In September, we put a bow on the login project until Phase 2 begins later this year, continued to focus on some back-end upgrades to Samtec.com, released a few UX updates, knocked out a few smaller projects that have been on the back burner, and added a few new pieces of content. Here are the major updates to Samtec.com for September 2019. Design Upgrade for Connectors, Cable, RF, and Optics Pages The top level of Samtec.com past the homepage features our Connectors, Cables, Optics, … [Read more...]

In August, we focused on continued updates to our new login system, released a few new content pages, and shifted gears to cleaning up some back-end technical debt that has built up over the last few months. Here are the major updates to Samtec.com for August 2019. Continued Updates to Login System We began to launch our new login system in late July / early August, which we wrote about here. Check out all of the new features by visiting that post. In the remainder of August, … [Read more...]

This is the first release of a few phases of a new login system for Samtec.com. This replaces a system that was built in 2011 and has been running well ever since. But, technology changes over time, and it was time for an upgrade. Here are some additional details about the features you can see today, and what to expect in the future. Upgraded Security for Users With privacy and security sweeping the web in the past couple of years, we got the message. We have built in several forms … [Read more...]

This month, we released a major upgrade to our login experience across Samtec.com, as well as an overview of our 5G technology capabilities, and an easier way to get real-time availability for products across Samtec.com. Here are the major updates to Samtec.com for July 2019. Real-Time Product Availability on Product Pages and Solutionator When you’re researching a product, one of the first things you want to know aside from “will it work?” is “when can I have it?” Well, we’ve just … [Read more...]

When you're researching a product, one of the first things you want to know aside from "will it work?" is "when can I have it?" Well, we've just made that a lot easier to understand in a couple of key places on Samtec.com. You can now see up-to-the-minute product availability directly on the Technical Specifications pages for a large number of Samtec products. For most products, this information is available instantly when the page loads without having to run a manual lookup. This … [Read more...]

In June of 2019, we rolled out a new web experience to help users better navigate our products, added real-time availability to our product pages, improved the user experience on our Pricing and Delivery page, and our Material Declaration and RoHS tools. Here are the major updates to Samtec.com for June 2019. Solution Blocks Page Samtec has grown immensely since being founded in 1976 with just a few products of standard board-to-board connectors. Now, with nearly 1,000 unique … [Read more...]

The 15th annual Manufacturing Leadership Awards Gala, by the National Association of Manufacturers, took place on June 12, 2019. The Manufacturing Leadership Awards honor manufacturing companies and individual manufacturing leaders that are shaping the future of global manufacturing. Judges look for leaders that have demonstrated achievement across a wide variety of domains including sustainability, operational excellence, innovation, supply chain management, and more. Samtec Wins … [Read more...]

In May of 2019, we spent the majority of our time working on a few larger applications that are due to release soon, several minor maintenance tasks, and a few front-end enhancements. Here were the major updates to Samtec.com for May 2019. User Experience Updates to Family Pages We have released several updates to our product family pages in the last few months. In May, we completed the updates for a new way to get in touch with our product experts on these pages, as well as more … [Read more...]