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Focus on
September 2012
Unique portfolio
To meet the evolving fire performance and environmental
compliance criteria in North and South America, Europe, the
Middle East and Asia, AlphaGary has developed a unique
portfolio of speciality compounds for a wide variety of cable
designs and applications – both copper and fibre optic:
• Smokeguard™ low smoke vinyl alloys meeting RoHS
environmental compliance for North American plenum and
European CPD Class B1/B2
• Megolon™ halogen-free materials for IEC 60332-1/60332-3C,
European CPD Classes C through E, power cable sheathing
and crosslinkable insulations
• Garaflex™ TPE styrenic, vinyl, olefinic/EPDM, and vulcanisate
blends
• Garathane™ thermoplastic urethane flame retardant blends and
alloys
AlphaGary offers colour concentrates to support all of its
compound types, both custom-matched and to standards such
as Munsell and RAL.
The company delivers world-class support to help customers
choose the most appropriate materials for their speciality cable
designs. It has ISO 9001 registered facilities in the USA, UK,
Mexico and Colombia.
AlphaGary Corporation – USA
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CommScope has played a role in virtually
all the world’s best communication
networks by creating the infrastructure
that connects people and technologies
through every evolution.
Its portfolio of end-to-end solutions
includes critical infrastructure customers
need to build high-performing wired and
wireless networks. As much as technology
changes, the company’s goal remains the
same: to help customers create, innovate,
design and build faster and better.
CommScope will never stop connecting
and evolving networks for the business of
life at home, at work and on the go.
Network operators face an escalating
demand for digital voice, high-speed
data, and high-definition video.
CommScope provides innovative optical
and RF infrastructure solutions that help
operators plan, deploy, and maintain
services to residential and commercial
customers.
High-speed networking, cloud
computing, data centre consolidation
and in-building wireless coverage are
transforming the way businesses and
public entities operate. CommScope
solutions empower communication
applications in the boardroom, operating
room and classroom, trains, in airports
and in stadiums, and anywhere people
gather for work and play.
People want to connect anywhere,
anytime, everywhere – all the time –
including residents of some countries
who are enjoying access to wireless
communication for the first time.
CommScope solutions span the entire
RF landscape, helping wireless carriers
manage increasing cell site complexity
and optimise network planning, capacity,
coverage and performance.
CommScope Inc – USA
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Connecting people worldwide
▲ ▲ CommScope’s headquarters
Chase Corporation’s recent acquisition of NEPTCO Inc
combines two companies with over 120 years of industry
experience.
As a wholly owned subsidiary of Chase Corporation,
NEPTCO will continue to offer products and services under
the globally recognised NEPTCO brand. The combination
of Chase and NEPTCO offers a comprehensive family of
engineered materials for telecommunications and energy
cable OEMs.
The product portfolio includes industry recognised brands
such as Chase & Sons® tapes and Chase BlH2Ock® strandfill
compound; NEPTAPE® shielding, separator and marker
identification tapes; Lightline®, Flexline®, Fiberbundle® and
Araglass® non-metallic strength elements for fibre optic
cable; and Powerline®, Aquablok® and Permablok™ coating
and water blocking cable solutions.
In addition to serving the wire and cable industry, both
companies produce and sell a diverse range of products
to markets outside of wire and cable by leveraging
core-manufacturing competencies.
With headquarters and manufacturing facilities in the US,
the collective capabilities of Chase and NEPTCO provide
the broadest range of products in the industry as well as
premier customer service.
NEPTCO Inc – USA
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120 years’ experience
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