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The cables can be used for industrial control, machine vision, sensors and actuators, test equipment, and industrial Ethernet networks.&#xa;&#xa;&#xd;&#xa;-------&#xa;&#xa;Edit]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2017 04&#x3a;00&#x3a;00 EST</pubDate><guid><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;28305&#x2f;Cable-Assemblies-Withstand-Harsh-Environments-for-Industrial-Applications]]></guid><dc:creator>Engineering360 eNewsletter</dc:creator><dc:subject>Electrical Components</dc:subject></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Yorker Electronics Broadens Medical Electronics Offerings]]></title><link><![CDATA[https&#x3a;&#x2f;&#x2f;cr4.globalspec.com&#x2f;blogentry&#x2f;28105&#x2f;New-Yorker-Electronics-Broadens-Medical-Electronics-Offerings&#x3f;from_rss&#x3d;1]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Audible Medical Alarms from Mallory Sonalert&#x27;s broad product line are used in almost every type of medical application, from consumer handheld meters to infant monitors. 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