German rubber producer creates app for cable compounds

Melle, Germay – German rubber technology company Melos has produced a 'cable compound finder' app, to help users identify the most suitable compound for their specific cable requirements.

The app has four stages of ‘product groups, categories and applications’; ‘standards and features’; ‘technical data sheets and inquiry list’ and ‘create your compound’.

The app then allows users to choose between sheathing, insulation and bedding materials and sets filters to choose thermoplastic and cross-linkable compounds for eight different applications: installation, shipboard, green energy, offshore, aerospace, marine, defence, rolling stock, rapid transit, railways, automotive and general applications.

Furthermore, users can define the standards they are looking for: BS, CEI, DIN VDE, EN, IEC, NEK, NFC, TÜV, ISO, LV, SAE, IEEE, UL or MIL. Additional filters have been added for specific product features such as “halogen-free”, “oil resistant” and “flexible”.

The app also allows downloading of technical data sheets of the selected products directly.

Users can also configure their own compound by adjusting the values of the features that are relevant for their request.