Used technologies

• Signal and RF contacts,
• Power contacts,
• Optical contacts
• Solutions to integrate contacts for fluids,
• Contact technologies : insertion, low insertion force, high vibration « High force », spring-loaded contacts,
• Stamped, machined, multi finger contact, power strips, contact blades, spring-loaded,
• Soldering terminations, crimping, wrapping, press-fit, SMT, flat cable & flexible circuit connections,
• Materials and plating available for electrical needs in harsh environment.

Contacts packaging

• Connector body according to norms or mechanical dimensions from standard series, monobloc or modular sizes,
• Connector body with custom dimensions and dedicated functions to an application,
• Connector body assembly with glu (front release and rear release),
• Fixed contacts (inserted by force or overmolded) or floated assembly (with clips or potting), dismountable or not, proof or not,
• Material depending on needs and temperature range.

Mating, polarisation and fixing functions

• PCB connectors : guide, polarisation, mating and locking through body design and a wide range of jackscrews, with clips or quarter turn locking,
• Circular connectors and custom design : guide, polarisation, mating and locking through body design and a wide range of mechanical solutions (standard push-pull and reversed, screw or bayonet locking, self-locking, …),
• Solutions for guiding : standard or full custom with blind mating.

Environment protection

• EMI and electrical continuity :
  - Metallic body,
  - Plated composite body,
  - Strain relief : ground strip, conductive elastomer, simple and double crimping.
• Solutions for water-proof requirements and hermeticity : fluids, dust, pressure. 

Wiring connection

• Wired connectors or custom harness,
• Cable clamp,
• Braided shields,
• Overmolding,
• Potting,
• Outlet shape for heat shrink boot,
• Cabling chamber lengh on demand. 

Contacts

• All materials used in connector field  (copper alloys CuSn, CuZn, CuBe, CuTe)

Metallic body, guides and backshells

• Aerospace aluminium alloys : 2017A – 2024 – 5083 – 5086 – 6061 – Al Si7 Mg0.6 Alloy
• Stainless steel : X8CrNi S 18-09 (303) – X2CrNi18-09 (304L) – X2CrNiMo 17-12 (316L) – X10CrNi 18-08 (301)
• Copper and aluminium alloys : CuAl9Ni3Fe2 – CuAl9Ni5FE3 

Plastic body and backshells  - raw materials depending on needs and temperature range

• Technical thermoplastic glass-filled or not  : PEEK (Poly Ether Ether Ketone) PEI (Poly Ether Imide), PPS (POLY Sulfure de Phénylène), PBT (Poly Butylène Téréphtalate), PA 6-6 ( Poly Amide), PCT (Polycyclohexylenedimethylene Terephtalate), PTFE, Alumine, Polysulfone.
• Thermoset based on epoxy resin,
• Elastomers (chloroprène, silicone, fluorosilicone, fluorocarbone, nitrile)
• Technical composite with plating if needed for EMI protection 

Plating :

• Contacts : gold, gold on nickel/copper layer, lead free termination or SnPb version
• Backshells, connectors and body : electroless nickel, cadmium olive drab finish, Black nickel zinc, passivation, hard anodic oxydation, trivalent chromatation RoHS compliant, silver plating
• Plating on metallic and composite parts
• Black nickel zinc without chrom VI, ROHS et REACH compliance, 500 hours salt spray resistance