PLCC Plugs are categorically molded and machined, and designed to connect printed circuit boards and PLCC production sockets. Is attached to cable with numerical coding for easy identification of the plug to pin connection. Reportedly permit reliable socketing and SMT insertion.  Series includes PLCC -20 plug, PLCC -28 plug, PLCC -32 plug, PLCC -44 plug, PLCC -52 plug, PLCC -68 plug.

A-Flex, www.a-flex.com

vSure v. 9.0 design for manufacturing software contains enhanced DfM analysis. Verifies more than 700 DfM manufacturing requirements on a PCB design. Uses  “golden” Valor Parts Library (VPL) to ensure consistency between the checks performed at design and manufacturing.

Features include

• Manufacturing Risk Assessment interface for reviewing DfM analysis results, focusing on the most critical. Potential design problems can be filtered and sorted by various categories including severity, board location, padstack types, package or part numbers and features.
• Design Process Wizard to guide designers through DfM process following a best-practice sequence of steps from the import of design data to the viewing of analysis results. Executes all actions in accordance with industry-tested practices to ensure a comprehensive analysis while reducing the need for detailed manufacturing expertise.
• Hierarchical and mathematical-based analysis-rules modeling that enables adjustment of analysis rules based on the technology, design center, processes or manufacturer’s capabilities. Reportedly eliminates need for complete re-definition of rule-sets when technologies change. In addition, management of multiple rule-sets is supported, thus reducing setup time and potential analysis errors.
• Significantly simplified user interface.

Succeeds Valor Enterprise 3000 Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) software.

Mentor Graphics, http://go.mentor.com/vsure

E³.Saber Frameway is for wire harness, hydraulic and pneumatic cable design. Provides direct integration for multi-domain simulation of cable and wire harnesses, hydraulic and pneumatic with Synopsys' Saber Simulator. Permits reuse of E³.series design data within the Saber environment by eliminating the need to re-enter data into the simulation environment. Performs accurate system-wide electrical verification.

Zuken, www.zuken.com/e3saberframeway

The 3800 series I/O board mounting cable connector has locking system to ensure retention force after connector is mated. Has sequential mating, a durable potting shield design, and achieves weight and size reductions. Rated at 20,000 mating cycles. Weighs 34% less than the original design and contains 18 contacts. Features a sequenced contact structure, with the 1st and 18th contacts being first make/last break; are offset 0.5 mm. Connector body is 22.3 mm wide x 8.5 mm deep, with a board-mounted profile of 5 mm and a weight of 1.39 g. For handheld and portable products. 

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd., www.hirose.com