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Like their colleagues around the world, the sales team we are presenting here live our company’s values of excellence, innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and collaboration. Their activities cover Switzerland and over 20 other countries where there’s no Fischer Connectors subsidiary, including Israel where one member of this small and dynamic team is located.

Roberto Verganti wrote an essential book on innovation several years ago. A book on design-driven innovation. And it's still a game changer today.

Choosing the right cable to use in any application depends on many parameters. One of the most important is its ability to thermally resist a maximum imposed current. To avoid over-dimensioning – which leads to higher costs, bigger space requirements and lower efficiency – finite element simulation is a good option. This is particularly true when dealing with heating problems caused by electrical resistance.

Land forces face a new revolution in military affairs based on three digital technologies: ubiquitous sensors, 5G networks and artificial intelligence. Soldier connectivity is a key enabler to tackle this revolution. High-speed, high volume data transmission, improved power management and wearability are essential for commanders to exploit new sensors, networks and AI applications.

Do you want to have a real impact on the company you are working for? Are you looking for exciting challenges? Does our ambitious vision geared towards a new kind of connectivity for our hyperconnected world inspire you? Meet our people at the Forum EPFL.

Nuestra cadena de suministro para la fabricación de nuestros conectores y soluciones de ensamblaje de cables ha demostrado su resiliencia durante la crisis. Pese a algunas diferencias regionales, nuestro servicio de entrega internacional sigue sirviendo los pedidos de los clientes, que van en aumento gracias a la recuperación económica mundial.

Fischer Connectors’ defense connectivity solutions offer new capabilities and innovative, economical approaches to help soldiers and commanders at every level make better decisions faster – when observing, orienting, deciding and acting (OODA) in unforgiving operational environments.

In this article published by Connector Supplier, Fischer Connectors shows with three cases how defining the right connectivity requirements, constraints, and opportunities upstream in the design process of demanding test and measurement applications helped overcome major roadblocks.

Knowing which information you need upfront, at the start of the design process, will set you on the right path to designing a cable assembly successfully. This White Paper explains the benefits of cable assembly solutions and what engineers need to consider when working on their interconnect solution.

In the IoT Magazine 2021 Edition from Electronics Update, Wearin’s Technical Director Alvaro Goncalves provides an insight into how connected wearable ecosystems and digital twins are helping make hazardous work environments safer and more productive across all industries.

Fischer Connectors’ Signal Integrity Engineer Mohammad Azadifar has been elevated to the highest professional grade of IEEE: Senior Member. Congratulations for this international recognition!

Fischer Connectors brings its leading expertise in high-reliability, rugged and sealed connectivity solutions to the Single Pair Ethernet System Alliance. One of the objectives is to exchange cross-application know-how and create targeted synergies for the cross-industrial development of the SPE technology.

In today’s hyperconnected world, reliable connectivity is crucial to ensuring that devices and electronics ecosystems work properly in all conditions. This article published by Connector Supplier provides critical insights into when to use and how to select truly reliable and rugged connectivity solutions and explores design best practices through seven FAQs and three harsh environment application examples.

The Single Pair Ethernet is a smaller, lighter, and more affordable version of the Ethernet using one pair of twisted copper wires to transmit data at speeds of up to 1 Gbit/s with or without Power over Data Line (PoDL). Now combined with Fischer Connectors’ high-reliability, high-performance, sealed connectors.

Para garantizar que las máquinas y los sistemas funcionan de forma segura y precisa, siempre hay que controlar las fuerzas y los pares. Una metodología probada para obtener resultados fiables son las galgas extensométricas. Sin embargo, como los sensores son muy pequeños, también hay que minimizar la tecnología de conexión adecuadamente. Y la transmisión de datos debe permanecer estable incluso con vibraciones.

Vote for him on line! Martin Wimmers has been managing Fischer Connectors’ fortunes in Germany for over 17 years now. This passionate solution finder is a true team player and that’s why he’s been nominated for the "Manager of the Year" (“Manager des Jahres”) award twice in a row, in 2020 and 2021, by the German trade magazine "Markt&Technik". The voting system runs on line until March 31, 2021.

TraceParts’ media release: From brainstorming and pre-design studies through to deployment, customer needs are firmly at the top of the Fischer Connectors priority list.

With the stunning growth of connected devices worldwide, there’s increasing demand for greater capacity to send and receive information and for high-speed data transmission even in extreme environments.

Con el fin de poder realizar una inspección óptica automatizada de las zapatas de freno, los Ferrocarriles Estatales Daneses han instalado sistemas de escaneo de alto rendimiento fabricados por la empresa ITTH GmbH & Co. KG en el lecho de las vías de las estaciones de Odense y Kolding. Las imágenes se transmiten a un sistema informático con la ayuda de conectores híbridos de la Fischer FiberOptic Series.

Fischer Connectors' skilled technical and support teams help you build the perfect cable assembly for your unique application, providing advice through design, prototype, assembly, testing, manufacturing, installation, and beyond.

On the eve of the 36th America’s Cup World Series race in Auckland, New Zealand, Stuart Doe, Head of Active Solutions, explores the vital role of reliability in sensors and connector solutions for ocean racing. He analyzes how sensors create real-time data for split-second decision making, connected technology and the Internet of (Boating) Things, and the interdependency of innovative technology and connected teams.

“Fischer Connectors is not a company where you feel left out just because of your gender,” says Aemah Badri, Manufacturing Manager at Fischer Connectors US, in an interview with Design World. “Different perspectives on the problem are much appreciated, and moreover they are being heard and implemented if they serve the purpose.”

In ConnectorSupplier’s ‘2020 Interconnect Innovations eBook’, Hassan Fadli from Fischer Connectors shares in-depth engineering insights on the connectivity-by-design approach – an innovation enabler when it comes to co-create connectivity solutions that meet new needs for integration capability, usability and versatility. Four application cases illustrate this.

¿Necesita conectores circulares ligeros y de alta densidad adaptados a exigentes condiciones ambientales? De -55 °C a +150 °C, probados en niebla salina durante más de 1000 h, sumergibles hasta 120 m ¡y mucho más!

Our COVID-19 Task Force now has a better understanding of the coronavirus and how best to protect people and our business during this second wave. Our operations and supply chain remain robust, and we’re cautiously optimistic for our shared business success.

Las botas de VRaktion incorporan sensores láser en la punta y el talón que envían por Bluetooth una advertencia al smartphone o smartwatch del usuario si este se acerca a un obstáculo. La tecnología del calzado utiliza una batería de alto rendimiento. Se usan conectores de la gama Fischer Freedom™ Series para recargarla.

How can you choose the right connectors to operate reliably in extreme cold or extreme heat? Fischer Connectors’ standard and customized connectivity solutions are specially designed to withstand extreme temperatures, so won’t let your equipment down.

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.

En muchas operaciones de rescate, cada segundo cuenta cuando se trata de salvar la vida de un paciente. Para garantizar que el sistema de soporte cardiopulmonar móvil de Getinge, Cardiohelp, se pueda activar de forma rápida y fácil, la tecnología tiene que ser fiable y sencilla. Además, los componentes deben ser fáciles de limpiar y lo suficientemente robustos para impedir que los agresivos agentes de limpieza médicos los dañen.

SolarStratos’s recent successes – including the two world premieres on August 25, 2020 – are the result of the project team’s perseverance. This is the number one quality of true explorers, who combine the ability to assess and take risks with a strong tolerance for failure.

When his country’s borders reopened in June after its three-month lockdown, Fischer Connectors France’s Managing Director Guy Lacroix visited the Group’s world headquarters located in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, with a video crew. Take a video tour of the Fischer Connectors Group’s main production unit and R&D center, and also meet Project Manager R&D Edwige Avignon working on a client project.

“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.

Para sus magnetómetros, los ingenieros de diseño de SENSYS buscaban un conector ultrarresistente idóneo para el uso continuo sobre el terreno y sin las limitaciones de los conectores para uso militar (MIL). El Fischer LP360™ de “conectar y usar” satisfacía todos sus requisitos: fácil de manipular, imposible de usar erróneamente, robusto frente al viento y las inclemencias del tiempo, fácil de limpiar y no magnético.

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.

Our heartfelt thanks go to our suppliers for standing by us throughout this time of crisis.

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).

El conector de un canal óptico Fischer FiberOptic FO1 cuenta actualmente con sellado IP68 para 2 m/24 h. Eso es lo que pone en la documentación. No obstante, después de inspeccionarlo, el equipo de Strategic Robotic Systems (SRS) creía que podía dar más de sí para su revolucionario vehículo submarino no tripulado (UUV) FUSION, que funciona a 300 m bajo la superficie. Y estaban en lo cierto.

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.

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.

Ahora que estamos a punto de lanzar importantes desarrollos de productos concebidos por nuestros equipos de I+D en colaboración con nuestros clientes, queremos presentar nuestro “manifiesto de innovación” en forma de un breve resumen en tres pasos. El objetivo es simple: reimaginar (imaginar de nuevo) la conectividad para la nueva década.

El innovador esterilizador SterOx System de SteriLux utiliza conectores Fischer Core Series por su hermeticidad e idoneidad para aplicaciones de 240 V.

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.”

Ahora más que nunca, una conectividad fiable es crítica para aplicaciones de intervención y cirugía, para tecnologías de diagnóstico e imagen, y para monitorización y tratamiento.

 

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”.

Gracias por confirmar la importancia y la necesidad de nuestras soluciones de conectividad para sus dispositivos.