Wire Harness Manufacturing

An Information Model for the representation of a Wire Harness Manufacturing system. It allows information exchange between a Wire Harness Manufacturing system and software systems like MES, SCADA, ERP or data analytics systems. The Information Model describes different processes a Wire Harness Manufacturing Machine can perform.
The Wire Harness industry is an integrated system that consists of several production steps

1. Wire Cutting: where the individual wire strands using to form the final product are cut, crimped and sealed.
2. Harness Assembly: where all wire strands are placed together in an assembly board, and placed in the proper casings as well as taped together
3. Test: The quality and characteristics of raw materials, intermediate parts, and the final wire harness are tested throughout production to ensure that the final product meets quality standards and is produced in accordance with functional and non-functional requirements.

Following are the most common categories of types of equipment to manufacture the final wire harness product:

• Cutting Machines: These are used to cut wires to specific lengths.
• Stripping Machines: These machines strip the insulation from the ends of wires.
• Crimping Machines: Crimping machines are used to attach terminals or connectors to the ends of wires.
• Soldering/Tinning Stations: These are used for soldering or tinning wire ends.
• Wire Twisting Machines: These machines are used to twist multiple wires together.
• Wire Marking Machines: They mark wires for identification purposes.
• Bundling Machines: These machines bundle wires together into a harness.
• Tie Wraps and Tubing Machines: Used for applying tie wraps and shrinking tubing for additional wire protection.
• Test Machines: Perform various tests to ensure that raw materials, intermediate parts, and the final wire harness meet quality standards and is produced in accordance with functional and non-functional requirements.

Some machines combine multiple of these categories. Some machines realize a combination of these categories and may include (partial) processes performed by the operator.