Partnership to produce M12 push-pull connectors

“Yamaichi produces high-performance interconnection solutions for use in the most demanding applications of electronic systems,” said Monika Kuklok, Director Product Management and Engineering at TE Connectivity. “It has created some interesting and efficient technology for M12 push-pull connectors, and we want to help it establish the standard in the market.”

Technical cooperation between the two companies will lead to the introduction of different versions of the connectors in the coming months. Overmolded connectors with A, B, D-coding are already available and the portfolio will be enlarged with field assembly types and further codings soon. This will quickly put TE and Yamaichi in a position to support the market with a broad product portfolio that will enable customers to introduce the new technology into their devices.

The market for M12 connectors with a push-pull interface is currently fragmented, owing to suppliers offering mutually incompatible designs. TE and Yamaichi will work together to establish Yamaichi’s design with inner locking as the accepted standard as defined by the IEC. Yamaichi submitted its original proposal for the standard last year. An important advantage of the Yamaichi design is that it is compatible with standard M12 connectors. 

Additionally, its push-pull locking mechanism allows fast and secure locking and unlocking, by only requiring the same outer space compared to standard screw type versions. Another feature is the possibility to integrate the connector into the device, junction box etc.

Christoph Prem, Sales and Marketing Director at Yamaichi Electronics, added: “The market needs a standard around M12 push-pull connectors so that it can be confident of using proven technology and so time-to-market of new products incorporating the inner push-pull technology can be cut back. The inner locking design merits being incorporated into an IEC standard.”