Hypertac has won the Passive & Electromechanical Product of the Year Award at the Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards 2007 with its HBB high current connector. The Elektra Awards were presented at a gala dinner in London's West End on Wednesday 12 December night, with representatives from the electronics industry recognising the achievements of individuals and companies. “The entries on the shortlist all impressed for specific reasons, but there was a clear winner in this category,” commented the Elektra judging panel on the Passive and Electromechanical category.
“We are proud that the HBB connector has won the Elektra Passive & Electromechanical Product of the Year Award 2007,” said Peter Dent, managing director at Hypertac UK. “It is great to see our hyperboloid technology receive the public recognition we feel it deserves.”
On presenting Hypertac with the HBB connector series as the Passive & Electromechanical product of the Year Award, Elektra host Sir Trevor McDonald added, “The judges felt the winning entry demonstrated a design which incorporated impressive electrical and mechanical elements in a product which gave exceptional environmental performance.”
Hypertac’s HBB connectors combine high current handling capability with small size and exceptional environmental performance for demanding power systems applications. The HBB range is suitable for use in all types of high-power applications. This is particularly applicable to electric drives used in fighting vehicles, weapons systems, ground-based and airborne avionics systems, rail transport and the automotive and medical sectors.
Designed for easy mating and quick release, the devices use Hypertac’s hyperboloid contact technology to attain standard current ratings of 300A and 500A (plus 750A available on request) with high reliability and excellent integrity. Hyperboloid contacts produce contact resistance figures as low as 0.05m that will help in reducing resistive losses. This both eases the task of thermal management and allows better power handling in a smaller space with a lower overall mass.
The HBB series features a polarised design with a variety of options that ease assembly allowing simple maintenance and speedy changeover for minimal system downtime. Offered in a choice of metal or high-strength composite shells, these single-pole circular connectors are sealed to IP67 and feature 360° EMI/RFI shielding. Configurations are available in cable or panel mount versions and with straight or right angle back shells, allowing users to choose the most appropriate variants to simplify their cable management architecture and therefore further increase reliability and reduce the likelihood of interconnection errors.
About Hypertac
Hypertac is a leading supplier of high reliability, high performance interconnect solutions and electrical/electronic connectors. The company has particular expertise in the rapid development of innovative interconnect solutions for high reliability applications in military, aerospace, industrial, mass transit, test & measurement and medical electronics markets.
The Hypertac range includes filtered ARINC and circular connectors, modular types and printed circuit board connectors. Hypertac connectors achieve outstanding performance through the use of patented Hyperboloid contacts.
About Hyperboloid contacts
Hypertac hyperboloid contact is an advanced design that satisfies the most demanding performance requirements. The shape of the contact sleeve is formed by wires strung at an angle to the socket axis. When the pin is inserted into the sleeve, the wires stretch around it, providing a number of linear contact paths.
This ensures high reliability, a high number of mating cycles, shock and vibration immunity, low contact resistance and low insertion and extraction force.
About Smiths Group
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