EuroWire September 2019

Focus on the USA

Better than industry standards

include high-temp, halogenated and halogen-free and highly ame resistant. Product range and applications: • Peroxide, electron beam, moisture crosslinkable • Moisture curable 150ºC appliance wire insulation • Moisture curable EPR systems, UL bulletinised for RHW-2, XHHW-2 and SIS, horizontal ame building wire applications • Type P shipboard products, IEEE 1580 and UL 1309 • Highly exible battery/welding cable insulation • Themoplastic CPE and LSZH jacketing ECC o ers a broad portfolio of customised elastomeric or polyole n based compounds utilised for medium-/high-voltage, as well as certain low-voltage ame-retardant applications, including: • EPR compounds • Elastomeric, crosslinkable and thermoplastic compounds • Flame-retardant and halogen-free compounds • Moisture crosslinkable compounds • Speciality/custom/FR masterbatches • Insulation, jacketing and bedding compounds • ISO 9001 certi ed manufacturing process ensures quality, e ciency and ultimately customer satisfaction • Non-carbon black product lines produce super-clean, elastomeric high-voltage cable compounds • Personalised customer service and support to customers worldwide Electric Cable Compounds Inc – USA Website : www.electriccablecompounds.com

An established global producer of reliable, high-performance, colourable, pelletised compounds, Electric Cable Compounds Inc (ECC) has provided wire and cable producers with innovative polymeric solutions that exceed rigorous industry standards. ECC o ers its own proprietary product line as well as custom mixing services to its customers. ECC has highly skilled, knowledgeable sta and a comprehensive laboratory, which includes pilot scale production equipment providing research and material evaluation resources to continuously develop innovative solutions in rubber and plastics technology. Established in 1988, ECC was founded by former GE wire and cable employees with many years of experience and expertise in the wire and cable industry. In 2000, ECC purchased the wire and cable compounding operation of A Schulman Inc, at which time ECC became a major supplier of speciality EPR and polyole n wire and cable grades. In 2006, ECC relocated its o ces to a new 65,000ft 2 non-carbon black ISO 9001 certi ed compounding facility in Naugatuck, Connecticut, USA. The move further demonstrated the company’s commitment in supplying quality electrical grade wire and cable compounds worldwide through a strong distribution network. ECC o ers a diverse line of elastomeric polyole n-based compounds, and supplies EPR compounds used for medium and high-voltage applications up to 138 kV. Low-voltage compounds

From humble beginnings comes international acclaim

to maintain tolerances. Controlling the centreline guarantees the wire does not scratch or bend. The alignment marker joins products such as the Static Wire Guide and Spindle Cartridge Wire Straightener on the list of Sjogren innovations. Sjogren has also designed a line of grips that factor in things like operator preference, wire tensile strength and the type of drawing block hookup. product line includes new SH and V series pullers, the new Swivel and RC hooks, and improved machinery from the Motorised Die Stringer to Die Room Pullers, and the Hand Pointer that provides a simple solution to the wire pointing process. The company’s growing

In the early 1920s, a Swedish immigrant working in a wire mill in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, had an idea that would change the wire and cable industry. Oscar Sjogren designed a tool that would make him better at his job, and had the integrity to show that tool to his supervisor. After demonstrating how much the tool could positively impact his production, he sold it to the mill and used it in his daily work. After designing and selling several tools for wire work and subsequently selling them to his mill, Oscar Sjogren followed his entrepreneurial spirit and founded Sjogren Industries in 1927. From the start Sjogren earned a reputation for innovation by o ering customised solutions to its customers. Today it continues to build its reputation by providing customers high quality products, designed and built by its superior engineering team.

make better solutions” has led to enhancements in wire straightening assemblies and components that deliver e ciencies and increased productivity for its customers. One of those simple yet revolutionary innovations is in the grooved roll market. Sjogren invented a unique alignment marker that delivers precision, along with reduced wear and downtime. The Sjogren alignment marker accounts for variations in bearing width and makes it easy for the operator to identify the correct way to mount replacement rollers Innovation is at the forefront of Sjogren’s thinking

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