SPS Press Release

Not on location in Nuremberg, but still live and close to customers: Despite the cancellation of the SPS, HARTING is offering the entire programme that customers would have experienced at the trade fair: digital customer appointments with the experts of the Technology Group, interviews and webinars, as well as daily updates. Whether live or on demand: the Technology Group is providing information in a virtual format on all its new connectivity solutions for industrial transformation: All for Ethernet, All for PCB, All for Energy, as well as new connectivity solutions for automation, electrification and decarbonization.

The Ethernet protocol has become the most important communication standard for the industrial automation of the future. Rising transmission rates and the trend towards miniaturisation call for new approaches in data infrastructure. The new and space-saving Physical Layer Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) is also conquering the last areas of the field level. The combination of IP-based communication and smart sensor technology holds the potential to redefine the automation pyramid. The declared aim: A consistent language from the sensor to the cloud. We are offering Ethernet users the right infrastructure for this step: proven Industrial Ethernet solutions, new interfaces for miniaturised devices or SPE for smart applications at the field level.

Modularity and flexibility are becoming increasingly vital in device development. The development times for new devices are becoming shorter and shorter, while prototyping is also playing an increasingly important role. A limited choice of available standard components is often an obstacle in device development. HARTING offers PCB connectors that meet the industry's need for modularity, flexibility and greater speed in device development.

Increasing energy efficiency is relevant for all areas of industry, while the trend towards resource conservation likewise represents a technology driver in the energy infrastructure sector.
Safe and fault-free connection technology for modular battery storage systems features as one of the key topics in the "All for Energy“ and enables the time-delayed and on-demand use of regenerative energies. The use of connectors not only facilitates and speeds up the construction of modular storage, but also makes handling a great deal safer.
Data centres are also a key focus area here because their energy demand trends upwards with increasing use and meanwhile accounts for a considerable part of the global electricity demand. Boosting the energy efficiency of this infrastructure is essential here - to which new connectivity solutions can make significant contributions

The trends of miniaturisation and modularisation continue to drive technological developments forward in the industrial arena, and constantly require new solutions and products. Our latest contributions to the miniaturisation of connection technology (keywords: Han^® L32 B and extensions of Han-Modular^®) enable the transmission of power, signals and data with a reduced number of interfaces and components. Benefits: Optimum use of installation space, time savings in the assembly of interfaces, lower weight, less consumption of resources – all contributing to sustainable product design.