Amphenol Industrial’s RoboLok primary circuit power connector enables quick disconnect and easy assembly with the power of RADSOK technology. Amphenol Industrial Products Group now offers RoboLok, a three-position, high-current primary circuit power connector. This new connector features three fixed, proprietary RADSOK contacts on each connector, offering a wide range of cable contact configurations. Ideal forRead More
The Samtec SEARAY 0.80mm-pitch ultra high-density array cable assemblies provide performance up to 15 Gb/s with significant board space savings. Samtec’s SEARAY 0.80mm (.0315″) pitch ultra high-density array cable assemblies provide 50% board space savings compared to .050″ (1.27mm) pitch SEARAY systems. With performance to 15Gb/s and up to 300 total Edge Rate contacts, thisRead More
TE’s Raychem S1260 Hot-Melt tape adhesive is designed for ground defense and aerospace applications and enables permanent field repairs for PTFE wire and cable. TE Connectivity announces its new Raychem S1260 Hot-Melt tape adhesive for high-temperature wire and cable repairs. The S1260 tape uses an environmentally resistant modified fluoropolymer for sealing high-temperature heat-shrink components toRead More
The Ironwood Electronics socket for 177-ball BGA packages can be used on any PCB without soldering or mounting hardware or screws. Ironwood Electronics introduced a new high-performance BGA socket for 0.8mm-pitch BGA 177-pin devices. The SG-BGA-6434 socket is designed for a 13x13mm package size and operates at bandwidths up to 27GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss.Read More
The PROVERTHA 360° EMI/RFI M12 crimp connector for reliable field assembly provides fail-safe Drive-Cliq connection and secure data transmission. PROVERTHA introduced its new 360° EMI/RFI M12 crimp connector for reliable field assembly of Drive-Cliq systems with an IP67 protection rating (screw-locked). The new M12 cable connectors meet IEC 61076-2-101 specifications and provide fail-safe Drive-Cliq connection and secureRead More
The Thomas & Betts Ocal Liquidtight Connector with Grounding Ring ensures personnel and equipment safety. Thomas & Betts’ (T&B) patent-pending ground ring in its new Ocal Liquidtight Connector with Grounding Ring provides a perfectly secure connection for a sustainable ground path to ensure personnel and equipment safety. “If a fault occurs within the wiring in aRead More
The need for increased bandwidth in telecommunications networks has given rise to many new innovations. What does the future hold for the WAN? With traditional telecom service providers’ revenue finally growing again, so are their capital expenditures – both at about 5% annual growth rates. However, bandwidth demands are growing at anywhere fromRead More
As enterprises begin to adopt passive optical LAN (POL) technology, they face a number of design and implementation challenges and choices. When it comes to premises networks made of fiber, system integrators, installers, and customers are faced with choosing between pre-terminated plug-and-play fiber assemblies or terminating the fibers to length on site duringRead More
Cyber and physical worlds merge in connected industry to radically alter industrial production. Until today, industrial facilities have largely followed a simple concept – that of automated tasks being performed by automated devices that are connected to a central controller. That’s it; nothing more is necessary for industrial production. The network is merely the vehicle for theRead More
Today’s market for mobile electronics requires both innovation and very rapid product development cycles. Configurable connectors in mobile electronics may be the answer. Today’s market for mobile electronics products is fiercely competitive. Product success requires not only creativity and innovation but also an ability to execute very rapid product development cycles. In manyRead More
Today, redundancy is the de facto standard for any network cabling system, and there are a variety of ways to accomplish it. Years ago it seemed as if disaster preparedness and redundant cabling systems were considered forward-thinking (and something of a luxury) for many network and data center owners and operators. Today, however,Read More
As connectors continue to shrink in size, we wonder how much smaller they can go. Bob Stanton of Omnetics discusses the factors that will enable further miniaturization, as well as what limitations there might be. What’s happening with connector sizes these days? The evolution of connectors in our phones and laptops, the changeRead More
