5 things to check when choosing a cable harness company🗸
The interior of electronics or robots is filled with complex substrates and colorful chipsets. Cable harnesses and wire harnesses are what bring the device to life by organically connecting them. The product’s harness, called the nervous system, has fatal power enough to paralyze the entire system with even the smallest contact failure. Especially when designing high-precision devices that are directly related to human safety, such as medical robots and walking rehabilitation robots, the criteria for selecting a partner should be tailored to “sustainable trust,” not just to the price. Today, we will summarize the basic things that must be checked when selecting cable harness and wire harness companies.
1. International standards of quality and certification by industry📜
The first thing to check is objective verification, or certificate.
If the types of harnesses to be handled are from the medical & robot family, we need to make sure that they are ISO 13485 (Medical Device Quality Management System) certification. This is because medical and rehabilitation robots require strict safety standards. If it’s harnesses to be used for industrial equipment, we need to see if it has a history of passing demanding process control such as IATF 16949. The certification is to prove the “minimum system” that the partner has.
2. Engineering capabilities and design technology considering manufacturing
Rather than designing according to the drawing given by the customer, it should have the ability to look at it from a new perspective. You should be able to review the drawing and make counterproposals that can increase manufacturing efficiency and durability. For example, given the range of motion of the robot joint, can you suggest the best path to prevent twisting or breaking of wires or fatigue? When selecting connectors and materials, it is important to ensure that you have an accurate understanding of the characteristics of the various materials and that you have the right information to recommend alternatives or high-performance materials for your environment.
As technology advances, cables become thinner, transmit more data, and withstand more difficult environments. Engineers also need a deep understanding of ultra-flammable materials, alloy wires for weight reduction, and shielding technologies for high-speed data transmission.
Rather than designing according to the drawing given by the customer, it should have the ability to look at it from a new perspective. You should be able to review the drawing and make counterproposals that can increase manufacturing efficiency and durability. For example, given the range of motion of the robot joint, can you suggest the best path to prevent twisting or breaking of wires or fatigue? When selecting connectors and materials, it is important to ensure that you have an accurate understanding of the characteristics of the various materials and that you have the right information to recommend alternatives or high-performance materials for your environment.
As technology advances, cables become thinner, transmit more data, and withstand more difficult environments. Engineers also need a deep understanding of ultra-flammable materials, alloy wires for weight reduction, and shielding technologies for high-speed data transmission.
3. Advanced Automation Facilities and Inspection Systems
As important as a skilled master’s hand skills is the standardization and automation of processes.
🟠 Automatic compression and vision inspection : The height and tensile strength of the terminal compression should be measured in real time, and the vision inspection should ensure that the automated facility is equipped to quickly detect erroneous wiring.
🟠 Full test : A process of conducting energization tests, withstand voltage tests, and insulation resistance tests as a full test rather than sampling must be established.
4. Data tracking and supply chain management🗃️
A system that can quickly identify the cause when a problem occurs shows the level of corporate list management. That’s why you should also check when, what material, what equipment each process or harness was manufactured by, and by digitizing all records. Also, making sure you have a solid enough supply chain to replace a particular connector or wire in the event of unstable supply and demand is one of the things to be sure. Trust comes from the data that the system proves, not from words.
5. Flexible processing power from prototype to mass production👬🏻
Innovative products are created through numerous modifications and supplements. We need to assess whether we have the infrastructure to quickly transition to a stable mass production system when we settle in the market while responding flexibly to small-scale, multi-variable production in the early development stages.
“Deep communication is also important.”
Beyond just relationships, partnerships that understand and work together on project objectives are the most powerful solutions to unexpected supply chain locations or design changes. After all, finding a partner, not a part company, is the right choice.
A cable harness is a component that works silently in the deepest part of the product. However, its silence is maintained only when complete quality control and advanced design capabilities are supported. The key point of today’s article is not simply to lower the unit price, but to choose a partner who can consider our product’s technical difficulties and demonstrate responsibility with data.
If you’re looking for an engineering partner who isn’t a part company to work with your project,
💁🏻Please meet the BK Electronics Master now.
☎️ TEL.+82 031-456-2580
📧 MAIL. bksales00@bkec.co.kr
If you’re looking for an engineering partner who isn’t a part company to work with your project,
💁🏻Please meet the BK Electronics Master now.
☎️ TEL.+82 031-456-2580
📧 MAIL. bksales00@bkec.co.kr