Connect Group, a Top 20 EMS provider in Europe and Top 77 worldwide, has strengthened its position in mission-critical cable and wire systems with the integration of the Schleuniger WireTwister 3300 AD at its Kampenhout facility in Belgium.
The investment enhances the company’s capabilities in industrialized cable assembly and reflects its long-term approach to manufacturing: not reacting to demand, but engineering precision and scalability into the process from the outset.
“Twisted pair cables are mission-critical components in some of the most demanding applications our customers operate. This investment ensures that the quality we deliver today is the same quality we deliver at higher volumes, across every shift, with full traceability.” Koen Domen, Plant Manager, Connect Group Kampenhout.
Precision at the Core of a Demanding Discipline
Twisted pair cables are embedded in critical infrastructure across industrial automation, railway signalling systems, medical devices, and energy applications. Their role is essential: reducing electromagnetic interference and preserving signal integrity in environments where failure is not an option.
However, in cable manufacturing, quality risk rarely originates from a single defect. It develops gradually through small process variations such as inconsistent pitch, uncontrolled tension, or operator-to-operator differences across shifts. Over time, these deviations can affect the reliability of the final assembly.
The Schleuniger WireTwister 3300 AD addresses these challenges through a fully automated and controlled twisting process.
As a dual-head automatic twisting machine, it operates with two alternating production lines — enabling continuous output while maintaining strict process stability. Its integrated control systems ensure repeatable parameters across all production runs.
Key capabilities include:
- Fully programmable tension and pitch control
Ensures consistent output across shifts, independent of operator variation. - Dual automatic twisting lines with self-driven carriers
Continuous production with controlled wire positioning and stable tension throughout the process. - Up to 1,000 stored programs
Fast changeovers via touchscreen or barcode scanning, supporting both high-volume and high-mix environments. - Twisting capability up to a starting length of 8.5 m per cycle, supporting flexible production across a wide range of cable assembly requirements.
- Full process traceability
Enabling fully auditable production for regulated and quality-critical industries.
A Quality Framework Built for Mission-Critical Markets
The new capability strengthens an already established and certified manufacturing environment at Kampenhout. Connect Group’s Cable & Wire Systems operations are supported by a comprehensive quality framework, including:
- ISO 9001 certification
- REACH SVHC and RoHS compliance
- UL recognition for wiring harness production
- IPC/WHMA-A-620 Class II & III qualification
- 100% workmanship traceability across production
- Regular audits for railway and automotive customers
- Networked test and traceability systems beyond standard continuity testing
At Kampenhout, capabilities span from single wires and complex harnesses to sub-modules, racks, and complete cabinets, supporting both high-mix, low-volume and medium-volume industrial programmes, with co-engineering and prototyping available from early development stages.
In addition to Kampenhout, Connect Group also operates a dedicated cable manufacturing division in Romania, further strengthening its European production footprint and scalable cable assembly capacity.
The Integrated Advantage: From Cable to Complete System
Kampenhout serves as the reference site for cable and wire assembly expertise across Connect Group’s global footprint of 11 locations in Europe, Asia, and America, employing more than 2,700 people.
Within this network, Connect Group operates as a fully vertically integrated EMS partner, combining design and development, PCB assembly, cable assembly, subsystem integration, and full box build manufacturing under one structure.
Cables produced at Kampenhout are directly integrated into larger system assemblies, designed, validated, and tested as part of complete product architectures.
This integration eliminates the handover risks typically associated with fragmented supply chains. Fewer interfaces reduce variability, improve quality control, and increase predictability across lead times and specifications.
The result:
Customers do not receive a cable that works. They receive the exact cable specified — consistently, at scale, with documented proof.