Electrical & Electronic Industry

Smithers Rapra is a world leading supplier of polymer related services to support the electrical & electronics industry. Our specialist laboratories under the guidance of our polymer consultants have developed a range of core skills in a package of high quality services.

Smithers Rapra provides support in:

• Materials selection
• Product design & development
• Product testing
• Predicting service life
• Prototype manufacture
• Examining failures
• Polymer training

From the design concept to quality control testing, Smithers Rapra’s expertise & facilities are available to provide support for polymeric materials & products to all sectors of the electronic industry.

Cables

Smithers Rapra is able to undertake a wide range of tests on cables, cable clamps & cable insulation to meet International & in-house specifications. Examples of typical tests include:

• Adhesion between different layers & components
• Measurement of mechanical properties (hardness, tensile properties etc.)
• Abrasion tests on sheathing & coatings.
• Ageing & weathering to include UV, ozone, thermal cycling & humidity.
• Chemical resistance against fluids
• Permeability
• Electrical strength, resistance & resistivity + leakage current

Coated Wire & Strap Manufacture:

The products & process development centre at Smithers Rapra has plastics compounding & extrusions lines that can be used for the development & manufacture of prototype & low volume parts. A major benefit for cable companies is that development trials can be carried out using our facilities without interrupting production lines. Examples of development projects include the incorporation of wire, fibre optics & fabrics reinforcement.