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Amphenol Completes Acquisition of K&K Stamping's RADSOK Business Unit
October 7, 2002 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Sidney, N.Y. and Detroit -- Amphenol Corp.'s Industrial Operations Division has completed the acquisition of the RADSOK Business Unit of K&K Stamping.
RADSOK technology allows higher amperages to be used in electrical connectors with lower insertion forces, which is said to help alleviate millivolt drop and associated temperature rise.
RADSOK is a patented electrical terminal based on a hyperbolic grid configuration that ensures a large coaxial, face-to-face engagement area for a low milli-volt drop connection with a low insertion force. The cylinder contains elongated contactor strips connected in spaced, parallel relationships, twisted into a hyperbolic shape. As a male pin is inserted, the grid deflects, imparting high normal forces. The stamped grid and cylinder are very rugged, allowing for a high quantity of insertion cycles and off-axis insertions.
Amphenol plans to expand the current market focus of RADSOK technology from electric vehicle and automotive applications to additional target markets such as rail, mass transit, heavy equipment, industrial power, communications, military and aerospace, as well as process control.
Amphenol connector solutions with RADSOK contacts provide a significantly lower insertion force and higher current capacity than conventional power solutions. Current Amphenol products with RADSOK technology include Power P-lok connectors, a positive locking, spring loaded coupling, and the Amphe-Base connector series, which allows users to provide power to bus bars and backplane assemblies.
For more information on Amphenol Corp, visit www.amphenol-industrial.com.