How is a reliable crimping termination performed, inspected and tested?

Today many companies use crimping technology as part of their assembly process on various connector types. Using this technology high reliability can be achieved on these assemblies - if tools, connectors and wiring are handled correctly. Crimping has many areas of application and is easy to automate and monitor.

This crimping course provides participants with practical skills as well as the theoretical knowledge necessary to carry out crimping operations in accordance with IPC requirements.

The course will, among other subjects, be focusing on these main topics:

• Execution of the crimping
  • Identification of factors affecting crimp quality, reliability and performance
  • Development of correct assembly and test methods
  • Requirements for tools and equipment
    • Crimping tools according to MIL-DTL-22520
    • Stripping tools
  • Compactive and dispersive crimping
  • Requirements for wires, cables and terminals
• Inspection
  • Review of acceptability according to IPC/WHMA-A-620
    • Embossed and shaped - open/closed cylinder
    • Machined connectors
    • Crimp splices
  • Compactive and dispersive crimping
• Test
  • Test and monitoring equipment
  • Testing of crimps according to:
    • IPC/WHMA-A-620 Requirements and acceptance for cable and wire harness assemblies
    • Electrical test, crimp height, tensile test, crimp pressure monitoring
    • ECSS-Q-ST-70-26 Crimping of high-reliability of electrical connection
      • Voltage drop, tensile test and micro sections
  • Quality control/calibration
  • Identification and analysis of failures associated with these termination methods

The course is aimed at production engineers, quality engineers, constructors and operators.