Manufacturing customized cable harnesses requires following a detailed, highly organized set of processes. Whether you are a contractor who needs specialized cable assemblies to help you wire up a new building, or a construction engineer looking to build a “better mousetrap” that’s less vulnerable to moisture, vibrations, and other factors, the team here at MC Electronics can deliver.

While loose cables and wires can work in certain industrial contexts, there are some extremely powerful advantages to using cable assemblies. These advantages hold whether you’re wiring a new building or building a complex machining process to optimize your factory.  Here are three advantages:

• First of all, complex machining systems often contain massive amounts of wires that, if spread out, could stretch practically across all of California. You need some way to contain the chaos — not just to make it easier for your engineers, but also to speed up installation time and optimize your space.
• Secondly, harnesses can be bound together and contained in flame retardant sleeves, so you can reduce the potential for shorts and electrical fires.
• Once cables are fixed in place, you can eliminate/reduce nuisances like excessive vibration.

All that said, automating cable harness production can be a difficult task, given the highly nuanced specifications needed. Fortunately, our team has the quality control manuals, procedures and total quality management methods necessary to complete mission critical jobs precisely according to spec and budget.

We are certified as compliant with ISO 13485:2003 and ISO 9001:2008 standards, so you’re guaranteed consistency and quality. Find out more about how we can meet your cable harness needs by visiting us at www.mcelectronics.com, or give us a call to discuss your project at 831-637-1651.

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3 Things That Could Go Wrong

Perhaps you mass-produce cable harness assemblies for medical applications or aerospace. Or maybe you need a solid harness assemble to deliver agricultural services. In any case, you rely on good systems and processes to deliver results. If small things go wrong with your cable harness assembly process, your inventory flow may be massive disrupted. This in turn can lead to quality problems and schedule backlogs.

Here are 3 issues that can happen during the journey from “dock to stock.”

1. Contamination.

To make advanced, delicate, and sophisticated assemblies, you need to protect materials from contaminants, such as dirt, dust, pollen, etc. Contaminants weaken structures, abrade sensitive surfaces, and may lead to other structural deficiencies. 

2. Innovation delays.

If you are in a business where you constantly need to innovate and change the “recipe” for your cable harness assembly, you need a manufacturing process capable of handling your needs. For instance, your engineers might devise a structural change to a cable harness that you need to implement right away to fulfill a client’s special request. Or you might want to build a harness assembly to operate in extra-normal temperature or pressure conditions. The longer it takes to install the manufacturing changes, the more money you are potentially leaving on the table.

3. Lack of consistency.

To succeed in business, you must replicate your successes and feel comfortable experimenting…with engineering solutions. 

Ideally, your cable harness manufacturing partner should have ISO 9000:2001 certification, practice total quality management, and document mission-critical procedures and systems. You need this redundancy and care because, if you don’t have it, you are cannot effectively replicate your results. If you lack a methodical, automated, crystal-clear map of the manufacturing process, it’s going to be very difficult for you to identify hidden constraints and bottlenecks in your model.

Avoid these three red flags by trusting the team at MC Electronics with your cable harness assembly needs.

Our staff has over a century of combined assembly experience. For over three decades, we’ve manufactured superior products and delivered excellent services. We focus on meeting quick turnarounds, storing KanBan items for shipping overnight, implementing total quality management and in-house training, documenting our QC manuals and procedures, and providing excellent customer service.

Find out more about how we can help you with your electro-mechanical, harness, and co-axial assembly needs at www.mcelectronics.com, or call us to discuss your project at ph: 831-637-1651.

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