wiredInUSA April 2018

the practical non-existence of one-way or reusable pallets at present,” said the company. For in-house handling, the packaging using the wooden block system not only offers ergonomic benefits because of the weight reduction, but is also becoming more important as it deals with the problem of storing one-way or reusable pallets, an aspect which is believed to be of particular importance to customers.

complete cabling solution of the SABmed Line material family.

Medical cables with the flexible and smooth SABmed T can be engineered and customized to produce thermoplastic and elastomeric materials with better haptics than conventional thermoplastics.

If a medical cable with UL approval is needed then SABmed S UL is used.

The base material can be offered as a platinum cross-linked variant, with an ultra- flexible sheath or with an non-adhesive surface. New developments, such as autoclavable USB 3.0 cable, are already in design by SAB Bröckskes with an outlook to possible over- molding. New approach to wire packaging By using only four wooden blocks for the packaging of drawn wire, German company Fr+H Lüling GmbH+Co KG can offer a functional, lighter-weight packaging for purchased products. “With our tried and tested packaging we focus on the most important factors, while at the same time keeping in mind the ever-diminishing freight capacity and

To meet the demands of safety at work, Lüling has replaced the more usual steel banding for polyethylene terephthalate straps. These high performance straps counteract surfacedamage,dispensewithunnecessary packing material, and reduce the risk of injury when cutting the bands. With this special design, the enterprise can deliver, according to the batch size, wire in pre- divided rings. S S Fr+H Lüling GmbH+Co KG can offer a functional, lighter- weight packaging for purchased products. Photograph courtesy of Lüling

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