SIKORA Sets the Standard for Measurement Technology in AI-Driven Cable Innovation
With the massive investments in AI data centers like Stargate in the US and Deepseek in China and elsewhere, the demand for high-quality data cables is growing rapidly. The quality requirements for these cables are setting new standards for the extrusion process.
In the past, it was sufficient to simply adjust the diameter to the desired value. Today, however, short-term fluctuations in a wide variety of parameters cause reflections during data transmission. This significantly reduces the usable length of a wire pair. Anyone who has to meet the requirements of this type of cable on a long-term basis cannot do without continuous monitoring of the performance of their extrusion process.
Data cables are typically used to transmit data at rates up to several gigabytes per second. Twisted pairs with low-loss, foamed insulation and minimized reflections can be used for even this high data rate, up to lengths of 100 meters or more.
The real challenges with this type of cable lie in the short-term, periodic fluctuations, not just in the diameter, and the scatter of these and other measured values. It’s the accuracy of the individual value that counts, not the average of many measured values: SIKORA devices such as the LASER , the CENTERVIEW , or CAPACITANCE measure diameter and eccentricity values with the highest accuracy, so that crucial deviations and scatter of the nominal values can be precisely recorded. Make full use of the potential of this data! Measuring devices from other manufacturers only display smoothed averages from several less precise individual values and therefore cannot accurately record short-term deviations and scatter.
Critical parameters that can affect your quality:
- Diameter: Too big or too small – endangers function
- Out-of-roundness: Every deviation affects
- Eccentricity of the conductor in the insulation
- Degree of foaming and capacity of the insulation
- Distance fluctuations in twisted pair
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