Wire and Harness: Interconnection World

Critical to automotive and aerospace technology, the wiring harness is the central nervous system of these types of vehicles as well as other electronics and machinery. This topic center offers the latest news and technology in the design and manufacturing of harnesses as well as their use in a wide range of applications.

Yazaki fined $470M in U.S. anti-trust probe of wiring harness price-fixing (Feb 6, 2012)

Additionally, four Yazaki executives will reportedly plead guilty and serve prison time ranging from 15 months to two years.

Furukawa Electric to open Philippines automotive wiring harness facility (Feb 6, 2012)

Furukawa Electric group already operates a Philippines production site for the manufacture of automotive steering roll connectors.

Cable cutter handles copper, steel (Jan 30, 2012)

The CCS-6 Cable Cutter from Platinum Tools keeps coaxial, twisted-pair and other cable types round during the cutting process.

Software support for electric, hybrid vehicle design the focus of online seminar (Jan 25, 2012)

An upcoming webcast seminar hosted by Interconnection World will discuss how electric and hybrid vehicles pose particular design challenges beyond those of conventionally powered vehicles.

Phoenix Contact shrinks PC 5 connector family (Jan 12, 2012)

New dimensions are 15 percent smaller than the original PC 5 connector.

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What's going on with inventory at Molex?

Is the current inventory situation at Molex (NASDAQ: MOLX) out of line? Motley Fool analyst Seth Jayson recently examined the connector giant's inventory using one "simple rule of thumb". To wit: "Inventory increases ought to roughly parallel revenue...

WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF CHINA AVIATION OPTICAL-ELECTRICAL ... (February 10, 2012)
GENEVA, Feb. 10 -- Publication No. WO/2012/016364 was published on Feb. 09. Title of the invention: "OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND PLUG ...

WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF FCI, FCI CONNECTORS SINGAPORE FOR ... (February 10, 2012)
GENEVA, Feb. 10 -- Publication No. WO/2012/017320 was published on Feb. 09. Title of the invention: "POWER CONNECTOR AND SYSTEM."

WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF MOLEX FOR "CONNECTOR WITH IMPEDANCE ... (February 10, 2012)
GENEVA, Feb. 10 -- Publication No. WO/2012/018626 was published on Feb. 9. Title of the invention: "CONNECTOR WITH IMPEDANCE CONTROLLED INTERFACE."

WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF GENERAL CABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ... (February 10, 2012)
GENEVA, Feb. 10 -- Publication No. WO/2012/018522 was published on Feb. 09. Title of the invention: "ZERO HALOGEN CABLE."

Borouge Leads Inaugural Wire and Cable Academy in the Middle ... (February 9, 2012)
Dubai, Feb. 9 -- Leading cable manufacturers and suppliers in the UAE and Middle East participated at the launching ceremony of Borouge and Borealis' ...

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State of Military Interconnect, 2011 With more than 35 years of industry experience, Robert Stanton is a long-standing member of the standards committees for military connector specifications 32139, nanominiature, and 83513, Micro-D. Prior to his role as director of technology for Omnetics, Mr. Stanton was a design engineer and microelectronics expert with Tektronix. In this podcast, ICW senior editor Matt Vincent asks Bob for his views on the state of military interconnect so far in 2011. Play Now or Download
How do military connectors meet unique user requirements? A recent poll of engineers from around the world who work with military connectors yielded some surprising results. Listen to this podcast to find out what’s challenging these engineers as they work with a diverse set of military applications. Play Now or Download

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