by Tim Senkbeil, Product Line Manager, Lumberg Automation, a Belden company A historical perspective on how M8 and M12 connectors became the backbone of today’s industrial automation systems and how they can improve your system design The year 2015 marks the 30th anniversary of the M12 sealed interconnect system. Over those 30 years, the M12 […]
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Backplane connectors: What are they and how are they used?
Often referred to simply as a backplane, this special type of printed circuit board is used as a support structure for connecting other PCBs. The backplane connector adds mechanical strength and stability while also acting as a plane for integrating other system components called daughterboards. Daughterboards are connected to the backplane to perform different functions. […]
ITT Cannon connectors now available from Allied
Allied Electronics, a trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), announced that they are now carrying nearly 500 part numbers from ITT Cannon, a highly respected and in-demand supplier of connectors for the industrial and military/aerospace markets. “ITT Cannon has led the way during the last 100 years of interconnect innovation,” said Allied Product Director […]
ODU’s higher flow rate and operating pressure with air and fluid modules
ODU, is now offering the entire compressed air and fluid range of ODU-MAC with higher flow rates and/or high operating pressure for a wide range of medical, industrial and measurement and testing applications. The electrical connector technology specialists’ in-house development and production increase the flow rate for the compressed air valves by approximately 20%, while […]
Deutsch CTJ Series from TE Connectivity offers fully customizable common terminal systems
TE Connectivity (TE), announces its Deutsch CTJ series modules, AS81714 Series II, which are fully customizable for military and commercial aerospace applications. The Deutsch CTJ series modules are made up of a system of wires and components that are interconnected to one another by a standard Mil AS39029 socket contact. The military qualification allows them […]
ODU’s miniature push-pull locking connectors for medical applications
ODU-USA, Camarillo, Calif., is now offering miniature push-pull locking connector solutions for re-usable and disposable medical applications. This product is valuable to all the advanced medical applications designed for medical emergency response teams and hospitals where equipment must be kept sanitary at all times. With its light weight and high chemical resistance, the ODU MEDI-SNAP […]
New data bus PCB connectors offer reliable mechanical and electrical data bus interface
TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, announces its MIL-STD-1553B PCB connectors for aerospace applications that offer high-speed connectivity and reliable performance in extreme conditions and environments. The new press fit PCB connectors offer customers a robust electrical and mechanical connection between the connector and the PCB that is able to help withstand mechanical […]
CPC offers more options for its polypropylene plastic connectors
CPC (Colder Products Co.), St. Paul, Minn., announces the further expansion of its PMC12 series quick disconnect couplings with options to simplify connections for plastic manifolds. With the new SAE straight thread port options, OEMs can now easily incorporate quick disconnect couplings into their plastic manifolds applications. “The mounting style of the new PMC12 SAE […]
Molex launches durable MediSpec plastic circular interconnect system
Molex, Lisle, Ill., introduces the MediSpec Medical Plastic Circular (MPC) Interconnect System, an economical custom-off-the-shelf interconnect that delivers high-mating cycles and low-mating forces, at a fraction of the cost of competing machined-contact systems, at MD&M West, February 10 – 12, Anaheim, Calif., Booth 1746. “Recent healthcare reform bills have created an environment where medical equipment […]
The basics on mil spec connectors from ODU
In any military setting—be it wearable technology on a soldier or within machines—one of the most desirable attributes is a compact, lightweight and rugged design. That’s the case with connectors used in military equipment, and so these devices just keep getting smaller and smaller and lighter and lighter. Most designs, like those of ODU-USA, evolved […]