WCA March 2008

More on the way from Solvay Solvay Padanaplast continues to develop silane-crosslinkable materials for wire and cable insulation and sheathing, ‘ambient curing’ and environmently friendly, ready-to-use on standard extrusion lines. Cogegum ® GFR/365 is a new gene- ration of crosslinkable LS0H compound for sheathing and insulation purposes. It allows high oil, fuel and chemical resistance and is used in applications like railway rolling stock, off-shore platforms and shipboard wiring. Cogegum ® GFR/325 is the last gene- ration for BS 7211, EI5 grade appli- cations, a new reference for single and multi-core H07ZZ and fire resistant cables. Cogegum ® GFR/340, thanks to its high thermo-mechanical resistance, can be used for heat resistant flame retar- dant cables. It allows high flexibility, high extrusion speed on conventional extrusion lines, fast ambient curing and no emission of acid and corrosive gases in case of fire. Polidiemme ® G/450 is an extra flexible elastomer-based cross-linkable compound, ‘ambient curing’ and environmentally-friendly for power, special and very flexible cable insulation and sheathing.  cover welding cables, H05RR-F, industrial, immersion water pump, EPDM and EPR cables. Main applications

Mixing it up to meet demand

Mixer began manufacturing cable compounds in 1996 to meet the specific demands of the wire and cable industry. Since then, fully automated production lines and highly advanced testing facilities have ensured strong growth in the rubber compounds sector. The company produces insulation, sheathing, filling and masterbatch cable compounds with both rubber and thermoplastic.  The trademark Ekopren ® products are based on halogen free polymers and additives with low toxicity and clear smoke emission. Choose from heavy metal free, high LOI and fire/ oil/ozone resistant compounds.   An annual production of 20,000 metric tons of cable compounds rolls off new production lines that allow perfect quality continuously. Banbury internal mixers and strainer extruders are used to manufacture compounds only in granule (pellet) form.

Strong growth since 1996 for Mixer m

More savings are passed on to customers by drastically reducing stock of strips and manpower. The company also offers technical and engineering services to assist cable manufacturers to adapt their equipment to extrude compounds in pellet form. Mixer’s on-site laboratory is at the disposal of customers for testing material properties and behaviours. The company continuously tests all types of raw materials, while clients can request tests of their products in order to verify the correct cross-linking of materials, the correct extrusion behaviour and if the product complies with standards. Engineering assistance is available to maximise the results of clients’ machinery. 

Solvay Padanplast SpA – Italy Fax : +39 0521 870 427 Email : info@solvay.com Website : www.solvay.com

Mixer SpA – Italy Fax : +39 0545 47038 Email : staff@mixer.ws Website : www.mixer.ws

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Wire & Cable ASIA – March/April 2008