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Table of Contents Departments News Connectors, assemblies target medical applications Manufacturers of connectors and assemblies continue down the path of innovation to serve the medical industry’s increasingly complex and demanding electronic needs. Manufacturing association takes aim at skills shortage When the Commonwealth of Virginia joined the National Association of Manufacturers’ (www.nam.org) manufacturing-career campaign “Dream It Do It” in late October, it became the eleventh region of the country to do so. Sensor film enables tight tolerances To maintain continuous improvement of its manufacturing processes, SB Electronics (sbelectronics.com), a designer and manufacturer of film capacitor technology, reports that it has specified Pressurex, a tactile surface pressure-indicating film from Sensor Products Inc. (www.sensorprod.com). Screwless ‘no-tools-required’ terminal block designed with dual alternate entry BlockMaster Electronics (www.blockmaster.com) has developed the Series DGSBID, a 4-way screwless insulation displacement terminal block built for flexibility in both design and field service applications. Newsmakers News Briefs Editor's View How many will do The Google? In mid-November, Andrew Schmitt broke news on his blog, nyquistcapital.com—which covers optical-fiber markets—about “Google’s Secret 10GbE Switch,” as the headline called it. Wire & Harness Specifier Multi-use wire twister, magnet stripper The Model G10S bench wire twister can twist pre-stripped stranded wires, strands of two or more wires together, and wrapped shield on coaxial cables, as well as tighten the twist of already-twisted wire. High-speed laser wire marker Featuring a high-power UV laser and optical system based on the company’s proprietary Longbow UV solid-state laser, the NOVA 880 laser wire marker is built to achieve marking speeds up to double those of comparable devices. FAA finalizes new rule for wiring safety The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) has finalized a new rule designed to reduce the risk for wire failures, smoke, and fire on commercial airliners. Ferrule line added Wire harness distributor TSR has added Z+F USA’s (www.sf-usa.com) line of ferrules, ferrule crimpers, and ferrule crimper/strippers. Harness cable tie cutter Made from heat-treated alloy steel, ACT Cable Tie Removal Tool’s proprietary cutting head design features smooth, curved tips that slip behind a cable tie to simultaneously pull it away from a wire harness and cut it, without nicking or causing other damage. Products What’s new Connectors Fiberoptic connectors Cabling and Connector Support Manufacturing Equipment & Tools Features Fiberoptic termination techniques improving quality in the field Tried and true epoxy/polish and newer no-epoxy-no-polish methods are both getting better with age. Bandwidth demands making for a smaller and faster Continued growth in telecommunications and video-hungry security markets has coaxial designers majoring on miniaturization. Designing wire harnesses for modern transportation The process of many steps requires significant documentation along the way to ensure efficient redesign later.

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