WCA September 2018

Technology news

New grades of Cogegum from Padanaplast

Padanaplast will introduce five new CPR-compliant Cogegum HFFR grades for building and construction and two special HFFR grades targeted at automotive applications: • Cogegum ® GFR 1614, a silane crosslinkable insulation compound with high mechanical and electrical properties for maximum fire safety while maintaining all other performance benefits typical of XLPE • Cogegum ® GFR 1703, a flexible silane crosslinkable compound offering same mechanical and electrical performances as high-modulus rubber-based compounds (HEPR) • Cogegum ® GFR 1404, a silane crosslinkable insulation grade for building wire and single-wire applications with enhanced flame resistance • Cogegum ® GFR 380, a silane crosslinkable sheathing grade with enhanced resistance to mineral oils

and fuels for power applications in railway, marine and chemical and oil industry and outstanding behaviour regarding fire resistance • Cogegum ® AFR 1702, a thermoplastic sheathing grade for single/multi-wire cables with enhanced flame resistance • Cogegum ® GFR 1401/76 and CFR 1401/190, two silane crosslinkable grades for automotive cable T3 (125°C) type for primary wiring applications. Padanaplast compounds can be processed on common extrusion lines, and all products conform to RoHS requirements (EU Directive 2002/95/ EC). Apart from support in material selection and optimised processing, the company also assists customers in regulatory matters and approvals to help speed the time-to-market of advanced new applications. Padanaplast – Italy Website : www.padanaplast.com

PADANAPLAST, a supplier of silane crosslinkable compounds for the wire and cable and plastic pipe industries, has introduced new flame-retardant grades of its Cogegum ® AFR and Cogegum ® GFR product families. These compounds incorporate halogen-free flame-retardant (HFFR) technology, which ensures self-extinguishing, low-smoke and low-toxicity properties in compliance with the strict Construction Products Regulation (CPR) specifications of EU Regulation 305/2011 for wires and cables in buildings. New grades are also available complying with ISO 6722 for automotive single-core 60V cables. “Wire and cable suppliers to demanding industries such as construction and transportation are challenged with increasingly strict requirements for the fire safety of their products,” said Antonello Casale, R&I and tech service manager for Padanaplast.

LUKAS Anlagenbau GmbH, a family owned manufacturer from Bavaria/Germany, founded in 1959, is producing customer specific equipment for the wire and cable industry. Our focus is on complete taping lines with taping materials like e.g. PTFE, Kapton, Mica, paper or metal. Also for producing special cables for medical, aircraft or power applications our taping lines can be found at the company premises of many well known suppliers worldwide. Lukas at Wire China 2018, Booth no. W1D54.

With a new drive concept, LUKAS ensures a further improvement of quality in the taping technology: Undesirable effects may occur occasionally in taping units, due to frictional wear on moving parts of the force transmission (e.g., drive belts), especially when using certain taping materials. These effects appear as an “undulation” of the diameter of the finished wire product. LUKAS has now developed a new drive concept that reduces these effects to a minimum. A hollow shaft drive together with a light weighted carbon head improves the running qualities so that frictional wear is reduced and – as a positive side-effect - the production speed can be significantly increased. Additionally, the design of our components has been revised for easier handling and better serviceability.

Furthermore our product range covers single components like pay- offs, capstans, caterpillars, sintering ovens and take-ups, up to complete rewinding lines and fine wire drawing lines for non-ferrous materials.

Am Forst 1, D-92648 Vohenstrauß • Phone: +49 9651 / 930-0 • info@lukas-anlagenbau.de www.lukas-anlagenbau.de

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Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2018