Even with the ubiquity of wireless connectivity, cables still provide a steadfast thread connecting advanced manufacturing. The role of cables is critical. As technology becomes increasingly ...

With pressure on machine builders and manufacturers to find ways to lower equipment costs, companies are looking to suppliers for help—and a good place to start is lowering the installation cost of ...

AutomationDirect offers 300V UL instrumentation cable available with 18AWG conductors in 1, 2, 4, or 8 twisted pairs with an overall shield or in 2, 4, or 8 individually shielded twisted pairs with an ...

Beckhoff Automation introduced EtherCAT P in a single cable. Beckhoff, of Savage, Minn., said it has united EtherCAT communication and power functions into a standard, four-wire Ethernet cable. The ...

Binder has expanded its M8 portfolio with 360° shielded cable connectors. In today’s automation landscape, the need for compact, interference-resistant connectivity solutions is greater than ever. To ...

The NEXUS operates as a stand-alone device and is managed via network using provided WinNEXUS software. Leightronix will introduce NEXUS, a new specialized automation system that delivers an ...

One test motion cables undergo at cable maker igus inc. is repeated twisting. Here, cables sit inside Twisterband cable carriers, which rotate thousands of degrees per cycle. When science-fiction ...

This article was updated March 31, 2023. It was originally published Jan. 8, 2016. Engineers and designers who don’t regularly work with CAT data of cables, and even some that do, can get confused ...

The new BAUR titron test van represents the latest development of a new generation of cable fault location systems. Titron is a fully automatic, centrally controlled, and intelligent system designed ...