UTiFLEX Series

   Utiflex is MICRO-COAX production of high-performance flexible cable. Utiflex product composition with a low or ultra-low-density PTFE dielectric. Such media can provide a low loss characteristics and excellent phase stability compared to standard flex cable superior softness while these advantages is obtained without affecting the structure of a solid cable.
   MICRO-COAX through an exclusive patented connector attachments that resistance to mechanical stress and anti-hot degrees are superior to standard connector, thereby increasing the reliability of the connector on Utiflex, the flexible cable connector is no longer weak link assembly.

Suitable for a variety of applications
•  Multipurpose low loss cable in almost any environment can provide excellent performance;
•  Low loss cable has a minimum insertion loss at 18, 26.5, 40 GHZ frequency;
•  Small can be a good alternative to traditional cable or semi-rigid cable RG;
•  Reduce to 25% by weight of lightweight cables.

Key Features
•  Low VSWR (SWR) (1.25:1 to 40GHZ typ);
•  Excellent shielding effect;
•  Precise phase matching;
•  Aracon material outside the shield to reduce cable weight.
High quality
•  100 and 10,000 cleanroom assembly process;
•  Low outgassing materials (1% TML, 0.1% CVCM by ASTME-595);
•  Radiation resistant to 30 Mrads;
•  Real-time X-ray photograph;

A typical cable construction
Utiflex products are designed to meet the maximum amplitude stability and phase stability, and minimizes the loss of emission and transmission. To achieve this requires stringent design requirements carefully manufactured control cable production process all raw materials and cables. The following is a description of a typical cable we produce, we can also custom-made cables for your special requirements.

Center conductor
Adopt to achieve ASTM B-298 standard silver-plated copper wire, a single and stranded two kinds of structures. In the case of the same diameter lower phase comparing single-stranded RF center conductor has a lower impedance, the lower the amplitude attenuation and better stability in the case of curved, flexible stranded center conductor and a good bending under better conditions the phase stability.
Dielectric
Used in line with MIL-C-17 standard low-density polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) material, depending on the cable type, the dielectric constant of between 1.4 to 1.7. Most transmission loss directly or indirectly generated by the dielectric, in addition, determine the transmission rate of the dielectric, the temperature stability range, power capacity, and the phase and amplitude have a great impact on the cable flexibility. UTiFLEX optional PTFE dielectric due to its low density and low thermal expansion coefficient and has very good electrical parameters.
shield
Comply with ASTM B-298 is made of silver-plated copper spiral wound, between the layers and layers overlap at least 40%. This shielding method can guarantee in the case of 100% coverage, but also to ensure that the cable good flexibility. In the design and production time, during the winding process by monitoring the precise and careful matching silver-plated copper tape to the elastic medium, to ensure that the characteristic impedance of each cable shield to maintain the consistency and the desired exposure of each layer.
Outer shield
Comply with ASTM B-298 silver-plated copper wire wrapped tightly woven and outside the inner shield layer, this layer knitted fabric is mainly used to enhance the strength of the cable, also can increase the RF shielding effect. When MICRO-COAX cable applications in the aerospace, the weight is extremely important, in order to reduce the weight of this layer knit selection DuPont Aracon @ as woven material.
Outer sheath
Blue optional fluorinated ethylene propylene material (FEP), because of its excellent chemical stability and resistance to high temperatures, FEP jacket material is desirable. In aerospace applications, the choice of Tefzel @ Canadian carbon Tefzel @ material.