Master Electronics, a leading distributor of electromechanical, interconnect and passive components, announced today that it has been honored with the Neutrik Platinum Level – Outstanding Performance Award. This award recognizes Master Electronics for its strong contribution to Neutrik’s global distribution results in 2014. The prestigious performance award was presented during the recent EDS show (The […]
Industry News
Fixed length SMP cable assemblies from Amphenol RF
Amphenol RF, Danbury, Conn., introduces fixed length SMP cable assemblies as a preconfigured solution for high frequency applications with 50 Ohm impedance requirements. The cable assemblies offer excellent performance up to 26.5 GHz and are highly reliable in test environments. Amphenol SMP pre-configured cable assemblies feature Amphenol RF’s SMP plug connectors, which are designed to […]
Onanon launches Robo Hot Socket for reduced connector assembly time and cost
Onanon, Milpitas, Calif., announces the availability of its robotic automation Robo Hot Socket rapid fine wire termination connector assembly technology to all OEM application markets, effectively supplanting the 40+ year old manual procedures still in use by most connector manufacturers. Onanon invented its Robo Hot Socket automated wire termination technology to remove human variables from […]
Eaton’s non-explosive actuators ensure satellite launch success
Eaton Corp.’s Cooper Industries had a part in the successful launch of the commercial conjoined communications satellites sent from Cape Canaveral in March. The company’s G&H Technology separation nuts, a component in its non-explosive actuator line, were were used approximately 30 minutes after takeoff, to initiate the separation of the payload-fairing system to expose the satellites […]
TE Connectivity expands beam optical technology to size 16 contacts
TE Connectivity (TE), Harrisburg, Pa., announced that its new Pro Beam EB16 optical termini bring the durability and ruggedness of expanded beam optical technology to its size 16 contacts. Designed to fit MIL-DTL-38999 Series III size 16 cavities, the termini are a drop-in replacement for physical contact termini. Recently, this termini was chosen as the […]
Turck introduces new M8 industrial Ethernet solution
To keep up with the continuously shrinking sizes of control devices, Turck, Plymouth, Minn., announces its first M8 industrial Ethernet connectivity solution, the smallest available to date. With the ability to transfer up to 100 Mbps of data, the new M8 connector is suitable for various industrial Ethernet protocols, including EtherCAT. It uses a shielded CAT 5e cable, with […]
Industrial electrical connectors take on the Sharks
It’s not often that something on television translates to my job writing about interconnect technologies. But twice in the past week, I saw references to cables and connectors in pop culture. Most notably was a presentation on ABC’s Shark Tank, a television show in which budding inventors and entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to investment “sharks” […]
Liquid silicone seals from Freudenberg-NOK are suitable for interconnects
Modeling nature has allowed Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies, Plymouth, Mich., to develop liquid silicone seals that are ideal for use in electrical components such as plug connectors, sealing mats for cable ducts, seal switches and dust protection caps. The company has succeeded in mirroring the lotus effect, also known as superhydrophobicity. This refers to the extremely water […]
How to choose the right connector for low-pressure fluid handling
by Grant Wilhelm, Senior Design Engineer, Colder Products Co. Selecting the ideal tubing connector can ensure product performance, increase ease of use and add functionality to your product designs. Here’s a three-step guide. A range of products function by transferring liquids or gasses through small-diameter tubing—from patient beds and in vitro diagnostics in the medical […]
HARTING new products
With immediate effect the new HARTING M12 Slim Design is not only available in the male, but also in the corresponding female version – thereby completing the compact M12 variants in crimp connection technology. The advantage for the customers: They can also apply this solution successfully in order to achieve higher integration densities. HARTING has […]