In a direct cost comparison, ready-to-install Toughcon connectors perform better than cable sets manually assembled by the client. Moreover, the overall quality of completed manufacturing is reproducable, as the manufacturing is carried out using machines.

A practical example:

• project with 5000 cables with TT1110-P04 plug, second end straight cut and with the insulation stripped
• backshells with strain relief TT118SR-33
• fully assembled plug with TT9316P-T2 contacts
• cable length 5 m (made available by the customer)
• all necessary tools available to the customer
• hourly rate at the customer’s site 30 €

Assembly by the customer: individual work stages

• cables cut to length
• cable ends stripped of insulation
• contacts crimped
• contacts inserted
• backshells installed
• cables bound
• cables examined

Result: A finished overmoulded cable-plug unit saves about 25% of the costs.