A flat ribbon cable (also known as multi-wire planar cable) is a cable with many conducting wires running parallel to each other on the same flat plane. As a result, the cable is wide and flat. Its name comes from its resemblance to a piece of ribbon.
Ribbon cables are usually seen for internal peripherals in computers, such as hard drives, CD drives and floppy drives. On some older computer systems (such as the BBC Micro and Apple II series) they were used for external connections as well. The ribbon-like shape interferes with computer cooling by disrupting airflow within the case and also makes the cables awkward to handle, especially when there are a lot of them; as a result, round cables have almost entirely replaced ribbon cables for external connections and are increasingly being used internally as well.
ribbon cable stripped and crimped
Ribbon cable stripping machine is s special wire processing equipment for flat ribbon cables / wires, shrinkable tubes, and other flat material, it supports full stripping, half stripping. This stripping machine is equipped with superior tungsten steel blades/knife, guarantee smooth and stable working performance.