The Swiss company Cicor Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) has developed an innovative plug connector module that already integrates the contact support or insulating body. The design is so sophisticated that the same modules can be used for plug and socket.
 
The advantages of the element are above all in miniaturization and system simplification. In comparison to the predecessor version, the plug connector module allows three times as many contacts yet requires 40% less volume and weights 75% less. The component is used in medical technology, measurement technology and industrial electronics.