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Teknor Apex
wire 2016: Hall 09 / E06-1
ZUMBACH Electronic AG
3-axis ODAC 550 system,
measuring an Offshore cable of
500 mm OD
Typical Properties of
Halguard® 58625
Compound
(Source: Teknor Apex
Company)
Complete line of measurement and
control equipment for any on-line
and manufacturing process:
• New 1, 2 and 3 axis diameter gauges
of the high precision, well known
ODAC® series for any wire and cable.
New models with special beam geome-
try, fault detection function and high
scan rate.
• The advanced ODEX® concentricity and
diameter gauge for wire extrusion. Fully
non-contact, based on magnetic and la-
ser technology.
• New LSV length & speed gauges for
down to zero speed measurement.
• New and state-of-the-Art Spark Tester
AC and DST systems.
• Advanced KW fault detectors with new
local BAE control and display unit.
• New economic, modular high perfor-
mance USYS IPC data acquisition, pro-
cessing and display units.
• RAYEX® D series: ZUMBACH’s
X-Ray measuring & control system
for CV lines, for wall thickness
(3 layers), eccentricity and diame-
ter/ovality for CV lines.
• PROFILEMASTER® series: High-
end Non-contact Profile and Shape
Measurement, Combining Laser
and CCD Technology for shaped
wire and any other profile.
Teknor Apex
Compounds for Fiber Optic Cable:
A new halogen-free flame retardant
(HFFR) compound for fiber optic cable
provides excellent flame retardance
while exhibiting significantly lower post-
extrusion shrinkage than similar com-
pounds with comparable flame proper-
ties, it was announced by Teknor Apex
Company, which will feature the new
product at Wire 2016 along with a pre-
viously introduced low-shrinkage grade.
Halguard® 58625 compound has a UL-
94 flammability rating of V-0 and an oxy-
gen index of 50%, while exhibiting post-
extrusion linear shrinkage of only 2%.
The new product is an addition to the
Halguard family of
compounds providing
an economical alter-
native to premium
grades because of
their innovative flame
retardant formulation.
Low shrinkage is espe-
cially desirable in fiber
optic applications be-
cause it reduces the
degree of stress impo-
sed on the sensitive
optical fibers during
post-extrusion temperature cycling and
over time during end use. A low-shrinka-
ge grade introduced in 2015, Halguard
58620, exhibits a Shore D hardness of 54
and shrinkage of 1.3%, with a UL-94
flammability rating of V-1 and oxygen
index of 40.0%.
Teknor Apex recommends Halguard
58625 compound for cable used in mass
transit, data centers, cell towers, and
other infrastructure applications. For
outdoor uses, the new product exhibits
good sunlight resistance when tested per
UL-1581.
“Halguard 58625 compound costs less
than comparable premium materials
while exhibiting little compromise in per-
formance properties,” said David Braun,
wire and cable industry manager for the
Vinyl Division. “It is the newest member
of a series of HFFR compounds deve-
loped by Teknor Apex to meet a range of
customer needs while providing lower-
cost alternatives to other Halguard and
competing HFFR products in general-pur-
pose applications.”
The new compound is available world-
wide.