Hermetic Seals

  The importance of secure and reliable connections cannot be understated in vacuum systems. Airtight sealing is one of the essential requirements of this industry, and it can be achieved using many components including hermetic BNC connectors. Although they may seem simple, these connectors have a lot more to offer. This post aims to demystify hermetic […]

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  SMA Connectors, or Sub-Miniature Version A, connectors are popular type of coaxial RF connector used to transmit signal. Since the 1960’s, these connectors have been adopted in various applications from Test & Measurement equipment to commercial TV, cable, and antenna connections. Douglas Electrical Components manufactures hermetic SMA feedthroughs and connectors. Feedthroughs allow the mechanical […]

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  Douglas Electrical Components is challenged to develop new custom hermetic solutions daily. This includes mechanical, electrical, and optical fiber solutions combined to meet the performance specifications of the customers’ requirements.   In this brief case study, we review some of the design challenges and solutions presented to a Tier-1 manufacturer in the Aerospace & Defense industry. […]

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What is an Electromechanical Assembly? An electromechanical assembly combines components and subassemblies that feature electrical and mechanical design elements to perform a specific function.   For Douglas Electrical Components, we manufacture electrical connectors and feedthroughs that feature both a mechanical interface as well as electrical components to transmit power and/or signal. Our electromechanical assemblies are integrated into larger […]

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Customizable Hermetic Ethernet Connectors for Your Application A standard RJ-45 feedthrough is our part number 48590. It features a vacuum face seal mechanical interface and two RJ-45 jacks. In addition to standard designs, Douglas Electrical Components can hermetically seal any non-hermetic RJ-45 connector into your required mechanical interface. For example, we offer a CF feedthrough […]

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  Hermetic electrical feedthroughs often require more customization than simply hermetically sealing the conductors or optical fibers within a mechanical housing.  At Douglas Electrical Components, it requires various steps in the process of developing a solution that is Design for Manufacturing-ready and suitable for the application’s environment. Customers partner with our sales engineers to review the […]

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  Engineers are frequently faced with environmental sealing challenges when designing connectivity solutions. An interconnect design might meet all electrical performance requirements, yet might not be capable of meeting the environmental demands of the equipment or systems. Douglas Electrical Components’ backpotting process creates a better balance to meet design, signal performance, and availability challenges in […]

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Hermetic push-pull connectors are specialized electrical connectors designed to create a high-quality, hermetic seal in vacuum and high-pressure environments with the convenience of simplified connector engagement. Douglas Electrical takes standard, non-hermetic commercially available push-pull connectors and converts them into hermetic connector assemblies. We integrate a variety of connections including wires, cables, pins, flex circuits, and more. […]

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Design for Manufacturability, or DFM, is the practice of designing products in a way that makes them easy and cost-effective to manufacture. This is especially important in the field of hermetic electrical feedthroughs. Hermetic electrical feedthroughs provide a sealed electrical connection between the inside and outside of a sealed enclosure. They are airtight and withstand extreme environments, […]

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  Douglas Electrical Components, a US manufacturer of hermetic electrical feedthroughs, has expanded its UL1203 Class I Division 1 explosion-proof rated feedthrough line to include “cUL” approval. The added certification within the Douglas Electrical UL file confirms the the various product families approved within the file meet the Canadian Electrical Code standards for explosion-proof rated […]

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  Douglas Electrical Components is pleased to announce the release of a new USB hermetic electrical feedthrough. In addition to historic USB2.0 products, customers will now have the option to choose between both cable feedthrough and PotCon© bulkhead connector styles for USB3.0 needs to accommodate their increased data and camera transfer speed requirements.   Offering […]

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In our last lean manufacturing blog post, we explored how making our manufacturing cells smaller has improved the use of our floor space and boosted overall factory efficiency. But the lean updates and improvements in hermetic sealing techniques and hermetic feedthroughs don’t end there.   In an effort to continually improve our manufacturing practices, and […]

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Since implementing lean manufacturing principles, a topic we explore in our latest white paper, we’ve been able to improve the efficiency of our factory—making gains in safety, quality and productivity. Building on what we learned, we continue to look for new ways to eliminate non-value added tasks, which eat up unnecessary time, materials, labor, and […]

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Douglas Electricals’ new cryogenic hermetic feedthroughs with epoxy improve ease-of-use for true hermetic feedthrough performance. This direct-seal, hermetically sealed wire feedthrough technology works with our PotCon®, DuctorSeal® and  OptiSeal™ products.  Watch the video about our cryogenic hermetic seals to learn more about our hermetically sealed connector, aerospace connector, hermetic seal, and feedthrough connector technology.   Our latest feedthrough is an example […]

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