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Actum offers complete range of interconnect products

10 June 2009 Interconnection

Actum Electronics has diversified its connector offering in recent years to offer a complete range of interconnect products, including PCB connectors, circular connectors and a complete range of RF cable and connectors. Actum is the exclusive principal for leading suppliers in each of these product types. These suppliers are global leaders in their particular field and include Erni Electronics, Souriau and Rosenberger.

Erni Electronics

Erni Electronics is a leading global manufacturer and worldwide supplier of a broad line of interconnects for the telecommunications, data communications, computer, industrial and medical markets. The company’s product range encompasses:

* PCB connectors including SMC, Microstac, ERmet, Maxibridge, DIN 41612 and pin headers and sockets.

* Input/output connectors including D-Sub, modular jacks and circular connectors for automation systems.

* Housings including KSG series, LDG-A and D miniature housing and modular cable housing systems.

* Systems including the development and production of backplanes, electronic assemblies and complete systems.

* Tools and presses.

Rosenberger

Rosenberger, a highly renowned manufacturer of high-frequency technology products, offers a wide product range for a variety of applications – from RF coaxial connectors, components and accessories to assembled RF cables.

The company also offers a fully developed, complete family of mobilecom infrastructure site solution products, which are cable connectivity system solutions for radio base stations, from the antenna down to the base station.

The RosenbergerSLink product range includes high-quality components such as corrugated cables (flexible, super flexible and low-loss variants), jumper cables, series N and series 7-16 coaxial connectors, lightning and EMP protection components, power splitters, grounding kits, cable clamps and installation accessories, as well as related tools.

For RF coaxial standard connectors as well as for test and measurement connectors, Rosenberger offers a comprehensive spectrum of high-quality coaxial cables ranging from low-cost cables for mass production, low-priced laboratory test cables, very robust cables for outdoor applications up to high-precision test and measurement cables.

The company develops, manufactures and sells a wide range of fibre-optic products: factory assembled fibre optic cabling and connecting systems, fibre-optic components and customer specific solutions for various applications and branch requirements including preconnect systems, patch cables, fibre-optic components, connecting systems, pigtails and panels.

Souriau

Souriau designs, manufactures and markets high performance interconnect solutions for severe environments dedicated to the industrial, military and aerospace markets. The company offers a wide array of solutions from standard to harsh environment for signal and power transmission either with copper or fibre optic technologies.

Souriau’s industrial range is known as the Trim Trio range. It has a unique modular concept combining a vast array of contacts, from power/signal through coax, fibre-optics to RJ45 and USB. These products are developed for markets such as power generation, renewable energy, factory automation and control, machine tools, instrumentation and measurement, telecom and datacom infrastructure, railway and mass transit, and mining.

Souriau provides highly reliable railway connectors for indoor and outdoor applications ranging from train door, brake, sensor, inter-coach, signalling, HVAC to driver’s desk. The company’s railway division has recently been awarded IRIS (International Railway Industry Standard) certification, the new international standards dedicated to railway applications.

Comprehensive offering

Actum’s stated philosophy is to provide quality products to the South African market. By partnering with some of the world’s leading suppliers of interconnect products, Actum has the ability to provide its military, electronic and industrial customers with comprehensive interconnect solutions.



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