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Alpha Wire Xtra-Guard Flex TPE Cables

Quick Overview

Alpha Wire Xtra-Guard® Performance Cables are designed for a wide variety of applications. Xtra-Guard Cable has a broad range of gauges, conductor counts, shielding options, and jacket color choices. Several performance grades are offered to provide the best match between cost, environmental, and mechanical performance.

Alpha Wire Xtra-Guard Cables

Details

Downtime is costly—whether caused by a complete cable failure or issues that occur when a cable does not meet the demands of its application. Alpha Wire’s new Xtra-Guard TPE Flex line combines physical toughness and continuous flex performance in one cable to ensure your peace of mind. Alpha 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.

Alpha Wire Xtra-Guard® Flex Cables are the perfect solution for applications requiring flexibility and durability. They have outstanding oil, solvent, chemical, and fuel resistance. Xtra-Guard Flex Cables are ideal for industries such as robotics, C-track, and conveyor systems, medical devices, and much more.

  • 6500 series– Standard 600V light to moderate flex cable – originally 2-20 AWG; adding 22-26 AWG
  • 8500 series– High 600V high flex, continuous flex cable – originally 2-20 AWG; adding 22-26 AWG
  • 8600 series– Alpha’s 300V moderate flex data cable – originally 22-28 AWG; adding 16-20 AWG (expansion includes conductors & pairs.)
  • PLTC rated for AWGS 16-22, and now carries UL 60C Oil, UL SUN RES, and UL AWM 21894

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

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

Alpha Wire Xtra-Guard® 1 Cables

        •  High-performance cable for general-purpose applications
        •  Features a unique, premium-grade PVC insulation and jacket for easier routing of cable in small spaces
        •  Provides resistance to oils per UL Oil Res I and Class 43
        •  Designed for use in ambient temperatures up to 105°C
        •  Provides exceptional protection against EMI interference when Supra-Shield is specified

Alpha Wire Xtra-Guard® 2 Cables

        •  Heavy-duty cable for use in industrial applications where abrasion and mechanical abuse is common
        •  Features a specially formulated, rugged polyurethane jacket offering three times the tear and abrasion resistance of ordinary PVC
        •  Provides extreme resistance to cut-through and physical damage
        •  Designed with moderate to high resistance to most oils, solvents, chemicals, and fuels
        •  Offers outstanding ultraviolet light stability in all jacket colors
        •  Provides exceptional protection against EMI interference when Supra-Shield is specified
        •  Meets NFPA Standard 79 for industrial machinery

Alpha Wire Xtra-Guard® 4 Cables

        •  Extreme temperature capability handles hot, cold, spills
        •  Extended-temperature cable with a temperature range from -50°C to +125°C
        •  Features a high-performance TPE insulation and jacket offering three times the low-temperature flexibility of ordinary PVC
        •  Moderate resistance to oils, solvents, chemicals, and fuels
        •  Outstanding ultraviolet light stability in all jacket colors
        •  UL Rated TC 600V and PLTC 300V for cable tray applications (except 24AWG)
        •  Pennsylvania Bureau Deep Mining Safety approved for mine-wide monitoring systems
        •  Provides exceptional protection against EMI interference when Supra-Shield is specified

Alpha Wire Xtra-Guard® FLEX Cables

        •  Long-lasting flexible Cables designed to provide excellent performance in high-flex, high torsion, and continuous-flex applications, such as motion control and robotics
        •  Rated for up to 14 million flex cycles
        •  Available in a variety of configurations allowing exactly the right cable to be selected for the application
        •  Rounded geometry helps ensure a liquid-tight installation per IP67 or NEMA 6
        •  Supra-Shield provides precise EMI interference resistance for your specific application is easily achievable with the available standard flex, torsional flex, and continuous flex applications
        •  Meets NFPA Standard 79 for industrial machinery

Alpha Wire Xtra-Guard® INDUSTRIAL ETHERNET Cables

        •  -50°C to +105°C (PP core) / +125°C (FEP core)
        •  4 times OD (unshielded) and 8 times OD (shielded) cold bend radius per TIA-568-C.2
        •  Meets ANSI/TIA-568-C.2 Cat 5e requirements
        •  UL Type CMR and suitable for use in NFPA 79 applications
        •  Sunlight, fluid, and abrasion resistant
        •  High-performance TPE jacket provides three times the low-temperature flexibility of PVC
        •  Unshielded, foil shielded, or Supra-Shield foil + braid for best EMI protection

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