Flexible glass strength members
We have produced flexible glass strength members since the beginning of the fiber optic cable industry. Today, we hold the industry’s widest range of flexible glass strength members, ideal for a variety of applications, from reinforcing optical fiber cables to rodent protection and water-blocking.
Our extensive knowledge about fiber optic cables allows us to apply a number of different coatings according to the need of the individual customer. Therefore, our flexible glass strength members are used at fiber optic cable production sites all over the world.
Products
Roblon E-glass strength member is used for reinforcing
optical fiber cables.
Key features
- Made from parallel E-glass filaments
- Optimal sizing level
- Extremely flexible strength member
- Very high runnage
- Optimal use in all Roblon servers
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Flexible and wear resistant strength member from Roblon, to be used for reinforcement of optical fiber cables.
Key features
- Flexible due to low impregnation level
- Soft yet wear-resistant
- Very smooth stranding process
- Optimal use in all Roblon servers
- Low meterweight and high runnage
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Roblon Water-Blocking (WB) Light-Flex is a flexible and wear-resistant glass strength member, ideal for reinforcement of dry optical fiber cable designs.
Key features
- Protects cable core from water
- Low impregnation level
- Soft yet wear resistant
- Improved absortion formula
- Optimal use in all Roblon servers
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"Smooth payoff, consistent strand dimensions, superior tensile and environmental performance, un-matched waterblocking swell performance", are just a few of the compliments regularly given by cable manufacturing Engineers and Operators that use Roblon flexible fiberglass products.
Key features
- Flexible yet strong and durable
- Very smooth stranding process
- Optimal use in all Roblon servers
- 26km packages available
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Roblon Instantdry is as flexible and wear resistant glass strength member, ideal for reinforcement of dry optical cable designs.
Key features
- Excellent abrasion resistence
- Outstanding swell performance
- 26 km package lengths available
- Dimension stability and uniform shape
- Optimal use in all Roblon servers
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Roblon Dropstrand drop wire strength member is designed for use with PVC extruded copper wire telephone cables. Dropstrand provides optimum adhension to PVC cable jackets.
Key features
- Maximum adhension to PVC
- Flexibility and strength
- No outgassing
- High sdpeed stable package payoff
- Splice free
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Roblon Composite Glass is a hotmelt coated glass strength member ideal for buried- and short-span aerial cables.
Key features
- Hotmelt encapsulated E-glass
- Fully impregnated strength member
- Very tough and wear resistant
- Extra adhesive version available
- Optimal use in Roblon standard servers
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Roblon Water-Blocking (WB) Composite Glass is a hotmelt coated glass strength member ideal for duct or buried, dry core optical fiber cables.
Key features
- Protects cable core from water
- Hotmelt encapsulated
- No dust during production
- Offers good compression strength to cable
- Optimal use in Roblon standard servers
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