Advertorials Round flat round – the key to vibration resistant


PCB to PCB interconnectivity Hitaltech explains how taking a fresh approach to the standard wire helped create better vibration resistance and stronger connection points.


You might not imagine there’s too much innovation to be found in the humble wire. And yet the standard round wire has always presented a problem for applications subject to vibration. If the cables that connect your PCBs can’t withstand the heat and vibration inherent in the application, as is the case, for example, in washing machines or the automotive sector, those connections become fragile.


Yet round wires have never made the most flexible of connectors. Flat has always been more flexible. But create a purely flat wire and you place stress on solder joints and risk weaker connection points.


So Hitaltech has taken the best facets of both wires to create a connector that offers flexibility, vibration resistance and connection strength, in a technology they call ‘round-flat-round’.


Production benefits The flattened connectors deliver surprising production advantages, as Hitaltech MD Andy Fitzer is keen to emphasise. “The flexibility of the connectors gives designers so many more options when developing products. You can take a flat panel PCB, break it up and stack it in sections, or fold panel at 90 degrees. So a round-flat-round connector isn’t just a benefit to vibration or connection strength. It can play an active part in miniaturisation, design freedom and cost effectiveness too.


To explore applications for round-flat-round connectors in your products, contact uksales@hitaltech.co.uk


Hitaltech UK Ltd www.hitaltech.co.uk


Learn how a switch to robots could help


transform your competitiveness If you’ve ever considered adding robots to your production line but don’t know where to start, then ABB’s Switch to Robots seminar could be exactly what you need. Taking place at ABB’s Milton Keynes training site on Tuesday 2nd July 2019, the seminar will provide a simple step-by-step guide to introducing robotic automation to the factory floor.


Starting with the question ‘how do you know if you need a robot?’, the event will cover the key aspects of developing, specifying and financing a robotic installation. ABB will demonstrate how to develop the right solution for your needs, and how to calculate the potential return on investment that can be achieved in different types of applications.


There will also be the opportunity to learn from the experiences of an SME manufacturer who has introduced robots to their factory floor, plus the chance to get hands-on experience of operating a robot in ABB’s Robot Training Centre.


“UK manufacturers are struggling to keep pace with other leading nations that are able to quickly produce high-quality goods at low costs. For UK SMEs to remain competitive and boost their productivity they must embrace the latest production technologies,” says Nigel Platt, LBL Manager for ABB Robotics in the UK and Ireland.


“Our Switch to Robots event has been designed to help businesses identify whether a robot could be beneficial and explain the steps they need to take in finding the best solution for their requirements.”


To book your place, please visit http://bit.ly/S2R2019 or call 01908 350300, ref. ‘Switch to robots seminar – July


www.abb.com


Peel-A-Way® Peel-A-Way®


removable terminal carriers Removable Terminal Carriers, from


Advanced Interconnections Corp., offer ultimate design flexibility and a simple, economical method for automated pin loading. Available in single, dual, and triple row strips from 2 to 100 positions per row, on 1.27mm, 2.00mm, or 2.54mm pitch, and can be easily customized. Configurations are available for a variety of board stack heights, and unique options include staggered patterns and solder preform terminals.


• High reliability screw-machined terminals with closed-end construction for 100% anti-wicking of solder


• Reliable mechanical support in a variety of standard stack heights


• Available with Gold/Gold or Matte Tin/Gold (terminal/contact) plating for lead-free processing


• Customized designs and surface mount options are available


• Build-A-Part number online at advanced.com


Advanced Interconnections Corporation USA Tel: 1 (401) 823-5200 Email: info@advanced.com www.advanced.com


The interconnection specialists expand their


range of waterproof connectors… As a specialist supplier of connectors and cable assemblies for over 30 years, and with particular emphasis on engineering support, Selwyn Electronics has always kept up to date with market trends and new technologies, to ensure that their range of products evolves with these changes.


The latest additions are new ranges of waterproof connectors, which are particularly suitable to marine and led lighting applications, although they could be used in any application requiring a low cost reliable connection where moisture or dust protection is required. The latest additions to this range are the ODU Medisnap panel mount connector which is IP686 unmated and the Micro series which is a friction lock cable to cable or cable to panel with a diameter of only 10mm.This range is predominantly circular, with five different shell sizes and three different locking methods, but also includes waterproof USB, Mini USB, RJ45, HDMI and D connectors. This exciting new range compliments their existing circular connectors, which includes industrial and high performance push-locking connectors and M8/M12 connectors. In fact they now claim to have a circular connector solution for all applications, and within all budgets.


Selwyn are also the UK distributors for ODU and can offer the full range of Circular push pull connectors, ODU MAC, Electrical contacts, and Flakafix IDC connectors.


www.selwyn.co.uk GTK help customers with bespoke


connectors Board-to-board connectors are regarded as ‘core’ connectors in electronic product design, but standard, off-the-shelf components are not always right for the application. Frequently, GTK fields requests for customisaton that assume that the easiest way to find the perfect fit is to alter a pin header, with special heights, PCB spacing or void pins. However in many cases, the PCB receptacle presents the best opportunity for modification, and GTK can assist customers with either approach.


Caroline Ebbage, Business Manager for Connectors at GTK, states, “GTK can modify standard connectors to meet the needs of specific customer applications. We help customers find innovative ways of achieving their end goal, whilst trying to avoid excessive additional costs. We have the capability to design and manufacture completely bespoke connectors but, in many cases, modifying standard connectors provides the solution that the customer needs.”


If you’re having trouble with off-the-shelf connectors, get in touch today. www.gtk.co.uk


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


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