In January 2015, the Rosetta spacecraft successfully landed its Philae probe on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Smiths Connectors' K and CMD/CSD series connectors were chosen for critical board-to-board interconnects in ground and navigation equipment, and for the satellite’s on-board S and X-band Deep Space Transponder, necessary for the probe to communicate its findings back to Earth.

Smiths Connectors has launched a new Transformer Connector Range. The family of high-density modular connectors provides customers with an enhanced ability to tailor interconnect solutions to the demands and requirements of their individual application environments. The connectors target rail applications where extreme pressure is placed on connector technology manufacturers to fulfill critical rail-specific performance challenges of reliability,...

Smiths Connectors’ new Transformer Connector Range enables users to tailor interconnect solutions to the demands and requirements of their individual application environments. The new products address rail applications where extreme pressure is placed on connector technology manufacturers to fulfill critical rail-specific performance challenges of reliability, safety, maintenance and modularity in addition to standard compliance, plus meeti...