Nuremberg/Halver – Leoni, the Nuremberg-based wire, cable and wiring systems specialist, has now further extended its comprehensive range of special cable products to include cables for use at high temperatures above 150°C. The Leoni HighTemp Solutions company was set up in August 2006 to fulfil this role. Leoni is currently building a new facility, with a production area of about 8,500 m², in the North-Rhine Westphalia town of Halver that will initially employ 40 people in the development and manufacture of high temperature cables. The go-ahead for production and execution of customer orders at the new Leoni plant can be expected soon.

Materials expertise in the high temperature area

Leoni HighTemp Solutions relies on silicone and fluorinated polymers for cable insulation. These materials are especially well suited for use under the most adverse conditions at temperatures between 150°C and 1000°C, as prevalent in industrial plant and in vehicle engine compartments. “LEONI has, with the materials expertise of Leoni HighTemp Solutions, closed a strategic gap in the area of high temperature applications”, said Dr Klaus Probst, Chairman of the Management Board of Leoni AG and in charge of the Wire & Cable Division. Implementation of this activity is being managed by staff who have many years of experience in this market and have found, in Leoni, the ideal investor. “We are now able to offer our customers tailor-made, all-in solutions from a single source – from application-specific insulation material through to the complete cable system”, said Probst. Also contributing to this is the know-how of the Swiss cable specialist Studer, which has been part of the Leoni Group since July of this year. The company has equipment to perform what is known as irradiation crosslinking, by which cable can be made exceptionally resilient and temperature resistant.

The Leoni Group – successful in a variety of markets

Leoni is a global supplier of wires, cables and wiring systems as well as a provider of related development services. With more than 33,000 employees at a total of 70 facilities, the MDAX-listed Company generated consolidated sales of EUR 1.55 billion in the 2005 financial year. The principal customer base is the automotive industry, for which Leoni develops and makes technically sophisticated products: from single-core automotive cables through to complete wiring systems with integrated electronics. In addition to products for the car and commercial vehicle industry, Leoni’s range of products and services encompasses copper wires and strands, copper flexibles, data cables, insulated high-voltage cables, control cables, power cords and special cables tailor made to customer specifications. The customers are companies in the capital goods, communications and electrical appliance industries.