Alpha Wire

Alpha Wire communications & control cables

Alpha Wire's communication and control cables provide extensive choices in insulation, jacketing, shielding, and conductor counts, ensuring suitability for demanding applications. They demonstrate exceptional performance in EMI mitigation, extended transmission distances, flexibility, and extreme temperatures. Typical uses include audio systems, broadcast studios, data transmission (RS-232, 422, 485), CAD/CAM, computer peripherals, business machines, security, control, instrumentation, point-of-sale, and banking systems. Their low capacitance further ensures improved signal integrity, allowing for optimized system performance without compromising other critical parameters.

Alpha Wire hook-up wire

Alpha Wire offers a comprehensive range of hook-up wires, precisely suited for diverse applications, from straightforward control cabinets to challenging environments like machine tools, high-temperature ovens, and off-road construction equipment. These wires feature various insulation types, providing superior resistance to temperature extremes (-40°C to 150°C), wear, abrasion, oil, solvents, and chemicals. This broad adaptability as a core value proposition simplifies procurement and inventory for customers, delivering consistent electrical performance and durability across complex industrial needs.

Alpha Wire's reputation for industry-leading innovation has been enhanced with the release of EcoWire™, a new range of environmentally friendly Hook-Up wire. EcoWire™ uses a flexible insulation alternative to PVC – modified polyphenylene ether (mPPE), which is inherently lighter, tougher, smaller and more flame resistant than PVC. It is non-halogenic and contains no heavy metal pigments.

Alpha Wire heat shrink

Alpha Wire's FIT heat-shrink tubing reliably protects and seals electrical terminations, offering significant mechanical ruggedness. Manufactured from premium compounds, FIT tubing consistently exhibits excellent physical characteristics, including low longitudinal shrinkage and wide temperature ranges (-55°C to 135°C). Applications encompass protecting substrates from moisture, UV, corrosion, and abrasion; insulating connections; repairing cable splices; relieving strain; and bundling wires. The availability of materials like polyolefin, PVDF, and PTFE provides specialized solutions for extreme chemical or temperature resistance, enabling optimal performance and safety in challenging applications.

Alpha wire sleeving

Alpha Wire provides sleeving solutions crucial for flexible wire harnesses, delivering robust heat protection and defense against chemicals or abrasion. Products such as the PIF-240-1/2A (uncoated fiberglass) and PIF-130-20 (PVC coated fiberglass) offer broad temperature ranges (e.g., -60°C to 648°C for fiberglass) and strong electrical properties. These materials ensure durable, passive protection in demanding industrial settings, passing stringent fungus resistance and corrosion tests. This contributes directly to extending the operational lifespan of entire systems, reducing replacement frequency and associated downtime.

Alpha Wire ribbon & flat cables

Alpha Wire's ribbon and flat cables are engineered for efficient internal wiring, facilitating easier routing and termination while occupying less space than traditional wire harness bundles. These cables are designed to safely carry more current than round harnesses of similar gauges and are easily separable for circuit routing. With PVC insulation and meeting UL and Military specifications, they ensure reliable electrical performance and mechanical integrity for applications requiring compact, high-density connectivity, thereby enabling miniaturization and advanced design in electronic systems.

Why choose Alpha Wire?

For over a century, Alpha Wire has been a trusted leader in high-performance wire, cable, and tubing solutions. Their unwavering commitment to quality, reliability, and innovation drives the development of purpose-driven, hazard-matched connectivity products for demanding industries like industrial automation, medical, and aerospace. Alpha Wire delivers a comprehensive portfolio, from highly engineered custom cables to advanced wire management accessories, ensuring superior performance and reliability in critical real-world applications globally. This consistent performance in high-stakes environments fortifies their market position as a reliable partner capable of meeting stringent industry demands.

As distributors of Alpha Wire's industry-leading range of industrial, communications and control cables, wire and tubing solutions, Rapid is delighted to announce a new sourcing service for customers. We can offer access to the complete Alpha Wire catalogue – so even if we do not stock the product or line you need, we can order and dispatch it for you. All lines are available on short lead times.