Connectors come in all shapes and sizes depending on environment and application. There are literally thousands of options, sometimes for the same job. Inevitably, this can cause a lot of confusion. To make sure you find the best product for every job, there are a few questions you might want to ask yourself before making a purchase. Here Amy Wells, Business Development Manager, Electroustic, poses the questions you need to be asking when specify...

Women’s roles throughout history have varied dramatically from one civilisation to the next. For Britain, the sharply defined domestic role of women lay relatively untouched from the Middle Ages right through to the end of the Victorian era. But when we look further into history, gender roles were not so sharply defined. Here, Amy Wells, Business Development Manager, Electroustic, compares unusual roles women have played in the past with th...

Have you ever heard the claim that there are more neurons in the human brain than stars in the Milky Way? The assertion has never been proven, but chances are the numbers are relatively close. The baffling numbers involved remind me of a day in the life of a systems integrator, especially given the rise of smart factories and smart grids, systems that fulfil multiple functions and require more connections than ever before in industry.

A recent survey conducted by Electroustic revealed industry’s unsustainable approach to information security. The survey showed a pressing lack of information about the most common security risks in an age where industrial internet and remote data access are steadily being implemented on the factory floor. An impressive 34% of respondents said their companies have no information security policy.

Here, Amy Wells, Marketing Manager of industrial connectors specialist Electroustic, gives a brief overview of this year’s Southern Manufacturing show in Farnborough.

Industrial connector specialist Electroustic has teamed up with Bulgin to supply, design, prototype and manufacture customised cable assembly and box build solutions. As Bulgin’s technical distributor, Electroustic will supply all the products from the connectivity expert’s catalogue.