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Article: Berk-Tek introduces Adventum(TM) LC--world's first UL-listed limited combustible fiber-optic cables.(NEW PRODUCTS)
- Article from:
- Fiber Optics Weekly Update
- Article date:
- January 21, 2005
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Berk-Tek, A Nexans Company, announced the Underwriters' Laboratory (UL) listing of Adventum(TM) LC--the world's first limited combustible fiber-optic cable.
The limited combustible Adventum LC cables will carry the fire hazard classification listing of FHC 25/50 and meet the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 255 Standard Test Method of Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials, and the NFPA 259 Standard Test Method for Potential Heat of Building Materials.
Because limited combustible (LC) rated cables help to minimize the potential fuel load and produce up to 20 times less smoke than comparable plenum rated cables, they offer ...