PC cable tester
28 November, 2003 | Supplied by: element14
A standalone cable wiring configuration tester to identify and test most common PC connection leads includes a range of connector types and is suitable for testing data cables, network cables, printer cables, monitor cables, modem cables, mouse cables, game cables, USB cables, etc.
Category 5 patch cords
28 November, 2003 | Supplied by: Molex Premise Networks Pty Ltd
Molex Premise Networks has developed a range of slim boot enhanced category 5 patch cords.
Electronics interconnections for extreme space environments
13 October, 2003
If all goes as planned, two rovers named Spirit and Opportunity will explore the surface of Mars next year, gathering geologic information and beaming the results back to Earth. However, the environment is so extreme that the rovers will be equipped with heaters to keep the electronic gear warm enough to operate properly as temperatures can dip to -120 degrees C. Futures space probes will involve even more extreme environments, with temperatures as high as 460 degrees Celsius on Venus and as low as -180 Celsius on Titan, the largest moon of Saturn.
Fire protected cable
09 September, 2003 | Supplied by: http://www.olexcables.com.au/
Olex has released a fire performance cable that was developed in conjunction with the Cooperative Research Centre for Polymers.
Press fit connectors
11 August, 2003 | Supplied by: Metromatics Pty Ltd
Harwin has extended its range of PC/104 and PC/104 Plus connectors to include stack through and non-stack through variants.
Connector technology roadmap report
06 August, 2003
Bishop and Associates has released a report covering technology roadmapping on electronic connectors. It includes the National Electronic Manufacturing Initiative (NEMI) 2002 Electronics Industry Roadmap on CD.
Flexible printed circuit connectors
05 June, 2003 | Supplied by: Switches Plus Components Pty Ltd
Hirose has released a 0.3 mm contact pitch, 1.25 mm above the board connector. FH23 series type FPC has a low insertion force and a high holding force. There is no need to hold the FPC after insertion in the connector. The connector will hold it in the correct position, allowing closing of the actuator. The number of contact positions available are 17, 27, 31, 33, 39 and 61.
Cable Clamp
08 October, 2002 | Supplied by: HellermannTyton
With the HellermannTyton flat ribbon cable clamp, it is possible to hold and conduct flat cables.
Gigabit LAN Adapter
12 August, 2002 | Supplied by: D-Link Australia Pty Ltd
The DGE 550T is a 32/64 bit PCI 100/1000 Mbps Nway gigabit LAN adapter designed for bandwidth intensive areas such as network servers, workstations and storage area networks, and enables users to run applications at rapid speeds. It provides dedicated bandwidth capacity for power servers directly attached to gigabit switches.
Cables Catalogue
11 June, 2002 | Supplied by: Belden Australia Pty Ltd
A revised 72-page catalogue detailing more than 300 different types of broadcast and audio/video cable is available covering, for example, 50 ohm transmission cables and fibre optic cables.
Electronics Interconnect Technologies Forum launched
04 March, 2002
In a move which will raise the profile of the Australian printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing industry, the chief executives of Australia's six major PCB companies have launched the Interconnect Technologies Forum (ITF).
Field Wireable Connectors
12 February, 2002 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
Turck has released the IDC field wireable connectors for industrial automation applications that use eurofast (M12, 2 to 5 pin straight or right angle style) or picofast (M8, 3 and 4 pin straight style) field wireable connectors.
Cable Analyser
12 February, 2002 | Supplied by: Fluke Australia Pty Ltd
Fluke Networks has extended the DSP series with the 4300 digital cable analyser, for testing and certifying high-speed copper and fibre networks.
Plug Connector
14 August, 2001 | Supplied by: Phoenix Contact Pty Ltd
By using the Variosub-RJ45 plug connectors from Phoenix Contact it is possible to use RJ45 connectors even in a harsh industrial environment.
Fieldbus Cable System
13 March, 2001 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
InterlinkBT has announced the Junction, Tee, & Cable System - a fully-connectorised fieldbus system offering system-wide 'plug-and-play' convenience, allowing rapid changeover to a network.
