Binder Yarn Specifications for Wire Cable Manufacturers
Dependable Binder Yarn Cobbs for Wire Braiders
Wardell, New England Butt Braiders, Herzog, Mayer, Magnatech - with many varieties of braiders used for wire and cable manufacturing, Service Thread has designed dependable flange-free cobbs as well as flanged bobbin spools to support them all. Why wind bobbins in house, a time consuming and non-value added in process step when you can get ready to braid binder yarns from Service Thread? Here's a quick run down on popular binder yarn properties:
BINDER SPECIFICATIONS:
Popular Binders - Available Waxed, Wicking and Non-wicking | Strength (lbs) |
Yield (yds/lb) |
Diameter (mm) |
Elongation |
Polyester | ||||
840/1 | 16 | 5300 | 0.0080 | 13% |
1000/1 | 20 | 4400 | 0.0100 | 13% |
1300/1 | 24 | 2800 | 0.0110 | 13% |
Nylon | ||||
5040 Nylon | 94 | 860 | 0.0235 | 20% |
Para-Aramid | ||||
1000/1 Para-Aramid | 50 | 4400 | 0.0100 | 3-4% |
1500/1 Para-Aramid | 72 | 2800 | 0.0145 | 3-4% |
*OTHER FIBERS AND CONSTRUCTIONS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Service Thread designs, develops, manufactures and delivers innovative threads and yarns for wire and cable manufacturing or installation. We design wire and cable binders, cords, and strength members to meet or even exceed your requirements for abrasion resistance, processing speed, yield, gauge and weight restrictions.
Based in North Carolina, USA, Service Thread helps wire and cable manufacturers with:
- Extensive inventory of multi-filament yarns, from aramids like Dupont™ Kevlar® to nylon and polyester for quick shipment for standard applications, and rapid turnaround for new product development.
- Great variety of yarn package designs - from 24 pound cheese packages, ten pound split-tubes, to one pound wardwell bobbins and braider cobbs.
- Specialty coated and treated yarn for wire and cable use - water blocking, nylon coated and 100 percent non-wicking yarns.
- Technical and process engineering support - as a premier yarn processing, research, and development company, we field a technical support team that works with wire and cable operations and engineering staff at your site to make sure your most difficult product and manufacturing processes are answered with the right product or process solution.
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