Posted 16 October 2012
Transducer cables are designed specifically for connecting to load cells or sensors that may be used in hostile environments to monitor movement, loads or stresses.
Many applications are outdoors or in tunnels where the cables are often exposed to significant levels of physical abuse or rough handling. Used to relay signals or data back to a central monitoring point, these cables are often clipped to buildings or left in the ground for many months if not years.
Monitoring ground or building movement is essential on many civil engineering projects, not just the large ones such as Heathrow, but many smaller lower profile jobs as well. Other uses include linking multiple load cells together to enable weighing of large objects ranging from cars to aircraft.
The cables are designed to cope with their hostile environments. Polyurethane is used as a jacket material as it is incredibly tough and is resistant to oils and solvents as well as water and the cold.
Most of the cables are screened using either an aluminium and polyester foil and a drainwire or a high coverage tinned copper wire braid. This reduces the effect of electromagnetic or radio frequency (RF) interference.
Standard stock cables come in black, grey or high visibility orange, but many customers want specific colours such as yellow, green or blue. If you have a need for a custom designed and manufactured product you may be pleased to know minimum order quantities may be as little as 3km and we can even print it with your name or identity code free of charge! Delivery will normally be around 8 weeks from the time of order.