Technical Resources

September 1st, 2018 - As we celebrate the Labor Day weekend, take a look back with us to a summer extreme engineering challenge. In this challenge, Northwire employees put our cable to the ultimate crush test by dropping a series of items off a scissor lift onto the cable. If the cable fails, the...

August 15th, 2018 - Do you know the best materials for achieving optimal flexibility in your cable design? Unsure of the difference between flexibility and flex life? Quickly get up to speed with this 2-minute video where Northwire’s Director of R&D, Kevin Depratter, summarizes how to increase...

August 1st, 2018 - Northwire, Inc. a leading designer and manufacturer of customized technical cables, coil cords, and complete interconnectivity solutions has launched a new website to better serve new and existing customers.

June 27th, 2018 - Northwire held a Bring Your Child to Work Day event for employee’s sons and daughters on June 20th, 2018. The focus of the day was to introduce the 10 to 18-year olds to our various manufacturing processes and all the departments that help keep a manufacturing facility...

May 25th, 2018 - Northwire is proud to be a part of The LEMO Group, the acknowledged leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection and cable solutions. LEMO’s high quality Push-Pull connectors are found in a variety of challenging application environments including...

May 10th, 2018 - Does your cable need increased flex life? Will it need to perform in extreme temperatures? Worried about cross-talk? These concerns can be addressed with the addition of tapes, wraps, and fillers to your custom cable design. There are many different tape and filler options...

April 12th, 2018 - LEMO continues to offer the highest quality connection solutions to the broadcast market for outdoor harsh environments and in-studio or indoor use applications. Some of the most recent and notable include the 3K.93C hybrid electrical fiber optic self-latching connector...

March 27th, 2018 - As temperatures rise in the Midwest, the snow melts, and the lakes begin to thaw, we start to think about key factors for designing cables for underwater or wet environments. If your end application operates in these types of conditions, be sure to consider these...

March 12th, 2018 - Northwire is proud to be a LEMO Group Company for many reasons, including the company’s shared dedication to innovation. The LEMO Innovation Lab is “embracing the idea that cables and connectors aren’t components anymore. It’s the nervous system of your application.”

February 23rd, 2018 - Choosing the right materials for your custom cable can be a daunting task. To help clear up the ambiguity and to get you started on choosing an appropriate conductor type, we have laid out some information below on the eight most common conductors and the benefits of each.