The days when small material losses hardly mattered are unfortunately over. Increasing raw material costs, volatile supply chains, and the growing scarcity of key feedstocks such as naphtha are placing the entire cable industry under significant pressure.
As a primary feedstock for ethylene and propylene, naphtha has a direct impact on the cost of numerous plastics used in insulation and sheathing. The consequence: increasing material costs, declining margins, and ever fiercer competition.
Precisely now, production efficiency defines your competitive edge.
Do you know your actual material consumption?
Many calculations are based on nominal values or theoretical cross-sections, while the real material consumption in production often remains unclear.
Even minimal overdimensioning in insulation or sheathing can cause unnecessary material use to accumulate year after year.
With our measurement system, we provide complete transparency. Through highly precise measurement of the entire cable cross-section, every single point is captured, enabling the calculation of actual material consumption—not according to standards, but exactly as your product is produced.
This reveals the true material consumption (overconsumption)—and highlights the potential for savings.
Why does it pay off?
An average cable manufacturer processes around 10,000 tonnes of plastic granulate annually. With material costs of up to €2,500 per tonne, this results in an annual material spend of approximately €25 million.
Reducing the material consumption by just 0.1% can save around 10 tonnes of plastic per year - equivalent to direct cost savings of approximately €25,000 annually.
And that’s only 0.1%.
0.1% less material. €25,000 more profit.
Small deviations. Big impact.
These potentials often stem from minimal oversizing of just a few hundredths of a millimeter - barely noticeable in daily production.
Yet across millions of meters, these small deviations accumulate into substantial material volumes.
Those who know the actual cross-section can make well-informed decisions. Precise measurement allows tolerances to be reduced with confidence. And reducing tolerances leads to sustainably lower material consumption.
Our measurement system not only reveals where material is lost - it empowers you to optimize your processes with precision and reduce the use of valuable raw materials.
Especially in times of increasing raw material costs, every gram matters.
The key question
The question is not whether savings potential exists.
The question is: do you already know it?
Let us show you the savings potential within your products.
We are here to support you.
Your VisioCablePro® Team