Distributor Heilind and Tyco Electronics have jointly introduced the BT 3500 battery-hydraulic power hand crimper.
The company plans to add 37 jobs over the next five years and has purchased a new building in Wichita, KS.
Chrysler recently recalled its Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans due to the same problem, which may result in fire.
Autosplice has implemented a major modernization and expansion of its North American precision metal stamping operations with a move to a new manufacturing facility.
By Christopher E. Strangio, CAMI Research, Inc. -- Advances in computer automation over the past three decades have brought dramatically increased productivity to electronics manufacturing. Unfortunately, the field of cable and wire harness assembly has not seen such marked advances.
The new plant will produce automotive cables for Mercedes trucks.
An improperly routed wiring harness near the vehicle's sliding door could potentially cause fire.
The wiring systems may be too short when the vehicles' telescoping steering columns are fully extended.
The ECO-01 tubing is inherently flame retardant (FR) and free of environmentally harmful heavy metals.
They can be moved on the wire if necessary and are protected against environmental contaminants.
