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SIS Wire: Switchboard Wire and SIS Cable

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Switchboard Wire is most often referred to in the electrical industry as simply SIS wire.  It is also at times called out by electricians and end users as UL3173.  SIS wire, although simple in construction, is a very versatile cable used in many different applications. Some of those applications range from its obvious name, switchboard […]


Shielded Cable: Types of Shielded Cables

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Shielded cable is offered in a variety of wire and cable products such as shielded tray cable, shielded cat 5 cable and VFD cable. The most common reason for a shielded cable is to cut down on cross talk between conductors, neighboring cables and any other electromagnetic energy that the cable encounters. A shielded cable […]


Machine Tool Wire: Understanding MTW and UL1015

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Machine Tool Wire, or most commonly referred to as MTW, is a stranded flexible hook up wire. MTW is used for the internal wiring of appliances including refrigeration equipment, automatic washers, air-conditioning equipment, control wiring for machine tools and in various other building applications.
Although machine tool wire is qualified for many wiring applications it is […]