Pieces of the puzzle

The wire harness manufacturers can meet the challenges and improve productivity by choosing the right harness boards and fixtures. The challenges are many such as being cost-competitive and profitable, being flexible to use high-mix, low-volume applications and involving ergonomics to reduce repetitive motion disordered. The use of electric boards reduces the time wasted moving harness from the assembly line to a testing station. Cablescan Inc., Ontario, presents a custom harness board, which features work surfaces with full-scale cable-routing information and all harness termination points. Cirris Systems also presents both low-voltage and high-voltage versions of its easy wire system. These systems ensure correct wiring during the assembling of the harness, combined with final electrical test with the same piece of equipment. The wire harness manufacturers have become flexible with the use of new boards, fixtures, and workstations.