One of the main draws for engineers to Samtec.com is the widespread availability of technical documentation throughout our website, virtually all of which is available without a login or even an email address. With the addition of our configurator tool and 3D model availability a few years ago, 3D model downloads from Samtec.com have skyrocketed in popularity. Now we hope to expand this capability by offering easy Electrical and Mechanical model downloads, again, without requiring a login … [Read more...]

In April 2019, we focused on several user experience upgrades to Samtec.com, and a few new content updates, while we continue to work on several larger projects in the background (mentioned below). Here are the major updates to Samtec.com for April 2019. Design Update to Series Product Pages We first released the most modern version of our Series Product Pages (aka Tech Specs pages) in March of 2016. These pages make up the bread and butter of Samtec.com, with nearly 1000 … [Read more...]

We first released the most modern version of our Series Product Pages (aka Tech Specs pages) in March of 2016. These pages make up the bread and butter of Samtec.com, with nearly 1000 different variations based on the product you are viewing. These also lead into full part number product pages, which number in the trillions (yes, trillions), but we've left those alone for now. With 2016's update, it was a major upgrade from a previous version not only in design, but also in back-end … [Read more...]

Samtec.com users have had the ability to search competitor cross references for over a year as I write this post, however we received some feedback that this was not always easy to access since it was a direct integration with our search. Our users were looking for more of a standalone experience. With this most recent update, we have pulled the Cross Reference search feature into an application of its own, which is accessible in the Resources area of our main navigation. Check out the new … [Read more...]

In March 2019, we rolled out a new homepage panel, a few new content experiences, and a new level of interactivity to our locations search. Here are the major updates to Samtec.com for March 2019. New High Speed Cable Homepage Panel On top of our core offering of board-to-board products, Samtec also offers a wide variety of high-speed cable solutions with industry leading technology and support. These products include innovations such as our Flyover® architecture, many … [Read more...]

Over the past few years, 3D modeling capabilities on Samtec.com have progressed immensely. We've gone from a small library of static files to a massive library of dynamically generated models, that can be downloaded as virtually any file type, in just a few seconds. Thousands of 3D models are downloaded this way every day from Samtec.com, and you can do all of this without being gated by a login. Configure a Samtec 3D Model on Your Smart Phone Now, you can configure and view … [Read more...]

In February, we rolled out several back-end performance updates to Samtec.com, as well as a few upgraded applications. Here are the major updates to Samtec.com for February 2019. Updated Experience for mPOWER™ Family Page The mPOWER™ connector system is the ultimate micro, high-power solution with incredible design flexibility for power-only or power/signal applications. Due to the wide variety of stack heights available, mPOWER™ can be easily added to new or existing … [Read more...]

By popular request, we have just recently released a brand new standalone videos page that you can use to browse, search, and filter through all of the videos that are featured throughout Samtec.com. You can search by keyword, and/or use the filters we have provided to pair down your list even further. Videos range from those focused on individual Samtec products to those that show several products working together, and everything inbetween. We also have several from trade show … [Read more...]

In January of 2019, we wrapped up a few smaller projects that we have been working on to increase the presence of videos across Samtec.com. We also released a couple of updates to our Industy Standards section of the website, as well as our product configurator. Here are the major updates to Samtec.com from January 2019. Standalone Videos Page We recently released a brand new standalone videos page that you can use to browse, search, and filter through all of the videos that are … [Read more...]