For Design Engineers
You own electrical performance and reliability. Caton engineers work directly with your team to evaluate insulation architecture, field geometry, and termination design — before production, not after a failure.
An engineering partner, not a build-to-print vendor
Design engineers working on high-voltage systems face a challenge most connector suppliers aren't equipped to address: the electrical performance of a cable assembly is determined by decisions made during design — insulation architecture, termination geometry, connector interface, and electric field management — not just during manufacturing.
Caton engineers work directly with system designers to evaluate these decisions before production. Because we manufacture both the connector and the cable assembly, we can evaluate the complete interconnect system — not hand you off between separate suppliers for connector and cable work.
- Direct collaboration with engineers who specialize in HV electrical behavior
- Insulation system selection based on voltage class, temperature, altitude, and exposure
- Termination geometry evaluation and design-for-manufacturability guidance
- Electric field stress analysis at connector interfaces and termination regions
- Corona and partial discharge risk identification early in the design process
- Integration support from prototype through qualification
Where design decisions determine performance
Standard connector geometries create field concentration at mating interfaces and termination points that can initiate corona or partial discharge at operating voltage.
We evaluate field geometry at every interface during the design phase — identifying concentration risks and recommending molded geometry solutions before production begins.
Insulation materials that meet nominal specs may fail under combined stresses — elevated temperature, altitude, humidity, and sustained voltage — that your system actually experiences.
We select and validate insulation systems against your full operating environment — not just the nominal voltage rating — ensuring stable performance across all operating conditions.
When connector and cable come from different suppliers, the interface between them is often the weakest electrical point. No single supplier owns the complete design.
Caton manufactures both the connector interface and the cable assembly. One engineering team evaluates and owns the complete interconnect — including the interface between them.
An assembly that passes qualification may not perform the same way a year into production if manufacturing processes aren't tightly controlled or if material substitutions are made without engineering review.
AS9100-controlled processes, full configuration control, and locked material specifications ensure that every assembly built after design release performs identically to the qualified design.
When to involve Caton in your design process
Ready to engage with Caton?
Our engineering team responds within one business day. You will work directly with the people responsible for execution.