WCA September 2023

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Eccentricity measurement of cables

network infrastructure or the switch to e-mobility. The Centerview 8000 supports this with a wide range of applications, ensuring product quality, whether thin coaxial cables, standard data cables, automotive cables or thicker battery cables. Sikora AG, founded in 1973, is a manufacturer and supplier of measuring and control technology for the wire and cable, hose and tube, sheets, optical fibre and plastics industries. Its measuring and control systems are exclusively made at the company’s headquarters in Bremen, Germany. Sikora AG www.sikora.net the different approach behind the new series of compounds that allows a simpler, faster and more flexible production. The simplification of the process was made possible by analysis of customer needs and using the latest technology, while complying with international standards and requirements. The new EKOgraft grades will first be available for photovoltaic applications, with the portfolio being expanded for more applications over the following months. The new brand adds to the existing EKOPREN® portfolio: a series of rubber insulation and sheathing compounds that can be crosslinked by standard continuous vulcanisation lines or by electron beam irradiation. The product line also includes flame-retardant thermoplastic bedding, an added value for the cables to meet the stringent requirements of international fire safety standards, including those set by CPR, UL, IEC and other regulatory bodies. Mixer states that “Wired differently” also reflects the company’s story. Since its foundation, it has created its own innovative solutions: producing rubber compounds in pellet form instead of strips; investing in in-house developed machinery and equipment to control production and plant; and strongly believing in research and development. Mixer SpA www.mixercompounds.com

For more than 15 years, Sikora’s Centerview 8000 has provided on-line measurement of diameter, eccentricity and ovality in cable lines, with more than 2,100 devices sold worldwide. non-contact measuring system for quality control of products, as it accurately measures cable dimensions and ensures minimal material consumption while maintaining product specifications. Two models are available, covering diameters from 0.25 (optionally 0.1) to 10mm, or 0.5 to 25mm. There is great demand for high quality cables and lines to be able to successfully manage future-oriented projects such as the expansion of Customers use the

The Centerview 8000 measures the eccentricity, ovality and diameter of cables

New moisture curable compounds Mixer SpA has launched the new EKOgraft® series of moisture curable compounds, designed, formulated and produced with a reinvented process.

Expansion spools

Uhing’s Expansion Spool features fast, user-friendly handling and is claimed to prove its worth when recycled material is wound on a reusable spool core. The core expands and increases its diameter when the spool is clamped, and is then ready to take up material wound on it. By unlocking the Uhing easylock®, the spool core diameter shrinks, and the material wound on it can be easily stripped off the spool core. Depending on the spool size and material properties, the material drops off or can be pulled off easily so that the pure wound material can be recycled. The core of the expansion spool is immediately ready for re-use. The expansion spool is currently available in three sizes for shaft diameters of 15, 20 and 25mm and winding capacities of 1,050 to 4,400cm 3 . Areas of application for the new expansion spool include coreless winding, winding of faulty material or winding of edge trim or edge material for recycling. As it can be reused, the expansion spool offers the benefit of zero energy requirements – it works purely mechanically and does not require additional cardboard or wooden cores that must be separated from the wound material during recycling.

With more than 25 years of experience in the cable industry, Mixer deployed its technical, engineering and commercial knowledge to propose a completely different way of producing moisture curable compounds, to add effectiveness and consistency to cable manufacturers’ production. Mixer is promoting the concept for EKOgraft using the phrase “Wired differently” – chosen to represent

Andrea Magrì, Mixer’s strategic project manager, works to support customers worldwide in the discovery of new products

Joachim Uhing GmbH & Co KG www.uhing.com

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