It is the performance of the mineral insulated fire-proof wiring cable which can provide this essential function. Traditional plastic cables can overload due to short circuits or damage from falling objects bringing further large amounts of smoke and toxic gases. As outlined in the NES713 standard, HCL toxicity levels of 500ppm can cause fatalities within 30 minutes and COCL2 toxicity levels of just 25ppm will also cause fatalities. In addition, HCL corrodes expensive computer networks and equipment. Even low smoke halogen-free (LSZH) cabling, after a number of fire research institute investigations, show it is not much better than traditional cable.

The mineral insulated fireproof wiring cable which has been developed by experts in MICC is an inorganic cable. The use of inorganic materials in the construction of the cable eliminates the production of smoke and poison gas during a fire. It also provides for an extremely mechanically strong cable which can withstand falling objects and water spray. In the environment which is full of heavy acrid smoke MICC fireproof wiring cable increases and enhances the chances that people will escape safely. It is particularly suitable for underground constructions such as road tunnels, vehicle parking and cable tunnels. It is also highly recommended and in some cases covered by local or national standards for installation in train stations, airports, docks, theaters and other high occupancy locations such as public buildings, art galleries and museums.

MICC mineral insulated (MI) Cable is composed of inorganic materials namely a copper conductor or conductors, mineral insulation – magnesium oxide (MgO) and the copper sheath. As stated in the IEC228 standard, the melting point of the copper conductor and sheath is 1083 °C. The melting point of the high purity MgO is 2800 °C. MI cable will continue to function reliably in environmental temperatures up to 1000°C. This is the unique ability of MI wiring cable over that of the traditional wiring cable. For some special applications (installation in concrete or to match the colour scheme of a building) we can serve the outer of the MI cable with an LSF sheath to your colour requirements.

MICC Group is one of the largest manufacturers that can produce both Metric Size and AWG Size Mineral Insulated Wiring Cable which have been approved by LPCB in the Europe and UL/ULC in North America.