INDOOR/OUTDOOR FIREGUARD® PLENUM COMPOUNDS ELIMINATE MANY OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTIONS IN PLANT AND CAMPUS INSTALLATIONS

PROVIDENCE, RI, U.S.A., November 9, 2008: New formulation technology for FireGUARD® low-flame, low-smoke plenum compounds eliminates much of the high cost of connectorization in plant or campus data networks by making possible continuous indoor/outdoor (I/O) optical fiber cables, according to Teknor Apex Company, which is introducing the technology at IWCS/Focus (Booth 215).

The I/O formulations provide the UV resistance and anti-microbial properties required for outdoor exposure without tradeoffs in the physical, electrical, and flame and smoke properties available with standard FireGUARD grades, according to Mike Patel, industry manager for the Vinyl Division of Teknor Apex. The new formulations are available for all FireGUARD compounds used as jackets in optical fiber cable applications.

“In large corporate or institutional settings, FireGUARD I/O compounds for optical fiber cables withstand exposure to solar UV, fungus, and water while passing the rigorous tests for flame and smoke performance required to ensure indoor safety,” Patel said. “Continuous cabling enables installers to avoid the added time, hardware, and cost for connecting outdoor cable to indoor at the point where it enters a building. This translates into large savings in complex installations like university campuses.”

Plenum applications are subject to the industry’s most stringent standards for low-flame / low-smoke performance. FireGUARD compounds are vinyl-based products that provide cost and performance alternatives to fluoropolymers in plenum cable. Like all wire and cable compounds from Teknor Apex, FireGUARD products are RoHS-compliant.

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The VINYL DIVISION of Teknor Apex Company is a leading manufacturer of compounds based on PVC, including ApexÒ flexible vinyl, FlexalloyÒ vinyl TPEs, and FireGUARDÒ low-flame, low-smoke compounds for wire and cable. Headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, U.S.A., the Division is an international supplier to the appliance, automotive, construction, medical device, wire and cable, and other industries. Other plastics businesses of TEKNOR APEX include the Chemical Div. (plasticizers), Thermoplastic Elastomer Div. (TPEs), Specialty Compounding Div. (toll and custom compounding), Teknor Color Company (concentrates), Chem Polymer (engineering thermoplastics), and Singapore Polymer Corp. (diverse compounds and masterbatches). Visit the web site: www.teknorapex.com.

READER INQUIRY INFORMATION: Address all mail inquiries to Teknor Apex, 505 Central Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02861 U.S.A. Tel: 1-401-725-8000. Tel. from U.S. only: 1-800-554-9892. Fax: 1-401-729-0166. E-mail: vinyl@teknorapex.com.

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