wiredInUSA May 2017

than solid wire with marker bands and can be manufactured to precise OEM specifications.

The new cables are designed to maintain circuit integrity during a fire, enabling conductors and operators to travel to safety, out of a dangerous situation, if a fire were to break out. All Flamex cables help to limit both fire spread and the release of harmful smoke. Flamex SI-FR cables will withstand the harsh operating conditions, such as variations in temperature, snow, rain, sunlight and heavy vibrations, encountered on rolling stock, and are particularly suitable where high temperatures are involved. The cables can operate at up to 170°C with a maximum operating voltage of 3kV or 6kV. In addition to being fire retardant the new Flamex range of power, control and communication cables is designed to emit only low levels of smoke during fire. The cables are compliant with EN 45545- 2 requirements for the highest hazard level class, and meet the fire resistance requirements laid out by EN 50200 or IEC 60331 standards. The range is asbestos-free and RoHS compliant. The perfect recipe? Traditional XLPE cables are produced with ready-made compounds with predefined recipes of base LDPE, antioxidants and peroxide. Maillefer has developed Smart Dosing for combining separate compounds online during extrusion. Online dosing offers several improvements. A range of suppliers offer base LDPE grades for cable insulation without peroxide and antioxidants, offering customers a freedom of choice. Traditional XLPE compounds are limited to chemicals that are solid at room temperatures, otherwise the compound

S S Anomet Products’ range of radiopaque clad wire

Available with outside diameters of between 0.05mm and 1.52mm, the radiopaque wire can incorporate gold, platinum-iridium, tantalum, tantalum- tungsten, and similar alloys bonded to high strength wires such as 316LVM stainless steel, nitinol, and MP35N ® with 2 percent or more cladding thickness. Two popular wire examples are tantalum- cored stainless steel and gold-clad nitinol. These premium medical-grade wires are priced according to composition and quantity and can be supplied on spools. They will not flake, blister or delaminate. Safer cables on track Nexans has launched its Flamex ® SI-FR line of fire-resistant cable products for the critical power and control systems used in trains.

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wiredInUSA - May 2017