BELDEN® UNVEILS NEW INDUSTRIALTUFF® DATABUS® CABLES FOR RELIABLE PERFORMANCE IN PROFIBUS APPLICATIONS

RICHMOND, IN – Belden, a world leader in the development of signal transmission products for the industrial, enterprise, broadcast, residential and security markets, announces the addition of two new DataBus cables to its IndustrialTuff PROFIBUS product line. Belden DataBus PROFIBUS DP and PA shielded twisted pair cables are designed to deliver high performance and reliability in PROFIBUS factory automation and process automation applications. PROFIBUS ranks as one of the largest open industrial fieldbus protocols in the world.

The expanded line of Belden DataBus cables now includes:

• Product No. 3079A – a PROFIBUS DP 150-ohm twinax cable that matches the impedance of the factory automation system, allowing for optimized signal transmission. The cable incorporates a 22 AWG solid bare copper conductor and an overall Beldfoil® shield plus a 65 percent tinned copper braid for maximum shielding effectiveness.

• Product No. 3079E (New) – a PROFIBUS DP 22 AWG stranded cable designed to provide additional flexibility during installation and in use. The cable features an overall Beldfoil shield plus a 65 percent tinned copper braid for maximum shielding effectiveness.

• Product No. 183079A (New) – a PROFIBUS DP continuously corrugated aluminum armored cable designed to withstand the rigors of extremely harsh industrial environments. The cable incorporates a 22 AWG solid bare copper conductor and an overall Beldfoil shield plus a 65 percent tinned copper braid for maximum shielding effectiveness.

• Product No. 3076F – a PROFIBUS PA 18 AWG stranded twisted pair cable manufactured to the ISA/SP-50 Type A fieldbus specifications. The cable is foil shielded and features an intrinsically safe blue PVC jacket,

For all of its industrial cables, Belden offers a selection of special jacket compounds, cable colors, and armoring options to fit a customer’s exact application requirements.

For more information about Belden IndustrialTuff® DataBus cables for PROFIBUS applications, contact Belden, P.O. Box 1980, Richmond, Indiana 47375, or call 1.800.BELDEN.1 to request New Product Bulletin #242. FAX: 765.983.5294. Or visit the Web site: www.belden.com.


About Belden

Belden is a leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of signal transmission products for data networking and a wide range of specialty electronics markets including entertainment, industrial, security and aerospace applications. Belden has manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe as well as distribution centers in the U.S., Canada, Singapore, Australia and The Netherlands. A majority of Belden's manufacturing, engineering and support functions are registered to the International Organization for Standardization.


PROFIBUS is a trademark of PROFIBUS International.


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