Assembly in Action: Ultrasonic Approach Reduces Wire Splice Times by 60 Percent
J&M Products Inc. (San Fernando, CA) manufactures support clamps, brackets and wire-harness assemblies for the automotive industry and companies like Boeing (Chicago) and truck manufacturer PACCAR Inc. (Bellevue, WA).
Historically, the company used a two-stage system that involved both mechanical banding and soldering when splicing wires in its wire harnesses. However, the technique was cumbersome and time-consuming.