Alpha Wire

Xtra-Guard® Flex TPE Cables

Alpha Wire’s flex cables are ideal for applications such as manufacturing robotics and motion control

Image of Alpha Wire Xtra-Guard® Flex TPE CablesAlpha Wire's Xtra-Guard TPE flex cables are designed with a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) jacket and offer increased ruggedness over PVC alternatives, including maximum resistance to oil, sun, and flame. All cables are available with PLTC or TC rating and can be run directly from cable tray to device, minimizing the cost and time needed for cable installation. Rated for 1 million flex cycles, Alpha Wire's line of continuous flex cables is designed to provide high reliability and performance in flexing applications such as manufacturing robotics and motion control.

Features
  • UL
    • PLTC (except 10 AWG)
    • Sun Res
    • Oil Res I/II
    • TC (18 AWG and below)
    • AWM style 20626 (20 AWG only)
  • CE
  • CSA
    • C(RU) AWM I/II A/B FT4
    • C(UL) CIC control
    • C(UL) TC (except 20 AWG)
  • RoHS compliant
  • REACH compliant
Applications
  • Manufacturing and robotics
    • Pick-and-place/articulated
    • Cartesian/gantry
    • SCARA
    • Delta/parallel
    • Machine tools
  • Motion control
    • High-speed vision systems
    • Encoder/resolver applications
    • Case formers and case packers
    • Conveying systems
    • Vacuum packaging
Published: 2021-05-20

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