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February 25, 2015 at 05:22 PM
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Industrial Cat5e Cable – Is It Really a Thing?

by kg-techrepublic . Updated 11 years, 3 months ago

I have a fairly new business doing office wiring and I now have a sales opportunity to do the wiring for a manufacturing company, including the plant floor.

My prospective client says they require “industrial Cat5e cable” that is chemical- and heat-resistant. Essentially, he’s telling me it gets hot in there, there’s chemicals, and there may be electrical interference, so don’t just give us regular shielded ethernet cable.

I know there’s cheap cabling and good cabling, and we always buy quality. My sense is the stuff we normally buy would be fine, but I don’t want to appear uninformed. Is there actually such a thing as “industrial” ethernet cable, and if so who makes it? Thanks.

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