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Advanced Interconnections was founded in 1982 and is recognized as a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced interconnect solutions. The products they carry are used in the electronic applications that include telecommunications, military, automotive development, high-end computer servers, medical equipment and more.

Growing at an impressive speed: Abracon was established on August 5^th, 1992 and vision them as being top tier global manufacturer. They obtained an ISO9001-2008 certification that gave them access to invest in both North American & off-shore manufacture facilities and technology partners, established channel partnerships with up-coming technology companies. The company has certified with design and application engineering resources in California & Illinois; and sales offices in Texas, California, Taiwan, Singapore, and Germany.

A Dependable Electronic Solution Provider: AbelConn is a provider that is recognized and continues to set goals to achieve total customer satisfaction. They are an industry leader in providing interconnect products and custom connectors, backplane, chassis, LED and circuit card assemblies to the aerospace and defense market and has been recognized by Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Sensors as a  STAR Supplier.

A reed relay is a type of relay that is used to control one or more reed switches. They provide faster switching speeds between two components without actually moving them. The relay has a hermetically sealed glass envelope that transfers t energy.

Know More About Grounding Mats: Grounding mats are used to help eliminate static electricity. Mats are able to do this by controlling the resistance. Some mats allow you to connect an anti-static wrist strap to them. The material, thickness, hardness, resistance and tolerance are important to know when choosing the mats. The decay time is also important to know that can range from 100 volts to 500 volts. Temperature resistance is also important to know. Some grounding mats are able to withstand soldering iron contact at 250 degrees or environmental temperatures up to 600 degrees. 3M is a manufacture of grounding mats.

History About Grayhill Inc.: Grayhill Inc. designs and manufacturers intuitive human interface solutions that make life simpler. Some of the products they offer are optical encoders, rotary switches, keypads, joysticks and push buttons. The company was founded in 1943 and takes pride in providing top quality human interface solutions for a wide range of applications. The industries they serve are medical, military, and off-highway industries. They are headquartered right outside of Chicago, but have multiple state-of-the-art facilities around the world. Grayhill has taken pride in being ISO 9001 certified.

How Assmann Comes Into Worldwide Manufacturer: Assmann WSW components are a worldwide manufacturer of connectors, heat sinks, cable applications, and various components. The company was founded in 1969 by the Dieter Assmann in Germany. The Assmann family already owned another company called Assmann & Sohne which was a manufacturer of metal buttons for the clothing industry as well as medals for the military. The company that Dieter Assmann started focused on the development and production of IC sockets and IDC connectors for various flat cable applications. It wasn't until later in the 80’s, that Dieter Assmann combined the two companies.

How Aavid Became Leaders in Thermal Management Solutions: Since its founding as Aavid Engineering in 1964, the company has been one of the industry leaders in thermal management solutions. Now Aavid Thermalloy, it has been a partner of many electronic companies who collaborate to create products with greater reliability and greater functionality. They have a very diverse product offering, featuring board level cooling on a small level all the way to industrial applications that require thousands of kilowatts.  Its products have applications in personal computing systems like desktops and laptops as well as servers, network devices, instrumentation, and others. Aavid is ISO certified in North America, Europe, Asia, and India and has global manufacturing processes and capabilities.

History About Hirose Electric Group: Hirose Electric Group, a Japanese company founded in 1937, specializes in the manufacturing of connectors. They became an international company in 1968 and have annual revenue of $900 million, with a gross profit of $300 million. As of 2006, they have 3,975 employees. Hirose manufactures a large array of specialty connectors: circular, rectangular, coaxial, modular, board-to-board, board-to-wire, FPC/FFC, card edge, optical connectors and devices, microwave components, and memory cards and IC sockets. Their interconnects have board-to-wire, board-to-board, flexible circuits, and medical electronics applications.

Know More About Solid State Relays: Solid state relays are electronic switching devices that consist of a sensor that responds to a certain amount of input or signal. It also switches power to load circuitry, and has a coupling mechanism that allows the control signal to active the switch without the use of mechanical parts. The signal controls large loads of current and voltage. The load is designed with either AC or DC, and it serves essentially the same purpose as electromechanical relays do, except that there are no moving parts involve.