oem wire harness manufacturer

How to read an OEM build reply

An oem wire harness manufacturer reply should name the drawing revision, the wire specification, and the terminal identity used for the price. A family name such as sealed circular or rack jumper only frames the question. It does not prove pull force, plating, or a seal.

Separate build-to-print work from a factory-proposed substitute. If you own the drawing, say so and list the revision. If you want the factory to propose a construction, mark every open cell: gauge, core count, jacket, shield, connector, and length. A substitute that changes 22 AWG to 20 AWG, or PVC to polyurethane, is a different line even when the pin count matches.

Ask for the crimp height and the pull-test basis the terminal maker publishes for that AWG. Do not accept a single kilogram figure with no terminal part number. Continuity should state whether it is point to point against your pin table. A hipot row should state the voltage, DC or AC, and the dwell. Insulation resistance, when you need it, should keep its megohm unit and the voltage used to read it.

Connector mating cycle is a durability question, not a slogan. If the field team opens the housing during maintenance, write an expected cycle count as a question, such as whether 100 or 500 cycles is the housing rating you want discussed. Ingress protection stays on the mated pair. An unmated IP67 claim does not describe a connector left open on a tower.

Normalize money only after currency, Incoterm, and basis match. Per assembly, per piece, per meter of cable, and whole order are different denominators. A lower printed rate on an unsealed jumper is not the sealed OEM build. Assembly questions list the exclusions, and the RFQ form is where the brief is sent.