EuroWire July 2015

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The RN-Z silicone extrusion line is the newcomer Rosendahl is constantly investing in its cable manufacture technology. Its decision to deal with liquid-cooled extruders and silicone was therefore rather inherent. With this new manufacturing solution, the company is ringing in a new round in its product development. The properties you have to consider when dealing with silicone as a material are quite different from those of polymers. A perfect crosslinking process is the be-all and end-all in order to keep the material stable and process it into a cable with the requisite mechanical properties. In so doing, the extruded cable is treated at temperatures from 600°C to 800°C. The RN-Z silicone extrusion line has been extensively tested at Rosendahl’s new technology centre. The process was analysed and mathematically tracked, evaluated, and the figures compared. The results were very positive with a perfect crosslinking, high product quality, high centricity and high throughput. Rosendahl – Austria Website : www.rosendahlaustria.com

▲ ▲ The new RN-Z silicone extrusion line from Rosendahl

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