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New to the market
Fainplast has launched two new products
in the world of cables: the halogen free
crosslinkable compound HFX 521 and the
halogenated crosslinkable compound CTX
65.
HFX 521 is a halogen free crosslinkable
compound (XLPO-HFFR), featuring long
duration even at high temperatures, high
fire resistance, low smoke emission and oil
resistance. This type of product – that can
be processed using the SIOPLAS method
(working with a normal extruder, and
thus achieving a considerable reduction
in costs) – is particularly suitable for
applications on ships and railways, where
high levels of reliability and safety are
required.
CTX 65 is a halogenated crosslinkable
compound, with technical features
similar to rubber, which is also resistant to
high temperatures, atmospheric agents,
mechanical and chemical stresses. CTX
65 can be used with the SIOPLAS method,
in order to produce cables with a normal
extruder, with no need of specific plants.
This product is particularly suitable for the
realisation of power, signal and control
cables.
These two new products are the result of
the continuous research and development
work of Fainplast and of its natural tendency
towards innovation and implementation of
new technologies. HFX 521 and CTX 65 are
now parts of the wide range of compounds
that Fainplast puts on the market in order to
satisfy all requirements.
Fainplast continues to stand out in the
market of compounds, where it has been
operating for over 15 years. Research and
development, on-going innovation and
cutting-edge technology are the keys to
success of the Italian company.
Fault detection
Beta LaserMike has designed its new
three-axis LN3015 lump and neckdown
detector to help wire and cable manufac-
turers precisely detect short-term faults in
cable diameter.
The LN3015 is said to offer a high degree
of coverage around the product’s
circumference to detect instantly any
sudden changes in the surface. The LN
detector can measure products up to
15mm in diameter, can detect flaw heights
down to 0.02mm at line speeds up to
3,000m/min. It can accept a range of inputs
including length encoder, tachometer,
line start/stop, and clear faults and can
be connected to a host PC or PLC using
ethernet IP, Devicenet, Profibus, and
Profinet. Data capture capabilities enable
report critical process information such as
height, length, number, and location of the
flaw.
High-speed copper
In response to increasing demands of
high-speed protocols, TE Connectivity (TE)
has developed high speed copper cable
solutions that offer improved networking
performance in extreme applications. The
smaller, lighter cables have a smaller bend
radius and greater flexibility in routing.
Jill Weir, wire and cable product manager
at TE Aerospace, Defense & Marine, said:
“Ourmatched impedancehigh speeddata
cables and connectors [offer] reduced
weight, size and complexity, along with
an ability to protect cables from harsh
environments and electro-magnetic
interferences (EMI).”
The increased bandwidth required for
communication standards such as
ethernet, firewire/IEEE 1394, FiberChannel,
and USB 3.0 and 2.0 protocols is currently
met in a number of aerospace, defense
and marine applications. “TE can provide
unique end-to-end cable assembly
solutions to meet present and future
high-bandwidth applications,” added Weir.
“Our high speed copper cables are easy to
use and save engineering time and costs,
giving engineers more time to focus on the
overall platform design.”
TE copper cables are designed to meet
the demands of high performance
applications, including aerospace, radar
systems, thermal imaging, situational
awareness, weapon systems and more.
“Increasing platform complexity requires
dependable solutions to transmit data in
harsh environments,” said John Wadeley,
regional product manager, Global TE
Aerospace,Defense&Marine. “TE’shighspeed
copper cables provide ruggedized signal
integrity in mission critical applications.”
Titanium alloy wire contract
Taiwan’s China Steel Precision Materials
(CSPM) is to supply 1.5 tonnes of titanium
64 alloy wire products for Apple’s iPhone5.
The material is valued at US$8.33 million per
tonne, 140 times that of typical carbon steel
hot-rolled products.