Solvay Specialty Polymers has expanded its family of Cogegum® cross-linkable, halogen-free flame retardant (HFFR) compounds for cable jacketing for the railway, shipboard, industrial, and oil and gas industries. The new polyolefin grade, Cogegum® GFR 380, delivers greater flexibility and superior flame resistance compared to competitive silane-grafted HFFR materials. This material will be included in Solvay’s […]
Renewables/Energy Production
Know what cable jacketing material is right for your application
I love when I stumble upon great engineering resources just by digging through websites of companies I don’t know much about. Like this morning, when I was looking at The Okonite Co.’s website. The more than 130-year old company makes 300 V to 345 kV insulated products for industrial, utilities, renewable energy and railroad and […]
CAT.6A cables for continuous flex and torsion applications
ETHERLINE CAT.6A cables from Lapp Group North America, Florham Park, N.J., provide fast data transmission rates in industrial Ethernet systems while withstanding the continuous flex or torsion requirements associated with moving machine applications. These cables combine CAT.6A’s 10 Gbit/sec data transfer rates with continuous flex and torsion performance suitable for robotics, machine vision systems, wind turbines […]
Molex Subsidiary Polymicro Improves FDP Optical Fiber
Polymicro Technologies, a subsidiary of Molex Incorporated, recently announced improvements to its FDP optical fiber. The latest enhancements improve solarization of the fiber in deep UV applications (190 – 325 nm). Teodor Tichindelean, global product manager, Polymicro Technologies, stated the introduction of fiber FDP revolutionized UV applications. We are pleased to bring customers enhanced FDP […]
Heat trace cable for long process pipelines
Series Long Line Heat Trace Cable (SLL) is similar to Chromalox’s current self-regulating heat trace, making it compatible with their current accessory offering. It is suited for use on extremely long pipelines where high temperature maintenance is critical for freeze protection and viscosity maintenance. Ideal applications include alternative fuels, power generation, oil and gas, chemical, […]
Hendrix Offers DUAL BLOCK For Underground Cable
Hendrix/Kerite Cable (Marmon Utility, LLC.), a provider of high-quality underground power distribution products, announces its DUAL BLOCK product. This offering provides a dual water blocking capability on Hendrix primary, underground cable. Water is one of the enemies of long-life in primary cable, as water entering the cable core can lead to premature failure. Hendrix DUAL […]