TECHNOLOGY NEWS:
Flexible Noryl resin launched by GE
GE Advanced Materials is continuing its development programme for the wire industry with new materials solutions that, it claims “help deliver high performance, environmental advantages and design flexibility”. Using Interwire 2005 as a launch pad, GE unveiled Flexible Noryl™ resin for wire coating in the electronic cord/plug sector which the company says “offers superior properties compared
to traditional materials. These solutions can help wire manufacturers meet the
evolving needs of automotive, electronics, electrical, computing and telecommuni-cations customers for halogen- and
heavy-metal-free parts, higher thermal performance, and thinner walls for lighter weight and reduced size.”
Regina Harm, marketing director,
Noryl Resins, GE Advanced Materials, comments: “Flexible Noryl resins are engineered to provide across-the-board advantages over traditional materials – not just performance enhancements, but also answers to tough design challenges and environmental issues. GE is committed to staying ahead of major wire industry trends so that its solutions are ready to help meet emerging customer requirements.”
For the automotive industry, the new flame-retardant Flexible Noryl resins provide a wire coating solution that helps address these concerns. In its first automotive application, Flexible Noryl resin was selected by Delphi Corporation for the company’s wire coating for vehicle electrical systems to meet a global OEM’s need for lightweight, high-performance wire/cable that could meet the require-ments of halogen-free parts. To reduce weight by up to 25% in support of better fuel efficiency, GE’s Flexible Noryl resin enables the production of ultra-thin-wall insulation for smaller wire/cable size. And Delphi found that using the GE material to replace traditional wire/cable insulation reduces size by an average of 25%, helping to address vehicle space limitations.
In addition to helping meet the requirements for halogen-free parts, the new GE wire/ cable insulation also helps meet inter-national recyclability standards. Using
less material to achieve the same or better performance also supports environmental initiatives aimed at reducing waste.
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