How to Choose the Right High-Current Connector

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High-current connectors are electrical components engineered for use in high-current applications. They are found in a variety of electrical and electronic devices and systems, including battery storage units, power units, and manufacturing equipment. Typical industries that rely on them include aerospace, defense, lighting, and oil and gas. Given the critical…

What Types of High-Voltage Connectors Are There?

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High voltage connectors are required in a broad range of industries, including aerospace, nuclear, defense, energy, medical, and many other fields. Design engineers must consider the environment and intended purpose where the connectors will operate to maximize safety, longevity, performance, and reliability while minimizing the chances of insulator failure. The types…

Connecting Industries to a Green, Sustainable Future

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For the past two decades the trade-off between sustainability and economic prosperity has been used as the leverage to pass regulations that flagrantly overlook the health of the environment. Most governing bodies seem to accept the fact that growth comes with collateral damage and that damage is to be largely…

Connectronics’ 2018 Manufacturing Outlook

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While striving to finish 2017 on a strong note, industrial manufacturers already are looking forward to 2018 — and feeling pretty good about it. In a survey conducted by Intellitek Systems, 60 percent of manufacturers expressed optimism about the U.S. economy's prospects during the next 12 months. Falling by more…

2017 Industry Review

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This year has been a continued series of industry connections to advance new technologies both at Connectronics and other related sectors. Some of the top innovations we’ve noted throughout 2017 include: air filters to keep miners safe, JUICE, and Hyperloop. Internally, our team has taken on a project for large…

Keep Your Air Clean: Connectors Increase Miner Safety

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Keeping tabs on miner safety, we’re revisiting the progression on industrial air filters. If you missed our last post highlighting this critical issue, our company is working on valuable solutions to enable clean air in mines, reducing worker exposure to dangerous particles. Testing is Underway Our engineers are currently in…

Hyperloop Reaches 192 MPH!

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Elon Musk’s Hyperloop dream isn’t a reality yet, but it is moving forward. We first discussed how the Hyperloop functioned last year, and figured it’s time to check back in on the latest progress. Hyperloop One, one of the three startups working on the rail system, recently completed a test…