Ruggedized Backplane Cable Assemblies from Molex Inc., Lisle, Ill. are ideal for defense and aerospace contractors looking to deliver high-speed data transfer between commercial backplanes or servers, to commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) connectors including Impact, Impel, VHDM or full military-qualified interfaces. Customized backplane cables have gone through extensive engineering testing to ensure they meet their respective application-specified data rates and […]
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USB3 vision cables with thumbscrew hardware
Three new USB 3.0 cables from L-com Inc., North Andover, Mass., come equipped with thumbscrews for use with USB3 Vision standard applications. They are built precisely to the USB3 Vision specification hosted by the AIA (Automated Imaging Association) for the machine vision industry, but could “be designed into many other applications where the lockdown thumbscrew […]
Shielded signal cables provide uninterrupted data transmission
Hi-Flex Shielded Signal Cables from Cicoil, Valencia, Calif., are compact, flame retardant cables free of contaminants and halogens that have been engineered to provide uninterrupted data transmission, space efficiency and consistent electrical characteristics. Cicoil’s patented computer-controlled extrusion process allows each individually shielded pair to be placed in a flat parallel profile, precisely controlling the spacing of […]
Single, hybrid cable for servomotors available with bus element
If there is one trend that seems to be growing larger and larger, it’s the move towards single-cable solutions in motion control applications. Several interview participants earlier this year indicated that 2014 will see this trend continue, and more companies, especially those that provide servo control drives and motors, are using these designs more and […]
Industrial-grade cable cutter for high-voltage cables
The Big Kahuna Power Blade professional-grade cable cutters from Ideal Industries Inc., Sycamore, Ill., features a 3.5-in. jaw opening, making easy work of cutting large diameter copper and aluminum electrical cables, for clean, installation-ready cuts on high-voltage cables up to 1250 MCM in less than twenty seconds. These large cables are commonly deployed in industrial […]
Compact, high-speed Active Optical Cables
iPass Connector and Cable Assembly solutions from Molex Inc., Lisle, Ill. have been expanded with the company’s introduction of its High-Density (HD) Active Optical Cables (AOCs), capable of delivering 48 Gbps data rates over four lanes of 12 Gbps with reaches of up to 100 m. “Storage systems are becoming larger and more distributed due to […]
Shielded, twisted pair cables for high-speed data transmission
Gore Shielded twisted pair cables from W. L. Gore & Associates, Landenberg, Pa., are constructed with uniquely engineered fluoropolymers to significantly reduce weight while maintaining reliable signal integrity for the most demanding environments of civil and military aerospace applications. These cables maintain high-speed communication between avionics transmitters and receivers and meet the performance requirements of […]
Data Center Fiber Cabling – What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You
By Josh Taylor, senior product manager at CABLExpress Fiber optic cabling is widely used in data centers around the world, so it’s important to understand the basics. In fiber optic cables, data is transmitted through pulses of light and this digital signal is transmitted over a medium made of high-quality glass. When considering fiber optics […]
Cat 5e cord sets for industrial Ethernet applications
DataTuff TC Cat 5e cord sets from Belden Inc., St. Louis, come with TC listed industrial Ethernet cable. These 600 V TC 1277 rated Cat 5e cord sets, with RJ45 connectors, easily route industrial Ethernet cables in the most demanding heavy-industry environments using existing 600-V cable trays. They reduce the cost of installation and the […]
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 […]