Basic Principles of Connectors

Stamping process is used to convert blank metal strip into contacts or shields by cutting and forming it. The press...

Copper alloys are commonly divided into several categories depending on the alloying element(s) and the amount of alloying. The dominant...

There are two processes used to convert polymer resin pellets to a connector housing, compression/transfer molding and injection molding. Before...

The number of individual engineering polymer products has exploded in the past years due to specialized requirements on the polymer...

This blog written by Samtec discusses how much gold is needed to specify on the connector pins plating.  Gold Plating...

This blog written by Samtec aims to give you six design tips from a connector company on selection of the...

The contact interface, D in Figure 1.3 is arguably the heart of a connector system. The structure and properties of...