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...]

In December, we wrapped up a number of new features to Samtec.com to round out the 2018 year, including a new way to find Samtec sales locations and distributors, a new homepage panel for our Micro Rugged products, continued mobile optimizations, and a few updates to our Industry Standards section. Here are the major updates to Samtec.com for December 2018. A New Way to Search Sales and Distributor Locations Recently, we updated the way you can search for sales locations and … [Read more...]

Since Samtec began in 1976, free connector samples have been a cornerstone of our business model. That said, we're always looking for ways to continue to improve how we get samples into your hands. Recently we rolled out a simplified way to place sample requests on the website, which significantly shortens the click path that you need to take to place a sample request. Rather than navigating several pages down into the website, we've brought the ability to place a sample request to a … [Read more...]