August 2013—Mew videos from LADD provide in-depth assembly instructions for key DEUTSCH connector series, including the DRB, DRC, DT, HD10, HD30, HDP20, Quick Connect, and STRIKE connector.

NWI Lab360’s Next Gen Electric Vehicle Cable Charges into the Future Northwire (NWI) offers a family of reliable hybrid and electric vehicle charging cables featuring power, signal, data, and fiber custom composite options in any AWG size to suit all electric vehicle applications in today’s market. While NWI’s current EV cable suite is compatible withRead More

Proterra Standardizes on Electrical Systems Design and Wire Harness Engineering Tools from Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics announced that the leading provider of zero-emission commercial transit solutions, Proterra, has standardized on the Mentor Graphics VeSys tools for its electrical systems design and manufacture of wire harnesses. Proterra will be using the VeSys tools to help designRead More

Switchcraft High Amperage Power Plug and Jack Switchcraft announced the newest addition to its line of power plugs and jacks – the high amperage power plug and jack. The new versions are rated up to 11A current (carry), the highest current rating for a power plug and jack available on the market today. High amperageRead More

Phoenix Contact Expands Push-in Terminal Block Line Phoenix Contact has expanded its line of push-in technology (PT) terminal blocks to include a smaller version of the popular STIO 2.5 series. The PTIO 1.5/S series is only 3.5mm wide with a new top-level location for the power wiring. The blocks offer the market’s highest-density power distributionRead More

Report Shows Small Companies are Bright Spot in North American EMS Market Small-company performance is one bright spot in the July 2013 edition of the IPC North American EMS Market Report released this month by IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries. This month’s report indicates that the smallest EMS companies that participate in IPC’s NorthRead More

Deadline Looms for DesignCon Call for Papers The call for papers for DesignCon 2014, which will be held January 28-31, 2014, ends on August 5, 2013. At DesignCon, engineers talk to engineers about practical solutions to the challenging problems they share in design and verification. The paper presentations and tutorial programs emphasize education and peer-to-peerRead More

Bead Electronics 3D CAD Models of Contact Pins Now Available Bead Electronics, a manufacturer of end-to-end, solid-wire, and tubular contact pins for telecom, automotive, connector, and specialty lighting industries, has launched a new online catalog to strengthen its online usability, improve customer service, and reach new industries. Using ThomasNet’s Navigator platform, the online catalog displaysRead More

Yazaki Honors Molex with Green Supplier of the Year Award Yazaki Corporation named Molex as a Green Supplier of the Year at its annual awards ceremony, held on World Environmental Day on June 5. Winning in the connections category, Molex is one of four companies selected from Yazaki’s top 103 suppliers in North and CentralRead More

Radiall and Cinch Connectors Sign Cross-Licensing Agreement at Paris Air Show Radiall SA and Cinch Connectors announced today at the Paris Air Show that they have entered into a cross-licensing agreement covering their respective technologies for the EPX connector range and EBOSA fiber optic termini. EBOSA expanded beam is a market-leading fiber optic technology forRead More

MegaPath Delivers Speeds up to 50X10 Mb/s MegaPath Corporation, a leading provider of managed data, voice, security, and hosted IT services in North America, announced the availability of new Business Ethernet services that provide companies with a true business-class alternative to cable services. The new Ethernet services are immediately available in 517 Central Offices (COs)Read More

July 2013 – TE’s Deutsch high-speed connectors combine extreme ruggedness and superior signal integrity.