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This section provides an overview for floating connectors as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 10 floating connector manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked floating connector companies as of December, 2024: 1.Dongguan SOLEPIN Electronics Co., Ltd, 2.Greenconn TECHNOLOGY (Ganzhou) LTD., 3.ShenZhen Antenk Electronics Co,Ltd.
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A floating connector is a generic term for connectors that are used to connect electronic circuit boards and are equipped with a mechanism to adjust for small relative connection errors between boards.
Floating connectors are almost always used in situations where boards are connected by robots because they allow for mounting positional errors between boards.
Floating connectors are also useful in situations where stress on the device needs to be reduced because they not only increase the degree of freedom of board connection but also allow the release of stress between boards after connection.
For example, it is often used in situations where multiple boards are connected to each other, or where both boards are rigidly installed on the baseboard and there is no two-dimensional degree of freedom.
Connectors have an insulator, which is a part that can transmit electronic information by bonding to each other, on top of the base substrate.
The role of the connector is to join two boards through this insulator.
Now, the size of these connectors has been getting smaller year by year with the advancement of technology, and now there are multiple insulators in a row with a high density of about 0.5mm pitch between adjacent boards. When joining these insulators, it is necessary to design the misalignment between each insulator to be less than the tolerance, but this requires very high technology.
Therefore, to express the degree of freedom in the three-dimensional mounting tolerance of insulators, floating connectors use springs to make the insulators look as if they are floating in midair.
As a result, even when strain exists at the time of connection between boards, the spring part can move to absorb the error caused by its misalignment.
Even if there is no misalignment at the time of connection, the misalignment will be caused by the tolerance of the screw holes when the boards are subsequently screwed together for installation on the main board.
Floating connectors can absorb the stress-strain caused by this indirect misalignment due to their structure.
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Molex was founded in 1938 with the invention of Molex in 1938 and today is headquartered in Lisle, Illinois, and a subsidiary of Koch Industries. In the 1950s, the company invented the Molex connector which became the standard for power connections in personal computers for decades. Today the company is a manufacturer of electronic and fiber optic connectivity systems for customers in industries such as automotive, consumer electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, and telecom infrastructure. The company has several product categories including Connectors, Optical Solutions, Capillary Tubing & Micro Components, and Automation.
SAMTECH Corporation, established in 1913 in Osaka, Japan, is a manufacturer and supplier specializing in metal plasticity processing technologies. The company's product range includes products for the automobile industry, creativities for hydrogen energy, mold design technology, cold plasticity processing, and hot forging methods. These products are integral for automobile production, hydrogen energy utilization, mold design, and metal processing tasks. The primary industries it serves include the automotive, energy, mold design, and metal forging sectors. Its services involve quality assurance, rapid product turnaround, continuous technological advancements, and environmental preservation initiatives.
HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (HRS) is a Japanese manufacturer specializing in electronic and electrical connectors. Founded in Tokyo in 1937, the company now has eight factories located in Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia, with several sales and service locations throughout the US, Europe, and Singapore. The company carries a selection of over 50,000 products, including fiber optic connectors, sealed connectors, and card edge connectors. HRS also offers advanced engineering services to cater to specific customer demands, and after-sales support to clients in the consumer electronics, automotive, and telecommunications industries.
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd, commonly known as JAE, was established in 1953 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company is a designer and manufacturer of connectors, user interface solutions, and electronics for the aerospace, agriculture, semiconductor, and camera stabilization sectors. THe company’s product segments include IO connectors, board to board connects, cable to cable connectors, and more. The company’s motion sensing and control segment includes accelerometers, inertial measurement units, and directional modules.
Greenconn TECHNOLOGY (Ganzhou) LTD. is a Taiwanese manufacturer of connectors for various electronic applications that was established in 1998 before expanding its operations and relocating its headquarters to Jiangxi, China, in 2004. The company’s product lineup includes specialized connectors for common consumer electronics products including smartphones, PC motherboards, and power supplies. It also offers connectors and cables for medical equipment or devices, along with custom manufacturing services for unique projects. The company chiefly serves clients in the consumer electronics, industrial automation, and home appliance markets.
ShenZhen Antenk Electronics Co., Ltd. is a manufacturer and supplier of connectors and cable assemblies that was established in 2007 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The company produces a wide range of connectors, including board-to-board connectors, wire-to-board connectors, and cable assemblies. Its products, such as USB connectors, HDMI connectors, SATA connectors, FPC/FFC cable connectors and RJ45 connectors, are used by a number of industries, as diverse as electronics, telecommunications, and automotive industries. The company also provides a range of services, including custom design, manufacturing, and testing.
Amphenol Communications Solutions, founded in Connecticut, in 1988 is a manufacturer of interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, and Commercial electronics markets. The company's product portfolio includes cable assemblies for applications including networking, business equipment and automotive, connectors and IOT modules. The company serves markets including Automotive and Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy and Energy Storage and Electronics and IT Infrastructure. The company also offers customer services that include support, custom research projects and customized services.
Iriso Electronics was founded in 1976 in Shimonumabe, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Japan is a manufacturer of Connectors. The company offers a wide array of connectors including board-to-board, pin header, socket connectors, compression terminal, and ESD protector chip among others. These connectors play an indispensable role in a wide spectrum of application solutions, spanning diverse industries that include automation, automotive, high-speed transmission solutions, onboard coaxial camera solutions, and industrial devices. Additionally, the connectors come fortified with a multitude of advantages that set them apart in the Z-Move structure, 2-Point contact structure, auto I-Lock structure, and floating connectors.
Ranking as of December 2024
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dongguan SOLEPIN Electronics Co., Ltd |
18.0%
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| 2 | HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
16.0%
|
| 3 | Greenconn TECHNOLOGY (Ganzhou) LTD. |
14.0%
|
| 4 | ShenZhen Antenk Electronics Co,Ltd |
12.0%
|
| 5 | SAMTECH |
10.0%
|
| 6 | Molex, LLC |
10.0%
|
| 7 | Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited |
8.0%
|
| 8 | Iriso Electronics |
6.0%
|
| 9 | Amphenol Communications Solutions |
4.0%
|
| 10 | Kyocera Corporation |
2.0%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the floating connector page as of December 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
|
Japan
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5 | 71.4% |
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United States of America
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1 | 14.3% |
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China
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1 | 14.3% |
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