Feature: Interconnects


Design and development engineers might be required to specify cable assemblies rated to industrial IP standards for dust, moisture and shock protection to meet industry or country- specific compliance laws


Ruggedisation Off-the-shelf solutions often fall short of the industrial sector’s tough requirements, where high levels of vibration and temperature resistance are required to protect components from failure due to mechanical stress. Similarly, design and development


engineers might be required to specify cable assemblies rated to industrial IP standards for dust, moisture and shock protection to meet industry or country-specific compliance laws.


Cable bench Giving engineers the ability to


customise and ruggedise components means increasing the reliability of the system, particularly where physical impacts are likely – such as in material handling or packaging lines. This minimises the risk of failure and downtime. Then, there is the testing and


validation stage, which is just as important. Physical prototyping is a must, to ensure the customised assembly meets all performance and safety standards.


Precision Taking a custom approach to design and manufacturing can be especially relevant for OEMs that supply drives and motion control systems, where a high degree of precision, speed and control is required. This includes servo motors, linear actuators, or gear-driven robotic arms – machinery that operates with constant flexing, repetitive cycles, and high acceleration and deceleration forces. Customising the assemblies and


components provides peace of mind about the precision of the electronics, whilst guarding against assembly failure, which could cause misalignment. Where standard industrial cabling might fail in servo motors due to either conductor fatigue or sheath breakdown, design and development engineers can specify customised cables with controlled bend radii, overmoulded strain reliefs and reinforced jacketing to deliver extended flex lives.


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