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Coiled Cords and Cables

Not Far Enough… …Or maybe too far. If you are designing a coil cord for use in your product, how do you know how far it will extend? Or how long the retracted length needs to be to reach a specified distance? What is the relationship between the retracted length and the coil OD relative to the extended length? Answer the question incorrectly and your coil cord may no... Read more...

When it comes to military cable products, C&M is an ally of choice for many defense related companies! C&M has extensive experience making highly reliable, mission critical, military cable products. We have been producing ruggedized custom bulk cable and custom cable assemblies for the industrial market for decades. Having aggressively embraced the military market’s... Read more...

Last December Meridian Cable sales rep Emily Mierzejewski received an urgent request from a product designer for assistance in developing and producing a UL-certified coil cord prototype. The designer needed the coil cord prototype in place for an April product launch of a new line of power-free, height-adjustable workspace furniture. The coil cord was an integral part of the furniture d... Read more...

Tangentially Speaking… In this case, about tangents. What exactly are tangents? Tangents are the straight cable part of a coil cord, located at the end of the coil body. Used for connectorization or hard wiring purposes, they are generally 6 inches to 24 inches in length. That range is usually fine for hand held devices or applications where the movement distance is relativ... Read more...

C&M Fights the Cold Not every environment is controlled for human comfort. Some – like cold storage facilities - are controlled for the comfort of the products they house. C&M was approached by a manufacturer of video systems forklifts used in large cold storage units. These systems allow the forklift driver to see the pallets that were often stored on shelving locat... Read more...

There are many types of material that can be used to make a coil cord. Generally there is a tradeoff between cost and retractability. Read more...

We custom manufacture coil cords with retracted lengths from 2 inches to 4 feet, in diameters from 1/3 of an inch to 5 inches, and with conductor ranges from 10 to 34 gauge. Coil cords are available in many engineered materials including PU, PTEE, TPR, SVO and SJOW. Read more...

We custom manufacture coil cords with retracted lengths from 2 inches to 4 feet, in diameters from 1/3 of an inch to 5 inches, and with conductor ranges from 10 to 34 gauge. Coil cords are available in many engineered materials including PU, PTEE, TPR, SVO and SJOW. Whether you are looking for a coil cord with two-conductors and a PVC-jacket or a coil cord with 10 conductors, a co... Read more...

Curly cords tend to be designed differently to fit their various uses. Obviously, the work that goes into making curly cords for key chains differs greatly from the work that goes into creating curly cords for heart defibrillator paddles. Read more...

Our COLDflex Ground Cable® makes handling easy even in harsh weather conditions. Read more...