This week’s Product Roundup highlights rectangular Mil-Spec connectors, as well as a few connectors based on Mil-Spec designs, from leading suppliers. Rectangular Mil-Spec Connectors  ITT Cannon’s D*MM Series MIL-DTL-24308 Class-G D-Subminiature connectors provide rugged power, signal, and data solutions designed for mission-critical harsh-environment applications including military and commercial aircraft, aviation equipment, aerospace launch vehicles, andRead More

Reliable, screw-machined parts help ensure the optimal operation of connectors employed in mission-critical applications. It’s important to select a supplier that understands the unique requirements of this market. High-precision screw-machined parts are critical components of advanced interconnect products. Screw-machined parts include PCB tail pins and sockets, crimp barrel pins and sockets, closed-entry solder cup pinsRead More

2020年，世界忙于适应新的汽车使用模式，同时又在斟酌竞争加油策略。 只有一个事实是板上钉了钉的：那就是汽车之间的联系越来越紧密了。 未来的汽车设计将集中在电动汽车的持续发展和非电动汽车连接技术的整合上。虽然电动汽车的接受、采用仍处于早期阶段，但连接技术已经主导着所有燃料模式的新车种。安全性，资讯娱乐，车载诊断和燃油效率方面的创新均取决于连接器系统，从而将传感器，摄像头和天线带到了车辆设计的最重要的位置。 随着我们越来越接近5G的实际应用，车辆与交通基础设施之间的界面将成为乘用车辆的关键系统。 成千上万的电子组件将支持这些新功能。 更绿色的未来 尽管COVID-19的大流行给各行各业按了暂停键，但预计全球汽车市场将在未来五年内持续增长，而电动汽车将在这一增长中占越来越大的份额。 2019年，电动汽车销量占全球新车销量的比例不到3％。但是，2020年第一季度，当大多数OEM都未达到销售预期时，特斯拉的Model 3创造了销售和交付新记录，超过了销售88,400辆汽车的预期。2020年4月，当大多数汽车经销店关闭的时候，特斯拉则继续通过无经销商订购流程向买家交付车辆。 在英国，汽车销量下降了97％以上，但电动汽车销量仅下降了10％而已。在法国，4月份的电动车销售占了整体新车销售的7.8%。TTI估计，在10至15年内，电动汽车将占总体新车销售的一半以上。 能够支持高压的连接器正在推动电动和混合式电动技术的发展。广东林一新能源科技有限公司为电动车设计高压、大电流连接器和线束。该公司生产的 PRC500A 连接器在1,000VDC 的条件下的额定电流为500A，密封等级为IP68，而获得专利的热敏电阻集成功能非常适用于电池管理系统（BMS)、配电单元（PDUs)、电驱动器和电动马达，更是该公司的一大亮点。 该公司还设计和生产具有可更换接触端子的专利直流快速充电插座。该公司的一位代表说：“该产品令在现场对充电站进行维护和维修变得容易。”“为支持电动汽车的采用，对充电基础设施的需求很高，我们注意到为充电网络提供高质量组件和为电动汽车本身提供高质量组件是同样重要的。” 里里外外全连接 2020年春季，油价创历史新低，给电动汽车市场带来了麻烦。 如果持续下去，那么低廉的油价很可能会延迟电动汽车的广泛采用，因为节省燃油成本是汽车电动化的主要诱因之一。然而，其他一些电子技术已经渗入到了电动汽车市场以外的车辆中。 传感器现在已成为汽车系统的重要组成部分，可监视从预测性车辆维护到路况的所有内容。 Fischer连接器的LP360产品线包括一个小巧的薄型面板插头，可以将其直接集成到固定传感器的外壳里，用于汽车和其它对SWaP（尺寸，重量和功率）要求很高的应用中。这些连接器非常坚固，具电磁干扰屏蔽，并耐冲击、振动、扭矩和极端温度。Fischer IP67或IP68 防 护等级的薄膜密封触点清洁方便而且防沙防尘，其盲插、快速释放锁定机制是非磁性的，这意味着不会有碎屑被吸附到连接器上从而对传感器造成干扰。 电源和信号组合为各种汽车应用提供连接解决方案。除连接器以外，该公司还提供迈瑞特品牌的传感器，包括用于车载诊断和预测性维护的机油，冷却液和变速器温度传感器。这些传感器在恶劣环境下运行，以收集有关运行情况、液位、性能和其他要素的数据，该等数据被传送到执行诊断的电子控制装置，再通过仪表板信息传输通知驾驶员。 随着5G在更多的城市被采用，车辆内的连通性，各车辆之间以及和智能城市基础设施的连接性将会增加。配备了车对车（V2V）通信系统的汽车通过无线网络共享安全性，移动性和交通信息。 这些系统需要高速连接器和电缆以传输图像和视频数据。能够同时处理数据和电源的混合连接器正在成为标准的汽车部件。 除了坚固耐用之外，这些系统中的连接器和电缆还必须绝缘，以防止电磁干扰及串扰。 恩尼睿仕电子用于汽车应用的MicroBridge线对板连接器旨在为恶劣环境里运行的汽车提供高速连接。这些连接器符合苛刻的汽车测试规范VW75174和USCAR-2，并提供高度的插配完整性和可靠的处理过程。 它们还提供Koshiri保障 – 防止由于不当或倾斜的插入而造成的损坏。 莫仕的HSAutoLink互连系统可容纳以太网和低压差分信号（LVDS），并保障汽车设计免受越来越多地包含多种连接系统而造成的干扰。 2020年的事件无疑将改变汽车的使用和购买习惯，但可以肯定的是，连接性将是新汽车设计中持续增长的因素之一。

As consumers begin to return to public spaces, a new crop of smart technologies is helping to keep surfaces clean, air clear, and viruses safely away. As vaccination rates rise and infection rates fall, consumers are beginning to venture back into public spaces and resume normal activities, including eating at restaurants, returning to school andRead More

From digital assistants to smart appliances, consumers are slowly adapting to connected home technologies. These networked devices deliver efficiency and ease of use with the help of sensitive antennas. By TE Connectivity connected home Consumers have come around to the idea of a connected home. Smart TVs, thermostats, smoke detectors, and security cameras have becomeRead More

Can you identify the basic parts that make up a connector? In this excerpt from the new book, “Electrical Connectors: Design, Manufacture, Test, and Selection,” two professors share fundamental knowledge about the principals of interconnect technology. By Michael Pecht and San Kyeong Separable connectors are a vast and diverse components group. Each connector type andRead More

Summary coverage of upcoming industry events, as well as recent award, partnership, promotion, personnel, facility, distribution, standards, association, and certification news from across the connector industry. March 2021 Connector Industry News March 2021 Connector Industry News > Event News  TTI, Inc. is showcasing several new electronic component technologies for both EV work trucks and electrificationRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights finger-proof, touch-safe connectors from leading suppliers. Touch-Safe Connectors Smiths Interconnect’s HBB Series single-pole circular connectors are designed to safely and reliably transmit high currents up to 300 and 500A in compact, ruggedized, and user-friendly size 17 and 21 shells equipped with gold-plated hyperboloid contacts that are immune to shock andRead More

When it comes to sealing, not all connectors are created equal. Sealed connectors destined for use in transportation equipment must be rugged and protected in order to provide reliable performance. A variety of sealing strategies ensure smoother travels. The world of transportation represents a combination of some of the harshest conditions anywhere on planet Earth.Read More

Terminal blocks are a simple, inexpensive, and useful type of connector. They are a good choice for simple circuits and have a long history of use in transportation and industrial equipment. Terminal blocks or terminal connectors are a simple, useful, cost-effective, and often crucial component in transportation applications. You need to know a few thingsRead More

Summary coverage of new-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. March 2021 New Connectivity Products March 2021 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. GCT added two new six-pin, charging-only USB Type-C connectors to its ionex line of cost-effective USB Type-C charging solutions, which isRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights connectors and cable assemblies for marine environment electronics. Connectivity Solutions for Marine Environment Electronics Allied Electronics & Automation supplies Amphenol Sine Systems’ eco|mate Aquarius waterproof connectors, which provide a range of flexible and economical solutions designed to reduce system complexity and minimize installation costs in harsh-environment applications including marine environmentRead More