Contactless connectivity

FreeCon Contactless offers compact dimensions and maximum efficiency to enable reliable and contactless transmission of up to 240 W of power

Contactless connectivity

Benefit from a maintenance-free transmission solution

High power density with maximum efficiency

High power density with maximum efficiency

For the first time ever, 240 W of power can be transmitted contactlessly via two especially small modules. Extremely low transmission losses translate into an efficiency level of up to 93 %

Intelligence for contact points in the field

Intelligence for contact points in the field

Controlled by a PLC, the secondary side can be switched on or off using the primary side. The result is therefore a switchable device suitable for integration in a higher-level control program.

Easy to retrofit

Easy to retrofit

Its plug and play capability means that FreeCon Contactless is just as easy to use as a plug-in connector and can therefore even be retrofitted for existing systems without any problems.

Chancellor Angela Merkel and former US President Barack Obama visited the Weidmüller stand At the Hannover Messe 2016 and were convinced by the future-oriented visions of contactless transmission technology.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and former US President Barack Obama visited the Weidmüller stand At the Hannover Messe 2016 and were convinced by the future-oriented visions of contactless transmission technology.

Product range

FreeCon Contactless

Maintenance-free and up to 24 V/240 W, with high power density and maximum efficiency

FreeCon Contactless, with compact dimensions and maximum efficiency, enables reliable and contactless transmission of up to 240 W of power. The transmission can even be controlled via PLC. It is therefore possible to switch 10 A directly via the PLC without the need for an additional contactor.

FreeCon Contactless
Advantages
  • Wear-free electrical connection switchable within a controlled process
  • High flexibility due to unlimited approach options
  • Complete protection against humidity and dirt
  • Flexible mounting options
  • Fast commissioning with PROFINET PushPull Power connection
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Avoid wear of mechanical plug connections

Avoid wear of mechanical plug connections

Avoid wear of mechanical plug connections

In the industrial segment, Weidmüller’s optimised technology opens up countless opportunities for high-performance automation.

Our recipe for success is based on innovative thermal management, which enabled our developers to achieve an efficiency level of more than 90 per cent and thus to effectively reduce heat development. Under these conditions, we were able to implement the compact design we were aiming for.

Product Manager Klaus Leuchs, Weidmüller

FreeCon Contactless tool changer

FreeCon Contactless tool changer

FreeCon Contactless tool changer

The automotive industry makes use of applications that require frequent plugging cycles, such as industrial robots performing tool changes. The high level of wear that occurs on the mechanical plug-in connections can be avoided entirely with FreeCon Contactless.

Factory of the future

Factory of the future

Factory of the future

With the smart floor, Bosch Rexroth presents a decisive step towards the factory of the future. Using 5G and contactless energy transmission, machine modules arrange themselves independently and are supplied directly via the double floor. With the modular product solutions FreeCon Contactless and FieldPower®, Weidmüller supports the innovation project with a continuous, contactless transmission infrastructure and electrification of the flexible floor plates.

Perfect complementation

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Service interfaces

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Benefit from Weidmüller services and market experience

Time-saving data provision

Time-saving data provision

CAD 3D models in various formats and CAE data are available for download in our product catalogue.

Approvals and certificates

Approvals and certificates

To always deliver first-class products, quality control is of the utmost importance to us. Starting with ISO 9000ff. up to continuous monitoring by independent global institutes.

To product approvals

Automotive and robotics

Automotive and robotics

Digitalisation and flexibilisation of vehicle production along the value stream.

To automotive and robotics

Applications

References and expert articles

Preparing the ground for the factory of the future

In the factory of the future, the only fixed elements are the external walls. Machinery and equipment on the other hand, can be moved freely and communicate with each other in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). An important requirement for this is a decentralised supply and data infrastructure. With the smart floor, Bosch Rexroth has developed a corresponding system where Weidmüller solutions are deployed.

Creative scope for plant planners

Contactless transmission technology opens up new automation opportunities. In cases where a manual plug connection is not an option, advanced applications can be implemented with automated couplings.

Contactless charging in cleanroom applications

A clean affair: FreeCon Contactless from Weidmüller creates clean connections - even through a glass wall if necessary. Two current application examples demonstrate the advantages of the system.

Contactless power transmission is opening up new automation prospects

To transmit high levels of power as part of a maintenance-free solution, Weidmüller has optimised the proven inductive resonance coupling technology so that even powerful motors can be reliably supplied via an air gap.

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