Reliable board-to-board connection solution

Würth Elektronik ICS will be exhibiting at PCIM in May 2025. The lead-free Powerelement 'LF PowerBasket' will take centre stage, an innovative pluggable high-current contact for contacting PCBs in demanding industrial and automotive applications.

The LF PowerBasket can be connected to the PCB using press-fit technology, SMT or THT. Thanks to a special contact alloy, it can be used at a continuous operating temperature of 150C. The device's contact springs form a basket optimally designed to hold the contact pins and blades with low insertion forces. This basket design of the LF PowerBasket without plastic housing is characterised by a high position tolerance of 0.6mm. The Powerelement can, therefore, be utilised very well for board-to-board connections with multiple contacts. Further advantages of the pluggable connections include decreased installation effort and simplified maintenance procedures. A 3D-printed oversized version of the LF PowerBasket SMD provides entertainment at the trade fair stand, where visitors can prove their marksmanship in a basketball game.

The PowerBusbar PCB busbars are another highlight at the exhibition stand. These copper busbars are excellent for systematically distributing high currents to PCBs. In combination with Powerelements such as LF PowerOne Press-Fit and LF PowerPlus, they are pressed together with the PCB in a single operation. The solid press-fit technology completes a gas-tight cold-welded connection with low contact resistance, which ensures a very high current-carrying capacity. The busbar design is customised based on the PCB layout, ensuring optimum application adaptation. Offering a wide range of design options, the busbars are typically manufactured in 1mm or 1.5mm thicknesses.

Visit the company at PCIM on stand 337 in hall A6 from 6-8 May 2025.