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.

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.

Molex Inc. said it is bringing custom LED circuit assemblies into a broader range of electronic products, from appliances and computers to automotive and consumer electronics. Molex LED solutions on printed circuit board (PCB) substrates are designed to meet high-volume manufacturing requirements in automotive, consumer, medical, military/aerospace, telecommunications, transportation, and industrial equipment applications. Molex LEDRead More

Lutze Inc. recently launched a line of servo drive cable assemblies according to Siemens 6FX standard, which are fully compatible with Siemens drive systems for motion control.

Maxim Integrated Products Inc. released a collection of 15 peripheral modules that plug directly into any FPGA/CPU expansion port that follows the Digilent Pmod standard. 

April 2012—ITT Interconnect Solutions has announced a major investment at its Basingstoke, UK, facility

April 2012—Molex’s SolarSpec DC panel-mount connectors are now fully certified to applicable IEC standards. 

Würth Elektronik eiSos has opened a local design center in Munich-Aschheim. The main focus of this international team of designers is on components for wireless power charging and energy-harvesting applications.

Alpha Wire has added Industrial Ethernet to its Xtra-Guard high-performance cables. The new Cat 5e cables enable Ethernet communications with the durability and temperature range of Alpha’s renowned Xtra-Guard 4 jacket.