General Cable, Highland Heights, Ky., has launched TC-Flex industrial tray cables for use in industrial plants, factory automation, wind turbines, and appliance applications. They meet a full range of UL and CSA listings. Featuring a rugged PVC/Nylon/PVC construction they are easy to install, resilient and durable. TC-Flex tray cables are available in shielded and non-shielded […]
Wire and cable assemblies for medical device design at MD&M West
Medical device engineers constantly need to design machines and components that are smaller, portable and reliable. It’s up to interconnect manufacturers such as Molex Inc., Lisle, Ill., to meet those demands. This is why it’s not surprising that several new product releases from Molex are being showcased at MD&M West, February 11 – 13, Anaheim, […]
Updated website simplifies wire and cable selection
With the launch of its updated website, C&M Technologies, Wauregan, Conn.—a supplier of wire and cable products for military, industrial and medical systems—offers a clean and simplified look for product searching and selection. The site, www.cmcorporation.com, offers useful technical content related to the design and specification of wire and cable, cable assemblies and coil cords. […]
Industrial Ethernet cables for high-speed data transmission
Because of the growing acceptance of industrial Ethernet as the network of choice in industrial environments, Balluff Inc., Florence, Ky. has launched a line of industrial Ethernet cables, complete with M12 and RJ45 options. While Cat5E is the base requirement for industrial Ethernet, when you are working with a specific network like EtherNet/IP or PROFINET, […]
Backplane cable assemblies for defense, aerospace
Ruggedized Backplane Cable Assemblies from Molex Inc., Lisle, Ill. are ideal for defense and aerospace contractors looking to deliver high-speed data transfer between commercial backplanes or servers, to commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) connectors including Impact, Impel, VHDM or full military-qualified interfaces. Customized backplane cables have gone through extensive engineering testing to ensure they meet their respective application-specified data rates and […]
Wet design cable for utility industry
Kerite, a manufacturer of insulated utility and industrial power cable, now offers a “wet design” for harsh utility operating conditions. This wet design is part of the standard Kerite utility cable construction. Utilities deal with flooded vaults, water soaked conduits and high water tables throughout the distribution system. These conditions can shorten the life of […]
Cable Labels: “Same old, same old’?
It’s mid-winter and pretty cold outside but, on a positive note, I’m now the proud owner of a new log burner! That’s what I call planning ahead! Better still, I’m told it’s much more environmentally friendly than the previous open fire and a lot more efficient. The trouble is, I just can’t get it to […]
USB3 vision cables with thumbscrew hardware
Three new USB 3.0 cables from L-com Inc., North Andover, Mass., come equipped with thumbscrews for use with USB3 Vision standard applications. They are built precisely to the USB3 Vision specification hosted by the AIA (Automated Imaging Association) for the machine vision industry, but could “be designed into many other applications where the lockdown thumbscrew […]
Off-the-shelf flat cable available from Cicoil
Cicoil, Valencia, Calif., has introduced Standard Flat Cable Assemblies, which are designed to provide reliable performance, long service life and quick delivery, plug-and-play solutions. The fully terminated “Off the Shelf” assemblies are available in 3, 6 and 12 ft lengths. Made in the USA, the cable assemblies are organized in three groups for easy application […]
Know what cable jacketing material is right for your application
I love when I stumble upon great engineering resources just by digging through websites of companies I don’t know much about. Like this morning, when I was looking at The Okonite Co.’s website. The more than 130-year old company makes 300 V to 345 kV insulated products for industrial, utilities, renewable energy and railroad and […]