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Hardware SouthCo Expands Captive Hardware Line with Distinctive Wing-Style Knob Design Southco, Inc., has recently expanded its captive hardware line with the addition of a captive screw that offers tool-free access. The new 4C Wing Knob Captive Screw enables quick-access fastening, and features an over-molded, distinctively contoured wing-style head design that can be used to designate access through an array of standard and custom color options. The 4C Wing Knob offers simplified positioning of sliding components, simple installation and quick-release for easy removal. Press-in, flare-in and Surface Mount Technology (SMT) options provide versatility for fastening and unfastening by hand when mounting doors, panels and other hardware components in applications where tool-free access is desired. "Southco's newest 4C Captive Screw features a distinctive and attractive wing-style head design, and provides for easy hands-on/hands-off access and color options that allow engineers to easily designate access points based on the unique requirements of the application," said SouthCo global product manager Jim Grady. AVX Releases 2 MM-Pitch Vertical-Mate Battery Connectors AVX Corp. has released a series of low profile battery connectors especially designed to prevent end-user damage to the contacts in electronic devices with pluggable modules that vertically mate with a base unit. The new 9155-800 series vertical-mate, 2 mm-pitch battery connectors feature ultra robust and reliable gold-plated beryllium copper (BeCu) contacts that deliver excellent electrical and mechanical performance for more than 5,000 mating cycles, in addition to a unique contact geometry designed to deflect cleanly and easily when a module or mating connector is vertically pushed into position. The unique contact geometry of the 9155-800 series allows for full vertical engagement in pluggable module applications, the contact tip incorporates an anti-snag feature to protect the contacts during deflection, and plastic locating bosses and SMT anchor tabs maximize the mechanical stability of the connector in harsh conditions. These features, combined with the superior performance of the BeCu contacts, effectively eliminate the potential for end-users to inadvertently damage the contacts in a variety of consumer, medical, industrial, and harsh environment applications, including: handheld and portable devices that require docking or cradling, patient monitoring devices, portable medical electronics, Internet appliances with battery backups, and industrial devices that utilize pluggable or programmable modules. Compatible with both signal and power circuits, 9155-800 series vertical-mate, 2 mm-pitch battery connectors are available with two to six positions, and are rated for 125 VAC; 1.5A or 2A, depending on the number of positions (five and six or two to four, respectively); and operating temperatures spanning -40°C to 125°C. The RoHS-compliant series features black, glass-filled Nylon 46 (UL94V0) insulators, and BeCu contacts with either 0.4 µm or 0.8 µm goldover-nickel plating and pure tin tails. Parts are shipped in quantities of 1,000 on 330 mm-diameter reels, and leadtime for the series is nine weeks. Type MSIB microPEM Brass Inserts Provide Reusable Metal Threads to Attach Plastics Securely Type MSIB0 microPEM brass inserts from PennEngineering provide reusable metal threads to attach plastics securely in compact electronic assemblies. Their unique symmetrical shape will accommodate either straight or tapered holes and eliminates any need for orientation of the inserts during installation. The inserts install permanently where designed into ABS, polycarbonate, and other plastic substrates by pressing them into the host material using ultrasonic equipment or thermal press. Upon installation, they will not loosen or fall out. Applications include wearables from smart watches and cameras to fitness bands and headphones, laptops, tablets and readers, and gaming and handheld devices, among many others. The inserts feature threads as small as M1, can be specified in a range of lengths, and will mount in plastics as thin as 0.7 mm. Mating hardware completes final component attachment. 28 Summer 2016 * www.ElectronicsProtectionMagazine.com http://www.ElectronicsProtectionMagazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Electronics Protection - Summer 2016

Electronics Protection - Summer 2016
Contents
Editor's Choice
Common Coolant Types and Their Uses in Liquid Cooling Systems
The Benefits of Vertical Integration for Customized EMI Shielding Products and Services
Cool It Your Way: Versatile Cooling for Electronics Enclosure
Heat Pipes and Vapor Chambers – What’s the Difference?
Securing Electronics in Modern Railway Systems
Enclosures
Thermal
Power
Hardware
Industry News
Calendar of Events

Electronics Protection - Summer 2016