With its preLink® connection technology, HARTING has succeeded in separating the previously fixed connection of cable and connector into two independent, reusable components.
On the one hand, there is the preLink® termination block with holder for 4- or 8-wire Ethernet cable, which can be assembled with 100% certainty in a single step using designated preLink® assembly tool. This termination block fits into a variety of RJ45 or M12 sockets and connectors.
The advantage of the system is that the termination block can be removed in seconds and placed on a different connector. Consequently, cables and connectors can be swapped independently of each other.
When placed in the well-known Han® 3 A housing, the result is a fully industrial-strength interface between machinery and equipment and the Ethernet network.