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Galaxy has supplied custom designed cable for 25 years to many different industries. So when a potential customer called in looking for acustom cablesolution for aseismic sensor application, we were confident that would be able to help. The company had previously used an 8 pairAlpha Wirecable which was “working”, but they were finding they needed to repair or replace their equipment due the cable not performing as expected. They were looking for asensor cable可以在室外工作环境和手le vibration more effectively. The cable needed to be thin with a small overall diameter, lightweight and most importantly, rugged. Signal integrity was also very important to functionality of their equipment. Galaxy was able to work with their engineering staff to design a new cable that could meet all of their needs.

This newsensor cablewas designed with the same gauge size conductors, but with higher strand count. Smaller strands are more resistant to vibration. Another added bonus is that with a higher strand count, the overall cable would be more flexible. Knowing that that the cable needed an overall shield, we chose a spiral shield with 95% coverage which also kept the cable very flexible. A drain wire was added so that the shield could easily be terminated into their equipment. Galaxy also suggested a staggered lay length for added signal integrity. To address the rugged outdoor application, apolyurethane jacketwas added to create a more durablecable for extreme environment use.

Once the design was agreed upon, Galaxy was able to offer a 1,000 foot prototype run at a lower cost than the cost for 500 feet of the original brand name cable. The customer is now ordering production quantities and has seen significant cost savings by using this newly-designed sensor cable that best suits their application and far surpasses the results they had gotten with the previous cable.

If your company is using a brand name cable and it is working fine, Galaxy can offer an exact equal at a better price point. If you would like to explore making changes to improve the cable you are using, Galaxy has the expertise to help there as well – pleasecontact Galaxyfor assistance withcustom sensor cables.