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C&M wins innovation award

A manufacturer of bulk cable, coil cords and cable assemblies, C&M Corporation, has received a 2012 Innovation Prize from the Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnership Inc. C&M’s Gold Level award was formally presented at the 25 th anniversary Connecticut

Quality Improvement Award conference on Quality and Innovation, held in early June in Portland, CT. C&M earned the award for its submission entitled, “Answering the US Military’s COTS Initiatives in the Area of Interconnect Products”. The submission outlined the origin of the military’s MOTS (Military Off The Shelf) and COTS (Commercial Off the Shelf) programs and, in response, C&M’s development of their MMIP™ (Military Mold Improvement Platform) product family. These molded cable assemblies use available tooling for the military’s most popular circular connectors (38999, 5015, and 26482) and shell sizes (8/9/A to 24/25/J). The MMIP product line is a ruggedized product for harsh environments. The MMIP product’s molded construction provides environmental sealing and functional strain reliefs while reducing the weight and profile of the assembly. MMIP cable assemblies are currently used in theater applications such as sniper detection, portable airfield lighting and vehicle based systems.

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wiredInUSA - July 2012

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