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We at Fischer Connectors learn a lot from the students we hire for an internship or a Master project. They can have a real impact on our business. And every time there is an opportunity, the collaboration goes well beyond the duration of the project they have been hired for.

Are you looking for ambitious challenges? Do you want to have an impact on the company you are working for? At Fischer Connectors we believe that we can learn from the talented people we hire. Get inspired by two young engineers working in our R&D Center: Marine Bouduban and Romain Paridant de Cauwere.

While it's advisable to cap your connectors when not in use, our IP68 and hermetic receptacles are sealed against water entering your device from the front – should you happen to forget caps.

In the ‘International Design Engineer’ magazine, Fischer Connectors’ CTO shares his insights on the growing demands on connectivity solutions for robotic applications – which are extremely diverse. The goal is to make components and applications as durable, resilient and robust as possible, whether the robot is permanently installed in a production hall or moves around autonomously outdoors, in the air or underwater.

When designing your equipment, choosing the right connectivity solutions with the right type of sealing early in the process is critical for the commercial success and durability of your product. So make informed decisions during your connectivity design project: guaranteeing extreme sealing allows you to maximize reliability and reduce risks.

“That day, I clearly realized what ‘purpose’ meant to me”, wrote Alain Lafourcade, President of Fischer Connectors North & South America, in the personal story he recently shared with his LinkedIn community. Three years ago, he was brought to the ICU room’s bedside of a close relative whose life was being maintained by Getinge’s Cardiohelp heart-lung support system.

The need for lighter and smaller devices, which still guarantee optimal performance and reliability, keeps pushing innovation forward in connectivity solutions. Our newly launched products push innovation in miniaturization to the next level of SWaP (Size, Weight & Power), cable management and data transmission.

Lorsque la vie d’un patient est en jeu, chaque seconde compte. Pour pouvoir être activé rapidement et facilement, le système mobile d’assistance cardio-pulmonaire Cardiohelp de Getinge doit donc s’appuyer sur une technologie alliant fiabilité et simplicité d’utilisation. Par ailleurs, chaque composant doit être facile à nettoyer et être suffisamment robuste pour résister aux agents de nettoyage agressifs utilisés en milieu médical.

Les récents succès de SolarStratos – y compris les deux premières mondiales du 25 août – sont le résultat de la persévérance dont a fait preuve l’équipe de projet. La persévérance, c'est la qualité numéro un des vrais explorateurs, lesquels savent allier capacité d'évaluer et de prendre des risques et forte tolérance à l'échec.

Lors de la réouverture des frontières de son pays après un long confinement, le directeur de Fischer Connectors France, Guy Lacroix, a rendu visite au siège mondial du Groupe Fischer Connectors en Suisse avec une équipe vidéo. Visitez l’unité de production principale du groupe et son centre de R&D, et rencontrez également la cheffe de projet R&D Edwige Avignon en train de travailler sur un projet client.

“The small group setting, the team I work with, they are the best group I’ve been a part of, if you ask me.” That’s the way Sr. Engineer Sopha Suth describes his colleagues at Fischer Connectors near Atlanta, GA, USA. He says the team-oriented environment helps keep the focus on delivering custom cable assemblies to customers.

A “sterile” hospital environment is taken for granted, but the processes and policies behind how all hospital items are sterilized is the result of a specific global set of standards.

When we say that our vision is to “reimagine connectivity, together”, our actions match our words. That’s why we’ve imagined and launched the Fischer Freedom™ Series, which serves as a technology platform and innovation enabler for design engineers and integrators.

In ConnectorSupplier’s ‘2020 Data Connectivity eBook’, Hassan Fadli from Fischer Connectors shares his perspectives on engineers’ need for data speed. Wired connections still transport more data faster than wireless, so the hunt for faster data transmission without interference continues to drive innovation in connectors, traditional copper cabling, and fiber optics.

As his company prepares to manage the next generation of data, David Ptacek, Director of Sales for Fischer Connectors in the Americas, says data reliability and data speed are the two most important qualities his customers look for in the vital world of ruggedized connectors. An interview with the expert.

Pour leurs magnétomètres, les ingénieurs de SENSYS recherchaient un connecteur ultra-robuste capable de fonctionner en continu sur le terrain – et sans les limitations d’un connecteur de norme militaire (MIL). Le connecteur «plug & use» Fischer LP360™ a rempli tous les critères. Facile à manipuler et sans aucun risque d’erreur, robuste pour résister au vent et aux intempéries, facile à nettoyer, et non-magnétique.

Do you want your connectors to take up less space and handle a broader range of functions? The most common hybrid combination being sought out by the engineering community is power and signal, and whether it’s all copper or a copper/fiber hybrid solution depends specifically on how much data needs to get through the cable. A few tips from the expert.

Nous remercions de tout cœur nos fournisseurs de leur soutien tout au long de cette période de crise.

When you need a waterproof connector, the choice may not be as straightforward as just choosing an IP68-sealed solution. IP68 ratings can differ – for some, IP68 rated can mean as little as 1 meter for 15 minutes. Fischer Connectors’ solutions offer much higher IP68 sealing levels. And this is a decision-making factor for our customers designing harsh-environment connectivity.

Additive manufacturing (very often called “3D printing”) is a key step in the design engineering process, as it enables us to transfer ideas from an abstract world to the physical world in just a few hours. In the same vein, additive manufacturing is a powerful lever when the challenge is to be the first to deliver a Proof of Concept (PoC).

Le connecteur mono-fibre Fischer FiberOptic est donné étanche IP68 jusqu’à une profondeur de 2 mètres pendant 24 heures. C’est du moins ce qui est écrit dans la documentation. Les ingénieurs de Strategic Robotics Systems, qui ont développé le drone sous-marin révolutionnaire FUSION opérant jusqu’à 300 mètres de profondeur, ont estimé que ce connecteur était capable de performances supérieures. Ils avaient vu juste!

The mating cycle rating is a key characteristic to consider for rugged connectors. Failing to select a mating cycle rating sufficient for your application could result in a product that is unreliable, short-lived and more costly in the long run… Discover how Fischer Connectors can help extend the potential life span of your devices.

Since the beginning of the health crisis, Fischer Connectors has been implementing an elaborate protection plan to guarantee the safety of our staff in their workplace. New rules apply in terms of hygiene, behavior and social distancing. Take a behind-the-scenes look at our global headquarters’ manufacturing site in Switzerland.

Can you easily mate your connector even if you can’t see it? Don’t let lack of visibility slow you down. Fischer Connectors’ push-pull locking system is designed to reduce the time it takes to mate and unmate your devices. Take the Fischer UltiMate™ and Fischer Freedom™ Series, for example.

The connectors of the Fischer Core Plastic Series are compatible with autoclave, Cidex, EtO, gamma radiation, Steris, and Sterrad sterilization processes, and have been integrated into FDA-approved medical devices. These easy-to-use, lightweight and durable connectors are also ideal for industrial, instrumentation, and food and pharmaceutical processing applications.

Au seuil du lancement des importants développements de produits conçus par nos équipes R&D avec et pour nos clients, nous vous présentons notre «manifeste de l'innovation» sous la forme d'un brief en trois étapes. L’objectif est simple: réimaginer la connectivité pour la nouvelle décennie.

Hermétiques et adaptés aux applications fonctionnant en 240 volts, les connecteurs de la gamme Fischer Core Series ont été choisis pour équiper la station de stérilisation SterOx, une innovation développée par la société suisse SteriLux.

David Ptacek in ConnectorSupplier: “The priorities come from the military robotics projects, but are also important in medical and industrial robots. While smaller in both size and weight, each connectivity solution has to do more: carry more power and more and faster data.”

Aujourd’hui plus que jamais, les applications médicales utilisées dans les interventions chirurgicales, en diagnostic et imagerie ou en surveillance et suivi thérapeutique, doivent absolument pouvoir compter sur une connectivité fiable et des solutions stérilisables et décontaminables.

Read this insightful article by David Cianciolo, Director of Engineering at Fischer Connectors U.S., published in ConnectorSupplier’s ‘March 2020 Harsh-Environment Connectivity eBook’: “Designing Harsh-Environment Connectivity: Eight Steps for Properly Specifying Rugged Connectors and Questions to ask During the Process”.

Merci d’avoir attesté du rôle essentiel et de la nécessité de nos solutions de connectivité pour vos appareils.