6/09/2017
PUNE: Leoni, a European cables
and cable systems provider to the automotive sector and other industries, has enhanced
its location in Chakan near Pune. Today, the company inaugurated an electron
beam accelerator, which allows to provide high performance cables to customers
from various industries such as railway or solar.
“I am confident, that this major investment will contribute to
the growth of our business in India. Thanks to the new technology, we are able
to provide superior solutions for the country’s rising needs with regard to the
initiative Make in India, stated Bruno Fankhauser, member of Leoni AG's Board
of Directors with responsibility for the Wire & Cable Solutions Division.
India is an important country for the realisation of the
Company’s globalisation strategy. The expansion at Chakan will strengthen its
leading position in the country and enable it to support India’s economic
development as well as generate employment opportunities both for the high
skilled and well trained workforce in the Pune region.
Pushpendra Singh, MD of Leoni Cable Solutions India Pvt. Ltd elaborates
expansion plan and said, “This is the next phase of our evolution in India. We
began to develop this market in 2010 with an engineering office and a
manufacturing facility for automotive wiring systems. Since the opening of the
Chakan cable plant in 2013, we also have a strong foundation in the country
with regard to special cables for dynamic industries. Leoni’s new commitment
will help us to further innovate and create beneficial solutions for India’s
economy. The Chakan facility will drive synergies and economies of scale both
for our domestic operations as well as exports.”
Leoni has invested more than EUR 10 million into the expansion
of its Chakan location. Now, the combined production area has increased to more
than 20,000 square meters and a capacity to manufacture 80,000 kilometres per
year of electron beam cross linked cables, which ensure a higher degree of
safety, superior performance and greater efficiency.
In the e-beam process, Leoni treats its cables with extremely
accelerated electrons, thus crosslinking their chemical structure. As a
consequence, the cables obtain the properties of comparatively more expensive,
usually more difficult to process high performance products. The e-beam process
makes cables, for example, more dimensionally stable when subjected to heat,
more resistant to chemicals, solvents and temperature fluctuation as well as
harder and more resistant to abrasion.
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