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Custom Cable Assemblies: A Value-Add Solution
A custom cable assembly meets the customer’s requirements, reduces assembly time, ensures consistent signal integrity, and simplifies supply chain management. Cable assemblies streamline system integration and maximize reliability. Custom cable assemblies ensure that every component meets all the specific and unique requirements of the application with a complete, ready-to-install solution. “The term, custom cable assembly, essentially speaks for itself,” said Tanner Rogers, cable solution…
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Printing at the Edge of Possibility: How TE Connectivity Leverages Micro-3D Printing
When connector geometries become too small for conventional tooling – or too complex to justify a mold before the design is proven – manufacturers face a difficult decision about how to move forward: when does it…
A Five-Layer Clad Solution for High-Performance Battery Interconnects
Battery connector design gets super-charged in a case study that demonstrates the power of materials science to solve new connectivity challenges. Article Contributed by Alyssa Koch, Materion Corporation Battery interconnect materials must satisfy a demanding combination…
High Voltage Interlock for Commercial Vehicles: A Must-Have or a Nice to Have?
When designing industrial and commercial transportation vehicles with high-voltage batteries and related systems, manufacturers and system integrators face an important question: Is a high voltage interlock, or HVIL, necessary at every high-voltage interface? Article Contributed By…
Case Study: A Partnership to Improve Rail Health
A South Florida railway operator wanted to update crossing signals along its system. With the help of a connector supplier, they found a solution that went even further, improving system reliability, longevity, functionality, and safety, while…
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Fiber Optics Product Roundup
This week’s Product Roundup highlights fiber optics from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Fiber Optics Nicomatic’s fiber optic interconnect portfolio delivers secure, high-speed data transmission with absolute immunity to electromagnetic interference for the most demanding aerospace…
2026 Push-Pull Connectors Product Roundup
This week’s Product Roundup highlights push-pull connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Push-pull Connectors Quicklock chassis circular connector from Lutronic, a Lumberg Group company, releases the latch with a rocker that snaps the 2- to…
I/O Connectors Product Roundup
This week’s Product Roundup highlights I/O connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. I/O connectors Greenconn offers a comprehensive portfolio of I/O connectors, including RJ45, USB, and D-Sub solutions for networking, data transfer, and device communication…
PCB Connectors Product Roundup
This week’s Product Roundup highlights PCB connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. PCB connectors Lumberg’s RAST 2.5 connector for individual conductors is another solution for secure connection technology in applications with the highest demands on…
Plastic Circular Connectors Product Roundup
This week’s Product Roundup highlights plastic circular connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Plastic Circular Connectors The Micro Circular Series utilizes Omnetics’ rugged and reliable Flex-Pin contact system. Spaced on 50 mil (1.27mm) centerlines, they…
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What Is an RFID Antenna?
The RFID antenna is the radiating element that links an RFID reader to passive or active tags. It reaches the rest of the system through an RF interface, most often a 50 Ω reverse-polarity TNC (RP-TNC) coaxial connector on fixed UHF readers. This component operates anywhere from 125…
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