How Prototyping Ensures Optimal Results When Making Harnesses & Assemblies In order to ensure high performance, durability, and safety in their future application, electrical components, such as wire harnesses and cable assemblies, must be made with the...
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Why Outsourcing Your Custom Manufacturing Needs May (or May Not) Be Your Best Move
Answer These 4 Questions to Decide if Outsourcing is Right for You If you had the resources, staff, space, skill, time, and money to take care of all your manufacturing needs yourself, you would, ideally. But that’s often neither possible nor practical,...
The Importance of Wire Harnesses & Cable Assemblies in Automation & Robotic Systems
Features & Benefits of Robotic & Automation Cable Assemblies & Wire Harnesses From the vehicle assembly floor to the surgery room, automation and robotic systems play an integral part in the production and operation of some of the greatest modern...
Bridging the Distance: How Telecom Cables Connect the World
Understanding the 3 Most Common Types of Telecommunications Cables: Coaxial, Twisted Pair, & Fiber Optic Telecommunications, or “telecom,” refers to communication over long distances, especially via electricity. Once exclusively relegated to voice transmissions,...
Exploring the Different Types & Attributes of Medical Cable Assemblies
Essential to the Medical Field, Cable Assemblies Supply the Critical Power & Data Used in Medical Devices The medical field is a constantly evolving, rapidly advancing industry which relies heavily on electronic devices to create the conditions for optimal health...
When Failure is Not an Option: Custom Military Wire Harnesses & Cable Assemblies
Mil-Specs, Applications, & Other Factors OEMs Consider When Manufacturing Harnesses & Cables for Military Use Not totally unlike those used in other industries such as construction or automotive, military electrical systems are typically designed for mobility,...
Key Considerations When Designing Custom Automotive Wire Harnesses
Vehicles Feature Complex Wiring Systems With Specific Attributes to Keep Things Running Smoothly Whether we’re heading to work, a friend’s house, or the store, it’s easy for us to take for granted that every time we get into our cars and trucks, we’re getting behind...
Filler Material for Custom Cable Assemblies & Why It’s Needed
10 Most Common Types of Cable Filler Material When constructing a custom cable assembly, manufacturers often add filler material to separate different sections and/or to fill in the gaps between the conductors, or wires. Fillers serve multiple functions within...
American Wire Gauge (AWG) System: A Valuable Resource for Choosing the Best Wires for Electrical Projects
How an AWG Chart is Used to Select the Best Wire for Each Application When designing a custom wire harness, manufacturers take many factors into consideration to help them choose the best wire to use, including its future application and overall project budget. ...
What’s Watt? And Other Electrical Terminology Explained
A Brief Glossary of Key Electrical Terms The world of electronics has its own language with a seemingly limitless vocabulary. At times, terminology can be confusing or applied incorrectly, even among those familiar with it. Here we’ll provide definitions for some of...