For the new electric and hybrid vehicles, powertrain controls and connectors require the complete functionality of a conventional vehicle, plus the components required to drive the electric motor and charge the Lithium-ion battery pack.  Worldwide production of electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) reached two million units in 2014, nearly doubling since 2011 andRead More

The new Amphenol RadFin power connectors use RADSOK technology to deliver up to 300A at a single point of contact. Amphenol Industrial Products Group now offers a new high-current PCB power connector that enables single-point power delivery of 150A, 200A, and 300A in less than one linear inch of a PCB edge. Amphenol’s RadFin powerRead More

Anderson Power Products Expands Mini PL SPEC Pak family with new three- and five-pole versions. The Anderson Power Products (APP) Mini PL SPEC Pak is a series of compact, environmentally sealed connectors. Mini PL SPEC Pak connectors are touch-safe on both sides and feature a latching shell. Power-handling capabilities up to 23A and 600V AC/DC perRead More

Smiths Connectors’ Transformer Connector allows engineers to tailor interconnect solutions to the demands of individual applications. Smiths Connectors launched its new Transformer Connector Range, an innovative family of high-density modular connectors that provides customers with an enhanced ability to tailor interconnect solutions to the demands and requirements of their individual application environments. One key market that theRead More

Expanding its Minitek Pwr family, the new FCI Minitek Hybrid wire-to-board connectors offer an improved and flexible modular design as compared to traditional power connectors. FCI announced the launch of its innovative Minitek Pwr Hybrid 3.0 and Minitek Pwr Hybrid 4.2 connectors. Expanding the Minitek Pwr family, the new Hybrid series has an improved and flexible modular designRead More

Power connectors have wide application in the growing electric vehicle market. Producing them via cold forming could deliver multiple benefits, including enhanced part quality and less metal waste. Tighter regulations on CO2 emissions mean that even Formula 1 cars must now be more fuel-efficient – proof, if it were needed, of the inexorable rise of sustainabilityRead More

The Kycon 8A High-Current DC Power Jack expands the supplier’s existing line to meet customer needs. Kycon expanded its line of high-current DC power jacks with an 8A version. Designated the KLDHCX-8 series, the newest version provides a footprint similar to Kycon’s standard DC power jacks, and is available in 2.0mm diameter and 2.5mm diameter sizes. Rated to 8A,Read More

APP expands Mid Power SPEC Pak Family with a first-mate, last-break ground contact capable of accepting 6 to 10 AWG wire. Anderson Power Products is pleased to announce an expansion of the Mid Power SPEC Pak connector family. The product is now available with a first-mate, last-break ground contact that accepts 6 to 10 AWG (13.3mm² toRead More

Hirose IT-P Series power pin connectors are designed for assembly alongside IT3 and IT5 Series high-speed mezzanine connectors. Hirose has strengthened its board-to-board power connector product offering with the development of the flexible and customizable IT-P Series. Featuring a three-piece structure with mating receptacle, interposer, and mounting receptacle, the IT-P Series provides a wide range of variableRead More

The APP five-position Mini PL SPEC Pak connector is environmentally sealed and touch-safe. Anderson Power Products (APP) announced the addition of a five-position offering to the Mini SPEC Pak connector family. This environmentally sealed and touch-safe connector houses up to five contact positions in a compact latching shell. Power handling capabilities up to 23A and 600V AC/DC perRead More

FCI expands its HPCE product family with HPCE mezzanine connectors, an economical solution for transmitting power and low-speed signals between parallel boards. FCI expanded its power solutions with the introduction of HPCE mezzanine connectors. Building upon the existing HPCE product family, the new HPCE mezzanine connectors provide an economical solution for transmitting power and low-speed signals betweenRead More

Expanded packaging and performance options make power connectors surge. Power connectors once occupied just a tiny niche of the total separable interface market, but they are now on a rapid growth curve as many new power connectors that offer expanded packaging and performance options come into the market. In the world of pluggable electronic interconnects,Read More