Industry Trends

Let’s explore what the Inflation Reduction Act is and how it affects the wire and cable industry with its vigorous energy-efficient and climate change goals.

Understand how supply chain pressures continue to disrupt the global economy through 2022 and how it’s affecting the wire and cable industry.

Your distributor should match your product needs while saving you time and money. Answer these 3 questions before choosing your next wire and cable distributor.

Learn how copper plays a role in future sustainability, the current demand and price of copper, and how you can save money on copper in the wire and cable industry.

Learn more about U.S. and European Union restrictions and regulations on hazardous substances with RoHS, REACH, and other approvals and compliances.

Learn the global impacts of rising copper prices beyond the wire and cable industry and how manufacturers and distributors are responding to consumers.

Read AlphaWire’s technical paper to understand the differences between CAT5e and CAT6 Ethernet cables - which can be used in various industrial applications.

Automation is continuing to increase on the factory floor and the need for more data is placing new demands on Ethernet cables.

See why Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) is the Industrial Ethernet Network technology that’s surpassing legacy Fieldbus networks and traditional commercial Ethernet.

According to a recently released market report, Industrial Ethernet grew rapidly in 2020 and is expected to continue well into 2026 due to changing automation demands.