Wire-to-Board Connectors for Commercial Equipment: Matching Pitch, Current, and Locking Type to Office Automation Applications
Commercial equipment encompasses a wide range of machines used in business environments—from laser printers and multifunction peripherals to financial terminals, automated packaging equipment, and ticketing kiosks. Each of these applications imposes distinct requirements on wire-to-board connectors: printers and copiers need high pin-count connectors with compact footprints for densely packed control boards; financial terminals require rugged […]
Data Center Connector Selection: SCONDAR’s Wire-to-Board Solutions for High-Power Server and Storage Applications
At SCONDAR, we frequently receive design-in inquiries from engineers working on data center infrastructure — power distribution units (PDUs), server motherboards, storage array enclosures, and edge computing nodes. One recurring challenge is selecting a connector that can reliably handle high current at elevated operating temperatures while fitting into increasingly dense PCB layouts. In this article, […]
Cleaning Appliance Connector Selection: Managing Vibration, Moisture, and Motor Current in Home Appliance Designs
Application Context & Design Challenge At SCONDAR, we regularly receive design-in inquiries from engineers developing motor-driven cleaning appliances — robot vacuums, upright vacuums, dishwashers, washing machines, and wet-dry floor cleaners. Each of these products places distinct demands on wire-to-board and wire-to-wire connectors, but they share a common set of environmental and electrical constraints. Three recurring […]