Radix, a leading producer of high-performance cables, has launched Champion Flame Shield XW, a phenolic fire alarm cable (FPLR Fire Power Limited Riser) conduit which offers 2-hour fire resistance, as required by UL2196, for its DuraLife circuit integrity cable...
Prolonged artificial weathering of EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer) cables was tested with three different PIN flame retardants (ATH aluminium hydroxide @60% from Nabeltec, AlPi aluminium diethyl phosphinate @20% and APP ammonium polyphosphate @20%, both from...
The international polymer compounder HEXPOL TPE, specialised in thermoplastic elastomers, has launched new PIN FR materials for performance cable sheathing, with the objective of ensuring high standards of reliability and durability, customisation and easy processing,...
The new EU Ecodesign Regulation requirements for electronic displays are now published, banning halogenated flame retardants in the enclosure and stand of all electronic displays, monitors and televisions, from 1st March 2021. See discussion of this proposal in pinfa...
Leading European electrical, electronic and fibre optic cables manufacturer, Tratos, is amongst the 2019 UK Queen’s Award Enterprise winners for innovation for its new Tratos JBA cable sheathing elastometric compound. This is halogen free, low smoke, fire resistant to...
