Cable Compliance for OEM Applications

Key Standards, Regulations and Processes to Improve Product Design, Performance and Quality While Expediting Time to Market

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Northwire’s engineers have created a technical course to enhance your competitive advantage. Viewers will learn the critical success factors that improve their product and its performance:

• Domestic and International Standards and Product and Agency Compliance
• Environmental Regulations; Mechanical, Electrical, Ergonomic and Aesthetic Requirements
• Research & Development, Rapid Prototypes, New Product Development and Test & Development
• Government Contracting and Compliance
• Quality and Delivery
• Live Q&A

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Longest-lasting Flexible Cable

EnduroFLEX® XM and CRXM cables are proven to exceed 20 million flex cycles in demanding continuous-flex applications. Durable EnduroFLEX products are constructed of custom copper stranding, insulating materials and flex facilitating components.

Northwire provides quotes in 24 hours or less, no-cost design and rapid prototyping. Custom cable is shipped in 5 days or fewer with no minimum quantity or length.

EnduroFLEX XM Cables

• Economically priced design
• Oil- and abrasion-resistant TPE outer jacket
• Suitable for applications where hot welding slag and intense UV light are present—conditions that would destroy ordinary cable

EnduroFLEX CRXM Cables

• Special high-performance TPE elastomer outer jacket
• Resistant to oils and chemicals
• Extremely cut and abrasion resistant
• Ideal for tough environments

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Your Way to Green

HFFR, free of Bromine, Phthalate and PVC Materials and Flame Retardant

EcoPower cables, power cords and retractiles are the industry's first to be UL 62-approved and CSA-recognized.

• Quotes in 24 hours or less
• Custom designs in 5 days or fewer with no minimum length or quantity
• No-cost design and rapid prototyping
• Temperature resistant from -50°C to 105°C
• VW-1 and F2 rated
• Superior flexibility and resistant to kinks, mars and abrasion
• Oil and abrasion resistant
• Standard black and custom colors
• Exceptional visual and tactile aesthetics
• Lower coefficient of friction for easier installation
• Laboratory-tested to surpass real-world conditions in applications including:
  • Medical devices
  • Computer and consumer electronics
  • Aerospace
  • Marine/shipboard
  • Transit
  • Other applications where it's critical to protect people and equipment from toxic and corrosive gases

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Ask an Expert

Q. How do you perform flexibility tests?

A. There are different standards for testing for flexibility. We look at the specific application. If there is not a defined standard, then we will use the application to drive the test. For instance, if it is going to be in a bend, twist and flex operation then we will design the test protocol around the application that the cable is being designed for. They are all different. The only type of test that is common is the C track. The cable will move in a C application and require a lower-durometer material or even materials such as rubbers because of the abrasion that it sees in a C track motion.

Q. What new material research are you excited about that we might see in the next 5 to 10 years for both conductors and insulation materials? Is nanotechnology on the horizon?

A. Yes, nanotechnology is on the horizon for wire and cable materials. Especially in the use of nano tubes used in semi-conductive material applications. Also, in the bio material arena, there is very promising material research for both insulation and jacketing. The low-smoke zero-halogen (LSZH) new technologies for flame retardants and additives are coming online every day, so that we can expand the horizon of these materials. As a lot of us know, LSZH was basically developed for the European wire and cable market, especially for buildings and mass transit. When a fire occurred, the product burned clean and did not give off corrosive gases. They are looking at new materials that will retard the flame more quickly in the LSZH arena. That is very exciting, especially in the North American market in which flame extinguishing is very important.

Other Upcoming Events

Design & Manufacturing Midwest
September 20 – 22, 2011
Chicago, IL
Booth 1918
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