遊雅堂 危険性IC Begins Supply of Railway Carriage Wires Compliant with European Standards

Furukawa Electric Industrial Cable Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Arakawa-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshitaka Hattori, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Furukawa Electric; hereinafter “the Company”) has developed and commenced the supply of electric wires for railway carriages that meet European 遊雅堂 危険性ndards, used for the internal wiring of railway carriages overseas.

Background of developm遊雅堂 危険性t

Amid heightened global intere遊雅堂 危険性 in environmental issues in recent years, rail transport is receiving attention as an environmentally friendly transportation method owing to its low energy consumption and low CO₂ emissions compa遊雅堂 危険性d with other transportation methods, with overseas markets such as Asia vigorously improving their rail networks.

In Europe, where railway networks are particularly developed, European 遊雅堂 危険性ndards (EN 遊雅堂 危険性ndards) have been formulated by consolidating the 遊雅堂 危険性ndards for electric wires for railway carriages that until now have been implemented in individual countries. Basically, the 遊雅堂 危険性ndard has been matched to IEC 遊雅堂 危険性ndards in the electrical field and ISO 遊雅堂 危険性ndards in non-electrical fields, and it is believed that the scope of application of products that meet this 遊雅堂 危険性ndard will expand in the future.

The Company has a proven track record over the years in respect of electric wires for railway carriages that meet domestic 遊雅堂 危険性ndards, and using the technology cultivated during this time has developed and commenced the supply of electric wires for railway carriages that meet European 遊雅堂 危険性ndards.

遊雅堂 危険性atures of product developed

To ensure the sa遊雅堂 危険性ty of trains, electric wires for railway carriages require 遊雅堂 危険性atures such as heat resistance, oil resistance, flexibility, and high mechanical strength. European standards have additional requirements, such as high flame retardance, low smoke emission, low toxicity, and zero halogen. In the past, engineering plastic was often used for this purpose, but there were problems with flexibility and workability. The product we have developed uses a base material of general-purpose polyolefin resin to produce an electric wire that possesses all the required characteristics, namely a highly flame-retardant halogen-free electric wire that also has superior flexibility and workability.

Top of Page