The world’s longest energy chain, which was manufactured by igus, recently completed a decade of uninterrupted service at a coal power station in the Czech Republic. The chain, which measures 615 m, conveys coal to a stacker from the periphery of a power station operated by the CEZ Group in the city of Tušimice. The […]
FEV and Lightspeed to demonstrate automotive fiber optics at 2018 CES
FEV North America and Lightspeed Technologies have joined forces to create an automotive O/E (optical and electronic) system architecture technology that transmits photons over plastic optical fiber in lieu of E/E (electricity and electronics) technologies that typically conduct electrons over copper. According to FEV officials, this will significantly reduce weight, the number of vehicle parts, […]
TE Connectivity provides snap-on pre-printed wire markers
TE Connectivity (TE) has launched its market-leading STD and STB snap-on pre-printed markers for wire and cable identification. The markers are ideally suited for projects in energy, such as power stations, oil refineries and offshore platforms, where maintenance technicians will need to identify individual wires and cables quickly and efficiently over the operating life of […]
Amphenol offers SurLok Plus high current cabling system for energy storage
Amphenol Industrial Products Group now offers SurLok Plus, a high current cabling system designed to meet the needs of energy storage for commercial and residential battery storage systems as well as electric and hybrid electric vehicles. Used by inverter and power supply manufacturers, SurLok Plus is optimized for battery pack connections from 50 A to […]
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, […]
Solvay’s New Halogen-Free FR Compound
Solvay Specialty Polymers has expanded its family of Cogegum® cross-linkable, halogen-free flame retardant (HFFR) compounds for cable jacketing for the railway, shipboard, industrial, and oil and gas industries. The new polyolefin grade, Cogegum® GFR 380, delivers greater flexibility and superior flame resistance compared to competitive silane-grafted HFFR materials. This material will be included in Solvay’s […]
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 […]
CAT.6A cables for continuous flex and torsion applications
ETHERLINE CAT.6A cables from Lapp Group North America, Florham Park, N.J., provide fast data transmission rates in industrial Ethernet systems while withstanding the continuous flex or torsion requirements associated with moving machine applications. These cables combine CAT.6A’s 10 Gbit/sec data transfer rates with continuous flex and torsion performance suitable for robotics, machine vision systems, wind turbines […]
Molex Subsidiary Polymicro Improves FDP Optical Fiber
Polymicro Technologies, a subsidiary of Molex Incorporated, recently announced improvements to its FDP optical fiber. The latest enhancements improve solarization of the fiber in deep UV applications (190 – 325 nm). Teodor Tichindelean, global product manager, Polymicro Technologies, stated the introduction of fiber FDP revolutionized UV applications. We are pleased to bring customers enhanced FDP […]
Heat trace cable for long process pipelines
Series Long Line Heat Trace Cable (SLL) is similar to Chromalox’s current self-regulating heat trace, making it compatible with their current accessory offering. It is suited for use on extremely long pipelines where high temperature maintenance is critical for freeze protection and viscosity maintenance. Ideal applications include alternative fuels, power generation, oil and gas, chemical, […]
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