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to industry’s challenge to offer a high-temperature, melt-processable perfluoroplastic,” said Frenk Hulsebosch, globalproductmanagermeltsfluoroplastics at Chemours Fluoropolymer Solutions. Further products presented on the booth will include Teflon ™ fluoroplastic foam resins (FFR) produced using patented Airquick technology. Cables made with foamed fluoroplastic insulation have a lower signal return loss than conventional data cables, enabling miniaturisation and weight savings thanks to lower density and thinner insulation thicknesses. One current example is the new KL24 Star-Quad data cable developed for the aerospace industry by Draka Fileca, Sainte-Geneviève, France, which won a DuPont Plunkett Award in 2013. At identical diameter, it is up to 25 percent lighter than previously used quad cables and enables a reduction in aircraft fuel consumption, reducing environmental impact.

This new design combines the latest in control technology with the robust and reliable 3kHz spark test platform. There are many new features of the HF-15B, including a split electrode design for easy string up and digital signal processor (DSP) based voltage regulation and fault detection. The fault detection circuit has been upgraded and test voltage is now monitored directly from the electrode, instead of a transformer winding. The fault circuitry can now differentiate between four types of fault conditions: simple pinholes, a series of closely spaced pinholes, direct metal contact from the centre conductor to the electrode, and gross lengths of bare wire.

Chemours – USA Website: www.chemours.com

Clinton Instrument Company Booth: 09E40

The Clinton Instrument Company, specialist in spark test technology for the wire and cable industry and inventor of the high frequency sine wave spark tester, will be exhibiting its newest offering, the model HF-15B high frequency sine wave spark tester, the flagship model of the new B-series.

S S The new HF-15B series from Clinton

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