other issues found
1. Reels marked 100 on the label with no unit of
measure (although the invoice states 100m) –
actually measured as 100 yards.
2. BASEC label on reels although product not BASEC
approved.
3. Reels marked 100m yet measure at 94m
4. Printing of erroneous info on cable/labels
The Problem
Many of you here today have either
purchased , stocked or installed
some of these products!
Many of you are not aware of the
seriousness of the problem
You cannot really tell by looking at a
Cable that something’s up
So what are we going to do about it ?
1. Prysmian , along with support of all members
of the British Cable Association , has come
up with a strategy
2. A Strategy to Reinforce the Positioning and
Selection of Approved Cables within the UK
Market
3. Reinforce responsibilities of those in supply
chain
4. Deliver a clear message
Status on Approved Cables Initiative to Date
• Strategy paper circulated to all key players
• Meetings held with Executive members of
ECA, EDA, NICEIC/ESC, ENA
• Prysmian met with local Hampshire MP –
Chris Huhne – that has resulted in PQ’s
having been raised
• Chris Huhne made contact with Ed Milliband
(EM)
Communicate
Educate
Investigate
Eradicate
POLICE
INVESTIGATE
Obtain samples &
test them
ERADICATE
Involve all supply chain in this
policing not just manufacturers
Quick response times
and feedback
Actions/ Punishments/
Communications
If do not communicate, then
whole project is of little value
Communications must include:
a) NAC manufacturers
b) NAC distributors
c) HO’s of wholesaler whose branches are selling NAC cable
d) NICEIC, ECA, EDA, ENA –
Risk alert message to all members to check this product/
manufacturer/ W/S branch/ Distributor
BEAMA Anti-Counterfeiting
Working Group
Raising Awareness
Poster to be issued in
UK to all EDA
members
LIABILITIES
• HEALTH and SAFETY AT WORK ACT.
• ELECTRICITY AT WORK Regulations.
UNLIMITED FINE and
MAXIMUM 2 YEARS IMPRISONMENT
LIABILITIES
• CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT.
For CORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER
Police or H&SE would prosecute
UNLIMITED FINE levied on the company with a
guide up to 10% of the company’s annual turnover.
LIFE IMPRISONMENT for any Senior Management
involved in the sale of the unsafe products
Questions
• Are you aware of what you are buying and
from where ?
• Do the products comply with relevant
standards?
• Do they do what it says on the labels?
Innovation on Added Value products
The world is
changing very fast.
Big will not beat
small anymore. It
will be the fast
beating the slow.
Rupert Murdoch
Enhanced Fire survival cables FP600
Why use FP600?
• To meet more onerous fire survival requirements.
• For use in fire fighting and life safety applications
• Achieves maximum 120 minute fire rating to BS7346-6
for fire fighting applications.
• Easy to install. Does not require special tools or training
for installation and terminating
• Applications include fire protections for lifts , shutters ,
ventilation systems , sprinklers
• Alternative to MICC
• Lower installed cost
Features and benefits when
using Prysmian FP Cables
Unique damage resistant Insudite™ insulation:
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BENEFIT : Most F/A cables use soft easy to damage insulation which can
lead to faults meaning increased time fault finding/commissioning – not with
FP.
BENEFIT to Client: Risk (of soft insulation) not left with client in his building
for whole of life building maintenance.
Features and benefits when using Prysmian FP
Cables
Easy to access Prysmian dedicated
www.fpcables.co.uk
• BENEFIT : Downloadable, printable pdf data sheets
for O & M Manuals.
• BENEFIT to Client: Client can easily find and access
this information also making clients’ systems and
processes quick and simple.
FP FIREFIX™?
• A fire resistant cable clip – for use with FP200 Gold
and FP Plus cables
• Alternative to AP or Saddle clip
• Quick and easy to install using SPIT Pulsa gas nailing tool
• One clip can install pair of cables
Why develop FP FIREFIX™?
• Introduction of a faster, lower installed cost
fixing system meeting the requirements of
BS5839-1:2002
• Reduced number of electricians available –
FP FIREFIX™ system means that an
electrician does not need to be used for all
steps of a cable installation
• Available in Red or White
Benefits
• Quickly fixes to various substrates:
– Steel + Composite steel decking
– Masonry + Concrete +Block work
• Reduces installation time and costs - up to 10 times
quicker to install than conventional methods
• Requires no rawl plugs, drilling or screwing
• Can be installed before cables – reducing the need to
use an electrician at this stage
• Does not require installer to hold clip during installation –
improving safety when working in difficult locations
How it Works
• Attach adaptor to Pulsa 700E
How it Works
• Attach adaptor to Pulsa 700E
• Load nails
How it Works
• Attach adaptor to Pulsa 700E
• Load nails
• Fit clip to adaptor
How it Works
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Attach adaptor to Pulsa 700E
Load nails
Fit clip to adaptor
Push against wall, release nail
How it Works
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Attach adaptor to Pulsa 700E
Load nails
Fit clip to adaptor
Push against wall, release nail
Insert cable(s) into clip
How it Works
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Attach adaptor to Pulsa 700E
Load nails
Fit clip to adaptor
Push against wall, release nail
Insert cable(s) into clip
Close clip
Success ?
• 6,0000,000 clips sold
• 10 times quicker to install
• How many hours saved ?
• Tens of thousands hours saved
• 100’s of thousands GBP labour
cost saved
Low Hazard Jointing Material JEM
Health and Safety Aspects
• Isocyanate Free
• Tested to EEC Directive 96/54/EC (Methods for
determination of toxicity)
• Skin irritation - OECD 404 – Lowest order recorded
• Eye irritation - OECD 405 – Lowest order recorded
• Non Flammable
• LSOH
• No special Storage or Transport
HV accessories – 275/400kV transition joints
XLPE cable
FF cable
1 year load cycling test
HV accessories – 275/400kV transition joints
Connects O/F cable to Xlpe
O/F cable no longer being
made
O/F Existing circuits can be
maintained , repaired and
diverted
XLPE cable
FF cable
RFID chipping
Trial with Cable Drums in Utility Sector
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High Cost of Copper / Theft
Location of drum / asset management
Return / Disposal of Drum when empty
Environmental
Number of people involved (booking in / out)
Accuracy
RFID chipping
Current Applications
• Library books
• Airport baggage / Pallets / Containers
• Golf Balls
• Pocker Cards / Casino Chips / Theme parks
• Barrels of beer
• Animals or even People!
In 2004 Conrad Chase allowed guests at his night clubs to be
implanted with RFID chips. Customers who carry the chip are
allowed access to the VIP area. The system also allows patrons
to pay for drinks just by being scanned
Solution - RFID chipping
RFID chipping
Benefits
• Cheap
• Easy “IT” solution
• Security
• Environmental
• Improved accuracy
• Improved supply Chain solutions
• Could be expanded to boxes, tools, vans, assets etc
Core QUICKDR@W Products - Connectivity
Fibre
Distribution Hub
Lead-in Assembly
Connectorised
Lead-in Joint
QUICKDR@W Installation
Day 1 Connect
Day X Connect
QUICKDR@W – Customer Connect (Day x)
Transport Sleeve
QUICKDR@W
Lead-in Seal
QUICKDR@W – Customer Connect (Day x)
Transport Sleeve
QUICKDR@W
Lead-in seal
QUICKDR@W – Customer Connect (Day x)
QUICKDR@W – Customer Connect (Day x)
Summary
• The winner is the chef who takes the
same ingredients as everyone else and
produces the best results.
Edward de Bono
• If you are going to buy a parachute
would you buy the cheapest one ?