This month, we released a major new version of our Checkout to a beta state, made some upgrades to how we show lead times online, made 3D model downloads easier from the Search, and released a few more content updates. Here are the major website updates to Samtec.com for July 2022. Upgraded Checkout Promoted to Beta Use in Production If you've been paying attention to the Coming Soon section, you might have noticed we have been working on an upgraded Checkout system for the website … [Read more...]

Throughout much of the past year, we've been working to add several new features to Samtec.com that make finding a mated set (two connectors that mate to one another), easier than ever. It started with a new generation of our Solutionator tools, with the release of the Flex Stacking Solutionator and High-Speed Board-to-Board Solutionator, which we released in late 2021. Recently we've released two new updates to our product pages which take advantage of this data as well. Series Mates … [Read more...]

This month we focused on adding a few new pieces of content, beefing up our VITA 57.4 capabilities, and adding several new products to our RF Solutionator. Here were the major updates to Samtec.com for June 2022. New URSA I/O Family Page Samtec’s URSA™ I/O cable-to-cable and cable-to-board solutions achieve four points of contact for a reliable connection in a small form factor, which allows for extreme density on the panel. Designed for ultra rugged applications, EMI shielding helps … [Read more...]

This month we updated the user experience of our on-site search, completed the final major upgrades to our product pages (for now), released a couple of new content pages, and continued with our performance updates across the static areas of the website. Here are the major updates to Samtec.com for May 2022. Several Search UX Upgrades If you need a connector and you don’t know exactly what you’re looking for, where on the Internet do you go first? You go to some sort of search engine, … [Read more...]

If you need a connector and you don't know exactly what you're looking for, where on the Internet do you go first? You go to some sort of search engine, whether it be Google, Octopart, Digikey, or an on-site search like the one on Samtec.com. We've been working on several upgrades to our search experience in the last year. The first was to create an on-site part number search by partnering with Octopart. After that, we released a few incremental updates to improve its performance and mobile … [Read more...]

We spent most of April finishing up a couple of large applications that were built on legacy code. Those are now updated and live on the website. We also rolled out a couple of content page upgrades, and some back-end speed optimizations to various areas of the website. New Material Declaration Application We launched a new upgraded version of our Material Declaration application, which allows users to download a digital part composition analysis for any eligible part number. We upgraded … [Read more...]

Trade shows are happening once again, and not the mini trade shows we saw in 2021. Shows such as DesignCon, NAB, and more will be happening with tens of thousands of people who are eager to learn about new and exciting products and industry trends. This means we'll be rolling out several updates to the website to promote new and key products around the time those shows are about to happen. New content was a lot of our focus in March 2022. We rolled out several new content pages to the … [Read more...]