Konstruktionsprinzipien:
Flexible and individual Special cables
Our engineering know-how is hidden away in the cable core of our Special cables. The best possible combination of braiding, cable type, shielding, banding, braid, stranding and insulation is what distinguishes an innovative Special cable. Within just a few weeks of completing the requirement analysis we will have constructed your customised Special cable, whatever the application – with customised printing at your request.
Elastomers
Natural rubber is one of the best-known elastomers, yet it plays hardly any role in the cable industry today. Elastomers are always crosslinked and contain additives so that they can meet specific requirements.
The cable industry primarily processes synthetic elastomers (often based on ethylene and propylene):
EPM (ethylene propylene rubber)
EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber)
NBR (nitrile butadiene rubber)
CR (polychloroprene)
CM (chlorinated polyethylene)
CSM (chlorosulfonated polyethylene)
EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate)
SIR (silicone rubber)
Synthetic rubber compounds such as EPM and EPDM can be used in a wide range of applications, especially for flexible cables, thanks to their diverse properties. A typical example is the materials’ good to excellent resistance to cold –but they can be employed at operating temperatures of up to 90° Celsius. NBR can additionally be used as an oil-resistant jacket material.
When cables are intended for mining or marine applications CR, CSM and CM in particular are predominant. The benefits of these elastomers are to be found in their resistance to weather and chemicals, heat and flames as well as their good abrasion resistance and breaking strength. EVA will even withstand temperatures of up to 110° Celsius. But the widest temperature range is provided by silicone rubber: from -60° to +180° Celsius. That is why it is used so frequently in cable manufacturing.
