EuroWire November 2021

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Water-swellable binder and core yarns with various swell factors

unwanted vibration. Various swell factors give design engineers the flexibility to choose the yarn size and swell factor that best suits the cable. Fil-Tec, Inc www.fil-tec.com

The technology produces a water- swellable binder with higher yield. Having more metres per package allows longer runs without a break and a more efficient stranding process overall. The system can run at 5,000 rpm without

Fil-Tec, Inc offers a complete line of performance yarns for applications in power cables, copper and fibre-optic telecom and speciality cables. Products include binder yarns with water blocking; non-wicking, flame-retardant/low-smoke finishes; core yarns; ripcords; filler yarns; marker yarns; and fibreglass reinforcement yarns. The company’s newest products are dry core yarn for dry core cable designs; virtually dustless water- blocking binder yarns for high speed; and a line of water-blocking yarns for power cable applications. Fil-Tec’s water-swellable binder and core (wrap around the FRP) yarns offer a range of benefits that include low dust – extending the life of bearings and other moving parts of the equipment; less downtime due to mechanical maintenance related to SAP dust problems; less clean- up time; and a cleaner working environment for the operator.

▼ Fil-Tec produces performance yarns for cable applications

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