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technique requires minimal modification to existing manufacturing processes, without introducing any new materials, and is cost-effective for high volume production. Hoowaki custom designs the micro-features according to material and application. The company’s design process takes material shrinkage and drawdown into account to provide features that give the optimal geometry on the final product. The company has demonstrated up to 20% reduction in dry sliding, and up to 80% reduction in lubricated sliding, significantly boosting the surface capabilities of standard polymers. Low-friction surfaces have already been applied to polypropylene, polyethylene, nylon, silicones and fluoropolymers using this process. Hoowaki’s surfaces can also be used to increase extruder productivity, and to reduce drag between the die surface and the polymer without changing the process parameters. The surfaces allow polymers to flow smoothly.

electron beam (RDX 2125-PV- solar-UV) and the

duo system, with an insulation compound and a jacketing compound, can be cured in CV lines (PX 21169-1 and PX 21169-2). PTL mud resistant compound RDX 20606 was developed to perform in the harshest off-shore environments, designed to withstand drilling fluid muds and to meet the requirements of NEK 606, IEC 61892-4 and IEC 60092-359 SHF2. Halogen free CV- and irradiation crosslinkable compounds have been introduced for IRM 902/ASTM #2 oil resistant cables for applications at elevated temperatures, and a new halogenated, irradiation crosslinkable compound for 90C cables, applied in dry or wet conditions for 600V power and control cables, is designed to meet UL, RHH, RHW, RHW-2, SIS, USE, USE-2, XHHW and XHHW-2. Inhol BV also offers a hot set test oven, for fast measurement of hot-creep according to EN 60811-2-1, and complete production lines and compounds for the heat-shrinkable products industry. Integer Research Integer Research is a specialist provider of research, data, analysis and consultancy services, serving several industrial sectors including wire and cable. Integer has worked with wire and cable in- dustry data across the globe for many years, for both its consultancy services and across its published industry reports, essential read- ing for producers, suppliers and equipment manufacturers. Data varies from global tracking of import, exports and production for all wire and cable

Inhol BV

The Inhol range of compounds serves many industry sectors. For the solar industry, Inhol offers proven compounds to meet the European standard TUV 2Pfg 1169. These compounds can be crosslinked by

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