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Lapp Kabel rolls out first ultra-flexible Ethernet cable

Em News BureauFriday, March 15, 2013, 11:59 Hrs  [IST]

Lapp Group launched its new ultra-flexible, torsion resistant Ethernet cables that enable the transfer of data at speeds of up to 10Gbit/s. The new ETHERLINEĀ® Cat.6A is ideal for use in applications such as wind turbine facilities, robotics and moving mechanical parts. As production processes become faster, the new cabling is the optimal solution for customers looking to transfer large quantities of data as quickly as possible, a statement by Lapp noted.

In the past, however, the market has only offered stiff or flexible cables with the characteristics and electric performance of Cat.6A, according to ISO/IEC 11801, EN 50288-2-2, IEC 61156-1, IEC 61156- 6 and DIN EN 50173-1 standards (i.e. with a data transfer rate of up to 10Gbit/s). At the same time, ultra-flexible cables were only able to offer transfer rates of up to 1Gbit/s. The new ETHERLINEĀ® Cat.6A, on the other hand, is incredibly flexible and delivers data transfer speeds of up to 10Gbit/s.

The Lapp Group has developed this new cable in response to customer demand for a solution that can be used in fields such as robotic monitoring and the inspection of manufactured products via camera systems. Two versions of the ETHERLINEĀ® Cat.6A are available. The first data cable is suitable for use in power chains with at least one million bending cycles, and the other is specially configured for high torsion applications.

 
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