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EuroWire – May 2007 124
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: Website :
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:
Website:
Speciality inks and coatings
Herkula manufactures UV-curable inks and coatings for OF-technology ▲
compounds & coatings
(for wire, cables & fibre optics)