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Subsidized 1.6 Mio Euro research program into the development of innovative precipitation hardened copper alloys with better characteristics than Copper Cadmium alloys for all of its current applications. Patents pending.Further expansion of range of High Temperature aluminum alloys. Successful development, production, type testing and installation of a 0.6Mio £ next generation ICE load HTLS conductor project.

Full integration of the accredited Lab in the technology department. Closed circle from Customer Need to Bespoke Design, Process Follow up, Product Quality Control, Type Testing, Customer Training and Supervision. Also testing for third parties is now included . Yearly value of testing climbed to 0.6 Mio Euro per year. Services further expanded with conductor accessories supply at up to 3Mio a year.Subsidised 0.2 Mio Euro research program into the development of innovative aluminium alloys especially designed for overhead line HTLS conductors. Alloys successfully patented.New Lean Installation method for Gap conductors. Successfully patented.

Technology and R&D Manager + Quality and Lean ManagerStart up from scratch of a Central Laboratory specially for Type testing of Over Head Line conductors and Railway catenary conductors. Successful ISO 17025 Accreditation of the new laboratory. Organization of split off of the Accredited lab from the decentralized labs. Novel design for Railway messenger wire with new Business model based on TCO and minimizing CAPEX.

Further expansion of conductor development with Extra High Conductivity conductors and closed conductors. Sustainability achievements reached. Production Development of brand new Composite Core conductors belonging to the HTLS group of conductors.Development of business model based on TCO calculations. Technical dossier of new investment in and installation of a Conform machine. Preparation for ISO17025 accreditation of Laboratory

Reorganisation of the laboratory department. Decentralisation, tackling of pending EHS issues, transformation to a new quality management system. Integration with technology resulting in closed loop between development and quality.Development of high end Over head line Gap conductor. First High Temperature Low Sag (HTLS) conductor in Europe.Lean manufacturing of Cast Copper Alloy Rod, tripling of output. Participation in two European framework research program for the development of MMC composite cores for overhead lines.

-Several missions to NF-Die casting in South Africa for Lemmerz.-Successful project to reduce scrap rates in the cast house. -Improvement of molten metal treatment. -Development of thin mold castings.-Facts based consolidation of a set of rules for low pressure die casting.-Research project that led to the understanding and prediction of deformation in castings and implementation of measures in the cast house to reduce it, in the heat treatment to control it and in the machining department to decrease the scrap rate.