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Finding obsolete connectors can be a frustrating problem for anyone working in the electronics or manufacturing industry. These connectors are often vital components in a product, and without them, it can be difficult or even impossible to complete a project. Hermetic connectors are a more limited subset of the general connector market.   Check to […]

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Download our latest whitepaper, 5 Reasons to Design with a Hermetic Backpotted Connector. Content Includes: What is backpotting? Technical Advantages Increase Design Options Functional Integration Save Time, Money and Weight Various product examples to show you the design flexibility Take virtually any non-hermetic connector on the market today, make it hermetic, and integrate virtually any conductor or […]

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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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Cable assemblies are a crucial component in transformer applications, as they are responsible for transmitting electrical power and/or signal to operate and monitor the transformer.   There are several types of cable assemblies used in transformer applications, including bus bar assemblies, grounding cables, and high-voltage cables.   Bus bar assemblies distribute electrical power within the transformer. […]

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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 environments. […]

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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 speeds higher […]

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NEWS RELEASE   Randolph, NJ USA 12/19/22 Media Contact: Greg Montrose | [email protected] | (973) 627-8230 x4810   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Douglas Electrical Components Adds Second Manufacturing Facility Douglas Electrical Components, Inc., a US manufacturer of custom hermetic connectivity solutions, announces the opening of a second manufacturing site in Randolph, NJ. The site expansion is the result […]

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Lean production is one of the most important manufacturing strategies to emerge in the last century. By minimizing waste, which is considered anything that doesn’t provide value in the manufacturing process, lean improves efficiency without sacrificing productivity, enabling you to deliver higher quality products to your customers at lower costs. A perceived issue with lean […]

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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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