Single row nano connectors

Tuesday, 10 April, 2007

Omnetics, a leading USA manufacturer of miniature high rel connectors, has launched a single row version of its Nano-Miniature Bi-lobe 0.635 mm pitch connector family, designed to deliver ultra-reliable signal contact direct from the PCB into the connector. With a profile of only 2.92 mm high, these connectors incorporate Omnetics' proven Nano Flex Pin contact and are the lowest profile metal-shelled connector available on the market.

Nano connectors are defined by Mil-Std-32139. Based on proven Nano Flex Pin contact technology, Omnetics' Bi-lobe range is synonymous - in the USA - with Nano connectors. Bi-lobe connectors are preferred for their resistance to extreme conditions of shock and vibration, whilst in the miniature footprint. Applications include military, space, medical, oil and gas equipment.

New single row Bi-lobe connectors are available in 9- to 51-way versions, are housed in a robust metal shell and feature a metal jackscrew for locking and un-mating. They are polarised to prevent mis-mating. They withstand a shock of 100 G in each axis and passed a vibration exposure from 10 to 2000 to 10 Hz at 20 G amplitude in each axis - in accordance with Mil-Std-32139. Wire-to-wire and surface-mount versions are available.