Our first in a series of articles about Evolving Levels of Interconnection As this is the first in a planned series of articles by APEX Electrical Interconnection Consultants LLC, we thought it would be best to begin with the “Levels of Interconnection” (LOI), which is about as fundamental as it gets. It must be rememberedRead More
Rise of the Industrial Robots When Hon Hai Precision Industry Company Chairman Terry Gou announced in 2011 that Foxconn, its wholly owned subsidiary, would install one million robots over the next three years in its factories to replace workers and do “simple” work, he probably did not actually intend to install that many industrial robotsRead More
Why Robots Won’t Replace People: Industrial Q&A with TTI Inc. – Lew LaFornara What is the state of the industrial market for electronic components, particularly for connectors and why robots won’t replace people are discussed in this Industrial Q&A with TTI Inc. The industrial market is the one segment that is most closely tied toRead More
As this is the first in a planned series of articles by APEX Electrical Interconnection Consultants LLC, we thought it would be best to begin with the “Levels of Interconnection” (LOI), which is about as fundamental as it gets. It must be remembered that at every interconnection point, at every level, there is a potentialRead More
November 2013 – New Trex-Onics cable reduces maintenance costs and increases productivity.
Termination in Aluminum Stranded Conductors Given its good electrical conductivity, aluminum (Al) is an ideal material for use in electrical cables. The substitution of copper (Cu) conductors for aluminum ones supports two focal requirements arising in the field of automotive engineering. First, as a lightweight material weighing approximately two-thirds less than Cu, Al can be usedRead More
November 2013 – Despite a rise in the demand for electrical control panels, the manufacturing process remains labor intensive. Three companies worked together to create a solution that takes a 3D design environment to the next level.
November 2013 – Pasternack assemblies are terminated with durable stainless steel connectors and are well suited for test environments where a rugged, phase-stable cable assembly is required.
November 2013 – Protecting cables and control valves from the possibility of fire is one of the most critical requirements for oil refineries. Can your offshore location take the heat?
November 2013 – Do you have a rough-and-tumble site that requires reliable communication? Deployable fiber systems, as opposed to fixed installations, are designed to be quickly installed, retracted, and then relocated in the field to some of the most inhospitable environments on earth.
November 2013 – The exclusive penetrator design includes six single-mode optical fibers.
November 2013 – The automotive market was the fastest growing market sector in 2012 at 11.9% year-over-year, with profitability of $71.3 billion, or 5.3% of sales.
