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Wires & Cables
TAILORED & OFF-THE-SHELF SOLUTIONS
FOR CHALLENGING MARKETS
Wires & Cables FOR CHALLENGING MARKETS TAILORED & OFF-THE-SHELF SOLUTIONS
Wires & Cables FOR CHALLENGING MARKETS TAILORED & OFF-THE-SHELF SOLUTIONS
Wires & Cables
TAILORED & OFF-THE-SHELF SOLUTIONS
FOR CHALLENGING MARKETS

                              July 2021
Wires & Cables FOR CHALLENGING MARKETS TAILORED & OFF-THE-SHELF SOLUTIONS
Summary
Cables for tough                                                                                       At the speed
environments PAGE6                                                                                     of light                                                                 PAGE       19
                                                                                                       –           AXOPT®, opticalbrecables
                                                                                                                                        ......................................... 19
        –       EQUIPMENT WIRES for high density cabling ......... 6
        –       VIBRAFLAME®, the hottest cable yet! .........................7
        –       DIABLAX®, when even PTFE can’t stand the heat . 8
        –       HALOGEN FREE WIRES & CABLES .......................... 9
                                                                                                       Signal
        –
            –
                AXORAD TM, radiation resistant wires & cables ..... 10
                HIGH VOLTAGE WIRES & CABLES,                                                           integrity                                                                PAGE       20
                high performance for challenging applications ..... 11                                     –       COAXIAL CABLES ................................................................. 20
–               FLEXFORCE® CABLES, powerful˚exible
                                           &      ............ 12                                          –       PICOCOAX®, .miniaturecoaxialcables
                                                                                                                                               .........................21
                                                                                                           –       LIGHTWEIGHT COAXIAL CABLES ................................22
                                                                                                               –   MICROWAVE COAXIAL CABLES ............................. 23

Space grade                                                                   PAGE        13                   –   HIGH SPEED CABLES .................................................... 24

wires & cables
–               LIGHTWEIGHT & RESISTANT WIRES ...........................13
                                                                                                       Space
                                                                                                                                                                                           25
            –   CABLES FOR SATELLITE ELECTRICAL
                PROPULSION .......................................................................14   saving                                                                   PAGE
            –   RADATOX ® WIRES & CABLES resistant
                                                                                                           –       FLAT FLEXIBLE CABLES ......................................................25
                toatomicoxygen
                             ...................................................................15
                                                                                                           –       FDC-FLAT DISPLAY CONNECTIONS ...................... 26
–               «SMART» ANTISTATIC WIRES & CABLES ........ 16
                                                                                                           –       ROUND-END FLAT CABLES ................................................ 27
                                                                                                           –       BULK FLAT FLEXIBLE CABLES ........................................ 28

                                                                                          17
                                                                                                               –   RIBBON CABLES ............................................................. 29
Hybrid cables                                                                  PAGE
    –           TAILOR-MADE ROUND CABLES ....................................... 17
Wires & Cables FOR CHALLENGING MARKETS TAILORED & OFF-THE-SHELF SOLUTIONS
Additional cabling                                                                                 Test
solutions     PAGE30
                                                                                                   equipment                                             PAGE      37
        –   CABLE ACCESSORIES ................................................... 30               –   IN-HOUSE TEST CAPABILITIES ........................................ 37

Custom-designed
solutions   PAGE31
                                                                                                   Axon’ is
    –       VERTICAL INTEGRATION ....................................................32            closer than
    –
    –
            .R EAL COLLABORATIVE ENGINEERING .............. 33
            STATE OF THE ART,
                                                                                                   you think                                             PAGE     39
            In-house conductor manufacturing ............................. 34
    –       CABLE JACKETING .................................................................35
    –       PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTROMAGNETIC
            INTERFERENCE .................................................................... 36
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Wires & Cables FOR CHALLENGING MARKETS TAILORED & OFF-THE-SHELF SOLUTIONS
Wires & Cables

Headquartered in France, the Axon=

group has signicant sales and

manufacturing footprints in North

America, Europe and Asia. The group

has in-house expertise in materials
                                       >>      Axon’ is a

                                            WORLDWIDE

including conductor plating, cable              LEADER
insulation, moulding & overmoulding,

enabling the company to offer cus-           in specialist
tom-designed cables for many diverse

and challenging applications.               interconnect
Wires & Cables FOR CHALLENGING MARKETS TAILORED & OFF-THE-SHELF SOLUTIONS
>>
        TAILOR-MADE CABLES
                                           designed
                                                        Industrial
                                                            Industrial equipment,
                                                                       automation systems

                                                                    and robots, machinery
                              for challenging                & equipment, heavy industry •
                                       MARKETS
                                                         Electronic
                                                            Medicalequipment •
                                                            Electronic
                                                                  Aerospace
                                                                 Medical devices •
                                                                       Aerospace flight
                                                                     command or in-flight

                                                                           entertainment •

                                                              Military
                                                                Military guidance,
                                                                            communication

                                                                     or optronic systems •

                                                         Automotive
                                                             Automotive electronic
                                                             equipment and diverse sensor
                                                                       Space
                                                              systems • Space launchers,
Designed to be tough                                                 satellites and rovers •

–   Axon’ cables are tough! They are engineered,
    as required, to meet a huge range of electrical,
                                                        6FLHQWLF
                                                          Scientific research centres •
    mechanical and environmental challenges,
    which could include:
                                                         Oil &Oilgas
                                                                  & gas drilling tools
–   Signal, power, data transmission, high frequency,                       and pipelines •
    high voltage, high data rate.
–   Resistancetochemicals,˚exion,torsion,                     Nuclear
                                                                Nuclear or renewable
    EMI, temperature, radiation, moisture/ dust.
–   Miniaturisation, weight and space saving.                             power systems •
Wires & Cables FOR CHALLENGING MARKETS TAILORED & OFF-THE-SHELF SOLUTIONS
Tough environments
UNTANGLE YOUR TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH AXON’S HIGH PERFORMANCE WIRES

Equipment wires |
for high density cabling

    Designed for the trans-      High performance wires insulated with
    mission of signals or        PTFE, L-PTFE, ETFE, FEP, PFA or polyimide
    power in numerous ap-
    plicationsincludingbox Resistance to high temperatures: - 90°C to 2
                                                                      + 60°C
    build internal wiring           depending on the insulating material.

    and the wiring of elec-         Excellent chemical resistance.
    tronic devices, high per-       Space and weight savings in high density wiring.
    formance wires made by          Excellent dielectric properties & ageing.
    Axon= are able to resist Based on standards including NF (KZ), NEMA and MIL.
    high temperatures up to  Flexible Wires (FW) for challenging routing in restricted spaces.
    +260°C.
                                    Long length wires for scrap reduction in automated production
                                    lines.
                                    L-PTFE (taped) versions:
                                    the diameter is up to 20% smaller than standard PTFE wires.

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Wires & Cables FOR CHALLENGING MARKETS TAILORED & OFF-THE-SHELF SOLUTIONS
Tough environments
                                                                                                                                             FOR HOTSPOT AREAS

                                                                                                                                                   Vibra˚ame  ® |

                                                                                                                                           the hottest cable yet!

Fire resistant wires &                                                              niat Ml c r e tiucr y g e tni a kaep
                                                                              temperaturesexample:                       ( hours
                                                                                                                           4    inres
Composite cables
                                                                              gnide c x e1050°.)C
Axon= has developed a range of re                                                       desU sa ,rewop ,lortn c laixo c ro rewop
resistant cables named Vibra˚ame
                               ®
                                 with pro-                                            de f .selbac
ven effectiveness over many years.                                                       taeH :tna si er ®
                                                                                                           selbac od ton
They are designed for any applications inclu-                                 propagate˚ameanddonotcontain
                                                                              .so t eb a
dingsteelandaluminiumplants,oilreneries,
glass factories, offshore rigs and in military                                     tnasie R ot ,retaw ,slacimeh sdica dna
                                                                               .stnacirbul
equipment which require resistance for short
                                    ’ n o e l x b a AC o s l a r e f n o i s t x e d n a
durations to extreme temperatures ranging
                                                                                g n i t a s e p m o c l b a r o fs e l p u c o m r e h t
from -196°C to +1565°C.
                                                                                         de talusni ht w                                             ®
                                                                                                                                                         noitalus elba
                                                                                                   o t tsi er u a pme t u o t                                            1050°.C

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Wires & Cables FOR CHALLENGING MARKETS TAILORED & OFF-THE-SHELF SOLUTIONS
Tough environments
UP TO +280°C

Diablax® |
when even PTFE can’t stand the heat ...

    Diablax ® insulated wires and cables are dedi-                                                         INSULATION RESISTANCE OF PTFE AND DIABLAX ® 280
                                                                                                             INSULATED WIRES AFTER ACCELERATED THERMAL
    cated to applications requiring continuous                                                                             AGEING AT 300°C
    long-term operating temperatures up to 280°C
                                                                                              1,E+06
    combined with excellent electrical characte-
    ristics (high voltage, dielectric strength,                                                                            Diablax ® 280 insulated wire
                                                                                              1,E+05
    high frequency, insulation resistance,
                                                     Wire Insula�on Resistance (GΩ) at 25°C

    dielectric constant … ) and/or high chemical
    resistance.                                                                               1,E+04
                                                                                                                      Standard PTFE
    Continuous long-term operating temperature:                                                                       insulated wire
    Diablax ® can be used up to 280°C for more                                                1,E+03

    than 20000 hours (over 2 years).
                                                                                              1,E+02
    For high temperatures, the use of NPC
    conductor is required.
                                                                                              1,E+01
    Excellent dielectric properties.
    Cryogenic applications : - 250°C.                                                         1,E+00
                                                                                                       0     2500   5000     7500   10000   12500 15000 17500          20000
    From small to medium wire sizes:                                                                                                          Ageing hours at 300 °C
    28AWG to 04AWG.

    Outstanding resistance to chemicals.
    RoHS and REACH compliant.

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Tough environments
                                                                                                                                         SAFE AND TOUGH!

                                                                                   Halogen free wires & cables

                    Halogen free wires and cables are designed to                       elgniS ,seriw delihs elbac ro
                                                       ero c-itlum se bac d te kcaj htiw
                    avoidpropagationofreandemissionoftoxic
                                                         ’ n o l a i cx e p s A d n u o m c
                    fumesincaseofreinenclosedspaces,suchas
                    armoured vehicles, civil or military ships, sub-
                    marines, underground buildings, public places,                                                      Halogen-Free (IEC 60754-1).
                    industrial facilities, buildings, trains or subways.

                                                                                                                        Low smoke density to limit visibility problems

                                                                                                                        Low or no emission of toxic and corrosive
               Insulation family     POLIAX™        NEUTRAX™        Polyimide                                           fumes to save people and equipment

               Thermal Rating          150°C           200°C          250°C
                                                                                                                        Very good resistance to chemicals and radiation.
IEC 60754-1     Halogen-Free             ✔               ✔             ✔

IEC 60332-1    Flame Retardant           ✔               ✔             ✔
                                                                                                                        material (axon’ compounds including
                                                                                                                        Poliax TM         TM
                                                                                                                                            , thermoplastic
IEC 60754-2   Low Smoke toxicity         ✔               ✔             ✔
                                                                                                                        elastomers and polyimide-based insulations).
IEC 61034-2   Low Smoke density          ✔               ✔             ✔                                                Very good electrical performance.

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Tough environments
FOR APPLICATIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHALLENGES

                  TM
Axorad |
Radiation resistant wires & cables

       Radiation resistance combined with high or      Wires, multi-core wires, coaxial cables and
                                           custom-designed cables jacketed with
       lowtemperatures,extrememechanicalstress,
                                                       radiation resistant materials including
       and miniaturisation, in standard or inert at-
                                                       Axon’ special compounds.
       mosphere, these are challenges for which
                                                       Resistance to radiation up to 70 yGM      .
                                                                                               (1)
       AxoradTM wires and cables are designed.
       They can be used as power, instrumentation,     Excellent resistance to high (+250°)C
                                                       or low temperature (-270°)C .
       control, and sensor cables in nuclear plants,
                                          Able to withstand high mechanical stresses.
       inparticledetectors,acceleratorsorscientic
       devices.                                        Halogen free solutions available.
       They are also used in satellites and defence
       systems including submarines.

Note
(1)
      RadiationdosesaretypicallyexpressedeitherinMRadmillion
                                                     1(     Rad)orMGymillion
                                                                     1(     Gray)MGy
                                                                                1 : =MRad
                                                                                     01

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Tough environments
                                                                                                                       CABLES TO SPARK THE INTEREST ...

                                     High voltage wires & cables |
                      High performance for challenging applications

       When high voltage is        suorem N n itulos f o edam-roli t hg e atlo v
       combined with ˚exibi
                        -             s e r i w r o f h s r a n o i t c l :p g a d u n i
       lity, miniaturization, or                                                           Vacuum and ultra-vacuum applications: low outgassing.
       temperature constraints,
                                                                                           rC yogenic temperatures (down to -270°)C .
       Axon= Cable offers cus
                          -
                                                                                           Very high temperatures (up to 280°)C .
       tom    designed    wires
                                                                                           Radiation (Total Ionizing Dose up to 70 yGM     ).
                                                                                                                                         (1)
       and cables. They can be
       used as instrumentation                                                             oC ntinuous long length cables.

       cables, power cables or                                                             High mechanical resistance.
       heating wires for re-                                                               Very long lifetime (> 25 years).
       search centres, energy
       industries, defence and           tlo v x A                                                 ®
                                                                                                       erutain m hgi e atlo v seriw
       aerospace.                      pu ot 22 Vk dna elbac silbme a pu ot 12 Vk
                                                                                           High performance & small size (down to 1.28 mm dia.).
                                                                                           Resistance to high temperature (125°)C , moisture and pressure.

                                                                                           ITAR-Free.

Note
(1)
      RadiationdosesaretypicallyexpressedeitherinMRadmillion
                                                     1(     Rad)orMGymillion
                                                                     1(     Gray)MGy
                                                                                1 : =MRad
                                                                                     01

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Tough environments
POWER DISTRIBUTION

              ®
Flexforce cables |
Powerfuland˚exible

 High current carrying capacity and ˚exibility
 required? Severe temperature, chemical and
 mechanical resistance needed in a reduced
 space? Easy to install, Flexforce® ˚exible
                                                  Flexforce®
 power cables are designed to meet the most
 demanding applications including armoured
 vehicles and radar systems. Flexforce® cables
 can be used in static or dynamic applications.

                                                  CA           CA   ,

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Space grade wires & cables
                                                                                                                      TO INFINITY AND BEYOND

                                                                                                              Lightweight and resistant wires

Involved     in    count-
less   space      projects
in orbit, Axon= offers a
large range of wires for
traditional or NewSpace                                                                                           I                          I
projects. They are de-                                                                       I        I                            I
signed for the internal
cabling of electronic
boxes for all orbit and
planetary exploration
proles ; for cryogenic                                                                            I
applications, launchers,                                                             I                                                   I
satellites   and      me-      Axalu                                             ®
                                                                                                          I
ga-constellations.                                                                       I                                     I

                             A
                             w.oshei/ctn:mupodhbew/gr ?elcitr 3
                                                              1=di &
                                                                   5 6=dipuorg

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Space grade wires & cables
POWER AND WEIGHT SAVING

Cables for satellite electrical propulsion

   Power cables developed with                     Tailor-made solutions are adapted
   the support of the European                     tothespecicapplicationtaking
   Space Agency (1).                               into account mission-critical pa-
     Resistant to high temperatures :              rameters including:
     I From -100°C to max. +280°C                  –   Total radiation dose.
     for static applications.
                                                   –   Low and high temperature.
     I From min -50°C to max +120°C
     for dynamic applications.                     –   Operating voltage.

     Operating voltage up to 5 kV DC.              –   Voltage frequency.

     Radiation resistance up to 200 Mrad .(2)      –   Flexibility.

     Maximum operating current up to 12A.
                                                   Flight heritage:
   u
   C stom-designed cables                          –   SpecicorbitsLEO,
                                                                   ( GEO,etc).

     Depending on the electrical propulsion
     technology used, challenging requirements
     can vary a lot from one mission to another,
     which requires in-depth study of customers’
     requirements.
Notes
(1)
   ESA ITTAO1524507NLSFE
(2)
    RadiationdosesaretypicallyexpressedeitherinMRadmillion
                                                   1(     Rad)orMGymillion
                                                                   1(     Gray)MGy
                                                                              1 : =MRad
                                                                                   01

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Space grade wires & cables
                                                                                       FACING DOWN THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL THREAT

                                                                                                         Radatox® |
                                                                                     Wiresandcablesresistanttoatomicoxyg

                                                         In order to limit the effects ofAtomicOxygen 10 semit erom tnasier X odOterapmT c A
                                                         (ATOX) in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) which erodes                                                            o,t PEF AF,P .EFTP
                                                         and damages materials including polymer                      100 tnasier-mt nahX erOom T A
                                                                                                  .
                                                         insulated wires and cables, Axon= Cable hass e d i m y l o p
                                                         developed a new electrical insulation system
                                                         called Radatox®.                                                                                          40% sam gnivas derpmo c t snoitul
                                                                                                                                                                hcus sa,PEF AFP ro .EFTP
                                             1,E -23
                                                           RADATOX® ACHIEVES THE                        > 100
                                                                   BEST RESULTS                         TIMES
                                                                                                       LOWER                                              ralim s . enkciht
                                                                                                        ATOX
                                                                                                                                                                ysaE o t . pirts
                                                                                                     ™EROSION
           ATOX Erosion yield (cm 3 /atom)

                                                                                                       YIELD!                               .e rf- RA TI
                                             1,E-24

                                                                                                                                                 X . e r c o On i a m p u s T f e A
                                                                                                >

                                             1,E -25

SiOx coating

                                             1,E -26                                                    ®
                                                       POLYIMIDE     FEP     US COMPE- POLYIMIDE RADATOX
                                                                               TITOR     SiOx       M10
                                                                              SPECIAL   COATED
                                                                             MATERIAL

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Space grade wires & cables
PROTECTION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES

«Smart» antistatic wires & cables

 Axon= Cable has deve
                  -                                           Innovative range of anti-static wires made with “controlled leakage” insulating materials
 loped with ESA support                                       able to dissipate the electrostatic discharges through the central conductor.
 an innovative range of                                       Good electrical insulating material which prevents ESD.
 low   voltage   antista-                                     Good mechanical performance in compliance with ESCC 3901/012.
 tic cables resistant to                                      Anti-static wires with volume resistivity in the range of 107 to 1015ohm.cm.
 electrostatic discharges                                     No grounding issues : easy integration.
 which will then contri-
 bute to the protection                                       ESA ECSS-E-ST-20-06C,NASA-HDBK-4002, JAXA-JERG-2-211A.
 of electronic devices in
 spacecraft.
                                                      ESD-TYPE CLASSIFICATION
                                                              ESD-type classification of                                    AXON’ INNOVATIVE SOLUTION
                                                     OF INSULATION MATERIALS
                                                                    insulation materials
                                                                   ESA ECSS-E-ST-20-06C
                                                                                            STANDARD INSULATION                              « LEAKY » INSULATION CONCEPT
                                                    1,E+20         Insulative Range
                                                                                                                                 e-    e-
                                                    1,E+18            « Standard » Space                                                          e-
                                                    1,E+16
                                                                          insulations                                                       e-
                                                                                                            TRAPPED         e-
                                                                                                                                                        e-
                            Volume resistivity (ohm.cm)

                                                    1,E+14                                                ELECTRONS
                                                    1,E+12                  Innovative
                                                    1,E+10                     Axon’
                                                                   Antistatic
                                                                                                  WIRE INSULATION
                                                    1,E+08
                                                                   Static-Dissipative                                                                          CONTROLLED
                                                    1,E+06
                                                                                                  CONDUCTOR                                                    CHARGE DECAY RATE
                                                    1,E+04
                                                                   Moderate Conductive
                                                    1,E+02
                                                    1,E+00              « Standard »
                                                                      available solutions   - INSULATION VOLTAGE INCREASE                   - LIMITED VOLTAGE INCREASE
                                                          1,E-02
                                                                                            - DEEP DIELECTRIC CHARGING                      -PROVIDE ESD RESISTANCE LOWER
                                                          1,E-04                            - RISK OF ARCING / BREAKDOWN                    - INSULATION RESISTANCE
                                                                    Conductive range
                                                          1,E-06

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Hybrid cables
                                                                             TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS

                                                                          Tailor-made round cables

Resistance to ˚exing,        demroF ni 1965,’no xsahA deniag na elbaivn
torsion, vibration, shock,    egnar f o :seit l bap c
abrasion,     space   sa-                     Solid, stranded or multi-stranded precision conductors.
ving, high temperature,
                                              Fluorinated materials (PTFE, FEP, ETFE, PFA).
resistance to chemicals,
                                              Hybrid round cables can be made with twisted pairs,
radiation, sterilisation,
re, electrical perfor
               -
mance       and   electro-                    Halogen free solutions.
magnetic compatibility.
                                              Radiation resistant materials.
                                              Sterilisable insulating and jacketing materials
The list of potential
                                              (PVC, silicone, polyurethane, thermoplastic elastomers).
requirements is- exten
sive. As are the cable
solutionsthatAxon=
             -    en
                                              Small, medium and high volumes.
gineers can offer!
                                           gno L htgnel selbac            suited for automated production lines.

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Hybrid cables
TO YOUR NEEDS

Tailor-made˚at-formcables

 Excellent ˚exlife and     Hybrid ribbon cables can be offered with twisted pairs, feeder wires,
 robustness! These are     signalcables,˚exiblewires, PTFEorpolyurethanePU)     ( tubes.
 the qualities of hybrid    LaminatedribboncablesMacNetedwithmaterials  ETFE, includingFEP,
 ˚at or ribbon cables      PFA, PVC, polyurethaneTPU)
                                                 ( thermoplastic
                                                    ,       elastomersTPE)
                                                                      ( .
 manufactured by Axon=      kcartx elF ®
                                         laminated˚atcablesinsulatedwith
                                                                      ®
                                                                       PTFE)
                                                                        (
 Cable. They are de
                 -         forhigh˚exapplicationsincluding andpicN
                                                              placeequipment.

 signed for equipment      Lightweight.
 with a reduced cabling    Noparticleemissions.
 space. This is an ideal   Low outgassing.
 solution for automation   Excellentresistancetosolvents
                                                chemicals,andhightemperatures
 systems and robots.       togetherwithrepeated˚exions.
                           Low bendradiusandhigh˚exlife.
                           Shapedcablesforchallengingrouting.

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At the speed of light!
                                     CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS

                                                                ®
                                                      Axopt |
                                               Opticalbrecables

Weight saving, immunity     Axon=opticbrecablesrangeincludes:
to electromagnetic in-
terference and capable
of high data rates, these
are the qualities of
Axopt® optical bre
cables   designed     for
challenging     applica-
tions including defence
and avionics.

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Signal integrity

Coaxial cables

  Coaxial cables are de-        Single or double screened coaxial cables.
  signed for the trans-         oC axial cables according to MIL-C-17 (RG), M17/93 (KX21), M17/94,
  mission of signals with         M17/95, M17/113 (KX22), M17/128, etc.
  minimum distortion and        Triaxial cables, low noise and subminiature cables.
  attenuation while pre-        Hand formable coaxial cable:
  venting the reception of      - Easy installation: no tooling required.
  outside interference. In      - Fully compatible with coaxial connectors.
                                - Up to 18 GHz.
  order to meet the most
  demanding requirements      With the following characteristics
  including     aerospace,      Very low losses.
  military equipment and        Limitation of outside interference.
  medical devices, Axon=
                                Weight and space saving.
  offers different types of
                                High temperature resistance.
  coaxialcablesincluding:
                              All Axon’ coaxial cables can be integrated
                              into custom- designed hybrid cables.

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Signal integrity
                                                                                                                                                                                                       SPACE SAVING

                                                                                                                                     Picocoax® |
                                                                                                                             Miniaturecoaxialcables

Miniaturisation and qua-      etisopm Celbac edam htiw seldnub fo 18 ot 256
lity of signal transmis-              ro ( erom no )tseuq r                                              Picocoax                                              ®
                                                                                                                                                                                   del ac (   Multipicocoax ®.)
sion are key issues for           dirbyH selbac htiw                                                    Picocoax                                      ®
                                                                                                                                                          ,seriw detsiw ,riap delihs ,eriw
manufacturers of test
equipment,      cameras,
sensors and medical         Picocoax ® miniature coaxial cables are
devices.                    insulated with:
In order to meet these              h g i H e c n a m r o i ft e p s l a dr t m g n i u l c P E F r o                                                                                                             ®

challenges, Axon= Cable
manufactures     a   full                                                                               ®
                                                                                                            selban eht rucafnm o,rethgil ,relams
range of ˚exible and
miniature coaxial cables             doG esimrponec wtb lams retmaid g.e( 0.20 )m dna
(36AWG     to   46AWG)        e cnatip fo 50 ro 100 .m/Fp
called Picocoax®.             y r e V d o g l a :c si r t e c a r w h o l i t c e . n a d s o c

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Signal integrity
30% WEIGHT SAVING

Lightweight coaxial cables

 Designed for the cabling of aircraft and he-    Frequency up to 18 GHz for the connected
 licopters, lightweight coaxial cables manu-     versions.
 factured by Axon= are
                    30 % lighter than the        Excellent attenuation values
 EN4604-007 aeronautics standards and qua-       (15 dB for 100 m at 1 GHz).
 lied to EN4.90 -4 6 Made with materials         Low dielectric constant (1.3 depending
 including aluminium, alveolar PTFE and Cello-   on the product).

 ˚on®porous
     (     PTFEpatentedbyAxon=)andop
                                   -             Temperature rating: -55°C to 1
                                                                              + 80°.C
                                                 (good crush resistance).
 timizedforweightsaving,theyhaveexcellent
 mechanical and electrical performance.          aC n be terminated with standard coaxial
                                                   connectors (N, TNC, SMA, others).

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Signal integrity
                                                                                                                                           HIGH FREQUENCY

                                                                                                                                   Microwave coaxial cables

Suitable           for       either                      ycneuq rF p ot 50 zHG rof eht drants egnar
ground-based or on-                                             t u b n a c e b r e h g i n d e p n o s .’ r e im to a c s l u p
board radar, for avionics,                             t n e l c x - E n or ie ts d a n r u t e . s o l
defence or space appli-
cations,Axon= Cablehas                                            n i c i m a .n sy d o t c i l p a
developedanextensive snoire V dam htiw lanoitdcahnoietm rp
range        of      microwave
cables terminated with
coaxialconnectors.                                              y s. a En o i t l s
The        company’s             en-
gineers are focused on                                 de targ ni o t dirbyh .se nrah
optimizing the assem-
blies for the customer’s
specicfrequency.

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Signal integrity
HIGH DATA RATES IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS ? NOT A PROBLEM ...

High speed cables

      Verticallyintegrated,Axon=    A large range of customized solutions made with
      Cable is able to -opti
                                    in-house materials including:
      mise the design of both
      conductor and insulation         Conductor, PTFE and thermoplastic insulating materials depending
      materials to deliver high        on the temperature (from -55°C/+125°C or -90°C +200°C).
      speed cables capable of          EMI optimised.
      coping with severe condi-
                                       Low mass with aluminium silver plated shielding for space
      tions. High temperature,
      weight saving, mechanical        applications.
      resistance, are just a few       Radiation resistant : up to 300 Mrad(1) (space applications).
      examples.Axon=engineers          High speed cables can be supplied as cable assemblies terminated
      use a range of simulation
                                       with market leading high data rate connectors developed by Axon’.
      tools to optimise electrical,
      mechanical & environ-
      mental performance.

AXON’ HIGH SPEED CABLES ARE OPTIMIZED FOR PROTOCOLS INCLUDING:

             RS422                                      Fibre    Ethernet /TT-Ethernet (cat 5, cat 6a, Cat8):   SpaceWire   Wizarlink   SpaceFibre
      USB              IEEE1394     CAN      LVDS
             RS485                                     Channel            from 1 Gb/s to 40 Gb/s                400 Mb/s    10 Gb/s      10 Gb/s

Note
(1)
      RadiationdosesaretypicallyexpressedeitherinMRadmillion
                                                     1(     Rad)orMGymillion
                                                                     1(     Gray)MGy
                                                                                1 : =MRad
                                                                                     01

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Space saving
                                                                                                                           BOARD -TO - BOARD CONNECTION

                                                                                                                                                            Flat˚exiblecables

Designed for board to-        morF 0.30 m hctip rof emrtx e caps gnivas pu ot 2.54 m ;hctip
board interconnections     mo tsuc eh tip osla .elbis op
in electronic systems,         Extremelysmalldimensions:lowprole,narrowwidth,nepitch.
Axojump FlatFlexible
        TM
                             ysaE dna tsaf :noit l a s emit gnivas dna tso c .n it uder
Cables are made up of            Tin alloy ro                                                                    gold gnitao c no eht depirts dne nac eb
˚at tin or gold plated     der f o t e cud r o e tnar ug eht cnesba f o .sre k ihw
copper conductors in-      de l ihS sno re v o f IME .noitc e rp
sulated with polyester         Excellent˚exibilityand˚exlife:overmillion
                                                                  0      cycles
or polyimide tapes.            fortheultra-˚exibleversionmm01( bendradius).
                              u
                              C stom-designed versionswithfolds,shields,notches,
                              punching,slittingormarNing.
                               Temperatureuse:rC
                                             01 orrC.
                                                  21

                         Type of connection
                           F I L / s rZo t c e n h t i w r o t u o h i w l a c n h e m g i k c o l . s m e t y
                               Hotbarorre˚owsoldering.

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Space saving
BOARD -TO - DISPLAY

FDC-Flat Display Connections |
Board-to-display

                                                                                                  1 0 T F LAT F L E X I B L E C A B L E

  Designed for board to display interconnections,   –   Available in 0.50 mm, 1.00 mm
  FDC-Flat Display Connections consist of Flat          and 1.25 mm pitches.
                                     – DF-,9 Ready-to-plug solution.
  FlexibleCablesandconnectorsincluding
  DF-19, FI-SE and Fi-X. Ready to plug, they are    –   Space saving.
  designed for displays or HD displays in any       –   Excellent˚exlifeand˚exibility.
  application including consumer electronics, in-   –   Foldable for easy integration mounting.
  dustrial equipment, and infotainment systems
                                                    –   Shielded versions available.
  in cars or aircraft.
                                                    –   Mate-able with ZIF connectors.
                                                    –   Excellenthighspeedtransmissionwith
                                                        FDC100TMversionT0 1( ˚at˚excable).
                                                        >=Gbps
                                                          2   forLVDS
                                                        (depending on cable length).

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Space saving
     BOARD TO BOARD CONNECTOR & POWER TRANSMISSION

                                                                                                 Round-end Flat Cables

         TM
Axostrip      is a range     rewoniPsmart 3( .)A
of   Round-end      Flat          hgiH e cnatsi er o t gnid eb dna . oitarb v
Cables RFC)
       (    which                 ysaE dna tsaf .noi rg e tni
can be soldered or          r e w o g n i sL a h c r u p : t s o c
inserted to achieve                    CFR era d los-e vaw hti rehto .s n pmo c
board to board inter-
connections.
Made up of tin plated                                                                  2 possible types of ends
copper insulated with
polyester, polyimide or
aramid tape, they are                                               ROUND CONDUCTORS               ROUND CONDUCTORS ON ONE END &
                                                                                  ON BOTH ENDS    FLAT CONDUCTORS ON THE OTHER END
designed to transmit
power.                     LOWER PRODUCTION COSTS                                                   THIS DISMOUNTABLE VERSION
                            AS NO CONNECTORS ARE                                                           IS COMPATIBLE
                                  REQUIRED                                                             WITH ZIF CONNECTORS

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Space saving
POWER TRANSMISSION

Bulk˚at˚exibleCables

 Bulk ˚at ˚exible cables Flexlink
                           ®
                             can be ins-        Power transmission (8 A for example).
 talled in switch rotary connectors (SRC) for   Excellent˚exibility.
 Airbag systems, printers and computers for     Space saving.
 consumer electronics, used for special ma-     BulN˚at˚excablescanbecuttolength
 chines or board-to-board connections.          as required.
 They are supplied on the reel or as ready-     Compatiblewithmoststandardcrimp
 to-use harnesses for any application where     contacts.
 ˚exibilityandspacereductionarerequired.
                                      LowwidthFFCcanbepunchedtofacilitate
                                                positioning.
                                                enilo c P     ®
                                                               lowmargincablestosavespace
                                                        andreducecablefrictionnoise,insidethe
                                                        airbag
                                                            ®
                                                              SRC cassette.
                                                Temperature rating: 105°C or 200°C .

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Space saving
                                                                                                                 SPACE SAVING & HIGH TEMPERATURE

                                                                                                                                   Ribbon cables

When applications re-         t n e l c a i xn E h e m a t s i e r o t n o i s a r b E F T ( ) n o i t a l u s
quire temperature resis-                  dna .noitcar
tance and space saving,                 hgiH eruta :pm cn tsi er
˚at cables made with
round conductors are
the solution.
Insulated       with    FEP         e capS .gnivas
or ETFE, these ribbon         e l b i t a p m o C h t i w .CsDrIo t c e n
cables can be made with              resa L . lb d e w
solid or stranded round
conductors.
Available in 1.27 mm
and 2.54 mm pitches,
they   have      also   an
excellent˚exlife.

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Additional cabling solutions

Cable accessories

 Being vertically inte-    ®
                           es rto x A             braids - single or double braids designed for manual
 grated, Axon= can offer              shielding over small lengths of assembly branches.
 additional cabling so-
 lutions to deliver an     integrated into hybrid hydro-electrical cables or used
                           in catheters or pipettes.
 optimized design for
 thespecicapplication.     PTFE or              tape (porous PTFE patented by Axon’)
                           for cable insulation.
                           Large width PTFE tapes for cable insulation.
                           PTFE tapes can also be used for membranes.
                           PTFE or silicone tubes.

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Custom-designed
Solutions

           As a
   multi-skilled   Expertise in a number of areas                  –                 .noitaul vE
                   including:                                      –          noitad l V f o .slaire t m
 group, Axon’ is
                   –   Metallurgy.                                 –   :noitas / cudor e P seidut
able to provide                                                                                       I                                       ngiseD f o n itcudorp .sl t
                   –   Plastics technology.
    custom-de-                                                                                        I                                     esuoh-nI tse n mpiuq e ro f n itad l v
                   –   Electronics.
   signed wires                                                               la,csirt e (carh latnemoriv
                                                                          ,scitre ahc la,csinthremcah
     and cables    Grey Matter                                                    ,noisemd .)cte
        to meet
                   –   10% of the turnover is invested in          –     : n o i t a s l. e r u d- n I p
     customers’        Research & Development.                     –           .noitcud r P
  requirements     –   Simulationtools:˚exlife,shielding
                       efciency,highfrequency.                     Open innovation
                                                                   –            re v o-s r C mo f e caps ro scituanore
                   Co-engineering                                              s e i g o l n h c de r a t w o e s h t f o e v i t m o u a
                   –   Ideaandco-design:                                                             r o l a c i d e m s l b a n’ e o x A o t r e f o s n i t a v
                       state-of-art design and simulation tools.                                   o t s r e m o t u c l a n i h t w n a d e t r l c n g i as e d
                                                                                           elc y .emit

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Custom-designedsolutions

Vertical integration

 –   Concept      –   Plating        –   Insulating (thermoplastic, PTFE
 –   Co-design    –   Drawing            or taping)

 –   Simulation   –   Stranding      –   Assembling
                                     –   Shielding
                                     –   Potting
                                     –   Jacketing

       STUDY           CONDUCTOR         F LAT O R RO U N D C A B L E S

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Custom-designedsolutio

                                                                                             Real collaborative Engineering

       e c n O e h t v i a r o b l n gc i s e d                                                    Wires and cable manufacture :
            si ,etlpmoc ’no xsahA esuoh-ni                                                         Axon’ has vertically integrated
gnirutcaf m dna tse i l bap c                                                                      several technologies including
          rof yrev lgnis ecorp n,i rotcudn                                                         –   Conductormanufacture:plating,drawing
         eriw dna elbac . rut f nam                                                                    and stranding.
         sihT :selban                                                                              –   Cableinsulation:thermoplasticextrusion,
                                                  Full control of the production chain.                PTFEextrusionandtaping.

                                                  Full control of the quality of products and 		   –   Protection against electromagnetic
                                                  deadlines.                                           interference:shielding.

                                                  Time saving.                                     –   Assembly of hybrid elements.

                                                  Rapid development of fully bespoke cable 		      –   The design of manufacturing and test tools.
                                                  solutions.

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Custom-designedsolutions

State of the art |
In-house conductor manufacture

     EXPERTISE in plating                         –   Plating allowstoimprove:
                                                      I electrical conductivity.
 –     Conductors made with
                                                      I solderability.
       I bare copper.
                                                      I corrosion resistance.
       I silver plated copper.
                                                      I oxydationprotection.
       I silver plated aluminium (for Axalu®wires:
       space application).
       I tin plated copper.                              EXPERTISE
       I silver plated nickel.                           in conductor drawing
       I nickel plated copper.
       I goldplatedcopperfor     (    ˚at˚exiblecables). EXPERTISE in stranding
                                                                           to
       I special copper alloys.                   manufacturemore˚exible
                                                  multi- stranded conductors

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Custom-designedsolutio

                                                                                                                                                          Cable jacketing

In-house expertise in                                     eriW no talus i dna elbac gnite kcaj htiw a egral
                   e g n a r f o s l a i r e t m: g n d u l c i
thermoplasticextrusion,
PTFE extrusion and                                                                                            Fluorinated materials (PTFE,FEP, ETFE, PFA), PEEK, polyimide.
taping.
                                                                                                              Special materials and compounds developed by Axon’.
                                                                                                              Tapes including PTFE,          ®
                                                                                                                                                 and polyimide.
                                                                                                              Crosslinked primary wire insulations and jackets.
                                                                                                              Sterilisable materials including medical grade PVC, silicone
                                                                                                              and polyurethane.
                                                                                                              Halogen free materials.

                                                           gno L htgnel s bac de t lusni ht w EFT P
                                                                    ro citsalpomreht a ro f ’sremo t uc
                                                      d e t a m o . us e c o r p

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Custom-designedsolutions

Protection against electromagnetic interference

 Any electronic system      Simulation and control tools:
 can both disturb and be    I
 disturbed by the crea-
                            I
                            I
 tion of EMI.
 Efcient        shielding
 of wires, cables and
 harnesses is therefore
 required.

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Test equipment

                                                                                               In-house test capabilities

Because        connectors      l a c is y htP r e c a h
and interconnect solu-                                    Meniscograph (IEC 38-2-69) to check solderability of cables and components.
tions often have a hard
                                                          Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).
life, Axon= uses a wide
                                                          Differential Scanning aC lorimetry (DSC).
variety   of    in-house
                                                          X-Ray Radiography, with oC mputed Tomography if needed.
equipment to ensure
                                                          Residual magnetism test.
all products stand up to
                                                          Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectrometry (FTIR).
the most challenging of
                                                          Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA).
environments.
For very specic requi
                  -
rements, Axon= Process
                            l a c i s n h t e rM c a h
Development teams are
also able to design bes-
poke equipment and test
benches in partnership                                    Tensile tests.
with the customers.

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Test equipment

In-house test capabilities

 Electrical characteristics                         –   EMI/EMC testing
                                                        I Transfer impedance test benches.
 –   DC harnessing
                                                        I Bit error rate tester.
     I Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) for
                                                        I Mode stirred chamber.
     continuity, insulation resistance, dielectric
     strength, in 2 wire and 4 wire test options
     I Filtertesting:capacitance,inductance.
                                                    Environmental characteristics
 –   Power and high voltage
     I High current generator up to 1000A.          –   Resistance to salt spray, thermal shock,
     I Partial Discharge tester for high voltage.       autoclaving, accelerated ageing, humidity.

 –   High frequency                                 –   Resistance to oils, decontaminants,
     I Network analyser for insertion loss,             sterilization, solvents.
     return loss, phase matching.                   –   Resistanceto˚ame.
     I Sampling scope/ TDR up to 50GHz.             –   500 bars high pressure water test bench.
 –   High data rate                                 –   Thermal infrared cameras.
     I Dedicated test bench
     for Mil-Std-1553 data bus.
     I Eye pattern test bench.

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Axon’ is closer
than you think
 international presence and global service
                                      Axon’ is a medium-sized
                                      group with

                                                                  20
                                                                   subsidiaries
                                                                    worldwide

                                             At the very beginning,Axon=Cable-manu
       The Axon’ Group                       factured high temperature insulated wires.
                                             Since then, the group has greatly enlarged

   has been developing                       its areas of expertise to offer complete
                                             solutionstocustomers:

          world-leading                  –     Design and manufacture of wires,
                                               cable assemblies, custom-designed

 interconnect solutions                  –
                                               connectors withAxon=Cable.
                                               Design and manufacture of metal-

         for challenging
                                               plastic parts and components with
                                               Axon=MechatronicsandAxon=Nanotec.
                                         –     Design and manufacture of elastomeric
applications since 1965                        componentswithAddix.

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