We're thrilled to announce that our newest digital tool, the Discrete Wire Cable Solutionator®, is now fully released on Samtec.com. This tool is similar to our other cable builder tools which will first start with a series of simple input questions for the user, present them with products that fit that input, and then direct them to the product configurator for that cable. To follow along, go here: https://www.samtec.com/discrete-wire-cablebuilder How to Build Your Discrete Wire … [Read more...]

Starting last month, we began rolling out an update across the site to upgrade about 500,000 parts with part-specific images. These are some of our most popular and best-selling parts. In the image above you can see a few of the many new part-specific images showing up throughout the website. This specific block is the Recently Viewed section of our part page, which is only available to registered and logged-in users. You can also see this in action in our Cart page, where you can buy … [Read more...]

In August, the Samtec Web team rolled out an exciting new way to build Discrete Wire cable assemblies, over 500,000 part-number specific images, new default part numbers for our configurators, several updates to our tech library, and more. Here are the major updates to Samtec.com for August 2023. New Discrete Wire Cable Builder Tool We're in the process of doing a full rollout of our brand-new Discrete Wire Cable Builder tool, which will help users choose the correct parameters for … [Read more...]

In July, the Samtec Web team rolled out several new content updates, continued with Phase 2 updates on the new Quotes lookup application, and released a major CSS code update to the Channelyzer application. Here were the major updates to Samtec.com for July 2023. New Edge Rate 0.635 mm Development Kit Page Samtec's 0.635 mm pitch Edge Rate® rugged high-speed strips uses the Edge Rate® contact system which is designed for applications requiring high-mating cycles and high-speed … [Read more...]

As I write this post, we're happy to announce the full release of our upgraded quote lookup system, which is a highly used tool within our My Samtec self-service application. This application should seem very familiar to users, as it is a direct replacement of the old system, but is built on completely new architecture and all of the code has been re-written with current technology from scratch. This application replaces a 10+ year-old legacy system that was not aging gracefully and lays the … [Read more...]

In June, the Samtec Web team rolled out a few significant updates. We launched translation support for our Checkout and Registration areas, launched a major upgrade to our Quotes Status system, and added additional content around our analog over array technology. Here were the major updates to Samtec.com in June 2023. Translation Updates to the Checkout and Login/Registration Areas We're now supporting German, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese in the login and registration areas of the … [Read more...]

The Samtec Web team has been working on integrating additional translated areas of the website as we continue to build out several new software features. Here are a few new areas of the website that now offer full language translation into German, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese, with more areas to come soon. Profile Section All areas of our Profile section are now translated into all supported languages. In this section of the website, users can set preferences such as saved addresses, … [Read more...]

Current Carrying Capacity or Current Carrying Capability (CCC) is a common specification for connector families of all shapes and sizes. As the name implies, each contact in a connector has a theoretical and practical maximum current rating. For example, typical 0.100" (2.54 mm) headers and sockets may carry up to a few amps. High-power connector families like the EXTreme Ten60Power™ interconnects can handle up to 60 A per blade. Granted, CCC for a specific application depends on … [Read more...]

In May, the Samtec web team released a few new content pages for the website with some exciting product developments, a new mini tool to view current carrying capacity on select products, and a homepage user experience update that allows easier access to technical support resources and our digital tools. Here were the major updates to Samtec.com for May 2023. Homepage Update to Digital Tools and Resources We recently updated the homepage of Samtec.com with four new graphics in our … [Read more...]