Ribbon / Flat Cables and Assemblies

Hunter Cable Assembly Ltd provides Ribbon / Flat cables and assemblies made up
from a wide variety of connector types.

We use a wide range of tooling for Ribbon / Flat Cable assembly.

Automated stripping and press crimp machines offer us the ability to price competitively with a shorter delivery lead-time.

Popular types of connectors available with IDC termination suitable for ribbon cable include:

BT224 connector —also defined by BS9525-F0023, DIN41651, MIL-C-83503 standards ; these are the type used on ATA cables and are often simply called 'IDC connectors'. They mate with either a purpose-made plug or a two-row grid of header pins with 0.1 inch (2.54 mm) spacing.
D-subminiature connector—used for serial ports and printer ports (however IDC D connectors are far less common than crimp and solder bucket types).
DIN41612 connector —used for Eurocard buses.
PCB transition headers —has two rows of pins with the same spacings as BT244 connectors. Intended to be soldered directly into a PCB.
DIL headers—Has pins with the same spacings as standard DIL ICs.