In 2006, the European Union approved the EC 1907/2006 regulation designed to promote and safeguard public and ecosystem wellbeing from dangerous and hazardous substances. REACH, what does it mean? The REACH Regulation, which establishes criteria for Registration,...
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Comparing Cables to Cables: Flexible Vs Flexing
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...
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...
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 Wires to Wires: TXL VS GXL
In today’s match off, we have decided to match up two automotive cross link wires, TXL and GXL. Many wires appear to be indistinguishable, yet they can have a significant impact on the performance and success of the electronic or application. Such automotive cross...
Z-Tronix Custom Boat & Watercraft Wires & Cables
Boat, maritime and watercraft wires and cables are duo or tri-conductor cables that are organized in a next-to-each-other lined-up orientation and typically intended to serve the function of boat interior circuit wiring and cabling. Because of the exposure boat...
WIREPEDIA: The History of Wind Energy Wire & Cable
Two WIREPEDIA segments ago, we covered the background of solar energy and power as a renewable power source as well as the evolution of the solar energy wire and cable regulations in the Z-Tronix Wirepedia segment. This week we’ll take a look again at renewable...
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...
WIREPEDIA: The History of Renewable Solar Energy Wire & Cable
The Power of the Sun For thousands of years, the human race has made use of energies from undepletable sources. To be exact, it is known that as of the seventh century B.C., civilizations were already utilizing the, what is now a science experiment for elementary and...