3M Products
A Fortune 100 company, 3M brings its renowned commitment to design and innovation to its high-quality line of electronic connectors, adhesives, insulation products and static control products.
Heilind Electronics is franchised to sell the full 3M electronics product portfolio, including high-speed cable assemblies, factory automation connectors, I/O products, backplane solutions, wiremount and boardmount connectors and cable, and much more. With the world’s largest inventory of interconnect products, we stand ready to serve. Our factory-trained sales team has the experience to help with the most challenging design.
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Expert Signal Transmission for Factory Automation.
By enhancing the performance, durability, and dependability of machine vision systems, 3M often achieves this at a reduced overall system cost. This industrial automation portfolio consists of connectors, cables, and assemblies tailored for high-speed and high-density input/output applications across key standards, including USB3 Vision®, CoaXPress® and Camera Link – covering a wide range of machine vision needs.
Industrial automation and robotics require high-speed, durable, EMI-resistant cables for precise control and real-time data. These cables offer robust shielding, compact flexible designs, fast IDC terminations, and rugged construction, ensuring reliable performance in harsh, space-constrained environments.
3M supports the computer, datacom, and AI industries with advanced materials that enable faster data speeds, improved thermal management, and reduced electromagnetic interference. Their solutions include high-speed TwinAx cables and connectors for PCIe® and USB, thermal interface materials for cooling CPUs and GPUs, EMI absorbers for reducing crosstalk, and optical interconnects for AI clusters. 3M also offers flexible circuits for signal integrity, power distribution tapes, and efficient cable management tools like wraps and labels—helping engineers build faster, cooler, and more reliable digital infrastructure.
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Going to greater lengths in USB3 Vision®
USB3 Vision® is an excellent standard for machine vision, allowing for 5 Gbps high-speed communication and excellent compatibility. Previously limited by its relatively short transmission distance, 3M now provides USB3 Vision cable assemblies that expand both functional cable distance and bendability within the standard. The 3M USB3 Vision Camera Cable Assembly selection includes:
- Greater lengths in USB3 Vision® performance. The 3M USB3 Vision Industrial Camera Cable Assembly, 1U30E Series – providing a transmission distance >10 meters depending on equipment.
- Cable bending durability >100 million cycles. The 3M USB3 Vision Industrial Camera Cable Assembly, 1U30G Series is excellent for repetitive motion applications, while delivering a functional cable length > 7 meters.
- Two additional cable assemblies featuring excellent durability and transmission distance in the 3M USB3 Vision standard.
The Go-To Electrically Conductive Tapes to add to your toolbox.
Introducing a new portfolio offering electrically conductive tapes using an innovative conductive polyolefin adhesive and conductive particle matrix for enhanced performance.
Innovative, Flexible Solutions for Modern and Future Connectivity Needs
3M Twin Axial Cable Solutions feature Twin Axial Cable technology and offer an ideal set of benefits for the most demanding of applications.
3M copper wire cables are designed with advanced features to ensure superior performance and reliability. They incorporate dual shielding, expanded copper and aluminum film foil, and copper braid to provide excellent EMI/ESD protection. With outstanding flexibility, these cables allow for easy handling, installation, and routing. Their durable jacketing, made from materials such as PVC and TPE, helps minimize crosstalk. Many twisted pairs are color-coded, with some featuring a twist-and-flat repeat pattern for easy identification and tracing. Additionally, numerous 3M flat ribbon cables are zippable, allowing for convenient branching or discrete terminations. As the inventor of Insulation Displacement Connection (IDC) technology—now a global industry standard—3M enables mass termination to a wide range of IDC connectors.
- All 3M copper wire cables are manufactured in North America
- Meets the external wiring requirements of the National Electrical Code, Article 725 (CL2)
- UL listed for both the USA and Canadian markets
The 3M™ CoaXPress Industrial Camera Cable Assemblies feature two types of CoaXPress-compatible cables designed to meet the latest CoaXPress 2.0 standard. These high-performance assemblies are ideal for diverse machine vision applications, delivering reliable operation in both fixed and dynamic environments. Engineered for versatility, they support a broad spectrum of motion systems, excelling in scenarios that demand long transmission distances and enhanced flexibility for repeated bending.
Features & Benefits:
- High-speed data transfer up to 12.5Gbps/channel (CXP-12, Micro-BNC, BNC connector specification)
- Available DIN 1.0/2.3 connector specification (CXP-6, up to 6.25 Gbps)
- CoaXPress 2.0 compliant
- Compliant with CE marking
- 1CX Series delivers transmission distance from 8 meters to 13 meters depending on specific cable and equipment
- 1CX Series features movable cables excellent for repetitive-motion applications. The series features repeated bending durability up to >45 million cycles
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Today’s automated manufacturing equipment requires more sensor, motor and electronic components, often with less space.
3M™ Mini Stack Connector Series allows for faster wiring time and reduced board footprint. It features insulation displacement contact (IDC)termination which dramatically reduces the wiring timerequired for traditional crimping methods, where wires must be individually stripped, inserted into contacts, crimped and insertedinto housings. Instead, installers simply place 2 to 4 wires and sockets into the handtool andterminate them simultaneously with asimple squeeze.
When PCB real estate is tight, use 3M socket 451 and 3M header 452 series together to save space.
- 0.050” pitch wire-to-board system at half the size of a standard 0.100″ pitch
- Enables design flexibility in wire-to-board and PLC controllers, especially for small devices
All New! 3M™ 800G OSFP Direct Attach Copper Cable Assemblies, 9Y8 Series
Designed for high-performance and high-density data center applications, these assemblies enhance cable and thermal management through their ability to bend, fold, and route efficiently in constrained spaces. These passive copper cable assemblies are engineered to comply with the stringent OSFP MSA and IEEE 802.3ck standards, ensuring exceptional reliability and performance.
Utilizing the cutting-edge 3M™ Twin Axial Cable technology, the 3M 800G OSFP DAC 9Y8 Series delivers unmatched flexibility and foldability, making them perfect for cable management in confined spaces. With no minimum bend radius, installers can effortlessly bend and fold the cables to fit into tight areas, streamlining cable management in high-density Top of Rack (TOR) setups. These advanced cable assemblies are available in lengths up to 2.0 meters, offering the adaptability required for both front-end and back-end networks. Discover the ideal combination of performance, flexibility, and ease of installation with the 3M™ 800G OSFP Direct Attach Copper Cable Assemblies, 9Y8 Series.
Key Features:
- Made with extremely flexible, high performance 3M™ Twin Axial Cable technology
- SI performance is minimally impacted by folding and bending
- Insertion loss less than 19.75dB at 26.56GHz
- Supports up to 800 Gbps aggregate bandwidth in full-duplex mode (8 x100 Gbps)
- Operates up to 112 Gbps PAM4 modulation, providing solutions up to 800 Gbps aggregate bandwidth with 8X28G NRZ, 8X56G PAM4, and 8X102G PAM4 electrical interfaces
- Lengths 0.75 to 2.00 meters
- 28AWG & 30 AWG
- Designed to meet OSFP MSA, IEEE 802.3ck, and 800G Ethernet applications
- Standard CMIS EEPROM mapping, custom is available
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