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ODU-MAC ZERO wins 2018 German Design Award

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The ODU-MAC ZERO impressed the jury of the German Design Council and won the premium international prize, the 2018 German Design Award which honours innovative products and projects.

The ODU-MAC ZERO is a recent addition to the ODU-MAC hybrid connector product line. Designed for use in industrial, medical, and test & measurement equipment, it is compact, lightweight, ergonomic and non-magnetic. The unique design has a high packing density, a variety of coding options, innovative locking technology, and attractive aesthetics. ODU is truly delighted to have been awarded this prestigious prize.

The ODU-MAC ZERO – a modular all-rounder

The ODU-MAC ZERO is part of the ODU-MAC range of hybrid connectors. It can be used in industrial applications, test and measurement and, thanks to its non-magnetic quality, in the medical technology field as well. When it comes to functional properties, the ODU-MAC ZERO features a lightweight ergonomic design, high packing density, a variety of coding options and an innovative locking technology. It’s considered a true eye-catcher in the connector market – not least thanks to its sleek and compact housing design – and has already won-over a wide audience.

For more information about the product, go to: https://www.odu-connectors.com/products-solutions/modular-connectors/odu-mac-white-line/

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For more than 75 years, ODU has designed customized premium connectors ensuring reliable transmission of power, signals, data, and media in demanding applications in the growth markets of medical, military & security and energy, as well as in established sectors such as industrial electronics, test & measurement, and automotive.

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For more than 75 years, ODU has designed customized premium connectors ensuring reliable transmission of power, signals, data, and media in demanding applications in the growth markets of medical, military & security and energy, as well as in established sectors such as industrial electronics, test & measurement, and automotive.

In 1937, Otto Dunkel built the first ionospheric transmitters, broadcasting messages into the atmosphere, to be reflected to another location. Early transmissions presented many challenges, particularly with the plug contacts of the broadcasting system. Looking out his window one day, Otto saw a man with a twig-broom sweeping up leaves – giving him the idea for an entirely new contact – the springwire.

A year later Otto patented his invention: Now known around the world as ODU SPRINGTAC, offering connector technology on the highest technical level. Multiple, individually-operating, springwires are incorporated into each contact [even the smallest 0.76mm dia contact has 15 springwires] – each springwire in contact with the pin, ensuring extremely high mating cycles and stable low contact resistance.


ODU-MAC is a rectangular connector system offering almost limitless configurations. Reliable and compact, most ODU-MAC modules are based on ODU SPRINGTAC technology, ensuring high contact stability even under increased vibration.

Available in two formats  – in a DIN housing for manual operation and in an aluminium frame as an automatic docking version. The contacts can be varied by the customer – using a configurator, backed-up by ODU technical support engineers.

Whether in connector technology for the Finnish state railway, in the analysis unit of heart catheter systems, or in pick-and-place machines, the ODU-MAC ensures reliable safety – customers report no failures in the docking version of the ODU-MAC even after one million mating cycles.

So, what’s new?

ODU have introduced a new, high-density version of their highly successful miniature AMC push-pull connector. With dia­meters from under 10 up to 18.5mm and contact densities of up to 40 contacts, this connector offer functionality and premium quality in a compact size. At the same time, these featherweights guarantee a highly robust connec­tion, convenient handling, and long service life. ODU is developing customized versions of these connectors to meet specific customer require­ments, and also offers cable assembly and over-moulding.

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