One of the unique things about the connector industry is that engineers are often looking for a "mated set" of products, or two connectors that will fit together with a particular set of physical and electrical characteristics. The difficult thing about presenting products in mated sets is there is such a vast variety of connectors that will mate with one another, that no one in the industry (except Samtec) actually presents their products this way, and they certainly don't provide a mated … [Read more...]
Renovated Nook Welcomes Visitors To Samtec With State-of-the-Art Technology
Visitors to our New Albany, Indiana-based headquarters are usually impressed with our spacious, open-air, two-story lobby, our 6,000-gallon aquarium, and the newly renovated, state-of-the-art “The Nook.” The Nook is a wall-sized, digital product showroom, with high-definition, breathtaking graphics that tell the Samtec story to our guests. In The Nook, a visitor can learn about our global operations and integration, customers and markets served, Sudden Service®, Silicon-to-Silicon … [Read more...]
DesignCon 23 or Super Bowl LVII?
We are preparing to head out west for one of the biggest showdowns of the year. Competitors have been preparing since the spring of 2022 for this meeting. The final countdown is upon us! We will see if all the preparations, the workouts, and the toning of muscles will pay off. Are we talking about Super Bowl LVII or DesignCon 23? We bloggers will make reference to pop culture, sporting events, and other random trivia from time to time. Since you are here on Samtec's blog you have probably … [Read more...]
The Latest Connector Industry Forecast For 2023: A Chat With Ron Bishop
What could be easier than coming up with an air-tight connector industry forecast for 2023? Although I've never completed such a forecast, I'm sure it's easy to forecast and predict technology! For example, in 1903, the president of Michigan Savings Bank warned Henry Ford’s lawyer to protect his money. “The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty, a fad.” Likewise, in 1946, Darryl Zanuck, President of 20th Century Fox, predicted “Television won’t be able to hold on to … [Read more...]
You Can Now Download REACH Compliance Documents on Samtec.com 24/7
As the need for quick access to environmental compliance documentation grows for our customers, we have added the ability to download REACH certificates of compliance to our already popular RoHS compliance tool. How to Download REACH Compliance Documents Navigate to the tool here to follow along: https://www.samtec.com/tools/rohs Using this new extension to our already popular RoHS compliance download tool, users can input up to 50 valid part numbers, choose from various checkboxes, and … [Read more...]
Here are the December 2022 Website Updates to Samtec.com
Happy New Year everyone! As 2022 came to a close, the Samtec Web team focused on the completion of our new REACH compliance tool as well as a few new content updates to various areas of the website. We also added some user experience updates to our new checkout system to make things flow more smoothly. Here are the major website updates to Samtec.com for December 2022. REACH Compliance Certificate Tool As the need for quick access to environmental compliance documentation grows for … [Read more...]
A Students Perspective – Being a Samtec Co-op
“Samtec is a different breed of cat!” This statement could not be more true. From Samtec’s DNA to being a global technology leader, Samtec strives to innovate differently very day. As a Technical Marketing Engineer Co-op for the last two years, I have had the opportunity to experience Samtec's culture, technology, collaboration, and people first hand. I started my Samtec Co-op Program in January 2020 in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, Samtec provided me the best … [Read more...]
Samtec Supports Future “Rocket Scientists”
My wife and I recently came back from a remote island. We marveled at a clear night sky so far away from light pollution. It reminded me that for millennia humans have been awestruck by planets, stars, meteors and more. Sometimes it's hard to imagine humans could only "touch" space since 1961. Today, lunar, planetary and space exploration always captures the imagination. Recently, NASA also published audio files of a dust devil from Mars. It sounds just like talking on your smart phone at … [Read more...]
electronica 2022 Review – An Interview with Samtec’s Doug Wathen
As the COVID-19 pandemic (mostly) fades in to the past, individuals are slowly (or quickly) returning to their pre-pandemic lifestyles. Tourists are returning to airports, cruise ships and hotels. Weddings are on the increase. Movies are getting released with some regularity. In the professional world, trade shows are on the rebound. In the high-tech industry, just about every major trade show was scheduled this year. Additionally, trade show attendance is on the rebound. Old friends are … [Read more...]
Here are the November 2022 Website Updates to Samtec.com
This month we added additional capabilities for users to manage order dates online, enhanced the ability to search part numbers, added a couple of new pieces of product literature, and improved the address matching in our checkout process. Here are the major website updates to Samtec.com for November 2022. All Users Can Now Manage Order Dates Online Prior to the pandemic in early 2020, we released a feature that allowed a small subset of users to edit requested ship dates on open … [Read more...]
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