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TC-ER, UL 2225, IEEE 1202 and FT4 for flame resistance, and IEC 60332-3-22. Additional features include -40°C cold bend, 90°Cwet and dry rating, and abrasion resistance. New micro cables AFL is launching new, high performance, sub-unitized MicroCore cables for use in high-density infrastructures. Thesub-unitized MicroCore cable has a small diameter. Its 2mm sub-cables are designed for direct termination and support both single-fiber and multi-fiber architectures. “AFL’s family of fiber optic cable is constructed of the highest quality materials and to exact industry standards,” said Doug Baker, commercial manager for AFL’s premise and black jacket cables. “Each sub-cable is independently qualified and is suitable for individual routing paths with the rack or panel architecture. This enables a flexibility of design and deployment not available in comparable high density designs.” AFL’s sub-unitized MicroCore can be used in headend terminations to a fiber backbone, termination of fiber rack systems, multi-floor deployment where select fibers are used at each floor, intra-building backbones and MTP/MPO or MTP to break-out terminations. Available in 12 to 144 fibers, sub-unitized MicroCore is compliant to RoHS and REACH directives and NFPA 262 plenum-rated. Lightweight insulation AGC Chemicals Americas Inc has developed a new, lightweight insulation material for HEV/EV cable. AFLAS ® 150E

fluoroelastomers are said to outperform XL-PE cable systems, providing superior chemical resistance, flexibility and higher temperature performance (200°C rather than 150°C). Cable constructions utilizing AFLAS are thinner, lighter weight and more flexible than those using XL-PE. “Lightweight cable constructions with sustained performance have become a necessity in the automotive industry,” said Drew D’Agosta, AGC sales and marketing manager for the AFLAS line. AGC describes the AFLAS fluoroelastomers as “ideal” for HEV/EV cable for automotive applications that need to be lightweight yet continue to perform reliably at high temperatures. The material is compatible with aluminum and copper wire cores, and is non-flammable, vibration resistant and flexible. Hybrid fiber’s CCW debut General Cable introduced its new Gepco ® HDC720HD 7.2mm hybrid fiber cable for SMPTE applications at the 2013 Content and Communications World (CCW) conference and exhibition in November. The HDC720HD is believed by its producers to be the first piece of a patent-pending hybrid fiber system that solves the most common durability issues associated with SMPTE camera cables and in a smaller, lightweight design. The construction of the HDC720HD eliminates the steel strength member which can contribute to premature cable failure, due to the different expansion and contraction rates of the individual elements within the SMPTE hybrid fiber cable during temperature extremes. In the HDC720HD,

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