Cicoil’s Highly Flexible Flat Cables provide absolute reliability and uninterrupted operation when utilized in Automated Medical Diagnostic Applications. In addition, these Class 1 Clean Room Rated cables are 100% contaminant free and the unique crystal-clear, Flexx-Sil™ rubber jacket allows for quick, easy and safe inspection of the entire flat cable. Cicoil’s solid, one-piece design can […]
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Cable Installation Simulator Ensures Microwave Assembly Performance
Military aircraft manufacturers have accepted the practice of replacing microwave assemblies because they get damaged during installation in airframe platforms. Damaged airframe assemblies can lead to compromised signal integrity and failures over time, especially when exposed to normal flight conditions combining rapid changes in temperature and pressure with potential contamination from fuel, oils and fluids. […]
Cicoil Receives Prestigious 5-Star Supplier Excellence Award
For the second time in 4 years, Cicoil has been awarded Raytheon Integrated Defense System’s (IDS) prestigious 5-Star Supplier Excellence Award. Cicoil received the award from Raytheon IDS at a ceremony in Waltham, Massachusetts on June 4, 2014. Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) business instituted the annual Supplier Excellence Awards program to recognize suppliers who […]
LEMO Acquires Custom Cable Manufacturer Northwire
LEMO, a Swiss global leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connectors, is pleased to announce that they have acquired Northwire, Inc., (NWI) a US specialty cable manufacturer of wire and multi-conductor cable and retractiles for the medical, aerospace and defense, energy and industrial markets. “The acquisition of Northwire will enlarge the LEMO […]
Smart phone, tablet apps for cable conductor and conduit sizing
General Cable, Highland Height, Ky., has just launched three new calculation apps for sizing cable conduits and conductors. The apps are free to download and easy to use. Voltage Drop app – Calculate the maximum circuit distance and minimum conductor size for your required voltage drop Conductor Ampacity app – Calculate conductor ampacities for different […]
Flexible microwave cable assemblies offer high electrical performance
Molex Inc., Lisle, Ill., will showcase its Flexible Microwave Cable Assemblies at the International Microwave Symposium, June 1 – 6, Tampa Bay, Fla., Booth 508. The assemblies replace stiff, semi-rigid assemblies with a combination of Temp-Flex coaxial cables and high-performance radio frequency (RF) connectors. They offer excellent electrical properties, and are assembled using a proprietary […]
igus announces Vector energy chain award winners
Each year, igus, East Providence, R.I., holds a competition for users of its energy chain systems, encouraging them to submit unique applications of its products. Now in its fourth year, the Vector Awards received 195 submissions from 28 countries from around the world, highlighting the use of igus’ cable carriers used in mechanical and plant […]
Wire and cable manufacturer continues growth globally
After a two-hour visit to TPC Wire & Cable in Macedonia, Ohio, I learned that this local supplier of high-end cables and cable assemblies is considered by some of its customers as the Apple of the cable world. Why? Because when you visit the company’s facility, you learn that TPC specializes in engineering and design, […]
Anti-counterfeiting wire technology available from Northwire
Just as in any industry where high-tech components are being manufactured, counterfeit wire and cable products can be a problem. Fake knock-offs can cause physical injury or damage systems and other products. To combat this, Northwire Inc., (NWI) Osceola, Wis., is offering an anti-counterfeit technology to protect customers against the flourishing counterfeit wire industry. Their […]
CAT6 Ethernet cable for industrial environments
TPC Wire & Cable Corp., Macedonia, Ohio, introduces a new product to its Chem-Gard family of cables. The Chem-Gard 200˚C CAT6 Industrial Ethernet Cable is a 100 Ohm category cable built to perform in the harshest industrial environments while delivering data communications at up to 250 MHz. Chem-Gard products have a specially designed fluoropolymer jacket […]