Fischer Connectors

Fischer Connectors is a Swiss multinational corporation that designs, manufactures and distributes electrical connectors and optical fiber connectors, cable assemblies and connectivity systems. Founded in 1954, the company’s headquarters with its manufacturing facility and R&D Center is based in Saint-Prex, Switzerland. Fischer Connectors has eight subsidiaries employing 550 people worldwide (including 280 at its headquarters in Saint-Prex), with cable assembly facilities in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and a global network of distributors and agents. Fischer Connectors’ circular connectors, electrical and optical cable assemblies and integrated systems are used in aerospace, broadcast, defense, energy, food, industrial, instrumentation, marine, medical, nuclear, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, robotics, security, transportation and vacuum applications. Fischer Connectors’ range of products includes over 30,000 standard electrical, optical[1] and hybrid connectors and cable assemblies organized across five product lines engineered to fulfill needs in terms of high-reliability connectivity,[2] miniaturization, high-speed data transfer, sealing and wearability. Connectors are produced in different materials such as brass, stainless steel,[3] aluminum and plastic. Their design and configurations vary from miniature and high-density[4] signal & power connectors to compact, rugged, sealed and hermetic connectors made to withstand extreme conditions.[5] In 2018, Fischer Connectors launched a plug & use connector[6] with 360° mating and a low profile for integration into wearable devices and various applications in the Internet of Things. Fischer Connectors’ finished products include ruggedized flash drives for data transfer and storage.[7] The company also provides customized products for design engineers’ projects requiring non-standard specifications.

Fischer Connectors headquarter in Saint-Prex, Switzerland (2013)

Fischer Connectors’ products comply with international quality standards, including ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, REACH and RoHS. With its manufacturing facility in Saint-Prex, Fischer Connectors has become over the years a model for the Industry 4.0.[8][9]

Fischer Connectors’ five product lines include electrical and optical fiber (3rd rank from the left) connectors and cable assemblies in different materials and configurations.

History

Walter Werner Fischer, a Swiss engineer, founded the company in 1954 in Morges, Switzerland. The company developed the first sealed connector and, in 1962, took out an international patent on its proprietary push-pull locking system. In 1964 it developed a hermetic connector. Overseas expansion started with the first subsidiary being established in the UK in 1988, followed by other European countries, North America in 1991 and the first Asian subsidiary in Hong Kong in 2000. In 2017, the company opened a subsidiary in Tokyo, Japan.[10] In 1996, Walter Werner Fischer’s son, Peter Fischer, was named CEO. In 2016, Jonathan Brossard, a 3rd-generation member of the Fischer family, was appointed CEO.[11] At the 2013 International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), the Fischer FiberOptic Series won a 'Best of IBC' Award[12] in the category production and infrastructure. In 2017, Fischer Connectors became partner to SolarStratos,[13] an aeronautical project that aims to fly the first solar-powered airplane to the stratosphere. In the PriceWaterHouseCoopers Study[14] presented at the 18th Swiss Economic Forum in Interlaken on June 1, 2017, Fischer Connectors was designated Swiss Champion 2017[15] for its Industry 4.0 approach.

In 2018, CEO Jonathan Brossard was named by Ernst & Young as a finalist of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year competition[16] for Switzerland in the Family Business category. The Fischer LP360 connector, the first product of the Fischer Freedom Series launched in 2018, won four awards in one year for its technological innovation: the Innovators Award (Platinum) from Military & Aerospace Electronics[17] in the interconnect technology category, and the Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program (LEAP) Award from Design World[18] in the connectivity category, the Electrons d'Or, and the Electronics Industry Award. Since 2017, Fischer Connectors has been partnering with SolarStratos to provide the solar-powered plane with connectors. In 2020, the Fischer Connectors Group created the spin-off Wearin' to provide wearable connectors and cable assemblies to Defense and Security, industrial and Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystems. New products were also launched in 2020 to integrate connectors and cable assemblies into portable and wearable flexible structures.

References
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  18. Heney, Paul. "LEAP Awards winners announced at gala dinner". Design World. Design World. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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