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Only Connect: On D-Type Connector Hoods

Welcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has over 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly.

This weeks Only Connect is a guide to D-Type Connectors, and it is brought to you in association with MBS…

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Only Connect: On Mil Spec connectors

Welcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has over 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly.

If you work in Electrical / Electronic manufacturing you will at some point come in contact with Military Specification (Mil Spec) Connectors…

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Only Connect: Harwin UK investing £1m in their Portsmouth branch

Welcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has over 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly.There was good news this week as Harwin, the UK connector manufacturer, announced a £1m investment in their Portsmouth plant to…

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Only Connect: Free RF calculators from Times Microwave

Welcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has over 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly.In this digital age we expect more from major manufacturers and in this digital world we want information with instant access…

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Only Connect: The future of interconnect technology

Welcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has over 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly.If you’re like myself, you constantly think about the future and what technological advances will come. In my case, interconnection…

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Only Connect: A guide to Insulated Ferrules

Welcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has over 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly.This week I am giving you a guide to insulated ferrules, one of the simplest crimp terminals with a choice of…

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Only Connect: On Apple interconnect

Welcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has over 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly.If you are one of the many people who currently use Apple products you will have no doubt noticed the cables…

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Only Connect: On Round & Flat Ribbon cable

Welcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has over 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly.This week I am going to give you my reasons for loving Round & Flat ribbon cable and how it can…

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