In last month's update, we brought you an updated way to order your samples from our Solutionator parametric search tool. In February, we rolled that out on an even larger scale, with this feature being added to a new full-part technical specifications page experience (more about this experience next month). We also brought you a new guide to help you with our Micro Rugged products, as well as a major update to our Silicon-to-Silicon web experience. Here is a summary of the major web … [Read more...]
Samtec Web Updates for January 2017
In our previous web update post, we rolled out a new streamlined sampling feature for our Solutionator® parametric search tool, which gave users the capability to place a sample request very quickly by filling out all required sampling information on a single screen. This month, we've made that even easier, and have also just released a new design guide for FireFly™. Here are the major updates for January 2017. Global Address Auto-Completion in Solutionator® As you type in the … [Read more...]
Industry Standards and Samtec – What They Are and Why We Are Involved (Part 2)
As was discussed briefly in Part 1, Industry Standards play a big role at Samtec. In addition to offering technical credibility and innovation, many of the standards we work with drive our current and future product designs forward. Take, for example, the three aforementioned standards… PC/104™ As members of both the Technical Work Group & Marketing Group, Samtec has taken a large role in PC/104 over the years. As one of the oldest and most recognized Embedded … [Read more...]
Industry Standards and Samtec – What They Are and Why We Are Involved (Part 1)
Cadillac vs. Ford. Fast food vs. fine dining. 24k gold vs. 25₵ plastic. The difference between all of these things: standards. Standards are what define the choices we make each and every day as to what we will invest our time and money in. But what do standards, in this case, Industry Standards, have to do with a connector company, and why are they so important to us? What is a Standard? To understand why, we first need to define what a standard is. In the … [Read more...]
A New Streamlined Sampling Experience, Plus a Better Way to Get Technical Documentation
The web team at Samtec finished 2016 with several fairly significant updates. One major application, Solutionator, was given a new streamlined sampling feature that we know you'll find extremely useful. We also rolled out the first version of the new way you'll get your full part number documentation on the website. This will cater more to modern browsers and be more consistent with the rest of our web experience. Finally, we wrapped up the first part of a major credit card checkout … [Read more...]
Check out Samtec’s Expanded and Improved YouTube Channel
As the second most popular search engine with over 1 billion users, YouTube has become a resource few can live without. Videos, live streams, blogs, and documentaries are uploaded every second by individuals, media outlets, and corporations like Samtec. New Updates Our own channel, SamtecInc, has proved to be a valuable asset to our clientele as well as newer visitors. With our newly redesigned channel, we aim to provide an even better user experience within all of our … [Read more...]
New Case Study Details Samtec’s Downloadable 3D CAD Models
Earlier this year, Samtec and CADENAS PARTsolutions collaborated on an advanced interactive catalog of 3D CAD models. The new tool assists engineers in defining and specifying any of Samtec's more than 1 trillion product models. Samtec's customers can dynamically configure, preview and download 2D/3D models in over 150 different formats. This adds speed, accuracy and flexibility to the connector selection and design process. Reducing Sample Times from 24 Hours to 24 … [Read more...]
November Web Updates to Samtec.com
November completed another solid month of web updates to Samtec.com. While there was no new application software released, we took this time to make a few key upgrades to some of our existing software to continue to enhance your user experience. Here are the major web updates for the month of November. New About Samtec Experience In this new "About Samtec" experience, we'll take you through our story, which started in 1976 with our founder Sam, and continues into today. Through the … [Read more...]
A Nerd’s Eye View Into the Search Technology Behind Solutionator 2.0
The newest version of Solutionator, our parametric search tool that allows you to design a mated set in a minute or less, has been rolling for a couple of months now on Samtec.com. As we detailed in this introductory post, Solutionator boasts several powerful features to help you design your mated set solution in under a minute, including: Multi-select dropdown filtersInstant match search capabilitiesKeyword, part number, and series matchingRange based filtersBreadcrumb history of your … [Read more...]
October Web Updates to Samtec.com
If you're a regular user of Samtec.com, October was a great month for you! We brought you some exciting new design tools, a major homepage refresh, and a couple of huge new pieces of content for you to devour. Here are the major web updates for the month of October. Solutionator 2.0 Continues to Evolve In September, we brought you the all new release of our Solutionator tool, which is a parametric search tool designed to help you design your mated connector set in a minute or … [Read more...]