Specialist connector distributor Lane Electronics, is pleased to announce the availability of the HUBER+SUHNER an all-new VITA 67.3 interconnect portfolio designed for use with their proprietary solderless MINIBEND radio frequency (RF) cable termination technology. This new connectivity portfolio is a gamechanger for the ever-evolving miniaturisation needs of the global aerospace and defence markets.
The VITA 67.3 standard enables reliable, high-frequency signal transmission in aerospace and defence applications by standardising blind-mate RF interfaces at the backplane. This helps reduce cable management challenges and enhances system modularity and scalability.
HUBER+SUHNER is a member of The Open Group‘s SOSA Consortium, which empowers government and industry to collaboratively develop open standards and best practices, and the VITA (Vendors in Technology and Aerospace) Standards Organisation and has been delivering high performance and high reliability connectivity solutions for several decades. Their MINIBEND is the driving force behind the aerospace and defence industry’s most versatile, low profile flexible cable assembly solutions.
With the launch of the HUBER+SUHNER’s VITA 67.3 interconnect portfolio, Lane Electronics can provide design engineers with high performance coaxial cable options featuring the industry’s smallest bend radius immediately behind the RF contact, enabling extremely tight routing without sacrificing durability or performance.
Key features and benefits of VITA 67.3:
- Complete VITA 67.3 RF connectivity portfolio featuring SMPM, SMPS, and NanoRF interfaces delivered as drop-in assemblies from a single source, including hybrid RF/fibre optic configurations.
- The largest portfolio of cable and connector options for PCB and chassis connectivity, including high frequency D38999 contact options up to 65 GHz, ensures application-tailored interconnect solutions are selected at design-in
- Competitive low loss .047- and .086-size cable options available.
- All assemblies manufactured in accordance with IPC/WHMA-A-620 Class 3
- Dedicated express production line provides made-to-order VITA 67.3 assemblies on short lead-times.
Phil McDavitt, Strategic Business Manager at Lane Electronics says, “The new HUBER+SUHNER VITA 67.3 RF interconnect product range is aimed at Mission System OEMs and Integrators, and Embedded Computing OEMS (PIC). It offers system designers market leading revolutionary solderless termination technology enabling extremely tight and robust cable routing while improving system performance with premium cable options.
Lane Electronics connectivity solutions include RF and Fibre-Optic connector and cable assemblies, widely used in defence and security applications. Lane is a franchised distributor for many of the industry’s leading electrical and electronic connector manufacturers including EATON Souriau, CINCH Fibreco, HellermannTyton, Axon’, Positronic, Nicomatic and LEMO.
Backed by a strong commitment to quality, reliability and traceability procedures Lane Electronics also hold a significant number of key approvals. Next day delivery is available on more than 90% of standard products while, for non-standard products, rapid in-house development, assembly and testing of specialist military, industrial and motorsport circular connectors is available lead times which are generally much quicker than those offered by other connector suppliers.
