Igniting the Spark! Electrification and e-Mobility, our latest eBook, delves into the evolving and impactful interconnect solutions that are meeting the immediate and future challenges of our world. From factories to farms and vehicles to infrastructure, connector companies are leading the charge to make electrification safe, efficient, rugged, and reliable, as demand advances and grows.Read More

MIL-DTL-83723 circular connectors provide reliable electrical connections and environmental resistance in challenging conditions, making them well-suited to aerospace applications. Meet the Connector: MIL-DTL-83723 Connectors  MIL-DTL-83723 circular connectors provide reliable electrical connections and environmental resistance in challenging conditions, such as high vibration and extreme temperatures. Their durable construction and high temperature resistance makes them well suitedRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights modular and custom connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Modular and Custom connectors ITT Cannon VEAM MOVE-MOD modular connector series, available from PEI-Genesis, offers a range of evolutionary circular modular connectors with snap-in modules that enable a variety of contact layouts and the ability to deliver power, signal, andRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights rugged interconnects from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Rugged Interconnects The Cinch Dura-Con Micro-D connectors available from PEI-Genesis offer a lightweight solution without compromising performance. Built to stringent MIL-DTL-83513 standards, these rugged, high-performance, and compact rectangular connectors are ideal for harsh environments, including rail applications. The JK06 Series from JAERead More

New-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. August 2025 New Connectivity Products  August 2025 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. Phoenix Contact offers right-angle M12 connectors for through-hole reflow (THR) soldering processes. Previously, angled M12 PCB connectors required manual assembly and additional drilling to accommodate the snap-hook design. The new connectors are compatible with pick-and-placeRead More

Meet the Cable: Coaxial Cables Their design was first used in 1858 and patented by mathematician Oliver Heaviside in 1880, yet these reliable and cost-effective cables are still widely used to transmit data, video, and voice communication. Today, they are even used for power in certain applications. Coaxial or coax cable is used to transmitRead More

The world’s foremost microwave conference, the IMS symposium features everything from basic technologies to components to systems, including the newest 0.6 mm connectors, waveguides, and interconnect technologies. The IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium is the world’s foremost conference covering RF through millimeter wave and terahertz. Microwave Week combines IMS with the IEEE RFIC Symposium andRead More

Rated boost current, in which short-term currents exceed the rated continuous current, reduces EV charging times. New innovations in contact technology make it a viable solution. By Joydip Sanyal, a Chartered Mechanical Engineer, Smiths Interconnect Expanding and updating the EV charging infrastructure to deliver ultrafast CCS (combined charging system), particularly along highways and in majorRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights MIL-approved Cable from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. MIL-approved Cable CDM Inc. has an extensive selection and inventory of Times Microwave Systems flexible coaxial cable conforming to MIL-C-17 specifications. MIL-C-17-spec 50-ohm coaxial cables adhere to advanced physical and dimensional requirements, including dimensional stability, eccentricity, stress-crack resistance, and raw materials contaminationRead More

New-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. July 2025 New Connectivity Products  July 2025 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. Smiths Interconnect added two new types of data transmission modules to its high density modular and minimodular connector ranges that are easy to assemble, based on the principle of building blocks with a systemRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights circular plastic and soft-shell connectors from leading connector manufacturers and suppliers. Circular plastic and soft-shell connectors Smith Interconnect’s HyperGrip is a circular plastic, user-configurable, color-coded connector with a push/pull latching design for one-handed disconnect. HyperGrip is designed to meet medical industry requirements for finger-proofing (to IEC 60601), flammability (rated to UL94), and it isRead More

New-to-market connectivity products, including interconnects, wire, cable, and cable assemblies, sensors, antennas, materials, accessories, tools, and development kits. June 2025 New Connectivity Products  June 2025 New Connectivity Products > Interconnects, etc. Schaltbau expanded its Eddicy lineup with a series of compact, high-performance contactors designed to meet the requirements of stationary and mobile megawatt charging level 2 and level 3. The new contactors C305 and C805Read More