Editorial Contact: The Simon Group, Inc. Joanna Puglisi-Barley or Beth Smith Phone: (215) 453-8700 E-mail: [email protected] Reference # APL-A-5130 NEWS RELEASE Amphenol Industrial Enhances Standard Shell Plating on Connectors for Better Resistance to Harsh Environments New gray zinc over electroless nickel ideal for marine, military and industrial applications Sidney, N.Y. January 2016 – Amphenol Industrial Products Group, a global leader in interconnect systems, has enhanced its standard shell plating from standard cadmium to gray zinc over electroless nickel (Gray ZnNi) to be used in the harshest environments. Initially designed for use in marine applications, this plating is now used in military and industrial applications or where RoHS-compliant plating is required. Amphenol’s Gray ZnNi offers high corrosion resistance and no significant galvanic reaction when mated with leading standard market plating options. This light gun metal gray plating is cadmium-free. Mark Cunningham, general manager, Amphenol Industrial said, “Standard cadmium plating can only sustain 96 hours of salt spray and is not RoHS-compliant. Electroless nickel and zinc cobalt can only reach 48 and 96 hours. But, our new Gray ZnNi is rated for 500 hours of salt spray and is RoHS-compliant.” Compatible with market standard plating options, Gray ZnNi is non-magnetic so it can be used safely in magnetic environments in conjunction with a connector shell that is -more- APL-A-5130 Continued… also non-magnetic. It has an operating temperature range of -65°C to 200°C. Technical Specifications RoHS-compliant 500 hour salt spray rating Compatible with market standard plating options Non-magnetic Operating temperature range of -65°C to 200°C Our AC Threaded, PT, and GT product lines are currently available in Gray ZnNi plating through our distribution partners Mouser Electronics and PEI-Genesis. For more information, please visit http://www.amphenol-industrial.com or e-mail [email protected]. For high res download and full text: http://www.simongroup.com/PressRoom/press-release.php?Job=APL-A-5130 Read our news: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Amphenol Follow us: https://twitter.com/AmphenolAIO Become a fan: https://www.facebook.com/AmphenolIndustrial Get our updates: http://www.linkedin.com/company/amphenol-industrial-operations -30- READER SERVICE INQUIRIES: Please forward all reader service inquiries to Chris France at Amphenol Industrial Products Group, Amphenol Corporation, 191 Delaware Ave, Sidney, N.Y., 13838-1395; e-mail: [email protected]; Web: www.amphenol-industrial.com. EDITOR’S NOTE: Amphenol Industrial Products Group, headquartered in a 675,000 square foot facility in Sidney, N.Y., provides a full range of high reliability power/signal connectors and interconnection systems specifically for the industrial markets including rail/mass transit, process control, automotive manufacturing, heavy equipment, wireless base stations and petrochemical/power generation. APL-A-5130 Continued… Products include ruggedized-for-industry cylindrical, fiber optic, rectangular, and industrialized versions of Amphenol’s SAE AS50151 cylindrical, MIL-DTL-26482 miniature cylindrical and GT reverse bayonet cylindrical connectors. It employs more than 1,400 people and is ISO9001, TS96949 and MIL-STD-790 certified. Amphenol Industrial Products Group is a division of Amphenol Corporation, Wallingford, CT, one of the largest manufacturers of interconnect products in the world, with year 2014 sales topping $5.3 billion.