M32 Hybrid Connectors for Semi Automatic Tooling

Semi automatic tools need power and signals to arrive together in something that an operator can handle all day. M32 hybrid connectors from AP Technology were developed with that kind of automotive tooling in mind and combine both functions in one body. They are used for nutrunners, assembly tools and production stations where a tool has to be connected repeatedly. Multi-hole cable clamping allows separate conductors to enter the connector, giving you more freedom on how the cable is put together. Hybrid connectors put power and signal contacts inside one housing. The Intercontec 723 Htec series is an M23 design with 5 power and 6 signal contacts plus a Quadrax bus module for fast industrial Ethernet. When decentrally controlled servo motors are daisy chained, it can run 850VDC at up to 30A and accepts conductors up to 4mm² cross section. The 932 Twintec series is an M32 hybrid, first designed for semi automatic tools in the automotive industry. It is UL listed and VDE approved, with body styles for cable and panel mounting.

The Series 2 version offers 19, 24 and 26 contact arrangements with ratings of 35A/2.4A/10A, and it has multi-hole cable clamping for separate conductors in one entry. Interconnect problems rarely stop at one component. Because AP Technology supplies cable, connectors, glands and finished assemblies under one roof, it can look at the whole connection and not just one part of it. That is useful when a change to cable diameter affects the gland, or a different connector changes how the assembly should be built. If you are looking at M32 hybrid connectors for semi automatic tooling, get in touch on 020 8848 3074 or at connect@aptechnology.biz. Drawings, samples or an old part number are all a good place to start.