Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) for high performance cable applications: current applications and future developments

摘要

Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) is well known in the cable industry since the beginning of the sixties. In course of time it has made its place as material of choice for cable sheathing. Because of the excellent mechanical properties and resistance against oils and chemicals, TPU is the ideal material for sheathing of flexible high performance cables. TPU can be used under the harshest environmental conditions, e.g. as sheathing for seismic streamer sleeves (also in very cold regions), drag cables and industrial robots. TPU sheathed cables are durable even in very demanding conditions found in construction sites and mines.