Insulated Fluoropolymer Wire & Cable
This includes wire and cable insulated with Teflon® PTFE, FEP, PFA, and Tefzel® ETFE.
- PTFE:
- Conductors: #12 AWG – #42 AWG
- Wall Thickness: 0.080″ – 0.003″
- FEP/PFA/ETFE:
- Conductors: #6 AWG – #48 AWG
- Cables: Up to 0.300″ OD
- Wall Thickness: 0.050″ – 0.0015″
High Frequency Coax Core
- Solid PTFE/PFA/FEP: 69% Velocity of Propagation (VP)
- LD-TEK PTFE: 77% VP
- PHAS-TEK FFR: 74-81% VP
Surface Treatments & Liners
- Etching for Bondability: Available on PTFE, FEP, PFA, & ETFE insulations and conductive coatings.
- Thin Wall PTFE Liners:
- ID Range: 0.010” – 0.140”
- Wall Thickness: 0.001” – 0.004”
- Contact Angle Testing: For etched OD surfaces.
Fluoropolymer Tubing
- Available in PTFE, FEP, ETFE, and PFA.
Flat Wire (Ferrous & Non-ferrous)
- For braiding and coiling applications.
- Made to customer specifications, with stock sizes available.
PTFE Coated Disposable Mandrels
- For over braiding processes.
FEP Heat Shrink Tubing
- Sizes: 0.030” to 0.350” Expanded ID
- Shrink Ratios: 1.3:1, 1.6:1, 2:1
Wire Winding Services
- Winding of Steeger, Wardwell, or customer-supplied bobbins.
- Available wires: Stainless steel, silver-plated copper, bare copper (both flat & round).
Laser Processing
- Laser cutting & stripping of fine sizes of PTFE & fluoropolymer insulated wires.
Miniature Cables
- Configurations: 50 Ohm, 75 Ohm, twisted pairs, twisted quad, low noise.
Braiding & Serving
- Application of shields over wire, cable & tubing.
- Shielding materials: Round or flat wires.
Stranded Bare Copper & Silver Plated Uninsulated Copper (Ofhc)
- Seven Strand Constructions: #18 AWG – #42 AWG
- Nineteen Strand Constructions: #16 AWG – #32 AWG
- High strand count bunches and stainless steel reinforced strandings available.
Contract Services
- Insulating
- Stranding
- Cabling
- Cutting & Stripping
- Tinning
- Drawing
Conductor Availability
- Copper and Copper-based Alloys
- Stainless Steel Alloys
- Specialty Metals (on Toll basis)
Silver Plated Copper & Bare Copper (Ofhc/Etp) Wire
- Standard and custom outer diameters (OD).
- Hard Temper: 0.0508″ – 0.00099″ (from #16 AWG – #50 AWG)
- Soft Temper: 0.0201″ – 0.00099″ (from #24 AWG – #50 AWG)
Extruded Inlaid PTFE Striping
- Base color plus 1, 2, or 3 stripes/tracers.