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Mixer compounds Mixer began manufacturing cable compounds in 1996, to meet the specific demands of the wire and cable industry. The company now produces insulation, sheathing, filling and masterbatch cable compounds with both rubber and thermoplastic.

HFFR compounds Fainplast srl has recently presented a new crosslinkable halogen-free and flame retardant compound for insulation and sheathing of speciality cables. HAX HFX 034 meets the demand for a halogen-free material with optimum flame retardation that maintains good mechanical pro- perties at high temperatures and after ageing. HFX 034 must be mixed during the extrusion process with 5% of a suitable catalyst that starts up the crosslinking process. Curing by exposure to moisture and heat will then accelerate this process. No special equipment is required to use this material. Extrusion can be made on a single screw extruder either with high or low compression screw (PVC or HFFR screw). It complies with VDE 0266 HXI1, VDE 0207 part 23 type HJ1, BS 50363-5:2005 type EI5 standards. HFX 034 is currently used in the production of cables H05Z-K, H07Z-K, (N) HXCH-FE 180/E 30, photovoltaic, eolic and other speciality cables. specific cables for different fields of appli- cation, including high temperature (105°) cables for automobile and automation applications; general use and installation cables (up to 70°) for the building trade; signal cables, such as coaxial, telecommunication, control cables and fibre optics; and other special cables for railway, airport, marine and other industry sectors. considerable productive flexibility and R&D capability, and is able to design tailor–made materials according to the customer’s specific request. Fainplast – Italy Fax : +39 0736 403807 Email : info@fainplast.com Website : www.fainplast.com Fainplast produces Fainplast has It has also passed the single cable fire test, IEC 60332-1.

The trademark EKOPREN ® products are based on halogen-free polymers and additives with low toxicity and clear smoke emission. The Mixer range includes heavy metal free, high LOI and fire/oil/ozone resistant compounds. Fully automated production lines and advanced testing facilities maintain consistent quality of an annual production of 20,000 metric tons of cable compounds. Banbury internal mixers and strainer extruders are used to manufacture compounds in granule (pellet) form.

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Mixer offers technical and engineering services to assist cable manufacturers to adapt their equipment to extrude compounds in pellet form. Mixer’s on-site laboratory is at customers’ disposal for testing material properties and behaviours. Clients can request tests of their products in order to verify the correct cross-linking of materials, the correct extrusion behaviour and if product complies with standards. Engineering assistance is available to maximize the results of extruder machinery. Mixer expertise includes designing and constructing modifications to existing equipment as well as optimising operational parameters during extrusion.

Mixer SpA – Italy Email : staff@mixer.ws

Fax : +39 0545 47038

Website : www.mixer.ws

Compounds meet performance and environmental demands To meet the evolving fire performance and environmental compliance criteria in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North and South America, AlphaGary has developed a portfolio of speciality compounds for a wide variety of cable designs and applications – both copper and fibre optic: Smokeguard™ FP (with DuPont Teflon 1. ® ) and Smokeguard™ HP fluoropolymer compounds that meet stringent cable fire performance for mission critical applications in extreme environments Smokeguard 2. ™ low smoke vinyl alloys meeting RoHS environmental compliance for North American plenum and European CPD Class B1/B2 Megolon 3. ™ halogen-free materials for IEC 60332-1/60332-3C, European CPD Classes C to E, power cable sheathing and crosslinkable insulations Garaflex 4. ™ TPE styrenic, vinyl, olefinic/EPDM, and vulcanizate blends Garathane 5. ™ thermoplastic urethane blends and alloys AlphaGary offers colour concentrates to support all these compound types, both custom-matched and to standards such as Munsell and RAL. AlphaGary is committed to providing material compound solutions to meet the various cable performance requirements in different regions of the world, and offers support to help customers choose the most appropriate materials for speciality cable designs. AlphaGary has ISO 9001 and/or ISO TS 16949 registered facilities in the USA, UK, and Canada. The company has consolidated its Megolon manufacturing capabilities and commissioned new production lines in its Melton Mowbray, UK facility to support an expanding wire and cable business.

AlphaGary Corporation – USA Email : info@alphagary.com

Fax : +1 978 840 0856

Website : www.alphagary.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – March/April 2009