A ‘Reel’ Look at Wire and Cable in the Electrical Industry

Rob McIntyre

The use of reels is fundamental to the safe and efficient handling, transportation and distribution of wire and cable to the end user. The properties of wire and cable require reels to be robust and have certain structural specifications to ensure wire and cable goods are not compromised between the time they leave the factory to when they are installed on site. Wire and cable must be protected from any kind of mechanical damage, ingress of moisture, dirt and chemicals. Close attention must be paid to the temperature ratings of wire and cable; therefore, storage must be in an environment consistent with the rating.

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Stephen Lee, Canadian General Manager with EiKO Global LLC, Shares His Perspective on the Industry

CEW caught up with General Manager of EiKO’s Canadian division Stephen Lee, who was kind enough to take some time out of his busy schedule to share his perspective on the industry.

EiKO is a global fixture, lamp and, more recently, controls manufacturer headquartered in Shawnee, Kansas. Additional locations include European operations in Frankfurt, Germany; APAC operations in Taiwan; and Canadian operations in Barrie, Ontario. EiKO also has five distribution centres in North America located in Ontario, Alberta, Kansas, Nevada, and New Jersey.

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Q4 GDP Slowed to 0.1%

Growth in real gross domestic product (GDP) slowed to 0.1% in the fourth quarter, owing to a decrease in business investment and weak international trade. These declines were offset by increased household spending. Final domestic demand edged up 0.2%, after rising 0.8% in the third quarter.

The annual growth rate of Canada's real GDP was 1.6% for 2019, a deceleration from the 2.0% growth in 2018. By comparison, real GDP in the United States increased 2.3%.

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EFC Looking for Product Section Members to be Featured on new electro|POD Podcast Series

Do you or an expert you know have an electrical topic that requires the attention of a greater audience? Are you and your company leading innovative strides and can benefit from sharing your expertise? Have your Product Section expertise and innovation recognized as a thought leader!

Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) is currently accepting proposals for product section members to be featured in an electro|POD podcast series to promote the innovation and best practices EFC’s various Product Sections are collaborating on.

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Mary Shaw to Direct Re-Launched ETIM North America Initiative

North American electrical industry veteran Mary Shaw has been announced as the executive director of ETIM North America, a non-profit association charged with promoting and maintaining the ETIM global technical data classification standard in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

ETIM North America (NA) is one of 22 ETIM federations around the world dedicated to propagating the ETIM classification model to assist manufacturing and distribution companies with the exchange and digitization of product information throughout the supply chain, to end users and to engineers and architects.

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Legrand Adds to Lighting Controls and Solutions Platform in U.S with Focal Point Acquisition

Legrand, North and Central America (LNCA) announced the acquisition, subject to closing, of Focal Point, a Chicago-based privately held manufacturer of architectural lighting products.

This acquisition is Legrand’s fifth addition to its Lighting Sector and marks the company’s elevation to a full solutions provider in the architectural lighting space. Legrand provides a high degree of autonomy to its lighting companies and supports Focal Point's business leadership team in the pursuit of innovation and growth. Legrand’s scale and infrastructure will allow Focal Point to deliver innovative lighting solutions to their customers, faster and with capabilities that are more robust.

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Éric Deschênes — Resolutely Focused on the Digital Future

Line Goyette

A new figure at the head of the electrification business unit and ABB Canada, Éric Deschênes is not a newcomer to the electrical industry. A long journey that we have already highlighted by emphasizing his passion for finding practical solutions that optimize the adoption of technologies. We met with him recently to discuss his new leadership role at ABB Canada and his projects. First, he would like to point out that recent changes to ABB Canada’s structure, as elsewhere in the world, have been made to decomplex the customer relationship. “The corporate matrix has been lightened to get closer to the customer,” says Éric.

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