New High Speed Technology
For those of you that follow this blog you’ll know that I am a fan of high speed data and especially new innovative ways of interfacing technology. I am quite pleased to see the new high speed data connectors from Tyco, the Fas-T connectors. In short these are Ethernet Connectors in the circular mill-spec style […]
New Technology to aid help get prices right.
One of the biggest challenges in the electronics industry, in fact any industry that requires a substantial amount of human labour, is costing / quoting of new work. We have all been there, working out how long an assembly will take to make from a drawing. Well, no matter how good you are or think […]
Apple’s new doc connector!
For all you Apple tech junkies out there we have some news for you. As reported at the tech blogs Tapscape and The APPera, the Taiwan websiteApple.pro – notoriously known for circulating leaked images of Apple devices ahead of formal release dates – has done it again. This time, images reportedly leaked from Apple’s internal inventory reveal a white […]
Take our Fibre Optics Quiz!
To complete my series of guides to fiber optics I am now going to give you a small quiz! There is no prize for your efforts, however, if you are brave enough to post your answers as a Comment below, I will give you a hero’s reception in my next blog. Multiple Choice Identify the choice that […]
Carbon nanotubes – a new interconnection technology
The future is here and it’s all about carbon nanotubes! We in the cable assembly business may all be out of a job as this amazing material does the same work as traditional copper based cables but at a much smaller scale. But don’t worry you’re job is safe for the moment as it is […]
Robots in space? The future now!
C&K Components’ launch Fast-Locking D-connector System for Satellite Applications. This innovation enables the user to install their connectors including hybrids onto PCB’s in a fraction of the time taken for traditional connectors. Although this system has primarily been designed for Satellite Applications I can think of many other industrial and Hi-Tec application that this could be […]
A New Year a New Innovation!
As we ease ourselves into 2011 wondering what this year will bring in interconnection and innovation there is news that Apple’s iPad &iPhone may soon sprout magnetic connectors for fast disengage. Patently Apple is reporting that a recent – and apparently rather hastily published – continuation patent application seems to reveal the company’s intention to integrate […]
Renewable Energy latest products…
There is good news for the renewable energy industry as Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. has developed wiring than can conduct about 50 percent more current than existing superconductive cables, targeting power producers and medical equipment makers seeking more efficient delivery of electricity. The wires, known as high-temperature superconductors, are made using the metal bismuth and have zero […]
