Beam fibre optic cable assemblies weather harsh environments

Harting has announced expanded beam assemblies said to provide reliability and durability for high bandwidth transmission over fibre optics in the harshest, dirtiest operating environments.

Standard optical interfaces are sensitive to contamination, however, with the expanded beam assemblies, the fibre is safely packed in a connector housing that cannot be affected by dust, water or other environmental factors, the company says.

The 2 and 4 fibre channel, IP-68 rated (in both mated and unmated condition), fibre optic solution is designed for a temperature range of -40ºC to 85ºC.