About Us

Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world.

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About Us
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Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. 

Connection Systems delivers solutions to transfer & protect signal and power distribution throughout the vehicle. Autonomous driving, connectivity and electrification are only possible with connected systems.

Connection Systems Portfolio

Wide range of Low Voltage, High Voltage, and High-Speed Data terminals and connectors, as well as an extensive eyelet and engineered components portfolio. 

Systems Integration Expertise

Our Connection Systems portfolio offers comprehensive solutions for vehicle architectures, ensuring reliable power for in-vehicle connectivity and electric vehicle applications. It enables faster charging, weight reduction, and increased vehicle range.

Complex Assemblies & Automation

Uniquely positioned to offer specific Battery System solutions such as Intercell Connections and Battery Interface Systems with superior modularity, scalability, configurability, quality, and efficiency.

Engineered Components

The long experience with plastic and metal parts in all systems developed by Lear gives the advantage on design and manufacturing of Channels and Brackets.

High Speed Data Solutions

Lear leverages all the EDS experience to produce high speed data sub-assemblies with the most optimized manufacturing, saving project timing and giving flexibility to customers.

Product Portfolio

Lear's Connection Systems portfolio provides a holistic suite of solutions for the entire vehicle architecture:

  • Terminals & Connectors for Low Voltage and High Voltage Applications
  • High Voltage Battery Connection Systems
  • High Speed Data Solutions
  • Power Distribution Boxes
  • Engineered Metal & Plastic Components

Battery Plugboard

Fully configurable solution for a common electric vehicle battery interface. A single assembly that combines all connections to flow power in and out of the high voltage battery, designed for automated pack assembly.

Busbar Technology

High-quality engineering stamped, overmolded, bent and extruded components from Lear Connection Systems. Providing a high-electrical performance with extended mechanical advantage. Lear’s creative tooling and designs allow the manufacturing of complex shapes  for various applications. 

Intercell Connect Board

A highly advanced technology that electrically and mechanically integrates battery cells into modules that enables High Voltage power to the electric vehicle. Inhouse capabilities to support all cell types and battery architectures. 

Power Distribution Boxes

Lear offers a wide range of Low-voltage PDB/JB/FB solutions to fulfil the varying customer requirements. Sealed and unsealed boxes and fuses, with pluggable or bolt-down interface. Over 30 years of experience in providing passive power distribution boxes to manage power distribution within a vehicle while providing performance, safety and reliability.

High current Terminals & Connectors

Lear’s High Current Connection Systems are developed to meet the demanding conditions of high-power automotive applications and enhance their performance. Mainly used in Electric Vehicles and 48volt systems. Our terminal and connector innovations combined with Lear’s system-level expertise results in an uncompromised solution for high-power systems, delivered in the smallest packaged environment. 

Customer Benefits

Lear’s  Connection  Systems  are  integrated  throughout  the  vehicle’s  electrical  distribution system,  reliably  powering  everything  from  in-vehicle  connectivity  to  electric  vehicle applications, allowing for faster charging, reduced weight and extended vehicle range. 

  • Production-proven products and development processes with global customers and manufacturing capabilities
  • Engineering expertise for highly efficient solutions

Manufacturing Capabilities

Injection

  • High-capacity tools
  • Moldflow
  • Multi-cavity Molds
  • Overmolding Tools
  • Bi-component molding
  • LSR Molding
  • Mucell
  • Foaming
  • Multi-cavity injection
  • 2K molding

Assembly

  • 2K process capabilities
  • Toxing
  • Stitching
  • Overmolding
  • Full- and Semi-automation

Stamping

  • Standard stamping
  • Laser welding
  • Busbar stamping
  • Fuse stamping
  • Press-in nuts
  • Deburring

9 Manufacturing Facilities   /   6 Countries Worldwide

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Lear Connection Systems footprint is covering global customer needs