The Lemo 3K.93C is the only connector design to meet all the HDTV broadcasting requirements set out by ARIB, SMPTE and EBU standards
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The Lemo 3K.93C is the only connector design to meet all the HDTV broadcasting requirements set out by the Japanese ARIB Standard BTA S-1005B, the SMPTE Standard 304M and cable Standard 311M and the EBU issued Standard R100-1999. With over 20,000 of these connectors in use, the reliable stainless steel Lemo 3K.93C connector system has proven itself in applications from studio and stadiums to regular OB van use.

The system has increasingly been used at major Olympic events from Atlanta in 1996 through to the Winter Olympics in Turin, as HD has become more popular.

Other installations include the Portland Trailblazers Arena, Madison Square Gardens, the Royal Opera House and most of the football stadia and OB vans in Germany for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

As well as meeting global standards for the connector interface, the Lemo 3K.93C range has been adopted as the connector of choice by many major organisations on a global basis.
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The performance of the interconnection is critical if this benefit is to be fully exploited.

Lemo UK is also offering cable supplied by Furukawa Electric - the market leader in Japan for hybrid camera cables for HD applications.

Manufactured to a very high standard features and benefits of the highly reliable Furukawa cable has excellent flexing and twist capabilities, an abrasion-resistant outer jacket, exceptional load bearing capability, and high tensile strength to cope with the tough demands of the application.

A quality termination service is offered by Lemo to ensure that the resulting cable assembly is to the highest standard and suitable for use for the demanding environments experienced within the broadcast market.

As well as standard plug-socket assemblies, special requirements can be easily accommodated.

Both optical and electrical tests are carried out on each and every cable assembly prior to dispatch.

A cable harness design and manufacturing service completes the support available to the customer, from connector selection through to final assembly.

All harnesses are supplied having been fully tested on advanced test equipment.

CMC’s Mexico manufacturing facility has completed the certification process required to be a UL approved wiring harness manufacturer under UL ZPFW2 standards
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Carr Manufacturing Company (CMC), a manufacturer and provider of custom wire harness and cable assemblies, announced today that its Mexico manufacturing facility has completed the certification process required to be an Underwriters Laboratory (UL) approved wiring harness manufacturer under UL ZPFW2 standards.

‘The UL certification recognises that CMC products are of the highest quality and is a milestone in our process to continually supply products that meet the demands of our customers’, said Greg Carraway, Sales Manager of CMC.

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Launched as part of Brand-Rex’s complete 10 gigabit Ethernet cabling system solution, 10GPlus, the shape was chosen to minimise the cable’s diameter whilst fully addressing the issues of alien cross-talk (AXT) that have been the weak point for many other systems launched into the market.

AXT refers to the presence of performance-reducing electrical interference between cables - an issue magnified by the higher frequency spectrum over which 10Gbit/s Ethernet will operate.

The result of over 4000 man-hours of R and D and seven new patent applications, Brand-Rex’s new reuleaux-shaped 10GPlus UTP cable creates the maximum effective spacing between adjacent cables, while maintaining a small, lightweight and highly flexible construction, enabling maximum performance to be maintained when cables are grouped together in real-life network installations.
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‘If corporate IT applications are to be delivered using the new 10GBase-T protocol, they will require phenomenal processing power’, commented Brand-Rex Business and Marketing Director, Ian Wilkie.

‘This significant investment is pointless unless it can be supported by an equally sophisticated cabling system and it is therefore vital that customers are able to trust the integrity and capability of their chosen 10 Gigabit Ethernet system’.

‘Businesses must remember that the choices made today will impact business application performance for years to come’, he said.

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Constructed with protective plastic jacketing, Timbercon Light Armor cable assemblies are crush resistant, bend limiting (protecting fibre minimum bend radius), and water proof, making these cables suitable for a myriad of applications from interconnects to industrial and semi-harsh environment conditions.

This new product line is complementary to Timbercon’s Ruggedised Stainless Steel and harsh environment product lines, providing clients with a single source for various types of ruggedised, protective, and harsh environment products.

‘This product line allows us to offer a high performance solution, positioned between our traditional fibre optic cables and our heavily ruggedised stainless steel, outside plant and harsh environment products’, states Jayson Lizardo, Product Manager for Timbercon.
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‘These products provide increased fibre protection while keeping product weight to a minimum, making this the ideal solution for applications requiring additional product durability, but stopping short of the heavily ruggedised products’.

The Light Armor cable assemblies are available in simplex and duplex construction with LC, ST, SC, FC, MU, MIL ST, and MIL termini connector options, single mode, multimode, or polarisation maintaining fibre types, and a variety of custom configurations to suit any application.

St Cross Electronics MD Dax Ward drove the company sponsored Formula Jedi race car from 20th on the grid to finish 8th overall last weekend at Rockingham Motor Speedway.

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Overmoulded connector series is available with three, four or five gold-plated contacts with a current carrying capacity of up to 13A each.

Binder-USA has added overmoulded connectors to its 7/8in threaded connector line. The overmoulded connectors are part of Binder’s 870 series and are fully intermateable with the 820 series. The new overmoulded connector series is available with three, four or five gold-plated contacts with a current carrying capacity of up to 13A each.

The overmoulded design ensures sealing up to IP68 which has been tested to survive water submersion to a depth of 18m for up to 24h.

The high degree of sealing is achieved through the use of a highly elastic self-sealing contact carrier made of PUR.

Binder-USA has released its 692 series overmoulded machine connectors.

Binder-USA has released its 692 series overmoulded machine connectors. Previously, the 692 series was available only in straight and right angle field attachable versions. The new overmoulded cable connectors are intermateable with all 692 and 693 series connectors.

The overmoulded option is available for straight and angled, male and female plugs.

The connectors feature 3+PE silver plated contacts with current carrying capacity of up to 13A each.

The contacts are crimped to four 1.5mm2 conductors encased in an ultraflexible UL approved PVC jacketed cable which features and outer diameter of 8.6mm.

Standard cable length is 2m.

Other lengths are available on request.

All Binder cordsets are 100% electrically tested for opens and shorts.

Belden participated in a full fledged, live demonstration of 10GBase-T technology at Solarflare Communications in Irvine, California.

Belden participated in a full fledged, live demonstration of 10GBase-T technology at Solarflare Communications in Irvine, California. The tests were performed using Solarflare’s newly developed 10Xpress 10GBase-T PHY evaluation boards. The validation trials were performed on a 100m Belden IBDN System 10GX channel in a worst-case, four-connector channel configuration (as specified in the TIA augmented Category 6 draft standard, which is currently under development in the TIA TR 42.7 subcommittee).

A seven-cable (six-around-one) configuration was used, with the Belden 10GX cables bundled every eight inches.

The 10Gbit/s Ethernet signals were generated using a traffic generator at the XAUI interface to the PHY evaluation boards.

The 10Gbit/s Ethernet signal was looped back at the far end transceiver and the receiver frames compared with the sending frames.

Live 10GBase-T traffic was transmitted simultaneously on all six neighbouring channels simulating a worst-case alien crosstalk environment.

There were no errors detected for the duration of the testing, which lasted over several hours.

The signal-to-noise ratio monitored during the testing was in excess of 25dB, providing a good margin over the standard.

This truly marks the first real life test to demonstrate the performance capability of 10GBase-T, using Solarflare’s 10GBase-T product over Belden’s 10GX augmented Category 6 cabling.

A real-life example of what this means would be the difference of transmitting high resolution pictures (600 dot/in) at 20 per minute at 1Gbit/s, compared with 200 per minute at 10Gbit/s.

The Belden IBDN System 10GX is not an improved or boosted Category 6 system, but a revolutionary new solution designed around a series of dynamic enabling technologies to ensure the highest level of alien crosstalk isolation and the best electrical performance during high frequency operation.

Customers can now buy Anixter cables and wires directly though Anixter Components.

Customers can now buy Anixter cables and wires directly though Anixter Components. As part of the world’s largest distributor of wire and cable, Anixter Components (formerly Heyco) is now able to offer total cabling and wiring solutions for all cable management needs in all markets including OEM and wire assembly. ‘We are truly able to offer a one-stop-shop for all cable supplies’, says Andrew Fletcher, Technical Director, Anixter Components.

‘Our relationship with Anixter means it is easy for customers to approach us with all their cabling needs’.

‘We are delighted to include the leading range of cables from Anixter as part of our offering’.

Anixter Components’ extensive range of over 10,000 cost effective wire and cable products includes accessories such as its new One-Wrap Brand Qwik Ties cable ties - a low cost alternative to standard hook and loop ties that can be fixed around cables easily to create an effective and secure method of bundling for light duty applications.

Its popular cost effective strain relief bushings and cable protectors offer ultimate securing of cables into panels and enclosures.

Sourced from world-class manufacturers, Anixter’s range wire and cable products are of the highest quality and are fully compliant with relevant national and international standards.

From flame retardant and fire resistant cables to low, medium and high voltage cables, Anixter Components has access to the most extensive portfolio of cables, accessories and services to satisfy any customers’ requirement.

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With the ergonomic locking clips, the component offers a tool-less lock guaranteeing a high level of resistance to vibration and loosening while mated.

This type of protected high-speed USB connection can be used in diverse industrial applications - on both service interfaces or as a main connection, but above all wherever increased demands for vibration resistance exists, eg industrial PCs, transport and mechanical systems.

The screw mounted locking frame on the housing side can be mounted over existing jacks and is available in 1-, 2-, 4- and, on request, 8-way versions.

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