A cable for use in a remote control assembly includes a liner having a longitudinal axis along a length thereof and defining an interior. The cable includes a core element disposed and moveable within the interior and extending along the length. The cable additionally includes a sheath disposed about the liner along the length. The cable further includes a support layer mounted to and disposed between the liner and the sheath, with the support layer supporting the liner along the length, reinforcing the sheath along the length, reducing movement of the sheath with respect to the liner and vibrations caused during movement of the core element, and minimizing bending of the liner and the sheath about the longitudinal axis. The support layer is comprised of a resin material.

Continuously transposed conductor (“CTC”) cables are described. A CTC cable may include a plurality of electrically insulated strands connected in parallel at their ends. Additionally, each strand may include one or more conductors and an extruded insulation layer formed at least partially around the one or more conductors.

In an embodiment, a thermoplastic composite comprises a thermoplastic polymer; and a dielectric filler having a multimodal particle size distribution; wherein a peak of a first mode of the multimodal particle size distribution is at least seven times that of a peak of a second mode of the multimodal particle size distribution; and a flow modifier.

A manufacturing of wires with optimized insulation properties, providing an insulating wire and the wire drawing process for producing it. The wire enamel has three layers: base layer (2), middle layer (3) and top layer (4), wherein these layers wrap around the conducting wire (1) in this order. The wire drawing process is carried out by a) Primary drawing; b) Final drawing and c) Enameling process carried out in line, wherein the enameling is conducted preferably with a specific number of dies for each layer. The process and composition conditions of the wire allowed to provide a triple layer wire that presents high resistance to partial discharges, high thermal class and high resistance to abrasion, thus, increasing the service lifetime of the wire in demanding motor applications when high thermal, high mechanical and high electrical resistance are required.

The present invention provides an electrically insulating resin composition comprising a polysulfone resin including a plurality of sulfonyl groups in the molecule and a polyamide resin, wherein the proportion of the polyamide resin is 1 to 45% by mass. The present invention also provides a laminate sheet obtained by bonding a plurality of sheet materials with a resin composition layer interposed therebetween, wherein the resin composition layer comprises a polysulfone resin including a plurality of sulfonyl groups in the molecule and a polyamide resin, and the proportion of the polyamide resin is 1 to 45% by mass.

A flame resistant polymer composition comprising a mineral blend melt-mixed into a polymer matrix is described. The mineral blend comprises an alkaline earth carbonate, kaolin, and magnesium hydroxide. The polymer matrix may comprise ethylene-vinyl acetate and polyethylene, and dicumyl peroxide may also be added. The flame resistant polymer composition shows a UL94 flammability rating of V-0 or V-1, without containing halogens or aluminum hydroxide. The flame resistant polymer composition may be suitable as a wire coating, or for passive fire resistance in vehicles and buildings.

An object of the present invention is to provide an insulated wire which includes an insulating layer with a low relative permittivity and has excellent heat resistance and excellent abrasion resistance. The insulated wire of the present invention includes a conductor (A), and an insulating layer (B) formed on the periphery of the conductor (A), the insulating layer (B) is formed from a resin composition that contains a resin (I) with a relative permittivity of 3.0 to 4.0 and a fluororesin (II).

Disclosed are layered structures that include a polymeric layer and a varnish layer in contact with the polymeric layer, wires including the layered structures, and methods of making the layered structures. The polymeric layer includes a poly(ether ether ketone)(PEEK) and a poly(aryl ether sulfone) (PAES) and surprisingly exhibits markedly improved adhesion to the varnish layer without significant reduction in crystallization temperature of the polymeric layer.

A flat cable 10 according to the invention has a plurality of arrayed conductors 11; and an insulating layer 12 covering the periphery of the conductors 11 with a coating film, in which the insulating layer 12 includes a plurality of layers, the outermost layer 13 of the insulating layer 12 and the innermost layer 14 contacting the conductors are both formed from polyphenylene sulfide-based resins, and the melting point of the polyphenylene sulfide-based resin constituting the innermost layer 14 is lower by 5 C. or more than the melting point of the polyphenylene sulfide-based resin constituting the outermost layer 13.

Magnet wire included extruded insulation formed from a blend of two or more different polymeric materials is described. A magnet wire may include a conductor and insulation formed around the conductor. The insulation may include at least one layer of extruded insulation formed from a blend of a first polymeric material and a second polymeric material different than the first polymeric material. The first polymeric material may include one of polyetheretherketone, polyaryletherketone, polyetherketoneketone, polyphenylsulfone, polyphenylene sulfide, or polybenzimidazole. The second polymeric material may include one of polyphenylsulfone, polyetherimide, polyethersulfone, polyphenylene sulfide, polycarbonate, or polyester.