A Guide to Insulated Ferrules
This week I am giving you a guide to insulated ferrules, one of the simplest crimp terminals with a choice of colours. These simple terminals are a great device for bare-end wire, eliminating the need to solder and enabling the user to insert the cable into terminal blocks and other similar terminations. Insulated ferrules were […]
2012 – a year of change!
As this is the last of our blogs for 2012, I thought I would give you a review of the year and highlight my personal view of the year. Over the past 12 months we have seen the introduction of many new products and innovations, as well as the updating of some existing products. The […]
Contactless Connectors? The future is here!
The revolution has begun! That’s right, the future is here and you heard it here first! In the beginning there was wireless data communication, and then there was connector-less charging ; now TE Connectivity has produced Contactless Technology. This new technology allows for the transition of Power & Data between contactless points that can operate […]
A Blog on the future of interconnection
This week I am going to give you a window into the future! How about designing circuit board interconnections with a pen and paper… then testing to see if your design works from the page? Designing electronics is generally cumbersome and expensive — or was, until Leah Buechley and her team at MIT developed tools […]
A blog on 3M’s growing Twin Axial Range
I have been watching the 3M range of Twin Axial cable products for some time, in anticipation of seeing the direction that 3M will take with the product range. In my previous Blog I showcased the new release of the Twin Axial cable, go back and have a read about this great new product. The […]
A Blog on worldwide Connector Demand
The brilliant resource that is www.connector.com just gets better and better. The web portal is a mine of information and, working in partnership with leading industry experts, brings a wealth of information in one easy-to-access space. This week I wanted to bring your attention to an interesting report produced by Bishop & Associates, detailing their […]
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 […]
A Blog on Tin Plating on contacts
Have you ever wondered what difference the plating on connectors & contacts make, or thought there must be a reason that they have different levels of plating but never understood why? If you have then these questions often go unanswered however help is at hand. Tyco have produced a series of in depth technical reports […]
Nicab’s First Post!
Welcome to the Nicab Blog! Here you will find loads of really useful information along with comment, opinion & general company / product updates. Keep coming back for updates but more importantly GET INVOLVED! Use this space to leave comments, discus topics and communicate your thoughts and ideas. Better still give us a call we would love to hear from […]
