Agriculture is an industry which is predominantly affected by external weather conditions; agricultural equipment, therefore, must be able to withstand harsh and rugged environment such as high temperature, moisture, dust, chemicals, and vibration. When a machine fails to perform effectively, it not only affects the current farming operation but also impacts the yield and profitability of the harvests. That’s why companies manufacturing farm equipment seek solutions that can adapt to extreme conditions.
In recent decades, precision agriculture, especially navigation for heavy vehicles, is becoming more and more popular around the world. A South American company specialized in precision technology has been relying on waterproof Ceres connectors of Amphenol LTW for data and power transmission in their navigation and control systems on farming heavy equipment like tractors, sprayers, and seed drills. The systems can manage all agricultural operations with greater precision and efficiency by using intelligent GPS-guided navigation. ALTW provided customer with a set of customized circular receptacles and corresponding overmolded cables for their integrated system. These connectors are UL recognized, RoHS compliant and water resistant with rating from IP67 to IP68. The receptacles remain waterproof even when they are not mated, a highly required function for devices that are exposed to external environment most of the time.
In addition, the UV resistant ability with wide temperature range from -40°C to 105°C as well as large mating cycles (up to 1000 cycles) make the connectors reliable for customer’s equipment which is usually operated under aggressive weather for a long time. Another benefit of Ceres connectors ALTW brings to customer is the 2 point lock bayonet mating style, enabling the connectors to be installed easily and quickly but also resistant to shock and vibrant, which is unavoidable for most of off-road vehicles.
Since 2010, customer has been choosing ALTW’s circular connectors for every new product generation launched as the solutions can fully meet customer’s requirement for both transmission ability and durability. Circular connectors of ALTW not only work well in agricultural heavy equipment application, but also for machinery used in areas such as industrial automation, marine, construction, medical, mining and lighting. At ALTW, we understand clearly customers’ needs and we offer customized interconnects that can stand up to a wide variety of adverse environment in which many devices and machines are suffering every day.
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