The worldwide increase in energy consumption, driven by the growing demand for efficient grid and load management, the rapid growth of hybrid and electric vehicles, and uninterruptible power supply, leads to an increasing demand for more efficient and compact solutions also for connectors.

With the midsummer temperatures, the risk of spontaneous combustion increases in industry, for example due to dust explosions or chemical reactions. The SLC/SLG440 safety light curtains/grids from K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co. KG have now also been developed in an Ex version and can be installed in potentially explosive gas and dust atmospheres and are used to safeguard hazardous areas, danger zones and machine access points.

Intelligent thermal management not only protects control panels from midsummer heat, but also adapts to fluctuating temperatures, saving significant energy and generating less noise during everyday operation: Fandis has combined the performance of its range of DC roof fans with the new features of the Sensis IIoT control system to create an innovative solution for control panel thermal management.

Amphenol's Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) connectors enable direct Ethernet connection to peripherals in industrial applications with high data transfer rates. These include sensors, actuators and cameras for machine vision systems operating at speeds of up to one gigabit per second.

When it comes to extending or repairing cables, the new through connector for plugging from WAGO is a real problem solver. With the compact plug-in connector wires can be connected in the smallest of spaces.

Which cable and which connector does the user need for cable assembly, which connection method, such as crimping, soldering or ultrasonic sealing, is suitable from the point of view of quality, batch numbers and costs - Werner Häring, Head of Industrial Engineering Electromechanics at Lacon Electronic GmbH, and Joachim de Buhr, Product Specialist Components at Euroconnectors, got to the bottom of these questions in their workshops at the Steckverbinderkongress.

Lacon Electronic GmbH and Euroconnectors will be exhibitors at the Connector Congress, which will be held from June 12 to 14, 2023, at the VCC & Vogel Event Solutions convention center in Würzburg, Germany.

Photovoltaics, energy storage and e-mobility are growing closer together in the course of the energy transition. The platform "The smarter E Europe" takes place from 14th to 16th June in Munich. At the four trade fairs Intersolar Europe, ees Europe, Power2Drive Europe and EM-Power Europe in Munich, the platform "The smarter E Europe" will present developments, trends and innovations in all areas of the energy industry.

The pluggable modular terminal blocks Combi from Phoenix Contact have a standardized mating zone and thus offer simple, time-saving wiring. New for the standardized mating zone are now the LP Combi connectors with lever push-in technology for easy integration of pre-assembled conductors.

Euroconnectors and WAGO thank their guests at the 3rd techie breakfast in Karlsfeld. In addition to the connector café, visitors to the Euroconnectors headquarters also found out about the WAGO Infoliner with mobile exhibition.