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Today’s high-performance composite materials make it easy to dispel the misconception that composite cable clamps are inferior to metal clamps in high-reliability, harsh environment applications. Consider these five factors to select the appropriate composite clamps for your most demanding applications. By Matthew Noce, Military & Aerospace Market Manager; Mathieu Desjardins, Senior Design Engineer; Lauren Toye-O’Donnell,Read More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights hybrid cable assemblies with copper and fiber conductors, as well as hybrid cable-mount connectors with both copper and fiber optic contacts. Hybrid Cable Assemblies With Copper and Fiber Conductors Neutrik’s opticalCON HYBRID MED Connectors are designed to deliver rugged, reliable, and user-friendly connectivity solutions optimized for medical applications including operatingRead More

Amphenol LTW: Upcoming MPronto-12 Connectors – Video Soon to launch World’s First True Backward Compatible to all M12*1.0 Threaded Socket 一 MPronto-12 Connectors. MPronto-12 Connectors are the first 100% truly backward compatible with worldwide-patented. Advantages of MPronto-12 Connectors are: 1. With MPronto-12 Connectors, there is no need to buy a mating pair but any M12*1.0Read More

Amphenol LTW: Upcoming ZConnect® Connectors – FPC and FFC – Video Soon to launch ZConnect® Connectors — FPC (Flexible Printed Circuits) and FFC (Flexible Flat Cable). ZConnect® Connectors series are designed with the objective of saving cost and time with Blind Mating, Error Proof and Audible Feedback features and to be able to handle Wires,Read More

Amphenol LTW Lighting Management Solution (LMS) – Video Intelligent and eco-friendly building at work. Amphenol LTW Preferred Supplier Page

Amphenol LTW X-Lok IP68 Series Field Installable Instruction – Video Innovation in waterproof solution. Amphenol LTW Preferred Supplier Page

Optimistic technologists have been predicting fiber optics would replace many copper links since the late 1990s, but designers were able to find ways to extend the bandwidth and reach of copper. Now we may be reaching the point where fiber may finally become the most practical solution in an increasing number of applications. Electrical interconnectsRead More

Inventive humans have always sought better, faster methods of communications. Today’s high-speed communications are enabled by high-speed cabling and connectors that are rapidly evolving to give us connectivity on a level we couldn’t imagine only a few years ago — and that will inevitably be left in the dust by future iterations. For centuries, innovatorsRead More

We talk to ECIA’s chief analyst Dale Ford about how the electronics industry weathered a challenging year with success and how the lessons learned will impact the way it operates in the years ahead. Dale Ford, chief analyst at the Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA), described 2020 as an “unforgettable year.” If that’s one ofRead More

Each year, the electronics industry expands what is possible with ever-higher data transmission speeds and greater bandwidths. Buckle up and enjoy the ride. In any other year, this would have been our DesignCon issue. Connector Supplier has attended the DesignCon conference and expo in Silicon Valley for two decades, and it’s always been a wonderfulRead More