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to industry’s challenge to offer a
high-temperature, melt-processable
perfluoroplastic,” said Frenk Hulsebosch,
globalproductmanagermeltsfluoroplastics
at Chemours Fluoropolymer Solutions.
Further products presented on the booth
will include Teflon™ fluoroplastic foam resins
(FFR) produced using patented Airquick
technology. Cables made with foamed
fluoroplastic insulation have a lower signal
return loss than conventional data cables,
enabling miniaturisation and weight
savings thanks to lower density and thinner
insulation thicknesses.
One current example is the new KL24
Star-Quad data cable developed for
the aerospace industry by Draka Fileca,
Sainte-Geneviève, France, which won a
DuPont Plunkett Award in 2013. At identical
diameter, it is up to 25 percent lighter than
previously used quad cables and enables
a reduction in aircraft fuel consumption,
reducing environmental impact.
Chemours – USA
Website:
Clinton Instrument Company
Booth: 09E40
The Clinton Instrument Company, specialist
in spark test technology for the wire and
cable industry and inventor of the high
frequency sine wave spark tester, will be
exhibiting its newest offering, the model
HF-15B high frequency sine wave spark
tester, the flagship model of the new
B-series.
This new design combines the latest in
control technology with the robust and
reliable 3kHz spark test platform.
There are many new features of the HF-15B,
including a split electrode design for easy
string up and digital signal processor
(DSP) based voltage regulation and fault
detection. The fault detection circuit has
been upgraded and test voltage is now
monitored directly from the electrode,
instead of a transformer winding.
The fault circuitry can now differentiate
between four types of fault conditions:
simple pinholes, a series of closely spaced
pinholes, direct metal contact from the
centre conductor to the electrode, and
gross lengths of bare wire.
S S The new HF-15B series from Clinton