EoW November 2012

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▲ ▲ The new high performance industrial Ethernet cable, part of the Xtra•Guard range High performance industrial Ethernet cable

Riser and CSA FT-4 flame tests, and are suitable for use in NFPA 79 applications. This connectivity cable is available in a temperature range of -50°C up to +125°C on FEP-insulated conductors and -50°C up to +105°C on polyethylene-insulated conductors. The TPE jacket is available in black with standard lengths of 152 metres (500 feet). Other colours, including red and teal, are available as special orders.

 Specific applications for Industrial Ethernet include robotics/actuators at the machine device level, PLCs at the control level, and servers at the corporate enterprise level, along with any application that includes temperature extremes, outdoor, mechanical abuse, exposure to chemicals, or electrically noisy environments. that will benefit from this new cable include military, oil and gas, mining, high-speed communications, process control systems, safety and security interconnect and semi-conductor OEMs. Alpha Wire – USA Website : www.alphawire.com Industries and organisations

Alpha Wire Company, a supplier of advanced solutions and service in wire, cable and tubing, has extended its high performance Xtra•Guard range with the addition of industrial Ethernet cable, designed for applications that require a chemical-, abrasion- and sunlight-resistant Cat 5e cable with a wide temperature range (-50°C up to +125°C). abrasion-resistant thermoplastic elastomer jacket with 3x the low temperature flexibility and superior resistance to solvents, chemicals and fuels than ordinary PVC, the new Cat 5e cables are designed to provide rugged, durable connectivity for the most challenging networking needs. Xtra-Guard Industrial Ethernet cables are available in a choice of unshielded, foil shield, or Supra-Shield® foil/braid. Alpha Wire’s Supra-Shield uses a combination of aluminium/polyester/ aluminium foil and tinned copper braid that offers exceptional EMI performance and flexibility. UV and fluid resistant, meet UL 1666 Featuring an Additionally, the cables are

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