PC contact solutions generally require a high level of sophistication. This add-on application for circular connectors often involves technologically advanced products with tighter specifications.
Standard PC contact solutions limit engineers in how they’re able to develop their products. That’s why many engineers opt for a custom solution designed specifically for their application.
When standard connectors are mounted, they’re mounted outside of a control box or device. With connectors that have PC contacts, you’re also dealing with the PC board inside the box.
Instead of a traditional attachment to wires, where the wires tend to be more flexible, soldering to a PC board involves a much more rigid platform. This makes it all the more important to precisely measure and develop PC contact solutions based on the engineer’s design—from the distance, to the length, to the thickness.
At Amerline, we work directly with engineers to create custom PC contact solutions that keep the product as close as possible to its original goals and applications. Working from their point of view from the start helps streamline the development process and get solutions delivered faster, without the need for revisions down the road.
By applying our past experience with PC contact solutions to new projects, we’re able to help the supply chain move even faster. For instance, we recently had a new customer developing a product that required PC contacts and because we had done similar design work in the past, we were able to send him a sample of that work. Having a physical product in hand that mirrored what the customer was looking for helped to expedite the process.
To further a streamlined supply chain, we also have the ability to expedite delivery times. It’s a regular part of what we do to best serve our customers’ needs.
When a supplier missed critical product validation dates, a leading equipment manufacturer turned to Amerline for support in producing connectors with custom dimension PC tail contacts. By ensuring precise flange hole spacing and matching critical dimensions, our team was able to develop an exact connector equivalent perfectly aligned with the product’s filter board layout. We were also able to customize the PC contact extension off the back surface of the shell to sync up with the customer’s PC board. The result? An on-time product launch.