AutomationDirect now offers IP69K-rated sensor cables available in lengths ranging from 2 to 10 m. Available with industry standard axial and right-angle M8 quick disconnects with open leads and 316L stainless steel coupling nuts, the IP69K rating makes these cables suitable for food and beverage-rated sensors. Starting 2-m cables are fitted with a rugged premium […]
TPC Wire & Cable introduces Trex-Onics sootblower cable
TPC Wire & Cable Corp., Macedonia, Ohio, introduced a new, lightweight sootblower cable that is designed to survive the harsh industrial environments where boilers and furnaces are found. Trex-Onics sootblower cable is designed to be abrasion, heat and moisture-resistant. It has ideal properties for the long, retractable sootblower application. Since it is designed from a lighter, durable […]
Dual voltage-rated, flexible VFD cable from Lapp Group
The Lapp Group’s new ÖLFLEX VFD 2XL, UL TC-ER rated motor cable is a robust, oil-resistant shielded design for use with variable frequency drives. Also available with a pair for brake or temperature, the ÖLFLEX VFD 2XL comes with XLPE (plus) insulation and a phthalate-free TPE outer jacket that gives the cable maximum flexibility, low […]
Turck’s extremelife-60 Cables are durable for cold, harsh environments
To answer the need for cables that can withstand the harshest cold-weather environments imaginable, Turck, Plymouth, Minn., announces a new platform cable offering, extremelife-60. Designed with a specially engineered proprietary cable jacket material, these cables remain flexible enough to work down to -40°C, and carry UL -60°C cold bend and UL/CSA -40°C cold impact listings, […]
AutomationDirect adds instrumentation cable
AutomationDirect offers 300 V UL instrumentation cable available with 18-AWG conductors in 1, 2, 4, or 8 twisted pairs with an overall shield or in 2, 4, or 8 individually shielded twisted pairs with an overall shield. The overall shielded cables have an aluminum/polyester foil shield with 100% coverage and a tinned copper continuous drain […]
Hitachi Cable and Optical Cable create H2O high-speed data line
As the demand for high-bandwidth multimedia content has increased the amount of data flowing through enterprise networks, it has become challenging to harness this data to achieve maximum throughout without network latency. To achieve this, Hitachi Cable America Inc. (HCA) and Optical Cable Corp. (OCC) have created a joint network infrastructure family of solutions called H2O […]
HARTING’S Ha-VIS preLink Ethernet cabling system meets multi-device needs
Elgin, Ill.-based HARTING’s newly released Ha-VIS preLink is an Ethernet cabling system for the full gamut of industrial applications. It is based on the simplicity of a termination block the user wires separately, then snaps securely into any one of seven mating profiles: RJ45, PushPull RJ45, M12 D-coded, M12 X-coded, RJ45 HARTING Industrial Form Factor, […]
High-temperature, flexible splice kits help deliver environmental and EMI protection
TE Connectivity (TE), Harrisburg, Pa., released its new D-200 high-temperature, flexible splice kit specifically designed for use in demanding high-temperature aerospace and defense applications. TE’s D-200 splice kits are rated at 200° C and offer a reliable cable connection. The product offers circumferential (360°) shielding that helps provide electromagnetic interference (EMI) protection and shield continuity […]
Learn about aerospace wire inspection guidelines in our latest Technology Tuesdays podcast
Listen in as Michael Traskos, president of Lectromec, and I discuss the importance of wire life extension programs in aircraft and how these maintenance services can be used in other industrial electrical wire systems. Lectromec is a technology and engineering firm that specializes in the risk assessment of aircraft wiring systems. Traskos highlights how the Boeing 747 […]
Cabling flexibility and speed reign in industrial motion cables
If there is one word to describe the most important attribute of industrial motion cables today, it would probably be flexibility. Flexible cables allow for more compact designs and more cycles than ever before. Similarly, VFDs and other automation systems requiring tight bending radii are looking for smaller cables that can withstand high speeds. Flexibility […]