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The IPC/WHMA-A-620 Revision E, Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies prescribes practices and requirements for the manufacturing of cable, wire, and harness assemblies, and describes materials, methods, tests, and acceptability criteria for producing crimped, mechanically secured, and soldered interconnections, and the related assembly activities associated with cable and harness assemblies. It is the ONLY industry-consensus standard for cable and wire harness assembly requirements and acceptance.
Revision E showcases significant changes to the standard, at the request of the industry. The WHMA/IPC-A-620 standards development committee adopted a new chaptering system for the entire document, added new figures and updated several sections of the standard. Of significance was the alignment of soldering requirements with IPC J-STD-001, Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies. The Circular Mill Area was revised and terms and definitions in Appendix A were updated.
“IPC/WHMA-A-620E sets expectations between WHMA members and their customers for what is considered acceptable quality workmanship for cables and harnesses,” said David Bergman, IPC vice president of standards and technology. “The revisions requested by the industry were significant, resulting in a much-improved standard.”
IPC/WHMA-A-620 Revision E is 338 pages long. IPC/WHMA-A-620E, Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies is available now at https://shop.ipc.org/ipcwhma-a-620/ipcwhma-a-620-standard-only/Revision-e/english. IPC/WHMA members can purchase the hardcopy for $184 or the single-user download for $154. The industry price for the hardcopy is $334 or the single-user download for $280.
If you are currently a WHMA member, you can access the Webinar – Experience the IPC/WHMA-A-620 Revision E Standard in the “WHMA Members Only” area of the website (www.whma.org). Just login and go to past webinars. If you do not have a login, email [email protected] to request one.
For more information on becoming a member of WHMA, please go to www.whma.org or email us at [email protected].
For more information or to purchase IPC/WHMA-A-620E, Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies, visit https://shop.ipc.org/ipcwhma-a-620/ipcwhma-a-620-standard-only/Revision-e/english.
