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Components
Omron to Launch Battery Connector with Reduced
Onboard Footprint
Omron Corp. has launched its XD2B battery connector. With
a pitch of 2 mm and a depth of 2.6 mm, this connecter is one
of the smallest currently available in the industry. The compact
XD2B battery connector is compatible with batteries for smartphones and other
mobile devices.
As mobile
devices such
as smartphones
incorporate increasingly higher
functionality and
slimmer designs,
it is necessary to
reduce the size of
components embedded in these devices without compromising reliability. Connector contacts are usually formed by a pressing process, but
currently available pressing technology has several drawbacks.
For instance, with the conventional technology it is difficult to
make the width of formed products smaller than the thickness of
the original sheet to be pressed, and there are limitations to how
far the bending radius of metal can be reduced. These drawbacks
make it difficult to satisfy customer demand for greater minia-
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turization and higher contact reliability.
Omron has circumvented these problems by developing an
electroforming technology based on further advancement of its
microfabrication and materials technologies. This advancement
has led to the development of a battery connector with a 2 mm
pitch and a 2.6 mm depth, using subminiature contacts that are
impossible to form with conventional press technology.
Cabot Broadens Range of Performance Additives for
Advanced Lead-Acid Batteries
Cabot Corp. has announced three new grades of PBX carbon
performance additives that are designed to improve lifetime and
performance for advanced lead-acid batteries used in applications such as telecom, electric forklift, e-bike and small microhybrid vehicles.
Cabot’s PBX performance additives are designed to enable
lead-acid batteries to last longer under repeated cycling and to
accept recharging energy faster at lower cost than the current
solution of oversizing the battery. PBX additives prolong battery
life by reducing the effects of sulfation on the negative plate, the
primary cause of short lifetimes in lead-acid batteries used in
demanding applications.
Cabot now offers a full range of PBX additives that provides
manufacturers with a variety of additives with unique properties
to address the needs of different applications. These additives
are suitable for long lifetime valve-regulated and flooded design
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