Digitalization can also make work considerably easier for the design of machines, for example via an interactive configurator for heavy-duty industrial connectors. The Han configurator from Harting is geared towards practical applications. It is designed so that users can quickly put together the necessary interfaces for their development. Three entries - number of contacts, required voltage and current - are enough to arrive at an initial solution. This can be added directly to the shopping cart or refined further. Alternatives corresponding to the requirements are suggested.

The configurator makes the subject of "connectors" easy to master - despite increasingly complex requirements and a generally high level of product diversification. The selection process remains transparent for the user despite the active support provided by the program. The current configuration can be viewed in parallel as a 3D model in a separate window. The interactive configurator communicates via 3D modeling on the one hand, and via open or closed selection options on the other. The configurator does not display components that do not match a selection that has already been made.

Users who already have article numbers or names of the products they are looking for have the option of creating their own interface in the configurator and making it manageable for further processing. They use the expert mode: starting with the selection of the housing (top/bottom) or insert (pin/socket), there are different accesses to the appropriate configuration.

The Harting configurator aims to score points for speed, flexibility and security: A long search for components and their specifications is no longer necessary. At the click of a mouse, you can access alternative interface solutions that correspond to the latest state of connector development. Each individual part is visible in the future application context, and the configurator offers solutions at all levels that match the selected components.

Once acquired, knowledge is not lost and can be easily integrated into the development processing and documentation systems. Each configuration is given its own number. This means that users can make their configurations available to each other and edit them further, for example to order the selected configuration. After completion, the technical data of the configured interface is available for download. pb