The pre-assembled round cables offer the following benefits:

• The round cable is ready for use and just has to be plugged in. (plug and play)
• The components of the round cable have UL/CSA approval for the North-American market.
• As usual, this cable is available in a shielded version.

The round-sheath ribbon cables to be assembled by the user offer the following benefits:

• The round-sheath ribbon cable is available with a 16-pole flat cable or two 16-pole flat cables. The signals can be transmitted by byte or word.
• The round-sheath ribbon cable can be stripped at any point (unbonded) so the inner flat cable is ready for further processing after stripping.
• The round-sheath ribbon cable always allows laying of optimal lengths.
• The outer sheath of the round-sheath ribbon cable provides this cable with higher mechanical protection than an unsheathed flat cable, while still retaining its flexibility (easy to lay).
• The round-sheath ribbon cable can be assembled by machine (the cable can be stripped by machine and the insulation displacement connectors can be attached by machine).
• The 16-pole round-sheath ribbon cable is also available in a shielded version.