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Alpha Wire CABLE DESIGN CENTER®:
THE INDUSTRY'S FIRST ONLINE SYSTEM
FOR SPECIALTY CABLE DESIGN

The design of custom wire and cable solutions has gotten faster and easier with the creation and implementation of the Alpha Wire CABLE DESIGN CENTER®- an innovative, online specialty cable development tool. For the first time, customers can use Alpha Wire's proprietary software and comprehensive Web presence (www.alphawire.com) to build their own custom cable solutions - quickly and easily. Following a step-by-step interactive procedure, users specify the exact cable they need - down to the color - and have Alpha Wire engineers return a price quote the next business day for fast turn production.

For convenience, users can also create a password-protected library of up to 50 designs that are stored online and accessible 24/7 for immediate reordering and fast cable design changes.

The software guides users through the design process in one of two ways. In many cases, a custom cable is based on an existing Alpha product, such as the company's industry standard XTRA•GUARD® series of High Performance Electronic Cables and Flexible Cables. Users select the appropriate Alpha Wire product by entering a part number or via the Web site's exhaustive search capabilities, and then modify Cable Construction (cable type, temperature, voltage, regulatory standards) Conductor Construction (number of elements, AWG, insulation type and more) and Jacketing, Shielding, Packaging requirements. Throughout the interactive form, online help is just a single click away. All specs for a particular Alpha Wire product are shown, and customers simply change whatever features they like to create a process-matched, one-of-a-kind cable.

Users can also start the cable design from scratch, specifying all essential parameters as requested by the software in a can't miss, logical process.

In both cases, customers are able to immediately print the finished specifications and incorporate them into the Bill of Materials.

"The Alpha Wire CABLE DESIGN CENTER® is an absolutely essential tool for customers in quick need of specialty cable solutions," says Allan Marconi, Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Alpha Wire. "The proprietary software makes working with Alpha Wire uncomplicated and transparent, helping customers get rapid turnaround on made-to-order cables. We've been designing specialty cables for decades, but with this pioneering software, we've pushed our capabilities into the online, digital age - and well beyond what conventional wire and cable companies are able to offer."

The Alpha Wire CABLE DESIGN CENTER® is part of the company's ongoing investment in hardware, software, digital tools and engineering services aimed at helping customers get their high performance products to market faster and more cost-effectively.

ALPHA WIRE FAST FACTS

Alpha Wire Company, a division of Belden Wire & Cable Company, has been supplying its national and international customers with a comprehensive range of essential products for over seven decades. With more than 10,000 products listed in the company's Master Catalog, and available worldwide through more than 1,500 distributor locations, Alpha Wire delivers the industry's widest range and largest inventory of wire, cable and tubing products.

Alpha Wire's advanced XTRA•GUARD® series of High Performance Electronic Cables and Flexible Cables, together with the Alpha Wire INDUSTRIAL SERIES and the company's expanded FIT® Preferred Heat Shrink Products line, continue to set the industry standard for high quality and reliability. Alpha Wire delivers a new generation of products and a new level of customer service aimed at today's high technology end user.

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