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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).
Featuring an 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.
Additionally, the cables are UV
and fluid resistant, meet UL 1666
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.
Industries and organisations 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:
▲ ▲ The new high performance industrial Ethernet cable, part of the Xtra•Guard range
High performance
industrial Ethernet cable
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