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blowing off liquids and dirt from extruded surfaces. The Nex Flow Ring Blade air wipe provides a uniform 360 degree stream of “amplified” air flow for blow off, drying, cleaning and cooling of almost any extruded shape, cable or wire. A split design makes it easy to clamp over and around the surface, and to insert the material in between the two jointed halves, eliminating any need for threading. Amplified air occurs by entraining air with a small amount of compressed air, converting pressure to “high flow” and velocity for a strongblow-off force while minimizing compressed air use. The high temperature version comes

sink technology is the significant reduction in weight. The new light bulb will be made commercially available in March. Ultra high-density fiber-optic cables Optical Cable Corp (OCC) took the opportunity of the BICSI 2012 Winter Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida, to unveil its HC series of ultra high-density fiber-optic cables. The new cables feature tight-buffered 12-fiber units, creating rugged cables with an outer diameter that OCC claims is much smaller than conventional cables using loose- tube construction. By combining the ruggedness of OCC’s tight-buffer technology with high-fiber density, the HC series cables are said to offer up to 20 percent reduction in diameter and weight, relative to conventional loose-tube cables. Suitable for direct pulling with wire mesh grips, the cables can help reduce costs by eliminating the need to splice outdoor cable to indoor cable at the building entrance. The HC series cables are currently available in fiber counts of 24 fibers to 288 fibers. “The HC-Series cable couples the density of a ribbon style fiber-optic cable with the ruggedness typically associated with OCC’s fiber optic cables,” said Ted Leonard, vice president of technology and engineering for OCC.

and electrically tested, so eliminating the need for field configuration, wire management, wire preparation, contacts, and junction boxes. Thermal wire stripper

blades,” explained Platinum’s John Phillips. “Fully tested to 10,000 cuts on RG6 CCS, copper-clad steel center conductor with no degradation to the cutting blades, this compact cutter also easily cuts through copper and aluminum cable.” The tool works on solid copper wire, twisted- pair and coaxial cables, the company says, adding that its blade geometry ensures the cable remains round during the cut. It is made from SCM 440 steel, weighs less than 8 ounces and is 6.3″ in length. New BioVinyl™ flexible vinyl compounds from Teknor Apex incorporate phthalate- free Dow Ecolibrium™ bio-based plasticizers, manufactured using plant by-products by Dow Electrical and Telecommunications (Dow E&T), a unit of The Dow Chemical Company. Under a recently announced joint collaboration agreement, Teknor Apex has been granted the exclusive right to market these flexible vinyl compounds in North America. The applications targeted by Teknor Apex for biovinylcompounds include consumer and industrial products, automotive components, certain medical devices, and certain wire and cable uses. Biovinyl compounds are less dependent on fossil fuel-based feedstocks than conventional flexible vinyl, according to Louis R Cappucci, vice president in charge of the Vinyl Division of Teknor Apex. “Vinyl compounds incorporating Dow Ecolibrium bio-based plasticizers will actually be 60 percent based on renewable resources, since half of the PVCpolymer is derived from seawater and typical plasticizer loadings are 33 percent,” he said. Vinyl compounds with bio-based plasticizers

with a stainless steel braided coupling hose at very little added cost. The Ring Blade is available in ½″, 1″, 2″, 3″, 4″, and 6″ diameters.

Eraser’s model HTS1C thermal wire stripper is a lightweight handheld stripper for solid and stranded wires. The HTS series is said to be especially effective on insulations such as PTFE and Teflon. The model HTS1C strips ½″ to 43 AWG and can strip lengths up to 2″. It is supplied with a removable length stop for use when shorter strip lengths are needed. The temperature at the stripping element is variable up to 1,100°F (594°C). The Eraser Company is celebrating 101 years in business, manufacturing a wide range of industrial products including wire, cable and tubing cutters, wire and cable strippers, wire twisters, wire brush wheels, dereelers, infrared heating equipment, measuring tools, and FybRglass ® erasers. Air wipe Ring Blade The Nex Flow™ Ring Blade™ compressed air operated air wipe is used extensively for

LED light bulb Nexxus Lighting has introduced its new Array LED BR30 replacement light bulb. The new bulb incorporates a new enhanced dimming circuit and second generation selective heat sink technology. The BR30 will produce the same light output as a 65W incandescent bulb, while consuming less than 10W. Nexxus claims that one new Array BR30 will replace an estimated 25 standard incandescent 65W BR30 bulbs over its ave- rage lifetime, but use 85 percent less energy. Nexxus president and CEO, Mike Bauer, said an added benefit of the selective heat

Cutting copper and steel

The CCS-6 cable cutter from Platinum Tools “is designed to cut copper cable with steel content w i t hou t n i ck i ng , degrading or defor- ming the cut t ing

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