“Manufactured from NASA-grade materials, ‘FFCs for Space’ create strong board-to-board connections on PCBs and display boards in electronic equipment, systems and sub-assemblies, linking data and power points in tight areas,” according to the company.
It sees them being used in satellites, exploration rovers, solar arrays and research orbiters, with HD cameras, radar, communication units, optical sensors and simulators.
The company is showing its products in the UK at Space-Comm – Nicomatic’s DMM, CMM and EMM series connectors have been specified in space applications, including the ExoMars’ TGO module (CMM) and China’s Jade Rabbit rover (custom connector).