Wire Cutting & Crimp Die Machine Setups: How To Limit Variability

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Having a great setup tech is key to a crimp die operating properly. Every aspect of the material from feeding the terminals into the fixture, positioning, application and cutting off of the terminal from the carrier reel can create variability in the finished product if everything is not aligned, sharp and accurate.

Wire To Wire Connections: How To Perform Commercial Grade Attachments

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Electricity does not discriminated on connection quality and will pass voltage so long as there is a physical link of any size from wire to wire. This creates variability in the quality of various connections because of other factors created as a result of less than adequate connection.

Electrical Resistance and Heat are the two main failures created when a wire to wire connection is done wrong…

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Best Practices For Wire Harness Assembly: Routing And Securing Wires

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Once a product is known well enough and starts selling in the market, there is an opportunity for creators to save on cost, produce faster, and enhance the quality of the wiring aspects of the product by having an OEM supplier who specializes in wire harnesses help manufacture the product.

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Aligning Quality Systems For Critical Traceability Of Military and Medical Applications

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…They employ advanced tracking/reporting systems and requirements in order to make all parts and components being used in their products traceable….

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The Evolution Of Wire Labelling Techniques: Has Quality Improved?

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An older method of marking still in use today in many industries, but with caution in the commercial wire industry is Hot Stamping. This method of marking involves some type of heated die and a transfer foil. The foil is placed between the item being…