August, 2017


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Oyster Bay, NY — Mill-Max is adding to its diverse mix of swage-mount PCB pins with six new offer- ings designed for interconnect applications. These swage-mount terminals are designed to be me- chanically fastened to a board or panel and plugged into sockets or soldered into mating boards in board stacking and other interconnect configurations. Swage pins are often thought of as wire-to-


board soldering terminals and test points or as hardware, such as PCB standoffs, but they are also an excellent choice for board-to-board intercon- nects.


They are cost-effective due to their simple de-


sign, do not require the more precise PCB hole specifications associated with most press-fit pins and can be processed in volume with semi-auto- matic or automatic equipment. Swage assembly is a method of me- chanically fastening pin terminals to a circuit board, similar in style to riv- eting. After the pins are swaged, they are soldered, providing a robust me- chanical and reliable electrical con- nection. The company’s swage pins are


offered in various diameters and lengths to suit a wide variety of inter- connect applications. They are useful when space is limited — near the edge of the board, for example, where a connector with a housing is not an option. The swaged pin takes up rela- tively little space and is secure with- out needing an insulator. The longer pins are useful for


overcoming the height of taller board components (large capacitors, trans-


Amesbury, MA — UL’s investigation of Ventec’s VT-B series IMS products (VT-4B, VT-4B PP, VT-4B RCC, VT- 4B 3S) has been completed and the products were determined to comply with the applicable requirements for the addition of an alternative copper base for the existing metal base lam- inate grade. The extension of UL-approval


Ventec Extends UL- Certification of IMS Products


for products using copper heat sink substrates as an alternative to alu- minum, expands Ventec’s IMS offer- ing for high-end, high-performance applications, particularly for auto- motive customers. The company is working closely


with the engineering teams at suppli- ers of LED lighting, e-motors and DC power converters to the automotive business who require thinner di- electrics and higher thermal conduc- tivity. The benefit of copper over alu- minum is that it has significantly bet- ter thermal conductivity than alu- minum, which in certain applications can more than compensate for weight and cost disadvantages and give bet-


ter performance as an overall package. Contact: Ventec USA,


21 Water Street, Amesbury, MA 01913 % 978-521-9700 E-mail: jpattie@ventec-usa.com Web: www.ventec-usa.com


Swage-mount pins.


Mill-Max Intros Swage-Mount PCB Interconnect Pins


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formers, power supplies, potentiometers, etc.) to connect to a daughter card or other module, while the low-profile pins may be used on boards which are primarily SMT, to keep the overall stacked board assembly height to a minimum. All the pins are high-speed precision-turned


from brass alloys and annealed to prevent cracking during the swaging operation. The standard plat- ing for these pins is matte tin over nickel with


other plating options available upon request. Contact: Mill-Max Mfg. Corp., 190 Pine Hol-


low Road, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 % 516-922-6000 fax: 516-922-9253 E-mail: cbahnik@mill-max.com Web: www.mill-max.com


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