The flexible flat cable is a flat cable formed by wrapping multiple strands of copper wire conductors with insulating materials and pressing them through a sheath material through a high-tech automated equipment production line.
It can choose the number and spacing of wires arbitrarily, which makes the connection more convenient, greatly reduces the volume of the product, reduces the production cost, and improves the production efficiency.
Flexible flat cables are suitable for data transmission cables or power transmission in electrical equipment.
The first time I met flexible flat cables was in elevators. A friend around me told me it was called an elevator flat cable. After I checked it online, the scientific name is Flexible Flat Cable.
Because the structure of the flexible flat cable is special. When the number of core wires is exactly the same, the bending amplitude of the flat cable is larger than that of the round cable. Therefore, in some occasions that often need to be bent, the flat cable can avoid breaking due to frequent bending.
Features of Flexible Flat Cable:
- The product has the characteristics of cold resistance, softness, wear resistance, and oil resistance.
- Flat cables have a smaller bending radius than round cables, saving installation space.
- Multiple cables can be overlapped and bundled for use.
- When the core wires are arranged in a single row and in a row: suspension length>131.23 feet, moving speed>78.7 inch/s, it is recommended to add load-bearing steel wire or spun yarn.
- When the core wire is quincunx twisted arrangement: suspension length> 262.47 feet, moving speed> 157.5–393.7 inch/s, it is recommended to increase the load-bearing steel wire.
Application Scenarios of Flexible Flat Cables:
Flexible flat cables are widely used in metallurgy, electric power, petrochemical, electronics, automobile manufacturing and other industries.
Flat cables are used for power connection and control signal lighting of various mobile power devices in lifting, transportation, machinery, electrical, mining, and other industries with working voltage below 450/750V and ambient temperature of -104~158 degrees Fahrenheit.
It has the following characteristics: nitrile compound for insulation and sheath. Improve cable flexibility and anti-corrosion and cold-resistant properties.
According to customer needs, wire ropes or other load-bearing components can be added on both sides of the core.
