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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.

High mating cycle crimp terminals feature proprietary high-current alloy (Jan 11, 2012)

Mini-Fit Plus HMC crimp terminals from Molex achieve superior durability and current per circuit for mid-range power applications.

NASS wins USAF wiring harness assembly contract for giant UAV airship (Jan 6, 2012)

370-foot long craft is reportedly 7x the size of the Goodyear blimp and will be deployed for surveillance missions over Afghanistan early in 2012.

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Nokia design chief wants a connector-free smartphone

The Guardian (UK) recently sat down with Nokia design chief Marko Ahtisaari for an interview where the executive reveals that new versions of the company's Lumia phones, introduced to showcase Windows Phone in November 2011, will remove the flip-up...

Maverick Lifestyle Assigned Patent (January 19, 2012)
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 19 -- Maverick Lifestyle, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,099,141) developed by Craig Janik, Los Altos Hills, ...

LPA Group PLC Preliminary Results (January 19, 2012)

WIPO ASSIGNS PATENT TO MOLEX INCORPORATED FOR ... (January 18, 2012)
GENEVA: Publication No. WO/2012/006086 was published on January 12. Title of the invention: BOARD-TO-BOARD CONNECTOR

2011 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results Reported by ... (January 18, 2012)
Amphenol Corporation (NYSE-APH) reported today fourth quarter 2011 diluted earnings per share of $.69 compared to $.74 per share for the comparable ...

Pre-assembled solar power connectors from Multi-Contact save ... (January 18, 2012)
January 18, 2012 A range of connectors for joining PV cables has been introduced by Multi-Contact. Fully compatible with the company's popular MC4 ...

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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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