Cable Harness Assembly Design Considerations
A cable harness assembly is typically a configuration of electrical cables or wires protected by a molding or environmental-proof backshell. Used to transmit power and signals, these harnesses can range from simple commercial applications to multi-legged assemblies with complex breakouts and junctions like those used more often for defense, medical, or industrial applications. First Name(Required) […]
A Guide to Solving Common PCBA Prototyping Issues
Whether you are designing life-saving devices or industrial equipment, PCBAs are a necessary component. PCBA designs are becoming increasingly complex yet required to fit in smaller and smaller spaces. You may also be tasked with redesigning layouts due to obsolescence or the unavailability of existing components as a result of global supply chain issues. Regardless […]
USB-C Active Optical Data Cables with Enhanced Power Delivery
As technology advances and the proliferation of data-centric applications such as machine vision, factory automation, and robotics increases, the need for fast, reliable data generated by powered devices in distant locations has become a necessity more than ever before. Unlike copper cables, limited by their conductivity and only able to carry a certain amount of […]
An Introduction to Nortech China / Asia-Based Wire and Cable Solutions
At Nortech’s facility in Suzhou, China, we help design, prototype, and produce wire and cable assemblies of every type. This site, located about 60 miles from central Shanghai, is ISO 9001-certified and complements our existing capabilities in North America. Nortech China is an ideal option for a company looking for an Asia-based source of complex […]
A Look at Molded Cable Assemblies
We produce molded cable assemblies here at Nortech, at our Blue Earth facility in southern Minnesota. These cables are used mainly for ruggedized aerospace and defense applications. We understand the need for the reliability and sensibility of a molded cable design and want to help. Which is why we provide the vital protection your products […]
Need Consistency in your Conformal Coating Application? Automate It!
Our process is infinitely repeatable which leads to a more controlled coating thickness from board to board and from batch to batch. Video transcription: Today’s smaller circuit boards require specialized equipment for the placement of components the size of a grain of sand. Nortech’s solution to this increasingly complex challenge is the Panasonic SMT with […]
How Is Active Optical Changing Fiber Optic Design?
Every year, more businesses are turning to fiber optic solutions. As more applications require faster transmission rates with higher accuracy across longer distances, more design engineers, data managers, and industry SMEs question how new fiber optic applications such as Active Optical Cables differ from conventional fiber optic cables. Nortech Systems’ Active Optical Xtreme (AOXTM)is the […]
An Introduction to Nortech Mankato / PCBA Solutions
At Nortech’s Mankato, Minnesota facility, we help design, prototype and produce printed circuit board assemblies of every type. This site, located an hour south of the Twin Cities metro area, has been our Center of Excellence for PCBA manufacturing for a number of years and continues to deliver high-quality results for our partners. Video transcription: […]
