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The Xiameter brand has launched a series of standard
high-consistency rubber (HCR) compounds for customers
in North America and Europe, allowing users to buy
standard HCR compounds for high-voltage insulation,
wire and cable applications without added customisation
costs and product development delays.
Shelley Bausch, Xiameter vice president and executive
director, explained: “Most compounds on the market
today are highly customised, so we’ve decided to offer a
set product line of standard HCR compounds so that
customers can choose the preform, durometer range,
cure system and standard colour they need.”
An online selector guide has been developed by the
Xiameter team to help compound customers identify the
exact compound needed for a specific application.
Dow Corning Corp – USA
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Finding compounds online
Windak’s efficient fibre optic cable rewinding lines offer:
Easy set up and run, with easy and quick changes of •
the payoff and take-up reel
Accurately controlled cable tension, monitored in real •
time and displayed for operators
Fast running at controlled tension, with smooth •
acceleration and deceleration for accurate stop at a
set length
Good winding on the take-up reel •
Safety for the operator •
Windak’s complete range of modern portal payoff and
take-up designs gives a large range of reels to run,
between 600mm and 3,000mm flange diameter. Tyre drive
and floating pintles, for quick reel changes and high line
speeds, are available.
Windak AB – Sweden Fax: +46 858 03 8955
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Specialised rewinding
for fibre optic cable
Take-up UW16HD with integrated laying unit, remote control m m
and safety guarding
Local manufacture anywhere
Ofenbau Fritz offers all furnaces, including its top-heated
galvanising furnace with ceramic tank and foundation cooling,
and the Becker-Fritz continuous wire annealing furnace system,
on a local manufacture basis. The company supplies drawings
and full technical specifications to enable the customer to
purchase the necessary materials from a local source. Ofenbau
Fritz delivers only those items the customer is unable to obtain
elsewhere and a few special parts.
The use of standardised materials makes it possible to
manufacture the furnaces in almost any country around the
world. Price and transport costs are greatly reduced, compared
to a complete supply.
Ofenbau Fritz – Germany Fax: +49 2334 42717
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Contract for experimental
fusion reactor
Cable manufacturer Tratos Cavi SpA has won a four year
contract worth €49 million to supply superconducting wire for
the world ITER reactor and the Japanese JT60SA. The
superconducting cable-in-conduit will be used in the
construction of magnets for the projects.
ITER is an international project to design and build an
experimental fusion reactor based on the tokamak concept.
Tratos Cavi SpA – Italy Fax: +39 0575 794246
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