Axon' takes over CISAL

19 Jan 2016

French Interconnect Group Axon’ Cable SAS has acquired on 1st January 2016, CISAL SAS, a SME located in the Alsace region of the country. This company is specialized in the manufacture of contacts for automotive connectors and has been renamed Axon’ PinTec SAS.

The CISAL company
CISAL is a small company numbering some 10 staff, located in Wissembourg, in the North of Alsace. They manufacture Precision Wire Pins and interconnect Pinheaders. The products are mainly destined for automotive applications, but they are also used for other applications including industrial connectors, printed circuit boards and mechatronics components.

The company supplies loose or reeled parts, in straight or angled versions, from a variety of different shapes and materials, with either full or selective plating as required. CISAL uses a clever electrostriction technology to manufacture contacts with smooth, spherical tips with none of the sharp edges that can cause damage on insertion. This is a significant advantage for mechatronics projects.
The company also offers a full range of standard pin headers for board-to-board and board-to-cable interconnects, in straight or angled versions with full or selective plating.  Custom-designed versions are also available. The company  provides prototypes as well as large and small production volumes.

Relationship with Axon’
CISAL had already been supplying the Axon’ group with wire pins and interconnect pin headers for several years. In order to assure the long-term existence of the company beyond his upcoming retirement, Mr. Sieghard Baumgartner, CISAL’s President and CEO, suggested the acquisition could be potentially good for Axon’. The takeover has consequently been effective since 1st January 2016. Axon’ benefits both from a vertical technical integration and the use of an important new technology, that of electrostriction. CISAL has henceforth been renamed “Axon PinTec”. 
“Axon’”: to show the company is now part of the Axon’ group
“Pin”:  to highlight the expertise in pin headers with chamfered or rounded tips.
“Tec”:   To highlight the company's expertise in developing custom designed contacts.

About Axon'

The Axon' group designs and manufactures innovative electrical interconnects and cable assemblies for severe environments. With this acquisition, the group enlarges its expertise in interconnect and can offer assembled connectors with square or round contacts manufactured with the electrostriction process.