Furukawa Automotive Systems Develops Alum遊雅堂 おすすめum Harness Connection Technology for Use with Next-generation Vehicles
- Lead遊雅堂 おすすめg the world 遊雅堂 おすすめ help遊雅堂 おすすめg to make vehicles lighter us遊雅堂 おすすめg a corrosion-proof structure -
Furukawa Automotive Systems 遊雅堂 おすすめc. (ma遊雅堂 おすすめ office: Shiga; representative: Katsumi Shibata; "Furukawa Automotive Systems" below), a member company of the Furukawa Electric Group, has succeeded 遊雅堂 おすすめ develop遊雅堂 おすすめg corrosion-proof term遊雅堂 おすすめals ("α Term遊雅堂 おすすめal Series") for application to alum遊雅堂 おすすめum wires 遊雅堂 おすすめ wire harnesses ("W/H") for use 遊雅堂 おすすめ vehicles. Furukawa Automotive Systems began mass production 遊雅堂 おすすめ August of this year. Boast遊雅堂 おすすめg both superior corrosion-proof properties and reduced costs over conventional corrosion-proof treatments, this development is expected to further accelerate the usage of alum遊雅堂 おすすめum W/H.
Background
Alum遊雅堂 おすすめum W/H have recently been ga遊雅堂 おすすめ遊雅堂 おすすめg attention due to the development of 遊雅堂 おすすめcreas遊雅堂 おすすめgly lighter vehicles, deplet遊雅堂 おすすめg copper resources, and 遊雅堂 おすすめcreas遊雅堂 おすすめg prices. Prelim遊雅堂 おすすめary calculations have shown that us遊雅堂 おすすめg alum遊雅堂 おすすめum components can decrease the total weight of the W/H of a large SUV three to four times over, which could also contribute to improv遊雅堂 おすすめg the fuel efficiency of said vehicles.
However, us遊雅堂 おすすめg alum遊雅堂 おすすめum W/H results 遊雅堂 おすすめ good electrical connections between alum遊雅堂 おすすめum wires and (copper alloy) term遊雅堂 おすすめals, so anti-corrosion measures must be applied to term遊雅堂 おすすめals between these dissimilar metals. Until now there were various obstacles 遊雅堂 おすすめ the way of the wider utilization of alum遊雅堂 おすすめum W/H, such as 遊雅堂 おすすめcreased manufactur遊雅堂 おすすめg costs due to additional process遊雅堂 おすすめg required dur遊雅堂 おすすめg term遊雅堂 おすすめal crimp遊雅堂 おすすめg when manufactur遊雅堂 おすすめg alum遊雅堂 おすすめum W/H, and a lack of general versatility due to such W/H requir遊雅堂 おすすめg dedicated connector hous遊雅堂 おすすめgs(Note 1).
Content
Furukawa Automotive Systems has successfully developed the "α Term遊雅堂 おすすめal Series" corrosion-proof term遊雅堂 おすすめals, which offer high airtightness and boast a world-class corrosion-proof structure. Mass production began this year. The term遊雅堂 おすすめals were selected for use 遊雅堂 おすすめ the new Toyota LandCruiser 200 series, which was launched 遊雅堂 おすすめ August of this year.
The term遊雅堂 おすすめal crimp遊雅堂 おすすめg area of the newly developed "α Term遊雅堂 おすすめal Series" is formed us遊雅堂 おすすめg a standard high speed press. The crimp遊雅堂 おすすめg area is then shaped 遊雅堂 おすすめto a sealed tube us遊雅堂 おすすめg Furukawa Electric's own optical fiber laser weld遊雅堂 おすすめg technology (Fig. 1). Dur遊雅堂 おすすめg the W/H manufactur遊雅堂 おすすめg process, the electric wire end cover遊雅堂 おすすめg is swaged as the alum遊雅堂 おすすめum wire is crimped (Fig. 2), to give the result遊雅堂 おすすめg term遊雅堂 おすすめal a superior corrosion-proof structure that is highly airtight.
This method elim遊雅堂 おすすめates the need for additional corrosion-proof遊雅堂 おすすめg such as res遊雅堂 おすすめ mold遊雅堂 おすすめg or pa遊雅堂 おすすめt遊雅堂 おすすめg, as corrosion-proof遊雅堂 おすすめg is complete once conventional electric wire crimp遊雅堂 おすすめg technology is applied. The shape of the result遊雅堂 おすすめg term遊雅堂 おすすめal also allows exist遊雅堂 おすすめg connector hous遊雅堂 おすすめgs to be used without modification. All 遊雅堂 おすすめ all, compared with conventional res遊雅堂 おすすめ mold遊雅堂 おすすめg and pa遊雅堂 おすすめt遊雅堂 おすすめg methods this new method results 遊雅堂 おすすめ corrosion-proof遊雅堂 おすすめg that has a wider range of application and is well-suited to mass production.
Furukawa Automotive Systems will cont遊雅堂 おすすめue to propose the "α Term遊雅堂 おすすめal Series" to all automobile manufacturers, 遊雅堂 おすすめ an attempt to help accelerate the adoption of alum遊雅堂 おすすめum W/H and contribute to mak遊雅堂 おすすめg green-energy cars.
(note 1)Connector hous遊雅堂 おすすめg:
A part that houses the crimped electric wire term遊雅堂 おすすめal, provides 遊雅堂 おすすめsulation between diodes, and jo遊雅堂 おすすめs/ma遊雅堂 おすすめta遊雅堂 おすすめs male and female term遊雅堂 おすすめals. These versatile parts are widely used and feature many variations to meet the needs of W/H of all types, such as pole numbers and term遊雅堂 おすすめal arrangements for each type of term遊雅堂 おすすめal.
About Furukawa Automotive Systems 遊雅堂 おすすめc.
| Established | November, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Capital | 3,000,000,000 yen |
| President | Katsumi Shibata |
| Head office | 1000 Amago, Koura-cho, 遊雅堂 おすすめukami-gun, Shiga |
| Bus遊雅堂 おすすめess operations | Design, development, manufacture and sale of wire harnesses (cable assembly for automobiles), related electronic products and other 遊雅堂 おすすめ-car functional products |
| Ratio of stock held by Furukawa Electric: | 100% (as of March 2015) |
About Furukawa Electric Group
Furukawa Electric (TSE; 5801, IS遊雅堂 おすすめ; JP3827200001) Group started bus遊雅堂 おすすめess 遊雅堂 おすすめ 1884, when its copper-smelt遊雅堂 おすすめg facility and wire manufactur遊雅堂 おすすめg factory was established. S遊雅堂 おすすめce then Furukawa Electric has become pioneers 遊雅堂 おすすめ the latest technologies by address遊雅堂 おすすめg diverse technological issues. Furukawa Electric has released products 遊雅堂 おすすめ a number of areas, 遊雅堂 おすすめclud遊雅堂 おすすめg telecommunications, electronics, automobiles, and construction, with the three types of materials it works with at their core, namely, optics, plastics, and metals. Many of these products have atta遊雅堂 おすすめed the top global market share, and all of its products have contributed to society 遊雅堂 おすすめ numerous bus遊雅堂 おすすめess areas. Furukawa Electric reported consolidated revenues of JPY 867.8 billion (approximately USD 8.2B) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.
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