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AutomationDirect offers a wide variety of bulk cable, as well as specific-use cables that are connectorized at both ends, and pigtail cables which have an appropriate connector on one end and loose wires on the other for discrete termination.
Cables
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- Bulk Multi-Conductor Cable (Multi-Wire Cable)
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- ZIPLink Pre-Wired Connection Cables & Modules
Reliable cabling and connections built for industrial environments are essential for longstanding, error-free operation of machinery and automated systems. Signal integrity in control applications is vital and in environments with noisy industrial equipment, cables designed to reduce the effects of electrical interference, standing waves, etc. should be utilized. A wide range of cable and connection options are available to match the various power needs, protocols, and facilitate data transmission required in industrial automation.
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Bulk Multi-Conductor Cable
(Multi-Wire Cable)
Newest Additions!
- LUTZE Food & Beverage flexible control cable
- Quabbin DataMax® commercial Ethernet cables
- Quabbin RS-422/485 data cables
Order any cable cut to your specified lengths (in 1 ft. increments), with minimums starting at 10 ft.
Flexible Portable Cord (indoor and outdoor)
- SJOOW / SOOW Cord
- SJEOOW/SEOOW Cord
- Type W Cord
Power Cable
- Direct Wire's ALL-FLEX large-gauge flexible power cable
- DLO / RHH heavy-duty power cable for wet or dry applications
Motor Supply Cable
- Igus Chainflex continuous flexing cable
Tray-rated Cable
- Flexible multi-conductor control cable
- VNTC
- Machine Tool Wire / Class 1 Div 2 rated
- Igus continuous flexing control cable
Control and Signal Cable
- Quabbin 300V control and signal cable
- Quabbin 600V control cable
- Igus continuous flexing control and signal cable
- Southwire and LUTZE flexible control cable (up to 1000V general use or purpose-rated for 24VDC circuits), including Food and Beverage rated constructions
- Igus continuous flexing, and igus high-flex control cable
- Igus tray-rated continuous flexing control cable
Instrumentation Cable
- 18 and 16 AWG, individual and overall shielded
VFD and Servo Cable
- VFD cable
- VFD servo cable with single pair
- Lutze servo drive and motor cable, with or without signal pair
Commercial Ethernet Cable
- Category 5e, 6, 6e, and 6a
Data Communications Cable
- RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 data cable. Quabbin cable up to 4 twisted pairs.
- Quabbin continuous flexing and standard Ethernet cable
- Quabbin continuous flexing Profinet cable
- igus Profibus-DP cable
Thermocouple and RTD
- Thermocouple extension wire for Type J, K and T
- RTD extension wire
- Multi-pair thermocouple extension cable for Type K and J
Encoder Cables
Cables and connectors are available for TRDA-25 series encoders with MS connectors.
Extension cables are available for CUI encoders.
Ethernet Patch Cables (2 to 50 ft.)
Newest Additions!
- M12 cables with pigtail termination
- Longer length cables
Convenient terminated Ethernet cables are ideal for PLCs, HMIs, drives and many other devices that support Ethernet protocols.
Designed for industrial use, these cables reduce the effects of (EMI) electromagnetic interference, are available with a selection of M12, RJ45 or pigtail terminations, and come in a variety of colors and lengths.
Sensors / Switches Connection Cables
Newest Additions!
- M12 L-coded power cables
- D- and L-coded field wireable connectors
- M12 D-coded data cables in longer lengths
Switch and sensor connection cables, quick-disconnect cables and receptacles are available for proximity sensors as well as pressure and temperature sensors.
Reliable, high-quality cables are available in a variety of connector styles, pole configurations and lengths to accommodate many panel and field wiring needs. Separate components are also available for custom wiring.
Pneumatic Solenoid Valve Cables and Connectors
These high quality connectors and over-molded cables help reduce wiring time. The lower voltage models, 24V or 110V AC/DC, include built-in surge suppression, Yellow LED indicator and are rated for connecting with electronics. The 230V AC/DC models are rated for straight wired products. All models are available in five sizes based on DIN 43650.
AC Drive Cables
Keypad cables for GS Series and DURApulse AC Drives. PC programming cable for GS2 Series AC Drives.
PLC Programming & Expansion I/O
Programming and communication cables for: Do-more PLCs, CLICK PLCs and DirectLogic PLCs.
Productivity Series Programming & Expansion I/O
Programming and communication cables for Productivity2000® and Productivity3000® PLCs.
Field I/O Expansion Cables
Expansion I/O cables for the Terminator I/O system with remote I/O, distributed I/O and digital I/O module capabilities.
Operator Interface / HMI Cables
Programming cables and communication cables for: C-more touch panels, C-more micro-graphic panels, Optimate text panels and other operator interface panels.
Industrial LCD Monitor Cables
Connection cables, communication cables, and power cables for ATLAS industrial monitors. VGA cables, DVI video cable, serial communication cables and USB cables.
Motion Control (Servo / Stepper System) Cables
Connection cables, programming cables and communication cables for SureStep stepper systems, and LS Electric and SureServo servo positioning systems.
ZIPLink Pre-Wired Connection Cables & Modules
The ZIPLink connector module and cable system eliminates the tedious process of wiring PAC I/O, PLC I/O or other devices to terminal blocks. Plug one end of a ZIPLink cable into a Productivity3000 PAC I/O module, DirectLOGIC I/O module, CLICK CPU or I/O module, or GS Series/DuraPulse/SureServo AC Drive and the other end into a ZIPLink connector module. ZIPLink cables use half the space, at a fraction of the total cost of terminal blocks.
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