A new “revolution in military affairs” is driving land force transformations worldwide. Like the precision guidance revolution of the 1970’s, today’s digital revolution demands new ways of thinking, equipping and operating modern armies.   In the 1970’s, Army General Donn Starry saw the precision guidance revolution take shape in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Surveying the outcome … Continued

Fischer Connectors’ expertise and know-how in designing high-performance cable assembly solutions for all types of industry, and especially for harsh-environment applications, are well known. David Cianciolo, Senior Project Manager at Fischer Connectors USA, explains in a new White Paper the benefits of cable assembly solutions and what engineers need to consider when working on their … Continued

Top Competitors Take Big Data and the Internet of (Boating) Things To the High Seas in Their Quest for the America’s Cup.   Published on the Occasion of the 36th America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) Race in Auckland, New Zealand, December 17-19, 2020   By Stuart Doe, Head of Active Solutions, Fischer Connectors   High-end … Continued

In ConnectorSupplier’s ‘2020 Interconnect Innovations eBook’, Fischer Connectors’ Head of Product Design Hassan Fadli shares in-depth engineering insights on the connectivity-by-design approach. Connectivity by design enables innovation by removing integration and cable management roadblocks for OEM design engineers and enhancing usability for end users. Four application success stories showcase the efficacy of the connectivity-by-design approach … Continued

Innovation in its essence requires something new to emerge.   There is a before and an after.   Change happens.   And change requires tension.   A positive way to instill tension within the organization is to bring new skills and different ways of thinking and seeing the world.   That’s what we do when … Continued

Les récents succès de SolarStratos – y compris les deux premières mondiales du 25 août 2020 – sont le résultat de la persévérance dont a fait preuve l’équipe de projet. La persévérance, c'est la qualité numéro un des vrais explorateurs, lesquels savent allier capacité d'évaluer et de prendre des risques et forte tolérance à l'échec. … Continued

When we say that our vision is to “reimagine connectivity, together”, our actions match our words. That’s why we’ve imagined and launched the Fischer Freedom™ Series, which serves as a technology platform and innovation enabler for design engineers and integrators.   There are multiple ways of being innovative as an organization.   We can leverage … Continued

Innovation is also about de-risking.   In the early stage, both feasibility and desirability are in question. And, when it’s about a physical product like a connector or a connectivity solution, a key step in the de-risking process is fast prototyping.   Additive manufacturing (very often called “3D printing”) is a critical capability in this … Continued

Dans les entreprises comme Fischer Connectors, qui fournissent des composants essentiels au fonctionnement des appareils, équipements et écosystèmes électroniques du monde connecté dans lequel nous vivons, innover c’est agir et appeler à agir. Cette action a un but: co-créer, en collaboration avec le client, une solution fiable qui répond à un ou plusieurs besoins ou … Continued

When technology is engineered for the rigors of the military battlefield, it’s well prepared to transfer the same reliability and durability to the medical industry.   By Jean-Marie Buchilly, Innovation Cell Manager, Fischer Connectors As the surgeon relied on the luminous headset to conduct complex surgery, there was just one annoyance: the cable powering it … Continued