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How do the OCP immersion cooling requirements effect connectors?

January 22, 2025 By Jeff Shepard Leave a Comment

The Open Compute Project (OCP) is focused on developing scalable computing for cloud data centers, artificial intelligence, and other large-scale computing applications. Immersion cooling can improve the energy efficiency and sustainability of those facilities. So, the interest of the OCP in immersion cooling is not surprising. The OCP immersion cooling requirements define materials compatibility needs […]

Filed Under: AI/ML, FAQ, Featured, Markets, Sustainability, Telecom/Data Tagged With: faq, OCP, Open Compute Project

How do connectors made with conductive plastics contribute to sustainability?

March 11, 2024 By Jeff Shepard Leave a Comment

Basic plastics are electrically insulating, but with the proper additives, they can become conductive. Electrically conductive plastics can be used to replace metal components and improve sustainability in several areas of connector construction. They take less energy to fabricate and are lighter, reducing system weight, a very important consideration in applications like electric vehicles (EVs). […]

Filed Under: connector components, FAQ, Featured, Sustainability Tagged With: faq

What is the best copper alloy for connectors in renewable energy and EV applications?

March 6, 2024 By Jeff Shepard Leave a Comment

Copper is important in supporting renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs). For example, there are about 5.5 tons of copper used per megawatt (MW) of photovoltaic generation, and there are 183 pounds of copper in an EV, compared with only 48 pounds in an internal combustion engine (IEC) vehicle. Not all copper is the same; […]

Filed Under: Automotive, EV Engineering, FAQ, Featured, Markets, Sustainability Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, faq

SCHURTER reducing CO2 footprint with new green line

July 28, 2023 By Emma Lutjen Leave a Comment

SCHURTER further embarks on its sustainability initiatives by introducing its new Green Line collection of high-quality components. As part of SCHURTER’s sustainable strategy, these IEC 60320-1 appliance connectors are the industry’s first to contribute to less CO2 emissions and lower material consumption. They are also the first in the SCHURTER range of Green Line products to […]

Filed Under: Sustainability Tagged With: Schurter

How a connector company made sustainability a priority

February 14, 2023 By Martin Rowe Leave a Comment

In this podcast, EE World spoke with Ralf Klädtke to learn how TE Connectivity trains its engineers to look for sustainable materials and manufacturing processes.

Filed Under: copper, Featured, gold, Sustainability Tagged With: TE Connectivity

How can connector sustainability be improved?

January 31, 2023 By Jeff Shepard Leave a Comment

Before it became fashionable, connector makers were at the forefront of sustainability. It started with replacing cadmium plating to meet RoHS requirements and soon expanded to using plastic regrinds and bio-based plastics instead of 100% new plastics for connector bodies. Connector makers have more recently embraced new, more sustainable materials for high-performance contacts. This article […]

Filed Under: EE sync, Electronics, FAQ, Featured, Sustainability Tagged With: faq

ITT Cannon underlines engineering innovation and sustainability at electronica 2022:

November 10, 2022 By Mary Gannon Leave a Comment

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At electronica 2022, ITT Cannon will showcase its latest product innovations and robust interconnect portfolio that provides reliability across multiple end markets, including aerospace, defense, medical, e-mobility, industrial, and transportation. In addition, the company will highlight key sustainability initiatives from manufacturing processes to products. The company will be at Stand 125, Hall A2, at electronica […]

Filed Under: DW sync, Industry News, Sustainability Tagged With: ittcannon

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