How to choose a leadwire development kit for medical device prototyping: electrode interface, shielding, jacket material, color coding, plus a selection checklist.
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Snap-In Panel Mount Cables: How to Extend USB, HDMI & Ethernet Ports on Industrial Enclosures
How to choose panel mount cables for bringing USB, HDMI and Ethernet ports to an enclosure wall: snap-in vs. screw-in retention, dust covers, grounding, and a selection checklist.
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OCP de México es Reconocida por el IMSS por su Compromiso con Entornos Laborales Seguros y Saludables
El Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) ha logrado avances significativos en la mejora de la salud y seguridad en los centros de trabajo desde el lanzamiento del programa Entornos Laborales Seguros y Saludables (ELSSA) en mayo de 2022. La iniciativa, desarrollada en respuesta a la pandemia de COVID-19, ha integrado a casi 4 millones [...] Continue reading
OCP de México Recognized by IMSS for Exemplary Commitment to Safe and Healthy Work Environments
The Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) has made significant strides in improving workplace health and safety since launching the Safe and Healthy Work Environments (ELSSA) program in May 2022. The initiative, developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has integrated nearly 4 million workers and over 12,000 companies, emphasizing accident prevention and the adoption [...] Continue reading
Navigating Tariffs for Cable Assemblies and Wire Harneses
How to hybrid the optimized interconnect supply chain Forecasted changes to the US tariffs structure on imported cables and wire harnesses are leading to reevaluation of supply chains. In addition to the cost increase of the tariffs other potential headwinds include changes to the regulations regarding imported product. OCP operates facilties in the [...] Continue reading
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Medical Cable Assemblies – To Sterilize or Not to Sterilize?
Medical Cable assemblies that are tethered to Surgical Instruments or Surgical Diagnostic Instruments will need to be free of bioburden and will typically require sterilization prior to shipment. However, Medical Cable assemblies that are used in Diagnostics need to be clean and free of contaminants but not necessarily sterilized prior to release. Surgical Medical Cables [...] Continue reading
OCP Group Inc. at MDM ATX West 2020
Treacy Sommer, Sales Manager at OCP talks cables! We have a fantastic lineup.
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Impact of China’s Corona-Virus on OCP Group Inc.
The coronavirus which started in the Chinese city of Wuhan has scaled enough that it is impacting manufacturing supply chains both in China and globally.
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“Preferred” Permanent Marking of Cables and Wire Harnesses – Pro’s & Con’s of Laser Marking vs. Legacy Labeling
“Preferable” is always a matter of subjective choice and knowing the options to choose from. In the world of cable assemblies and wire harnesses, there is a multitude of choices. Let’s simplify the choices to basic categories: LASER MARKING vs LABELING. LASER MARKING or ETCHING current technologies offer a straightforward set of pro’s & con’s […]
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Sealing the “Skin” Electronic Enclosures
What measures are appropriate for sealing the inevitable air gaps between an I/O connection’s attachment point on the panel or “skin” of an enclosure and the ambient environment of the application? The answer, as with most things, is “it depends”.
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