Cables 2011 - Conference Proceedings

Complete proceedings of AMI's Cables 2011 conference, held over 2 days in March 2011, including printed copy and CD.

A well-established event regularly which attracts over 250 international delegates, it is recognised as the leading international forum looking at polymer developments in the cables industry.

In the current challenging business environment it is more important than ever for cable producers and their customers and suppliers to be aware of the latest material developments and how these will help improve cable performance and profitability.

The busy two day programme looked in detail at key developments in additives, flame retardant technology, low smoke and fume zero halogen (LSF0H) cable insulation compounds, cross-linking, other growing markets such as the subsea market and any other new potential areas for improved cable performance.

Key papers included important issues such as new European fire classifications for cables and meeting global fire testing requirements.

If your company has an interest in the Cables industry then do not miss this opportunity to acquire these 20 presentations provided by so many of the industry's leading players.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Polymers in cables: structural changes for 2011 and beyond - Ms. Kerry Satterthwaite, Head of Wire and Cable Research, AMI CONSULTING, United Kingdom

SESSION 1 – EU DIRECTIVES AFFECTING THE CABLES INDUSTRY

PVC cables and the RoHS recast directive - Dr. Arjen Sevenster, Manager, Technical & Environmental Affairs, ECVM (EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF VINYL MANUFACTURERS), Belgium

Materials technology for low fire hazard cables - Mr. James E. Robinson, F.R.O.C.C. President, F.R.O.C.C. (EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF PRODUCERS OF FLAME RETARDANT OLEFINIC CABLE COMPOUNDS), Belgium

SESSION 2 - POWER CABLES

Silicone rubber – insulating material for cable applications - Dr. Andreas Bacher, WACKER CHEMIE AG, Germany

Carbon blacks for power cables - Ing. Christine Van Bellingen, Product Manager, Carbon Black and Graphite for Polymers, TIMCAL GRAPHITE & CARBON. Belgium

Crosslinking peroxides for power distribution cable - Mr. Leo Nijhof, Technical Sales & Development Manager, AKZONOBEL – FUNCTIONAL CHEMICALS, Netherlands

The future of silane crosslinking of PE is tin-free! - Mr. Aristidis Ioannidis, Technical Service Silanes, EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbH, Germany

SESSION 3 – CABLES FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY INSTALLATIONS

Cables in wind power installations – market data and technical requirements - Mr. Markus Kemmler, Owner, KEMMLER CONSULTING

Subsea power cables for offshore renewable energy - Mr. Alan Smith, Cable Systems Manager, OFFSHORE MARINE MANAGEMENT Ltd, United Kingdom

SESSION 4 - HIGHT PERFORMANCE CABLES

Optimised bimodal HDPE for the fibre optic cables sheathing - Ms. Ann Watson, Wire and Cable Technical Service & Application Development Engineer, BOREALIS POLYMERS NV, Belgium

Optimising performance of RF coaxial cables - Mr. Mick Hundley, Sr. Principal Researcher, LYONDELLBASELL, United States

Innovative thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) solutions for automotive “e-mobility” and LSZH flame retardant cable applications - Dipl.-Ing. Oliver Mühren, Head of Sales and Technical Service 'Cable' - BASF POLYURETHANES GmbH, Germany

SESSION 5 - COMPOUNDING FOR CABLES

Do you smell a rat? - Ms. Sonal Sapale, Asst. Business Development Manager, Wire and Cable Product Manager, POLYONE BELGIUM SA, Belgium

Sustainable functional additives for cable application - Dr. Hendrik Wermter, Application and Product Development Manager, CHEMISCHE FABRIK BUDENHEIM, Germany

SESSION 6 – FLAME RETARDANT DEVELOPMENTS

Flame retardancy by nanocomposites – are there solutions for existing problems? - Dr. Günter Beyer, Lab-Manager, KABELWERK EUPEN AG, Belgium

Developing brucite-filled compounds for flame retardant wire & cable applications - Dr. Haris Yiannoulakis, Research Engineer, GRECIAN MAGNESITE S.A. / VAN MANNEKUS & Co. BV, Greece

New HFFR wire and cable compounds based on ethylene butyl acrylate and corresponding grafted products - Dr. Sandro Kohn, Head of Research and Development, LUCOBIT AG, Germany

Challenges for innovative flame retardants in cables: how can new materials meet technical and environmental requirements? - Mr. Kay-Uwe Kutschbach, Vice President, Head of BL Flame Retardants, CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL Ltd., representing PINFA,

Novel additives class for HFFR cable application - Ms. Kathrin Lehmann, Head, EVONIK GOLDSCHMIDT, Germany