EoW January 2014

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Arsenal opts for Dow

Key benefits of DFDA-1648 NT include: • Ease of extrusion, without the need for special screws • Good surface appearance • Good crack resistance on the majority of armoured cables • Excellent combustion properties (lower smoke, lower acidity) • Excellent electricals: high volume resistivity • Low dielectric constant and dissipation factor • Competitive mechanical properties (tensile elongation, tear strength, abrasion resistance) Dow Electrical and Telecommunications – USA Website : www.dow.com

“The team from Dow E&T provided a solution that met our customers’ expectations,” said Gennady Urazov, deputy director general at Arsenal. “The Dow E&T compound successfully completed all the tests, demonstrating good flame retardancy and easy processing on commercial PVC/ PE extruders. We can move forward with confidence to offer this solution to our customers in Russia.” “Whereas in many cases customers have to use special screw design or even special extruders in order to achieve acceptable line speeds, with DFDA-1648 NT from Dow E&T this was not necessary,” confirmed Mikhail Bogdanov, technical support and development manager for Dow E&T in Russia.

Arsenal, a Russian manufacturer of specialist power and telecommunications cables, has qualified Dow’s DFDA-1648 NT compounds for jacketing and insulation of low voltage (LV) halogen-free flame retardant (HFFR) cables for building wire, industrial and marine applications. Arsenal manufactures cables for a diverse range of highly demanding power and telecommunications applications, including subways, chemical plants, marine installations, public places and the nuclear power sector. The company needed to find a solution that met customers’ exacting needs for an optimal balance between high flame retardancy and processability. NT halogen-free, flame retardant jacketing and insulation compound from Dow E&T to produce LV HFFR power cables, fire alarm cables and other special cables used in multi-purpose public buildings requiring exceptional flame retardant performance. The cables produced by Arsenal using Dow materials successfully met the stringent requirements of the Russian national standard GOST R 53315-2009 for fire safety requirements. Arsenal selected DFDA-1648

Tungsten carbide dies Agir Technologies stocks a complete range of tungsten carbide dies. The company has a complete range of machines dedicated to the production and repair of tungsten carbide dies, along with expertise and efficiency. Exporting to five continents, Agir will be presenting the TCLD GP and new grinding machines MIG 125 CNC and MIG 160 CNC for production and repairing of large dies for the wire and tube industries at wire Düsseldorf. Agir Technologies – France Website : www.agir-technologies.com

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