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Go Back to School with CableOrganizer®
By CableOrganizer®Backpacks coming out of hibernation and the smell of freshly sharpened pencils in the air can only mean one thing: it’s back-to-school time. While it’s always a shame to see...
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Cable Management
The DIYer Guide to Organizing Your Gaming Cables
By CableOrganizer®Intense gamers need to be just as serious about gaming cable management. You’ve invested some significant funds in your equipment and it’s important to protect it. Yes, safeguard the system...
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Cable Management
Ordering Continuous Lengths or Segments of Wire Loom, Braided Sleeving, and Heat Shrink
By CableOrganizer®When ordering products like wire loom, braided sleeving and heat shrink tubing, the product’s length is specified per line item. Some general information is below about how to order each...
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Cable Management
The Best Cable Storage Solutions for Travelers
Most electronic devices we own come with a charger. If you travel with only your phone, then you thankfully need to worry about one power source and wire. But if...
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Fiber Optics,
Workplace Safety
Fiber Optic Testing and Safety: Creating a Safe Working Environment
It’s important for people who install or maintain fiber optic cables to take proper safety precautions. Fiber optics can deliver many hazards an installer must avoid. Although optical fiber doesn't...
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Cable Management
The Importance of ADA Compliance in Temporary Applications
Since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, with updates in 2010, many people have likely become familiar with some of the Act’s basic components. This law...
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Cable Management
The Pros and Cons of Reusable Cable Ties
Many people turn to the versatile and easy-to-apply cable management products we know as cable ties. While they are extraordinarily helpful, the unfortunate caveat is most of them on the...
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Cable Management
Cable Ties for Gardening: Tips and Tricks
When one thinks of cable ties, they may typically envision traditional uses for them, which is of course in their name — tying cables together. But wires and cables aren’t...
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Company Histories & Industry Innovator Bios
The History of Velcro®
It's a product we all know by sight, touch and sound. Two halves: one rough, the other soft, which join silently — but create an unmistakable ripping sound when pulled...
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Company Histories & Industry Innovator Bios
The History of Milwaukee® Tools
It all started in 1918. World War I was ending, and automotive tycoon Henry Ford was looking for a fabricator who was willing to produce a compact, lighter-weight, portable version...
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Heatshrink,
Tools
Cool Gadget Roundup: The Top 8 Gifts for Dad
Listen up, kids. Father’s Day is coming fast, and it’s time to start thinking about what would really make Dad smile. So put down the goofy tie, walk past that...
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Fiber Optics
Fiber Optic Power Meters
Once you install and terminate fiber optic cables, it's time to test them. A test should be conducted for each fiber optic cable plant for three main areas: continuity, loss,...
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Fiber Optics
Making Optical Fibers
The technological impact of optical fiber on our communication system has been astounding. Many wonder how optical fibers are made. There are several steps involved in making an optical fiber,...
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Fiber Optics
Local Area Networks (LANs) and Fiber Optics
A Local Area Network (LAN) is a network infrastructure or combined group of interconnected computers. These are linked to each other in a way that allows shared program software or...
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Company Histories & Industry Innovator Bios
The History of Lutron®
HOW DID LUTRON® BEGIN? When Joel and Ruth Spira founded the Lutron® Electronics Company in 1961, the world had no idea this small firm in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania would revolutionize lighting...
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Company Histories & Industry Innovator Bios
The History of Leviton®
LEVITON®: AN INNOVATOR FROM THE START From its beginnings as a small, New York-based mantle tip company to its current recognition as a worldwide leader in electrical and communications products,...
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The History of Klein Tools®
If any company has come a long way in more than 150 years, it's Klein Tools®. Founded by German immigrant Mathias Klein in 1857, the company has evolved from a...
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The History of IDEAL® Industries
How do you start a company that will one day be known as a global leader in networking tools and electrical testers? Launch a commutator dresser company from your mother's...
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