CABLExpress announced at NY Tech Summit that it has reduced the diameter and weight of its Skinny-Trunk® fiber optic trunk cables to allow for increased capacity and ease of cable management in data center infrastructure systems. Changes in the Skinny-Trunk fiber trunks include: Reduction in overall cable diameter by an average of 18 percent across […]
Alpha Wire Expands FIT Heat-Shrink Tubing Line
Alpha Wire has expanded its popular FIT family of heat-shrink tubing products to include a new low-smoke, zero-halogen (LSZH) tubing option and FIT-FILL adhesive filler. Our new FIT-221L LSZH heat-shrink tubing is a highly flexible, environmentally friendly, flame-retardant option to standard tubing because it contains no lead, no halogens, has low-smoke generation, and produces no […]
Solvay’s New Halogen-Free FR Compound
Solvay Specialty Polymers has expanded its family of Cogegum® cross-linkable, halogen-free flame retardant (HFFR) compounds for cable jacketing for the railway, shipboard, industrial, and oil and gas industries. The new polyolefin grade, Cogegum® GFR 380, delivers greater flexibility and superior flame resistance compared to competitive silane-grafted HFFR materials. This material will be included in Solvay’s […]
Minnesota Wire’s iSTRETCH® Cable Stars on New NatGeo TV Program
We’re pleased to announce that an exciting new 8-episode TV competition, SHOWDOWN OF THE UNBEATABLES, which includes iStretch as one of the featured products, premieres on the National Geographic Channel Friday evening, April 4 at 8 PM Central time. The program pits dueling entrepreneurs and their innovative products against each other. The final episode, on […]
Alpha Wire Catalog: PC and Mobile Devices
Alpha Wire is pleased to present its newest Digital Literature App, available for viewing on PCs, Apple, and Android mobile devices. The new app currently houses the complete 2011 Master Catalog in digital form, with the latest Alpha Wire brochures to be added soon. The new app, which is available free-of-charge, provides the complete catalog […]
Space saving alternative to servo cables in machine tools
Spindle drives are becoming larger and more efficient in the case of machining centers and machine tools. To guide higher streams of energy, larger conductor cross-sections are required. As a result, servo cables are becoming thicker with larger bend radii, and in some cases are going beyond the permissible space of the machine tool. A […]
New 1U Power Supply Rack Offers Dual 3kW Outputs
TDK Corporation announces the extension of the TDK-Lambda HFE1600 series of racks with the addition of a new dual-output model. Built to house the high-efficiency HFE1600 power supplies, the HFE1600D1U racks allows the user to install supplies with different output voltages on either side of the rack’s split power bus. Measuring 1U in height, this […]
L-com adds DVI Cable Assemblies with Crush Resistant Metal Armor
L-com, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity products, now offers a variety of metal-armored DVI cable assemblies with up to 1500 PSI (pounds per square inch) resistance to crushing impacts. The new products are designed for use in the punishing environments commonly found in military/aerospace, security, medical facility and industrial applications. […]
Fast delivery of I/O and data cordsets
Phoenix Contact’s expanded production line and service model lead to shorter delivery times Phoenix Contact introduces a new line of I/O and data cordsets designed specifically for the North American market. Thanks to a new production line and service model at its U.S. facility, the company manufactures cordsets for the North American market within five […]
CABLExpress Offers Mini CAT6 Copper Trunk Cabling
CABLExpress, a manufacturer of high-performance data center connectivity products, announces the addition of a mini Category 6 (CAT6) copper trunk to its cabling product set. With a significant reduction in diameter, the mini copper trunk decreases cabling congestion and allows for increased airflow in the data center. The mini CAT6 copper trunk bundle has an […]
