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Innovation

Innovation is the engine that drives us toward tomorrow. At Molex, we work every day to help our customers realize innovation and disrupt the status quo. Through a seamless combination of people, processes and technology, we place customer innovation at the forefront of our products and services. How can we work together to build competitive advantage? 

Molex Fuels Innovation through Customer Collaboration and Engineering Expertise


Innovation doesn’t happen without hard work. That’s why at Molex we fuel innovation through a powerful commitment to customer collaboration, engineering expertise and investment in research and development (R&D). Because the next big idea doesn’t happen on its own, 5% of our sales are invested annually to drive innovation in critical categories of our business. That way, we can be ready to help our customers drive their own competitive advantage.

When a customer comes to us with a challenge, we approach it from all angles to help devise a solution — whether it’s an existing Molex capability or not. Through predictive technologies, internal innovation programs and focused mergers and acquisitions strategies, we’re constantly looking to the future and building the capabilities to predict and address what’s next. That’s how we developed groundbreaking 5G connectors, helped make the smartwatch even smarter and contribute daily to the development of faster, more efficient data centers.

Whether we’re tackling a specific product development challenge or inventing new capabilities for the next generation, innovation is at the core of everything we do. Explore just a few examples of how customer-inspired innovation happens at Molex. 

 


The Voices Leading Molex Innovation

Embracing Innovation

Successful innovation starts with a problem. Molex works to anticipate technology needs before they become our customers’ biggest challenges – embracing innovation to bring solutions to market quicker.

The Art of the Possible

From a blank piece of paper to everyday incremental improvements, innovation is at the heart of Molex. Diversity in thinking, expertise and experience are key to helping our customers realize the art of the possible.

AI and Machine Learning

Molex is leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to streamline our product development process, enabling faster prototyping and more efficient design iterations.

Advanced Material Development

As a leader in materials sciences, Molex develops advanced materials and processing technologies to create products that make lives better and improve our communities.

Immersion Cooling

Collaborating with industry leaders, Molex’s advanced research in thermal management through immersion cooling helps improve efficiency and reliability in high-speed data centers.

Customer-Inspired Innovation


Molex Rallies to Speed Delivery of Groundbreaking 5G Connectors

Few innovations are driving the future like 5G connectivity. The 5G network is enabling faster speeds and the level of reliability required for the ever-growing internet of things (IoT). To keep up in this highly competitive market, chip makers and manufacturers of mobile devices are racing to source components for smaller, smarter devices. Molex is a key player in 5G innovation, and our RF mmWave 5G25 Connectors are at the center of it all.

Shaping the Future of Data Center Architecture

Between consumer expectations for faster online experiences, rapidly emerging applications driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and an increasingly connected world, data centers are in a struggle to stay ahead. With high-speed interconnect solutions, Molex applies its exceptional knowledge to hyperscale and enterprise data centers alike, simultaneously addressing such concerns as space limitations, speed and power requirements and thermal considerations. Today’s data-driven technology is only made real through innovation.

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Molex Road Noise Cancelling Sensors Bring Quiet to the Cabin

The rise of audiobooks and podcasts has changed the way drivers and passengers experience in-vehicle entertainment, putting an even greater emphasis on sound quality. But noise caused by tires rolling across the road surface can become a significant distraction to vehicle occupants. To create a more comfortable in-vehicle experience, Molex created innovative Road Noise Cancelling (RNC) Sensors, called Percept, keeping road noise where it belongs.

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How Smart Thinking Made the Smartwatch Smarter

Manufacturers of smartphones, watches and other mobile devices are in a race to innovate. But as the needs for new features and functionality clash with space constraints, product designers face a paradox: integrating more components into less space. Through collaboration and innovation, Molex developed the Quad-Row Board-to-Board connector so that a leading smartwatch manufacturer could clear the way for more sensors and hardware.

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The Hidden Challenges of 5G RF Design

The arrival of 5G has introduced a wide range of RF design challenges, requiring mobile carriers and end-users to adopt new mindsets. Learn how Molex is tackling these challenges and creating innovative solutions for the future of 5G.

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Case Study

SOTECH Health and Phillips-Medisize Team up for Innovative COVID Testing

In a time of uncertainty, SOTECH Health and Phillips-Medisize, a Molex company, collaborated on a breakthrough innovation — a COVID-19 breath test that provides results in 30 seconds.

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Case Study

Pile Dynamics and Molex Transform Critical Testing of Structural Foundations

Pile Dynamics has a mission to transform the traditional foundation testing industry with a faster and more cost-effective test. In Molex, they found a collaborator with an innovative approach to help them achieve their goals.

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Case Study

Innovative Science Meets Advanced Manufacturing

For many people, cancer is detected too late. Exact Sciences set out to change that with Cologuard, a convenient, at-home stool DNA test used to detect cancer and precancerous polyps. Early on, Exact Sciences sought an experienced manufacturer who believed in product quality, patient-centered design and supply chain optimization. That’s where Phillips-Medisize, a Molex company, came in. With decades of manufacturing innovation for healthcare and life sciences companies, Exact Sciences found a collaborator with a like-minded approach. Now, Cologuard is poised to change the way Americans are screened for colorectal cancer — and how they think about the screening process.

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“We saw a well-established management team committed to an incredibly innovative product. We envisioned our capabilities as key enablers to helping Exact Sciences become a game-changer in the healthcare industry.”
Paul Chaffin
President
Molex Medical and Pharmaceutical Solutions

          

Our Approach to Innovation


Fostering Innovation

Modern engineering is constantly shaping the way the world lives, works and plays — and each new innovation can be powerfully influenced by out-of-the-box ideas, applied learning and collaborative thinking.  Mike Deppe, Molex Vice President of Global Product Development, recently shared his perspectives on optimizing innovation opportunities in today’s rapidly evolving global technology landscape.

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Proven Customer Success

Through innovation, we’ve helped countless customers bring novel solutions and cutting-edge technologies to market. Learn how Molex has helped overcome design barriers and constant market disruption through engineering expertise, manufacturing excellence and supply chain adaptability.

Digital Transformation

We’re committed to igniting customer advantage through digital innovation. Discover how our digital transformation initiative is improving supply chain, product development, manufacturing and operations.


Enabling Next-Generation Innovation

Virtually every industry is adopting next-generation technologies and innovation at an increasingly rapid pace to deliver previously unimagined features and functionality – for enterprises and consumers alike. Keeping pace with these advancements requires connectivity solutions that support demanding requirements for power, reliability, high-speed data and shrinking form factors. Discover how Molex is enabling next-generation innovation with advanced interconnect solutions that enable engineers to solve complex design challenges.