When people board an airplane, they bring with them the need for wireless data. This need, according to technology experts, is quite extensive: Trillions of megabytes of data annually for millions of continuous inflight calls, texts, chats, games and video conferences.

Commercial protocols in aerospace applications present designers with the challenge of balancing the standard against the special needs of the application.

Cell phones, tablets, GPS devices and other mobile electronics are smaller, thinner, lighter and more powerful than ever. Wireless Internet connections, RFID and Bluetooth have become essential features of these devices, necessitating highly complex transmission mechanisms.

Ray Berst is the founder and president of Components Express Inc. (CEI), a Woodridge, IL-based manufacturer that specializes in custom machine-vision cables.

LEONI AG Adds an Essential Twist to its Welding Method

Engineering expertise and skilled assemblers help iCONN Systems LLC carve its own niche in the overmolded cable assembly marketplace.

SYLMAR, CA—The FDA is inspecting St. Jude Medical Inc.’s assembly plant here after the company recalled defibrillators with defective cable assemblies.