Harwin's EZ-Boardware range of surface mount RFI/EMI Shield Clips has been expanded to include four new sizes, enabling very small, low profile shield cans, and miniature bus bars to be secured to a PCB. Supplied on tape and reel, these versatile clips enable automatic placement and standard SMT equipment to be used, reducing costs and improving quality.

Harwin annonce que sa gamme Gecko de connecteurs haute performance sera utilisée dans les satellites miniatures CubeSat, conçus par le Surrey Space Centre, dans le cadre du programme international QB50 conduit par l’Institut von Kármán, en Belgique.

Harwin's Gecko family of high performance connectors will be used on CubeSat miniature satellites. The CubeSat miniature satellites are being designed by Surrey Space Centre as part of the international QB50 programme led by the von Karman Institute, Belgium.

Harwin enrichit sa famille de contacts EZ-Spring en y ajoutant de nouveaux types et hauteurs de contact. Appartenant à la famille d’accessoires EZ-BoardWare, ces contacts à montage en surface, également connus en tant que "doigts de couplage élastiques" ou "contacts de mise à la terre", sont maintenant disponibles en 15 tailles, de hauteur non compressée de 1,7 à 7,25 mm et de hauteur mi...

Harwin has expanded its range of EZ-Spring Contacts with different contact styles and heights. Part of the EZ-BoardWare range of PCB hardware products,  the surface mount Spring Contacts - also known as Spring Fingers or Grounding Contacts – are now available in 15 different sizes, ranging from 1.7mm to 7.25mm free height (1.20mm to 6.35mm minimum working height), and are suitable for both vertical and horizontal contact actions.

Harwin a étendu la série de connecteurs en technologie mixte Mix-Tek Datamate qui est disponible comme produits standards en stock. Désormais, les versions horizontales et coaxiales de la famille populaire de connecteurs haute fiabilité au pas de 2 mm sont immédiatement disponibles pour les concepteurs, réduisant le temps de conception.

Harwin has today announced that it has broadened its range of Datamate Mix-Tek mixed-technology connector series that are available as standard off-the-shelf products. Horizontal and coax versions of the popular 2mm pitch high-reliability family are now immediately available, providing a significant reduction in design time.

Harwin has announced that a prize-winning underwater robot project, designed and built for the international SAUC-E (Student Autonomous Underwater Challenge – Europe) program by students from the University of the West of England, depends on hi-rel Datamate connectors to deliver reliable power and signal transmission, even in challenging conditions.

Harwin has announced it is sponsoring GB Row 2013, acknowledged to be the toughest rowing event in the world. Teams will set off to row 2013 miles around Britain’s coastline with the aim of challenging the official world record for rowing non-stop and unaided around the UK in a number of different categories.

Connectors must ensure signal integrity even when the environment is far from benign; great forces of shock and vibration, and extremes of temperature may be experienced. Wendy Jane Bourne, Technical & Marketing Engineer with Harwin, explores these strains on high reliability connectors in this article from ES Design magazine.

Harwin has invested more than £1M recently in new manufacturing equipment at its worldwide headquarters and manufacturing centre in Portsmouth, UK. The company is committed to maintaining a vertically-integrated manufacturing capability, so that it can remain competitive and deliver innovative products.

Harwin announces the launch of an IP68-rated version of its HotShoe connector technology which enables rapid and simple connection. Available in standard 8, 12 and 16 way versions, HotShoe connectors employ spring-loaded contacts which maintain a positive contact force against the mating half of the connector, ensuring reliable connection even under the most demanding conditions.

Harwin has introduced a new high-reliability connector family based on a 1.25mm pitch. Named Gecko, the new connectors have benefited from Harwin’s exceptional track record of manufacturing high-reliability connectors for safety-critical applications.

Harwin has announced an expansion of its popular high density 1.27mm pitch Archer M50 connector portfolio with the addition of four new product series- including, for the first time, IDC cable connectors - plus associated cable assemblies.

Harwin has today announced an expansion of its range of Datamate high reliability connectors with the new L-Tek Single-in-line male crimp contact connector. The SIL design provides a narrow profile which enables the connector to fit into small spaces. The low weight of the product makes it ideal for use in airborne and portable applications.

Popular high reliability and high performance, 3-row Datamate connectors from Harwin are now available from stock – ‘Commercial Off the shelf’. Stocked in 5 different configurations of PCB and cable variants and in 6 standard ‘most popular’ sizes from 18 to 96 ways, the 2mm pitch, 3A per contact connectors are ideal for use in board to board or cable to board applications where a high number of contacts is required in a small space.

Harwin has added an extra-small bore crimp contact to its Datamate family of high reliability 2mm pitch connectors, designed for use in challenging applications. Adding to Datamate’s existing wire sizes of 22awg (large bore) & 24-28 awg small bore, the new additions to the range feature an extra-small bore, female crimp contact, suitable for use with 28, 30 and 32 AWG wire.

Harwin has expanded its EZ-BoardWare range of PCB hardware products with four new coin cell holders. As with all the EZ-BoardWare products, the EZ Coin Cell Holders - which cover battery sizes BR1225/CR1225 and BR2032/CR2032 (12.5 and 20.0mm diameter) - are designed to reduce manufacturing costs by eliminating time-consuming secondary assembly operations.

Harwin has invested in a new water treatment plant at its UK headquarters and manufacturing facility in Portsmouth, improving the quality of finish of its plated parts and reducing the environmental impact

Harwin was recently honoured by the EEF – the organisation which represents UK manufacturers – as winner of the award for Outstanding Export. The annual awards, sponsored by UK Trade & Investment recognise excellence in enterprise, innovation, environmental performance and skills development among UK manufacturers.