The first US patent for IDC was issued in 1961 to two inventors working for the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Corp. 3M is still big into IDC connectors ... punchdown tool with a type ...

Also called "punch-down block ... "insulation displacement connectors" (IDCs), which cut through the insulation as the wire is pushed into them with a punch down tool. The most common punch ...

Stewart Connector’s Multi-Axis RJ45 punch down plugs are a ... pre-load wire manager provides an efficient termination without the need for tools. Multi-Axis punch down plugs can be used for solid or ...