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IPC-WHMA-A-620 Gets an Update

IPC-WHMA-A-620 Gets an Update

Four years after their last revision, IPC and WHMA recently published revision D of their popular A-620 standard for cable and wire harness assembly.
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Jim Camillo
June 16, 2021
Rulebooks are multifaceted things. On the one hand, they are intentionally restrictive to ensure the proper order of performing one or more activities. On the other hand, they eventually evolve to address new and better ways of doing something.
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Cost Reduction in Wire Harness Assembly

Cost Reduction in Wire Harness Assembly

Experience, foresight and a reliable enterprise resource planning (ERP) system are the keys to cutting expenses throughout the wire harness assembly process.
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Jim Camillo
June 15, 2021
In the marketing world, a pair of scissors is all that's needed to cut expenses. But, in the real world of business, scissors are the last thing company executives need near them during the stressful process of deciding where to reduce costs.
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Wire Harness Assembly: Business Outlook

Wire Harness Assembly: Business Outlook

Harness assemblers took a hit in 2020, but the economic forecast for 2021 looks better.
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John Sprovieri
April 20, 2021
With the possible exception of medical device manufacturing, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted manufacturing in every industry last year. Wire harness manufacturing was no exception. With both automotive and aerospace manufacturing depressed, harness assemblers struggled.
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Training for Wire Harness Assembly

Training for Wire Harness Assembly

WHMA and IPC have developed a new training program for workers who are new to wire harness assembly.
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John Sprovieri
April 16, 2021
One of the biggest challenges in manufacturing today is obtaining and retaining skilled labor. Wire harness manufacturing is no exception. In fact, one online job board listed more than 900 openings for wire harness assemblers in March.
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What’s New With Cut, Strip and Crimp Machines

What’s New With Cut, Strip and Crimp Machines

These fully automated machines simultaneously process the ends of one or more different wires to optimize productivity
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Jim Camillo
January 13, 2021
Component uniformity and product quality often go hand in hand. Knowing this, manufacturers do all they can to find the right equipment that ensures such uniformity batch after batch, day after day.
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Reliable Bonding for Autonomous Driving

Reliable Bonding for Autonomous Driving

Ultrasonic welding is a fast, reliable method for attaching connectors to cables used in self-driving cars
Christian Huber
January 12, 2021
For a long time, autonomous driving seemed like science fiction. Now, it is increasingly becoming a reality. In the next 10 years, driving as we know it will undergo greater changes than in the last 30 years.
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Harness Design at Nordex

Harness Design at Nordex

Software aids design and assembly of control cabinets and wire harnesses for wind turbines
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John Sprovieri
October 16, 2020

Can the length of a wire harness routed in a wind turbine tower 394 feet tall and connected to a control cabinet in a nacelle be precisely determined by a computer? Yes, it can.


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The Ergonomics of Wire Harness Assembly

The Ergonomics of Wire Harness Assembly

Manual tasks pose numerous risks to assemblers
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Austin Weber
October 15, 2020

When it comes to assembling wire harnesses, humans still do it better than automation. That's why wire processing remains a largely manual process. However, it also poses a number of ergonomic issues and concerns, including the risk of back, finger, neck, shoulder and wrist injuries.


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Ultrasonic Welding of Wire to Metal

Ultrasonic Welding of Wire to Metal

Manufacturers have multiple technology options for ultrasonically welding wire to small metal parts
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Jim Camillo
October 14, 2020

One of the main goals of an artist is to help others see things in a different light and use them in a new way. Manufacturers often provide a similar benefit to their equipment suppliers.


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