Pasternack has launched a new line of RF loads with ten different types of connectors for quick mating. Typical applications include DAS systems, base stations, antennas and test instrumentation. Pasternack’s 24 new easy connect terminations are available with QMA, QN, 4.3-10, SMP, SMP-M and BMA connectors for quick, snap-on or push-on mating. These RF loads […]
Binder’s new M8 12-pin with gold-plated contacts conserves space
Binder USA LP has added the M8 12-pin to its series 718 and 768 lines of M8 connectors. The 12 gold-plated contacts allow for more data connections in a small form connector, making it easy to combine multiple connections into one connector to save panel space. The IP67 rated connectors are typically used with automation-related products […]
Hirose launches unidirectional active optical connector system for up to 6.25 Gbps
Hirose has developed a unidirectional active optical connector system with built-in E/O on the Tx (transmit) end and an O/E on the Rx (receiver) end. The BF4M optical connector system converts a balanced high-speed differential electrical signal on a PCB at one end into a MM optical signal for transmission down a very thin flexible […]
L-Com releases M12 and M8 field-term connectors, couplers, adapters and receptacles
L-com Global Connectivity has introduced a new line of M12 and M8 connectors, adapters, receptacles and couplers to address harsh environment connectivity applications. These new products are designed for industrial control and factory automation, test equipment, I/O connectivity, sensors and actuators, or any straight wired connectivity application where a screw down interface is necessary. The […]
Molex acquires assets of Triton Manufacturing
Molex, the global manufacturer of interconnect products and systems, announced the acquisition of certain assets of Triton Manufacturing Company, headquartered in Monee, Ill. The acquired Triton business specializes in fabricating flexible power cable assemblies and custom bus bars used in a wide range of current and heat transfer applications, including power transfer devices for computers, […]
Stainless-steel M12 connectors for food and medical applications
Provertha, the Pforzheim, Germany, manufacturer of connectors and accessories, is extending its extensive range of M12 cable connectors with stainless steel (V4A) versions and X-Coding. The new male and female versions are specifically designed for the special requirements encountered in medical technology applications, and in the food industry. The new M12 connectors are also suitable […]
HARTING posts record earnings
The HARTING Technology Group based in Espelkamp, Germany, sizably increased its turnover for trading year 2016/17 that ended on September 30. The family owned and managed global company saw a 14.7% increase in turnover, up to €672 million ($791 million) – the highest figure in the company’s 72-year history. “We are really pleased with the […]
Powerful D-subs from In2Connect
D-sub connectors were arguably the first and most widely established in/out (I/O) interface connector, according to officials at In2Connect UK Ltd., based in Ropley, Hampshire. The connectors are so-called because of their trapezoidal (vaguely “D” shaped) shell which provides mechanical protection, shielding and built-in polarization when mating male to female, whether cable-end or panel mounted. […]
CDM Electronics stocks Binder USA interconnects
CDM Electronics, an authorized distributor of electronic connectors and cables based in Turnersville, N.J., is now a stocking distributor of Binder USA’s circular connectors, cordsets and adapters for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Engineered to provide power and Ethernet connectivity to process-automation equipment while significantly reducing production downtime, according to CDM officials, the […]
Simple adapter converts straight connectors to angles
The ibow angle adapter from igus Inc., East Providence, R.I., converts straight, round connectors to angled ones. It reportedly permits fast, easy and safe connection of circular connectors at a user-defined angle. The product lets workers plug in connectors “around corners” quickly and flexibly, according to the company. And it is also suited for retrofit […]
