Meritec

Meritec is the electronic connector and cable assembly division of Ohio Associated Enterprises, LLC. It is based in Painesville, Ohio. The company was founded in 1967. It designs and manufactures high-performance electronic connectors and cable assemblies.

The company builds ruggedized, high-density products for embedded computing. Its customers work in military and aerospace, telecom and datacom. It also makes high-speed interconnects for medical and automated test equipment. The website says the company has nearly six decades of experience.

The HERCULES interconnect system is one of its main products. It comes in MIL-38999 Series III sizes 9, 13, 17 and 23. The website says it supports data rates above 10 Gb/s, with differential-pair signaling and shielding for EMI and RFI protection. The design uses a matched 100 ohm impedance.

Hercules is also offered in high-speed D-Sub and high-speed Micro-D versions. The website says the Micro-D version is about 30 percent smaller than the D-Sub version. Plug-cable assemblies, panel-mount and board-mount receptacles are available.

Other product lines include VPX backplane cabling, CP50 high-density connectors, right angle PCI and PCI Express connectors, and flat flex cable assemblies. The site also lists display power cables, LVDS display cables and ZIF jumpers. Joy Signal products include single signal interconnects, coax PoLo and BNC interconnects.

The company also offers custom interconnect capabilities. These include octopus fanout cables, RF connectors, high pin count floating interfaces and custom coaxial spring probe assemblies. The website says custom lengths are built to order.

Customers can request a quote through the website. The company's office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The website also has a knowledge center, compliance information, customer forms and reports for customers.

Services

• Cable assemblies
• Connectors and adapters
• HERCULES interconnect system
• CP50 high-density connectors
• VPX backplane cabling
• Joy Signal interconnect products
• Custom interconnect capabilities
• RF connectors
• Flat flex cable assemblies
• Display power cables