August 2013 – Professional crimp tools are used in a variety of industries and end-use applications, each with specific criteria for performance. End users should look for tools designed to address the key characteristics of reliability and consistency to ensure a professional connection that lasts.
August 2013 – For decades, PVC-jacketed metallic conduits have dominated most industries in the US market as a standard for cable protection applications, even though emerging technologies far outperform them in many aspects.
August 2013 – Molex introduces metric sizes to its seamless-barrel insulated Avikrimp and un-insulated VersaKrimp ring terminals.
August 2013 – TE Connectivity introduced the new side-entry Tinel-Lock ring which is a heat-recoverable metal braid terminator to join gross cable or harness shields.
August 2013 – HARTING Ha-VIS preLink Extender enables cable extensions for up to 10Gb/s network cabling.
August 2013 – AMETEK SCP’s glass-sealed fiber optic feedthru is for harsh environments and subsea applications.
NWI Lab360’s Next Gen Electric Vehicle Cable Charges into the Future Northwire (NWI) offers a family of reliable hybrid and electric vehicle charging cables featuring power, signal, data, and fiber custom composite options in any AWG size to suit all electric vehicle applications in today’s market. While NWI’s current EV cable suite is compatible withRead More
Proterra Standardizes on Electrical Systems Design and Wire Harness Engineering Tools from Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics announced that the leading provider of zero-emission commercial transit solutions, Proterra, has standardized on the Mentor Graphics VeSys tools for its electrical systems design and manufacture of wire harnesses. Proterra will be using the VeSys tools to help designRead More
NWI Lab360 Endurance Test Exceeds Life Cycle Expectations Northwire Inc. (NWI) certified project managers reported extreme temperature conditions ranging from -65°F to 300°F during endurance trials. Tests conducted on high-flex retractile cables to predict life expectancy achieved 400,000 cycles. Inside Northwire’s on-site test and development facility, the cable manufacturer rapidly responds to meet customers’ demandsRead More
July 9, 2013—New additions include sizes up to four inches in three different materials: aluminum, nickel-plated aluminum, and stainless steel.
RJ45 Modular Plugs for Large Diameter Cables Stewart Connector, a division of Bel Fuse Inc., released a large-diameter Category 6a 8P8C modular plug (SS-39200-027). The new RJ45 plugs are the latest addition to Stewart Connector’s extensive portfolio of connectors designed to support Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-T) and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBase-T) transfer rates, along with PoERead More
Samtec’s Edge Rate Contact System Optimizes Signal Integrity Samtec’s Edge Rate contact system is optimized for signal integrity performance in high-speed and multi-cycle applications. This system offers many advantages over stamped contacts and is available in various interconnects and cable assemblies with a choice of pitch, orientation, and ruggedizing options. The smooth, broad, milled matingRead More
