Module Connect

Configured as required and harnessed ready for connection

Save time and space with an intelligent modular connector system

Step 1: Select modules

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Step 2: Combine modules

Three modular connectors in a stacked view with an orange “2”.

Step 3: Select housing

Connector module with click indicator for assembly.

Step 4: Combine housings

Assembly of four modules with plus and equals signs to connect components.

The customised interface

The Module Connect is the concept of a new type of plug-in connector for connecting electrical cables, fibre optic cables and pneumatic hoses. As a cable connector, our modular plug-in connector is characterised by a space-saving, flat housing and is used wherever several or even alarge number of cablesneed to be connected in the smallest possible space. The Module Connect won the{{anchor:null}}reddot design awardin 2018.

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There's a lot in it for you ...

Get to know our Module Connect and its benefits so as to optimise existing applications, or include it when planning your next project.

Order your free personal consultation with sample box here. Our experts will introduce you to the product and show you individual ways in which you can benefit from using the Module Connect.

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One connector module instead of many individual connectors

Thanks to the simple modular principle, an individual plug-in/disconnection point can be configured as a module from several connector housings. Each housing can be fitted with up to four different connector inserts.

The housings can then be joined together, allowing almost unlimited module variations in individual widths and heights. Thanks to the flat housing type, the Module Connect is very space-saving and enables a high contact density for every application.

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You can test the Module Connect with our new, free augmented reality service. Access the service with your PC and scan the QR code with your smart device for the AR model or click on the link directly with your smart device.

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readychain® snap-on-carrier ...

... Expand your modular interface quickly & flexibly
Tech up:

Simply attach other plug-in points directly to the interface
All transfer points centralised in one place

Cost down:

Click and fix
Tool-free installation

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readychain system with Snap-on connection fixed onto rails.

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Applications with Module Connect

Module Connect ensures fast maintenance in the packaging industry

In case of maintenance, igus has provided a plug-and-play system to allow for quick maintenance. Previously, maintenance work took about four hours, which could often only be carried out by two employees. Replacing the energy supply system now takes about 45 minutes with just one person using the new interface concept, the Module Connect from igus.

GHD Hartmann is one of the first customers to use the Module Connect connector. End customers of GHD Hartmann can easily replace the energy supply using the plug-in connector from the modular system.

Hartmann packaging machine with control panel and protective cover.

Module Connect ensures fast commissioning of the energy supply system in the woodworking industry

The main challenge in this project for our customer was that the travel of the cables through the machine from the consumer unit to the control cabinet amounted to 100m. This used to pose logistical challenges in the event of servicing, where there were planned or unplanned downtimes.

The igus readychain complete solution now offers the customer the greatest benefits in this application. We have designed a fully harnessed energy chain including the plug-and-play interface solution Module Connect for their machines.

Woodworking industry

Module Connect interface with several connector modules and connected cables.

Module Connect adapter prevents long downtimes in automatic parking systems

Wherever fast reaction times are required, e.g. in the event of a fault, the Module Connect adapter ensures fast connection of the energy supply system to the machine, thus avoiding long downtimes.

An example is an automatic parking system that weighs and measures the car and then moves it to a suitable parking position.

Module Connect adapter - for easy connection of the energy chain

Automated parking system with several cars in a circular multi-storey parking tower.

Applications with energy supply systems

Where the automation of machines and industrial plant is concerned, there is a whole series of different reasons to decide in favour of pre-fitted energy supply systems.

Manufacturing costs decrease, sources of errors are practically excluded. Less project planning work is needed whereas reliability increases. Possible areas of use are in assembly/installation engineering and handling technology, in conveyor technology or in mechanical engineering.

Applications with readychain®

igus cable carrier with guided cables on a machine.

Modular plug-in connector for energy chains

Connect your energy supply with just ONE connector

The connector modules can be adapted to the filling and geometry of the e-chain in one or more layers. This enables optimal cabling in terms of function and design for every application.

In combination with the universal strain relief from igus, secure fastening directly in the connector housing is possible. The soft elements used enclose the cable and hold it securely in place without damaging it. Visually modelled on honeycombs, the flexible structure adapts to different cable diameters, creating universal strain relief.

Our modular connector, also known as a quick connector, can be used in a variety of ways, for example at the chain's fixed end or moving end, between two energy chains or for inserting cables into terminal boxes or switch cabinets.

Adapter ensures easy and quick connection of the energy chain

The Module Connect adapter connects the Module Connect plug-in connector and the energy chain to form a coherent assembly.

Saves up to 80% installation time
Connect to the machine in just a few simple steps
Clearly structured interface
Simple connection of the energy chain even without previous electronic knowledge
Sustainable
Existing igus energy supply systems can be easily supplemented - adapter is adapted to different e-chain series

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