wiredInUSA May 2017

The insulation material was developed jointly with Borealis. Cable packing development “pays off” Windak Group has launched its new development for in-line packaging, designed to eliminate rewinding of master reels. Windak’s new change-over cable packing system is a complete line consisting of two pay-offs feeding into the pay-off accumulator, allowing for continuous operation with “on-the-fly” cable splicing. After extrusion, the robust take-up accumulator allows for continuous operation of the take-ups at the end of the line. At full cable length the change-over station’s in-line capstan and clamp holds the cable in place while the cable is cut. After the cut, the cable is fed into the second take-up. The operator then attaches the cable to the reel and the winding process restarts. The process is repeated unit the desired number of cut lengths is reached. Reel sizes can be 12 to 84 inches. Driving compound development Melos and Inhol are offering a range of radiation crosslinkable, high temperature-resistant compounds for automotive applications. Halogen-free and halogenated products using Melos

cable compounds have been approved worldwide by car manufacturers. The Mecoline range consists of six thin-wall insulation compounds for primary wire, with several solutions for battery cables including flexible or semi-flexible and oil-resistant compounds, based on either polyolefines or fluoroelastomers. Halogen-free Mecoline I RDX 1213 F and Mecoline I RDX 1229 F are suited tooperating temperatures up to 125°C. These fast curing, radiation cross-linkable formulations can be processed at very high line speeds. Their main applications include small gauge primary insulation (SAE J1128) and appliance wire. Halogenated Mecoline RDX compounds are suitable for higher temperatures of 150°C to 225°C, with some products offering high abrasion or chemical resistance, and high flexibility to serve applications such as battery cables in hybrid cars or electric vehicles. Formulations are specifically designed for industry standards including ISO 6722, ISO 14572, SAE J1127 or SAE J1128.

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