Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Molex Incorporated has extended its RF and microwave product capabilities with the 2009 acquisition of China-based Zhenjiang Tean Telecom & Appliance Co., Ltd. (Tean), a designer and manufacturer of a variety of radio frequency (RF) and microwave products for the telecom and base station/wireless markets globally.

Calex is pleased to announce the HE series of 75 watt triple-output DC/DC converters. The HE triple output series offers a primary output of either 3.3 V DC or 5 V DC and auxiliary outputs of either +/-12 V DC or +/-15 V DC. The 5 V output is rated 15 A max and the 3.3 V output is rated 20 A max. The auxiliary outputs are rated +/-2 A max.

Fujitsu presents at Kiosk Europe/Digital Signage Expo in Essen/Germany (stand 3C26) two new mini-ITX mainboards for the use in Digital Signage applications. AMD-chipset based, the models D2963-S1 and -S2 are equipped with two different AMD Mobile processors. Designed for use in 24/7 applications under full load and in high temperature ranges, both versions are especially suitable for the fields of Digital Signage, Kiosk, IPC or medical technology. The mainboards offer an availability of up to five years.

Volex Group plc, announces the launch of its Robust Transceiver Connector (RTC); a multi-fibre optical connector specifically designed for next-generation radio systems in harsh environment applications. The easy-to-install Robust Transceiver Connector, made up of a single plug assembly, is IP68-rated* to ensure protection against submersion in water, and maintains excellent optical performance whilst saving installation time and costs.

TURCK announces new Cat 5e Ethernet cables that are Gigabit capable and incorporate flexlife® cable jackets. This jacket material is resistant to abrasion, crushing forces and chemicals, making it particularly suitable for harsh duty environments.

Volex Group plc, has acquired from Molex, Inc. the manufacturing licence for CXP high-speed copper connectors. This 12X CXP connector system offers a high-performance and cost-effective solution within high-speed environments, such as server farms and data archive centres.

SKF, has launched its latest range of electromechanical actuators for demanding applications. Designed to increase performance, productivity and profitability, the actuators provide both OEMs and end-users significant cost and time savings.

The Critical Infrastructure Protection Drive (CPID), the European Critical Infrastructure (ECI), the Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) & the Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI). All of these bodies has one aim in common – Security of Critical Equipment.

Molex Incorporated continues its commitment to grow its lighting portfolio by drawing on the company’s expertise in the connector and electronics business. Molex has a long history of tapping into its core capabilities to develop innovative products for a wide variety of industries, including telecommunications, medical and military/aerospace. In lighting, Molex has steadily built its award-winning Woodheadâ line of lighting products to include the most rugged solutions for today’s harsh environments. More recently, Molex has entered the LED market with the formation of its Solid-State Lighting (SSL) business unit and introduction of the Helieon™ Sustainable Light Module with Bridgelux

Bentek Solar, a leader in manufacturing and engineering solutions for complex electro-mechanical and power distribution systems, announces that its family of string combiners is now ETL listed to UL standard 1741 and certified to CSA C22.2, according to UL standard 1741 for photovoltaic combiner enclosures.