SAB Bröckskes develops sustainable, robust sensor cables for environmental monitoring

SAB Bröckskes designs special sensor cables for environmental monitoring, offering individual requirements engineering with regard to environmental compatibility, ruggedness, weight, insulation and sheath materials. Sensor-based biomarker tracking is gaining importance in environmental monitoring and ranges from long-term air and water quality monitoring to sample evaluation of farm surface water and real-time water level monitoring. The reliability and longevity of the sensor systems are crucial in all monitoring tasks. Wired connections have proven to be a robust and reliable solution. High transmission capacities and data rates can be achieved via USB 3.0 and Gigabit Ethernet, depending on the sensor and measurement task. However, the ecological footprint has a negative impact if critical raw materials are combined or in case of less sustainable manufacturing processes.



The ecologically sustainable SABorganic data and control cables from SAB Bröckskes in a CO2-reduced outer jacket.

"For this reason, we attach great importance to sustainability in production and material selection," says Marc Gerlatzek, Business Development for the Medical Technology and Assembly Division at SAB Bröckskes. "For example, the jacket material in our SABorganic series consists of around 45 percent ecological, environmentally friendly raw materials. As a result, we reduce our CO2 footprint by an average of 25 percent compared to comparable fossil products. We source the materials from short, regional supply chains." Sustainable, resource-saving production processes are just as relevant for the life cycle assessment. SAB Bröckskes now generates around a quarter of its electricity needs from renewable sources from its own photovoltaics systems.

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