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Robots and customizable PCB materials help Onanon streamline production of medical connectors The connector industry has evolved around a group of fundamental manufacturing processes: Stamping reel-to-reel Electroplating processes (either reel-to-reelRead More

Technological advancements throughout the medical market are dramatically enhancing the quality and accessibility of diagnostic information, improving patient treatment, and reducing infection rates. To support this rapidly evolving market, suppliersRead More

In the latest installment of this series on great connector inventions, we look at how FCI took the next step in high-speed backplanes when it developed a cost-efficient way to deliverRead More

When you specify a connector type, you also choose a supplier. Beyond the connector’s design and functionality, there are a number of factors to consider when choosing a connector manufacturer forRead More

In the latest article in this series, Dave Brearley looks at Teradyne Connector Systems’ innovative VHDM connectors that combined ground-plane and lead-frame wafers. [twitter style=”horizontal”] [linkedin_share style=”none”]   You may remember thatRead More

With the first half of 2016 behind us, Bishop & Associates’ Dave Brearley takes a look at the hot products and technologies that are dominating the year so far. [twitterRead More

Backplane connectors with large molded housings existed in the late 1980s but were expensive and very difficult to make. True position for all of the pins had to be accurate orRead More

We continue our “Great Connector Inventions” series with a look at “chicklets,” which revolutionized automation by increasing the overall speed and efficiency of designing in backplane connectors. [twitter style=”horizontal”] [linkedin_shareRead More

The development of the 2mm Metral connector changed the telecom industry forever. [twitter style=”horizontal”] [linkedin_share style=”none”]   The connector industry is very interesting, in part, because of exciting inventions developedRead More

In the first of a new series that focuses on key achievements in the development of backplane connector technology, we look at the role of compliant press-fit pins. [twitter style=”horizontal”]Read More

Is it for the sake of technology advancement, broader customer appeal, or just a good business opportunity? Bishop & Associates’ David Brearley looks at why connector giants expand into sensors. Read More