Products
Xtra-Guard Flex Cables
Long-lasting flexible cables design to provide highly reliable and excellent performance in high flex, high torsion, and continuous flex applications, such as motion control and robotics. Best match between cost, environmental and mechanical performance.
Product Features & Specifications:
- Voltage rating of 300V / 600V
- 2 to 80 conductors, configured as single or conductors or pairs
- 28 to 14 AWG
- Unshielded / Shielded options
- Available in a variety of configurations to allow exactly the right cable to be selected for your flexing application
- Rolling Flex such as C-track
- Bending Flex such as hinged panels
- Torsional Flex such as twisting
- Variable / Random motion flex
| Main Need | Typical Applications | Xtra-Guard Family | Insulation/Jacket Material | Temperature Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insulation | Jacket | ||||
| High Performance | High technology controlled environments Medical electronics Point-of-Sale equipment Computer peripherals Industrial process control |
Xtra-Guard 1 | SR-PVC/ PVC | PVC | -30ºC to +105ºC |
| Abrasion resistance | CNC machine centers Automotive assembly plant operations Military ground support systems Packaging machinery Petrochemical plant operations Geophysical exploration equipment |
Xtra-Guard 2 | SR-PVC | Polyurethane | -20ºC to +105ºC -20ºC to +90ºC |
| Direct burial | Interbuilding communications Satellite communications equipment Land irrigation systems Outdoor security systems Outdoor scoreboards and displays Pipeline sensor controls |
Xtra-Guard 3 | SR-PVC | Polyethylene | -20ºC to +80ºC |
| Advanced temperature and chemical performance | Wood, paper, pulp, plant operations Mining instruments and controls Mass transit systems Military electronic applications Food and beverage plants Petrochemical process controls Arctic pipeline controls |
Xtra-Guard 4 | TPE | TPE | -50ºC to +125ºC |
| Maximum temperature and chemical performance | Food and beverage wash-down Cleanroom environments Food/medical-grade applications Turbine operators Chemical processing Military electronics Mining instrumentation |
Xtra-Guard 5 | FEP | FEP | -80ºC to +200ºC |
| Flexing/flexible | 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 Motor supplies |
Xtra-Guard Flex (Control, 600V) | PVC | PCV | -5ºC to +90ºC: Flexing -40ºC to +90ºC: Static |
| Xtra-Guard Flex (Control, 300V) | SR-PVC | PVC | 5ºC to +105ºC: Flexing -10ºC to +105ºC: Static |
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| Xtra-Guard Flex (Control, 600V) | TPE | Polyurethane | -10ºC to +80ºC: Flexing -30ºC to +80ºC: Static |
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| Rugged connectivity for Industrial Ethernet | Industrial networking Military and special applications |
Xtra-Guard Industrial Ethernet | FEP/PP | TPE | -50ºC to +105ºC (PP core) -50ºC to +125ºC (FEP core) |
| Xtra-Guard | Application | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Temp | Low Temp | UV | Oil/Water/ Chemical |
Abrasion | Direct Burial | EMI Protection with Supra Shield | High Flex/ Continuous Flex |
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| Xtra-Guard 1 | NR | NR | ||||||
| Xtra-Guard 2 | NR | NR | ||||||
| Xtra-Guard 3 | NR | |||||||
| Xtra-Guard 4/IE | NR | |||||||
| Xtra-Guard 5 | NR | |||||||
| Xtra-Guard Flex | - | - | NR | - | ||||
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