Connectors / Cables / Terminal Blocks

icotek: EMC Shield Clamps for 10 × 3 MM Bus Bar, Pluggable With or Without Integrated Strain Relief
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icotek: EMC Shield Clamps for 10 × 3 MM Bus Bar, Pluggable With or Without Integrated Strain Relief

EMC shield clamps are used, where the shield of cables must be connected to the earth potential. They are easy to use and effective in earthing single cable shields. When using types with integrated strain relief cables can be fixed via the cable jacket using cable ties. Thus strain relief in accordance with EN 62444 is achieved. icotek also offers EMC shield clamps with double strain relief function acc. to PROFINET installation guidelines.

Molex: TheraVolt Medical Connectors from Phillips Medisize
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Molex: TheraVolt Medical Connectors from Phillips Medisize

Phillips Medisize, a Molex company, recently announced the launch of TheraVolt Medical Connectors. As the first medical connectors launched under the Phillips Medisize brand, TheraVolt is engineered to optimize device integration, functionality, reliability and performance. TheraVolt provides device engineers enhanced functionality, offering solutions to handle both signals and high voltage lines.

binder: M12 Panel Mount Connectors
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binder: M12 Panel Mount Connectors

Compact, robust and standardised connection solutions play a key role in automation technology, industrial communication and drive technology. Panel mount connectors in particular must be adaptable to a wide range of requirements. binder, a specialist in industrial circular connectors, offers a particularly wide range of M12 panel mount connectors for this area of application. The portfolio covers a wide variety of codings, connection types, materials and fastening solutions, thus offering maximum design freedom for integration into devices and systems.

Belden: M12 Power High-Performance Solution
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Belden: M12 Power High-Performance Solution

Make better connections in demanding industrial environments with Belden’s new M12 Power High-Performance Solution. By adhering to IEC 61076-2-111, Belden meets its performance promise and offers the highest power supply available in the M12 Power range on the market. This range of products has a high current capacity of up to 24 amps per pin at 630 V AC/DC in a compact design that attains such capacity in tight spaces with space-saving S-, L-, K- and T-coded connectors, and protects against dust and water for enhanced reliability with a low, long-term cost of ownership with IP65, IP67 and IP69K-rated connectors.

Dold: RK 6929 Safe Compact Contact Extension
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Dold: RK 6929 Safe Compact Contact Extension

If control systems with integrated switching outputs reach their limits in the application, coupling relays and contact extension modules are used. Their task is contact amplification, contact multiplication and, due to the galvanic isolation between input and output, decoupling of the control and power levels. The centrepiece of the extension module RK 6929 of the SAFEMASTER series, which is only 17.5 mm narrow, is the safety relay OA 5642 from Dold, which also opens up fields of application in the area of functional safety up to Cat. 4 / PL e or SIL 3 due to its forcibly guided contacts in accordance with IEC 61810-3.

Banner Snap Signal Modular IIoT Hardware
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Banner Snap Signal Modular IIoT Hardware

May 6, 2025 Monitor Your Factory Data in a Snap Snap Signal is an easily deployable, complete portfolio of modular IIoT hardware and software that delivers actionable machine data from across your factory. More than just another flavor of IIoT, Snap Signal is an overlay network that can capture data signals from virtually any source. It seamlessly…

Murrelektronik MVK Fusion Fieldbus module
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Murrelektronik: New Hybrid Safety Module for EtherNet/IP

Murrelektronik’s MVK Fusion hybrid fieldbus modules unite three elementary functions of installation technology: discrete I/O, safety I/O, and IO-Link. This clever 3-in-1 solution is increasingly in demand worldwide, which is why the company now also offers a hybrid module for EtherNet/IP applications, utilizing the Common Industrial Protocol Safety (CIP Safety): the new MVK Fusion CIP…

Weidmuller
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Weidmuller USA to Launch Three Products at Automate 2025

Celebrating 50 years in automation, Weidmuller USA will launch three new products at Automate 2025. Products include: The new SNAP IN robotic demonstrator shows how SNAP IN connection technology for terminal blocks, HDC connectors and Omnimate 4.0 PCB connectors are safe, fast, easy and “ready to robot.” Designed to meet specifications for automated assembly and…

Maximum Durability in Harsh Industrial Settings: binder Introduces New M12 L- and T-Coded Connectors
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Maximum Durability in Harsh Industrial Settings: binder Introduces New M12 L- and T-Coded Connectors

May 5, 2025 binder introduces new M12 L- and T-coded connectors featuring stainless steel locking mechanisms, ensuring the highest levels of reliability and durability in demanding industrial environments. With the launch of the latest 813 (T-coded) and 823 (L-coded) series field attachable M12 connectors, binder is expanding its portfolio with particularly robust solutions. The connectors…

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Helukabel HELUKAT Ethernet and Profinet Cable from AutomationDirect

May 5, 2025 AutomationDirect has added Helukabel’s HELUKAT industrial Ethernet and Profinet cables featuring a halogen-free, flame-retardant, and durable construction built to support a variety of industrial requirements. New Type B, Type B Hybrid (with power conductors), Type R, and Type C Profinet cables are designed to provide reliable data transmission in dynamic or harsh…

Carlo Gavazzi
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Carlo Gavazzi Automation: Single & Double Ended M8 and M12 Cordsets

Carlo Gavazzi Automation has announced the launch of its new series of CON Series M8 and M12 IP67 PVC Cordsets. Expanding beyond its existing cordset offering, Carlo Gavazzi Automation is now also producing single-ended and double-ended A-coded cordsets at its production facility in Lithuania. This further enhances its ability to offer comprehensive solutions for a…

RS PRO Makes Panel Building a Breeze
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RS PRO Makes Panel Building a Breeze

RS offers a comprehensive collection of RS PRO brand control panel products essential for industrial operations ranging from food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and original equipment manufacturing to power, water, and gas utilities. Power electronic systems are central to almost all forms of industrial production, represent considerable investments, and pose serious safety risks. So, it’s critically important to keep them running safely, efficiently, and reliably. This is where control cabinets come in.

Amphenol RF: Locking Connector SMA Cable Assemblies – Lock In a Secure Connection in Vibration-Prone Environments
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Amphenol RF: Locking Connector SMA Cable Assemblies – Lock In a Secure Connection in Vibration-Prone Environments

Amphenol RF is excited to announce the expansion of its locking cable assembly portfolio with configurations utilizing high-frequency SMA connectors. The secure locking feature of the locking connector on these cable assemblies increases the necessary force required to de-mate the connector, making them ideal for strenuous applications that undergo continuous movement or vibrations. The 1.13 mm cabling used on these assemblies is easily routable, and comes in pre-configured lengths of 50 mm to 400 mm.

Amphenol RF: Handle the Heat – New High-Frequency SMA Cable Assemblies on RG-188 Cable for Extreme Temperature Applications
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Amphenol RF: Handle the Heat – New High-Frequency SMA Cable Assemblies on RG-188 Cable for Extreme Temperature Applications

Amphenol RF is pleased to introduce the new SMA to SMA plug RG-188 cable assembly into its extensive cable assembly portfolio. The white colored RG-188 coaxial cable provides a balance of flexibility and performance, making them well-suited for high-frequency signal transmission in space-constrained areas. RG-188 cable resists temperatures of up to 205 °C, is pliable and has increased shielding effectiveness compared to other cable types

Phoenix Contact: BC Housing Expansion
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Phoenix Contact: BC Housing Expansion

Phoenix Contact’s expanded BC modular housing series gives building automation engineers more design flexibility. The family now includes new enclosures with Push-in connection and upper housings in more widths. For the first time, Push-in PCB terminal blocks are available for the BC 17,8 (1 HP). The FKDSO 1,5 and FKDSO 2,5 terminal blocks make it possible to implement future-proof applications with up to 16 positions per module. The coordinated housing and connection system reduces design time for developers. The 3.5- and 5-mm pitch terminal blocks are designed for currents up to 22 A. They come in three and four positions and can easily be combined in a single upper part.

AutomationDirect: New METEcon Multi-Wire Connectors
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AutomationDirect: New METEcon Multi-Wire Connectors

AutomationDirect has added METEcon multi-wire connectors that feature quality and cost-effective inserts and housings. Inserts are available in multiple pole configurations from 2 poles plus ground up to 108 poles plus ground, with screw or crimp termination types and sizes ranging from 26 to 12 AWG, 10 to 80 Amps. METEcon housings are made of die-cast aluminum with a polyester powder finish or self-extinguishing thermoplastic. They are suitable for use in electrical panels, power connections, and other industrial applications.