ETCO Incorporated has intro-
duced terminals for connecting
wire to aluminum and copper-foil
to speed wire processing
operations. The foil terminals
can be manufactured to OEM
specifications.
ETCO FWC Series connectors are
designed for attaching 8 to 22
AWG wires to aluminum and
copper-foil or film laminates of
between 0.001 and 0.095 inch
thickness. Wires attach to ears on the terminals, and two lances embed into the foil or film
during crimping. Multiple layers can be securely attached.
FWC Series Connectors are available in brass and tinned high brass, and are supplied in
strip form.
Crimping wire to
foil or film
wiredInUSA - September 2011
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Businesses and households located in rural
areas of the US will soon be in a position
to access high-speed broadband.
Associated Press reports that the US
government is to offer telecommunication
companies in 16 states a share of a $103
million (£62.3 million) federal grant
to develop super-fast Internet services
in rural areas of the country.
States set to benefit from the investment
include Alabama, California, Illinois,
Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Texas and Virginia.
“There’s a big gap that remains between
rural and urban areas because it’s just hard
to make a business case in rural
areas,” explained Jonathan Adelstein,
the agriculture department’s rural utilities
service administrator.
According to a recent Federal
Communications Commission report,
around 28 percent of US citizens in rural
communities are unable to access
internet speeds of three megabits
or higher per second.
Faster broadband
for rural America
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