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Draka has unveiled a new 600/1000V SWA steel wired armoured power cable that provides enhanced circuit integrity performance to meet the demanding requirements of BS 7346-6:2005 ‘Components for smoke and heat control systems: specifications for cable systems.
The company’s new Firetuf Powerplus uses high-performance materials to achieve the maximum 120 minute rating when subjected to integrated testing involving flame irradiation exposure, direct impact and high pressure water spray.
Draka explains that the cable has been introduced to provide the superior performance characteristics required by today’s fire engineering solutions, which often call for greater reliance on complex life and property protection systems and protocols.
Enhanced circuit integrity of the new Firetuf Powerplus preserves the handling and installation characteristics of the wire armoured design. It is a development of Draka’s Firetuf Power cable that was introduced to meet the requirements of BS 7846:2000 Electric cables: 600/1000 V armoured fire-resistant cables having thermosetting insulation and low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire.