New Innovation in Waterproof Interconnectivity from Molex!
For those of us in the cable assembly business finding waterproof connector systems can sometimes be a challenge as the options can sometimes be limited especially when limited space is available. Luckily Molex have come up with a innovative system the Mizu-P25™ Miniature Wire-to-Wire Connectors the Smallest to Provide IP67 Rating. According to Molex “The […]
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 […]
New EZ-RJ45 CONNECTORS
Here is a great little product. It’s been out for a while but I don’t think it’s getting the attention it deserves. The EZ-RJ45 Connector from Platinum Tools is designed to work on both Cat5e and Cat6 cables, solid or stranded. By using the new EZ-RJ45, it simplifies twisted pair terminations by allowing the wires […]
USB Type-C or 3.1 Has Arrived!
It’s finally here the USB Type C or 3.1 if you like. Adopted by Apple for their Macbook and the Google Chromebook laptops it’s hopefully going to make thing a lot simpler for a change. Here are the technical details: USB 3.1 Type-C cables offer a transfer rate of 10Gbps, which is double the transfer […]
New Molex Wire-To-Edge-Card Power Connectors
Recently Molex has launched a new connector system the EdgeMate and we think this is a great idea. Many companies needing to reduce costs and improve connectivity will do well to learn about Molex’s new product EdgeMate. The EdgeMate interconnect system makes the PCB wire to board header redundant as the wire to board connector […]
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 […]
New Heatless Crimp Splices
While there are many splice connectors on the market there are none that provide an environmental seal along with their unique termination method and that do not require any heatshrink. Enter Carslile Interconnect with their revolutionary splice system. The problem with traditional splice connectors is the lack of environmental protection making repairs in applications […]
An early engagement?
This week I bring you news of an innovation from Mill-Max: its Early Engagement Contact System. If you have never heard of early engagement it is all about a providing the fastest contact connection on the market. According to Mill-Max: “The new 0507-0-15-XX-31-27-10-0 receptacle provides an early engagement contact point, minimal overall length and accepts lead diameters […]
Lemo introduces very small high-density IP68 connectors!
Lemo, the connector company known for miniature connector systems designed for harsh environments and broadcast, has introduced its MM Range offering even higher density in these tiny connectors. This is a great innovation as many modern cables require more connections without compromising on space so the physical size of these connectors is crucial. According to […]
