Background:
A leading manufacturer of I/O products for industrial automation, data collection, and monitoring needed a custom cable for a yet-to-be-announced digital temperature and humidity sensor.
Requirements:
The cable needed to maintain flexibility in cold temperature applications. The cable jacket needed to be oversized to fit the collet of the customer’s sensor housing.
The Multi/Cable Solution:
Multi/Cable built a PVC insulated three conductor 24(7) AWG cable core with an oversized black TPE jacket.
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TPE or Thermoplastic Elastomer is a combination of plastic and rubber. Thermoplastic rubber has mechanical characteristics of thermoset rubbers yet is a thermoplastic. It has excellent ozone and chemical resistance, excellent electrical properties and low water absorption. It also does well with temperature extremes (-46°C to 125°C).
Our customer was grateful that we were able to meet their needs without special tooling or additional fees.