Today's connectors are becoming smaller and smaller owing to the general trend towards miniaturisation in electronic devices across all sectors, whether domestic, business, medical, military, manufacturing or other

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Critical communications systems and infrastructure must be robustly protected to ensure they cannot be intercepted or interrupted in any way

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When engineers at NASA are constructing the latest and greatest in exploratory space craft, they need parts that last and can be trusted to work well under pressure. Components that aren’t affected by extreme temperatures and conditions. At VPT, we specialise in creating high-quality and reliable power conversion solutions for the most demanding environments imaginable, …

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For beyond line of sight (BLOS) communication, SATCOM has increasingly become the technology of choice within the defence industry due to its high speed and reliability. However, satellite communication is vulnerable to attack in a warfare situation. In fact, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently confirmed that Russia was behind a cyber-attack targeting …

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When planning for a new product where steel is to be the main component, you must first decide on its type and strength. Usually, once the strength and type of steel has been decided upon for a project, you go to market and contact a range of suppliers to ascertain whether they have the type …

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Electronic devices across the application spectrum are becoming smaller, and connectors and cables are following suit. Microelectronics began with the invention of the integrated circuit, when small, and then later larger integrated board circuits were formed onto a single silicon chip. And this reduction in size and increase in performance led to commensurate miniaturisation in …

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In the event of a disaster, one of the most important services emergency response organisations need is the ability to communicate. Without this, coordinating and managing the after-effects of the disaster becomes incredibly difficult to handle. According to the US National Centers for Environmental Information, which tracks and evaluates climate events in America and the …

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SSAB, in partnership with miner LKAB, and Swedish government-owned energy utility Vattenfall has been researching the viability of producing its high-quality steel products without emitting any greenhouse gases (GHGs). Beginning in 2016, the group proposed to produce fossil-free steel in quantity by 2035. The partnership was named ‘HYBRIT’ (Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology), and each company …

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Omnetics has spent decades as a lead partner for national and corporate space programmes and continues to be the first choice of specialized rugged connectors. August 5th this year marks the 10th anniversary of Omnetics connectors landing on Mars for the second time, installed as they were in Mars Curiosity’s mission-critical Miniature Inertial Measurement Units …

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The defence industry has exceptionally high connectivity demands, especially when it comes to size, weight and power (SWaP). Smiths Interconnect is an industry-leading provider of cutting-edge connectivity solutions to the defence sector for applications such as guidance systems, data links, manpack radios, radar systems (ground, air and shipboard), antenna systems and drones.  Smiths Interconnect’s broad …

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