Wiring Harness Design and Harness Manufacturing: Interconnection World

Kia Soul, Sorento recalled for wiring harness fix (Sep 2, 2010)

Wiring harnesses in the Soul's front door trim panels and the Sorento's front and rear door trim panels may have been improperly soldered, which could lead to an electrical short.

FAA slams American Airlines over botched wiring harness repairs (Aug 31, 2010)

American Airlines will fight a record $24.2M fine for how the carrier failed to properly repair wiring harnesses on its 300 McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 jets

Americor revamps online catalog (Aug 30, 2010)

The catalog's improved functionality includes icons to direct customers to a product index.

LaBarge to produce wiring harnesses for Sikorsky Medevac helicopter (Aug 19, 2010)

The HH-60M Medevac is part of Sikorsky's Black Hawk helicopter family.

Vibration-resistant wiring harness connector (Aug 13, 2010)

ETCO has introduced its FlatSnap vibration-resistant electrical connectors, which prevent wiring harnesses from pulling out and shaking loose.

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	Flat Flexible Cable for PCB Interconnects
	Axon' Cable, Inc.
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	Cut-and-strip wire processing speeds setup
	Komax Corporation
	New sensor technology continuously monitors processing during production and setup. Even difficu...
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	Completely automated wire harness production
	Komax Corporation
	Fully-automatic Zeta 651 and 655 Block Loaders produce small batches and a broad variety of one...
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