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Elizabeth, NJ, October 30, 2009 – Alpha Wire has launched the latest innovation in hook-up wire: EcoWire. A true engineering breakthrough, EcoWire achieves expanded functionality over standard PVC-based hook-up wire with insulation that is fully recyclable. Using a modified polyphenylene ether (mPPE) thermoplastic that is inherently lighter, tougher and more durable than PVC, EcoWire is non-halogenic and contains no heavy metal pigments. The result is UL AWM ...

Elizabeth, NJ, October 22, 2009 – Alpha Wire’s new solar cables and photovoltaic wire are designed for the harsh environments of solar energy applications—the hot and cold of climate extremes, ozone and UV radiation, moisture, oil, and direct burial. The cables use a specially formulated PVC jacket to provide years of reliable service by withstanding the potential environments without failing or degrading...

Elizabeth, NJ, September 2, 2009 – Alpha Wire introduces a cable, wire, and tubing solution set optimized for the medical device market. This portfolio of products has been created to meet the needs of medical manufacturers of diagnostic equipment such as MRI and CAT scanners, laboratory equipment, adjustable beds, and other noninvasive testing and treatment equipment...

Elizabeth, NJ, August 20, 2009 – Alpha Wire now offers its industry-leading V Series cables in a three-conductor version. V Series cables are designed specifically for the needs of variable-frequency drives. The cables use a combination of materials and symmetrical geometry to minimize problems from voltage irregularities such as harmonics, corona discharges, and power distortion...

Elizabeth, NJ, August 4, 2009 – Alpha Wire has created a portfolio of high-performance cable for applications in the packaging automation market, including case formers and packers, conveying systems, vacuum packaging, flow wrappers and bagging systems, form fill and seal systems, high-speed bottling, and automated palletizers...

Elizabeth, NJ, April 30, 2009 – Alpha Wire today expanded its Communication and Control product family with the introduction of Low-Smoke Zero-Halogen (LSZH) Cable. Alpha Wire’s new high performance LSZH cable uses a specially formulated LSZH material to minimize smoke and harmful, corrosive gases under combustion. These new LSZH products have been optimized for a wide variety of applications, such as mass transit cars and stations, airports, hospitals...

Elizabeth, NJ, April 28, 2009 – Alpha Wire today introduced a new product offering for the rapidly expanding Wind Power market. The Company has created a portfolio of high-performance cable for applications in the Wind Power market, including power distribution, control, and monitoring within the wind turbine. Alpha Wire’s industry-leading Wind Power offering gives designers a single source for the widest range of cabling for wind turbine nacelles. The majority of the...

Elizabeth, NJ, February 17, 2009 -- Alpha Wire has introduced a series of wire and cable complying with the machine-tool wire (MTW) requirements of National Fire Protection Agency Standard 79 (NFPA 79) and UL 1063. Alpha Wire MTW products use a PVC insulation of sufficient thickness to meet NFPA/UL requirements for durability and ruggedness...