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Ultra Flexible Ribbon Cable

  • Ultra-Flexible Ribbon Cable for standard IDC Connectors
  • Available with up to 64 Conductors in .050˝ or 1mm Pitch
  • -65°C to +260°C Rating – Ideal for the Harshest Environments

Cicoil invented the Ribbon Cable in 1956 for use by a little company named IBM.  Our ribbon cables deliver superior electrical performance and are designed for flexible application with tight routing and installation requirements. A flat profile, ultra-flexible wire strands, and extremely bendable Flexx-Sil™ jacketing enable very small bend radii (0.24"/5.64mm) with no wire compression, corkscrewing, or distortion.

Applications Aerospace, Robotics, Medical, Semiconductor, Packaging, Surgical Systems

IDC Ribbon Flex Cable

Flex Cable vs Flexible Cable?

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Flex cables differ from flexible cables in their ability to provide continuous flexing over a very high number of cycles without failure. Cicoil cables suit both High Flex and Flexible cable requirements. Flexible cable cycle life is measured in the thousands; Flex cable pushes into the millions. Unless otherwise specified Cicoil cables provide a nominal cycle life of 10,000,000. Cicoil flat cable has inherent design attributes that make them the ultimate choice for flex in motion control, robotics, semi-conductor manufacturing, and other critical automation applications.

Ultra-Flex Wire is at the Core

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Every Cicoil cable incorporates finely stranded, ultra-flexible wire conductors. Standard 24 AWG wire has 7 base strands, ‘flexible’ wire has 19 base strands, while Cicoil High-Flex wire has 66 base strands. All Cicoil wire has base strands no larger than 40 AWG maximum, versus the 36 AWG and larger found in other ‘flexible’ wires.

Inherently Small Bend Radius

Cable jacketing material also greatly impacts the cable flexibility. The picture above shows two flat cables at rest. The cable using a PTFE jacket (foreground) has a natural bend radius twice as large as the Cicoil cable (rear) that features our proprietary Flexx-Sil™ jacketing. Tighter bends mean more compact automation without reducing cable reliablility and life. 
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