In this exclusive interaction with Wire & Cable India, Mr. Paulson T Kunjukunju, Vice Chairman & Chief Technology Officer, Royle Extrusion Systems Private Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Royle Systems Group (USA) in India ), shares that India has the capability to compete globally by manufacturing and delivering intricate extrusion system technologies that match global standards in quality, design and cost competitiveness.
With a legacy spanning over two centuries (founded in USA in 1855), Royle processes the expertise to build high technology lines for critical applications, like the fluoropolymer cables capable to withstand extreme temperatures, radiation and high efficiency transmission requirements as of the cables for spacecrafts used in Chandrayaan- III.
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There are certain moments in a country’s journey that redefine what is possible. When ISRO’s Chandrayan-III reached the moon on 23 August 2023, it was not only a triumph for space engineering, aerospace engineering, systems engineering, etc. but, it was also a triumph for several small unseen components that are put together to form the hardware of such critical machines. Missions like these – that dabble in such extremes – test the caliber of these unseen components. One such component is cables- that can connect and communicate, withstanding the pressures, temperatures with utterly reliable performance. And while ISRO chose fluoropolymer cables, it is a matter of immense joy and pride for Royle Extrusion Systems Private Limited, Pune, to be manufacturers of fluoropolymer cable extrusion lines. Royle, with its legacy of over two centuries of technology edge, could manufacture and commission extrusion lines for such critical applications of making theseFluoropolymercables.
Fluoropolymer insulation such as Teflon, PFA, FEP etc. – chosen with intensive research underlines the importance of stability and reliability. These cables can handle an extensive variety of extremes – excessively challenging temperatures, radiation, and high frequency communication. At Royle, wherefailure is not an option, we are proud to be manufacturer of such extrusion lines that can cater to critical requirements with its legacy of technology.
Processing fluoropolymers is quite different from normal compounds like PVC, XLPE, XLPO, etc. These fluoropolymers –Teflon, PFA, FEP etc. – are extremely corrosive, have high processing temperature and higher temperature resistance, they do not flow like regular polymers, they are highly pressure sensitive, have very high draw down ratio and have a very narrow processing window. Therefore, a normal PVC or XLPO extruder cannot be adapted to extrude these compounds. The extruder design for such compounds was built up from Royle’s data base of over a century of building similar critical machines.
Possessing capability to manufacture such extrusion machinery is a huge achievement at Royle’s manufacturing facility in India. Royle Extrusion Systems Private Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Royle Systems Group (USA) with manufacturing facility in India since 1992. The facility in Pune has been supplying to the group’s global requirements. It was a proud moment for Royle Extrusion Systems Private Limited in India to supply Continuous Catenary Vulcanization (CCV) Lines to USA (commissioned in 2023).
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Royle India’s capability for high technology lines for critical applications such as fluoropolymer lines is also a vivid demonstration that India can compete globally to provide products that areat par in quality design and price levels , if not competitively better.
To the emerging context of advancements in communication technologies (5G/6G), defense technology, space technology, data centers for Ai and IT,EVs, Sustainability priority of Solar and Wind power cables etc. Royle Extrusion Systems Private Limited in Pune, India is fully geared up to support the global and domestic requirements.
