General Cable Corporation has been named a 2017 Award Finalist by the internationally Edison Awards for its TransPowr overhead conductor with E3X technology. The awards–inspired by Thomas Edison’s persistence and inventiveness–recognize innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the global economy.
“This award is a recognition that positions General Cable as an industry leader and forward thinker,” said Srini Siripurapu, Vice President, Technology, General Cable. “E3X is the first breakthrough innovation of many to come from General Cable that has achieved external recognition by competing with the very best from across the world.”
General Cable said that E3X is the only universal heat-dissipating technology for overhead conductors that optimizes the power grid by adding more capacity and controlling losses, ultimately resulting in improved sustainability, reliability and resilience. By improving heat dissipation and minimizing heat absorption, E3X ultimately improves energy effectiveness and efficiency. This groundbreaking technology represents a true cross functional effort for General Cable in terms of product and process development. It took three years of development and a further two years of field testing to commercialize E3X.
“It’s exciting to see companies like General Cable continuing Thomas Edison’s legacy of challenging conventional thinking,” said Frank Bonafilia, Edison Awards’ executive director. “Edison Awards recognizes the game-changing products and services, and the teams that brought them to consumers.”
Award winners will be announced Thursday, April 20 at the Edison Awards Annual Gala, which will be held in New York City’s historic Ballroom of the Capitale.
“Our products improve people’s lives by powering and connecting the world,” said Mike McDonnell, President & Chief Executive Officer, General Cable. “Being named as an Edison Award Finalist is further proof that we have the best minds in the industry to drive innovation and to provide truly differentiated products and services for our customers and end users. Growth through innovative technologies is a core part of our Strategic Roadmap for the future.”
Edison Award nominees are judged by more than 3,000 senior business executives and academics from across the nation whose votes acknowledge the Finalists’ success in meeting the award’s stringent criteria of quality.
News item from General Cable