A Guide to IP Ratings on Connectors
This week’s blog post is all about IP ratings on Connectors and the differences between the standards. So what are IP ratings and what do they mean? Well the simple answer is it is the amount the connector / product can get wet. For example, if you are designing a product like a industrial computer it is unlikely […]
IPC A-620 Standards on Cable Lengths
When manufacturing cable assemblies I often see drawings with no specific length tolerance, and – as we all know – with anything made by hand, even with the assistance of automated tooling, the finished length can vary. The question is, how much should a cable vary in length and what is acceptable? IPC A-620 has a […]
New (ish) Product Innovations!
This week’s blog is all about innovation. However, the innovation I bring you is not new. I know this does not sound right at all, but keep reading. If like me you believe the best things are simple and done well you’ll love this new product innovation – the Souriau Hermetic Feed-through (Solder Contacts on […]
A Guide to Mill Spec Crimping
It is a fact that the very best of the best in crimping is Mill Spec Crimping as this standard of crimping is recognised, as IPC-A-620 Class 3. As we all know, this is the highest possible standard for cable assembly. Firstly, let us start with why Mill Spec Crimping is such high quality and […]
A Blog on Snapshot of the connector industry
Good news as the latest figures from Bishop & Associates, The Connector industry sales were up +5.1% in the fourth quarter of 2014. As first reported by www.connectorsupplier.com this is proof that the manufacturing industry for interconnection products is healthy and improving. The following fissures highlight this upward trend. 2014 Regional Results: As […]
A Blog on Crimping Termonlogy
If you ever wondered what people are talking about in conversations on crimping terminology when they come out with phrases like “Belmouth” or “Conductor Brush” then wonder no more. The following guide will give you all the info you need to fully understand everything there is to know about crimping terminology. BELLMOUTH (FLARE) The flare […]
How much should a Cable Assembly cost?
If you have ever designed or had a cable assembled at some point you have probably thought, how much should this cost? This is a question we are asked all the time and it is a lot easier to answer than you would think. But before I answer this question I’m going to tell a […]
A Blog on USB Juice Jacking and the connector that solves this problem.
If you have not heard of Juice Jacking before then put simply it is when you plug your devices such as mobile phone into the USB port of a computer for charging you are allowing that computer to see all of your data and potentially have your data copied. Many of us are used to […]
On UL Listed and UL Recognized cable
In a previous blog post I discussed UL Wire types. However, something that does seem to come up is the question of “What is the difference between UL Listed and UL Recognized?” The answer to this question is answered with the help of Lütze Ltd, a German manufacturer of cable specialising in the area of […]
A New Guide: MPO Fibre Connectors
One of the most useful innovations in the use of fibre optics for datacoms has to be MPO (Multi-fibre Push On) and this week I will be introducing you to this great and largely under used system. If you are not familiar with MPO fibre, it is a connector for cables with four to twenty-four […]
