The industrial connector market - France

The market for electrical and communication cables  includes the sale of all the articles of electrotechnical physical connections and electronics (card connectors) as well as data connection industrialists This study therefore excludes small cables for personal and domestic use, such as microcomputer products (motherboards, external connectors), audio, video and telecommunications transmission connectors, as well as plugs, chargers and other small connectors. In order to avoid the multiplication of cables, systems such as WIFI for the Internet or Bluetooth for data transmission have appeared since the early 2000s: this weakens the market while new technologies such as the optic fibre are helping to revitalize it. Connectics thus brings together technologies related to physical connections between devices as well as data transmission and is at the border of several disciplines such as plastics processing, chemistry, mechanics and electronics. The connector market is thus a segment of the more global market of electronic components The latter mainly concerns the industrial, automotive and aerospace markets, which are its three main outlets. In 2017, connectors and cables accounted for 25% of the electronic components market. [ Ministry of Economy and Finance ] Today, connectors are used in almost all equipment and systems for the efficient operation of peripherals in the home and office. With the technology upgrades as a result, connectors are increasingly being designed for versatile and long-term use. The latest trend that is gaining momentum in the market is the increasing adoption of automotive electronics . The increasing use of connectors in various automotive electronic devices such as navigation, steering, brakes and cruise control is expected to be a new trend in the connector market. Finally, developments in the construction in France and the investment trends of electricity and telecommunications operators are important determinants of the market.