Alpha Wire

- Alpha Wire designs and manufactures wire, cable, tubing, and accessories for a broad range of applications and markets to help customers solve critical production and manufacturing challenges. Combining the highest quality with legendary customer service, Alpha products mean peace of mind. Alpha Wire’s flagship line of Xtra-Guard® High-Performance cables offer superior performance in demanding environments, while the new EcoGen™ product line offers an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional PVC wire and cable. Alpha FIT® line of heat-shrink tubing and wire management offers reliable ways to seal and protect electrical and electronic wiring. With 12 product families encompassing more than 50,000 products available worldwide, Alpha is dedicated to providing the right product for every application. 

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Digi-Key’s library of more than 1700 exclusive PTM Online… On Demand® product training modules is a collection of training tools created with you – the busy design engineer – in mind. They are provided with the cooperation of participating supplier partners. From this one source, you can learn about the latest products and technologies, download datasheets, check inventory, contact our technical staff, and place an order for same-day shipment.

These modules are available in audio and non-audio formats and listed by supplier in easy-to-find alphabetical order. Simply locate the module that interests you and click on your format of choice. We hope you find these tools useful, and with new modules added continuously, we invite you to stop back often to see what’s new.


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Module NamePreviewAudioNon-AudioDurationParts List
  • Basics of Wire and Cable
Play3.1MB732KB15 minParts List
  • EcoWire™ Hook-Up Wire
2.9MB990KB5 minParts List
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  • Miniaturizing Wire and Cable Components with MPPE Insulation
5.7MB544KB10 minParts List

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EcoCableEcoCable - Alpha Wire's EcoCable is the next generation of control cables. By combining better performance and minimum environmental impact, EcoCable uses its mPPE insulation and jacketing to provide numerous advantages in a smaller, lighter control cable.  More...

EcoFlex™ CableEcoFlex™ Cable - EcoFlex™ cables from Alpha Wire are a true engineering breakthrough. EcoFlex cables combine better performance with a minimum environmental impact. It derives its advantages from modified polyphenylene ether (mPPE) jacketing and insulation.  More...

Resources

EcoWire White Paper
FAQ: EcoCable and EcoFlex
Heat-Shrink Tubing: The Versatile Tools for Maintenance and Repair
MPPE Insulation and The Incredible Shrinking Medical Device
Understanding Shielded Cable

New Products

Wind Power Products Brochure

Wind Power Products - Alpha Wire has created a portfolio of high-performance cable for applications in the Wind Power market, including power distribution, control, and monitoring within the wind turbine. Alpha Wire's industry-leading Wind Power offering gives designers a single source for the widest range of cabling for wind turbine nacelles.

See the Wind Power Brochure
Low-Smoke, Zero-Halogen Cable Brochure

Low-Smoke, Zero-Halogen Cable - Alpha Wire expanded its Communication and Control product family with the introduction of Low-Smoke Zero-Halogen (LSZH) Cable. Alpha Wire's new high performance LSZH cable uses a specially formulated LSZH material to minimize smoke and harmful, corrosive gases under combustion.

See the LSZH Brochure and LSZH FAQs


MTW-Rated Wire and Cable - Alpha Wire offers a wide range of MTW-rated wire and cable with robust, flexible construction for use in machine tools and similar applications. Abrasion-resistant PVC insulation provides tough protection against nicks and cuts that could expose conductors and present hazards. These products help increase reliability and safety in demanding environments.

See the MTW-Rated Wire and Cable Brochure
More about Alpha Wire

Alpha Wire designs, manufactures, and distributes wire, cable, and tubing products for technologically advanced industries to help customers solve critical production and manufacturing challenges.

Dedicated to providing the right product for the right application, Alpha’s logistical excellence and broad inventory availability provide dependable, same-day shipment and quick delivery to most domestic and international destinations. Alpha delivers the industry's widest range and largest inventory of wire, cable, and tubing products.

Alpha Wire also designs and manufactures special customized cable products, made to specifications, at their state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Leominster, MA.
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