In today’s scenario, where connectivity is essential for almost every economic sector, import/export companies and stockists of electrical and optical cables, connectors, and accessories play a crucial role in ensuring reliable communication and power systems. This article will cover the benefits and importance of high-quality connectors and accessories for electrical and optical cables provided by Lapp Policabos, a specialized company offering advanced technical solutions in cable installations. Connectors and Accessories: The Smart Choice for Cable Installations Cable installations are fundamental to properly functioning electrical networks, telecommunications, and data infrastructures. Connectors and accessories are vital to these installations, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient connections between cables, equipment, and devices. Quality and durability Quality is essential when it comes to connectors and accessories for electrical and optical cables. Poor quality components can result in unstable connections, signal loss, and system failures, leading to power supply interruptions or communication. At Lapp Policabos, we […]
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In the last few years, sustainability has become a buzzword that we encounter everywhere. For LAPP, however, sustainability is not a trend, but a duty. In order to further advance the topic, a central position was created in LAPP Holding AG in the spring of 2022. The LAPPConnect editorial team spoke with Global CSR Manager Maria Dobritzsch. Why was this new position created? Maria: Sustainability is firmly anchored in LAPP’s thinking and actions. And currently there is a lot of movement in this area. The legal requirements are becoming more and more extensive and complex, our customers are increasingly demanding information on our sustainability goals, and our banks are also taking our sustainability performance into account when calculating interest rates and carrying out risk assessments. The newly created position centrally manages the topic of sustainability at LAPP. How sustainable is LAPP already today? Maria: Sustainability has been defined as one of the […]
Skyscraper cleaning and maintenance staff rely on the high-quality facade access systems from Manntech. Manntech is part of the Alimak Group and provides innovative, tailored facade access solutions worldwide. When it comes to electrical cables, a partner is required who offers durable and high-quality products for harsh and demanding environmental conditions. Manntech relies on LAPP as the trusted brand of choice. Share Manntech is developing a sophisticated, customized solution for facade maintenance of the Porsche Design Tower. If you have a fear of heights, this job is not for you: window cleaner working at the Porsche Design Tower in Stuttgart. The high-rise building reaches a height of 90 metres, with 25 floors housing offices, restaurants, a hotel, and a bar with spectacular view of Stuttgart’s Killesberg and the Neckar valley. On the tenth floor, you can find a terrace that visually breaks the glass front. This architectural feature is a […]
Railways are the cornerstone of many countries and play a key role in competitive ability, transporting goods to seaports and other distribution centers. The resilience of many countries depends on a multimodal transport system that effectively connects businesses to consumers, suppliers, markets and the global economy. The rail market consists of three main segments: Rolling Stock, Systems Technology and Infrastructure. Within these three segments, LAPP focuses on the Rolling Stock segment and part of Systems Technology focuses on trains. When dealing with passenger and freight transport, the main characteristics of the Rolling Stock business are high fire safety requirements to protect people and property. All products used on trains in Europe must comply with the EN 45545-2 standard. In other regions of the world, other standards are required, such as GOST, NFPA 130 or CCC. In order to standardize cables for rolling stock applications, cable standards have been developed, according […]
Industrial Communication is the main link between the different sectors within an industry, it is through it that the main information about the production process is exchanged. Industrial Communication has several segments, and is applied from the automotive industry, to the production of food and beverages, to the generation of renewable energy. Regardless of the size of your company or your area of expertise, it is important to consider adopting new information technologies to improve the industrial communication network.That said, with our extensive connection solutions, you will always find the most suitable products for your needs. As varied as the industrial segments and applications may be, they all have one thing in common: the demand for connection solutions is constantly increasing. The amount of data has been increasing and the speed factor has become, at the same time, increasingly important. In this way, cables, connectors and switches need to transfer […]
Matthias Lapp becomes Chairman of the Executive Board The third generation will manage the Stuttgart-based family company LAPP from October 1, 2022. Matthias Lapp (39), grandson of company founder Ursula Ida Lapp, will take over as CEO of Lapp Holding AG. His uncle Andreas Lapp (66), Chairman of the Executive Board, and his father, Siegbert E. Lapp (70), Chairman of the Supervisory Board, will retire from the operational business of the LAPP Group on September 30, 2022. “I am very much looking forward to leading LAPP into the future together with all employees. We have a strong strategy and are excellently positioned to provide our customers with answers to the major issues of our time, e. g. in the areas of digitalization and sustainability”, emphasizes Matthias Lapp. The generational change at the global market leader for integrated solutions in the field of cable and connectivity technology was already initiated in […]
Did you know that you cannot use the standard black rubber cables – H07RN-F eg-for human drinking water? Except for CLEAN CABLES, other cables provide an odour, taste or colour to drinking water that is harmful to your health. The European Union (EU), through Directive 98/83/EC, of November 3, 1998, defines the essential quality standards to be met by water intended for human consumption. The directive aims to protect people’s health by establishing hygiene and cleanliness requirements to be met by drinking water in the European Union (EU). It applies to all water intended for human consumption, except natural mineral waters and medicinal waters. Member States shall ensure that drinking water: • Does not contain a concentration of microorganisms, parasites or other substances that represent a potential danger to human health; • Meet the minimum requirements (microbiological, chemical and related to radioactivity) established by the directive. To meet this need, […]
To select a fiber optic cable, it will be necessary to know the following minimum data: • What type of protection should the cable have or the application? • What type of fiber optic? • How many fibers should the cable have? • Length? It is essential to know that the supply value of a fiber optic cable depends on the way it is constructed and the type of protection present in the line. Thus, it is essential to adapt the cable offer to the customer’s needs or application of the cable. Then we point out a cable selector in comparison with the scenario in which it will be applied: In the Next WeekTech info, we will cover the types of optical fiber that exist.
