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 […]
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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, […]
Backplane cable assemblies for defense, aerospace
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 […]
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 […]
