Triple Your Profits on the Same Product
Elastic contacts not only boost the performance of your products but also offer a unique opportunity to significantly increase profitability on existing models. By incorporating elastic contacts, manufacturers can:
- Accelerate time-to-market for new products
- Reduce R&D costs and minimize resource demands in design and testing phases
- Lower material expenses on copper, silver, and energy consumption
Disrupting a Market Expected to Reach €40-50 Billion by 2030
The advantages of elastic contacts make them a game-changer in an expanding market, projected to grow significantly in the coming decade.
How Can Elastic Contacts Triple Your Profit?
Calculation Example:
- Market price of a 250 Amp DC contactor: $75 with a profit of $15
- Market price of a 400 Amp DC contactor: $150
By adding $10 worth of elastic contacts to a 250 Amp contactor, the nominal current rating instantly increases to 400 Amps. With minimal production cost adjustments, revenue jumps by $75, and profit after taxes more than triples.
Similarly, applying elastic contacts to a 400 Amp contactor increases its rating to 800 Amps, potentially doubling its market value from $150 to $300, while keeping production costs nearly the same. This profit boost is possible without any limitations on scalability.
Note: Elastic contacts eliminate the need for additional conductor size for heat dissipation since they reduce heating by up to 20x, allowing for a compact yet higher-performing design.
How Elastic Contacts Save on Development Time and R&D Costs
Developing traditional contactors involves complex mechanisms to:
- Achieve high contact pressure
- Minimize bounce and manage rapid break speeds
- Compensate for the thermal and wear issues of solid contacts
Solid contacts often make contact at a single point, leading to overheating and energy inefficiency. This issue requires extensive R&D to resolve overheating and stability problems.
In contrast, elastic contacts simplify the design:
- Lower compression force: Entire contact surfaces connect evenly without bridges, reducing resistance with minimal force
- No welding, bounce, or dynamic separation
- Less complex drive mechanisms for contacts, leading to faster design cycles and simplified product testing
This simplicity reduces design time and allows for a faster rollout of products that require reliable, high-current switching.
How Elastic Contacts Save on Materials
Elastic contacts require:
- Less compression force, preventing welding and overheating
- Reduced conductor cross-sections since no heat dissipation mechanisms are needed
- Streamlined mechanical structures, leading to simpler designs and fewer materials
This translates to lower costs on raw materials and components, achieving the same performance with reduced material consumption and operational expenses.