WCA January 2013

Cable sheathing, armouring & taping

20 years in the making

Established in 1990, Shenyang Tianrong Cable Materials is a major global supplier of water blocking materials and semi-conductive shielding materials for optical fibre cable and power cable. After 20 years of development, Tianrong offers an extensive range of cable-use water blocking tapes, water blocking yarns, semi-conductive wrapping tapes and other taping materials. Its products demonstrate some of the most important features in cable industry – high-performance, process-friendliness, consistency in quality and cost- effectiveness. These features are maintained by ISO9001 certified plants, reinforced by the strong R&D team, guaranteed by advanced production lines and furnished with effective customer service. Nowadays, Tianrong’s innovation, vitality, commitment to high quality and sincerity have made a refreshing part in the cable world, and have helped establish partnerships with many leading cable producers, including Furukawa, Fujikura, Prysmian, Phelps Dodge, Corning, and Nexans. Occupying 50,000m 2 of land, Tianrong boasts three modern plants in Shenyang Technical and Development Zone. The three plants house 14 production lines for tapes and yarns, slitting facilities and one weaving plant with 22 weaving units.

Total capacity of Tianrong reached 5,000 tons in 2009 and the figure is growing very quickly as new investment has been made to further increase efficiency and productivity. ❍ ❍ Tianrong’s third plant in the Shenyang Technical and Development Zone

Shenyang Tianrong Cable Materials Co Ltd – China Website : www.tianrong-tape.com

Emphasis on quality and satisfaction Centran Industrial is a global supplier of excellent raw materials for the cable and wire industry. One of the biggest manufacturers of water-blocking tape, water-blocking PET & E-glass yarn, polyester yarn and flame retardant and marking tape in China, the company was formed in 1997.

With manufacturing facilities in Chengdu and Wuxi, the total capacity is 5,000m for water-blocking tape and yarn. With strong emphasis on quality and customer satisfaction, the company is ISO 9002 certified and has become one of the most reliable sources of quality products in the international market, already exporting to more than 45 countries worldwide. Its tapes and yarns have been used for power cable, optical cable, copper telephone cable, data cable, submarine cable, etc as binding, bedding, barrier and separating function. Centran supplies tape in flat pads or traverse spool from 8 to 40km in length, which is good for cable makers to use with high production speed, good efficiency and reduced labour costs. For water blocking yarn, the company uses cylindrical or conical cardboard tubes to meet any size requirement. Continual investment in research and development has seen Centran develop new types of single-side water blocking tape with spraying technology, which is totally different from the traditional laminated process. This gives good swelling property and less weight while the surface is even without observe particles, and thickness is stable. SAP powder won’t drop off during slitting and processing, etc. Centran has invested much in research and development of new products and will continuously seek to make the most reliable and excellent quality products to give satisfaction to all of its customers.

Chengdu Centran Industrial Co Ltd – China Website : www.china-centran.com

❍ ❍ Tapes and yarns from Centran

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Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2013