3M Clamp Connectors

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3M Clamp Connectors

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Connecting the future of automated manufacturing

Automated manufacturing equipment designs continually call for more capabilities, and therefore more components. Board space is just one challenge. Installation time adds up fast. Reliable, stable connections are more important than ever. 3M delivers simple and effective solutions, including wiremount sockets, plugs, boardmount headers, link connectors and more for across-the-board performance – today and in the future.
Insulation Displacement Connection termination (IDC)

3M™ Power Clamp, 3M™ Mini-Clamp and 3M™ Mini Stack Connectors feature an IDC termination process that eliminates the need for stripping, tinning, inserting and crimping individual wires. Instead, technicians can terminate multiple wires simultaneously and insert them into sockets as a single unit, in one motion. It’s just one way that 3M helps to advance electronic equipment assembly. Explore your options below.

Featured products: 3M™ Mini Stack Connectors save wiring time, reduce board footprint

3M™ Mini Stack Connector Boardmount Header 3S6 Series

Miniature design helps reduce board footprint up to 30% compared to the 3M™ Mini-Clamp Connector Series, and features several header types for reliable connections even in hard-to-reach or hard-to-see places.
3M™ Mini Stack Connector Wiremount Socket 3S5 Series

Featuring double-IDC termination that saves up to 60% on wiring time vs. crimp-type connectors, these miniature wiremount sockets can be stacked into blocks for easier mating and unmating.
3M™ Mini Stack Connector Hand Tool

Compact and ergonomically-designed hand tool is required tooling to enable fast double-IDC termination with 3M Mini Stack socket 3S5 series.

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Complete 4-wire termination (:25 sec.)

3M™ Mini Stack Connector Series

(SPEECH) [UPBEAT MUSIC] (DESCRIPTION) Logo, 3M Science. Applied to Life. Text, 3M Mini Stack Connector Series Real-Time Installation Procedure. 1. Open the wire guide and place the connection in the holder. A timer begins to count up to top left as the user places the connection into the holder. Text, 2. Insert the wire into the guide and slide the holder. 3. Squeeze the tool handles together until the ratchet releases. 4. Remove the holder and insert the contact inside the connector. The timer stops at 25 seconds as the user removes the tool to reveal the three wires inside of the installed connector. Logo, 3M Science. Applied to Life.

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Featured products: 3M™ Mini Stack Connectors save wiring time, reduce board footprint

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