• Phoenix Contact (India) Private Limited

Heavy Duty Connectors

Phoenix Contact has launched heavy-duty Industrial Connectors. The HeavyCon connectors can be used in the most extreme conditions, including being subjected to dirt, water, vibrations and high mechanical strain. They remain sealed up to IP69K degree of protection. The robust plastic and metal housings are available with a single or double locking latch or with screw locking. In addition to terminal adapters, contact inserts with different connection methods are available in versions with a fixed number of positions and in modular form for side-by-side mounting.

High degree of protection, quick and easy assembly, and a particularly robust design – these are the key features of heavy-duty connectors from Phoenix Contact. The entire HeavyCon product range consists of housings, contact inserts, cable glands, and accessories. Depending on the application you can select a Standard, EVO, or Advance housing. The Standard housing requires a panel mounting base for the panel feedthrough and features a convenient locking latch for frequent insertion/withdrawal cycles.

The company also offers the HeavyCon Advance series. Here, for the panel feed-through, the traditional panel mounting base is replaced by two simple panel mounting flanges, and the locking latch is replaced by two robust M6 locking screws. The direct mounting of the housing onto the mounting wall using only one conductive seal also offers EMC related advantages.

Both housing series fit on the same panel cutouts. The contact inserts (fixed inserts, combination inserts, and modular contact inserts) can be used in both housing systems equally. If you are frequently plugging/unplugging connectors, we recommend the HeavyCon Standard.

For those users who are rarely plugging/unplugging, only plugging/unplugging for startup, if the housing has to be extremely robust, or if it needs to be possible to walk on the housing, the company recommends HeavyCon Advance. HeavyCon Advance heavy-duty connectors with screw locking are especially well suited for demanding requirements in aggressive environments. The panel mounting base typically used has been replaced by a panel mounting flange, thereby reducing assembly and material costs. The Advance plastic housing with moulded cable glands offers additional potential savings. The Advance range is rounded off with the AL supporting base elements for universal use.

Switching to HeavyCon EVO can save on storage costs. One can use the diagonal EVO cable input to save up to 70% of variants. The use of high-quality materials and full compatibility with the industry standard enable failsafe use in a wide range of applications. Depending on the application, select a cost effective plastic housing or a robust metal housing. The new metal series of the EVO connector has all the advantages of the EVO plastic housing. The housing surfaces and seals are also electrically conductive and, therefore, also EMC-protected. The metal cable glands provide increased conductor pull-out forces.

The new HPR series of heavy-duty connectors consists of aluminium housings with screw locking. The series B housing features a high degree of vibration resistance and IP69K protection. This makes it especially well-suited for special fields of application such as railway technology.