At Amphenol Alden, we approach our research and development processes with a simple philosophy: simplify the expected and embrace the unexpected. Our R&D capabilities are crucial to our success and yours, creating the foundation for our innovative, exceptional interconnect solutions.
Beyond just a suite of equipment, our R&D team brings their extraordinary minds, extensive knowledge and uniquely creative approaches to the table. We work with you to break down your challenges and devise solutions that deliver consistency, accuracy, reliability and excellence.
Our Philosophy On Prototype Development
The Amphenol Alden team bases prototype development on the stringent requirements of the health care industry, building our processes around product performance, proof of concept and product design verifications. This enables us to create solutions that fit your needs without introducing your team or company to additional risk.
However, the real benefit of our R&D capabilities only becomes obvious when they’re customized to fit your unique needs. We test our designs to your specifications, ensuring the work is sufficiently robust and that every solution is fit for purpose. Our mechanical and electrical durability testing capabilities include:
- Mating life cycle testing.
- Flex testing of the bend reliefs and the cable bundle.
- Fresh resistance from a robustness standpoint.
- Crush resistance.
We also evaluate mechanical, electrical and sterilization product performance to maintain integrity throughout the item’s anticipated service life. Our goal is to maximize efficiency, effectiveness and value for your team, and that means thinking ahead to address needs beyond development. For example, our collaborative engineering approach allows our team to become a seamless extension of yours, flowing directly from planning and testing into implementation and benefits realization.
Our Top R&D Capabilities
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Vector Network Analyzers and Time Domain Reflectometers:
We ensure high-speed video signal integrity whether it's transmitted over LVDS twisted-pair, COAX, TRIAX or QUADRAX assemblies. The process includes confirming proper S- and T-parameters, open-eye diagrams and other key electrical performance characteristics.
High-Voltage testing to 100kV:
To verify that our solutions are safe at any operating voltage, we offer a suite of equipment to confirm breakdown voltages exceed the required limit, anywhere from mV to over 100kV in both AC & DC. Our test capabilities include Corona Onset Qualification testing for sensitive applications.
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Sterilization Compatibility:
Our team uses in-house hospital-grade cleaning, disinfection and sterilization equipment and researches how various materials behave when subjected to reprocessing. Leveraging this knowledge, we select the optimum combination of materials appropriate for your application and conduct full verification against your reprocessing protocol..
Hybrid Fiber Optic Assemblies:
Creating hybrid fiber optic and copper cable assemblies requires a deep understanding of both technologies and how to best use them in application. We have the equipment and know-how to design, test and optimize a broad range of product characteristics for both electrical and optical transmission.
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Rapid Prototyping:
Amphenol Alden Products' internal prototype lab adds the “rapid” to “prototyping” by providing dedicated staff and equipment, including 3D-printing, CNC mills and lathes, wire EDM machines and more.
