AME, Nexans and SICK team up with the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association
Global cabling systems group, Nexans, control systems specialist, Advanced Microwave Engineering (AME) and sensor solutions producer SICK, are to become members of the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA), in a move that further builds on the association’s work to improve efficiencies in the ports sector.
“PEMA’s continued growth indicates both a willingness and a need to work towards an improved operational framework across the industry. We welcome our trio of new members to PEMA and anticipate them becoming key players in our activities,” says PEMA President, Ottonel Popesco. PEMA provides a forum and public voice for the global port equipment sector, reflecting the industry’s critical role in enabling safe, secure, sustainable and productive ports and thereby supporting world maritime trade. Nexans is a worldwide leader in the cable industry, offering an extensive range of cables and cabling systems. The Group is present in 39 countries and provides solutions for the energy, transport, telecom, shipbuilding, oil and gas, nuclear power, automotive, electronics, aeronautics, handling and automation sectors. Listed on NYSE Euronext Paris Stock Exchange, Nexans employs some 22,400 people and had sales of EUR 6.8 billion in 2008. AME is a specialist provider of active transponders, safety systems and access control systems for the ports sector and a broad range of industries. AME’s areas of specialisation include sensors, antennae, front-end solutions for millimeter wave and microwave applications; data acquisition and processing of digital signals, communication protocols, wireless systems, MW / RF short range for industrial automation and network communication; Bluetooth, software interfaces and multimedia systems. SICK AG is one of the world's leading producers of sensors and sensor solutions for industrial applications, including factory, logistics automation and process automation. In the global ports market, SICK's scanners help terminal operators improve safety by reducing the probability of collisions between cranes, vehicles and goods. SICK products are also widely used to assist in the positioning of cranes and containers. PEMA has seen its membership expand steadily in the past year, with leading drive systems supplier, Control Techniques, crane cabin specialist Brieda Cabins, port vehicle manufacturer Linde Heavy Trucks and port equipment and services group Portek among cmpanies joining the association in 2009.
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