Extended ranges of high performance, rugged connectors for military, industrial and commercial applications available for immediate dispatch from element14

Singapore, 30 October 2014 -- element14has expanded its portfolio of the most essential high-performance circular connectors from leading global suppliers ITT Cannon and Amphenol, TE Deutsch, Cinch and Souriau, and added to its stock of over 150,000 industrial and military circular connectors for use in a wide range of applications such as oil and gas, transportation, solar, industrial automation, networking and telecommunications.

Marc Grange, Head of Product and Asset Management, element14 Asia-Pacific, said, "We are delighted to offer one of the most comprehensive portfolios to meet the varied connectivity requirements of designers, engineers and buyers. Together with our large range of cables and cable accessories we ensure customers the convenience of a one-stop shop to review and buy all the products they need for design, maintenance and production."

This extensive portfolio is available at sg.element14.com/connectors-cables where customers can define the circular connector they need by the number of contacts, military-spec, shell size, mounting style, gender and shell plating, then easily review and select from one convenient site for fast delivery and enjoy even greater value for bulk purchases of :  

  • over 25,000 standard mil-spec circular connectors Mil-DTL-5015, 83723, 26482and 26500.
  • over 25,000 subminiature mil-spec circular connectors Mil-DTL-38999
  • over 2,250 MIL-C-26500circular connectors, qualified to "9" Boeing BACC45/BACC63 specifications.

These circular connectors are manufactured and referred to using their military specifications and carry a corresponding military part number, while those for commercial or industrial applications are specified by the manufacturer's part number and can be used in applications where reliability and ruggedness are key requirements.

element14 offers an extended range of military-specifications and industrial circular connectors from ITT Cannonand Amphenol; it includes ITT Cannon's military-specifications connectors such as MIL 26482, 5015, CA-Bayonet series, KPT, KPSE, D38999 series and Trident Series, and Amphenol's MIL-C-26482 miniature cylindrical (62 GB Series) and GT reverse bayonet cylindrical connectors.

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