Case Studies

Our case studies demonstrate how Harwin's 'off-the-shelf' expertise can be harnessed to create custom interconnect solutions that meet the precise needs of the most dynamic and demanding markets.

Nano satellites demand rugged interconnects

For the past decade, satellite design has been an important discipline at the faculty of Aerospace Engineering at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, and a team of students and graduates is currently only months away from witnessing the launch of the first satellite to be designed and manufactured at the university. Size and weight are critical, but just as important is the requirement for ultra-reliable signal transfer. So when searching for connectors that would withstand the rigours of a space mission, the team turned to high-rel interconnect maker, Harwin.

Battle-ready: Military Communications Case Study

Fast connector solutions, tested to perform under battle conditions, for a cutting edge military radio battery system. Missions don't come much tougher than this.

Aerospace Engines: Case Study

The challenge: ultra-durable connectors able to maintain high reliability while being subjected to approximately 30,000 g, and capable of reducing sky-high jet engine re-test costs of approximately £500,000 a time.

Critical decision: Medical Equipment Case Study

For a major US medical electronics company, high rates of rejection for connectors used in their blood gas measurement sensor for hospital emergency rooms had to be resolved. Hence the decision to consult Harwin.

Breaking The Ice: Datamate connector system chosen for prestigious Neutrino Telescope project

Sunk deep into the Antarctic ice, the AMANDA II (Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array) Telescope is designed to look not up, but down, through the Earth to map the sky in the Northern Hemisphere for high energy cosmic Neutrino activity.