Tag Archives: cabling

Using existing cabling to create a new industrial LAN

You wouldn’t build a new railway or motorway every time you needed to travel somewhere, so why install new cable? After all, you’ve probably already got spare cores in your existing multi-core cable network or, better yet, an old telephone network that’s lying unused? Here, Gary Bradshaw, director at network …

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How cable alarms are being used to thwart criminals

Cable theft has plagued South African industry for decades, and is an issue that requires much more than technology to solve. Despite this, Ian Loudon, international sales and marketing manager at Omniflex, explains how advances in remote monitoring are giving businesses a fighting chance. It’s Wednesday night in Amanzimtoti on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal, …

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igus helps autonomous vehicles get to the bottom of ocean discovery

As scientists delve into the study of climate change, new strategies and products are evolving to help them uncover data that is driving the world’s foremost crisis. The scientific community is obtaining significant information from international oceans, especially with the support of autonomous surface vehicles. Igus provided data cables and …

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Is aluminium a viable alternative to copper for cable and wire manufacturers?

The rising commodity price and lacking supply of copper is increasingly pushing original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to consider alternative metals, such as aluminium, for wire and cable applications. Despite being lighter and cheaper than copper, the widespread adoption of aluminium has historically been tainted by the drawbacks of using the …

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Convert secures order from FFEI to supply cable assemblies for 200 cancer diagnosing slide scanners

Convert has secured an order to supply cable assemblies for two hundred slide scanners used to examine samples to help diagnose cancer. The Kent-based electrical engineering company manufacturer the cable assemblies for FFEI – an award winning manufacturer of digital inkjet and life science technology – which builds the scanners …

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K. Lacey expands, bringing bespoke assembly services to its customers

Established over 45 years ago, West Sussex cable supplier K. Lacey Limited, have cemented their reputation as the go to supplier of quality cabling, products within the UK. As part of their business growth and development initiative, K. Lacey have actively sought ways in which they can improve their levels …

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