DAS Company is an authorized Katlax distribution partner, stocking and supplying the complete Katlax industrial connectivity portfolio — M8 sensor connectors (A/B/D coding, 3–8 pin, IP67), M12 circular connectors (9 codings, 3602+ products), M23 field-wireable and panel-mount connectors, M40 heavy-duty circular connectors, 7/8" power connectors, IO junction boxes and custom wire harness assemblies — to machine builders, automation engineers and OEM equipment manufacturers across Europe from our Bulgaria distribution base.
Katlax Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., founded in 1994 and headquartered in Santej, Gandhinagar, India, is a specialist manufacturer of industrial circular connectors, wiring harnesses and cable assembly solutions — serving 4,000+ customers in 35+ countries across Europe, the Americas, Middle East and Asia Pacific. Katlax operates a vertically integrated manufacturing facility covering product design, injection moulding, cable processing, connector assembly and final quality assurance under one roof — enabling rapid prototyping, custom design and consistent production quality from prototype to volume manufacturing. Katlax connectors are certified by TUV Rheinland to EN and IEC standards, and carry CE, UKCA, UL, RoHS, REACH and ISO 9001 certification — meeting the most demanding European industrial connector specification requirements. Katlax is also RDSO (Research Designs and Standards Organisation) approved for railway applications and IPC/WHMA-A-620 compliant for cable harness assembly quality — covering defence, railway and medical OEM supply requirements alongside standard industrial automation applications. A US subsidiary in Wilmington, Delaware supports North American customer programmes alongside European distribution through DAS Company.
The Katlax M8 circular connector range (1,558 products, A/B/D codings, 3–8 pin) covers sensor-actuator connections at the field device level in industrial automation systems — including proximity sensors (3-pin NPN/PNP), 4–20 mA pressure and temperature transmitters (4-pin), digital encoder connections (8-pin) and fieldbus network connections (B-coding and D-coding variants). All Katlax M8 connectors provide IP67 protection in mated condition and are available in both cable-end (dual-ended PVC cable assembly) and panel-mount (threaded bulkhead) configurations. Straight and 90° elbow cable-end variants cover both machine-mounted and panel-wiring connection geometry requirements. The M8 Y-splitter (1 male input + 2 female outputs) provides T-junction distribution for power or signal — enabling sensor power distribution from a single supply output to two sensors without a separate junction box. All M8 cable assemblies are available in PVC (standard indoor), PUR (oil-resistant and drag-chain rated) and TPE (halogen-free, food-grade) cable jackets for environment-specific sensor wiring requirements.
The Katlax M12 connector range (3,602+ products, 9 codings: A, B, C, D, K, L, P, S, T) is the most comprehensive product family in the Katlax portfolio — covering signal (A-coding), DeviceNet/CANopen (B-coding), AC power (C-coding), Ethernet 100Base-TX (D-coding), PROFINET M12 X-coded (X-coding for 1 Gbit/s), power supply (K-coding and L-coding) and IO-Link (T-coding) applications from a single manufacturer. The M12 A-coding 5-pin female/male combination is the most widely installed sensor-actuator connector in European industrial automation — Katlax covers all common panel-mount, field-wireable and pre-cabled variants including the IP69K rating for food processing and pharmaceutical washdown applications. The M12 X-coded (8-pin, 10 Gbit/s capable, IEC 61076-2-109) covers PROFINET IRT and next-generation industrial Ethernet network connections at 1 Gbit/s and 10 Gbit/s — replacing RJ45 in harsh environment machine network connections where IP67/IP68 sealing is required. Shielded M12 variants (D-coding and X-coding) are available with integrated 360° shield termination in the connector body for EMC-sensitive industrial Ethernet applications near variable speed drives and switching equipment.
The Katlax M23 connector range (93 products, field-wireable and panel-mount) covers servo motor power and encoder feedback connections — the standard connector format used on Siemens SINAMICS, Allen-Bradley Kinetix, Mitsubishi MR-J4, Omron 1S and other major servo drive systems for motor encoder cable termination. M23 power connectors (6+PE, 7+PE and 12-pin) carry 16A per contact for servo motor supply connections at machine tool axes, robot joints and linear actuator drives. M23 signal/encoder connectors (12-pin and 17-pin) carry the encoder, thermistor and holding brake signals from servo motor to drive in a single screened cable connection with 360° shield termination. Katlax M23 connectors are available as field-wireable (crimp or screw contacts, for site assembly on cut-to-length cable) and panel-mount variants for servo drive cabinet face-plate installation.
The Katlax 7/8" industrial power connector (also known as 7/8" mini connector, IEC 61076-2-101) provides IP67-rated multi-pin power connection for DeviceNet network power supply, fieldbus power distribution and high-current field power supply connections — carrying up to 9A per contact in 2, 3, 4 and 5-pin configurations. The 7/8" connector is the standard power supply connection for DeviceNet node power taps and network power trunks — Katlax supplies the complete 7/8" system including trunk cable assemblies, T-connectors (thick trunk + thin drop), end caps and panel-mount power sockets for complete DeviceNet power network installations. Straight and 90° elbow cable-end variants, PVC and PUR cable jackets, and nickel-plated and stainless steel metal shell options cover the full range of machine installation environments for 7/8" power distribution.
Katlax IO junction boxes (4-port and 5-port M12 A-coding) provide field-level sensor signal and power distribution without requiring panel-mounted terminal blocks for each sensor — the standard industrial automation approach for grouping multiple sensors at a single field-level distribution point connected by a single trunk cable to the panel. The junction box accepts a standard M12 5-pin input from the PLC I/O module (or Ethernet/fieldbus network) and distributes signal and 24V DC power to 4 or 5 M12 sensor connections at the machine mounting point. PVC cable construction with IP67 junction box housing and coding A M12 compatibility covers standard 24V DC sensor wiring. The compact junction box format eliminates individual sensor cable routing to the main panel — reducing cable quantity, installation time and panel terminal block count on machines with distributed sensor groups.
Katlax's custom wiring harness and cable assembly service provides end-to-end connectivity solutions from connector specification through prototype approval and volume production — with rapid turnaround times from Katlax's Gandhinagar facility. Custom configurations include IP67 sealed multi-conductor assemblies, hybrid power-and-signal cables with both M12 and 7/8" terminations, over-moulded cable ends for IP68/IP69K requirements, drag-chain rated PUR cable assemblies for moving machine axes and robot cables, and RJ45 industrial Ethernet patch cords with ruggedised connector bodies. IPC/WHMA-A-620 cable harness assembly quality standard compliance and in-house continuity, insulation resistance and connector pull-force testing provide documented quality records for medical, defence and railway OEM procurement requirements.
DAS Company provides access to current Katlax pricing for authorized B2B buyers across Europe. Product categories with available pricing include M8 connectors (by coding, pin count and cable length), M12 connectors (by coding, pin count, gender and IP rating), M23 servo connectors (by pin count and termination type), 7/8" power connectors and IO junction boxes. For custom cable assembly and wiring harness programmes — including prototype development, small batch and volume production — contact our engineering team for specification review and project quotation. Katlax offers TUV Rheinland certified connector quality at Indian manufacturing pricing — typically 20–40% below equivalent European and Japanese circular connector brands for standard M8/M12 catalogue products.
