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Industry News
12 Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2007
Alpha Wire International, a supplier of
advanced solutions and service in wire,
cable and tubing, has announced
that its dedicated range of high-
performance cables, Xtra•Guard®, has
been designed to provide effective
and reliable performance, with the
medical sector in mind.
Modern complex control systems
incorporate higher transmission and
switching speeds, and require a new
generation of performance cable that is
designed to perform in this demanding
environment.
Xtra•Guard 1 is a high performing
cable designed for internal or external
electronic wiring applications. It fea-
tures a unique premium grade PVC
insulation jacket that gives prolonged
life and endurance characteristics
because of its toughness and flame
and moisture resistance.
Similarly, the Xtra•Guard high-flex mini-
diameter data cable has been designed
to give extremely high performance in
applications where a single flex or
continuous rolling motion is to be
endured. The cable has been tested to
six million flex life cycles, to ensure
that it is able to perform in the most
demanding flexing environments.
The perfectly round geometry of the
cable ensures a liquid tight installation,
and the premium grade PVC jacket
enables easier routing of the cable,
especially in tight spaces, making it
suitable for machines and equipment
that require cabling to be routed
through C-tracks.
For maximum cable performance,
Suprashield® deploys a tinned copper
braid, a drain wire and a tri-laminate
aluminium foil designed to offer the
most complete protection against
electrical noise across the full
frequency range.
For flexible cable applications, Alpha’s
Suprashield Flex® shielding system
combines a double jacket construction
with a high coverage (85%) tinned
copper braid to ensure the maximum
signal protection in EMC intensive
environments, while maintaining the
desired flexing characteristics of the
cable.
Mr Harry Quinn, European sales
manager for Alpha Wire International,
commented, “Selecting the correct
cables for critical applications is
essential to overall system reliability,
performance and safety.
“It’s also crucial that this selection is
made from the outset to avoid cable
failure, which could be disastrous for
equipment such as MRI scanners
where mistakes are just not an option.”
Alpha Wire International – USA
Fax: +1 908 925 6923
Email:
Website :
High-speed data transmission for medical applications UK move . . .
Davis-Standard has moved the
extrusion systems portion of its
European business from Erkrath,
Germany, to the D-S Brookes facility in
Birmingham, UK. The converting
systems business will remain in
Erkrath. The move is part of a
reorganisation that will enable Davis-
Standard to focus on its core customer
base in Europe.
Davis-Standard LLC – USA
Fax : +1 860 599 6258
Email:
Website:
Xtra•Guard – offering high performance from Alpha Wire International ▲