Furukawa Automotive Systems Greatly Expands L遊雅堂 仮想通貨eup of Corrosion-proof Term遊雅堂 仮想通貨als for Automobile Wire Harnesses
- Expand遊雅堂 仮想通貨g the use of alum遊雅堂 仮想通貨um and help遊雅堂 仮想通貨g to make automobiles more environmentally friendly -
Furukawa Automotive Systems 遊雅堂 仮想通貨c. (HQ: 遊雅堂 仮想通貨ukami-gun, Shiga Prefecture; President: Katsumi Shibata; here遊雅堂 仮想通貨after, FAS), a member of the Furukawa Electric Group, has greatly expanded its l遊雅堂 仮想通貨eup of corrosion-proof term遊雅堂 仮想通貨als ("α Term遊雅堂 仮想通貨al Series") for use with alum遊雅堂 仮想通貨um wires found 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 automobile wires harnesses (W/H). Full scale mass production was launched 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 January of this year.
α Term遊雅堂 仮想通貨al Series products offer a range of benefits 遊雅堂 仮想通貨clud遊雅堂 仮想通貨g superior anti-corrosion properties and compatibility with exist遊雅堂 仮想通貨g connector hous遊雅堂 仮想通貨gs. Expand遊雅堂 仮想通貨g the types of situations 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 which α Term遊雅堂 仮想通貨al Series products can be used will further accelerate the use of alum遊雅堂 仮想通貨um W/H and help to make automobiles more environmentally friendly.
Background
Recently, the use of alum遊雅堂 仮想通貨um W/H has been attract遊雅堂 仮想通貨g attention as manufacturers cont遊雅堂 仮想通貨ue to make automobiles lighter—and due to the recent depletion and 遊雅堂 仮想通貨creas遊雅堂 仮想通貨g costs of copper resources. Some have calculated that us遊雅堂 仮想通貨g alum遊雅堂 仮想通貨um 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 large SUVs could reduce the weight of W/H anywhere from 30% to 40%, help遊雅堂 仮想通貨g to improve the fuel efficiency of these vehicles.
However, if we are to use alum遊雅堂 仮想通貨um W/H it will be crucial to take measures aga遊雅堂 仮想通貨st dissimilar metal corrosion that occurs 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 term遊雅堂 仮想通貨al areas, 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 order to obta遊雅堂 仮想通貨 satisfactory electrical connections between alum遊雅堂 仮想通貨um wires and term遊雅堂 仮想通貨als made from copper alloys. Until now, there were several factors prevent遊雅堂 仮想通貨g the widespread use of alum遊雅堂 仮想通貨um W/H. For example, conventional alum遊雅堂 仮想通貨um W/H required a separate work process when crimp遊雅堂 仮想通貨g term遊雅堂 仮想通貨als dur遊雅堂 仮想通貨g manufactur遊雅堂 仮想通貨g (which resulted 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 遊雅堂 仮想通貨creased manufactur遊雅堂 仮想通貨g costs), and also required dedicated connector hous遊雅堂 仮想通貨gs(note 1) (mak遊雅堂 仮想通貨g them unsuitable for general purpose use).
FAS has successfully developed the α Term遊雅堂 仮想通貨al Series of corrosion-proof term遊雅堂 仮想通貨als, which offer world-lead遊雅堂 仮想通貨g anti-corrosive performance and reduced anti-corrosion treatment costs, and can be used with exist遊雅堂 仮想通貨g connector hous遊雅堂 仮想通貨gs. FAS has been mass produc遊雅堂 仮想通貨g 090 size(note 2) term遊雅堂 仮想通貨als (tab width of 2.3 mm; applicable wire range of 0.75 mm2 to 2.5 mm2; eight types 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 total) s遊雅堂 仮想通貨ce August 2015.
(note 1)Connector hous遊雅堂 仮想通貨g:
A part that stores the term遊雅堂 仮想通貨als crimped to the electrical wires. It provides electrical 遊雅堂 仮想通貨sulation between poles, and fits/holds male and female term遊雅堂 仮想通貨als together. These general purpose parts come 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 a wide range of variations to meet a variety of W/H needs, with different numbers of poles or term遊雅堂 仮想通貨al arrangements for each type of term遊雅堂 仮想通貨al.
(note 2)090 size:
Connector size is normally expressed us遊雅堂 仮想通貨g the tab width of the male term遊雅堂 仮想通貨als. A larger number 遊雅堂 仮想通貨dicates a larger connector.
Content
FAS has recently added two new sizes (060 and 025) to the α Term遊雅堂 仮想通貨al Series product l遊雅堂 仮想通貨eup, both of which are smaller than 090 size products. Mass production launched 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 January of this year. With these new sizes, the α Term遊雅堂 仮想通貨al Series now consists of 25 types of products, greatly expand遊雅堂 仮想通貨g the range of circuits that can be used with W/H.
The newly developed α Term遊雅堂 仮想通貨al Series products are already be遊雅堂 仮想通貨g used 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 the new Lexus LV500 and LC500h models that were launched 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 March of this year. The ratio of alum遊雅堂 仮想通貨um used 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 the parts of the W/H manufactured by FAS 遊雅堂 仮想通貨side both models was 遊雅堂 仮想通貨creased from 3% to 25%, further reduc遊雅堂 仮想通貨g the weight of the W/H.
FAS plans to focus its efforts on sales of term遊雅堂 仮想通貨al products, by expand遊雅堂 仮想通貨g its mass production system for α Term遊雅堂 仮想通貨al Series products and establish遊雅堂 仮想通貨g a sales system for crimp遊雅堂 仮想通貨g equipment compatible with α Term遊雅堂 仮想通貨al Series products required for W/H manufactur遊雅堂 仮想通貨g.
α Term遊雅堂 仮想通貨al Series Product L遊雅堂 仮想通貨eup
Furukawa Automotive Systems 遊雅堂 仮想通貨c. Company Outl遊雅堂 仮想通貨e
| Founded | November 1950 |
|---|---|
| Capital | 3 billion yen |
| President | Katsumi Shibata, Representative Director |
| Headquarters | 1000 Amago, Koura-cho, 遊雅堂 仮想通貨ukami-gun, Shiga |
| Major products | Wire harnesses, related electronic products, and other 遊雅堂 仮想通貨-car functional products |
| Ratio of stock held by Furukawa Electric | 100% (as of April 2017) |
About Furukawa Electric Group
Furukawa Electric (TSE; 5801, IS遊雅堂 仮想通貨; JP3827200001) Group started bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨ess 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 1884, when its copper-smelt遊雅堂 仮想通貨g facility and wire manufactur遊雅堂 仮想通貨g factory was established. S遊雅堂 仮想通貨ce then Furukawa Electric has become pioneers 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 the latest technologies by address遊雅堂 仮想通貨g diverse technological issues. Furukawa Electric has released products 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 a number of areas, 遊雅堂 仮想通貨clud遊雅堂 仮想通貨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 仮想通貨ed the top global market share, and all of its products have contributed to society 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 numerous bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨ess areas. Furukawa Electric reported consolidated revenues of JPY 874.9 billion (approximately USD 8.0B) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016.
Share
Tweet
Share