Custom Connector Integration - Connector and Enclosure Become One!

When designing an electronic hand piece or portable electronic device, the efficient integration of the umbilical interconnect can play a big role in the market perception and success of the final product. Connector integration is not getting any easier.

The drive to miniaturize often leaves no room to successfully mount a panel-mount connector on the enclosure.

The drive to reduce cost on disposable medical and consumer devices leaves little room to absorb the cost of a typical panel-mount receptacle.
Environmental requirements typically demand an expensive sealed or shielded connector product.

Alden Products has long been addressing these and other issues that effect the successful integration of connectors into compact enclosures. Our custom molding expertise provides the foundation for our engineers to work directly with customers to not only modify standard or provide custom interconnect solutions but to also get involved directly with custom enclosure packaging and design. We can design or work with you to make a standard panel-mount receptacle part of the enclosure itself. In achieving this level of integration, packaging efficiencies rise to a new level. Suddenly you find your not paying for a separate connector - it's now part of the enclosure. There's no need to worry about environmental sealing or EMI shielding - the connector and enclosure are now seamless. Your enclosure can now be as compact and streamlined as possible because there's no need for mounting-nut or hardware.

Alden Products can take on as much of the program as is practical. From a hand-piece end-cap to a complete and functional electronic device. Contact an Alden applications engineer today to see how we can help.