German Binder Launches Field-Attachable M5 Industrial Circular Connectors

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 11, German electrical components company Franz Binder GmbH & Co. Elektrische Bauelemente KG expanded its M5 circular connector product line with the launch of field-attachable male and female cable connectors, available in 3-pin and 4-pin configurations, featuring 360-degree electromagnetic shielding and IP67 protection rating. The new products allow installers to cut cables to the actual wiring length required by the equipment and complete termination on site. They are primarily targeted at industrial robots, special-purpose machinery, sensors, and machine vision equipment, and are now officially available.

The new products are designed to address the problem of limited wiring space inside small automation equipment. Conventional pre-assembled cable connectors have fixed connector head dimensions, which can be constrained by space when routing cables through robot joints, grippers, equipment conduits, and narrow mounting holes. With field termination, installers can first route the cable without a connector through the equipment structure, then cut the cable to the actual required length and mount the male or female connector directly onto the cable end, reducing the dimensional requirements that pre-assembled connector heads impose on wiring passages.

The male connector is approximately 41 mm long and the female approximately 38 mm, with overall dimensions kept within the outer diameter of an M8 connector. During installation, the cable shield must be wrapped around the internal shielding ring, individual conductors are connected to the contacts by soldering, and the assembly is completed by manually tightening the clamping screw. The connector features a 360-degree shielding structure that reduces the impact of electromagnetic interference in industrial equipment on sensor and image signal transmission, and employs a threaded locking structure to meet connection requirements in vibrating equipment environments.

The new products use an A-coding design and are available in 3-pin and 4-pin versions, suitable for cables with outer diameters of 2.5 to 4 mm. The contacts are made of gold-plated brass, with a rated current of 1 A, rated voltage of 60 V, rated impulse voltage of 1500 V, an operating temperature range of minus 25 degrees Celsius to plus 85 degrees Celsius, and more than 100 mechanical mating cycles. The connectors comply with the DIN EN 61076-2-105 standard and achieve IP67 protection rating.

Applications include collaborative robot end effectors, industrial grippers, production and packaging machinery, optical sensors, industrial quality inspection equipment, and 2D/3D machine vision and AI camera systems. For applications requiring frequent cable length adjustments or connector installation in confined equipment spaces, field termination reduces excess cabling and simplifies equipment assembly and subsequent maintenance. With this product expansion, the Binder M5 series now covers straight and angled pre-assembled cable connectors, front- and rear-mount panel connectors, and field-attachable connectors.