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06 Proven in the Harshest Environments Design Considerations Today's design considerations move well beyond building a better mousetrap to involve requirements for enhanced productivity, safety, and profitability through optimization of designs. These considerations include: • Durability for harsh environments • Reliable functionalities • Product and machine modularity • Miniaturization • Protection and safety • Connectivity options • Industry standards and certifications • Ease of assembly • Simplification of design • Wireless technology TE Connectivity's product portfolio addresses these design considerations. TE Connectivity offers various antennas for Wi-Fi communications, sensors for temperature, pressure, humidity, and electromechanical products, transformers, switches, heat-shrink tubing, and relays. Design simplification is achieved by our focus on one- step assembly and automated processes for high reliability. Features include pre-loaded housings, for example, that make for less labor-intensive and easier manufacturability, ultimately reducing cycle times. All application tooling supports product reliability and performance. For designs that require high power and high operating temperatures, TE Connectivity's secondary-locking technology adds safety. When adding Internet of Things (IoT) features to existing circuit boards, TE Connectivity provides interconnects that saves board space to reduce cost or allow for more content on the board without increasing overall size. Safety can be seen across the product spectrum. A low insertion force required for operators eliminate ergonomic issues for operators while still creating interconnects that are fully connected, avoiding failure. TE Connectivity features the most innovative applications for such product solutions involving connectors, terminals, and splices, heat shrink tubing, and relays. TE Connectivity Product Solutions CONNECTORS TE Connectivity's vast connector selection addresses any type of configuration needed including wire-to-wire, wire-to-board, board-to- board, cable-to-cable, cable-to-panel, wire-to- panel, wire-to-component, single row, dual row, terminal position assurance (TPA), and shrouded and unshrouded headers. Additional connector features include American Wire Gauge (AWG) sizes from 30–8AWG and voltage ranges of 50V–600V and sometimes up to 1000V, depending on the connector.