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Belden Amoung Industry's First Cable Producers to Achieve FieldBus Foundation H 1 Cable Registration
Belden has recently announced that one of the company’s family of IndustrialTuff®DataBus® Cables for FOUNDATION™ fieldbus applications is among the industry’s first to achieve registration to the FOUNDATION fieldbus H1 Cable Test Specification. The Fieldbus Foundation is a global not-for-profit corporation consisting of leading process end users and automation companies.
FOUNDATION fieldbus H1 network is an all-digital, serial, two-way communications protocol that standardizes the interconnection of field devices. In November 2007, the Fieldbus Foundation’s new H1 Cable Test Specification was released to provide users with increased assurance that their industrial cabling infrastructure will provide robust and reliable physical layer performance.
Belden attained H1 registration for part number 3076F. This IndustrialTuff DataBus cable is a Type A 18 AWG stranded cable featuring a polyolefin insulation, Orange or Intrinsically Safe Blue PVC jacket, and 100 percent Beldfoil® shield with TC drain wire. For a cable to qualify, its manufacturers must conduct testing and submit successful test results based on the IEC 61158- 2:2003 standard for Type A cable, which includes (but is not limited to): impedance, capacitance unbalance, connector pin-outs, and attenuation. Registration signifies that the cable is suitable for any H1 fieldbus application, including high temperature and corrosive environments.
Commenting on the registration, Frank Koditek, Belden’s industrial line product manager, notes:“Belden strongly supports the FOUNDATION fieldbus H1 cable registration process because it gives our customers additional assurance that our Type A cables will deliver the quality and performance we promise. And, we credit the Fieldbus Foundation for its ongoing dedication to establishing measurable standards for physical layer requirements, since the cabling infrastructure is the cornerstone of reliable network performance.”
Belden offers a comprehensive line of IndustrialTuff DataBus cables for FOUNDATION fieldbus industrial networking applications. All Belden fieldbus cables meet DataBus for Fieldbus IEC 61158-2 (ISA/SP-50) specifications.
Belden Offers an Industry First for SDI/HD Coaxial Cables Sep 2008
Belden has designed SDI/HD Coaxial Cables with design features that make using compression connectors faster, easier and more secure, an industry first.
With the proliferation of plasma and LCD screens, there is growing market demand for high resolution video in a host of applications, including:
• AV presentations and whiteboards for meetings and classroom training
• Projector presentation systems
• Teleconferencing
• Closed-circuit surveillance and security systems
• Video for home theaters
• Video pick-up in sports bars, casinos, racinos and other commercial venues
• High Resolution Surveillance Video
• SDI, video, and Broadband HDTV
• Broadband Internet Delivery
Concurrently, AV and security system integrators are increasingly selecting compression connectors, which can be problematic when used with traditional foil design coaxial cables. The foil can bunch up when inserted into compression connectors or, if the foil is left in place, foil “stringers” can result which can short to the cable’s center conductor.
The Belden Solution
Belden has designed its System Integrator Digital Coax cables especially for use with compression connectors. The cable design features a foil shield that is securely bonded to the jacket and is self-removing during preparation for connection, thus making installation easier and eliminating the risk of foil stringers and shorting. Belden
is the first cable manufacturer to offer system integrators this unique cable solution.
Available in Four Designs, Five Colors
The new Belden System Integrator Digital Coax cable line includes four products: 1355R and 1355P (RG-59/U Type), and 1356R and 1356P (RG-6/U Type).
All cables are sweep tested to 3GHz, and all guarantee -15dB Return Loss (RL) performance. The cable design includes a tinned copper braid shield (85 percent coverage) and bonded Duofoil® shield (100 percent coverage) for effective shielding
in higher frequency applications. The foil is placed over the braid and securely bonded to the jacket so it is self-removing during cable preparation.
The cables are available in five colors: Black, White, Red, Green and Blue.
For further information contact the Maser Sales Team.
The Dekoron Product Family Septmeber 2008
Dekoron Wire & Cable are the innovators in Instrumentation. Their dedication to instrumentation cable has benefited the market with many advances. Technology to improve signal transmission, shielding, and custom designed cables have allowed Dekoron to bring to market products required to effectively and efficiently run plant operations.
Dekoron’s Product Family
Dekron Instumentation Cables are used in many plants throughout the world to transmit information between sensors, analysers, and control rooms. Dekorn innovations in insulation and shielding provide protection for cables from electronic noise and interference that could interrupt accurate information being transferred through the plant.
Dekoron Thermocouple Extension Cables utilize a solid alloy wire conductor in applications requiring highly precise temperature measurement and control for Process plants.
Dekoron Control Cables are essential to maintain a quality control system in harsh environments of process control. Dekoron’s dedication to the instrumentation market has resulted in a product that has the ability to maintain system integrity and durability in challenging environments and applications.
Through Dekoron innovations, Specialty Cables for extreme applications have been developed and manufactured to meet customer needs; Fire Resistant, Cold Weather, Dual Armor, Circuit Integrity, Armored Fieldbus, and Zero Halogen.
Product Capabilities
Cables with up to 100 conductors or conductor groups and continuous lengths of 10,000 feet are possible. All conductor groups can be shielded against electromagnetic interference by the use of proper shields and drains.
Materials are sourced form a limited number of high quality reliable and competitive materials, inventory is maintained or sourced through short-lead times and supplier stock programs.
Thermoset and Thermoplastic materials are used for cable insulation.
To assure clean and accurate signals back to the control room, aluminum, copper, and bronze shields are applied to individual and groupings of cable.
An additional layer of protection of armor will be added depending o the applications. This includes Served Wire Armor (SWA) for physical protection where cut through resistance is necessary, and Interlock Armor (aluminum or galvanized) for mechanical and cable core protection.
Dekabon Moisture/Chemical Barrier is applied to provide chemical, crush and vapor resitsnace and protection against moisture. The addition of Dekabon ensures cable suitability for direct burial applications and abrasive backfilling. Paired with a drain wire, Dekabon also acts an electrostatic shield which provides protection against lighting.
Thermoset and thermoplastic jackets are used for first and second jackets within the cable. Jackets can be easily removed with a nylon ripcord for field stripback and terminations.
All of Dekoron products are manufactured to the highest quality standards. All cable is subject to electrical inspection after twist, bunching, jacketing and armoring.
For further information on the Dekoron product range contact Maser 1300 130 722 or email sales-cable@maser.com.au
NEW Belden Industrial Cable Website July 2008
Belden have recently launched a new Industrial website, which provides detail information about the Industrial products and services Belden provide, including Hirschamann products and Lumberg Automation.
In this new site you will find:
- User friendly showcases of products and services Belden provide including both Hirschamann and Lumberg Automation.
- In depth cable product information
- Links to the Belden eCatalogue where users can easily print / download technical data sheets and other important product information
- Provides information on Network and Protocol solutions as well as Industrial solutions
- A Services and Support link
Check it out today www.belden.com/Industrial
Belden Expands Line of DataBus for FieldBus Applications May 2008
Belden has introduced new FieldBus Type A multi-pair cables and foil/braid cables which provide installation flexibility in many different environments and where multiple or extended cable runs are required.
The number of devices possible on a fieldbus link will vary depending on factors such as the power consumption of each device, the use of repeaters, signal attenuation, type of cable used and distance. Because of the superior features of Belden DataBus cables, standard distance limitations can be exceeded without any system enhancements or any sacrifice in system performance.
Belden FieldBus cables are suitable for use in Class 1, Div. 2 applications and compliant with FieldBus Specification IEC 61158-2 (ISA/SP-50). They are also RoHS compliant and CE approved. Features include excellent electrical characteristics and low capacitance for long runs.
Cables are available with 22, 18, 16 and 14 AWG stranded tinned copper conductors, and as multi-pair cables available in 2 to 24 pairs. Versions are available with Beldfoil® shields and Beldfoil Plus Braid shields.
As always with Belden industrial cables, for specific applications, custom cable constructions are available with 600V, TC rated; aluminum or steel interlocked armor; CPE jacket or LSOH jacket; various jacket colors; alternate black and white color-coded pairs; multi-pair type B 22 AWG, PLTC-rated, individually and/or overall shielded; and multi-pair 18 AWG, TC-rated, individually and/or overall shielded.
For further information contact the Maser sales team.
Belden Provides Broadband Solutions May 2008
Belden manufactures wire and cable broadband solutions that provide the bandwidth needed to build the infrastructure for today’s CableTV and satellite dish technology.
At a recent Press Briefing, Theo van Rijn, Product Marketing Operations Manager for Belden EMEA, gave an overview of the company’s capabilities in the CATV or Provider market.“CATV is a system of providing television to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through fixed optical fibers or coaxial cables. As CATV is becoming more established, FM radio programming, high-speed Internet, telephony and similar non television services are also be provided using the same bandwith.
"With wireless communication becoming a part of everyone’s life, people communicate more and more through wireless networks such as cellular phones, TV Broadcasting and WLAN. Increasingly, the networks serving them become Hybrid Fiber Coax.
“Belden has a complete range of products for this market. It includes one of the most comprehensive, economical and up-to-date selections of reliable 75 Ohm and 50 Ohm coaxial cable products on the market today. The distribution and drop coaxes feature Belden’s innovative, high performance Duobond Plus® shielding or Belden’s Duobond® II shield. Belden Duobond Plus® (Tri-shield) Cables have consistently outperformed the more elaborate quad-shielded cables.”
Developments
“Current projects in Fiber to the Home are driven by CATV operators. This is not a rapid change over as CATV operators want to extend the broadband coax life as long as possible. Telco operators are also slowly moving towards the fiber to the home, as they want to extend the Twisted Pair life as long as possible. The true drivers are new providers as they are looking to build completely new networks with extremely high bandwidth.
“Key considerations are the growing demand for higher bandwidth. The triple play use of that bandwidth: for telephone, internet and TV or HDTV, and the ongoing split between the roles of the network provider and content provider. Many countries – for instance in Eastern Europe – are now beginning to create their infrastructure.
“Belden has an impressive list of reference cases and a strong tradition of moving with the market to meet new needs for increased bandwidth and easy installation.”
For further information on Belden contact the Maser Sales team
Belden Helps to Drive Industrial Automation May 2008
Belden cables are being widely adopted by industrial users for the Process Industry and Factory Floor Automation. The company offers a range of Process Automation (PA) cables for use in instrumentation, regulation and control technologies. PROFIBUS PA technology allows safe transmission of data and power on the line. This enables the user to expand the possibilities of a state-of-the-art control system.
At a recent Press Briefing, Charles Ingham, Sales Director for Belden EMEA, provided an overview of the latest Belden products for industrial automation: “Belden cables have been widely installed in many key sectors, such as the oil & gas industry, chemical processing, paper & pulp manufacturing and processing; and the metals industry.
"Process Automation is used extensively by heavy industries who manufacture in continuous process. Over the years, pneumatic systems have migrated to 4- 20 mAmp systems and proprietary solutions; today they use open digital systems. The Belden range of Process Automation cable solutions offers cost, quality and performance benefits to everyone in the value chain - manufacturers, global companies with assets in multiple countries, main instrument builders (MIVs) and EPC contractors.
“Our customers are finding that they are benefiting from reduced maintenance costs, improved maintenance efficiency and a reduction in equipment life cycle costs.
The most significant potential to save money on is preventive instrument maintenance which is also the largest post on the costs side. Studies show that 63% of instrument maintenance labor results in no action taken; a large waste of resources.”
Process control
For industrial process control instruments, analog 4-20 mA and 10-50 mA current loops are commonly used for analog signaling, with 4 mA representing the lowest end of the range and 20 mA the highest. The key advantages of the current loop are that the accuracy of the signal is not affected by voltage drop in the interconnecting wiring, and that the loop can supply operating power to the device. Even if there is significant electrical resistance in the line, the current loop transmitter will maintain the proper current, up to its maximum voltage capability. The live-zero represented by 4 mA allows the receiving instrument to detect some failures of the loop, and also allows transmitter devices to be powered by the same current loop (called two-wire transmitters). Such instruments are used to measure pressure, temperature, flow, pH or other process variables.A current loop can also be used to control a valve positioner or other output actuator. An analog current loop can be converted to a voltage input with a precision resistor. Since input terminals of instruments may have one side of the current loop input tied to the chassis ground (earth), analog isolators may be required when connecting several devices in series.
Discrete automation
“In addition to process control, industrial automation also encompasses discrete automation or factory floor automation, in facilities where the production process is not continuous but in batches, typical examples are: automotive production and assembly plants and pharmaceutical and laboratory facilities.
“In these circumstances modern open bus-systems allow real-time processing, through having distributed intelligence in the field. Key Discrete Automation Protocols include Profibus, DeviceNet, ControlNet, Modbus, Interbus-S, Melsecnet and CC-Link. Each Protocol has its own characteristics and defines a specific cable type for communication.” Belden has the right cables to provide signal transmission solutions throughout industry. And we are continuing to invest. Some of our recently introduced products include:
7000x series of PROFIBUS PA cables for process automation
The Belden 7000x Series is aimed at process automation systems designed by Siemens for the processing industry. The range includes 2 PVC versions, an LSNH version and an LSNH/SWA (Steel Wire Armoured) version.
These cables meet all requirements of IEC 61158-2 FieldBus for use in industrial control systems and are suitable for use in hazardous areas zone 1 and 2, group II, as defined in IEC 60079-14 or class I or class II division 2 as per NEC 501.4 (b) or NEC 502.4 (b). All versions are oil resistant and are suitable for use in demanding industrial environments. Other jacket options such as PUR or Teflon or different armouring options such as steel wire braid are available upon request.
LSNH & LSNH/armoured DeviceNet cables
Belden already offers one of the largest selections of DeviceBus available on the market today. The new Belden halogen free versions of DeviceBus cables are suitable for use in ODVA DeviceNet networks and meet IEC 60332-3-24 standards. The LSNH versions may be used for indoor and outdoor applications and at low temperatures of up to -45°C. For enhanced mechanical protection and/or rodent protection, Steel Wire Armoured versions are available as are other jacket options such as PUR or Teflon or different armouring options such as steel wire braid.
Circuit integrity PLTC cables complying to UL and IEC standards
New Belden 300 V instrumentation cables meet the UL 2196 and IEC 60331 Standards for circuit integrity. This is very important in the processing industry to prevent loss of assets in the event of fire. These cables can be used in the emergency shutdown system as well as in the gas / fire detection systems.
The Standards prescribe the minimum time which the cables will have to withstand, UL 2196 2 hour rapid temperature rise fire starting at 538°C (1000°F) to 1010°C (1850°F) and IEC 60331 calls for a 3 hour burn test at 750°C during which time the insulation is not allowed to fail.
These cables are standard halogen free and are suitable for in and outdoor applications. In addition, they can be used in hazardous areas zone 1 and 2, group II, as defined in IEC 60079-14 or class I or class II division 2 as per NEC 501.4 (b) or NEC 502.4 (b).
All these new products complement the full range of Belden PROFIBUS PA cables and Halogen Free DeviceNet cables.
For more information about Belden, please contact the Maser Sales team |
Maser Communications Offers a Unique Servie to the Electrical Industry
Maser Communications, a proudly Australian owned company, offers a unique service to the Australian Electrical Industry, which they have been serving since 1997. Maser Communications are a specialist provider of electrical and electronic wire and cable, offering over 250,000 wire and cable products sourced from key suppliers worldwide such as Dekoron, Belden, Leoni, Draka Comteq and many more. Maser Communications Sales team are Industrial Cable Specialist who are based in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria serving customers throughout Australia.
Product Range includes:
Industrial and Automation Cable
Instrumentation and Control Cable
Armoured and Direct Burial Cable
Security and Building Management Cable
Audio Video and Broadcast Cable
Fire Rated and High Temperature Cable
Thermocouple Cable
RF Coaxial Cable
Optical Fibre Cable
Connectors and Component Solutions
LED Lighting Solutions
Key Suppliers:
Maser Communications is the Exclusive Distributor for Dekoron, in both Australia and New Zealand. Dekoron are the Instrumentation Experts in the Wire and Cable industry, they have been designing specialist instrumentation cables for over 45 years. They are the market leader in the design, manufacture and supply of multi-pair instrumentation, control, and thermocouple extension cables to meet all Australian and International industry standards.
Belden is another key supplier for Maser Communications, whom they have been in partnership as a Specialised Distributor for over 12 years. Maser Communications has access to literally thousands of Belden’s industrial data and electronic cable styles i.e. 8723, 8760, 8761, 8762, 1633ENH, 7921A, 9463.etc
Belden has the most complete line of industrial cables – including cables for data, automatic and control, instrumentation, and robotic applications.
Markets
As Maser Communications supplier a wide array of products, we are able to service a broad range of markets.
Industrial Engineering
Petroleum
Chemical
Oil & Gas Plants
Steel & Aluminum Plants
Power Stations
Pulp & Paper Manufacturing
Automotive
Water & Waste Water Treatment Plants
Pharmaceutical
Maser Communications excels at finding solutions to fit customer requirements and budgets from a simple home entertainment fit out to the largest and most complex industrial projects, with absolutely everything in between. Be it electrical, electronic, data, security, video, audio, industrial, broadcast or fibre optic…...Maser Communications covers it all.
Call our Cable Specialists today—we’ll find the right solution for your requirement!
Belden Now Offers Industrial Ethernet Cabling End-to-End Solutions
Commercial Ethernet, which was developed well over 30 years ago, and today it is the most widely installed LAN standard since it is used in a majority of the world’s LAN-connected PCs and workstations.
As the technology has evolved in terms of better overall performance and faster speeds, so has Ethernet’s appropriateness for the industrial environment.
The issue with the industrial world is that it can present very harsh and hazardous environmental conditions, meaning there’s a real risk in bringing commercial Ethernet type cabling and connectivity products into the industrial landscape, but Belden® DataTuff® Industrial Ethernet Cabling and Connectivity Solutions offer
a solution to this issue as they are designed specifically for the industrial environment
Belden's DataTuff products are built for mission critical applications in harsh environments. Belden's sealed IP67-rated products are designed for use in factory and process areas in unprotected and outdoor environments. They are resistant to ingress of dust, moisture, water, oil and chemicals exposure. Belden's non-sealed, IP20-rated cord sets are designed for use inside protected enclosures, control rooms, etc. but may be subjected to harsh conditions such as extreme temperatures, EMI/RFI and vibration.
Belden now offers the following DataTuff connectivity products:
Cord Sets (RJ45) Cat 5e UTP or FTP. Solid or Stranded 24 AWG conductors.
Industrial Grade Sunlight/Oil Resistant jackets. Suitable for use in IP67 or IP20 installations.
Modular Jack (RJ45). Cat 5e UTP or FTP. Suitable for use in IP67 installations.
Plug Kits (RJ45). Cat 5e UTP or FTP. Suitable for use in IP67 installations.
Accessories include:
Stainless Steel Faceplates. 1- or 2-Port single gang or 4- Port double gang. Suitable for use in IP67 installations.
Surface Mount Boxes. 1-, 2-, 3-, or 4-Port. Stainless Steel Cover. Suitable for use in IP67 installations.
Hand tools to crimp either UTP or FTP RJ45 plugs. Cable Strippers. Punch-down connecting tool and tool pouch.
Belden - Industrial Ethernet Cables March 2008
Whether you specify copper or fiber optic cables, peak network efficiency and reliability are achieved with Belden® DataTuff® Industrial Ethernet cables.
DataTuff Cables with Belden's Patented Bonded-Pair Technology offer the benefit of Installable Performance
Many versions of DataTuff cables feature Belden’s patented Bonded-Pair technology. This construction feature affixes the conductor insulation of the cable pairs along their longitudinal axes to ensure that no performance-robbing gaps can develop between the conductor pairs. Since no gaps can occur, and the conductor-to-conductor spacing, or centricity, is always uniform, the cable offers excellent and consistently reliable electrical performance — even after the cable has been subjected to the bending, pulling and twisting that is inherent in the installation process. Belden calls this unique after-installation performance capability Installable
Performance.
TrayOptic® Cables Feature Laser Certified Fiber (LCFÍ) and Water-Blocking Capability
When the installation demands the combination of sophisticated fiber optic technology and rugged durability, look to Belden’s line of TrayOptic indoor/ outdoor fiber optic cables — now upgraded to include a water-blocking agent. All TrayOptic products also utilise Laser Certified Fiber to handle Gigabit Ethernet light sources and any expanded bandwidth requirements.
These Belden products are RoHS compliant, plus they are manufactured to the industry’s highest standards of quality, utilising the most advanced equipment, systems, controls and processes.
Belden's New Metal Sheathed Communication Cables Nov 2007
Metal sheaths have been added to Belden best selling communications cables at the factory so users can easily get top-quality, easy-to-install metal-sheathed cables for their fast track construction applications.
The line consists of twelve of Belden’s essential and top-performing
communication cables — all provided in 1,000 ft. continuous lengths.
Some of the benefits of having metal sheath:
Protects the cable mechanically, keeping circuits in a nearly oxygen
deprived environment
They can also be installed much faster than EMT conduit and
conventional wire.
They are a cost-effective way to install cabling for building management systems
There are a variety of metal-sheathed cables that are offered, for further information contact the Maser Cable Sales team
Belden Expands its Access Control Composite Cable Line Sept 2007
Belden® Expands Its Access Control Composite Cable Line, Offering More Cable Designs
Belden Access Control Composite cables enable more cost-effective
security installations, offering installers additional labor-saving advantages.
Whether your installation takes place in a commercial building, a hospital, school, corporate site or government facility, Belden Access Control cables bring a whole new level of ease and convenience to the work site.
Features and Benefits
In general, the use of composite cables will decrease your labor costs since they are easier and quicker to install than the more labor-intensive procedure of bundling and pulling individual cables. Belden now offers a new jacketed multi-conductor/multi-pair composite (see Part No. 658AFJ) and a number of Banana Peel® composites.
The Belden Access Control Banana Peel Composites feature a patented design that affixes the individual cables to a center spline, eliminating the need for an overall jacket. Without the overall jacket:
A whole step in the termination process is eliminated.
The individual cable components are all instantly identifiable, they are color-coded by application, they have the application printed on the individual jackets, and they are ready for termination.
The Banana Peel composite has a smaller OD than traditional composites. This improves the cable's overall bend radius for faster, easier installation. A smaller OD also means a smaller size conduit.
Breakout versatility is assured since the individual cables can be connected to the junction box or can be rerouted to the point of termination.
Experience and studies have shown installing one cable instead of four saves time and money. In one Belden-sponsored study
involving Belden unjacketed Banana Peel Composites, the savings equaled or exceeded 31% for labor and 14% in end-user costs.
For more information about these products please contact the Maser sales team on 1300 130 722 or visit the web site: www.belden.com.
Belden New Generation Waterdog Cables September 2007
Belden® New Generation® Waterdog™ Cables Offer Water Resistance in Direct Burial Applications
The Belden line of New Generation Waterdog Cables includes paired,
multi-conductor and coaxial cables that meet the water-resistant standards set by UL 444, UL 13, and the TIA 455-82B Water Filtration Test.
The ruggedly constructed Waterdog cables can be installed indoors or out, above or below ground, making it practical for building management systems to be connected seamlessly – from building to building or, for example, from remote surveillance camera sites to indoor security monitors.
The user-friendly Waterdog cables are also ideal for deployment in standard
indoor/outdoor building management installations, including:
Power limited fire alarm circuits
Intercom, audio and sound systems
CCTV surveillance and access control systems
CATV and distributed video systems
Background music and ‘white noise’ systems
The New Generation Waterdog line features best-in-class construction, resulting in best-in-class performance and reliability.
Belden Waterdog cables are available from stock and all cables carry Belden’s industry-leading 10-year
warranty.
Dekoron - Maser exclsuive distributionship 1 June 2007
Maser is pleased to announce that Maser is now the exclusive distributor for Dekoron Instrumentation Cable in both Australia and New Zealand.
Dekoron are the Instrumentation experts in the Wire and Cable industry.
They are the market leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of multi-pair instrumentation, control, and thermocouple extension cables; including metric sizes that are qualified to industry standards.
Dekoron has developed thousands of variations of instrument wire, thermocouple extension wire and control cables to meet customer requirements.
Products include: Multi-pair, control and thermocouple extension cables; including served steel wire and interlocked armor used in process industries for control and instrumentation.
As a member of the Marmon Group of Companies, an international, multi-billion dollar association of more than 60 autonomous manufacturing and service companies, Dekoron has the management and financial strength needed to sustain its leadership position and tradition of excellence in the market.
Due to this new partnership, Maser is now the authorised Dekoron supplier in Australia and New Zealand, so if you want Dekoron, Maser is where you will find the real deal.
Part 1—A Simple Guide to Coaxial Cable 15 May 2007
What is Coaxial Cable (coax) Is typically identified or classified according to its
impedance or RG-type. For example, a 75-ohm coax or an RG-6 type coax. RG, or
Radio Guide, is the manner that the military used to identify transmission lines. The RG number specified the physical construction, materials, physical, mechanical and electrical requirements of the cable This methodology is now obsolete and the military has changed to “slash sheets” for identification. For example, RG-58C is nowM17/155-00001 or M17/28-RG058. Today, the RG number has become a generic identifier, telling the user of it’s general construction and electrical properties, but not specific enough to compare attributes from one product to another
Construction:
A coax cable consists of two conductors separated by a dielectric material. The center
conductor and the outer conductor, or shield, are configured in such a way that they form concentric cylinders with a common axis. Hence the term and name co-axial
The center conductor may be made of various materials and constructions.
Most common constructions are solid or seven-strand conductors. Solid conductors
are used in permanent, infrequently handled or low flex applications and stranded
conductors are used in flexible cable applications. Common materials include copper, tinned or silver plated copper, copper clad steel and copper clad aluminum. Because of a phenomena known as skin-effect, copper clad materials may be used in higher frequency applications ( Foxtel Digital ) to improve tensile strength and reduce weight and cost. (Skin-effect is the result of higher frequency signals propagating along the outermost surface, or skin, of the conductor.
The insulation, or dielectric material, is used to provide separation between the
conductors. It is desirable that the material has stable electrical characteristics across
a broad frequency range. The most common materials used are polyethylene (PE),
polypropylene (PP), fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP), and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE.The materials may be used in their natural form (solid), or injected with air
bubbles (foam or cellular) to improve the dielectric constant and electrical properties of the material and cable
The outer conductor is typically made from a number of smaller aluminum or copper
conductors combined together. These conductors are woven together to form a braid around the dielectric core. For higher frequency applications, a second braid or
aluminum foil tapes are often added to improve attenuation and shield effectiveness.
The jacket material serves as a protective covering from the environment and may also serve to add in the overall flame retardant properties of the cable. Typical materials include polyvinyl chloride (PVC), PE, FEP
New online Cable sales website for Maser UK 20 May 2007
Maser UK has recently launched their new Cable sales website - the easy way to find Belden cable online
www.masercable.com
The Latest Acquistions by Belden 1 March 2007
Belden begins 2007 by announcing that it has acquired two prominent international companies with products that fit directly into their strategic plan.
Hong Kong based LTK Wiring manufactures a range of cable solutions including UL-compliant internal wiring for electronic devices, coaxial cables for wireless equipment, internal A/V products and specialist automotive
cabling.
Hirshmann Automation and Control produces industrial Ethernet and connector solutions. Industrial Ethernet is an open system for digital communications on the factory floor and in other rugged, demanding
environments.
By adding these companies to their portfolio, Belden is able to expand their connectivity portfolio, provide more solutions to the industrial market and open opportunities in the wireless and fibre optic component
manufacturing fields.
Belden Industrial Products 30 October 2006
Fieldbus is an all-digital, serial, two-way communications protocol 9HS1) that standardises the interconnection of field devices at a communications rate of 31.25 kB/s. The field devices are made accessible to
communication networks, through use of linking devices.
Fieldbus users can reduce the amount of 1/0 and control equipment plus they can use few intrinsically safe (IS) barriers, cabinets, cables and connectors. End users have the freedom to implement tightly integrated digital
control based on a unified system architecture (HS1) and a high-speed backbone (HSE) for plant operations. This in turn removed the constraints on device and sub-system interoperability.
Fieldbus Cabling features:
Excellent electrical characteristics
Low capacitance
18 and 22 AWG stranded tinned copper conductors
Polylefin insulations
Beldfoil® shields
Easily identical orange jacket
For further information contact the Cable team today 1300 130 722
or sales-cable@maser.com.au
Maser now supplying LEONI specialised RF cable 30 October 2006
Maser Communications has recently become the Australian Distributor for LEONI RF, Feeder and Jumper Cables.
LEONI is a global supplier of wires, cables and wiring systems as well as a provider of related development services. They have more than 33,000 employees and a total of 70 facilities worldwide. LEONI can be
considered as one of the world’s leading manufacturers in the telecommunications sector.
For more information about the LEONI RF, Feeder and Jumper cables range please contact the Sales office on 1300 130 722
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