US Army leaders and their industrial partners are looking at new ways to equip dismounted soldiers with lighter weight, wireless, more capable, and more integrated electronic systems. The goal of a major revamp of the Adaptive Squad Architecture (ASA) is to harmonize both the individual dismounted soldier and the squad as an integrated combat platform,Read More

The question was simple enough: leave or remain? But nothing has been simple since. As the second deadline for the UK to leave the EU approaches, we take a look at the preparations and obstacles involved in this momentous decision. More than three years ago, on June 24, 2016, the UK was reeling from aRead More

As medical equipment continues to scale down in size and up in connectivity and capabilities, new materials, device designs, and industry standards combine to create innovative medical connectivity components that satisfy rigorous form, fit, safety, and performance requirements. By John Koon and Connector Supplier medical connectivity components As medical equipment continues to scale down inRead More

Summary coverage of upcoming industry events, as well as recent award, partnership, promotion, personnel, facility, distribution, standards, association, and certification news from across the connector industry. September 2019 Connector Industry News September 2019 Connector Industry News > Event News TE Connectivity is showcasing a diverse array of high-performance and high-reliability connectivity and sensor products designedRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights leading suppliers’ ARINC rack and panel connectors for commercial and military aviation applications. ARINC Rack and Panel Connectors ITT Cannon’s BKA ARINC 600 connectors for commercial aviation applications provide exceptional versatility, optimum harsh-environment performance, and high reliability in applications including avionics, cabin, and in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems. These high-density,Read More

Connector Supplier’s new 2019 Mil/Aero eBook collects expert insights and advice from 13 connector suppliers working in the mil/aero market sector. Read it and learn. Our new 2019 Mil/Aero eBook is available now. This free continuing education resource compiles technical information, best practices, and product solutions from connector industry experts working in the mil/aero marketRead More

Flat flexible cables are sliding into places other cables dare not go and help keep devices cool, light, and fast. In the realm of cables, the usual suspects are round. A cylindrical package is a logical design to surround a centrally positioned conductor within insulation or to encase a bundle of fibers. However, that logicRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights leading suppliers’ interconnect solutions for cabin and in-flight entertainment (IFE) applications. Interconnect Solutions for Cabin and IFE Applications Nicomatic’s 1.00mm-pitch AMM Micro Connectors are designed to provide high-reliability solutions in the most space-constrained civil avionics, defense and security, and harsh industrial applications. The series features a high-performance, glass-fiber-composite LCP housingRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights non-magnetic connector products designed for use in equipment with magnetic fields, like MRI machines, and other sensitive electronics applications. Non-Magnetic Connector Products Radiall’s non-magnetic connector product portfolio is comprised of various interface sizes designed to carry RF signals within magnetic fields, like in MRI machines. Suitable for a use inRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights leading suppliers’ high-voltage and high-current connector products for industrial, mil/aero, automotive, transportation, datacom/telecom, and consumer electronics applications. High-Voltage and High-Current Connector Products Amphenol Pcd’s Rhino Series Connectors combine the benefits of field-proven MIL-DTL-38999 Series III circular connectors with low-resistance hyperbolic RADSOK® power contacts to deliver high-reliability performance in harsh-environment military,Read More

Our 2019 How-to-Specify eBook contains a collection of best practices and product solutions contributed by industry-leading suppliers dedicated to designing, developing, and delivering connector and cabling technologies with the versatility, durability, innovation, and peak performance required to satisfy challenging application demands across various markets. Topics include connector characteristics, application-specific solutions ranging from consumer to medicalRead More

This week’s Product Roundup highlights connectors and cables for future soldier systems, including increasingly mobile and mission-critical command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) equipment. TT Electronics’ mag-Net® Invisible, Garment-Mounted, Power and Data Connectors for harsh-environment military, first-responder, and law enforcement applications are the world’s first and only mil-spec connectors specifically designed forRead More