Requirements & Acceptance for Cable & Wire Harness Assemblies – Driving Test!
Many of my previous blogs have referred to the design or products used in interconnection and cable assemblies. This week I want to talk about the standards used in wire and cable assembly. Many people working in electronics assembly design & manufacture are familiar with the IPC 610 Standard (Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies) however; the […]
FIA rejects CCA Cables from Cat 5E & Cat 6 cables
As first reported by my colleagues over the pond @www.interconnectionworld.com, the FIA have released a white paper on the use of CCA (Copper Clad Aluminium) cables in Ethernet cables (pdf). In the last couple of years those of us in the networking interconnection industry have seen the introduction of CCA cables largely because of the downward pressure […]
Good design and the IEC Connector (Downlod File for Images)
A view of customer pressure for better service.
The protesters outside St Paul’s have been making a lot of headlines recently and creating a discussion point around the nature of capitalism and how the economy works.These are far too big and important issues to go into in my humble blog post, however I did want to raise the interesting point of how we […]
A Quick & Simple guide to HDMI
Have you ever wondered what the different versions of HDMI are and if they work together and mover over which are the best cables to purchase? Thanks to our good friends at HDMI.org we have the answers.Firstly let’s start with the basics. What are the advantages of HDMI over existing analogue video interfaces such as composite, […]
New Investment in High-End Motor Industry
According to a recent announcement, Silverstone race track will gain its own technical college to specialise in engineering. Set up with Northampton University and a local college, it will be one of 13 UTCs to offer highly technical subjects to teenagers from next year. For those of us in the highly technical business of electronics […]
My Top Ten Connectors!
The following list is my personal Top Ten of connectors. The connectors I have chosen are based on my experience and personal preference and no other criteria. I just like them! 1 – The D-Type Connector 2 – RJ45 Ethernet Connector 3 – IDC Connectors 4 – Molex KK Series 5 – SMA Connector 6 […]
Marine manufacturing and growth
This week the government and the UK Marine Alliance launched a new initiative to raise the awareness of the important roll that the marine industry plays in the UK economy. Business Minister and Co-chair of the Marine Industries Leadership Council Mark Prisk said “Britain’s marine industries are one of our best prospects for high value, high skilled […]
Connectors going green?
One thing that is good about big companies is their responsibility to society and, more specifically for the purpose of this blog, the environment. The bigger the company the more pressure is put on them to show how much they care and want to make a positive difference. So let’s look at who’s been doing […]
J.P Morgan analyst sees electronic connector content growing apace across all industries.
Despite all the doom and gloom out there I have decided that I will not go along with it and do everything I can to find positive stories to comment on. There is plenty of good news out there. Recently an article in TWST.com sheds some positive light on the connector industry. You can trust […]
