PROGRAM

of the Scientific and Technical Symposium

within the framework of the 60^th General Meeting of the IA Intercable

Session 1. The equipment for the optic cables production.

Session 2. Innovative materials for the cable industry.

November 16^th (Tuesday)

Session 1:

The equipment for the optic cables production.

11:30 – 11:55

Rosendahl Nextrom Innovative technology for high fiber count cables production. The speaker: V. Zabaluev, Head of Representative office in Russia, Rosendahl Nextrom GmbH, Austria.

12:00 – 12:25

What is new in fiber optic cable manufacturing? The speaker: M.Bostrom, Director, Technology, Maillefer Group, Finland.

12:30 – 12:55

Control and measuring devices for the efficient optic fiber and optic cable production process organization. The speaker: H. Lieder, Sales Director, SIKORA AG, Germany.

13:00 – 14:00

Business lunch

Session 2:

Innovative materials for the cable industry.

14:00 – 14:25

The Comparative Study of Medium Voltage Cable Insulations Based on Polypropylene, XLPE and EPR. The speaker: Dr. M. Shuvalov, Head of Energy Wire and Cable Division, VNIIKP OJSC, Russia.

14:30 – 14:55

PP insulation technology for MV, HV, EHV cables. The speaker: M. Bostrom, Director, Technology, Maillefer Group, Finland

15:00 – 15:25

Insulating peroxide cross-linked materials for medium and high voltage cables. The speaker: A. Buzlaev, General Director, Leader Compound JSC, Russia.

15:30 – 16:00

Borealis innovative materials for cable industry. The speaker: А. Urbanczyk, Technical Support Engineer, Borealis AG, Аustria.

November 17^th (Wednesday)

09:30 – 09:55

Innovative XLPE insulation for HV/EHV applications. The speakers: R. Aarons, Technical Support and Development Manager, M. Bogdanov, Technical Support and Development Manager, Dow Europe GmbH, Switzerland.

10:00 – 10:25

Polyimide films for cable industry: past, present, future. The speaker: M. Karakhanian, Chairman of the Board, ELEKTROCHIMPLAST Ltd., Russia. 

10:30 – 10:55

Requirements for certification of materials for the manufacture of cable products. The speaker:

V. Nazarenko, Senior Sales Executive, UL GmbH Sp. z o.o. oddzial w Polsce, Poland.

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 – 11:55

Thermoplastic HFFR Sheathing Compounds for Arctic Conditions. The speaker: T. Schnettler, Sales Manager, Melos GmbH, Germany.

12:00 – 12:25

Features and prospects for the development of polymer compounds in the cable industry of the Russian Federation on the example of Bashplast. The speaker: G. Karpenko, Board Member, Bashplast Ltd., Russia

12:30 – 12:55

Innovative fluoropolymer materials of AGC Chemicals for cable industry. The speaker: А. Stein, Technical Marketing Consultant, AGC Chemicals Europe, Ltd, Japan. 

13:00 – 13:25

Specialty crosslinkable HFFR cable compound with high mineral oil and fluid resistance. The speaker: E. Zamyslov, Technical Director, International Plastic Guide, Russia.

13:30 – 14:30

Business lunch

14:30 – 14:55

Selection of the HFFR compounds for CPR compliant cables. The speaker: Y. Buriak, Chemist, Prominvest Plastic Ltd., Ukraine.

15:00 – 15:25

Special water-blocking solutions. The speaker: D. Netsounski, Sales Manager, LANTOR bv, Netherlands.

15:30 – 15:55

Worldwide trend towards the global electrification brought a myriad of new applications requiring the use of high-performance polymer materials and additives. The speaker: I. Mikhailov, Director, Framco Chemicals Oy, Finland.