Products of the year 2021
Electromechanics - the winners!
The joy of the people behind the award-winning products is clearly written on their faces. The winners of the electromechanics category at a glance.
3rd place: Phoenix Contact is expanding its portfolio of M12 connectors with push-pull quick locking and is making the A, D and L-coded device connectors with pin contacts available with the matching push-pull housing glands for SMD and THR processes. More...
Jürgen Sahm, Senior Specialist Product Marketing at Phoenix Contact, accepted the trophy for 3rd place in the 'Electromechanics' category and explains why one click can make all the difference.
2nd place in the electromechanics category
The waterproof T-series of the 'Y-Circ P' push-pull circular connector family from Yamaichi Electronics is now available in four sizes, with outer diameters of 9, 12, 15 and 18 mm. All connectors have been tested and qualified in the company's own laboratory for 48 hours at a depth of 1 m and therefore comply with protection class IP68. The robust locking mechanism allows a specification of up to 5000 instead of the previous 3000 mating cycles. More...
Matthias Schuster, Product Manager, and Stephan Streit, Business Development Manager at Yamaichi Electronics, accepted the trophy for second place in the 'Electromechanics' category and provided an insight into the company's roadmap.
1st place in the electromechanics category
1st place: Rafi has two product families for the IO-Link interface, the 'E-Box IO-Link' push-button box and the 'Tilted Diamond+ IO-Link' LED signal light. The push-button box with IP65 protection helps with the integration of individual switches and push-buttons for simple control tasks in any fieldbus.
Thanks to its M12 connection, it enables quick installation and commissioning, even by untrained personnel. More...
Eric Bulach, Head of Strategy, Products, Markets, Project Manager Daniel Hug, Electronics Developer Florian Strobel and Product Manager Niklas Bieser from Rafi were delighted with the trophy at the presentation ceremony.
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