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Flat Ribbon Cable

Withstanding high temperatures and chemical exposures, rugged yet flexible Temp-Flex High-Performance Flat-Ribbon Cables are ideal for a wide range of markets and applications.

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Product Highlights

Cable Option:Pitch Tolerance:Temperature Range:
High-Performance
Intermittent
Hybrid		(High-Performance Ribbon Cable) ±.002” (0.05mm)(High-Performance Ribbon Cable) -55 to +200°C

Features and Benefits

High-Performance Flat-Ribbon Cable

Signal failures have long been prevalent in harsh environments due to the limited options of PVC and TPE cables. Procuring a high-performance ribbon cable that survives exposure to chemicals, high temperatures, abrasion and flexure was necessary. Temp-Flex High-Performance Flat-Ribbon Cable was designed specifically for harsh environments in which PVC and TPE cables often fail.

Hybrid Ribbon Cable

In a range of industries, such as commercial aviation, industrial automation and medical, a single application often requires power, data and coaxial cables but is constrained by space and environmental limitations. Temp-Flex Hybrid Ribbon Cables combine wires of various sizes and type, including coaxial and shielded parallel pairs, in one compact construction.

Intermittent-Bonding Ribbon Cable

Flat, intermittently bonded cable allows for increased flexibility, ease of termination, 180-degree cable rotation at discrete sections, and organized wire placement. It also permits automated or semi-automated termination, saving a great amount of time during mass production termination, reducing termination error, and improving termination efficiency.

High-Performance Ribbon Cable:

Extruded cable provides high flex life: 
Avoids delamination

FEP fluoropolymer material is non-outgassing: 
Helps provide safe use in vacuum environments

High operating temperature with fluoropolymer extrusion: 
Withstands soldering terminations as well as sub-arctic environments

Hybrid-Ribbon Cable

Ruggedness: 
Withstands harsh environments while providing high performance

Compactness: 
Combines wires of various sizes and types, including coaxial and shielded parallel pairs, in one compact construction

Ease of Termination: 
Offers multiple micro cable types in one construction

Intermittent-Bonding:

Reverse Connector Pinout Board-to-Board: 
Affords the flexibility to reverse connector pinouts while maintaining mass termination

Mass/Discrere Termination: 
Enable mass termination on one end and discrete termination to individual probes on the other

Thermal management: 
Mass termination with discrete wires supports airflow, decreases heat and avoids potential damage

Overview

Manufacturers are looking for ribbon cable that withstands exposure to chemical, high temperatures, abrasion and flexure while maximizing production efficiencies. Temp-Flex High-Performance Flat-Ribbon Cable was designed specifically for the harsh environments in which PVC and TPE cables often fail. At the same time, this ribbonnized cable enables IDT/IDC press-fit terminations, enabling faster production times.

An application often requires power, data and coaxial cables but is constrained by space and environmental limitations. Temp-Flex Hybrid Ribbon Cables combine wires of various sizes and type, such coaxial and shielded parallel pairs, in one compact construction. This can include multiple micro cable types to facilitate termination.

Designers need reversed connector pinout for board-to-board mating, which isn’t available with most ribbon cables. Temp-Flex Intermittent-Bonding Ribbon Cable provides the flexibility for reversed connector pinout for board-to-board connectivity while maintaining the ability for mass termination.

 

Applications by Industry

Data/Computing:
Computers

Defense:
Flight recorder box

Industrial Automation:
Robotics

Telecom Infrastructure:
Telecommunications equipment

This is not a definitive list of applications for this product. It represents some of the more common uses.

Resources

    Datasheet (PDF)