Innovative connectors beyond the standard

Although standard products from the binder portfolio suit most applications, they may only fit some. In these cases, the Neckarsulm-based manufacturer's solution expertise comes into play in the form of exclusive connectors perfectly tailored to the application. Customers benefit from the company's excellent vertical integration and six decades of experience in design and engineering. Examples of customer-specific developments can be found, for instance, in the medical device and plant engineering sectors.

The company supplies industrial circular connectors, develops, and manufactures specialised connectivity solutions depending on customer needs. The focus is on use cases with special demands exceeding the typical scope, so none of the binder catalogue products meets all the criteria. Such applications can be reliably implemented with customised solutions from the Neckarsulm-based specialist. binder has extensive know-how and more than 60 years of experience in the design and development of connectors – and has been creating individual connectivity solutions together with customers and according to their ideas for just as long.

For the benefit of its customers, the company provides design, tooling, manufacturing, assembly, and automation from a single source. Through its affiliated companies, the manufacturer has additional expertise in stamped, turned, and cast parts and galvanics, PCB design, and component assembly. Furthermore, binder’s customised products are qualified in the company's laboratory.

With the help of Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEA), critical design and production challenges are identified early. Sample assemblies and preliminary tests in the company's lab support the optimisation and quality assurance of custom products and the quality project managers' monitoring and approval of pilot series production. ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and EN ISO 13485:2016 + AC:2018 + A11:2021 certifications underline the company's quality and environmental management competencies.

The target markets for the company's tailor-made products are as diverse as the company's customers. Examples of applications include sanitary and medical device technology, industrial automation, and metrology and controls. A typical requirement in medical device engineering, for example, is that connectors must be different. An interface must be unique to prevent mismating. In addition, resistance to certain liquids can already be considered during the design phase when selecting the components' materials. Potential medical applications include respiratory and dialysis equipment, ultrasound and electrotherapy instruments, infusion pumps, and contrast agent injectors.

For applications in patient monitoring, binder has developed a modular 12-pin connector system consisting of a panel mount plug and eight panel mount sockets (970 series).

Reliability was the key design criterion. While the sockets were integrated into the patient monitor's housing, the plugs were part of the pluggable parameter modules. The concentric arrangement of the contacts ensured the plug connection was centred automatically when mating – without the need to remove the protective cap.

When realising customer-specific development projects, all binder corporate divisions operate flexibly and are extremely customer-oriented. Thanks to their outstanding experience and technological capabilities, binder can develop and manufacture highly individualised connectors for different target markets according to customer specifications – providing excellent supply reliability and at the highest level of quality.