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EuroWire – September 2007 56
english technology news
Future-proofed
modular patch panels
Nexans, France, has launched a range of
LANsense upgradeable modular patch
panels, in response to a growing demand
for more flexible solutions, that enable
the transfer to intelligent network systems
at any stage during the development
cycle. The range is suited to applications
where IIM may not be considered an
immediate requirement, but enables future
implementation.
The new panels meet the same
functionality and flexibility standards as
the company’s current range of modular
panels, but also offer a unique future-
proofing feature with an interchangeable
front. The standard front plate can be
upgraded to a LANsense PCB plate
without removing or re-terminating the
existing cabling. The upgraded front plate
is equipped with a detection contact to
each cabling port and an I/O connector,
enabling the panel to be linked to the
LANsense system.
Nexans – France
Fax: +33 15669 8484
Email:
Website:
PTFE films and tapes
DeWAL Industries, USA, supplies high-
performance PTFE films and tapes
to the wire and cable industry. The
company’s skived PTFE is used for its
high temperature resistance, dielectric
strength and low friction. Virgin or
conductive, and as thin as 0.013mm, it is
often used in aerospace, power and high
flex cable applications.
DeWAL’s unsintered PTFE is used primarily
as insulation and outer jacketing for wire
and cable at temperatures up to 246°C,
from 0.038mm to 0.508mm, and with
a density of 1.5g/cc. The company has
developed a complete line of vibrant,
RoHS-compliant colours, and can add
other fillers to meet the requirements of
highly engineered wire and cable.
The company has also developed
technology to manufacture high tensile,
low density film – as low as 0.4g/cc. These
films are used to wrap primary wires
in high flex cable, and other products
in this family were developed to meet
demanding coaxial cable applications,
where low signal loss is critical. DeWAL
uses a proprietary process to laminate its
fluoropolymer films.
DeWAL Industries, Inc – USA
Fax: +1 401 783 6780
Email:
Website:
Delisi Srl, Italy, produces automatic straightening and cutting machines for smooth
and ribbed wires from 1mm to 20mm diameter.
When a new diameter is required, the grooves of the rolls are positioned, using
a handwheel, at the new diameter. Upon slackening three bolts, changing the
straightening unit and tightening three
bolts, the new diameter is programmed.
The spinner works at a lower speed, as
the jaws have longer contact with the
wire, resulting in high production and
reduced noise. An electronic programmer
and one or three lines of pneumatically
tilt-able arms can be supplied with rod
collection bed. 99 different lengths
and 99 different quantities can be
programmed and collected separately in
one of the lines of tilt-able arms, without
stopping the machine.
Delisi Srl – Italy Fax : +39 0882 333236
Email: Website:
Delisi’s Model HS6H with hydraulic and flying
shear cut for wires from 1.5mm to 6mm
features four pairs of feeding rolls and rapid
change of diameter
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New blender added to the range
Process Control Corporation, a supplier of gravimetric blending equipment, continues
to expand its series of low cost, highly accurate line of gravimetric batch blenders with
the addition of an 18kg blender.
With an increased number of higher throughput extrusion lines being installed,
especially sheet extrusion lines, PCC recognised the need for a higher rate blender.
In response to this demand, PCC engineers designed the 18kg size Guardian batch
blender, available with up to 12 individual ingredient hoppers with throughput rates of
more than 5,000 PPH.
The blender can be configured with a 4-component, 6-component, 8-component and
up to 12-component multi-hopper design. Each of the individual material hoppers can
run from 0-100% of the recipe.
The customer does not have to dedicate low rate or high rate ingredients to certain
hoppers. The blender can also be supplied with a regrind feeder for feeding difficult to
flow flake and/or regrind type materials or a powder feeder for non-flowable powder
type materials.
Process Control Corporation – USA Fax: +1 770 449 5445
Email: Website:
lQuick diameter changes