TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

Our technical capabilities are important for continuously improving future product development opportunities for our customers while ensuring the highest quality production.

Bunching

Materials

Aluminium
Bare copper
Copper Clad Steel (Copperweld ®)
Nickel copper
Silver copper
Tinned copper
Enamelled copper
Constantan
Alloys for thermocouples

Dimensions

Min. diameter: 0.05 mm
Max. diameter: 18.00 mm
Min. cross section: 0,0127 mm² (36 AWG)
Max. cross section: 240 mm²

Extrusion (insulating and sheating)

ECTFE – Ethylenechlorotrifluoreethylene
EPR -Ethylene-propylene rubber
ETFE – Ethylentetrafluorethylene
EVA – Ethylene-vinyl acetate
FEP – Fluorine-ethylene-propylene (Teflon®)
HDPE – High density polyethylene
LDPE – Low density polyethylene
LLDPE – Linear low density polyethylene
MDPE – Medium density polyethylene
MFA – Methylvinyletherfluoralkoxy
NBR-PVC – Nitrile polyvinyl chloride
OR PVC – Oil resistant polyvinyl chloride
PA – Polyamide PA (6 and 12)
PEEK – Polyether Ether Ketone
PEI – Polyetherimide
PES – Foam polyolefin
PFA – Perflouroalkoxy
PI – Polyimide (Kapton®)
PP – Polypropylene
PTFE – Polytetrafluoroethylene
PUR – Polyurethane
PVC-PUR – Polyurethane polyvinyl chloride compound
PVC – Polyvinyl chloride (different types / different operating temps)
PVDF – Polinvinylidene fluoride
SEBS – HT Thermoplastic rubber
SI – Silicone rubber
SR-PVC – Semirigid polyvinyl chloride
TPE-E – Polyester elastomer / Polyethylene terephtalate
TPO – (Noryl®, Syltem®,…)
TPR – Santoprene® thermoplastic rubber / Alcryn® Thermoplastic rubber
LSZH – Low smoke zero halogen materials (polyolefin compound)
XL materials – XL-PE, XL-Flame retardant, XL-TPE/O (crosslinked by Silanes)
Semiconductive

Dimensions

Min. diameter to be sheathed: 0.05 mm (insulation), 1,5 mm (sheath)
Max. diameter to be sheathed: 20 mm (insulation), 105 mm (sheath)

Technologies

Compression extrusion
Semi-compression extrusion
Tube extrusion
Multi-layer possibility
Co-extrusion

Assembling

Dimensions and Technologies

Max. number of elements: 96
Max. external diameter of the assembly: 90.00 mm
Hybrid cables (with glass and/or plastic F.O. and tubes and hoses)
Possibility of filling with water-blocking material
Fiber glass rod

Taping / Screening

Materials

Fleece / non woven tape
Flame-retardant tape
Glass tape
Mica/Glass tape
Polyester tape
PTFE (sintered and unsintered) tape
Waterblocking tape
Aluminium tape
Alumimium / Copolymer tape
Aluminised spunbonded tape
Aluminium/Polyester tape
Aluminium / Polyester / Aluminium triplex tape
Copolymer / Aluminium / Copolymer triplex tape
Copper tape
Copper / Polyester tape
Mumetal or permalloy tape
Semiconductive tape

Dimensions

Min. diameter to be wrapped: 1.00 mm
Max. diameter to be wrapped: 90.00 mm

Type of taping

Helicoidal
Longitudinal
Longitudinal corrugated

Braiding

Materials

Metallic
Bare copper
Tinned copper
Silver copper
Nickel copper
Alloys
Nickel

Textile
Polyester
Glass fiber
Impregnated glass fiber

Dimensions

Min. diameter under shield: 0.50 mm
Max. diameter under shield: 60.00 mm

Armouring

Materials

Annealed stainless steel wire braid
Aramid yarn (Kevlar® – Twaron®)
Bronze wire braid
Crystal liquid polymer (Vectran®)
Galvanized steel wire braid
Galvanized steel strip
Galvanized steel tapes
Galvanized steel wire
Preformed galvanized improved plow steel wire
Gel spun polyethylene (Dyneema®)
High breaking load stainless steel wire braid

Max Breaking Load

180kN for textile
380kN for steel

Waterblocking

Silicone waterblocking compound
Petroleum jelly
Swelling waterblocking (powder, tape, filling yarn)
Longitudinal water tightness

Temperature Ratings

– 80 to + 300 °C

Test on raw material

Physical Characteristics

Material Analysis

Chemical Characteristics

Oils ageing

Climatic Characteristics

Thermal shock
Accelerated aging
Fire/Flame
Tensile strength & elongation
Thermal stability
Hot-set tester
Static flexibility tester

Final Test

Dimensional Characteristics

Thickness of sheaths and insulation
Outer diameters of insulations and sheath
Layers of tapes
Diameter of conductors
Optical coverage of shields
Overlap of the tapes

Mechanical Characteristics

Flexing
Alternate bending
Pulleys for lift cables
Shock
Pressure tanks

Fire

Flame non propagation (IEC 60332-1)
Fire non propagation (IEC 60332-3)
Fire resistance (IEC 60331)

Electrical / Optical Characteristics

Electrical resistance
Capacitance
Impedance
Attenuation
Dielectric strength
Insulation resistance
Voltage test
Velocity of propagation
Time delay
Impedance regularity
Optical attenuation