Wire & Cable

PKC´s highly respected brand, DixieWire, is a full service wire and cable provider. For over 50 years, DixieWire has maintained a reputation for innovation and quality, including the first applications of ultra thin wall cable and European style wires at a major North American OEM. DixieWire also represents on the SAE Cable Standards Committee and ISO TC22 SC3 USAG Automotive Electrical Cables.

DixieWire offers product groups of insulated and non-insulated wire, multi-conductor cables, and battery cables, including:

PVC Insulating:

• 24 to 1/0 AWG
• 0.040'' to 0.60'' diameters
• 12'' to 30'' reels, 21" to 42" drums
• 80C to 105C ratings up to 1000 Volt
  
  

Cross-Link Insulating:

• 22 to 2 AWG
• 0.050" to 0.50" diameters
• 12" to 30" reels, 21" to 42" drums
• 90C to 125C ratings up to 1000 Volt
  
  

Jacketing

• 1 to 6 conductor cable
• Flat untwisted
• Round twisted
• Shielded and unshielded
  
  

Dixiewire products are distributed to a variety of industries, including:

• Automotive
• Commercial Vehicle
• Recreational Vehicle
• Lighting
• White Goods
• HVAC

Design and Development

Recently qualified to Ford ES-AU5T1A348 types 2TAD, 2TBD, 3TAD, 3TBD and GM 15626 type FLRY, DixieWire keeps pace with the development of major OEM specifications in order to continue to develop new wire products in cooperation with major OEM customers and tiers.

DixieWire is capable of performing an impressive range of specification driven testing required by customers in all industries, including:

• Conductor resistance measurement from 0.1 micro-ohm to 20 kilo-ohm
• Accelerated and full term aging for life assessment
• Resistance to chemicals testing
• Dielectric testing to 5000V
• Insulation resistance testing from 0.1 Mohm to 50 Gohm
• Low temperature testing to -40^oC
• Electrical overload testing to 100 AMPS
• Tensile and elongation testing
• Optical measurement of dimensions to 0.00001"
  
  

Other testing such as IR spectra fingerprinting, loss of mass, and scrape abrasion is provided by a on a contract basis.