LF Presentation for Agilent

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Cable Solutions Group Capabilities
Summary January of 2004
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Today's Cable Solutions

• Custom Cable Assembly
• Unique Composite Constructions
• Rapid Bid Prototyping
• Design Engineering
• Forget Huge Minimum Purchases
• Test Measurement
• Belden (plus) Equivalents
• Inventory Management

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Manufacturer of Cable Assemblies

• Electronic UL/CSA hook-up wire cable, low
  capacitance cable, seismic cable. Custom
  application composite cables combine optics,
  power, high fidelity data, audio and video,
  fluid air, coax, thermocouple, sensors, etc.

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Wire Cable Prototyping is Our Specialty

• Wire Cable Development
• Fully Customized
• Fast Commodity Modification
• Progressive Development
• Attractive Minimums
• Flexible Scheduling
• Personalized Service
• Project Manager Assigned
• 50 Years Experience

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Cable Solutions

• Wire Cable - Types
• Custom
• Hook-Up Wire
• Multiconductor
• Twisted Pair
• Low Skew Balanced Pair
• Coaxial
• Hybrid
• Composite
• Planar
• UL, CSA, CE, Mil-Spec

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Cable Solutions

• Wire Cable - Conductors
• Fine to Very Heavy Gauge
• Copper Copper Alloys
• Copper Clad Steel
• Plating in Tin, Silver, Nickel
• Solid to Very Flexible Stranding
• Tinsel Wire
• Thermocouple Wire
• Magnet Litz Wire

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Cable Solutions

• Wire Cable - Insulations
• PVC (soft, rigid, lead free!)
• FEP, PTFE, PFA, Tefzel
• Expanded PTFE
• Non-Halogen Compounds
• Thermoplastic Rubber Alloys
• Polyurethane
• Polyolefin (PE PP)
• Silicone
• Cross link - Thermoset
• Mica Fiberglass

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Cable Solutions

• Cable Shielding
• Helical Braid
• Served/Spiral
• Foil w. Drain Wire
• Ultra-Flexible
• Composite Shields
• Copper
• Aluminum
• Mu Metal
• Conductive Polymer

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Video Inspection Cable

• High fidelity cables easily handle the rigors of
  in-pipe inspection environment.

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Stage Lighting Cables

• Cable Types
• Six Circuit Multicable
• DMX Control Cable
• Hybrid Power Control
• Scroller Cable
• Camouflage Cable
• Socapex Extension Cable
• Rigging fly-cable
• Speaker Microphone Cable
• Winch Cable
• Internal Wiring
• Edison Power Cable

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Medical Diagnostic Cables

• Cable Types
• Breakout / Fan Cable
• Fine Strand Limp Cable
• High Isolation Cable
• Multi Media Cable
• Electrosurgical
• Mobile Diagnostic Cable
• ECG EEG Lead Wire
• Catheter Cable
• Laser Systems Cable
• Sterilization Tolerant

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ROV Umbilical Cable

• Umbilical Tether
• Neutrally Buoyant
• Aramid Braid or Cordage
• Composite Insulations Are Tough Light Weight
• Optical Fibers
• High Tensile Conductors
• EMI RFI Shielding
• Miniature Versions
• Private Label Color Match

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Inventory Solutions

• Packaging Kan Ban
• Kan Ban/JIT Deliveries
• Anonymous Drop shipping
• Inventory Management
• Safety Stock
• Packaging
• Bagged Tagged
• Spooled Boxed
• Shrink Wrapping
• Kitting

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Design Engineering

• AutoCAD 2000i
• Visio Technical
• Cable Design
• Tooling Design
• Configuration Control
• Manufacturability
• Inspection Test

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Test Measurement

• Cable Assembly Testing
• Capacitance Loss
• Insulation Resistance
• Cirrus Tester
• Continuity, Shorts, Hi-Pot
• Troubleshooting

• Mechanical Testing
• Abrasion Flexure
• Temperature Cycling
• Accelerated Aging
• Cold Bend
• Vertical Flame
• UL Confirmation
• Tensile
• Elongation

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Test Measurement

• Time Domain
• TEK 11801C TDR Digital Sampling Oscilloscope
• HP 8131A Differential Single Ended Pulse
  Generator
• 150 ps rt _at_ 500 MHz
• Differential Single Ended Impedance
• Risetime Degradation
• Time Delay Skew
• Crosstalk
• VP

• Frequency Domain
• HP 4396B Network Analyzer
• HP 4380A Test Set
• 8 Port
• 10KHz to 1.8 GHz
• Attenuation
• VSWR
• Group Delay
• Impedance

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Markets Served

• Geophysical/Seismic
• Shipboard Marine
• Automation / Robotics
• Control Electronics
• Industrial Laser Machining
• ROV /Sub-Sea
• Aviation Navaids Runway Lighting

• Telacom Datacom
• Heavy AG Equipment
• Video Vision Systems
• Medical Diagnostic
• Semiconductor
• Industrial Cleaning Equip.
• High Fidelity Sensors
• Stage Sound Lighting

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Customers

• Applied Materials
• Ericsson Radio
• Motorola
• Alcatel USA
• Rockwell Automation
• Lockheed
• Inuktun
• Medtronic

• Texas Instruments
• Bell Helicopter
• Caterpillar
• Boeing
• Halliburton
• Siemens
• Valmont Industries
• In-Tank