The cable and connector distributor Hiconnex Industrial handles the complete assembly of Han-Modular® connectors. These Han-Modular® connectors are fitted into Alstom trains, which are then delivered to the South African national transport company PRASA.
“This partnership is a win-win-win situation for all companies involved: for Alstom, for Hiconnex Industrial and for HARTING,” says Bernd Fischer, General Manager Corporate Regional Management at HARTING. And, what is also very important, with this project all companies support local market in South Africa.
“We are delighted that Alstom is impressed with our expertise and quality products in the rail sector,” says Chris Brand, General Manager of Hiconnex Industrial. HARTING and Hiconnex Industrial are looking to develop a long-term partnership.
The HARTING Technology Group is one of the world’s leading providers of industrial connection technology for the three lifelines of Data, Signal and Power and has 13 production plants and branches in 43 countries. Moreover, the company also produces retail checkout systems, electromagnetic actuators for automotive and industrial series use, charging technology and cables for electronic vehicles, as well as hardware and software for customers and applications in automation technology, robotics and transportation engineering. In the 2015/16 business year, some 4,300 employees generated sales of EUR 586 million.
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