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CU20 system, and will welcome everyone to the booth for a demonstration of the power of the asymmetry measurement functionality.

Products on display will include binder yarns with water-blocking, non-wicking, flame-retardant/low-smoke finishes; core yarns; rip cords; filler yarns; marker yarns; and fibreglass reinforcement yarns. The latest products on display will be dry core yarn for dry core cable designs; virtually dust-free water blocking binder yarns; and a new line of water-blocking yarns for power cable applications. The company’s water swellable binder and core (wrap around the FRP) yarns offer the following benefits: • Very low dust, extends life of bearings and other moving parts of the equipment • Less downtime due to mechanical maintenance related to SAP dust problems • Less clean-up time • Cleaner working environment for the operator Its technology produces a water swellable binder with higher yield, meaning a lower cost per kilometre of cable produced. It also produces a package that offers: • Integrity and balance • Speeds of 5,000 rpm without unwanted vibration • More metres per package, meaning longer runs without a break and amore efficient stranding process overall

Conoptica – Norway Website: www.conoptica.com

Fil-Tec Booth: 1301

Fil-Tec Inc offers a complete line of performance yarns for application in power cables, copper and fibre optic telecom and speciality cables.

Fil-Tec also offers various swell factors. This affords design engineers the flexibility to

S S A range of yarns on offer from Fil-Tec

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