RF Industries’ fiber optic trunk cables are available in standard and custom versions for wireless infrastructure applications. Fiber optic cable assemblies are increasingly installed in wireless infrastructure applications to replace copper with fiber-to-the-antenna (FTTA). RF Industries provides factory-terminated fiber optic trunk cables utilizing Corning FREEDM One fiber trunk cable. Available with six-strand single-mode or multi-modeRead More

Binder-USA expands its M12 family with an M12 Cordset with spark-resistant PUR cables. Binder-USA added spark-resistant PUR cables to the M12 cordset line-up. The robust PUR cable ensures a resistance to sparks, wear, impact, and flexibility. The new M12 A-coded cordsets are ideally suited for robot welding lines in the automation industry. Standard versions haveRead More

TPC Wire & Cable Thermo-Trex 500-Plus Cordsets connect 12 AWG wire quickly and offer IP68-rated moisture seals. TPC Wire & Cable Corp. expanded its  Thermo-Trex family of cables with Thermo-Trex 500-Plus 12 AWG Cordsets, which are designed with a tear-resistant silicone jacket and fully bonded silicone head providing an IP68-rated seal against moisture. The cordsetsRead More

The new Megger handheld TDR locates faults up to 12 miles on mixed paired metallic cables. Megger now offers a handheld time domain reflectometer (TDR) that locates faults on mixed paired metallic cables. The CFL535G can test the capabilities of connections and locate faults for up to 12 miles (20 km). This high-resolution, compact TDRRead More

Need some tips for installing fiber optics on the factory floor? Relcom shares its tips on how to specify fiber optic connectors for industrial applications. This information is provided by Relcom. Fiber optic cable connects to the station’s transmitter and receiver by specialized connectors. There are a number of different types of fiber optic connectors,Read More

ERNI compact cable connectors for lighting are ideal for compact as well as electrically and mechanically sophisticated designs. With the MaxiBridge (2.54 mm pitch) and MiniBridge (1.27 mm pitch) cable connector families, ERNI Electronics offers ideal solutions for compact as well as electrically and mechanically sophisticated designs, such as those found in modern lighting technology. Read More

Steve Ellis of Pasternack shares five things to know about semi-rigid cable assemblies. In its most basic form, a semi-rigid cable assembly is a coaxial transmission line consisting of a metal tube, typically made from copper, which forms the outer conductor with a metal wire conductor running down the center of the tube. The centerRead More

Substation expansions can be extremely complicated when space is limited. When NYSEG needed to add capacitor banks in Buffalo, N.Y., HV underground cable solved space-constrained substation expansion with a turnkey approach. Substation expansions can be extremely complicated when space is limited. That’s when use of high-voltage underground cable comes into its own as a viableRead More

Molex QuatroScale 28Gb/s Silicon Photonics Active Optic Solutions are modular, low-power, long-reach solutions that support 100, 200, and 400 Gb/s data center designs. As industry demand surges for long-reach, low-power solutions that support next-generation 28Gb/s products and data center applications, Molex Incorporated recently announced plans to unveil a line of QuatroScale active optic solutions designed for 100, 200,Read More

TE’s 64-Fiber MXC Cable Assemblies, coming later this year, provide increased density and faster installation. TE Connectivity plans to release MXC fiber cable assemblies later this year. This new product line will support 64 fibers and accommodate up to 25Gb/s per channel, allowing for aggregate data transfers of 1.6Tb/s. MXC fiber cable assemblies will complement TE’s soon-to-be-released 25GRead More

To solve problems with insertion phase errors in coaxial cable assemblies, RF Cable Assembly explains the steps necessary to correct insertion phase error as part of the calibration procedure for vector network analyzers. If you have ever tried to measure a long length of cable, you may have noticed the insertion loss (S21, S12) displayRead More

Fairview Microwave low-loss LL335i and LL142 cable assemblies are rated to 18GHz, making them ideal for rugged test environments. Fairview Microwave introduced a new line of low-loss test cables using LL335i and LL142 coax. Rated to 18 GHz, these new low-loss cable assemblies are ideal for test environments where a rugged, phase-stable cable assembly isRead More