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The simple, compact design of the UXH0710 series is said to make it ideal for insulating extremely flexible fiber optic cables and fibers. The short length of the head makes for easy set-up and feeding-in of the cable or fiber and, once assembled, the fixed centered head will immediately run a highly concentric product. Tooling is extracted in three steps from the exit side of the crosshead without the need to remove any heaters. The head design is based on proven flow technology implemented on its fluoropolymer heads, and was tested in collaboration with customers requesting smaller sized, more user-friendly heads. The fixed center crosshead allows for a repeatable, immediate concentric start up for reduced scrap and over insulation. The smaller inner volume minimizes resonance time in the crosshead and is suitable for smaller gauge conductors as well as solid or foamed insulations. A 13mm (0.512”) bore reduces melt pressure, allowing faster line speeds at lower pressures. The UXH0710 series is capable of processing conductors up to 7mm (0.275") in diameter and an insulated diameter up to 10.5mm (0.413").

marine at TE. “The Instalite lightweight braid has the ability to save weight while providing a high level of EMI screening across a wide frequency range.” Instalite lightweight braid is available in diameters between 3mm and 20mm, and installs and performs as a traditional metal braid. Instalite is also flexible, making it is easy to handle, and uses existing installation and termination methods and equipment for easy integration into current applications. Israel’s Magal Security Systems Ltd has received an order to secure over 200km of buried pipeline with its fiber optic sensor system. The system is based on Magal's long range fiber solution, where a standard single mode fiber optic cable is buried along a pipeline with a processor that can cover tens of kilometers, and detect digging close to the pipeline with accurate location within 10 meters. Saar Koursh, CEO of Magal S3, said: “I am very proud of this order as it is a major win for our fiber business, resulting from many demos, trials, proofs of concept and smaller projects,” adding: “This is an emerging market with a potential size of tens of thousands of kilometers.” Optic fiber security

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Dayton Power and Light in Ohio is the first customer to take delivery of Kerite’s 2,500kcmil 15kV power cable. Kerite’s previous production of the cable ceased in 2005.

Unitek Crossheads’ new UXH0710 series of fixed center crossheads can be used for single layer, stripe or skin layer insulation on fiber optic cable insulating and jacketing lines.

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