SteadyTec®: the concept
A single platform for all your requirements
The SteadyTec® platform concept has been designed to meet the following standard: within a comprehensive system, a user should have access to a set of plug-in connectors at all times, and therefore also to the safety and reliability, that they need for the application in question.
A single technology encompassing four individual technologies.
Materials, contact reliability, sealing properties and housing stability: SteadyTec® has made advances in all four of these areas, thus also further improving connection reliability. The SteadyTec® technology fully complies with the following norms: prEN 50173-1 and -3, ISO/IEC 24702, IEC 61918, IEC 61784-5 and IEC 61076-3-106.
The SteadyTec® material technology
One of the biggest problems in the field of connection technology is choosing the right materials. Simple products designed for the office break down in demanding industrial environments and similarly these industrial products are of no use in office environments.
SteadyTec® has just the right type of housing material for all scenarios. Drawing on its many years of experience in material and surface technologies, SteadyTec® makes use of plastics and metals that are resistant to alkalis, acids, grease and oil, and that can cope with temperatures ranging from –40 °C to +70 °C.
Resistant. Reliable. SteadyTec®
The SteadyTec® contact technology
The problem of contact reliability has been an issue ever since plug-in connectors have been used in industrial applications. It is not uncommon for entire assembly lines to come to a standstill purely because the contact systems are not designed to cope with the demands of industrial environments. Contact systems in industrial settings need to be resistant to vibration, shock and mechanical forces.
The RJ45 plug-in connector was therefore optimised to accommodate these properties. The spring contacts have two main advantages, and they are their reduced mass and greater resilience. The same goes for the shield bonding, which now has four contact points instead of just two. As a result, contact reliability is guaranteed, even in extreme environments.
Safe. Reliable. SteadyTec®
The SteadyTec® housing technology
Robust material alone is not enough to make a plug-in connector truly robust: broken latch clips and poorly attached plug housings actually generate more work for users rather than less. So the demands made of housings were defined in a norm which prescribes the waterproofness and locking of plug-in connector systems. SteadyTec® plug-in connectors conform entirely with the international norms. The SteadyTec® cable entry can accommodate protected cables with a diameter of up to 12 mm as well as 8-lead cables. The housing is completely sealed and can therefore withstand extreme forces. The SteadyTec® push-pull mechanism also offers optimum protection from soiling and is incredibly easy to use – even after years of operation.
Robust. Reliable. SteadyTec®
The SteadyTec® sealing technology
Until now, even the most robust plug housings were affected by dust, oil and water. The users, on the other hand, experienced problems with plug-in connectors that were not watertight, which caused further complications.
A minimum degree of material wear, excellent handling, maximum shape retention and, of course, maximum density: these are what SteadyTec® delivers when it comes to impermeability. Plug-in connectors with SteadyTec® technology have housings that are 100% watertight, providing complete protection for the copper and fibre-optic parts.
