Why Crimp When you can Screw?
If you need to terminate high voltage crimps, then you will be well aware of the tooling required which can be very expensive or physically hard to use due to the massive force required for using manual tools. Here is a great product from MOREK with their innovative Shear Bolt cable lugs enabling terminating cable […]
How to Choose a Screw-Machined Parts Supplier for Mil/Aero Product Development
Reliable, screw-machined parts help ensure the optimal operation of connectors employed in mission-critical applications. It’s important to select a supplier that understands the unique requirements of this market. High-precision screw-machined parts are critical components of advanced interconnect products. Screw-machined parts include PCB tail pins and sockets, crimp barrel pins and sockets, closed-entry solder cup pins […]
A Blog on Molex MultiCat Power Connectors with Precision-Machined Contacts
Molex renounced for innovation continues to build on their power delivery systems with the MultiCat Connector System, which boasts an impressive range between 4A to 40A. Using a range of connectors from in-line to circular I think this is well worth a look at in detail. So what makes this different? Firstly, Molex have opted […]
Introducing a Revolution in Connector Termination!
Every now and then an innovation arrives and it is so simple you can’t help but thing why has this not been done before. Such a simple idea yet ground-breaking! Greaves has just re-invented the compression connector, and electrical contracting just became far easier. For many years, electrical contractors have had to use conventional compression […]
Category 7 Metal RJ45 Outdoor Industrial GigE Capable Cable Assemblies
Sometimes in this industry it’s like waiting for a bus, you know wait for ah while then 3 similar designs come along all at once! In a recent Blog I showed you the TERA Ethernet system from Simeon. This week I bring you the Category 7 Metal RJ45 Outdoor Industrial GigE Capable Cable Assemblies from […]
A Blog on Hirose DF13 Connectors
We are often asked to help customers with new designs of their cable assemblies and one common theme is making assemblies smaller enabling the overall product footprint to become as small as possible. One connector series we find most effective is the DF13 Series connectors from Hirose. The reason this connector series is easy to […]
A Guide to Crimp Tools and Terminology
In this guide I am going to walk you through the various types of crimp tools and the common terminology used. Many of you will be familiar with this but it’s always good to have a recap. Hand Crimp tools: One of the most amazing facts about hand tools is the range of prices being […]
Harwin’s Datamate Connector Series Now for High Current!
Harwin a company that is proud to say are a UK Manufacturer of connector systems have future developed their popular Datamate connector series by introducing the T-Contact raises the current capacity on compact 2mm pitch interconnection systems, with up to 8.5A per contact. This is great news for anyone that struggling to find a small […]
Two New Connectors From Bel Stewart
This Week I am introducing not one but two new connectors from innovators Bel Stewart how have developed a new range of RJ45 connectors for Cat 6 & Cat 6A Cables. For Larger OD Cables: The new large OD plugs are the latest addition to Stewart Connector’s extensive portfolio of modular plugs designed to support Gigabit […]
A Blog on Wire Crimping Terminology
For many of us in the manufacturing business there are many terms and acronyms we have to get our head around and this week I am going to introduce you to the terminology around wire crimping. Many of the following terms will be familiar to you however; do you really know what they mean and […]
