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Armored cables for harsh manufacturing environments

Mencom Armored Cables, designed to prevent failure, feature a stainless steel coupling nut and stainless steel armor jacket, which prevent water damage from high-pressure wash-down, cleaning chemicals, and extreme temperature. A silicone tube-covered jacket prevents physical failure by repetitive impacts and abrasion with loaded components as well as protecting the cable from weld slag. A thermoplastic elastomer jacket protects the cable from cleaning chemicals. They are available in MDC (M12) connectors and MIN (7/8) connectors. Custom solutions including wiring and custom pin counts are also available.

Armored cable specs

SS nuts

• Max temp. – 1,800°F
• Susceptible to aluminum fluoride, bromine, etching chlorides, phosphoric acid (>40%), silver bromide, sodium fluoride, sodium hypochlorite (100%), sodium sulfide, sulfur chloride, sulfuric acid (>10%), and tin salts
   

SS armor jacket

• Max temp – 1,800°F
• Susceptible to pitting from chlorides, susceptible to aluminum fluoride, bromine, etching chlorides, phosphoric acid (>40%), silver bromide, sodium fluoride, sodium hypochlorite (100%), sodium sulfide, sulfur chloride, sulfuric acid (>10%), and tin salts
   

Mencom Corp.
www.mencom.com

PEEK wear compounds

By substituting traditionally used PTFE with new proprietary additives, now available is LUVOCOM 8000, a new series of PEEK wear compounds. The LUVOCOM 8000 product line features a tribological profile surpassing previously known materials while also preserving mechanical performance.

In one case study, thrust washers and bushings were tested with results showing up to three times lower wear rate of the LUVOCOM 8000 series when compared to an industry standard PEEK compound lubricated with PTFE. The 8000 series materials demonstrated lower wear factors (K), showing superior wear performance against metals such as stainless and carbon steels, aluminum, and hardened bearing grade steel.

LUVOCOM 8000 COMPOUNDS address various factors influencing wear

• Level of mechanical load
• Type of movement sequence and the associated dynamic flexural and fatigue strength of the polymer material
• Relative velocity between the sliding partners
• Relative molar mass of the polymeric materials
• Environmental conditions, temperatures
• Heat deflection temperature of the plastic
• Type of material and surface hardness of the metal counterpart
   

Lehvoss North America
https://www.lehvoss.us/