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EuroWire – March 2008 50
english technology news
Draka Comteq has launched its latest
innovation in fibre coating technology
– ColorLockXS.
The optical fibre technology, cabling,
connectivity solutions and network
engineering services company’s new
product became available on Draka
Comteq’s flagship bend-insensitive fibre,
BendBrightXS from January.
BendBrightXS, the first true bend-
insensitive fibre introduced in 2006,
has gained significant momentum in
the marketplace as it meets the most
stringent fibre bending standards while
maintaining backwards compatibility with
existing fibre infrastructure.
The newest enhancement, ColorLockXS,
improves fibre micro-bending
performance as well as strip-ability, while
adding new vibrant colours integrated
into the fibre coating.
Unlike other fibres, BendBrightXS is an
all-glass fibre using proven and industry-
accepted materials and technology,
eliminating splicing concerns or special
procedures for connectivity.
Micro-bending improvement with
ColorLockXS coating on BendBrightXS
means that the fibre is resistant to kink-
losses, a key metric for fibre performance in
tight bends required in FTTx applications.
Kink-loss can be described as partial
bends (up to 45 degrees) of the optical
fibre at radii as small as 2mm. Typical
losses for BendBrightXS in such a situation
are less than 0.1dB, even at a 2mm radius,
which represents up to a hundred times
improvement.
Draka Comteq – Netherlands
Fax: +31 40 2923 866
Email:
Website:
Draka Comteq’s new fibre coating technology
A new brochure from Teknor Apex explains how designers, processors, and OEMs
benefit from this custom compounder’s diverse thermoplastic technologies and its
international supply capabilities.
The colourful 12-page publication reports that Teknor Apex draws on a database of
40,000 formulations and uses manufacturing capacity on three continents to supply
compounds that already comply with key international standards.
One special capability cited is that of providing identical compounds to globalised
customers with multiple plant locations. Details on the following broad compounding
groups are presented, including many product ranges in each group and the markets
served:
Vinyl; thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs); engineered thermoplastics (ETPs);
colourants; speciality compounding.
The brochure is available via email or by visiting the website.
Teknor Apex Company – USA Fax: +1 401 729 0166
Email : Website:
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It’s all there in glorious colour!