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New LEMO T Series Watertight Connectors provide IP-68 sealing and ruggedized performance –
now available from Astute Push-pull latching connection technology; full 360 degree EMC Shielding; suits defence, security, test, medical applications
The LEMO T Series of watertight small diameter push-pull connectors is now available from Astute Electronics, the leading supplier of electronic components and value added services. The LEMO T Series Connector is a new innovative design, rated to IP-68 to provide reliable performance in environments requiring ruggedized equipment and a watertight connection, including defence systems, security systems, test & measurement, medical and many others.
Based on the LEMO B Series, the T Series Connector uses the same original LEMO Push-Pull technology,
but includes a special construction with an inner sleeve and extra sealing to enable IP68 water protection when mated. The T Series is available in 2- to 16 contact configurations and available with solder, PCB or crimp contacts. A further benefit of the T Series is a keying system to ensure correct connector alignment with multiple key options to avoid cross-mating of multiple connections. The connector outer shell offers full 360 degree EMC shielding.
Astute Electronics Tel: 01920 897594
www.astute.co.uk
Hi-Rel industries shift to jackscrew fixings for
ultimate connection security Robotics, Satellites & Motor Sport applications all benefit from Harwin’s Datamate J-Tek in high shock and vibration environments
Harwin, the leading hi-rel connector and SMT board hardware manufacturer, has announced that several industries - satellites, robotics, motor sport – are now preferring to specify the company’s 2mm pitch Datamate family of high reliability connectors with jackscrews, rather than latches or other fixing mechanisms, to ensure secure connection. As well as guaranteeing connector retention and signal integrity, the J-Tek jackscrew fixing is also being used to connect PCBs together in innovative configurations where space is at a premium.
Comments Scott Flower, Harwin’s Global Product Manager for High Reliability Connectors: “As electronics becomes pervasive in harsh environments where high
levels of shock and vibration are experienced, customers are demanding fixing solutions that provide the highest confidence levels. Autosport teams, for example, that used to use plastic latches are now moving over to jackscrews for added security. Robotics is another example where repeated mating can lead to the latch wearing, so jackscrews are now commonly preferred.”
Harwin recommends that users torque Datamate jackscrews to 21 +/- 2 Ncm. This ensures that devices meet EIA specifications for vibration severity. Jackscrews are available with all Harwin’s Datamate and Mix- Tek (mixed signal, power and coax) connectors.
Harwin Tel: 02392 314 532
www.harwin.com
OMC’s backlights now available with
sunlight-visibility layer Enables portable instrumentation to be used outdoors
OMC, the pioneer in optoelectronics, today announced that its ProfiLED coloured LED backlights are available with a proprietary active backing layer that enables them to be viewed in much brighter ambient lighting conditions. This is especially relevant for makers of portable instrumentation which is used outdoors.
Complementing a standard product range which numbers over 250 different sizes, OMC can turn around bespoke-shaped ProfiLED backlights is as little as five working days with little or no setup costs. The company claims that this is often the only viable option for small to medium volume (fewer than 10,000 pieces) requirements. The high-visibility option – termed Royale Reflector – incorporates an active backing layer in the backlight’s back reflector, which enhances contrast in high ambient lighting conditions, ensuring that the display remains visible.
Explains William Heath, OMC’s Commercial Director: “A standard reflector is of limited use in brighter areas as the ambient light simply washes out the display. In our Royale Reflector series we build a special backing layer into the backlight’s reflector, which filters out ambient wavelengths that are destructive to the contrast of the display, while at the same time reflecting forwards wavelengths that add constructively to the LED output. In that way, users can see the display much more clearly.”
The same technology can be used to reduce the power required, as the LED emitters need to do less work to adequately illuminate the display. The technology is available in all of OMC’s red, yellow, orange and green ProfiLED backlights.
OMC Tel: 01209-215424
www.omc-uk.com
AWS Electronics announces £1M investment in
Slovakia manufacturing centre Automotive, Lighting & Instrumentation sectors drive 25% annual growth at low cost EMS location
AWS Electronics Group, one of Europe’s leading specialist electronics manufacturing services providers, has announced a further significant expansion at its low cost manufacturing centre in Námestovo, Slovakia. The £1M investment – AWS’ third phase of development at the site - almost doubles the available production space enabling a second automotive line to be located at the facility. Revenue growth at the Slovakia plant is now growing at around 25% year on year, and while the automotive sector is one of the main conributors to growth and a major driver for the expansion, other sectors such as lighting, scientific instrumentation, medical and general industrial are also showing healthy growth.
AWS Electronics’ Slovakian manufacturing centre carries ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 13485 approvals and is working towards ISO/ TS 16949 automotive certification with completion of final audits due at the end of 2016.
AWS Electronics Group Tel: +421 905692581
www.awselectronicsgroup.com
Maxim’s MAX44299 Power Monitoring IC
Now Shipping from Mouser Electronics Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor, is now stocking the MAX44299 low-side current, voltage and power monitoring IC from Maxim Integrated. The MAX44299 offers power, current, and voltage monitoring plus reference with precise measurement and programmable current-sensing of full-scale voltages of 5mV, 10mV and 20mV. With its wide single supply voltage range from 3V to 5.5V, the MAX44299 allows simple sharing of supplies with either an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) or a microcontroller, and is an ideal solution to improve measurement quality while saving cost and space in a variety of power monitoring applications.
The Maxim Integrated MAX44299 IC, available from Mouser Electronics, offers instantaneous power with accurate power measurement of less than 1.1 percent of reading total error. The MAX44299 features three outputs, all of which are scaled to a full-scale current of 100 A. The device's reference output allows an additional output current of 100 A, which engineers can set as a reference voltage for an ADC being used to measure power, voltage, and current signals. Having the MAX44299 use currents rather than voltage to convey the measured signals to the ADC also avoids any errors caused by voltage drops across the parasitic resistance of the PCB - a significant factor for high-current systems.
The 16-bump, 2.4 mm × 2.4 mm MAX44299 IC is specified at a temperature range from 0 to +85 degrees Celsius, and is ideally suited for many power monitoring applications, including power monitoring and management data center and telecom systems, renewable energy systems and smart battery packs and chargers. The MAX44299 is also supported by the MAX44299EVKIT evaluation kit, also available on the Mouser website. The evaluation kit is preconfigured with the CSA full-scale input voltage range (VSENSE) of 10mV and 100µA of output current ranges, and can be reconfigured to 10mV/5mV of full- scale VSENSE or 50µA of output current.
To learn more, visit
http://www.mouser.com/new/maximamplifiers/maxim-max44299-amplifier/
New Omron XF-Series flexible printed circuit connectors install faster and have smallest on board
size on market - now available from TTI, Inc. Unique rotary lock mechanism; suits space-constrained applications, including LCD displays
A new series of Flexible Printed Circuit Connectors designed for miniaturised products is now available in Europe at TTI, Inc., a world leading specialist distributor of electronic components. The Omron XF-Series FPCs feature a patented backlock mechanism which cuts approximately two seconds from the installation time of each connector when compared to competitive products, resulting in a time saving of up to 30 days on an average installation of half a million connectors. Omron XF Series FPC connectors includes devices with double sided contacts to maintain a stable contact force, unique rotary lock mechanisms and the smallest on-board size in the industry.
The patented rotary backlock mechanism on the XF-range offers a number of key features and benefits. The rotary latch is independent of the FPC socket so it does not disconnect if the FPC is lifted and mounting reliability is enhanced because the FPC is held in a four-sided housing which prevents any displacement. All except two models in the XF Series have dual contacts, which removes the necessity to distinguish between upper and lower contacts when connecting upper and lower PCBs. Unlike traditional FPC connectors, XF Series interconnects are delivered with the rotary latch open for additional installation speed.
TTI, Inc.
www.ttieurope.com
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