Fibre Optic Cables for Industrial Data Links

Long distances and electrically noisy surroundings can make copper hard work for data, which is where fibre comes into its own. AP Technology supplies fibre optic cables for industrial data links, including single mode, multimode, loose tube and tight buffered types. Applications include plant backbones, machine networks and links between buildings. The team can help with restocking orders as well as questions on custom-made assemblies, with cable only being used that meets or exceeds industry standards. When standard cable will not do, a bespoke cable can be designed around the electrical, environmental and approval requirements of the job. Once the design is done, AP Technology produces a drawing and data sheet for you to check before a quotation is submitted. Nothing goes ahead on assumptions, and you see precisely what is proposed before committing any budget. Standard cable can often be adapted instead of starting from nothing. AP Technology offers over sheathing in materials such as PUR, PE or LSOH, over armouring with galvanised steel wire braid or single wire armour for direct burial, and spiral striping to make individual cables easier to identify.

It is a quicker way of getting an off the shelf product to do a special job. Interconnect problems rarely stop at one component. Because AP Technology supplies cable, connectors, glands and finished assemblies under one roof, it can look at the whole connection and not just one part of it. That is useful when a change to cable diameter affects the gland, or a different connector changes how the assembly should be built. If you are looking at fibre optic cables for industrial data links, get in touch on 020 8848 3074 or at connect@aptechnology.biz. Drawings, samples or an old part number are all a good place to start.