FCI ACQUIRES IMPLO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

FCI, a leading manufacturer and provider of connector and tooling solutions to the industrial, telecom, and energy industries, has acquired IMPLO Technologies, Inc. (www.implotech.ca), a leader in the field of implosive connector products for the Utility market, based in Markham, Ontario.  This acquisition will allow FCI to leverage the technology developed by IMPLO to complement the full line of products the company offers to address Transmission interconnect applications. Read more...

• Implo will be hosting visitors at the IEEE Power Engineering Society ESMO 2006 conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 16 - 19, 2006. This conference is hosted by the Power Service Company of New Mexico. Samples of implosive sleeve connectors and other products used for special connection applications and made from dissimilar materials will be showcased. On October 17 and 19, Implo will carry out an outdoor demonstration of a live installation of an implosive splice. If you are interested in seeing this up close, please be sure to attend this important conference.

• Implo greatly enjoyed spending time with old friends and meeting new ones at the North American Transmission & Distribution Conference & Expo in Montreal, June 13 - 15, 2006. We look forward to next year's events. 
  

• In May, Implo was at the IEEE Transmission & Distribution Power Engineering Society Conference in Dallas, Texas.  Among the products showcased were the XECONEX^TM implosive connector for high voltage transmission lines, the PowerFoil^TM copper aluminum diffusion barrier, and other special types of connectors such as copper to steel grounding pads and copper grounding grid connectors.

• Implo was featured in the January 2006 issue of Commerce & Industry magazine. Email us for a copy of the article or click here to read it now.  

• In May, 2006, the IEEE Show Daily published an article about how AEP enabled environmental impact mitigation to be effectively applied on the construction of its 765 kV transmission line by using implosive splices. Click here to read the article. 

• On May 8, 2006, Implo enjoyed the honour of being an invited guest at the inaugural dedication ceremonies of  AEP's new six-bundle 765 kV transmission line running from Wyoming, West Virginia to Jackson Ferry, Virginia.  American Electric Power is the owner/operator of this line and hosted this high profile event in West Virginia. This is the first six-bundle high voltage transmission line in North America, and the first time that implosive connectors have been used on a line of this capacity. These splices expedited the stringing operation by enabling all six lines to be pulled through the stringing blocks. This feature enabled this project to be constructed faster and with less disruption to the environment. A live demonstration of the installation of an implosive sleeve was carried out. For more info, see Implo Press Release of Aug 8/05, or AEP's presentation  to EEI 2006 Spring Transmission, Distribution and Metering Conference, Houston, April 2006.

• In March, Ciro Pasini, Implo's President, presented a paper to the 8^th IEE International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission at Savoy Place in London, England.  To see a full text of that paper, click here. 
  
  
  

• Implo Do Brasil presented a paper at the Primera Jornada CIGRŠ Conference in Bolivia on May 2, 2006. The  paper described the principles and practice of implosive splicing technology, including the process of pulling through stringing blocks, giving examples of current installation projects.