Product Spotlight: Field-Termination Assemblies

    Dec. 2, 2008
    Varioface Professional field-termination assemblies (FTAs) and cables manage wiring from field connections to process or motion controllers.

    Varioface Professional field-termination assemblies (FTAs) and cables manage wiring from field connections to process or motion controllers. The FTAs come in ribbon, D-sub, OEM-controller-specific, and power-distribution versions. A metal mounting foot moves along the length of the product, making it easy to mount and disconnect.

    Overmolded cables offer error-free connection for controller cabling, come in 90 and 180° for all ribbon sizes, and provide strainrelief and flexible inkjet labeling on both ends of the connector.

    Phoenix Contact
    586 Fulling Mill Rd.
    Middletown, PA 17057
    (800) 888-7388
    phoenixcontact.com

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