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Samtec Expands Severe Environment Testing Product Offering

Samtec, Inc., announces the addition of two product lines that meet or exceed Severe Environment Testing qualification standards.

[New Albany, IN] – Samtec, Inc., the service leader in the connector industry, has announced the addition of two product lines that meet or exceed Severe Environment Testing (SET) qualification standards.

The most recent SET additions are URSA® I/O ultra-rugged cable assembly systems and 1.27 mm Tiger Eye™ cable-to-board systems.

SET is a Samtec initiative to test certain products beyond typical industry standards and specifications for quality and durability. Driven by demands for high-functioning commercial standard interconnects, SET has proven beneficial in providing performance confidence, not only for rugged mil/aero industries and applications, but also for automotive, industrial, and medical applications.

Severe Environment Testing incorporates Samtec’s standard DQT (Design Qualification Testing) and E.L.P.™ (Extended Life Product™) testing, as well as additional testing for interconnect systems designed for use in more extreme/harsh applications or environments.

Notably, Samtec’s SET products are approved for NASA Class D missions that require high-reliability, quick-turn, and cost-effective solutions for LEO satellites, SmallSats, CubeSats, and other space exploration applications.

Samtec utilizes NASA outgassing data to determine if certain products meet NASA’s ASTM E595-77/84/90 test requirements. See Samtec’s Outgassing FAQ for more information.

Samtec SET products include the following tests:

  • Passed 10-year Mixed Flowing Gas (MFG)
  • High-mating cycles (250 to 2,500)
  • Higher Mating Cycles with 100% Humidity
  • Intense Shock and Vibration: LLCR & Event Detection
  • Non-Operating Class Temperature
  • DWV at Altitude (70,000 feet)
  • Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
  • VITA™ 47.1 Module Insertions
  • VITA™ 47.3 Humidity
  • VITA™ 47.1 Operating Shock Class OS2
  • VITA™ 47.1 Vibration Class VS3
  • Exceeds VITA™ 47.1 Temperature Cycling Class C4
  • Exceeds VITA™ 47.1 Non-Operating Temperature Class C4
  • VITA™ 47.1 Electrostatic Discharge Resistance
  • Exceeds VITA™ 47.1 Altitude for DWV

For more information, go to www.samtec.com/SET

About Samtec, Inc.

Samtec is a $1 billion global manufacturer of a broad line of electronic interconnect solutions, including High-Speed Board-to-Board, High-Speed Cables, Mid-Board and Panel Optics, Precision RF, Flexible Stacking, and Micro/Rugged components and cables. With 40+ international locations and products sold in more than 125 countries, Samtec’s global presence enables its unmatched customer service. Samtec delivers next-generation, high-quality interconnect solutions for the datacom, telecommunications, computer, semiconductor, medical, industrial, automotive, and instrumentation industries, among others. For more information, please visit: http://www.samtec.com

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