Today our comparing segment will be analyzing the similarities and differences of two alike cables. Like many other cables, wires, insulations, shields and processes, these cables appear to be identical upon a glimpse, yet their differences can have significant impact...
Audio & Visual (AV) Industry
How Can RoHS Affect Businesses Directly or Indirectly?
Implemented in July 2006 by order of the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substance Directive, the Directive 2002/95/EC has not only had far-reaching impact but has also been significant to the point where it has expanded and been adopted with much...
How to Sanitize Wires, Cables & Interconnect Components Properly from COVID-19, Delta & Omicron Variants
Since the COVID-19 pandemic made its breakthrough more than a year and a half ago, Z-Tronix engineers and wire experts have been working endlessly with suppliers and manufacturers to create methods and processes that will not only benefit end users but everyone in the...
Z-Tronix is Devoted to Fulfilling the NEMA Standards
It takes a thorough process, time and work to produce quality wires, cables and power cords. Along with the implementation of quality material and sophisticated production processes and technology; dedicated and self-motivated wire, cable and power...
Creating Custom Wires & Cables With Z-Tronix, As Easy As Making A Sub
Although the majority of the present technologies used in our society today seem to be cordless and enabled sometimes by Bluetooth for example, technologies such as wireless local networks, tablets and cellular phones, are surprisingly powered by kilometers of...
Comparing Insulations to Insulations: Gel Buffer Tubes VS Dry Buffer Tubes
Today our comparing segment takes a look at two comparable tubing insulations, Gel Buffer Tubing and Dry Buffer Tubing, that have similarities in applications but are also very different. Today’s segment is designed to not only serve the purpose of helping you...
Comparing Custom Colors to Custom Colors: Dyeing VS Striping
Today we compare two different methods of wire customization we offer, dyeing vs striping, and what makes them unique. We’ll compare advantages and disadvantages of the two and which one might be beneficial to you. In the wire and cable industry, wire and cable...
Stranded and Solid Wire, What’s Different?
Almost always you’ll find cables and wires as cable assemblies and wire harnesses inside electronic devices. Cables, but most importantly wires which end up making cables, come in two types. The first wire we’ll speak about is solid wires. Solid wire refers to the...
Comparing Insulations to Insulations: Thermoplastic VS Thermoset
Today our comparing segment takes a look at two comparable insulations, thermoplastic and thermoset, that share similarities but are also different. Since the two insulations and jackets are popular and used very often by industries, these insulations and jackets can...
Comparing Insulations: Heat Shrink Tubing vs Electrical Tape
In our segment today we've decided to compare insulation. Insulation is one of those things that might seem insignificant or rather considered as, 'all the same' sort of like tissue. Well today we will not only bust that myth but take a look at the difference between...