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August 2012 – Dave Pheteplace, Bishop & Associates, looks at growth from 2010 through first quarter 2012 in the transportation market.

Molex Inc. released its Mini50 Unsealed Connector System, a new miniaturized unsealed, wire-to-board system validated to automotive standards. The new package achieves a 50% space savings over traditional industry standard 0.64mm connectors and is ideal for automotive and commercial vehicle applications where space is limited such as lighting, radios, navigation systems, HVAC systems and cameras.Read More

Harwin has introduced commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Datamate three-row connectors for use in board-to-board or cable-to-board military, aerospace, industrial, and medical embedded computing applications that require many contacts in a small space. Stocked in five different configurations of printed circuit board and cable variants and in six standard sizes from 18 to 96 ways, the 2-millimeterRead More

August 2012—Platinum Tools has updated its EZ-RJ45 shielded Cat5e/6 connectors with internal or external ground. 

August 7, 2012 – A close look at prices, material costs, and other major factors, from the people who run the businesses

July 2012 – HARTING announced the availability of a new line of tailored connectors with plastic or metal housing.

July 2012 – First developed for the aerospace sector, Souriau’s ELIO contact has joined the Souriau railway connector product range. Several all-optical or electrical/optical hybrid configurations are now available in the VGE1 range. 

Amphenol RF recently released a new line of rugged connectors designed for various outdoor and harsh environment applications. 

July 2012 – Suyin has released a line of spring-contact battery connectors that are specially shaped for ergonomic charging.

The venerable card edge connector has been a mainstay interface that has served the electronics industry for many years by solving critical packaging challenges of complex electronic equipment. Early devices often utilized masses of discrete hand-soldered wires between subassemblies, a process that added cost and complexity, introduced error, and made repair difficult. The industry neededRead More

August 7, 2012 – Nickel is the underplate material of choice and has been such since the late ’70s. Here’s a look at its history — and at its pros and cons.

June 2012—New connectors for larger terminal blocks extend the functionality of WAGO Corp.’s TopJob S 2006, 2010, and 2016 Series Terminal Blocks. More than standard through connections, the TopJob S connectors insert directly into jumper slots to connect sub-assemblies and test circuits, such as electric motors. Accommodating conductors 20 to 10 AWG, the connectors also provide power tap or supply options for testing.