Always one innovation ahead

Throughout its history, ACOME’s policy has been to invest heavily in R&D to ensure that it always provides its customers and end-users with reliable and efficient product ranges.

   

A powerhouse of innov-ACOME

Since its creation in 1932, ACOME has built up unique production know-how in the following fields:

  • Metallurgy and copper drawing,
  • Plasturgy, polymer compounding and extrusion,
  • Electrophysical cross-linking of polymers,
  • Optical fibre,
  • Production-level expertise in controls and measurement tools.


By dedicating nearly 10% of its workforce and 5% of its turnover to R&D, ACOME now generates nearly 25% of its business through new products.

So that it can design increasingly innovative, efficient and environmentally-friendly products, the group has built up its ability to anticipate market needs, be audacious and meet major technical challenges.

Its research and engineering teams have repeatedly demonstrated their competitive edge in the technical development of wiring, cable, synthetic tubing and related systems, in four areas of innovation:

  • Communications,
  • Transport,
  • Physiological comfort, and
  • Safety.

Always one step ahead

Date Innovation
1949 First French manufacturer to produce PVC-insulated wiring. The first plastic-insulated cable marketed by ACOME is for use in cars.
1954 ACOME designs telephone cables with plastic insulation sheaths. These have spirally-striped coloured sheaths.
1960 The company launches screened cables on the market. ACOME cables are used in over 30% of the French car market.
1976 company leads the field in the use of electrophysical cross-linking of polymers.
1981 ACOME develops a low-temperature underfloor heating system. The cross-linking process means that the tubing used in this product’s manufacture is exceptionally strong.
1993 first group to introduce a great innovation: zero-halogen cables for automotive wiring.
2000 ACOME begins production of optical fibre.
2005 The first manufacturer to launch a slimline warm water underfloor heating system for use with “dry” solutions.
2006

ACOME introduces eco-design and sets up its Very High Speed Internet Skills Centre (Centre d'Expertise du Très Haut Débit: CETHD) to test and demonstrate the optical fibre technologies used in telecommunications and wiring infrastructures for buildings.