The value chain was extended adding cable harnessing. optofil® Safety became the first metal-free fibre optic cable with E30 functional integrity per DIN 4102-12. Pyrofil® safety cable became the first cable the world successfully pass E90 testing per DIN 4102-12. Daetwyler produced the first flat cable for lifts with 400 metre shaft height. The production high-frequency cables began. The production telephone cables began. International expansion: Daetwyler entered the Chinese market. Daetwyler Cables presented FloorLink, the economical cabling system for elevator shafts. The production fibre optic cables began. Daetwyler significantly expands its international distribution network Eastern Europe and the Middle East. uninet® data cable and the future-proof concept for structured building cabling were introduced. The ecobus® flatcabling-system was extended active components.Innovation tradition
Daetwyler Cables Milestones
1915 Adolf Dätwyler founded the company and began producing electrical conductors using aluminium.
1926 1944 1973
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