Custom Shaped Flat Cables: the Ultimate in Space Efficiency

For space-sensitive electronics, Cicoil features custom shaped flat silicone cables. The custom shaping allows for very precise cable routing without folding, kinking or pinching. The custom shapes also contribute to the elimination of signal failures due to physical stress at the cable connector. Cicoil offers this capability as part of their custom cable assembly fabrication services already in use by the worlds most prominent aerospace, avionics, and robotics companies. With ongoing efforts in miniaturization and space efficiency, this exclusive Cicoil capability has many uses in medical diagnostic equipment, motion control robotics, marine electronics, and automotive applications. Cicoil cables are compatible with all electronics connectors, including custom PCB components. No assembly is too complex for Cicoil.

Cicoil's custom manufacturing process can deliver the most efficiently shaped assemblies available. The company's unique flat silicone cables are available with wire gauges from 4 to 44 AWG, in virtually any configuration required. The company's proprietary extrusion process allows multiple wires to be placed in a flat cable, precisely controlling the wire spacing, the insulation thickness, and the overall cable shape. Designers can create exactly the cable needed, in the smallest possible package, which saves space and reduces cost. The silicone cable jacket and finely-stranded wire conductors combine to make Cicoil's cables the most flexible on the market. Cicoil cables have been tested for tens of millions of cycles, ensuring reliable performance and long life. Cables are available in continuous lengths ('cable-only'), or as assemblies, complete with connectors, 100% tested and inspected for your application.

Cicoil has been the leader in designing and manufacturing high performance cable assemblies for over fifty years. The company's unique silicone coated flat cables provide high flexibility, extremely long life, and they can withstand temperature extremes from -65 degrees to +260 degrees Celsius. Cicoil's cables are used in thousands of demanding applications, including commercial aircraft, military jet fighters, semiconductor equipment, and the Space Shuttle. Cicoil designs and manufactures its cable and cable assemblies in an automated facility in Valencia, California. Cicoil's quality assurance system is certified to the ISO 9001 (AS9100) standard. Visit www.cicoil.com for more information, or call 661-295-1295 to speak to an application engineer.