Innovative Push Pull Standard for M12 connectors – across manufacturers
Published on : Tuesday 30-06-2020
Milestone for automation technology – pursuing the one goal of ensuring compatibility across manufacturers.
Espelkamp, June 29, 2020 – Eight well-known manufacturers established on the market for M12 connectors – Phoenix Contact, HARTING, Molex, Murrelektronik, Binder, CONEC, ESCHA and Weidmüller – have come together to establish a standard for the push-pull locking mechanism of M12 connectors on the market. Together, we are pursuing the one goal of ensuring compatibility across manufacturers. This joint approach resulted in the IEC 61076-2-010; a standard that describes both external and internal locking by utilising push-pull locking. The vote on the CDV was approved with an outstanding 92.9% in favour. This indicates that a final form of the IEC mentioned can be expected in December 2020. With this standard, a milestone for automation technology has been achieved – both the saving of installation time and thus costs as well as a safe, robust and widely available locking system can be realised.
Caption: Whether locked internally or externally, with the new standardised PushPull locking system, M12 round connectors can now be quickly connected across markets.
The HARTING Technology Group is one of the world's leading providers of industrial connection technology for the three lifelines of Data, Signal and Power and has 14 production plants and 44 sales companies. Moreover, the company also produces retail checkout systems, electromagnetic actuators for automotive and industrial series use, charging equipment for electric vehicles, as well as hardware and software for customers and applications in automation technology, mechanical and plant engineering, robotics and transportation engineering. In the 2018/19 business year, some 5,300 employees generated sales of EUR 750 million. Founded on 1 September 1945, the company will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.