PCB connector is on track for rail and industrial applications
The Intercompact series, from Smiths Interconnect, offers a light weight, compact signal and ethernet PCB connector solution designed and qualified to provide a stable connection in demanding rail and industrial applications. The connectors arrive amid growing demand for compact, high-speed and reliable connectivity for electronic control unit (ECU) boxes.
“The new generation of ECU boxes requires a sophisticated interconnect solution able to support steadily all I/O signals that the advanced devices handle.“ said Mark Kelleher, vice-president and general manager of the connector business unit at Smiths Interconnect. “The new Intercompact series is designed to offer a dependable interconnect solution that is more compact than those currently available in the marketplace, offering significant space and weight savings to our customers,” he added.
The Intercompact series targets PCB to PCB and floating mounting rack and panel applications currently offered in both signal and Ethernet versions.
The connectors also suit defence, space and test and measurement applications.
The series offers 60- and 41-way signal configurations with Hypertac Hyperboloid contacts, 42-way signal and 1 or 2 high speed quadrax 100-Ohm contacts as Ethernet versions. Additional contact positions are available depending on the specific application requirements.
These PCB connectors offer compliance with the main European Railway standards, such as EN45545-2, NF F61030, EN50155:2017, STM-S-001ind.D as well as compliance with MIL-C-28748 and MIL-STD-202-301 standards and EIA and IEC standards for contact resistance and environmental testing.
They also offer insulators in liquid crystal polymer material for an optimised insulation resistance in severe environmental conditions.
Smiths Interconnect is one of the top suppliers of technically differentiated electronic components, subsystems, microwave, optical and radio frequency products that connect, protect and control critical applications in the commercial aviation, defence, space, medical, rail, semiconductor test and industrial markets.
