TE Connectivity LITEFORCE Contact Technology

TE Connectivity announces the launch of its LITEFORCE contact technology designed to address the challenge of the increased physical strain on automotive component manufacturer assembly workers by high pin-count connectors which are increasingly being used in motor vehicles.

• Increasing demand for connected vehicles requires more electronics leading to an increased use of high pin-count connectors whose assembly require greater levels of manual force; additional physical strain on workers can potentially cause ergonomic discomfort in the workplace and long-term worker health issues with the potential resultant lost working time
• Designed to meet the requirements of modern vehicles while meeting these concerns about workers’ health
• Comprises a wave-shaped contact geometry on the terminal which makes it possible to reduce the contact normal force by up to 50% without compromising the vibration performance
• Offer vehicle manufacturers a worker-friendly way of increasing the connector pin-count without increasing the insertion force
• Costly mating assist features which help to engage the connector during assembly can be designed out
• Can be used to increase the vibration resistance of a connector by up to two severity classes
• Current carrying capacity can be improved by up to 25% compared to standard contact technologies
• Available with TE’s MQS, AMP MCP and MCON terminal families

Download a White Paper on this technology at www.oemoffhighway.com/21012165.