Crimp
Tool Calibration
Calibration services at our accredited laboratory or
on-site
Crimp tools calibrated with fast, efficient turnaround.
Calibration you can trust
Calibrated in accordance with BS EN60352-2: 2006
The calibration of your crimp tool ensures that it is
operating in accordance with its original specifications and that the correct
force is used to attach the crimp to the cable.
We can calibrate and verify all crimp tool makes and models.
We take pride in our quick turnaround and excellent service,
and we will strive to return your crimp tools to you as soon as possible to
minimise manufacturing and production downtime.
We can pull test samples to destruction or pull and return for a set period of time up to 50,000 Newtons, and we can also perform mechanical testing to the following standards.
General Standards
BS EN60352-2: 2006
BS EN61238-1:2003
BS EN61238-1:2018
BS EN61238-1-3:2019 Part 7
UL486: Wire Connectors
ASTM B913: Evaluation of crimped electrical connections
EN 5057 / IEC 60760
ANSI/EIA 364-38B
Automotive
USCAR-21 for automotive applications
Volkswagen 60330: Crimped Connections
Volkswagen 75174: Crimped Connections
Aerospace Applications
ISO 1966: Crimped joints for aircraft electrical cables
BS 5G 178 (Part 1): Crimped joints for aircraft electrical cables and wires
EN2591: Aerospace electrical and optical connections
EN 3841-509: Insertion and extraction forces of signal contact terminals
EN 4057-401: Cable Ties test methods
Military
SAE AS7928: Military applications, crimped copper terminals and splices for
stranded conductors
DEF STAN 59-71: Crimped electrical connectors for copper conductors
MIL-STD-202-H: Method 211 Terminal Strength
Crimp Tool Calibration Procedure
Every crimp tool that requires calibration or operator
competency checks must include samples of cable and appropriate crimps.
If necessary, the tool is tested with a Go/No-Go gauge in
accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
We will generally make three samples from the supplied tool,
cable samples, and crimps.
Crimp terminations will be visually examined for mechanical
integrity, and a pull test will be performed if necessary. Tension is applied
to the crimped joints, and the terminations must withstand this force for a
specified period of time without degradation or creepage.
The amount of force (in Newtons) that can be applied is
determined by the cross-sectional area of the cable. We can accommodate a wide
range of crimp tools and cables with varying cross-sectional areas, including
small AWG conductor sizes up to 2.5mm2 for open, pre-insulated crimp barrels
and 1.5mm2 for closed crimp barrels, as well as large cables in excess of
95mm2.
Types of Crimp Tool
We offer calibration on the following types of crimp tools:
electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and handheld.
We also have experience with dealing with the following
crimp tool manufacturers:
- Harting
- DMC
– AF8 / Daniels Manufacturing Corporation
- Cembre
- ITT
Cannon
- TE
- Klauke
- Stanley
- Snapon
- Rigid
- Knipex
- Greenlee
- REMS