Cicoil, Valencia, Calif., has released its new Master Catalog, which is available in print and web-ready downloadable format. The 52 page, full color catalog provides details on more than 700 standard part numbers, 27 new products, and custom capabilities. It also includes specification tables and technical field sales support tools. Organized by product category, the […]
HELUKABEL named “Supplier of the Year 2012” by HOMAG
For the first time ever, woodworking machine manufacturer HOMAG has recognized the same company twice for its “Supplier of the Year” award, by honoring HELUKABEL, Elgin, Ill., as “Supplier of the Year 2012.” HELUKABEL originally was the recipient of this award in 1999. This is the first time that HOMAG has given the award twice […]
Antenna cables allow in-flight wireless connections
Staying connected in-flight is important to business travelers, but to do so, they most often need a wired handset rather than their own devices. To make it easier for travelers to connect, Dassault Aviation will use W. L. Gore & Associates’ Gore Leaky Feeder Antenna for its Falcon 7X jet. The Leaky Feeder Antenna will […]
Cable carriers designed for long travels
Long travel applications usually require guide troughs. Not so with the newest design of E2/000 Energy Chain cable carriers from igus, East Providence, R.I., which feature an inbuilt Auto-Glide mechanism that guides the upper run of the cable carrier on top of the lower run by way of specially designed crossbars with a built-in comb […]
Tables from Helukabel simplify cable selection process
An easy-to-use PDF from HELUKABEL can make cable selection painless. The company’s Industrial Automation Cable Selection Tables highlights options for its motor, servo, and feedback cables; its single conductors; and control, data, bus, and industrial Ethernet cables. It is broken out into two major categories: fixed and flexing application cables. It begins by encouraging users […]
Getting to know cable and wire manufacturers at MD&M East
As we embark on this new adventure of covering cable and wire technologies more in-depth, I was glad to visit a few different manufacturers of cables, assemblies and accessories at MD&M East this past week. More will come from these new relationships, but I just wanted to introduce the few I did get a chance […]
Halogen-free cables are environmentally friendly
GenFree II cables from General Cable, Highland Heights, Ky use 17FREE technology, making them halogen-free and environmentally friendly, without degrading the electrical performance of the cable. Low-Smoke, Zero-Halogen (LSZH) insulation and jacket system possesses critical characteristics not normally seen in LSZH designs. They provide excellent wet and dry electrical performance at 90ºC, provide flame-retardant properties […]
Flat cables stay strong in linear motion applications
Flexible flat cables from Cicoil, Valencia, Calif., provide uninterrupted reliability and long-term flex service life in linear motion applications. The compact, silicone encased flat cable solutions are designed to provide consistent electrical characteristics, weight and space savings, and premium current carrying capacity in continuous motion, automation and pick-and-place technology systems. Flat cable technology does not […]
