When designing industrial equipment, the operating temperature of the product is often at the top of the list for design engineers. This makes sense, after all, you don’t want to keep replacing failed equipment. However, while engineers give a lot of thought to heat in the equipment itself, the performance of the connectors and cables that join different devices is often overlooked.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the global manufacturing supply chain’s reliance on countries like China. Here, Mark Bailie, European Operations Manager at PEI-Genesis, explains how the company’s different business model inadvertently helped it weather the COVID-19 storm.

Obsolescence is a word that induces anxiety for many an engineer. As the world turns, technology advances, standards develop and regulations evolve, with new generations pushing the previous devices and techniques into obscurity. Here, Shaun Findley, European Product Director at cables and connectors distributor, PEI-Genesis discusses how choosing the right component supplier can dramatically reduce the pressure felt when vital parts re...

Cables and connectors manufacturer PEI-Genesis has partnered with Windracers and Southampton University on the Windracers ULTRA (unmanned low-cost transport aircraft) project. As part of its sponsorship of the project, PEI-Genesis has provided a connector free of charge during development and test flights. The civilian drone project will see crucial NHS supplies carried to the Isle of Wight, while ferry crossings are limited.

PEI-Genesis has expanded its distribution partnership with LEMO to cover Europe, Israel, Africa. Previously the only qualified LEMO assembling distributor in North America, PEI-Genesis is now authorised to market and sell LEMO connector solutions across the European Union, Israel, and Africa.

PEI-Genesis will open for business with a sales office in Tel Aviv, Israel on June 19. With Israel ranked fifth among the most innovative countries in the Bloomberg Innovation Index, expanding into this high growth area provides new opportunities for both PEI-Genesis and Israel’s “Silicon Valley,” the area in and around Tel Aviv where so many of the country’s high-tech industries are concentrated.

PEI-Genesis announced that it will add the CINCH MIL-C-26500/BACC45 & 63 product line to its existing interconnection portfolio. This cylindrical connector line will be assembled under PEI-Genesis’ usual 48 hour turnaround promise. The company made its mark in the electronic components and power supply industry by bucking the trend of long lead times. PEI-Genesis strives to reduce customers’ total acquisition cost and lead times, simplify ass...

PEI-Genesis announced today the opening of their new branch office in Istanbul, Turkey. While many companies are retracting and eliminating staff, PEI-Genesis continues to invest in its local branch model.

PEI-Genesis First to Win Three Years in a Row - PEI-Genesis, Inc., the world’s fastest assembler of precision connectors and power supplies, is honored to receive Amphenol’s Global Partnership Award for 2010. The award was presented at EDS (Electronic Distribution Show) in Las Vegas, NV, in May, 2011, and recognizes PEI-Genesis as a premier distributor of Amphenol connectors with outstanding performance.

PEI-Genesis announced today that they have signed a global distribution agreement with Deutsch Aerospace, a leading manufacturer of electrical connectors for the Industrial Vehicle, Mil Aero, Transportation and Oil & Gas markets, to assemble their Mil and Civil Aero connector products, including EN Jet engine connectors for commercial aircraft. The partnership strengthens PEI-Genesis’ presence in the commercial aerospace industry while providin...

At this year’s Electronica exhibition, franchised connector assembly specialist PEI-Genesis will be highlighting the 48-hour assembly service it offers across a huge range of connectors for harsh-environment applications. In addition to its extensive portfolio of industrial, military, aerospace and railway connectors, PEI-Genesis will be displaying a recently introduced family of ATEX-approved connectors, which are designed for use in oil and g...

PEI-Genesis, the franchised connector-assembly specialist, has carried out a major upgrade of its website and introduced a personalisation facility called MyPEI, which not only enables customers to shop online but also gives them access to a host of additional features.

In response to growing demand from the defence sector, franchised connector-assembly specialist PEI-Genesis has significantly expanded the MIL-DTL-38999 production capability at its 65,000 ft2 European assembly facility in Southampton. The company is QPL listed by the US Department of Defense for assembling the MIL-DTL-38999 Series I, II and III military circular connectors manufactured by Amphenol.

PEI-Genesis, the franchised connector-assembly specialist, has produced Version 4.1 of its ITT Cannon Connector Solutions Guide, containing nearly 300 pages of comprehensive technical information on 23 of ITT’s most popular series of connectors.

Interconnection specialist PEI-Genesis is now offering a range of low-cost IP67 sealed connectors that are designed to withstand the rigours of outdoor use or harsh environments such as those found in industrial, transportation, water treatment, lighting or petrochemical applications.

PEI-Genesis, the franchised connector-assembly specialist, has produced Version 4.1 of its ITT Cannon Connector Solutions Guide, containing nearly 300 pages of comprehensive technical information on 23 of ITT’s most popular series of connectors.

Interconnection specialist PEI-Genesis is now offering a range of low-cost IP67 sealed connectors that are designed to withstand the rigours of outdoor use or harsh environments such as those found in industrial, transportation, water treatment, lighting or petrochemical applications.

Buyers and engineers requiring connectors for use in hazardous areas have traditionally been faced with manufacturers’ lead times of 10-12 weeks, even for popular product lines such as multi-pin circular connectors. Such long lead times can cause severe problems when the requirement is urgent, e.g. for maintenance and repair applications. And, very often, manufacturers would also quote minimum order quantities that exceeded customers’ actual ...

PEI-Genesis, the international connector assembly specialist, has continued to expand its operations in Europe with the opening of a sales office in Italy. Located in Milan, the office will be staffed by a team of four personnel headed by Nicola Della Malva, Sales Director Italy, and will be served by PEI’s European connector assembly facility in Southampton, UK.

PEI-Genesis has expanded the range of products it stocks from manufacturer Amphenol Industrial Operations to include the Amphe-EX series of ATEX-approved multi-pin hazardous-area connectors.