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60 years of high flying

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Cable assembly manufacturer Cicoil is celebrating 60 years in the business. Established in 1956 as a provider of multi-conductor cables to the mainframe computer industry, the company was the originator of the flexible flat or ribbon cable. The silicone rubber flat ribbon cable allowed companies such as IBM, Sperry/ Univac and NCR to replace bulky, stiff round cables with sleek, flexible ribbon cables. In the 1960s Cicoil’s ribbon cables were part of America’s space program, including the first Earth orbit, first space walk in 1965, and the lunar landing in 1969. The cables have since performed on every US fighter jet, most commercial

airplanes, and many demanding missile and land-based applications.

To meet the needs of an increasingly diverse customer base, in 1998 Cicoil developed a new extrusion process that allows it to manufacture continuous lengths of flat cable from a crystal clear material named Flexx-Sil™. Howard Lind, Cicoil president and CEO, commented: “Cicoil’s proud history includes many innovations, including inventing the ribbon cable, and helping to put a man on the moon. Our spirit of exploration and innovation continues today, with new technologies like EZ-Flexx flat cables, and patented cables that include power, data, liquids and pneumatics, all in a compact package.”

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