TE Connectivity (TE) announced its new INSTALITE Molded Boots that are up to 30 percent lighter than TE standard -25 boots. These high-performance heat-shrink boots have been designed for applications in military ground systems, aerospace and marine. Their optimized interior geometry reduces installation time as well as provides a faster recovery, the manufacturer said.
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wet-mate high-voltage connectors that can be mated or unmated in an unprotected underwater environment. Figure 1 shows a typical configuration suing TE Connectivity’s wet-mate connectors. In offshore applications, we distinguish between dry-mate and wet-mate connectors. Dry-mate connectors are mated topside
an umbilical cable can accommodate is also increasing, from a dozen or fewer today to 24 or even 48 fibers in the near future. Figure 1 shows the TE Connectivity’s (TE) SEACON 24/48 channel HydraLight wetmate connector for optical subsea distribution systems. Such advances in technology have increased
; not only has SEA CON (europe) Ltd. been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International trade, but the SEA CON Group has been acquired by TE Connectivity (TE); joining their world-class portfolio which includes Rochester Wire & Cable, DEUTSCH connectors as well as TE’s other connectivity products
solutions, primarily for Navy radar and sonar systems. The company will augment Ultra’s existing Tactical & Sonar Systems division. In April TE Connectivity (NYSE: TEL), formerly Tyco Electronics, signed an agreement to acquire SEACON Group, a provider of underwater connector technology for military
Supplies Ltd Subsea tech Sun Star Electric LP Svarog Llp Swathe Services T. T. Surveys Limited Tarka-Systems TDI-Brooks International TE Connectivity Tech Safe Systems Tecnicas y obras Subacuaticas, S.L. (Tecnosub) Tecnikabel Teledyne Benthos Teledyne CDL Teledyne DGO Teledyne Gavia Teledyne
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