December 18, 2012—These new connectors offer a solution that reduces human error during assembly.

December 20, 2012—Avnet has named Kevin Moriarty as Avnet Chief Financial Officer.

December 20, 2012—HARTING has won the Manufacturing Excellence Award.

December 20, 2012—EMS has announced the acquisition of Southampton-based Applied Assembly Ltd.

December 20, 2012—Belden Inc.has acquired privately held PPC, a provider of connectors for broadband service providers.

December 18, 2012—New M23 cables and receptacles utilize a rugged PUR jacket in a variety of lengths.

December 4, 2012—New panel-mount USB connectors offer PCB solder tails.

November 6, 2012 – TE Connectivity introduced the STRADA family of connectors as part of its commitment to develop customer-focused next-generation interconnect solutions.

October 2, 2012–Hybrid combines through-hole with surface-mount.

September 2012—Hypertac’s rectangular REP series meets the most stringent requirements of the rail transportation industry in terms of electrical, mechanical, and environmental performance.

September 2012 – Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas has introduced its Pmod compatible CC3000-based Wi-Fi adapter development kit.

August 2012 – Featuring 5.0 mm pitch and rectangular flat leads, SMarTconn 974-D-SMD-DS Series supports 0.20 mm co-planarity specification.