FCI, a leading developer of connectors and interconnect systems, announces the expansion of its terminal blocks product portfolio with new plug and socket configurations, all ideal for industrial and instrumentation applications.

"Terminal blocks have been around for many years, but they are still going strong. They are essential for many circuit board designs," said Koos Steding, FCI''s global product manager. "With a complete pluggable terminal blocks range, FCI strengthens its position in the industrial and instrumentation market."

The expanded line will make available various new configurations including front screw, key backside, contact downside plugs and 2-wall, 45°-angled, feedthrough sockets, and accessories such as polarization keys. All configurations are available with or without the screw-locking-side-flange feature. Green-colored plastic is standard but optional black, blue and grey color plastics are also available. Screw-type option, slotted or Philips (cross-head) screw-types are now available, as well as custom product printing. The entire FCI terminal block range is built with the proven rising-cage-clamp technology (lift system) to ensure long life and reliable connections.

FCI’s Printed Circuit Board signal and power Terminal Blocks are available in pluggable and fixed configurations in various pitch-sizes and wire sizes, for signal and power solutions.

Features & Benefits
	Robust and solid design
	Modular system, 2 up to 24 positions
	Pitch-sizes: 3.50mm, 3.81mm, 5.00mm, 5.08mm and 7.62mm
	Signal and Power, current ratings from 8A up to 32A
	Straight and Right Angle sockets
	Hook on wire-entry side Plugs
	Contact on top or down side Plugs
	Latching feature, prevent miss-match
	End-to-end stackable
	Through mount soldering
	High performance rising-cage-clamp contact system
	Recognized
	High durability, 200 mating cycles
	3D models (IGES and STEPS) available
	Product and Partnumber Selector
	Samples available form sock

The proven rising-cage-clamp technology ensures long-life, reliable connections, especially for demanding applications in industrial, instrumentation and communication environments.

The Product Selector enables to find the product of your choice by selecting one of the products in the displayed applications. If you would like to select by product feature, you click on the P/N Selector.

Terminal Blocks come with support tools to facilitate easy design-in, such as the FCI’s Terminal Block microsite. This portal offers direct product solutions and provides downloadable info such as product brochures and catalogs, customer drawings and specifications, 3D mechanical models, samples and an online cross-reference.