Advertorials Ground-breaking connector contacts with proprietary


single-piece design support 8.5A currents Always striving to push the performance envelope, Harwin’s T-Contacts bring compelling new capabilities to the company’s popular Datamate connector portfolio. The unique 6-finger construction of each of these narrow-pitch contacts, where just one piece of Beryllium Copper serves as a basis, enables a huge boost in Datamate’s power delivery specifications. They can handle up to 8.5A of current – which is more than 2.5x what the


previous generation of Datamate contacts could cope with, and something that is simply unmatched by the competition’s products. In addition, their gold plating means that these contacts are rugged enough to be deployed in the most challenging of application environments. They have an operational temperature range from -55°C to +125°C, and exhibit strong resilience to both shock (100G) and vibration (40G at 390m/s² for 6 hours). Their working lifespan will cover 1000 mating cycles.


www.harwin.com/product-highlights/datamate-t-contact Wurth Electronics UK


As one of the leading brands in the Electronic and Electromechanical Components market, Wurth Electronics are constantly expanding. Over the last year we’ve integrated IQD Frequency Products into our company, with many of their parts entering the Wurth catalogue. We have also


recently unveiled our new Wireless Connectivity & Sensors range, increasing our already wide portfolio of products.


We also bring Lunch & Learn sessions to companies with our Field Application Engineers, bringing a range of topics to your engineering team and free lunch! We also host various seminars around the UK throughout the year in partnership with various companies.


To find out who your local sales representative is, just get in touch and WE will be happy to help and provide more than you expect!


Tel: 0161 872 0431 Email: sales-uk@we-online.com


Hitaltech returns to PCB Design &


Manufacturing Live Thursday 9 May 2019


Stand 91, The Silverstone Wing, Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire


• PCB Design & Manufacturing Live is the UK’s only dedicated exhibition for PCB design and manufacture


• Hitaltech will be showcasing its Conex-It range of screw and screwless terminal blocks


• The company will also be demonstrating its value added services, including kitting, printing, machining and more


PCB Design & Manufacturing Live is the UK’s only dedicated exhibition for sourcing the electronic components and services essential to the Printed Circuit Board design and manufacturing processes. As experts in


Connector design ingenuity reduces total PC


board processing costs Customised board-to-board connectors from Advanced Interconnections Corp. solve difficult design challenges with innovative designs that work around PC board space constraints, enable automated assembly, facilitate blind mating, and more.


Advanced Interconnections specialises in customised interconnect solutions for development, test, validation, and volume production applications. Experienced application engineers work directly with global customers to create customised solutions with a focus on design for assembly (DFA). Value-added features and in-house technology from the Advanced®


Tool Box of


35+ years of interconnect ingenuity are designed-in to reduce PC board processing and product assembly time and costs.


Value-added features from the Advanced® Tool Box include:


• Solder preform terminals provide a controlled volume of solder to improve solder joints and allow through-hole connectors to be reflowed with surface mount devices • Shrouded insulators protect pins and facilitate blind mating or automated pick-and-place • Unique insulator shapes fit around PC board layout constraints • Removable carriers eliminate hand-loading of terminals to reduce assembly time


To find an Authorised Distributor in the UK visit: www.advanced.com/sales


Problem solved: Discontinued passives and


long lead times with current components To help engineers and buyers in the Electronic Components Industry with End-of-Life (EoL) issues and today’s long lead times for current products, BEC Distribution has announced the availability of direct alternatives to TOKO/Murata, Coilcraft, Vishay and Sumida lines, with short lead times of 6-8 weeks, where most manufacturers are currently working on 16-30 weeks.


BEC’s range of EoL replacements and pin-for-pin replacements for current passives includes: shielded power inductors, multi-layer ceramic chip inductors, radial peaking coils, open wire-wound chip inductors and thin-film chip inductors.


Typically, large component manufacturers discontinue product lines after 5-10 years. This can have a potentially disastrous impact on customers whose products have longer expected lifetime eg Aerospace, Medical, Surveillance or Defence industry equipment. The availability of BEC’s component replacements will far exceed 10 years.


BEC Distribution’s EoL component supplies will be a lifeline to R&D engineers and buyers, where components have been designed into their product lines. With a stock of 15m passive components and franchised distribution agreements with quality alternative component manufacturers, BEC can provide high quality, pin-for-pin direct replacement or alternatives. If the required components are not in stock, then BEC will track down and source matching alternatives, ensuring that EoL issues will not hinder customers’ projects.


With support from BEC, engineers and buyers alike can plan ahead right from the beginning when components are first used or when they are designed-in, ensuring that EoL does not necessarily mean end of supply or support.


BEC Distribution offers drop-in alternates for most manufacturers including Toko, Sumida, Murata, TDK, Coilcraft, Cooper, Bourns, Vishay, Wurth… etc.


For stock availability, pricing or free samples please contact BEC's sales office: Tel: 0845 4900 405 or email sales@bec.co.uk


High performance ARINC 801 fibre optic connectors


by TE Connectivity – now available from Aerco Ruggedised Fibre Optic Connectors for challenging harsh environments


TE Connectivity’s MC801 family of fibre optic connectors combine the high performance of ARINC 801 optical termini with the versatility, familiarity and proven pedigree of MIL-DTL-38999 series III style connectors. Designed for survivability, the ruggedised connector’s threaded coupling and the optical termini’s spring-loaded design make an excellent solution for the high-vibration harsh environments found in aerospace and military applications.


Available as plugs, square flange receptacles and jam nut receptacles, the MC801 is intermateable with competitive ARINC 801/38999 connectors and compatible with standard 38999 back-shells and hardware. The connector features scoop-proof mating,


connecting technologies and enclosures, Hitaltech will be there. Conex-It


Hitaltech will be demonstrating its Conex-It range of PCB screw and screwless terminal blocks. These enable electronic products to benefit from reliable connections, fast and accurate wiring and/or increased vibration resistance.


“Improved vibration resistance makes the Conex-it range of screwless terminal blocks ideal for applications where vibration is inherent. In addition, the simplicity of installation cuts assembly time,” explains Hitaltech MD, Andy Fitzer.


www.hitaltech.co.uk


six keying options and supports eight shell sizes, with a range of shell materials and plating finishes available to meet various application demands. The contact’s compact 1.25mm Zirconia ceramic ferrule provides a high-density solution, which allows up to 32 optical termini to be accommodated in a size 25 shell.


The genderless pull-proof design of the ARINC 801 physical contact optical termini supports multimode and single mode fibres and is compatible with tight jacket and loose tube cable construction. End face geometries are available with either UPC or APC polishes. Stainless steel spring-loaded termini help maintain optical contact during shock, vibration, and thermal extremes. Precise alignment of the optical interface is achieved with thermoplastic inserts containing precision Zirconia alignment sleeves, which are removable to facilitate easy inspection and to simplify cleaning. Optical alignment during mating is further aided with the addition of stainless steel dowel guide pins. The optical contacts are field terminable with the use of standard size 16 insertion/extraction tools.


www.aerco.co.uk


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