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Explore practical guides, installation advice, product insights and industry updates from the DTECH team. Whether you're specifying products, planning a project or troubleshooting a network, you'll find straightforward technical content for installers, engineers and businesses.

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01/09/2025

Fibre Optic Connectors Explained: LC vs SC and UPC vs APC

Fibre optic connectors come up on every installation project, and the terminology around them trips people up more than it should. LC or SC? UPC or APC? Blue or green?...
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01/06/2025

Fibre vs Copper Data Cable: Which Should You Choose?

Copper or fibre — it's the first question on most cabling projects, and it rarely has a simple answer. The right choice depends on what your network needs to do...
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20/04/2026

How to Read a Cable Test Certificate: What Fluke Results Actually Mean

A Fluke DSX certification report is the evidence that a structured cabling installation performs to the standard it was specified to. It is what separates a certified installation from a...
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28/09/2026

Industrial Connectivity: M12 Connectors, Assemblies & Cable for Harsh Environments

DTECH's full industrial range in one place — M12 D-code and X-code connectors, made-to-length assemblies (including shielded PROFINET/EtherCAT builds), tool-free industrial RJ45, industrial and marine-grade Ethernet leads and cable, plus...
DTECH green Profinet cable with right-angle male and female M12 connectors, showing the pin and socket faces
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25/05/2026

Industrial Ethernet Protocols Explained: PROFINET, EtherNet/IP and EtherCAT

PROFINET, EtherCAT, and EtherNet/IP are the three dominant industrial Ethernet protocols used in factory automation, process control, and motion control applications worldwide. All three run on standard IEEE 802.3 Ethernet...
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01/11/2025

Industrial RJ45 vs M12: Which Connector Is Right for Your Installation?

Industrial Ethernet connectivity comes down to one question before anything else: what environment is the connection actually living in? A standard RJ45 connector — the type on every office patch...
DTECH X-Coded M12 Connector showing the metal housing, threaded connection and contact face
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16/03/2026

Internal vs External Data Cable: What’s the Difference and How to Choose

One of the most common specification errors in structured cabling installations is using standard internal cable on a route that passes outside — through an external wall, across a roof,...
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27/04/2026

IP Ratings Explained: IP67, IP68 and IP69K for Industrial Ethernet Applications

IP ratings appear on industrial connectors, enclosures, and equipment throughout specification documents and product datasheets — but the numbers are not always well understood by the people selecting components. IP67,...
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