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The company has recently expanded its
custom compounding approach to include
concentrates, and can now produce
active masterbatches with up to 85 percent
active ingredients.
S&E Specialty Polymers – USA
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Sikora AG
Booth 501
Sikora is a well-respected manufacturer
and supplier of measuring and control
technology for thewireandcable, andhose
and tube industries. With 199 employees
worldwide, 12 offices and more than 30
regional representatives all over the world,
the medium-sized company provides
customers with innovative product solutions
and individual service.
The measuring and control systems are
exclusively made at the headquarters in
Bremen, Germany. Innovation, product
quality and customer satisfaction drives the
daily activities at the company.
Sikora AG – Germany
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Teknor Apex
Both 313
Teknor Apex will introduce a new PVC
jacket compound, made flexible with a
plasticizer basedon renewableplant-based
resources.
Fireguard ®FG 910B-01 plenum compound is
recommended for categories 5e and 6 LAN
cable and fiber optic jackets. It incorporates
the phthalate-free Dow Ecolibrium™
bio-based plasticizers, manufactured by
Dow using plant byproducts.
Mike Patel, industry manager for the vinyl
division of Teknor Apex, explained: “By
incorporating into Fireguard FG 910B-01
a plasticizer that is based on a naturally
occurring renewable resource rather
than on petrochemicals, Teknor Apex has
made a significant reduction of the carbon
footprint in comparison with standard
flexible PVC compounds.”
He added: “And since PVC resin itself is over
50 percent derived from seawater, this new
compound has much lower greenhouse
gas emission potential compared to
non-PVC alternatives.”
The RoHS- and REACH-compliant product
includes no bromine or antimony flame
retardants and has a low VOC content. In
tests for acid gas generation, Fireguard FB
910B-01 compound exhibits an acid gas
content of 18 percent, which is below the
24 to 25 percent range that is typical for
standard PVC.
Teknor Apex Company – USA
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Windak Inc
Booth 302
Windak specialises in automatic packaging
solutions for the wire and cable industry
and will be presenting the latest information
about its new products – Quickpack QP3
and automatic coiler AC3.
Quickpack is a fully automatic cable
coiling and packaging machine, designed
to accommodate product diameters up