Cable 101: Introduction to Belden Wire & Cable Company

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1 Cable 101: Introduction to Belden Wire & Cable Company Presented By: Belden Engineering Center Staff

2 Belden Wire & Cable Company OVERVIEW

3 Who is Belden? Belden is a world leader in the field of signal transmission and advanced broadcast, professional & commercial A/V, RF, Networking, and Telecommunication products - designing solutions that meet the needs of today s automotive, commercial, industrial, institutional and military environments. Engineering & Manufacturing Excellence: Belden s high standards for Development, Design, Process, and Mfg. Methods are subject to continuous development and improvement. Technological Leadership: Belden has been committed to innovation since 1902; our technological expertise is recognized and in applications worldwide. We lead the way by developing robust, cost-effective solutions produced by our advanced manufacturing methods and backed by 100 years of proven reliability. Global Manufacturing and Support: Belden has more then 5,000 associates and >25 manufacturing facilities spread over 11 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Estimated revenue for 2010 is $2B.

4 Who is Belden? Centers of Excellence: Belden maintains an Engineering Center in Richmond Indiana which is a world class leader in wire and cable innovation. In addition, networking connectivity is centered in Montreal Canada, and copper connectivity is centered in Horseheads, NY. Cable engineering is also located in Hong Kong (Asia Pacific) and Venlo, The Netherlands (Europe, Middle East, and Africa). Belden Wire & Cable Manufacturing Facilities: Richmond, IN Monticello, KY Leominster, MA Washington, PA Nogales, Mexico Tijuana, Mexico Sao Paulo, Brazil Cobourg, Ontario, Canada Shanghi, Dai Lin, and Hui Zhou China Venlo, The Netherlands Budapest, Hungary Lancashire, UK Horni Podluzi, Czech Republic Bagnacavallo, Italy Gjern, Denmark

5 Who is Belden? Other Wire & Cable Brands: Alpha LTK Mohawk Thermax West Penn Duna Kabel Kabelovna ITC Raydex Poliron Other Belden Companies Hirschman Automation and Control Lumberg Automation Telecast Fiber Systems LRC (Snap-N-Seal) ICM (F-Conn, CablePro)

6 Innovations in Wire & Cable 1902 Belden Corporation Started Beldenamel Flexible enamel insulate wire products Rubber insulated wires added to portfolio. 1940s - Belden manufactured strictly war materials by 1942, and its products were used in tanks, airplanes, mobile radios, submarines, ships, jeeps, and a variety of other machinery. 1980s Innovations in Cable Shielding techniques lead to providing cabling solutions for the first computers, and large customers like IBM. 1990s - Innovation in data cables, bonded pairs, and high performance coax solutions for data networking and HDTV. 2000s Innovations in high speed data cables for 10 Gigibit data solutions. Belden currently holds over 250 patents related to wire and cable products.

7 Belden Wire & Cable Company MARKETS SERVED

8 Key Customers

9 Portfolio Switches Connectors Cable Industrial Ethernet switches Rail-mounted and rack-mounted Industrial wireless Industrial connectors Field bus components Belden IBDN connectors for enterprise copper and fiber Copper and fiber optic cable BondedPair DataTuff Brilliance broadcast cable Thermax aerospace cable

10 Professional Broadcast Systems

11 Casinos Cruise Ships Consumer A/V Theme Parks Corporate A/V Movie Theaters Houses of Worship Retail/Restaurants Education Convention Centers Stadiums Auditoriums Commercial AV Vertical Markets

12 Video, Sound, Security Where are these applications being installed? Access Control CCTV Fire Alarm Sound/Intercom Everywhere!

13 Residential

14 Networking / Enterprise

15 Industrial Vertical Markets Automotive Chemical Food & Beverage Pulp & Paper General Manufacturing Metals Petroleum Pharmaceutical Semiconductor Textiles

16 Belden Wire & Cable Company Components of Wire and Cable

17 Conductors What is a conductor? A substance that easily transfers electricity Belden primarily uses copper

18 Conductors AWG (American Wire Gauge) 30 AWG 6 AWG The Richmond wire mill starts with 5/16 copper rod and draws it down as small as 38 AWG 1 foot of 5/16 rod can make over 1 mile of 38 AWG wire!

19 Conductors - Variations Bare Coated Tin, Silver Stranding Increases flexibility of finished product More strands = More flexibility (and more cost)

20 Insulation Functions of Insulation Separates conductors, electrically and physically, within a cable Characteristics Electrical and physical properties important Can be solid or foamed Two types of materials- thermoplastic and thermoset

21 Common Thermoplastic Insulations PVC Inexpensive and most common Can be formulated to have a variety of properties We use more than 50 different PVCs because of all the different property combinations- both internal and external formulations Used in all types of cables

22 Common Thermoplastic Insulations Polyethylene Used in coax cables Good electrical properties Poor flame properties- burns like a candle Easily foamed

23 Common Thermoplastic Insulations FEP (Teflon ) Awesome in most properties Great Flame Retardancy- used in Plenum applications Great chemical resistance Great electrical properties Very expensive!

24 Common Thermoset Insulations Silicone Rubber- Ceramifiable makes fire alarm work during fire Other Rubber and Crosslinked materials High temperature properties Great for under-the-hood applications Good chemical resistance properties

25 Types of products Lead Wire Single conductor covered by insulation Also called hook-up wire

26 Types of products Multiconductor Twist together multiple wires Used for applications with non-stringent electrical requirements

27 Types of products Paired Cable Twist together two wires in a tightly controlled manner Multiple twisted pair units are cabled together, forming multipair cables Great for data cable applications, like Ethernet

28 Shields A shield is a conductor that encloses other conductors to protect against interference Braid Foil Shield

29 Coax Center conductor and shield share a common axis Tightly controlled geometry Great electrical performance

30 Jacket Purpose of Jacket Physically protects the internal components of the cable Appearance is very important- colors Protects cable from environment Protects cables from rigors of installation

31 Common Jacket Materials PVC- Low cost, most common CPE- Good for chemical resistance LSZH- Non-halogen for enclosed spaces- ships, mines Others- TPU, Rubber, PE, FEP

32 Belden Wire & Cable Company Properties of Wire and Cable

33 Physical Properties Temperature Rating Determines cable applications Under- the-hood, etc Flame Retardant Properties Determines where cable can be installed Plenum- Air Handling Riser- Between Floors General Purpose- Cable Trays Residential

34 Physical Properties Cold Properties Determines what environments we can use/install our cables. Can it be installed in Canada in winter? UV Resistance Can the cable be installed outdoors? Chemical, Oil, Abrasion resistance How well can the jacket protect the cable from the environment Flexibility, Flex life

35 Electrical Performance How good is the cable at sending a signal?

36 Electricals - Resistance Resistance Opposition to the flow of current Determined by conductor size Abbreviated DCR for direct current resistance Measured in ohms / 1000 ft Lower is better 10 X 10 4 = 100,000 ohms Length of 24 AWG from Richmond to Albany

37 Electricals - Capacitance Capacitance Opposition to a change in voltage Determined by cable geometry and dielectric Measured in pf / ft Lower is better Important for analog audio Low capacitance High capacitance

38 Electricals - Impedance Characteristic Impedance Ratio of voltage to current Determined by cable geometry and dielectric Measured in ohms Match cable impedance to system impedance Important for high frequency (fast) signals

39 Electricals - Attenuation Attenuation How strong is the signal? Measured in db / 100 ft Lower is better (closer to zero) Analog How good does it sound or look? Digital Does it work?

40 Belden Wire & Cable Company How do you make this stuff?

41 Extrusion How to Make Cable

42 Cabling How to Make Cable

43 Braiding How to Make Cable

44 Belden Wire & Cable Company DIFFERENTIATION

45 Differentiation What separates Belden from the rest? Vertically Integrated Quality Built In Integrity of Brand and 100 years 10 Year Product Warranty Innovative Custom Solutions Belden There Is No Equal

46 Questions Thank you for your time! Questions?