ICE Cable Systems, a manufacturer of low-voltage wire and cable products, has announced that it is now manufacturing in the United States.
Founded in 2004 by president Brian Rizzo, the company serves the CEDIA and adjacent markets with a full assortment of low-voltage wire and cable, HDMI cable and accessories.
“By building these products in the US we are eliminating overseas supply chain risks. It has long been our position that customers should partner with businesses that will allow them to conduct business in a normal and healthy way regardless of world events,” says Rizzo.
For many years the company sourced and oversaw production at overseas factories—initially in China—and later in Taiwan. According to ICE Cable Systems, Rizzo was adamant the factories would meet his stringent standards for materials, compliance, and at his own significant expense, the utilization of REELEX’s carton payout technology.
After COVID-19, the company continues, relocated the company from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas. More recently, in a move to shield ICE Cable Systems and its dealers from potential global supply shortages such as those experienced because of the pandemic, Rizzo charted a new course, transitioning manufacturing to the U.S.
These past several years ICE has sourced and begun collaborating with domestic factories to provide the core/raw cable it requires, with the associated finishing work like coil winding, printing, and packaging now done by ICE Cable Systems. Bringing end-point production to Austin allows ICE to further reduce supply chain risk and apply additional innovation and customization.
Recent advancements include:
- ICE Cable System’s new Cat 6 cable. Replacing the traditional spine with a unique separator, the cable is 12% smaller in diameter with improved flexibility. This makes installation much easier the company claims.
- In-house cable jacket printing: State-of-the-art Keyence printers have been implemented into the REELEX production line. This means that ICE’s iLabel print legend markers are visually sharper to provide an additional convenience for installers.
- The latest (fourth generation) REELEX coil-winding machinery has been implemented in Austin. This figure-eight coil produces the highest precision and fastest pulling coils possible.
- Full control over the packaging process gives ICE the ability to customize the size and shape of different coils and precisely integrate them into pull-boxes.
