wiredinUSA July

wiredInUSA - July 2012

A manufacturer of bulk

cable, coil cords and

cable assemblies, C&M

Corporation, has received

a 2012 Innovation Prize

from the Connecticut

Quality Improvement

Award Partnership Inc.

C&M’s Gold Level

award was formally

presented at the 25

anniversary Connecticut

Quality Improvement Award conference on

Quality and Innovation, held in early June in

Portland, CT.

C&M earned the award for its submission

entitled, “Answering the US Military’s COTS

Initiatives in the Area of Interconnect Products”.

The submission outlined the origin of the military’s

MOTS (Military Off The Shelf) and COTS

(Commercial Off the Shelf) programs and, in

response, C&M’s development of their MMIP™

(Military Mold Improvement Platform) product

family. These molded cable assemblies use

available tooling for the military’s most popular

circular connectors (38999, 5015, and 26482) and

shell sizes (8/9/A to 24/25/J). The MMIP product line

is a ruggedized product for harsh environments.

The MMIP product’s molded construction

provides environmental sealing and functional

strain reliefs while reducing the weight and

profile of the assembly. MMIP cable assemblies are

currently used in theater applications such as

sniper detection, portable airfield lighting and

vehicle based systems.

C&M

wins

innovation

award

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