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 […]
Industry News & Events
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, […]
Single-cable Designs Cure Wiring Woes
By Chris Gottlieb and Mike Schweiner, Global Product Managers, Rockwell Automation A look at four ways that single-cable motion solutions can simplify system design. Have complex cabling systems tied you up? OEMs today are expected to reduce system cost and inventory, while simultaneously increasing sustainability and ease of use. These tasks can be difficult with […]
Igus launches competition for cable carrier designs
This is a cool idea, a great way to promote a product line while also recognizing the customers that do so. Every two years, igus, East Providence, R.I. awards its vector award for the most creative applications of its Energy Chain Systems. Whether a tiny energy chain or an enormous application, anyone can enter to […]
SilverFox cable labels: low-smoke, zero halogen
This is interesting news, and not something I would really have thought about as a critical accessory to cable design, but it clearly is. A UK-based manufacturer of labeling solutions for the cable and wire industry, Silver Fox Ltd., has successfully flame tested its Fox-Flo Low Smoke Zero Halogen Tie-On Cable Labels against a direct […]
Fiber growing in use, speed for data networks
Three news stories this week highlighted the continued growth of fiber networks, as users search for higher bandwidth speeds in more compact cable and network designs. In one major development, researchers from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) may have come up with an idea to increase ten-fold the throughput in telecommunications systems. Currently, pulses […]
TPU for higher temperatures
Last month, after my visit to the International Wire & Cable Symposium in Charlotte, I promised write-ups about several new cable jacketing materials available on the market. One such product came from Lubrizol, with its new Estane TR92AP7, high-heat resistant TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) resin. Lubrizol’s Estane TR92AP7 features hydrolysis and chemical resistance as well as low-temperature […]
3D cable carrier makes changing cables quick and easy
Energy Chain specialist igus, East Providence, R.I., has expanded its 3-dimensional cable carrier line, Triflex, with the new series TRLF-100. Unlike any other 3D cable carrier from igus, the TRLF-100 has three pivoting crossbars that can be opened at any time, making inserting or exchanging cables and hoses quick and easy. With an inner height […]
