Samtec sells a variety of different products, from Connectors to Cables, to RF, and Optics. One of our ongoing goals it to make these products easy to find for all types of different users. Some users like to search by product characteristics, while others like to see a picture. This is why we offer a variety of different tools on the website to cater to those needs. A new addition to the website makes these search options easier to access than ever before. In addition to our keyword … [Read more...]

Back in January 2020, we rolled out a new experience for component data for our discrete wire products. This update has been very well received. In that blog post, we promised some version 2 updates that would better organize the new data. With this post, we're happy to announce version 2 of this update, which streamlines the experience even further. All of the same information is available but in a much more compact and easily digestible manner. Previously, we listed all of the data in a … [Read more...]

In 2020, mobile traffic has skyrocketed everywhere as our planet battles a pandemic. Samtec.com saw nearly double the mobile traffic in the first two quarters than it normally sees. While these levels have dropped off from their peaks in the spring, they have not returned to their pre-pandemic levels completely. It appears many mobile users have discovered the increasingly pleasant mobile experience on Samtec.com, and have been using it quite often. Here are a couple of recent updates … [Read more...]

In September 2020, we released the RF path of our new Picture Search, updated the design and data of our Discrete Wire data, rolled out a brand new design for our Application Tooling page, and worked on a variety of other areas of content on Samtec.com. Here are the major updates to Samtec.com for September 2020. Upgraded Application Tooling Page Experience We offer a variety of application tooling to help you assemble your Discrete Wire, Sealed I/O, RF, and many other products that … [Read more...]

In August 2020, we rolled out a variety of content updates to Samtec.com, spent some time fortifying our Electrial Models offerings, and continued to upgrade our mobile experience. Here are the major updates to Samtec.com for August 2020. New PICMG Standards Page With over 25 years of experience in embedded computing, PICMG has published 50+ Standards written by members from hundreds of companies. PICMG applications range across a variety of markets, applications, and technologies as … [Read more...]

Samtec has been selling its products online since the early 2000s, the very early days of eCommerce. We've been through a couple of shopping cart iterations since then. Before this recent upgrade, Samtec.com had been running on a cart system that was built in 2011. It worked for quite a while, but time moves fast online, so it was due for some upgrades. In July, we released a brand new version of our online shopping cart with several major upgrades. Upgraded Cart Design and … [Read more...]

In July we rolled out a major update to our Cart, added a few tweaks to the Video Search page, added several new training videos, and updated content in a variety of places. Here are the major website updates for July 2020. Upgraded and Redesigned Cart Experience You'll notice a brand new on-site Cart experience on Samtec.com. We've completely rebuilt the Cart from the ground up, using a cloud back-end and completely redesigned front end. Some additional features include: New … [Read more...]