Aerco now offers a complete range of high-specification RF connectors by adding products from Winchester Kings, the world’s largest qualified supplier of M39012 connectors.

The Mil-spec qualification ensures that the highest performance criteria can be met in the most demanding defence and aerospace applications. Connectors qualified to M39012 provide extra durability, high vibration performance and excellent environmental sealing, with hermetically sealed versions being available.

A full range of accessories qualified to M39012/25 is available that includes dust caps, clamps, shorting plugs and dummy stowage receptacles as are a full range of RF adaptors qualified to M55339 that protect connectors that are subject to repeated mating and un-mating thus reducing repair and replacement costs.

SMA and TNC connectors can be provided in both standard and reverse polarity and triaxial versions qualified to M49142 with both push-on and screw coupling are also available.

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Honeywell wireless limit switches, now available in the UK from Aerco, provide a high degree of flexibility, ensure more system uptime and offer a comprehensive range of standard options with a high level of system security while significantly reducing wiring, installation, commissioning and maintenance costs.

Conforming to the international IEEE 802.15.4 standard and featuring a 16-bit address and 128-bit AES security key, these wireless switches will provide presence and absence detection in remote parts of all types of machinery and will prove invaluable in all applications where wiring is not practical. Up to 16 switches can be networked and simply reconfigured while issues with wire connection integrity on moving equipment are eliminated as is the need for wires, conduit, strain relief, clips, connectors and connection boxes.

The switches connect using 802.15.4 RF 2.4 GHz standard radio bands and radio connection is license-free and global with WPAN 802. 15.4, 2.4 GHz. The communication range is up to 304 metres.

RoHS compliant and with full EMI immunity these new switches will find use in applications such as valve positioning, conveyors, cranes, jib and skew positioning, lifts, material handling door positioning, presses and CNC equipment.

Aerco now supplies an extensive range of aluminium enclosures from Raychem RPG. Available in all standard industry sizes ranging from 50 to 330mm in length, 45 to 230mm width and 30 to 113mm high, these high quality enclosures are impact resistant to 7Nm, corrosion resistant and available to IP64, 65, 66, 67, 68 specifications.

These can be supplied painted, unpainted or powder coated, apertures can be drilled or milled to suit customers’ requirements and can be supplied with built-in cable glands and engraved with legends or company logos.

Applications will include military vehicles, panel builders, architectural and obstruction lighting, agricultural machinery, power generation and aerospace.

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PowerSnap high power from Winchester Electronics, now available in the UK from Aerco, are rated up to 40A and have a high-quality ‘snap’ connection for secure mating. This type of connector is growing in importance as boards become more heavily populated and power requirements increase. The ‘snap’ action means that, unlike conventional slide-on connectors with this power capacity, they require no additional tools to tighten nuts and other fixings.

Suitable for board-to-board and wire-to-board applications, PCB designs include vertical plugs and jacks available in through-hole solder or SMT while wire terminal designs include right angle or straight format in 20, 30 or 40A with a wide range of wire sizes. PowerSnap is available in pick and place and tape and reel formats for automated assembly.

The PowerSnap range is RoHS compliant and the low-profile design allows the user to route high power to a PCB while taking up the minimum of space.

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Now available in the UK from Aerco are ruggedised, full colour spectrum LEDs from L3 Electrodynamics.

The ML1631E (rear mount) and ML2031E (front mount) are cutting-edge LED based indicators that offer clear advantages over segmented tri-colour LEDs. Virtually unlimited colours can be obtained by using either different resistor combinations or pulse-width modulation.

Designed to meet MIL-STD-202 standards they provide a high degree of protection against vibration, shock, humidity, altitude and salt spray making them ideal for fault and status indication in harsh environments. They will prove particularly valuable for use in equipment in the defence, aerospace, industrial, avionics, manufacturing, communications, and transportation industries plus other areas that demand high reliability.

Both LEDs have a black anodised front bezel, a clear chromate case, providing a conductive surface for EMI protection and a fluorosilicone ‘O’ ring to provide a seal to the panel.

The operating temperature range is from -40°C to +85°C and the storage temperature from -55°C to +100°C.

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Aerco now holds extensive stock of the Harwin Datamate range of high reliability, high performance connectors and supplies them on small or no minimum order quantities.

Approved to British standard 9525-F0033, the range features Harwin’s ‘four-finger’ beryllium copper contact technology that ensures integrity of connection under the most severe conditions making them ideal for applications subject to high vibration and shock. The Datamate system has a proven record in the aerospace, military, industrial and oil and gas industries.

Datamate encompasses a wide product family that has been developed to meet the varied demands of cable-to-board and cable-to-cable applications. The Datamate Mix-Tek affords engineers complete flexibility of design, with a modular concept that allows a mix of contacts including signal, power up to 20A and coaxial up to 6GHz frequency in the same connector.

In addition, the Datamate BS range is 100% tested for safety critical applications while the L-Tek and J-Tek series utilise latches and jackscrews for secure termination. For significant savings on assembly time and process cost the Datamate Trio-Tek uses an open barrel crimp contact allowing the crimp process to be automated.

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In the two years since the Aerco cable and wire division was established, much progress has been made in setting up a powerful range of world-class suppliers that include Habia Cable, Hellermann-Tyton and Alpha Wire.

This, and the heavy investment that Aerco makes in holding extensive stocks of a wide range of wire and cable products, allows many Aerco customers to extend their vendor reduction programmes to wire and cable products.

Aerco achieves this by offering an extensive range of products on no or small MOQs. Under the terms of the Aerco cable supply service, Aerco calculates the annual usage for a customer and holds this quantity in stock at Horsham and supplies products as required in convenient and manageable reel sizes.

Although an authorised distributor for a number of major cable manufacturers, in addition, Aerco’s vastly experienced sales and technical staff can source any type of cable and wire from anywhere in the world to match customers production needs, obtaining equivalent specification products from alternative suppliers if so required to match delivery times.

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The 1505 series is a new grip control from Ultra Electronics Measurement Systems (MSI) available in the UK from Aerco. Configurable for single cursor control or with a combination of joysticks and momentary, rocker and rotary switches; the 1505 grip is a compact and comfortable control ideal for many demanding applications.

The most commonly specified component for the 1505 grip is MSI’s miniature force joystick that is ideal for precise thumb control. MSI invented the force joystick using a control technology that provides improved tracking in turbulent environments with fine, reliable motor control by thumb or forefinger while minimising operator fatigue. Also available on the 1505 grip is MSI’s patented Hall-effect mini displacement joystick that offers reliable operation and precise return to zero through its non-contact sensing design.

Stand-alone, fixed, tethered or insulated versions in two- and three-axis controls are available in both right and left hand configurations, a wide variety of styles and ten switch and control configurations.

1505 grip controls are comfortable, have a rugged, cast-aluminium construction and are used extensively in military and aerospace applications for target and optical controls, weaponry and FLIR (forward looking infra red) radar, cursor and unmanned control systems.

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Aerco has made a major commitment to the range of Telegärtner coaxial and RF connectors by increasing stock levels at the same time as absorbing a UK price increase.

Alec Sluce, business manager of connector products at Aerco said: “Aerco has been an authorised stocking distributor for Telegärtner since 2002 and despite the fact that there has been a price increase from Telegärtner of around 9% on many products there will be no price increase from Aerco for the foreseeable future. We have a strong demand for these high quality connectors and we are making this initiative to ensure that we maintain the short delivery times and competitive prices that we have always offered.”

Telegärtner is a German company and is long established as a major manufacturer of RF connectors and components for the data and tele-communications industries and Aerco stocks an extensive range of many different types.

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Now available in the UK from Aerco is a range of LED night vision compatible indicators from Oxley that is designed for use in all defence and aerospace applications that use NVG/NVIS systems.

MIL-STD-3009 compliant and offering true sunlight readability, the indicators are modular in construction allowing a wide range of colour and feature options to be incorporated into different lamp styles. Highly rugged, they are packaged in a metal body with a glass lens to withstand harsh working environments and they are panel-sealed to IP68.

Ideal as a direct replacement for incandescent lamps, the use of LED technology ensures minimal heat dissipation and high reliability offering a complete ‘fit and forget solution’ in applications such as military aircraft and vehicles, ground base stations, surface ships, submarines and air and ground radio equipment.

The indicators have a mounting size from 5mm with a low profile and are fitted with flying lead terminations to provide ease of assembly. They operate from non-voltage and voltage from 5VDC/AC to 28VDC/AC and the operating and storage temperature range is -40ºC to +100ºC. Optional EMI shielded versions are available.

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