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BTB pin jumpers for maximum tolerance absorption
Although designed for use in conjunction with AVX’s new 2.5-mm no-wire-stop 70-9296 series STRIPT poke-home contact, the new 10-9296 Series BTB pin jumpers from AVX Corp. are drop-in compatible with...
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AutomationDirect offers customer specified cut-to-length cables
Bulk multi-conductor industrial automation cable from AutomationDirect is now available in customer specified lengths in one-foot increments from 20 to 5,000 ft. Cut-to-length cable eliminates waste...
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Why do connectors fail?
Ideally, your connectors perform to their rated lifecycles. If you install a connector rated for 10,000 mating cycles, you expect it to go that distance. But if you’ve ever had a cell phone charger...
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New configurator tool allows users to custom design industrial connectors
HARTING has developed its Han configurator tool for industrial connectors that enables designers to quickly obtain all decision-relevant data for an interface they need. Users need only enter three...
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Hybrid active optical cable assembly supports up to 12.5 Gbps and 3.3 V
Hirose has designed an intrafacility fiber cable (IFC) assembly system that supports bidirection optical transmission of 6.25 Gbps and unidirection up to 12.5 Gbps (6.25 Gbps x 2ch). The high-speed...
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Molex acquires FPGA-computing system provider BittWare
Molex has acquired BittWare Inc., a global provider of computing systems featuring field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) deployed in data center compute and network packet processing applications....
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Solderless and direct plug-in connectors from Würth Elektronik
Würth Elektronik eiSos has introduced its new “REDFIT IDC SKEDD WR-WST connectors” product family: solderless, space-saving and multi-pluggable connectors for signal transmission. The electronics and...
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BTB pin jumper series for maximum tolerance absorption
AVX Corp. has extended its new series of BTB pin jumper series and module-to-module connections in solid-state lighting (SSL) and other low-pin-count industrial applications with a new two-position pin...
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What are hermetic connectors?
Hermetic connectors are designed to prevent ingress of air, gases and other liquids into the vacuum-sealed connector in extremely harsh environments. In testing, these connectors should show no...
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TE Connectivity partners with Annapolis Micro Systems on FPGA boards
TE Connectivity (TE) has partnered with Annapolis Micro Systems, an FPGA board and systems supplier, on the release of three new high-performance FPGA boards that feature TE’s NanoRF module. The...
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Parallel board-to-board connectors for low-profile mating
Mill-Max Mfg. Corp. has introduced new Horizontal SMT (HSMT) headers and sockets suited for low-profile parallel board-to-board or board-to-component mating. The removable plastic cap provides the...
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Next-generation free height connectors for 32 Gbps and higher speeds
TE Connectivity has introduced its next-generation 0.8-mm free height board-to-board connectors, which achieve unrivaled speeds of 32 Gbps and higher. These high-speed, mid-density mezzanine solutions...
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New FPC/FFC connectors prevent misalignment
Kyocera Corp. announced that its 0.5 mm-pitch flexible printed circuit (FPC) and flat flexible cable (FFC) electronic connectors are available with improved quality assurance (QA) checks – both visual...
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Smart photoelectric sensor is easily configured via IO-Link
Generating, transporting and processing information are central tasks in the Industry 4.0 environment. The basis for all this information is intelligent sensors which provide the required input. With...
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How do canted coil springs provide EMI/RFI shielding?
Canted coil springs shield sensitive electronics from the harmful effects of EMI/RFI. Featuring independent coils that serve as multiple contact points for optimal conductivity and/or grounding, these...
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ix industrial connectors meet the need for smaller footprints
Contributed by Jonas Diekmann, Technical Editor for HARTING Industrial devices are steadily getting smaller, requiring smaller, yet stronger interfaces. For Cat6A Industrial Ethernet applications,...
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Shielding and filtering are not independent of one another
By Keith Armstrong, C.Eng(UK), FIEE/IET, Senior MIEEE, ACGI, EurIng(Gp1) on behalf of EMC Standards Filtering and shielding have to be designed together, as a system. They simply cannot provide their...
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Side exit power cable assemblies deliver 50 percent space savings
TE Connectivity has introduced its new side exit CROWN CLIP Junior power cable assemblies, which can deliver 50% space savings and significantly improve design flexibility over traditional bus bar...
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What types of connectors are used in industrial motion control systems?
Most cable assemblies used in motion control systems require some type of interconnect device to transmit the signals from the cable to the motor or drive. Commonly used connectors include M12 and M8...
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Ultra-Fit and Nano-Fit power connectors available from Sager Electronics
Sager Electronics is now stocking Molex’s Ultra-Fit and Nano-Fit power connectors. Ultra-Fit power connectors solve four key design challenges while offering the premium housing features of proven...
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