Northern Connectors Alpha Wire XTRA-GUARD Performance Cable - Manual (Page 77)

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Our high-flex shielding options
include a double-jacket
configuration with 85% braid
coverage to achieve high shielding
effectiveness while maintaining
the desired flexibility. For torsional
flex applications, we offer
spiral wound shielding with
90% coverage.
85% – 90% Coverage
Tinned Copper Braid
Double Jacket For Outstanding
Flexing Performance
Cable > Xtra-Guard > Xtra-Guard Flex
Xtra-Guard® Flex Cables
Flexible/Flexing
Xtra-Guard cables are available
in a variety of configurations
to allow exactly the right cable
to be selected for your flexing
application. There are four common
types of cable flexing movements
to consider when designing and
applying a high-flexing cable and
they are:
• Rolling flex, such as C-track or
Cartesian motions
• Bending flex or “tic-toc,” such
as hinged panels
• Torsional flex, such as twisting
• Variable/random motion flex
Different cable construction
methods and materials are used
depending on the cable flexing
movement. For example: torsional
cables will have a different lay
length and cabling from a rolling
flex cable. The performance of a
cable is evaluated using physical
test data and statistical analysis to
produce what is known as “flex life”
and overall system reliability.
Rolling Flex
• Xtra-Guard Continuous Flex
Control Cable (600 V)
• Xtra-Guard Continuous Flex
Data Cable (300 V)
Bending Flex
• Xtra-Guard Standard Flex Cable
(600 V)
• Xtra-Guard Continuous Flex
Control Cable (600 V)
• Xtra-Guard Continuous Flex
Data Cable (300 V)
Torsion Flex
• Xtra-Guard Torsional Flex Cable
(600 V)
Variable/Random Flex
• Xtra-Guard Standard Flex Cable
(600 V)
• Xtra-Guard Continuous Flex
Control Cable (600 V)
• Xtra-Guard Continuous Flex
Data Cable (300 V)
Applications
• Cartesian robots
• Articulated multi-axis robots
• Automation networking
• Machine tools
• Automotive assembly
equipment
• Conveyor systems
• Control panels
• Flex and static track
• Transfer shuttles
• Sensor/actuator-to-controller
connections
• Material-handling equipment