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High-Performing DuPont™ Kevlar®
Now Used in MP3 Player USB Cords
and Ear Phone Cables

It’s no surprise – the use of electronic gadgets is on the rise. The IT industry is booming with the massive use of mobile phones, MP3 players and notebooks. These cutting edge products require the most current and high-performing materials to maintain the image of being high value, quality and trend-setting.

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In the past, polyester cables were used for ear phones and other electronic appliances and gadgets. Now, with the resulting surge in demand for higher value and better quality cable to cope with the ever-changing needs for upgrade markets in the trend-setting world of electronics, the use of advanced materials – such as reinforced and advanced yarn made of Kevlar®  – is becoming the norm.

Key manufacturers in the gauge cable industry demand durability, fatigue resistance, less shrinkage and adaptability in the materials ultimately used in high quality and fashionable electronic products. That’s why many popular name brand earphone sets are now being made with Kevlar® brand fiber.  And the newest 3G phones and MP3 players are expanding the use of Kevlar® even further by using reinforced and advanced yarn made of Kevlar® in the USB cords of these devices.