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wire China 2014
wire China 2014 – Shanghai New International Expo Centre 24th-27th September 78
The AFC Compact enables smaller
companies to bring in automation and
larger ones to offset current capacity.
A standard one-year warranty, slip ring
technology, DXF/XYZ importation,
animation simulator and ease of
programming are a few of the features
of the AFC Series machines. In
addition, robotics, external chamfering
and other ancillary devices can be
integrated.
Upgraded and updated 2D and 3D
CNC wire bending solutions, single
and double bending head machines
with Fanuc robotics integration and
complete automated systems all form
part of the bender.
In all instances, wire can be fed
directly from a coil, straightened, bent
and cut using a software package that
provides flexibility and simplicity in
programming and is offered in all
universal languages.
AIM Machines – USA
Website:
AlphaGary
Stand .....................................W1F08
To meet the evolving fire performance
and environmental compliance criteria
in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and
North/South America, AlphaGary has
developed a portfolio of speciality
compounds for a wide variety of cable
designs and applications, in both
copper and fibre optic:
• Smokeguard™ low smoke vinyl
alloys meeting RoHS
environmental compliance for
North American plenum and
European CPD Class B1/B2
• Megolon™ halogen-free materials
for IEC 60332-1/60332-3C,
European CPD Classes C to E,
power cable sheathing and
crosslinkable insulations
• Garaflex™ TPE styrenic, vinyl,
olefinic/EPDM and vulcanisate
blends
• Garathane™ thermoplastic
urethane flame retardant blends
and alloys. AlphaGary offers colour
concentrates to support all of its
compound types, both
custom-matched and to standards
such as Munsell and RAL.
AlphaGary, a Mexichem company,
specialises in advanced fire safety and
environmental compliance and is
committed to providing its customers
with material compound solutions to
meet the various cable performance
requirements in different regions of the
world.
It delivers support to help its
customers choose the most
appropriate materials for speciality
cable designs. Its ISO 9001-registered
facilities are in the USA, UK, Mexico
and Colombia, while the sales team in
Asia is operated through IMCD
Plastics (Shanghai) Co Ltd.
AlphaGary Corporation – USA
Website:
Balloffet
Stand ......................................... TBA
Headquartered in France, Balloffet has
been manufacturing dies since 1870
and has three subsidiary companies in
the USA, UK and Germany, as well as
a worldwide network of agents. The
company has maintained all its die
production in Europe.
The company produces natural
diamond dies from 6µ to 3mm,
synthetic mono-crystalline dies from
6µ to 1mm, poly-crystalline (PCD) dies
from 50µ to 30mm, compacting,
stranding and special shaped dies,
enamelling guides, extrusion tooling
(guides and dies), special tooling with
diamond inserts and repolishing
machines and equipment.
Balloffet also offers repolishing,
training of operators and technicians
in its own training centre and
AEI Compounds Ltd
Stand .................................... W1C49
AEI Compounds has expanded its
high-performance range of low smoke
and fume, zero halogen, crosslinkable
compounds intended for use in oil and
gas, marine and railway applications.
The company’s expertise in Sioplas
technology has helped in the
development of SX-0620 silane
crosslinked LSFOH compound, which
is a rubber-like, highly flexible,
oil-resistant compound solution and
has been manufactured to meet strict
regulatory performance requirements
of cables made to IEC 60092-359
SHF2 and EN50264 EM104.
The compound can now be specified
by cable manufacturers operating
within the OGP, marine and rail
industries to produce tougher and
more durable oil resistance cable
sheathing needed in harsh, exposed
offshore environments. Sioplas tech-
nology has also been used to develop
SX-0650, an easy process LSFOH
compound, which meets the latest
requirements of EN50618 and TÜV 2
Pfg 1169/08.2007 for PV solar
applications.
To meet UL® PV solar cable standards,
AEI Compounds parent company
Saco Polymers has launched Pexidan®
V/T-2UV, which is a silane crosslinked,
RoHS-compliant flame-retardant com-
pound system, UL bulletinised to meet
UL4703. Insulation made with this
system may be marked SUNRES or
‘SR’ in all colours and in all sizes per
UL44. This product is also CSA listed
for RW90, RWU90, RPV90, RPVU90
and CIC, ‘SR’ and -40°C rated.
For the building wire and conduit cable
markets, AEI Compounds has launched
SX-0612S, which is a silane
crosslinked, easy process and high
output insulation material complying
with BS7211 and BS EN
50525-3-41:2011. SX-0612S processes
at high production speeds, is highly
resistant to pre-cure in extruders, and
is ambient curable.
AEI Compounds Ltd – UK
Website:
AIM Inc
Stand .....................................W1F04
AIM will be presenting the AFC
Compact 3D Bender. The AFC 6 has
been growing in popularity due to the
small investment, versatility, small
footprint and low-cost maintenance.
❍ The AFC Compact 3D Bender
❍ Dies from Balloffet
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