VFD cables have had to adjust over the years to meet the changing needs of the motors they run. New changes in the Electrical Installation Code will facilitate more updates in the coming years. Contributed by Neal Allen, Vice President of Engineering, HELUKABEL USA The variable frequency drive (VFD) cable business has become an extremely […]
Harness plug protectors from Connect-to-Protect are designed for trailers
Optronics International has been named as master distributor for Connect-to-Protect Brand Trailer Harness Plug Protectors. The patent-pending products will be displayed to the industry for the first time in Optronics’ booth 3329 at the 2019 AAPEX Show in Las Vegas. Connect-to-Protect Brand Trailer Harness Plug Protectors enable users to shield the male end of a […]
NAI opens two new facilities to launch interconnect assembly products
NAI has established several new facilities within their plants in Hermosillo, Mexico and Suzhou, China. These operations are dedicated to the design, prototyping and testing of cable assemblies, harnesses, box builds, and panel builds. There are separate facilities for fiber optic interconnects and copper. Referred to as “Centers of Excellence” (CoEs) or as New Product […]
Cable glands, cable entry systems icotek’s focus at SPS IPC Drives 2018
For the SPS IPC Drives 2018, icotek will present another size for the new KVT-ER series cable gland. The extremely robust KVT-ER cable gland now also has the metric standard size M25. Sizes M32, M50, and M63 have been available since the market launch of the KVT-ER. The split-table cable gland is used for the routing […]
New line of high-temp, aerospace-rated Ethernet cable assemblies from L-Com
L-com Global Connectivity has released a new line of high-temperature-rated Ethernet cables specifically designed for aerospace and demanding high-temperature environment applications. These new cable assemblies feature special FEP jackets that are rated for a wide temperature range of –55° to 150°C as well as double cable shielding with both 100% foil and 85% braid shields […]
Military-grade RF cable assemblies from Pasternack for 14.4 GHz frequencies
Pasternack has introduced a new line of military-grade MIL-DTL-17 RF cable assemblies that are ideal for avionics, military electronics, satellite ground stations, and autonomous vehicles. Pasternack’s new series of military-grade cable assemblies consist of 124 basic configurations from six different cable types for a total of more than 700 part numbers that are all available for […]
Where are Active Optical Cables used?
AOCs are typically used in production line applications, where high-resolution images are used for quality control, or to extend the control and video signals of a machine or computer that may be 50-200 ft away. For example, by using AOCs, clean room manufacturing can now be controlled several hundreds of feet away in a main […]
What are Active Optical Cables?
The proliferation of bandwidth-hungry applications such as 4K/8K/10K video, as well as augmented and virtual reality, are all fueling the need for reliable, faster data transmission between sources and displays. At lengths of 5 m and beyond, copper cables are simply no longer able to keep up with this insatiable bandwidth demand at the speeds […]
igus energy chains help drive automotive trends
igus has developed energy chain solutions that guide cables safely in the smallest of installation spaces, a trend that will become a critical component in the rapidly changing automobile industry. The energy chains from igus could be used in automobiles with windshield wipers, window rollers, tailgates, cornering lights, seat systems, sliding doors, center console controls […]
Low-smoke zero-Halogen USB 2.0 cables from L-Com protect from toxic gases
L-com Global Connectivity has released a new series of low-smoke zero-halogen (LSZH) USB cables with ferrites that are ideal for protecting people and equipment from toxic and corrosive gases in poorly vented areas. Many industrial, oil and gas, rail, military and government installations include areas that receive little ventilation and also expose electronics to severe […]