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Data Cabling for Today's and Tomorrow's Aircraft
From: CarlisleIT-ThermaxDescription: As more advanced avionics, CMS and IFE systems make their way into aircraft, the amount of 10 gigabit cable deployed to support current and future systems is increasing significantly. Unfortunately, ...
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Weight Reduction and Space Savings in Wire and Cable Design
From: CarlisleIT-ThermaxDescription: Like every other military and aerospace component, wire and cable is under increased scrutiny as engineers look for weight and space savings in their designs. This is particularly true given the ...
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Helping the S.A.L.T. Telescope See Further into the Cosmos
From: HELUKABELDescription: The University of Wisconsin-Madison required assistence with cabling that needed to be able to move in -40oC temperatures. See how we were able to help them overcome this challenge to help the SALT ...
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Bend Radius & Cable Installation Workmanship
From: PIC Wire & CableDescription: Like modern avionic instruments which are more sophisticated and sensitive (and capable) than in the past, modern coaxes with softer, lower-loss dielectrics are more easily damaged. Bending, ...
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Cable Materials
From: PIC Wire & CableDescription: We sometimes forget that many cables are not designed to conduct electrical power or signals, such as cables which support bridges, actuate ailerons, and tow cars, for example. Mechanical wire & cable ...
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Coaxial Cable vs. Triaxial Cable
From: PIC Wire & CableDescription: There are many variations within all the "-axial" designs, but a basic understanding of their family names may help in making sensible application decisions, or at least better appreciating the ...
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Grounding Problems - Sources & Solutions
From: PIC Wire & CableDescription: Low-level circuits are often interconnected using shielded cables, mainly for protection against externally induced noise. Aside from the effectiveness of the shield designs themselves, even more ...
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Making Connections - Terminating the Wiring
From: PIC Wire & CableDescription: There are many ways to terminate a wire: soldering; crimping; under the head of a terminal strip screw; welding...all can be successful in forming a good, gas-tight connection. While each has its ...
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Velocity Factor in Cables
From: PIC Wire & CableDescription: In theory, electrical signals move at the speed of light. Cables only slow them down. The ratio of actual speed to the speed of light is known as the velocity factor, or Velocity of Propagation (VOP), ...
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Wire Gauge
From: PIC Wire & CableDescription: The common standard for the diameter (gauge) of round drawn wire is the American Wire Gauge (AWG). As strands of wire are made, they are drawn through progressively smaller dies. This is true of all ...
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Ultrasonic Inspection of Oil & Gas Pipelines
From: Multi/Cable CorporationDescription: A manufacturer of testing equipment for the oil refining industry needed a cable for ultrasonic inspection of oil and gas pipelines in Alaska to test for corrosion and cracks in the pipeline. ...
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3 Reasons Why Coil Cords are Important in a Wireless World
From: Meridian CableDescription: Coil cords are everywhere, from the back of a semi truck, to a cameraâ s flash strobe to the arcade games where you manipulate a claw to pick up a toy. Coil cords are used in a wide variety of ...
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Coiled Cable Life Testing
From: Meridian CableDescription: Coiled cables are used by many industries, medical, industrial controls, aerospace, public safety and telecommunications. Regardless of the industry coil cords are used because they extend. This ...
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Diving into the World of Spiral Cables
From: Meridian CableDescription: Spiral cables, also known as curly cords, are those cords with a distinct spiral or curly shape that can be found anywhere from mobile cell phone car chargers to heart defibrillators. According to ...
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Electronic Cable Assemblies
From: Meridian CableDescription: Electronic cable assemblies are found on medical products, military equipment, industrial controls and machinery, and all kinds of consumer electronics. Electronic cables can be defined as cables that ...
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Everything You Need To Know About Curly Cords
From: Meridian CableDescription: Curly cords can be found everywhere, from your cell phone car charger to simple key chains from the convenience store. According to Bud Kinzalow, cable assembly expert and owner of Meridian Cable, â ...
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Equalization: It'll Open Your Eyes
From: HypertacDescription: Now, more than at any other time in recent memory, Digital System Designers are today facing a broad range of daunting challenges. A case in point is the dilemma associated with addressing the need to ...
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Sabritec Transceiver White Paper
From: HypertacDescription: Fast forward 25 years and we still have an abundance of very high speed copper interconnects being designed into systems and numerous standards committees working on the next generation of yet higher ...
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Cable Assembly Streamlines Portable Rock-Crushing Operations
From: Lapp USADescription: As part of the worldwide Lapp Group, Lapp offers a complete one-stop automation solution for cable and connector needs. Lapp has the broadest range of products, including OLFLEX®, ...
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Adapting Gigabit Ethernet For The Industrial Manufacturing Environment
From: C&M CorporationDescription: As factory automation products and systems continue to advance, the need for networking cables, such as industrial gigabit Ethernet, will continue to rise. The challenge for cable designers will be to ...
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Cable Solutions for Servo and Variable Frequency Drives
From: HELUKABELDescription: Learn about frequency converter technology, common negative effects, and how cable design and materials provide reliable solutions. Electric drive systems have many benefits, including continuous ...
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3 Ways to Avoid Corkscrewed Cables
From: igus® inc.Description: There is a big difference between cables made specifically for continuous-flexing applications and regular flexible cables. Understanding the distinction is extremely important when you're choosing ...
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CAT 6A F/UTP vs. UTP: What You Need to Know
Description: Using CAT 6A in 10-GBe networks. ...
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Counterfeit cable: The dangers, risks, and how to spot it
Description: Buyer beware: If the price seems too good to be true, it is. ...
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The Elements of an RS-422 and RS-485 System
Description: Learn the important aspects of RS-422/485 system design. The Elements of an RS-422 and RS-485 System: - System configuration - Cabling selection - Transient protection - Software - Device selection ...
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Selecting the Right VFD Cable
From: Lapp USADescription: Environmental cable performance has become a mainstream priority, from automotive assembly plants, to the renewable energy industry. When designing a robust VFD cable, the materials used in production ...
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The Importance of Oil Resistant Cables
From: Lapp USADescription: Everywhere, from the Renewable Energy Industry, Automotive Assembly Plants, to the factories that manufactures small office machines and even in some commercial buildings, the oil resistance of cables ...
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To Flex or Not to Flex: That is the Question!
From: Alpha WireDescription: In this article we discuss the difference between a flexible cable and one that is designed for constant flexing. We also look at why making the simple assumption that a flexible cable will perform in ...
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Choosing A Conductor:Copper Wire Construction
From: Multi/Cable CorporationDescription: Copper Wire Stranding Data ...
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Choosing A Conductor:Solid Conductor Data
From: Multi/Cable CorporationDescription: Solid Conductor Data ...
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Choosing A Conductor:Stranded Conductor Data
From: Multi/Cable CorporationDescription: Stranded Conductor Data ...
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Color Codes:ANSI/ISA Thermocouple Color Codes
From: Multi/Cable CorporationDescription: ANSI/ISA Thermocouple Color Codes ...
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Color Codes:International Color Codes for Thermocouple Cables
From: Multi/Cable CorporationDescription: International Thermocouple Color Codes - Extension Grade ...
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Color Codes:Standard Industry Color Codes
From: Multi/Cable CorporationDescription: Standard Industry Color Codes ...
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When Ethernet Bonds Are Too Rigid, The Result Can Be 'Break' Up and Disappointment...
Description: When bonds are too rigid, the result can be 'break' up and disappointment... THE CASE AGAINST BONDED PAIRS This sounds like a cheap self-help book for relationships, doesn't it? Let me assure you, ...
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Ethernet Cable for Industrial Environments
From: Alpha WireDescription: This paper introduces the basic concepts and special considerations for the Industrial Ethernet cable design. ...
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A How-To Guide For Rotary Applications
From: igus® inc.Description: Here are three different types of rotary applications and the cable carrier system used for each. ...
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7 cable management mistakes to avoid
From: igus® inc.Description: Seven common cable management mistakes and how you can avoid making them. ...
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Supervisory Monitoring Using a Panel Computer and Remote I/Os
From: CONTEC Co., Ltd.Description: Use of dust and drip proof panel PCs as order information terminals in restaurants where health and sanitation requirements must be met. ...
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5 Online Tools for Faster Cable Management
From: igus® inc.Description: Winston Churchill once said: "Give us the tools, and we will finish the job." These wise words could not be more accurate when choosing the best cable management system for your automated application. ...
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Cordsets for Power Distribution
From: TURCK Inc.Description: Cordsets have come a long way. Because cordsets do not consist of continuous conductors, the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) considered them "splices" and therefore unusable for power ...
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NFPA 79 Standard Update: When to Use AWM Cables
From: igus® inc.Description: Revised NFPA 79 standard permits the use of certain AWM cables, many of which can be used for high-flex applications. ...
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Reduce Energy Consumption With Plastic Cable Carriers
From: igus® inc.Description: Cable carrier systems not only transport energy, data and media to various types of machines, but also greatly influence energy costs. ...
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Wire Abrasion Protection
Description: When wires and cable harnesses exit from sheet metal architecture, they are often routed over and through sheet metal panel edges. Over time, there is potential for abrasion and failure as the wire ...
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Kitchen Display System
From: CONTEC Co., Ltd.Description: Use of dust and drip proof panel PCs as order information terminals in restaurants where health and sanitation requirements must be met. ...
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8 Guidelines for Cable Installation
From: igus® inc.Description: Like most people, I love to relax. There's nothing quite like kicking up your feet after a long day. However, when it comes to designing an industrial automation system, there isn't any time for ...
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How to Install a Cable Carrier Vertically
From: igus® inc.Description: There are a number of installation options that can be considered when working with an igus® Energy Chain® cable carrier system. For vertical installations in particular, there are two ...
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How to Select the Bend Radius of a Cable Carrier
From: igus® inc.Description: When specifying a cable management system, there are a number of different ways to maximize the service life of your cables and hoses. One of the most crucial factors is choosing the right bend radius ...
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Where to Use Cost-effective Continuous-flex Cables
From: igus® inc.Description: You may have heard us say it before, but helpful tips are always worth repeating: it is important to use cables specifically designed for continuous flexing in demanding, high-cycle applications. ...
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I Need a Wire Harness Assembly
From: TLC ElectronicsDescription: Sometimes the last thing considered in a complex system is the wiring harness. However, as with many sub-assemblies that make up a system, wiring harnesses have many variables that may affect the ...
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How to specify a slip ring
Description: Slip rings are always part of a larger mechanism with a need to pass specific electrical power and signal circuits through a rotating surface. The mechanism the slip ring is part of operates in an ...
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Universal Endbell Assembly for Shielded Cable
From: PEI-GenesisDescription: Cable assembly ...
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Universal Endbell Assembly for Unshielded Cable
From: PEI-GenesisDescription: Cable assembly. ...
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Understanding The Electrical Performance Of Category Cables
From: C&M CorporationDescription: For many users of Ethernet products, terms like Category Cable, NEXT, Insertion Loss, and Return Loss are terms that appear to require an electrical engineering degree in order to understand. While an ...
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Cable into the Future Industrial Ethernet with 10 Gbps
From: PHOENIX CONTACT USADescription: Today's machines and plants generally communicate using Ethernet with 100 megabits per second (Mbps). However, many applications, such as cameras for quality inspection, servers to document quality ...
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Cat5E wiring schemes
From: N-TronDescription: This document provides basic background information regarding the 568A and 568B wiring standards. ...
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Digital Cable Performance
From: L-com, Inc.Description: The return loss chart illustrates why analog cable is different than digital cable. ...
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When do you use Plenum Cable?
From: L-com, Inc.Description: In building congstruction the space used for air circulation (heating and air conditioning) is calle the plenum. This space is also commonly used to route communications cable . This poses a serious ...
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Accessorize Your Cable Carrier
From: igus® inc.Description: For a design engineer, specifying the best cable carrier for a particular application is an important part of the design process. There are a variety of different options available, but once you have ...
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Signal Interference and Cable Shielding
From: Multi/Cable CorporationDescription: White Paper exploring the reasons for, and various types of, wire and cable shielding options ...
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Understanding Cable Assembly Molding (.pdf)
From: C&M CorporationDescription: While a molded cable assembly can offer significant advantages over a similar product of a mechanical construction, the art of insert molding remains somewhat of a mystery to cable assembly consumers. ...
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How to Determine Bending Radius
From: Multi/Cable CorporationDescription: Our customers occasionally ask us: How tight can I get away with bending this cable? when installing wire and cable in trays with curves, in ducts, around building corners or around sheaves. Bending ...
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Rotary Systems Continues to Improve Automation
From: Rotary Systems, Inc.Description: As the need for efficiency in mass production increases, so does the use of robots. Used in pick and place and heavy lifting, industrial engineers increasingly rely on computer-controlled robots for ...
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Rotary Systems Helps Feed the Masses
From: Rotary Systems, Inc.Description: An ethnic food producer needed a better way to make flatbread. The current method of dispensing dough onto a stationary hot plate one item at a time was inefficient and expensive. Rotary Systems ...
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Rotary Systems is Taking Solutions to New Depths
From: Rotary Systems, Inc.Description: Few events in history illustrate the need for Remote Operated Vehicles (ROV's) better than the Gulf oil spill in 2010. The images supplied to the public were provided by a real time video camera ...
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Performance of Northwire DataCELL FOUNDATION fieldbus Type H1 Cables in Improper Installation Situations (.pdf)
From: Northwire, Inc.Description: The purpose of this test was to duplicate the conditions of an improper installation and examine the effects of those installation practices on the electrical characteristics of the test samples. The ...
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Copper Cabling for Digital Audio and Video Applications
Description: Much of the newest audio and visual (A/V) hardware is digital rather than analog, providing benefits of faster processing speeds, lower cost connectivity, improved reliability, less noise, and truer ...
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Why 5E Cable is Unsuitable for T1 Extensions
Description: As a manufacturer of high end data cable Quabbin is often asked the question, "Can we use a Category cable to extend our T1 service from the telephone company demarc (demarcation) point to our own ...
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Tin Vs. Bare
Description: There seems to have always been differences of opinion when it comes to certain topics, be it politics, sports and even which drive-through has the best coffee. Another age old argument that we face ...
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Building an Ethernet Network (.pdf)
From: L-com, Inc.Description: This white paper will cover a brief history of computer networking as well as the basics of how to set up an Ethernet Network. Other items covered include both wired and wireless network ...
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Flexibility vs. Flex Life
From: C&M CorporationDescription: While the terminology sounds similar, when it comes to wire and cable design, "flexibility" and "flex life" could not be more different. While cable designers know the truth about the differences ...
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Next-Gen Direct Attach Technology Hinges on Ribbonized Configuration
From: C&M CorporationDescription: To keep up with data transmission speeds found within the latest high-speed serial interfaces, such as InfiniBand, Fibre Channel, and Gigabit Ethernet, interconnect technology processes need to step ...
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The Less-Is-More Approach to Robotic Cable Management
From: igus® inc.Description: Cable management has come into the limelight more and more because machine reliability has increased dramatically in recent years, even though robots have grown more complex. However, the methods used ...
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Technical Reference: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Description: Up and until this point and time, the PAH requirements (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) were applicable only for cables, as well as plugs, power strips, cable reels, connectors and sockets to be ...
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Understanding NFPA 79 (.pdf)
From: C&M CorporationDescription: NFPA-79 is the electrical standard that has been developed by the National Fire Protection Association NFPA) and is "intended to minimize the potential hazard of electrical shock and electrical fire ...
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Putting a Lid on Electromagnetic Interference - A Twisted/Shielded Tale (.pdf)
From: OMEGA Engineering, Inc.Description: At a manufacturing plant outside Philadelphia one hot day last summer, HVAC installers were preparing to measure the cool fruits of their labor. They inserted a thermocouple probe into a gleaming new ...
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2 Key Factors When Specifying Vision Cables
From: igus® inc.Description: If a cable hasn't been properly specified for automated machine-vision applications, its conductors can break and cause electrical shorts, which can cause costly downtime and damaged components. Other ...
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6 Common Cable Failure Modes
From: igus® inc.Description: 6 Common Cable Failure Modes It's very important for cables used in continuous-flex applications to follow certain construction and performance guidelines. However, before choosing a continuous-flex ...
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7 Guidelines for Continuous-flex Cables
From: igus® inc.Description: In the previous installment in our TechTalk series for continuous-flex cables, we discussed the six common cable failure modes often seen in cables used in industrial applications on automated ...
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Caring for Cables
From: igus® inc.Description: What is a cable carrier? Cable carriers guide and protect cables and hoses on moving machinery. They prevent tangling and damage from debris or contact with the machine itself. Using cable carriers ...
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Continuous-flex Cable Construction
From: igus® inc.Description: Cables constructed in layers are significantly cheaper to produce, therefore many manufacturers offer 'continuous-flexing cable' with this low-cost design. However, these cables are often constructed ...
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Gliding, Long Travel Cable Carrier Applications
From: igus® inc.Description: Cable carriers guide and protect moving cables and hoses at low to high speeds, over long and short distances, in all axes, and in a wide range of different applications all over the world. Over the ...
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Humanoid Robots
From: igus® inc.Description: Whether it's human nature, paranoia (the action movie, 'I, Robot', where some famous movie star tries to thwart millions of robots from taking over the world, comes to mind) or something else ...
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Plastic Versus Steel Cable Carriers
From: igus® inc.Description: Are there still engineers who prefer to use steel cable carriers over plastic? Why is this? The first cable carriers were made from steel so, as is often the case, the assumption is that the older the ...
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The Basics Behind ESD Applications Using Cable Carriers
From: igus® inc.Description: Special ESD (electrostatic discharge) cable carriers are used in numerous industrial sectors. When designing a cable carrier system into an ESD application, there are two important reasons why these ...
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The Cable Distribution Rules You Need to Obey
From: igus® inc.Description: The key advantage of a cable carrier is that bus and motor cables, pneumatics, electrics and hydraulics can all be guided safely in one system. However, correctly arranging each cable and hose within ...
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What to Look for When Specifying a Robot Cable
From: igus® inc.Description: As industrial robotic applications become more and more demanding, we're finding an increased need for flexible cables that can handle extremely complex movements and still deliver a long service ...
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Explaining the Agency Approval Process for Wire and Cable Products (.pdf)
From: C&M CorporationDescription: Some engineers think it is science. Others contend it is some type of black magic. Many have no idea of exactly how the process works. Regardless of what is known -or unknown - about the submission ...
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CAN-do Cable Solutions for Many Applications (.pdf)
From: Northwire, Inc.Description: First introduced in 1986 for automotive applications, CAN (controller area network) is a multi-master broadcast serial bus standard for networking, controlling and monitoring electrical and electronic ...
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Selecting Cabling and Connectors for Industrial Ethernet Applications (.pdf)
From: PHOENIX CONTACT USADescription: There are several important considerations to take into account when deciding on which type of cables and connectors to use for any specific application. This white paper will help you make the proper ...
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9 Important Questions You Should Ask Your Cable Supplier (.pdf)
From: Northwire, Inc.Description: When design engineers who need special cable constructions hear the word custom, they often cringe, conjuring up dollar signs and delays. That doesn't have to be the case anymore. Due to customer ...
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CoilBoss™ Retractile Cords Help Fire Department Respond to Emergencies
From: Northwire, Inc.Description: Osceola, WI-January 27, 2010 - When the Osceola (Wisconsin) Fire Department needs to spring into action, it does so more quickly and safely with an innovative CoilBoss Retractile Cord from Northwire, ...
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Fiber Backbone Security Underground vs. Aerial
Description: Fiber Backbone Security Underground vs. Aerial, addresses security issues relating to these two cabling installation methods. Specifically, this paper explores issues relating to physical security of ...
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Testing Optical Feeds in Wireless Systems
Description: Many wireless equipment vendors are transitioning from coax cables to lower-loss optical feeds in Remote Radio Units (RRU) and Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS). The switchover is due to the fact that ...
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Advantages of Fiber Optic Technology for Voice-Data-Video
Description: Initially, fiber optic systems and components can seem more costly than their copper wire counterparts. However, because of the enormous capacity of fiber optic systems, such systems can often be ...
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Fiber Optic Conduit Pull Boxes
Description: Pull boxes serve several functions for above and below ground fiber optic installations. As the name suggests, fiber optic conduit pull boxes are used primarily to facilitate cable pulling through ...
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Fiber Optic Fault Checker
Description: Technicians who are new to fiber optics may experience some confusion over fiber optic test equipment, especially those devices that are used to detect and/or measure optical loss in fiber optic ...
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Multimode Fiber Optic Cable
Description: Today, multimode fiber optic systems are lagging behind singlemode systems in terms of growth. In addition to supporting high data throughput, singlemode systems are attractive because they are easy ...
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Industrial Networking; Achieving Next-generation Connectivity (.pdf)
From: BeldenDescription: Industrial-strength Ethernet, bolstered by its wireless component, is fast becoming the principal infrastructure for industrial automation and control applications. This new whitepaper by Belden ...
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A Resistance Primer
From: Aeroflex AirflyteDescription: Current is the flow of electrons through a circuit. It is the principle quantity because it does work, and accomplishes the desired results. We measure current in Amperes. (See "UNITS") Voltage is the ...
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