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EuroWire – March 2012 66
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Technology
National Wire & Cable has implemented
state-of-the-art X-ray fluorescence (XRF)
technology to ensure its products comply
with all applicable international lead-free
and green manufacturing standards.
The company employs a Nitron XL3
XRF analyser for systematic verification
throughout its manufacturing process,
including receipt of material, stockroom
and finished product.
A streamlined record retention process
supports the compliance assurance
system and speeds the time to respond
to compliance questions. Customers are
furnished with a certificate of compliance
for all applicable products and a detailed
chemical signature analysis report is
available on request.
National Wire’s XRF programme can
provide detailed quality and materials
validation for the complex metal
alloys and plastic coatings used in the
manufacture of wire and cable.
Coating materials in particular are
often formulated to very exacting
specifications. The raw materials can
come from any number of foreign and
domestic sources.
National Wire uses XRF technology to
analyse a material’s precise composition,
and verify RoHS and Reach compliance
as part of its extensive quality control
programme.
Environmental concerns are increasingly
acknowledged and enforced by
government regulations around the
world. This is increasing demand on
manufacturers to provide compliance
documentation for RoHS and other green
requirements.
National Wire & Cable takes its
commitment to green manufacturing
seriously. As part of its sophisticated
materials analysis programme the
company offers independent, legally
admissible XRF testing services on
demand.
“We are very mindful of the large
footprint our products occupy
throughout America and the world,” said
Vic Alfonsi, National Wire vice president
of marketing. “We are demonstrating that
manufacturing in an environmentally
responsible way is good business.”
National Wire & Cable designs and
manufactures custom electrical wire,
cable and cable assemblies.
The company is headquartered in Los
Angeles, California, with representatives
in Europe, Asia and Latin America.
National Wire & Cable – USA
Fax : +1 323 225 4630
Email:
Website:
XRF materials quality
verification system
▲ ▲ XRF testing
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