Common Industrial Uses for Custom Cable Assemblies

Whether you are aware of it or not, much of modern society runs on custom cable assemblies. Whether they are conducting power to the various components of your automobile, to providing real-time information to production managers on a factory floor, to ensuring adequate timing of streetlights and public utilities. Here are some of the most common industries supported by cable and wire assemblies.

Industrial Control

If you have ever seen the assembly lines or manufacturing floor of a major company, then you probably know that these assembly lines require a lot of machinery. Whether robots programmed to perform specific tasks, or just the timing of the assembly line as it moves products through various stages of production, cabling and wire harnesses are a core component of the successful manufacturing of goods.

Telecom

Nowadays, nearly everyone has a veritable computer right in their pocket or in the palm of their hand. Although most of today’s devices are completely wireless, many people do not realize that all telecommunications must still travel via wire, even if messages and phone calls are delivered to your smartphone wirelessly. In fact, it is high fidelity wire that allows your calls to be both crystal clear, and secure from intrusion.

Medical

Even the healthcare industry is a big consumer of wire and cabling products. From Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) devices, to the computers on wheels used by the nursing staff in hospitals, the medical industry relies on wire and cable that is rugged enough to withstand repeated cycles of a sterilization machine.

Transportation

Did you know that it takes one full year simply to wire the instrument panel of a Boeing 747? Placing all of that wire end-to-end would result in enough footage of wire to stretch from one side of the U.S. to the other. And that is just airplanes! You might be surprised at the amount of wiring and cabling found in your own automobile!

Military Applications

Whether setting up a military outpost, or simply communicating directives and intelligence to soldiers in the field, every branch of the military relies on custom cable for transportation, communication, and power supply. Most military cabling must be rugged and durable enough to withstand extreme temperatures and weather conditions, as well as compression, coiling and stretching for any type of application.

Industrial Power

If you drive anywhere in this country, there is a good chance that you will see power and telephone wire strung up along the side of roadways. These public utility wires deliver power and communications to nearly every household in the United States.

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