Wire harnessing projects join together wire and cables to simplify their installation in machinery, equipment, vehicles, and consumer products – just to name a few applications. Traditionally, these wires and cables were cut, stripped, and terminated by hand. Manual processes can be time-consuming and labor-intensive, however, and wire harness manufacturers passed along the costs to customers. [...]
Cable assemblies that meet UL standards help manufacturers to reduce risk and liability across the entire supply chain. Underwriters Laboratories (UL), an American safety consulting and certification company, evaluates more than 70 different categories of wire and cable products. UL publishes many standards, but this article examines two that designers of industrial cable assemblies may [...]
Electronic contract manufacturers differ widely in terms of capabilities. If you’re in the market for a maker of custom cable assemblies, wire harnesses, or electro-mechanical assemblies, you need a manufacturing partner with more than just the right tooling and equipment. You want an electronic contract manufacturer that’s more like a member of your engineering and [...]
Electro-mechanical assembly isn’t just about installing components within a chassis, case, or housing. It’s not just about connecting wires and cables either. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) want electro-mechanical assembly services that add value. For design assistance, component sourcing, and skilled electro mechanical assembly from prototyping to production, these OEMs choose SHINE Wire. Design Assistance Design [...]
Lead wires form an electrical connection between two electronic/electrical contacts. Applications include automobiles, controls panels, appliances, motors, generators, printers, switchgear, and medical devices – just to name a few. For product designers, lead wire selection begins by understanding all of your application requirements. Yet designers also need lead wire assembly services that are fast, accurate, [...]
Digital systems, wireless networks, high-end video, and medical devices (to name a few) all require reliable connections. If a connector is installed improperly, a significant portion of the signal may be lost. Soldering is an effective termination method, but it’s also labor-intensive. The tooling that’s used in soldering is simple, but technicians must be careful [...]
Cable assemblies don’t just transmit electrical power or communications signals. They support the performance of complex systems in consumer, industrial, medical, military, and many other applications. For vehicle and equipment manufacturers, deciding whether to make cable assemblies in-house or to outsource production is an important business decision. Some companies fear that outsourcing will result in [...]
Industry standards support the development, implementation, and use of many different technologies. As published documents, they define the specifications and procedures that engineers need to know. Industry standards also matter greatly to sourcing managers. To select the right vendor, it’s important to pick a partner who can manufacture products according to these requirements. In the [...]
SHINE is now offering LED flexible light strip assemblies. We can customize the length to your specification and terminate the assembly with the connectors you require. We offer these assemblies in both waterproof and non waterproof, single and multi-color. Adhesive backing for easy installation. A reliable product for marine, medical, architectural, automotive and industrial. Contact [...]
Old school meets new with this harsh environment cable from SHINE. Here is a custom cable assembly we helped design with a customer who needed a robust construction as well as flexibility. The design incorporates an industry standard DB9 connector to a multi pin high density "Push-Pull" connector. The metal back shells coupled with a reliable [...]
