FCI Expands Power Solutions Portfolio

FCI, a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect systems, announced today the expansion of products to the Power Solutions portfolio.

PwrBlade ULTRA™ and PwrBlade+™ cable connectors are the newest addition to the PwrBlade™ family. The connectors offer smaller form factors and larger wire size capabilities than other products available today.

PwrBlade ULTRA™ suits backplane hard-metric or coplanar applications. Rated at 65Amps per contact, the PwrBlade ULTRA™ connectors offer the lowest contact resistance on the market.

PwrBlade+™ cables give customers the ability to connect cables to the wide installed base of PwrBlade+™ connectors. Rated at up to 60 amps per contact and capable of terminating 26AWG-6AWG wires, PwrBlade+™ cables can be used in a wide variety of power distribution applications.

FCI will also expand its product portfolio of the Minitek Pwr™ family with the Minitek Pwr™ Hybrid 3.0 & Minitek Pwr™ Hybrid 4.2 connectors. Both connectors are available in dual row of 2 to 24 power circuits, and 2 to 12 signal for Wire-to-Board application. Crimping and removal tools are available for wire harness assemblies. Vertical Wave soldering headers are available in through-hole configurations.

The improved and flexible design of Minitek Pwr™ Hybrid 3.0 series for power and data applications support current ratings of up to 5A per contact. Its crimp and snap-in receptacles are used to terminate AWG 20 to 30 wires.

Minitek Pwr™ Hybrid 4.2 is manufactured for high-current and high-density applications, and supports up to 9A per contact. Its crimp and snap-in receptacles are used to terminate AWG 16 to 30 wires.

The new products will be launched at the FCI booth on November 11, at 16:00 hours in Hall B3, FCI Booth 161, Messe Munchen, Germany. Visitors attending the launch will also be able to get a sneak peek of BarGuide™, the newest line in the Power Portfolio. The BarGuide™ connectors were developed to meet the ever evolving demands for high power distribution in high density packaging, providing high amperage connections between busbars and circuit boards. BarGuide™ connectors provide a current carrying capability from 60-250Amps, based on specific pins’ size.