Cables/Connecting

Dependent on the field of deployment, UAVs will vary in size, flying time and payload. However, the demands placed on components used will always remain the same. Size and weight are crucial, as is the ability of components to retain functionality even under the extremes of temperature, shock and vibration that are always present - especially during take off. Under such circumstances, interconnect systems are especially vulnerable, as they fulfil...

TTI, Inc is introducing FCI’s new, improved Minitek, now its most complete 2mm PCB connection system ever. This 2.00mm PCB connection system is one of the fastest growing product lines in the industrial, instrumentation, medical, telecom and datacom segments which are realising the benefits of using smaller pitch systems.

TTI, Inc. is now able to offer the new 5306 series of SIM connectors from AVX Corporation. The secure, high reliability locking SIM connectors are targeted primarily at the GSM market.

Said to perform to the same high-reliability standards as conventional Datamate contacts, the Datamate Trio-Tek open barrel crimp contact, from high-reliability connector maker Harwin, automates the crimp process to significantly save on assembly time and reduce process costs. The new crimp design which features a latching feature simplifies the insertion of contacts into the housing.

Omnetics Connector Corp, the leading manufacturer of miniature high rel connectors, has responded to industry demand by investing in new over-molding equipment, trebling its production capability. Defense, medical and other high reliability applications are now designing equipment that requires the electrical connectors to be molded into the equipment housings. As well as significant savings in space, weight and cost, this approach also ensures t...

Heathrow’s Terminal 5 opened to passengers on 27th March, 2008. A £4.3bn project, T5 will serve around 30 million passengers a year and is comprised of a core terminal building connected to two satellites.

The EJ series from Tyco Electronics forms part of the next generation of RFI filter IEC connector packages. Dependant upon application, EJ series RFI filter connectors are supplied for snap-in (EJS version) or screw mounting (EEJ version) and include improvements that result in higher attenuation and also substantially improved HF-shielding due to the extended metal flanges around the sockets.

Specially designed for power-distribution applications in the entertainment market, Powerlock connectors from ITT Cannon are suitable for multiple applications such as 3-phase motors, generators, load banks, lighting distribution panels and in-house supplies.

Lapp, the leading cable manufacturer, is again exhibiting at the Hanover Fair (Hanover April 21st to 25th) and will use this year’s event to demonstrate its wide-ranging cable solutions capability. The theme the company has chosen across its two booths is “Service meets Quality”.

ITT Interconnect Solutions - Cannon, Veam & BIW, has created a centre of excellence for military and aerospace customers at its Basingstoke facility in the UK. The company has significantly increased its engineering and sales capabilities dedicated to this important European sector to service the increasing complexity of customisation required by the latest defence and aeronautical programs.