E-Tec | X-ON

E-tec manufactures in Asia, Switzerland and the UK. They have developed a UK based rapid response manufacturing capability, specialising in turned pin adaptors and sockets, to offer customers fast turnaround on both sample and production builds. Socket footprints can be created in all shapes and sizes in FR4 or other hi-temp materials using the latest technology high speed CNC drilling machines. A suitable terminal can be selected from their extensive and varied stock of turned pins, and using their array of assembly equipment they can produce high quality, cost effective parts to meet individual customer requirements. This flexibility enables E-tec UK to give a rapid response to both sample requests and production requirements of up to tens of thousands of sockets per week. They offer an extensive range of board to board and wire to board PCB Connectors and Headers. Their products are good alternatives to other manufacturers such as Harwin, Samtec, FCI and Molex. E-tec BGA sockets include patented probe pin designs for BGA, LGA and CGA chip socketing down to 0.40mm pitch. Sockets may be fixed to the pcb by surface mounting, through hole soldering or by solderless compression method. Various lid options are made by them; from low cost twist lock to super efficient Clamshell, used where high numbers of chips are being tested going up to 500,000 insertions. E-tec also offer a range of RF/Coax Connectors – competitively priced.