EOW May 2007

compounds & coatings (for wire, cables & fibre optics)

New halogen free flame-retardant compounds Crosspolimeri SpA, Italy, is a company that supplies the compound-market sector for ready-prepared and tailor-made special compounds. The company produces thermoplastic and crosslinkable compounds both with and without flame-retardant and halogen free properties. The main applications for the company’s compounds are in the industrial fields of electrical cables, tubes and technical parts for the automotive aeronautical and railway industries, consumer goods and communication systems. Crosspolimeri has been researching new halogen free flame-retardant crosslinkable and thermoplastic compounds related to T2 and T3 classes, and is now ready to offer these products to its customers. The company’s manufacturing facilities in Italy feature several polyvalent production lines with a total capacity of up to 15,000 tons per year, while its sister factory, Crosspolimeri AG in Switzerland, can produce up to 7,000 tons per year. Crosspolimeri SpA – Italy Fax : +39 0521 331 400 Email : cross@crosspolimeri.com Website : www.crosspolimeri.com

Speciality inks and coatings

Herkula manufactures UV-curable inks and coatings for OF-technology ▲

Herkula, Belgium, produces marking inks for the cable industry, and since 1984 has supplied UV-curable inks and coatings for OF-technology. The company has developed a water- borne series – MarCablo-W – suitable for ringmarking of PVC, PE and foam skin, at a speed of 1,500m/min. The machines can be cleaned with tap-water, and environmentally friendly gravure and offset inks are also available. Within the OF-field, in addition to its UV- curable inks for colouring optical fibres, the company produces 12 luminescent inks.

In combination with 12 Munsell Standard shades, these luminescent inks provide 24 distinguishable shades. Herkula also offers material combinations for compact fibre units meeting all requirements of house and LAN installation of cables. All raw materials are made by means of the Nirvis controlling system. The company is certified to ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004.

Herkula – Belgium Fax : +32 8022 8765 Email : info@herkula.com Website : www.herkula.com

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