FIBER OPTICAL CABLES Key Features • Rip through any material, including steel armor • High strength to diameter ratio • Lubricated for easy ripping • Colors available for easy identification • Long continuous lengths per spool FIBER-LINE® FIBERS FOR RIPCORDS • Kevlar® Para-Aramid • Vectran® Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) • PET Polyester • Nylon Polyamide • Technora® FIBER-LINE® PERFORMANCE ADDING COATINGS • FIBER-LINE® WearcoatTM: Lubricity for fast and easy removal • FIBER-LINE® BlockcoatTM: Anti-wick/Non-wick water penetration & snag resistance • FIBER-LINE® RepelcoatTM: Water Repellency • FIBER-LINE® Swellcoat®: Water Absorbing Protection • FIBER-LINE® Swellcoat® Blocker: Block Water Migration • FIBER-LINE® ColorcoatTM: Color identification for easy tracking Overview • FIBER-LINE® has over 25 years of experience in producing ripcords for the optical fiber cable market.

When overmolded, GLS TPEs bond permanently and seamlessly to many different plastic substrates, including polypropylene (PP), polycarbonate (PC), acrylonitrile-butadiene- styrene (ABS), PC/ABS, copolyester, polyamide (nylon) and polystyrene (PS).

Expanded resin families able to incorporate biocompatible colorants and additives include nylon, thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs), and polystyrene.

Complēt™ Moisture Resistant Nylons

Common resins include MDPE, HDPE, PVDF, PVC and Nylon.

Non-nylon based

Non-nylon based

Idea Polyketone, a Next-Generation Sustainable Nylon Alternative Read

Strong and seamless adhesion to polyester and nylon fabrics

Use of existing tooling = lower capital costs: API was able to use the same mold originally designed for nylon to run the Gravi-Tech materials, saving the substantial costs of retooling.