Our extensive array of testing capabilities allow us to assure our products meet or exceed the needs of our customers. Our testing capabilities are far beyond what most cable manufacturers offer.  Additionally, C&M provides their customers with the actual test report data on the products they have purchased. Below is an overview of some of the equipment C&M utilizes to assure the very best in quality and performance:
Mechanical testing An in house custom designed C-Track flex machine, with a 20 foot controlled travel to simulate cable flex life testing. A custom designed "tic-toc" tester with a travel of +/-90 degrees – to simulate flex life in a real world flex assembly application. Custom designed and built extension-retraction machine that extends and retracts in a controlled motion – to simulate an application test of a coil cord. Custom designed and built torsional tester to simulate the torsion of torque on a cable in an installed environment.
Physical testing 1 Blue M environmental chamber – for hot and cold limit testing 1 UL Certified Vertical Flame Test Chamber – for UL 1685, CL2; CSA FT4 and IEEE certifications 1 Dinex 150 X-ray machine – for non-destructive analysis of various assembly constructions. 1 Tinius Olsen unit – to perform tensile, elongation, and adhesion properties 2 Color-matching spectrophotometers – to color match cable jacket materials and assembly molded materials to a customer's requirements.
Electrical testing 1 Tektronix CSA 8200 digital oscilloscope – for eye pattern measurement up to 3GHz; time domain impedance; time domain crosstalk; time delay skew; and velocity of propagation 1 Agilent E5071B 4 port 8.5 GHZ network analyzer – for frequency domain impedance; frequency domain crosstalk; velocity of propagation; frequency delay skew; structural return loss; and attenuation (insertion loss method up to 8.5 GHz) 2 HP 8133A 3GHz pulse generator – for eye pattern measurement up to 3GHz 1 Tektronix 11801B digital oscilloscope – for eye pattern measurement up to 3GHz; time domain impedance; time domain crosstalk; time delay skew; and velocity of propagation 1 Tektronix 11801A digital oscilloscope – for time domain impedance; time domain crosstalk; time delay skew; and velocity of propagation 1 HP 8753D 3GHz network analyzer – for frequency domain impedance; frequency domain crosstalk; velocity of propagation; frequency delay skew; structural return loss; and attenuation (insertion loss method up to 3 GHz) 1 HP 4192A impedance analyzer – for capacitance (cond/cond, SCSI, single end, mutual unbalanced); inductance; resistance or DCR 1 HP 4262A LCR meter – for capacitance (cond/cond, SCSI, single end, mutual unbalanced); inductance; resistance or DCR 3 Hi-Pot Stations – for voltage withstand testing 1 GR 1644-A Megohm Bridge – for insulation resistance Numerous Cirris units – for continuity and voltage withstand testing of assemblies