In response to the rapidly changing technology in today’s aircraft, W. L. Gore & Associates is expanding its family of high-speed data cables for the aerospace industry. These products meet the industry’s unique challenges to improve pilot communication and passenger in-flight entertainment while reducing downtime for maintenance and decreasing operating costs. At the APEX (Airline […]
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Clever design twists on coil cords improve reliability
By Dale S. Long, Applications Engineer, & Ron Crouch, Applications Engineer, C&M Corp. Take a close look at industrial automation or military systems, and you’ll probably see a coil cord or two. You may not give them a second thought, but you should. These retractable power and signal cords can play an outsize role in […]
IDEAL SignalTEK CT Data Cable Transmission Tester
IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC., manufacturers and suppliers of quality tools, connectors and testing products for electricians and data communications contractors, today launched the SignalTEK CT, a data cable transmission tester designed for installers and network owners who need to prove that copper cabling has been installed correctly and is capable of supporting Gigabit Ethernet applications to […]
Cat 5e and Cat 6 Ethernet Cabling Differences
Contributed by Lu Li, Senior Product Development Engineer, Alpha Wire While there are three Ethernet cable choices in use—Cat 5, Cat 5e and Cat 6—only the latter two are still considered viable choices for telecom and industrial applications. Since August 2009, when ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 (Balanced Twisted-Pair Telecommunications Cabling and Components Standard) was published, category 5 has been superseded […]
Chainflex cables now Germanischer Lloyd certified
In order to utilize cables for motion control application aboard ships and on other offshore applications without expensive custom certified solutions, igus and the Germanischer Lloyd (GL) classification group have jointly developed a new test standard, and have certified a total of 328 Chainflex cables from igus, making them the first cables to receive this […]
Cicoil introduces high-flex, high-temperature coaxial cables
Cicoil, Valencia, Calif., introduced its Ultra Flexible and High Temperature Coaxial Cables. Unlike industry standard semi-rigid Coax products, the Cicoil version has been designed for tight routing installation, continuous motion, phase stability, excessive heat (260°C) and extremely cold bend temperature exposure (-65°C). Cicoil’s flexible 30 AWG Flat Coaxial Cable is available in 50 Ohm and […]
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 […]
Rack-to-rack flexible-boot cable assemblies
FlexiBend MPO/MTP flexible-boot cable assemblies from Molex Inc., Lisle, Ill., are designed to optimize cable routing and support low profile installations where cabinet doors or front panels might interfere with traditional straight style bend limiting boots. These optical cables can be used in datacom, telecommunications, medical, and industrial equipment cabinets and rack-to-rack applications. The assemblies feature […]
Low-loss coaxial cable assemblies from Fairview Microwave
Fairview Microwave Inc., Allen, Texas, introduces a new line of low loss test cables using LL335i and LL142 coax. Rated to 18 GHz, these new low loss cable assemblies are ideal for test environments where a rugged, phase stable cable assembly is required. Fairview Microwave’s new LL335i and LL142 cables allow for higher power transmission […]
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, […]