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talian-based
manufacturer
Flamar, a recent Molex
acquisition, specialises in high
performance
cabling
solutions
for machine and process control.
Deployed in industrial, automation,
robotics, broadcast audio/video, and
telecommunications applications, each
cable is custom-designed by Flamar
from first principles. Vittorio Bogoni,
Export Sales Manager, Flamar looks
at the company’s history and how it
is opening up its market offering for
non-customised cabling products.
Founded in 1975, Flamar Cavi Ellettrici
was a family-owned company. The
company started manufacturing coaxial
cable for automotive and satellite
applications. However, with its relatively
simple design, manufacturing for the
majority of this type of cable migrated
to China in the mid-80s. Over the
years, the company has matured
a vast experience developing high
quality cabling solutions for industrial
automation, robotics, broadcast audio/
video, and telecommunications and
in applications where a high technical
solution is required. Working very closely
with its customers Flamar knows and
understands the applications which
results in the best possible cable solution.
Quality, reliability and accuracy are the
key mantras for Flamar; the company’s
technologically advanced production
facility backed by a flexible organisational
structure, enables it to react quickly on a
constantly changing market.
RF & Satellite cables
Today, Flamar still manufactures
coaxial cable, though more on the
sophisticated end of the design
spectrum. They are predominantly
used for RF signal transmission in
fixed or mobile installations, both for
industry (network, radio, broadcast)
and consumer (HDTV, sound, security)
applications. Their precise construction
with tight tolerances, combined with use
of high quality materials are key factors
to guarantee accurate mechanical
and electrical characteristics. This is
because signal quality is often limited
by the cable construction.
Flamar manufactures coax cables with
single or double braided shield in plain
and tin plated copper. For specific
requirements this braid can also be
combined with Aluminium/Pet foils with
different thicknesses.
In
professional
broadcasting
applications, where high noise
immunity is key, more focus is placed
on the effectiveness of the shielding.
To achieve the optimum shielding
efficiency, Flamar has developed a
technique that combines a braiding of
either Aluminium/Pet or Aluminium foil.
Some high flexibility cables from Flamar
are designed with better thermal and
mechanical characteristic specifically
for OEMs looking to use coaxial cabling
in the automation and automotive
industry. For these dynamic applications,
a foam or solid PE dielectric is used with
different density levels.
In addition, Flamar offers coaxial cables
with a variety of outer jacket materials,
ranging from PVC, non-migration PVC,
PE, LS0H materials and PUR, which is
both water and UV resistant. They are
available in a wide range of colours
according to RAL or even custom
colours. Printing is also available by ink-
jet or by printing wheel.
Multimedia cables
The communication infrastructure is
constantly developing, in 1975 it was
mainly based on analogue technology
and today it is much more digital.
Although wireless technologies are more
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A Flexible Future for Cabling
Molex Team