Axalta launches next-generation insulation products in China

Axalta Coatings Systems unveiled its latest generation of industrial electrical insulation products designed specifically for the China market. These new and innovative products are Axalta’s next generation Voltron wire enamel, Voltatex 8500, and halogen-free flame retardant impregnating resin Voltatex 4080 products. Developed with German technology, the products are designed specifically to meet Chinese industry demands for safer, smaller and more efficient electrical components. The products were introduced at the Coil Winding, Insulation & Electrical Manufacturing Exhibition (CWIEME) Shanghai 2014. 

With China’s insulation material market projected to grow more than 9% annually through 20161, Axalta is positioned to expand its industrial coating offerings to support customer growth in the region. Improved insulation materials allow for new industrial technologies, from miniaturised electronic components to heavy-round and rectangular conductors for large motors, generators or transformers, with the flexibility, protection and performance needed to accommodate the end user’s growing needs. In particular, the sustainable benefits provided by new insulation materials are having a significant impact by decreasing energy consumption and reducing the environmental footprint of China’s electrical motor and transformer industry. 

The new Voltatex 8500 brand is a nano-modified PAI wire enamel for use as a top coat or for single coated wires designed to provide excellent corona resistance properties. Voltatex 8500 joins Axalta's Voltron System and, when used in conjunction with Voltatex 7700 and Voltatex 4200, both already in the market, provides a full set of products for inverter-fed motors. In addition, thanks to the VOC-free one-component impregnating resins from Voltatex 4200, the conventional impregnation process today is lower in emissions and thus more environmentally friendly. These products are designed to minimise the risk of fire or explosion hazard, as well as no established occupational exposure limit (OEL).