In early 2025, ECI was consulted by a long-standing customer to develop a custom over-molded connector for a UV water sterilizer unit they manufacture. Previously, these cables were produced in China, but inconsistent quality and ongoing delivery issues prompted the customer to seek a more reliable solution.
Following the introduction of new tariffs in the first quarter of 2025, the customer approached ECI with an opportunity to redesign the cables and over-molded connectors to better suit their application and enable domestic production bypassing both the tariffs and the long lead times.
After several weeks of design refinement and testing, ECI delivered a fully optimized cable assembly that is now manufactured locally. The new solution not only meets their technical requirements but also eliminates the need for in-house modifications to make previous cables work with their units. This allows their team to focus on building their core product. ECI’s plug-and-play solution has saved their staff countless hours in assembly, enabling them to concentrate on what they do best.
