Fiber Optic Center Inc. (FOC) has introduced AngstromBond AB9320, a two-part, low-stress blue epoxy that the company says will not cause fiber core cracking or pistoning. While designed for terminating multimode and multi-fiber connectors, it also works well with singlemode and other specialty connectors, FOC asserts.

IMC Networks, a manufacturer of optical access and media conversion solutions for LAN, MAN, and FTTx applications, has announced three new Ethernet-based copper/fiber switch modules, expanding its iMcV-Switch family of products.

Photonics technicians at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in Oceanside, Calif., need 88 tactical fiber optic cable assembly (TFOCA) I two-channel plugs with 3-foot pigtail cables. The Marine Corps must receive quotes no later than 3 p.m. pacific time on 29 Jan. 2010.

Precision Hermetic Technology has announced enhanced capabilities to manufacture high-bandwidth, high frequency, hermetic interconnect with glass-to-metal seal reliability, for military and aerospace ruggedized applications.

Alcatel-Lucent subsidiary company LGS was recently awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the U.S. Army to provide communications technology in support of specific operations across Southwest Asia. The BPA includes wireless technologies, voice and data solutions, inside/outside plant (ISP/OSP), premise wiring, and technical control facilities over a five-year period.

Radiall USA, Inc. has introduced a size 10 concentric twinax contact with three new insert configurations for its NSX series connectors. The ARINC 600 standard multipin rack and panel connectors are used to connect high performance avionic equipment. 

From Tyco Electronics, the RJ Point Five connector system doubles the port density of a standard RJ-45 Ethernet link while maintaining field termination capability.

Also appropriate for medical environments, the Nemesis SC can withstand 10,000 mating cycles and 2,500 cleans.

Available now through direct factory sales from Connectronics Corp., the CPW Series is a push-pull miniature high voltage connector system that solves space constraint issues in commercial and defense electronics applications.

Amphenol Industrial Operations' miniature explosion-proof threaded connector, the Amphe-EX, is specifically designed to allow a signal to pass through Zone 1 rated areas, using coax and fiber optic cables, as well as standard copper.