Mechanical Ventilator System Powered by Harwin Datamate Connectors

Product in Action: Mechanical Ventilator System

Mechanical ventilator systems require compact, durable, and high-performance connectors to ensure reliable operation under demanding conditions. Harwin’s Datamate Connectors deliver secure and consistent signal transmission, with proven resilience against vibration, shock, and temperature extremes.

Trusted in critical care applications, the Datamate series offers mechanical stability and long-term reliability — making it an ideal solution for medical and high-reliability environments.

Key Features

✔️ 2.00mm pitch high-reliability connector system
✔️ Gold-plated 4-finger Beryllium Copper contacts for excellent signal integrity
✔️ Resistant to shock, vibration, and environmental stress
✔️ Secure mating with jackscrew and latch options
✔️ Operating temperature range from –55°C to +125°C
✔️ Complies with BS 9525-F0033 and CECC 75101-008 standards

Applications & Market:

🚀 Aerospace systems and UAVs
🏎️ Autosport and high-performance electronics
🤖 Robotics and industrial automation
⚙️ Military and defense-grade systems
🩺 Medical equipment, including ventilators and imaging systems
🛢️ Oil & gas field instrumentation

 

Proven in Mechanical Ventilator System

Datamate connectors have been proven effective in ventilator designs requiring:

• Robust PCB connections for transport & handling

• Zero signal interruption

• Fast manufacturing turnaround for emergency deployments (e.g., during COVID-19)

 

Product Range

Harwin’s Datamate series offers a wide selection of high-reliability connectors designed for use in harsh environments. While the ventilator application uses a signal-only connector, the full Datamate family also includes:

• J-Tek – with jackscrew locking for secure mating

• L-Tek – compact single- and double-row latching connectors

• Various mounting options – board-to-board, cable-to-board, and cable-to-cable

• Configurations for signal, and other variants available for power or coax (depending on design needs.)

💡 Note: The connector shown in this application uses a signal-only Datamate configuration.

Summary

Harwin’s Datamate connectors combine compact size, mechanical strength, and consistent signal performance.
Proven in ventilator systems and trusted across multiple industries, they provide reliable interconnect solutions where failure is not an option.

Compact Connectivity for Robotic Arms – Harwin Fine Pitch Connectors

Product in Action: Robotic Arm

Industrial automation and collaborative robotic systems are getting smaller and smarter. Harwin’s Fine Pitch Connectors deliver space-saving, polarized, and reliable solutions for board-to-board and cable-to-board connections — perfect for robotic arms where size, accuracy, and vibration resistance are critical.

With options down to 1.00mm and 1.25mm pitch, these connectors allow designers to maximize PCB space while maintaining mechanical integrity and signal reliability.

Key Features

✅ Ultra-fine 1.00mm and 1.25mm pitch options
✅ Board-to-board and cable-to-board configurations
✅ Polarized housings for mis-mate prevention
✅ Shrouded pins for added protection and guided mating
✅ SMT and Throughboard mounting options
✅ Supplied in Tape & Reel with pick & place caps for automated assembly
✅ Temperature range up to +125°C, current rating up to 1A per contact

Applications & Market:

Harwin’s Fine Pitch Connectors are ideal for designs where space is limited but performance can’t be compromised. Common applications include:

🤖 Robotic Arms & Automation Platforms – Compact and secure signal connectivity
📟 Industrial Control Modules – Densely packed PCBs with fine signal lines
💻 Embedded Computing – Space-efficient connections on compact boards
📡 Communications Equipment – Reliable pin-header and socket designs
📱 Consumer Electronics – High pin-count connectors in tight enclosures.

Proven in Robotic Arm Systems

Used in collaborative robotic arms for industrial platforms, Harwin’s Fine Pitch Connectors ensure:

🔹 Secure polarization and shrouded housing for precise mating
🔹 Fine pitch design saves space on crowded PCBs
🔹 Reliable performance in low-current signal transfer
🔹 Easy assembly with built-in latching and alignment features

Product Range

• M30: 1.25mm pitch cable-to-board connectors (vertical SMT or PC tail options)

• M40: 1.00mm pitch options in traditional headers, shrouded styles, or SMT board-to-board

• Available with pre-cabled contacts (M30-9) and crimp tooling support

Summary

Harwin’s Fine Pitch Connectors bring design flexibility to space-constrained applications. With proven reliability in robotic arm systems and other dense electronic assemblies, these connectors are the smart choice for engineers looking to maximise performance while minimising space.

 

Harwin’s Datamate J-Tek Extended Height – Built for Rugged, High-Density Systems

Product in Action: C Band Antenna

In systems where space and reliability matter—like satellite communication antennas—Harwin’s Datamate J-Tek Extended Height connectors offer a trusted, compact solution for board-to-board connections. With industry-standard certifications and a proven performance track record, these connectors meet the demands of challenging environments.

This extended-height version increases vertical clearance between PCBs, giving designers more flexibility for component layout and cable routing—without compromising mechanical strength or signal integrity.

Key Features

✅ Increased PCB stacking height – up to 17.15mm
✅ Designed for components taller than 7.3mm or internal cable routing
✅ Complies with BS 9525-F0033 and CECC 75101-008
✅ Individually shrouded contacts with polarization features
✅ Stainless steel guide pins and board-mount studs for mechanical strain relief
✅ Compatible with full J-Tek male connector family (throughboard & SMT)
✅ Operating temperature: -55°C to +125°C | Vibration: 10g | Shock: 100g
✅ Current rating: up to 3.3A per contact

Applications & Market:

Harwin’s Datamate J-Tek is widely adopted in industries where compactness meets harsh conditions:

🚀 Aerospace & Satellite Systems
🏎️ Autosport & Motorsport Electronics
🎖️ Defense & Military Platforms
🦾 Robotics & Industrial Automation
⛽ Oil & Gas Exploration Equipment

🧩 Proven in C Band Antenna Systems
In a satellite C Band antenna system, the customer faced a complex BOM with multiple cables and needed a unified connection type for all cable-to-board links. The outdoor nature of the system added exposure risks to temperature and humidity.

Why Datamate J-Tek was selected:
🔹 Unified connection system across cable variations
🔹 Extended height allowed more space for internal components
🔹 High resistance to environmental factors
🔹 Reliable mechanical retention for field longevity

Product Range

Available in 10, 20, and 30 contact counts
Gold/Tin or Full Gold finish options
Compatible accessories for strain relief
Fully matched with M80 male connectors

Summary

Harwin’s Datamate J-Tek Extended Height connectors bring flexibility and reliability to complex, space-constrained designs. With trusted environmental resilience, rugged construction, and full system compatibility, this solution is a perfect fit for mission-critical systems where every millimeter—and every connection—counts.

Harwin’s SMT Cable Clips – Compact Cable Management for Modern Electronics

Product in Action: Electronic Fund Transfer Unit

Efficient cable routing is essential in high-density PCB designs—especially in devices exposed to motion or vibration. Harwin’s SMT Cable Clips provide a low-profile, reliable, and cost-effective cable management solution that fits seamlessly into automated assembly processes.

Ideal for space-constrained designs, these clips help engineers maintain clean internal layouts while reducing the risk of cable damage, short circuits, or field failures.

Key Features

✅ Low-profile footprint as small as 5.5mm x 4.5mm, height of just 1.5mm
✅ Supports wire diameters from 0.9mm to 3.0mm
✅ Unique dual beam design for secure yet flexible cable retention
✅ Tin-plated finish for solderability and corrosion resistance
✅ Fully SMT-compatible – no manual fitting required
✅ Supplied in tape and reel packaging for automated placement
✅ Metal construction enables coax grounding directly to PCB
✅ Helps lower overall production and assembly costs

Applications & Market:

🖥️ Consumer Electronics – Efficient internal wire routing in compact devices
💳 Banking POS Terminals – Clean internal layouts with reduced manual assembly
🛫 Avionics & Aerospace – Space-saving retention in vibration-prone systems
🦾 Robotics & Automation – Prevent cable snags in dynamic environments
📡 Telecom & Communications – Reliable signal cable positioning
🩺 Medical Devices – Neat, maintenance-friendly internal wiring

Proven in Electronic Fund Transfer Units

Harwin’s SMT Cable Clips are trusted in electronic fund transfer units, where compact design and cable security are essential for maintaining operational integrity.

Benefits Include:
🔹 Reliable cable retention in space-constrained enclosures
🔹 Reduced risk of cable snags or disconnection during use
🔹 Support for high-density wiring with automated SMT assembly
🔹 Clean internal routing for easier assembly and maintenance

Whether in POS terminals, card readers, or financial kiosks, Harwin’s SMT Cable Clips help ensure reliability and consistency in high-usage, security-sensitive environments.

 

Available Options

• 5 different sizes for various wire diameters.
• Supports insulated and coax cables.
• Standard tin-plated finish for solder and ground connectivity.
• Fully compatible with automated SMT lines

Summary

Harwin’s SMT Cable Clips offer a smart, compact solution for PCB cable management. With secure metal retention, grounding capabilities, and easy automated assembly, they help engineers achieve reliable builds with reduced costs and cleaner layouts—ideal for today’s high-density electronics.

Datamate Mix-Tek – Power, Signal & Coax Combined for High-Performance Flight Systems

Product in Action: VTOL Drone

VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) drones require lightweight yet rugged interconnect systems that can handle multiple signal types within compact space. Harwin’s Datamate Mix-Tek offers the ultimate flexible connector solution – combining power, signal, and coax in one customizable housing.

From flight control units to onboard power distribution, Mix-Tek ensures secure and durable connectivity under high-vibration, high-reliability environments.

Key Features

✅ Modular housings – mix power, coax & signal in one connector
✅ Up to 40A high-power contacts (10AWG)
✅ Vibration rated up to 20g, 100g shock tested
✅ -55°C to +125°C temperature range
✅ Panel mount, floating jackscrew & 101Lok bayonet options available
✅ Full cable assembly service available from Harwin USA

Applications & Market:

🚁 VTOL Drones – Lightweight and compact with strong mechanical retention
🎮 Flight Controllers – Mixed-signal layouts for streamlined board design
🔋 Battery Interfaces – Secure high-current transfer with strain relief
📡 Payload Modules – Integrate coax for camera or antenna systems
📦 Ground Control Equipment – Field-ready connectors for rugged environments

Proven in VTOL Drone Systems

Harwin’s Mix-Tek connectors are already deployed in next-gen drone systems where mixed power and signal are essential. In a single housing, Mix-Tek allows engineers to combine high-speed signal transmission, coax interfaces, and robust power delivery.

This results in:
🔹 Fewer connectors, reduced weight and footprint
🔹 Strong, shock-tested retention in flight conditions
🔹 Configurations supporting both front and rear panel mounting
🔹 Tool-free 101Lok option for faster mating in field setups

 

Available Options

• 2 to 10 contact housings

• Female kits with pre-installed jackscrews

• Compatible with M80-325 to M80-PF5 (Power), M80-0130005 (Signal), and full coax series

• Multiple mounting styles: hex, panel mount, 101Lok

   

Summary

Datamate Mix-Tek connectors deliver mixed-technology performance in a single housing — the perfect solution for modern drone platforms. Lightweight, configurable, and tough enough for takeoff, these connectors help engineers simplify cable routing while maintaining full electrical integrity.

Reliable Spring Contact Solutions for Smart Streetlights with WiFi

Product in Action: Streetlight with Public WiFi

Public streetlights have turned into smart infrastructure, which frequently includes communication nodes, environmental sensors, and public WiFi. Harwin’s Multi-directional Spring Contacts, which provide dependable, low-profile electrical connectivity, serve as the core of these small, modular designs.

This spring connectors, which are made for quick board-to-board or board-to-chassis integration, simplify and reduce production costs without sacrificing functionality.

Key Features

✅ Works in vertical & horizontal orientations – Perfect for edge or housing contacts
✅ Tallest contact heights available – Up to 9.5mm working height
✅ Ultra-reliable spring force – Maintains connection over 10,000 mating cycles
✅ SMD design with Tape & Reel – Ideal for automated pick-and-place assembly
✅ Reduces component count – Simplifies compared to pogo pins or screw terminals
✅ RoHS compliant, low-profile, and easy to integrate

Applications & Market:

🟣 Smart Streetlights
🟣 Outdoor Telecom Devices
🟣 LED lighting modules
🟣 IoT-enabled smart city infrastructure
🟣 Modular control systems with compact enclosures

Proven in Smart Streetlight WiFi Modules

Modern public lighting systems now serve multiple roles beyond illumination. By integrating public WiFi and sensor technologies, smart streetlights require compact and reliable connectors that perform in challenging outdoor conditions.

Harwin’s Multi-directional Spring Contacts provide:
🔹 Flexible connection in both vertical and horizontal orientations
🔹 Easy board-to-housing interface
🔹 Compact footprint ideal for slim lighting profiles
🔹 Solder-free mating that simplifies service or upgrades

Product Range

✔️ Working heights: 3.55mm to 9.5mm
✔️ Supplied in Tape & Reel for auto assembly
✔️ Tested up to 10,000 mating cycles
✔️ Development kits available for prototyping

Summary

Harwin’s Multi-directional Spring Contacts enable smart, space-efficient connectivity in modern electronics. From streetlight-mounted WiFi to compact IoT hubs, these spring contacts reduce assembly complexity, improve reliability, and help engineers build the connected future — one contact at a time.

M20 Pin Headers – Proven Performance in Power Protection Systems

Product in Action: Air Circuit Breaker & Motor Protection Relay

Harwin’s M20 Pin Headers are standard interconnects with a 2.54mm pitch, designed for reliability, ruggedness, and economy. With robust mechanical and electrical performance, the pin headers are a proven solution for air circuit breakers and motor protection relays, especially in power distribution and industrial automation applications.

Key Features

✅ 2.54mm (0.1”) pitch – Fits standard PCB layouts
✅ Multiple orientations – Vertical & horizontal, single & double row
✅ Surface mount & throughboard – Broad assembly compatibility
✅ Various mating lengths – 5.8mm, 6.1mm, 7.0mm for design flexibility
✅ Reflow-compatible – High-temp housing for SMT soldering
✅ Tape & reel packaging – Supports automated production lines
✅ Rated to 3A per contact – Reliable signal and power handling
✅ -40°C to +105°C range – Operates in harsh industrial environments
✅ Durable design – Withstands up to 300 mating cycles

Applications & Market:

⚡ Power distribution equipment
🏭 Industrial automation systems
📟 Circuit protection and switching
🔧 Embedded control units
📡 Communications & drives

Proven in Real-World Application

In air circuit breakers and motor protection relays, M20 Pin Headers guarantee reliable electrical performance even in harsh conditions:
1. Maintain high-integrity contacts under load, thermal, and vibration stress
2. Enable dense configurations in space-constrained industrial enclosures.
3. Ensure the integrity of signal continuity for mission-critical power systems.
4. Resist frequent cycling, shock, and temperature fluctuations

Available Variants

• Vertical and right-angle pin headers

• Single and double row configurations

• Mating pin lengths: 5.8mm, 6.1mm, 7.0mm

• Surface Mount (SMT) and Throughboard options

• Tape & Reel packaging available for SMT

• Compatible with M20 sockets, jumper shunts, and crimp tools (Z20-320)

Summary

Harwin M20 Pin Headers offer durability, versatility, and proven performance. Engineered for reliable operation in demanding power protection systems. Suitable for use in industrial control units, relays, and switchgear.

Datamate L-Tek – Secure Connections for Harsh Environments

Product in Action: Motor Encoders 

Designed for mission-critical performance, Datamate L-Tek connectors provide high-reliability, compact, and rugged interconnects. With Pin-In-Hole Reflow (PIHR) technology now available, the solution provides automated assembly with superior mechanical strength, which makes it highly appropriate for harsh environments and space-saving designs.

Key Features

✅ Secure latch locking – Quick mating, high vibration resistance
✅ Beryllium copper latches – Strong, durable, and reliable
✅ Pin-In-Hole Reflow (PIHR) – Enables SMT-compatible throughboard mounting
✅ Fully shrouded and polarized – Prevents contact damage and mis-mating
✅ Tape & Reel packaging – For automated pick-and-place
✅ -55°C to +125°C temperature range – Withstands extreme conditions

Applications & Market:

🛩️ Aerospace systems
🏎️ Autosport electronics
🎯 Military-grade applications
🤖 Robotics and automation
🛢️ Oil & Gas monitoring units

Proven in Motor Encoders

Motor encoders operate in harsh, high-vibration environments, often housed in compact enclosures where there’s no room for error.

Datamate L-Tek ensures:
🔹 Secure locking that holds under continuous motion and shock
🔹 Consistent signal integrity in rotational systems
🔹 Tool-assisted latch release – fast maintenance without damaging connectors
🔹 Reliable mating in space-constrained encoder housings
🔹 Automated-ready PIHR format to streamline manufacturing lines

This makes Datamate L-Tek the ideal connector for modern motor feedback systems in robotics, factory automation, and precision motors.

Available Variants

🔹2-contact and 3-contact PIHR versions
🔹Options with pick & place cap or Kapton tape
🔹Tooling: Z80-299 latch release tool

Summary

The Datamate L-Tek with PIHR delivers secure, vibration-resistant connections in the most demanding applications. It is now optimised for automated production and has been trusted for decades across aerospace, military, and industrial environments.

RFI Shield Clips & Cans – Efficient Protection with Easy Maintenance

Product in Action: Clinical Ultrasound 

Harwin’s RFI Shield Clips and Cans provide a smarter solution for electromagnetic (EMI/RFI) protection — combining secure shielding with quick and solder-free maintenance. Unlike traditional soldered cans, this system allows fast assembly and removal without risking PCB damage.

Key Features

✔️ Solder-free shield installation – Clips are SMT mounted; cans press-fit into place
✔️ Easy rework access – No desoldering needed for component repair
✔️ Low-profile and high-retention options – Supports compact designs and strong grip
✔️ Tape & Reel packaging – Optimised for automated pick-and-place processes
✔️ Multiple clip types available – For can thicknesses from 0.13mm to 1.00mm
✔️ Standard-size cans & prototyping kits – Flexible support from development to production

Applications & Market:

Compact and effective shielding ideal for:

✔️ Wi-Fi modules
✔️ Smartphones & Bluetooth devices
✔️ Telecom hubs & smart appliances
✔️ Medical electronics
✔️ Portable or space-constrained products

🏥 Proven in Clinical Ultrasound Systems

Harwin’s Shield Clips and Cans are used in ultrasound platforms for ObGyn, cardiac, and respiratory care — where reliability and EMI protection are critical.

They enable:
🔹 Continuous 24/7 operation of sensitive internal components
🔹 Effective EMI shielding to protect against interference
🔹 Faster production with no hand soldering
🔹 Lower heat risk during PCB assembly

Prototyping Made Easy

Try the award-winning Shield Can Kit (S01-806005KIT) for fast and flexible development:
🔹 Includes 0.3mm nickel silver blanks and S1711-46R clips
🔹 Simple cut-and-fold assembly
🔹 No special tooling required
🔹 Ideal for EMC testing and design iterations

Summary

Harwin’s Shield Clips and Cans offer modern shielding solutions with simplified production, reduced risk, and lower costs. Whether for high-frequency devices or prototype builds, this system helps your team save time — and your product meet EMI/RFI compliance with ease.