OKI Launches Ultrafine Diameter Robot Cable and Ultrafine Diameter Cable

Cable combining outstanding durability with industry-leading fineness to meet the wiring needs of confined spaces

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On September 9, OKI Electric Cable (President: Hideo Yamaguchi, Headquarters: Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture), a subsidiary of the OKI Group, launched sales of the Ultrafine diameter robot cable “ORP-30F Cable” and Ultrafine diameter cable “OFV-30F Cable”. Both offer industry-leading fineness (*1) for wiring in confined spaces inside industrial robots and machine tools.

“In recent year, more and more manufacturing facilities have introduced industrial robots and machine tools in pursuit of labor and power savings, and demand has also grown for downsizing such machinery,” says OKI Electric Cable president Hideo Yamaguchi. “In response, OKI Electric Cable has developed two types of ultrafine diameter cables. These cables offer up to approximately 30 % smaller diameter than existing products (*2) for use with equipment with voltage ratings (*3) up to 30 V.”

The ORP-30F Cable is a robot cable designed for use in the moving parts of industrial robots and machine tools. It incorporates a special elastomer insulation material (*4) developed by OKI Electric Cable to impart both toughness and outstanding sliding characteristics, realizing the high durability required of movable wire to accommodate all machine movements, including bending, sliding, and twisting (*5). Designed for use with fixed machinery components, the OFV-30F Cable incorporates cross-linked PVC (polyvinyl chloride) for outstanding heat resistance. Both cables incorporate newly developed manufacturing technologies to form the thin-walled insulation material and optimize the cable structure, resulting in industry-leading fineness: the ORP-30F Cable is available with a minimum external diameter of 2.1 mm and the OFV-30F Cable is available with a minimum external diameter of 2.7 mm. This allows wiring in confined spaces and contributes to machinery downsizing. Enhanced oil resistance of the PVC sheathing allows deployment in harsh environments—for example, environments in which cables are exposed to cutting fluid (*6), a substance that typically degrades exterior sheathing.
Offering a wide range of product types for applications involving fixed or moving parts, OKI Electric Cable will continue to provide solutions to meet the needs of its customers.

[Sales Plan (for both ORP-30F Cable and OFV-30F Cable)]
Sales start:	September 9, 2021
Sales target:	At least JPY100 million during FY2022

[Terminology]
*1:	OKI Electric Cable data on external diameter of 30 V rated voltage cable as of September 2021
*2:	ORP-30F Cable offers diameter reductions of up to 32 % compared to products in the ORP Slim Cable Series. OFV-30F Cable offers diameter reductions of up to 31 % compared to products in the OFV Cable Series.
*3:	Rating
	Usage limits for equipment under specified conditions
*4:	Special elastomer insulation material
	Synthetic polymer resin with elastic properties. Resin composition is varied for additional functionality to suit specific applications.
*5:	Bending, sliding, and twisting
	Bending: Bending movement at the same location
	Sliding: U-shaped sliding movement (within a cable carrier)
	Twisting: Twisting movement at the same location
*6:	Cutting fluid
	Fluid used for lubrication and cooling purposes for machining metal and other materials

[Product Lineup]
*AWG:	Abbreviation for American Wire Gauge, a standard used to indicate the thickness of the conductor in electric wire

ORP-30F Cable (for moving parts)      *Lineup includes 224 product types.
Conductor		Insulator	Number of cores or pairs	Overall outer diameter (mm)
AWG size (cross-sectional area, mm^2)	Configuration (lines/mm)	Outer diameter (mm)		Multi Core type		Twisted-pair type
				Unshielded	Shielded	Unshielded	Shielded
34	12/0.05	0.40	2 – 10	2.1 – 2.8	2.4 – 3.1	2.5 – 3.6	2.8 – 3.9
(0.02)
32	19/0.05	0.45	2 – 10	2.2 – 3.0	2.5 – 3.3	2.6 – 3.9	2.9 – 4.2
(0.04)
30	30/0.05	0.52	2 – 10	2.3 – 3.2	2.6 – 3.5	2.8 – 4.4	3.1 – 4.7
(0.05)
28	49/0.05	0.60	2 – 10	2.5 – 3.5	2.8 – 3.8	3.0 – 5.2	3.3 – 5.5
(0.10)
26	78/0.05	0.77	2 – 10	2.8 – 4.1	3.2 – 4.5	3.5 – 6.5	3.8 – 6.8
(0.15)
24	87/0.06	0.91	2 – 10	3.1 – 4.7	3.4 – 5.0	4.1 – 7.3	4.5 – 7.6
(0.25)
22	125/0.06	1.03	2 – 10	3.4 – 5.1	3.7 – 5.4	4.5 – 8.1	4.8 – 8.6
(0.35)

OFV-30F Cable (for fixed parts)      *Lineup includes 80 shielded product types.
Conductor		Insulator	Number of cores or pairs	Overall outer diameter with shield (mm)
AWG size (cross-sectional area, mm^2)	Configuration (lines/mm)	Outer diameter (mm)		Multi Core type	Twisted-pair type
32 (0.04)	7/0.08	0.44	2 – 10	2.7 – 3.2	2.9 – 4.2
30 (0.05)	7/0.10	0.50	2 – 10	2.8 – 3.4	3.1 – 4.6
28 (0.08)	7/0.127	0.58	2 – 10	2.9 – 3.7	3.3 – 5.2
26 (0.14)	7/0.16	0.74	2 – 10	3.4 – 4.4	3.8 – 6.5
24 (0.20)	7/0.20	0.86	2 – 10	3.6 – 4.8	4.4 – 7.2

About Oki Electric Industry (OKI)

Founded in 1881, Oki Electric Industry (OKI) is Japan's leading information and telecommunication manufacturer. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, OKI provides top-quality products, technologies, and solutions to customers through its Solution Systems Business and Components & Platforms Business. Its various business divisions function synergistically to bring to market exciting new products and technologies that meet a wide range of customer needs in various sectors. Visit OKI's global website at https://www.oki.com/.

Notes:

• Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. and Oki Electric Cable Co., Ltd. are referred to as "OKI" and "OKI Electric Cable" in this document, respectively.
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